{"id":108179,"date":"2025-11-19T18:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=108179"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:15:09","slug":"sesame-street-friends-and-mark-rober-unwrap-a-new-holiday-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/19\/sesame-street-friends-and-mark-rober-unwrap-a-new-holiday-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Street Friends and Mark Rober Unwrap A New Holiday Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108180\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119a.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119a-202x300.webp 202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Today, Netflix announced <em><strong>Elmo &amp; Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas<\/strong><\/em>, a special for families to enjoy together this holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Merry Giftmas on Sesame Street! The Special includes three new original songs: &#8220;Merry Giftmas,&#8221; &#8220;Failure is Awesome,&#8221; and &#8220;The Best Christmas Gift is You.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-4237746397\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elmo and his <em>Sesame Street<\/em> friends team up with former NASA engineer turned YouTube star Mark Rober to make special presents for a Merry Giftmas exchange.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108186\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108186 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119i.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119i.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119i-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Bam Singhasaneh and Abby Cadabby in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Zach Fernandez Larraz\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108185\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108185 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119g.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119g.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119g-300x184.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Elmo, Oscar and Abby Cadabby in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Richard Termine\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108184\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108184 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119f.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119f.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119f-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Oscar, Big Bird, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, Elmo, Mark Rober, Grover, Bob Pflugfelder and Bam Singhasaneh in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Zach Fernandez Larraz\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108183\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108183 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119e.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119e.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119e-300x195.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover and Abby Cadabby in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Richard Termine\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108182\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108182 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119d.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119d.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119d-300x211.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Abby Cadabby, Oscar, Grover, Mark Rober and Elmo in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Richard Termine\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_108181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108181\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-108181 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119c.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119c.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Elmo-Mark-Robers-Merry-Giftmas20251119c-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas (L to R) Elmo and Mark Rober in Elmo and Mark Rober&#8217;s Merry Giftmas). Cr. Zach Fernandez Larraz\/NETFLIX \u00a9 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Format: 30 minute special<\/p>\n<p>Executive Producers: Scott Lewers, Sal Perez, Mark Rober, Kay Wilson Stallings<\/p>\n<p>Writer: Halcyon Person<\/p><div id=\"morty-2182414710\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Production Companies: Sesame Workshop, CrunchLabs<\/p>\n<p>Filmed in New York and California<\/p>\n<p>The new season of <em>Sesame Street<\/em> is now available on Netflix, and Mark Rober&#8217;s new competition show will debut in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-episode season of Mark Rober&#8217;s CrunchLabs, featuring a curation of his viral science and DIY videos, is now on Netflix.<br \/>\nQUOTE FROM SESAME STREET:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At Sesame Street, we love teaming up with like-minded partners to spark curiosity and inspire playful learning,&#8221; said Kay Wilson Stallings, Executive Vice President, Chief Creative development &amp; Production Officer, Sesame Workshop. &#8220;Collaborating with NASA-trained engineer Mark Rober, Elmo and friends explore relatable science concepts in a festive Netflix holiday special, making an unforgettable experience for the whole family.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>QUOTE FROM MARK ROBER:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Teaming up with Elmo and the Sesame Street Muppets is pretty much a childhood dream come true and while viewers might not make a snowball throwing robot exactly like Abby and me, it&#8217;s proof that with a little imagination and creativity, you could make anything you can dream up.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mark and Elmo Have Fun With Goggles Prepping For Giftmas<\/p>\n<h4>About Sesame Workshop<\/h4>\n<p>Sesame Workshop is the global nonprofit behind <em>Sesame Street<\/em> and so much more. For over 50 years, we have worked at the intersection of education, media, and research, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and expand hearts, all in the service of empowering each generation to build a better world. Our beloved characters, iconic shows, outreach in communities, and more bring playful early learning to families in more than 190 countries and advance our mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Learn more at www.sesame.org and follow Sesame Workshop on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.<\/p>\n<h4>About Mark Rober<\/h4>\n<p>Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer turned YouTube creator with over 68 million subscribers and 8 billion views, is known for his epic science experiment videos, like Glitter Bomb pranks, Elephant Toothpaste series, and squirrel obstacle courses. 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