"Elmo Gets a Puppy" in Upcoming Sesame Street Special and More!

Next month Sesame Street welcomes a new neighbor - Elmo’s newly adopted puppy, Tango, in a 30-minute special Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy.

In the 2D animated special, Elmo and Grover discover a sweet, stray puppy – whom they quickly name Tango – and embark on an adventure throughout the neighborhood with Sesame Street friends Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, and Oscar the Grouch. Together, they search for the local pet adoption fair in the hopes of finding her a “forever home.”

In the sneak peek below Elmo and Grover come up with the perfect name for their newest

friend.

To welcome Tango, Sesame Workshop content featuring Elmo, Tango and other furry friends on the Sesame Street's YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Games and printable activities are also available on Sesame Workshop’s Furry Friends Forever webpage. 

Tango won't just be related to specials though, she will join the show's 52nd Season as both an animated character and a live-action Sesame Street Muppet debuting this fall on HBO Max and PBS in 2022.

Tango will also be featured in a slew of new products. 

The new products featuring Tango include:

• Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy from Studio Fun.
  This book tells the story of Tango and has touchable textures throughout
  
  
• First Look and Find: Furry Friends Forever from PI Kids.
  
  Elmo and his new puppy Tango search for hidden items in seven scenes based on the “Sesame Street” special, “Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy!” The end of the book features Look and Find challenges. Learning concepts include counting, rhyming, shapes and more
  
  
• Storybooks on General Mills “Sesame Street” cereals.
  
  This summer, six Furry Friends Forever stories including “Elmo and Tango Go for a Walk,” “Elmo Teaches Tango a New Trick,” “Elmo and Tango Play Fetch,” “Elmo and Tango Do a Happy Dance,” “How to Meet a Puppy” and “Hide and Seek” debut. A dual-language storybook featuring Elmo and Tango is attached to every box of 123 Berry and C is for Cinnamon
  
  
• Dance and Play Elmo and Tango from premium plush brand GUND
  
  
• ASO bandages. The new bandage box, available in January, features Elmo and Tango
  
  
• Tango books from Random House Children’s Books
  
  
• Lerner Publishing Group and Bendon
  
  
• Organic toddler snacks from Earth’s Best
  
  
• Custom apparel and pillowcases from CPS
  
  
• T-shirts from Trevco
  
  
• Apparel from Children’s Apparel Network
  
  
• Toddler bedding and nap mats from NoJo
  
  
• Toddler footwear from SG Companies 
  
  
• Customized products from Zazzle.

2D-animated Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy debuts on HBO Max August 5.