Sesame Street Season 39 Complete 13-Disc Box Set DVD

Sesame Street Season 39 captures the long-running PBS children's program in its 2008-2009 broadcast year, with the full 26-episode season collected across 9 DVDs. By this point in its run, the show had spent four decades teaching counting, the alphabet, and basic social-emotional skills to American preschoolers, with Big Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Telly, and the human cast continuing to anchor the format. The format had evolved over the years, but the core mission of teaching very young viewers through music, sketch comedy, and Muppet ensemble work stayed constant.

What makes this season distinct is its specific moment in the show's history. By Season 39, the series had refined its episode structure into the format it would carry through its eventual move to HBO years later. Each episode focuses on a single educational concept, usually anchored by a recurring story segment that returns across multiple episodes. "Telly's New Shoes," "Telly the Tiebreaker," and the running Triangle of Destiny narrative thread give the season its serialized backbone, while standalone entries like "Max the Magician" and "Firefly Show" handle the show's traditional one-off educational format.

For its era, the season captures Sesame Street as it was approaching its fifth decade of continuous production. PBS was the home network through Season 39, with later seasons eventually airing first on HBO before moving to PBS afterward. The 2008-2009 production sits cleanly within the PBS-only era, and the season captures the show as it was for the audience that had been growing up with the original-era format.

The warmest episodes are the ones that build the cast's character work. "The Golden Triangle of Destiny" launches the season-arc thread. "Big Bird's Nest Sale" gives the show's defining character a sweet showcase. "Abby Has a Sleepover with Big Bird" works in friendship beats. "Elmo Wants To Be Like Gordon" handles role-model material. "Maria the Cowgirl" delivers a memorable themed entry. "Cookie Monster's Cooki Touch" leans into the character's signature humor. "Baby Bear's Babysitter" closes the season on a tender note. All 26 episodes across 9 DVDs collect the complete Season 39 run, every Sesame Street story, every educational segment, in one box.