Sesame Street Archives

Jake Gyllenhaal wraps his hand around Elmo’s neck in this new pic from an upcoming episode of Sesame Street.

Sesame Street kicks off its 40th season this fall, and lots of stars will be making guest appearances after the season begins November 10.

Expect to see Michelle Obama, Cameron Diaz, Hugh Jackman, Paul Rudd and Jake’s sister Maggie Gyllenhaal making their way to Sesame Street this coming season.

Other guests to look for include Ricky Gervais, Christina Applegate, Adam Sandler, Matthew Fox and Eva Longoria.

Jake will take part in Shalom Sesame, a 12-part series of episodes to teach Jewish-American kids about Jewish culture.

Shalom Sesame will air around Hanukkah of 2010.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, fashion designers Vera Wang and Oscar de la Renta visit their furry friends on the coolest street in town.

In the September 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, Oscar the Grouch gets a visit from another Oscar, Mr. de la Renta. And Abby Cadabby drops in on Vera Wang at a laundromat. Both designers posed next to models decked in their signature lines.

Cute photo shoot. Also can’t wait to see Sesame Street’s parody of Mad Men!

You can check out other designers on Sesame Street at HarpersBazzar.com.

Add The Office creator Ricky Gervais to the set of Sesame Street and you come up with outrageous comedy.

Check out outtakes from his interview with Muppet Elmo. The full episode airs this November when Sesame Street opens with its 40th anniversary.

John Mayer most recently made an appearance Sesame Street, as did Queen Latifah. Last summer, soccer stud David Beckham dropped by.

John Mayer and Queen Latifah pose with Elmo and Rosita to promote the upcoming PBS primetime special, “Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change.”

This half-hour HD special tells stories of service members who return home with injuries, visible and invisible, and explores the heroic struggles their families face in discovering a new way of finding a “new normal.” It salutes the extraordinary courage and strength of these military families and offers the general public a powerful glimpse into what they often must endure.

The special will air @ 8PM on PBS on April 1, in conjunction with April as the “Month of the Military Child.”

For more info, visit SesameWorkshop.org.

David Beckham joins Elmo in helping Sesame Street kick off its 39th season on Monday, August 11th.

The children’s show also recruited a slew of other celebrities to help celebrate including Jessica Alba, Heidi Klum, Neil Patrick Harris, Jenny McCarthy, Jack Black, Feist, Will Arnett, LL Cool J, Sandra Oh, Chandra Wilson, , Molly Shannon, Jonah Hill, Brian Williams, Gilbert Godfrey, Megan Mullally and Randy Jackson.

For more information, visit SesameStreet.org. This site will soon be re-launching, featuring thousands of video clips from its past seasons.

To see a pic of Jenny McCarthy and Heidi Klum with Elmo, visit PopBytes.com.

• Neil Patrick Harris casts a gay spell as Sesame Street’s shoe fairy
• Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake will reportedly record a duet for her next album.
• Bikini-clad Sophie Monk is red hot
• John Mayer and Pete Wentz meet for a manly meal
• Anna Kournikova has still got the goods
• Sienna Miller sues tabloid over topless pictures
• Matthew Broderick reportedly cheated on Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parker
• Ethan Hawke’s wife is ready to give birth
• Ryan Phillippe and Abbie Cornish were spotted on a double date with rapper Nas and wife Kelis at Villa in Los Angeles recently.
• The Jonas Brothers reportedly bought a $2.8 million, six-bedroom house in Vaquero, a gated community in the suburb of Westlake, near Dallas-Fort Worth.
• Jenny McCarthy, Ben Stiller, Toby Keith, Jewel and Billy Ray Cyrus, among others, will join World Wrestling Superstars for a special edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event on Aug. 2 in support of McCarthy’s charity Generation Rescue.
• Demi Lovato, Colby O’Donis and Menudo will team with tennis superstars Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic and more for the 13th annual Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess. The popular full-day tennis and music festival for children and families – including interactive games, musical entertainment, and tennis clinics – will be hosted by MTV’s Susie Castillo and Nickelodeon’s Quddus. The festivities are set for Saturday, August 23 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., from 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. The full-day tennis and music festival kicks off the 2008 US Open, which runs from August 25 - September 7.

It’s a sunny day for David Beckham! The soccer ace is set to be a guest on Sesame Street!

Said Beckham on his blog, “Last week, I filmed an appearance on the children’s show Sesame Street. I can remember watching the program when I was young, so I was delighted to be asked on to appear as a guest.

A source close to David added, “He loves dealing with kids and thought it would be a great way to get through to them. He has developed a great understanding speaking to children with his own boys and through his coaching at the Beckham soccer schools. He had a great time filming it, a real laugh.”

Anderson Cooper fills in for Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, reporting on news for GNN (Grouch News Network).

The CNN/GNN anchor reports on Grouch journalism and speaks with spoofed journalists Walter Cranky (retired iconic American broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite) and Dan I’d Rather Not (Former longtime anchor for the CBS Evening News Dan Rather). Next week, Mereidth Beware-a (Today Show’s Meredith Vieira) and Diane Spoiler (ABC News’ Diane Sawyer)!

Watch the Coop’s guest appearance on Sesame Street below!

Guh-guh-guh-GOO! Guh-guh-guh-GREAT!