International Sesame Street crossovers

A list of appearances by characters from international co-productions of  Sesame Street  alongside the American cast.

5, Rue Sésame (France)

 * Elmo is one of the local main characters.
 * Nac, Griotte, Yoyo and Olive make a cameo in the French scene in the book, Hide & Seek, Near & Far.

Alam Simsim (Egypt)

 * Nimnim and Filfil appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Grover and Khokha appear together in The Adventures of Grover and Khokha.

Galli Galli Sim Sim (India)

 * Elmo and Grover are two of the local main characters.
 * Chamki made an appearance at the sixth Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2008.
 * Chamki appears with other Sesame Street and international co-production characters in the Sesame Street Road Safety Campaign PSAs.
 * Grover is one of the main characters in the show's animated spin-off Chamki ki Duniya.
 * Chamki appears   in the  Sesame Street Live  show,  Make a New Friend ,

Hikayat Simsim (Jordan)

 * Tonton made an appearance at the third Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2005.
 * Elmo is the local main character for Season 4.

Jalan Sesama (Indonesia)

 * Elmo is the local main character in 2010 for Season 3.
 * Momon and Putri appear with other Sesame Street and international co-production characters in the Sesame Street Road Safety Campaign PSAs.

Plaza Sesamo (Mexico)

 * Abelardo paid his cousin Big Bird a visit in an episode ofSesame Street.
 * Abelardo and Lola appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Abelardo made an appearance at the first Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2003.
 * Elmo, Abby Cadabby and Grover appear alongside Abelardo, Pancho and Lola in the opening theme.
 * Pancho appears with other Sesame Street and international co-production characters in the Sesame Street Road Safety Campaign PSAs.
 * Plaza Sesamo's Season 14 features Elmo as a new character on the plaza.
 * Bodoque appears in the "Smog Day Afternoon" story in issue #1 of the Sesame Street comic book.
 * Lola appeared alongside the American monster cast in a July 2013 appearance on ¡Despierta América!
 * Lola appeared in episode  The Furchester Hotel

Rechov Sumsum (Israel)

 * Kippi Ben Kippod and Moishe Oofnik appeared onSesame Street Stays Up Late.
 * Oscar the Grouch makes a guest appearance on three of the Shalom Sesame co-productions.
 * Moishe Oofnik appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Grover and Elmo, as of 2009, are among the newest cast-members.
 * Abigail and Brosh visit Sesame Street in the book The Count's Hanukkah Countdown.
 * A miscolored Moishe Oofnik appears in the "Smog Day Afternoon" story in issue #1 of the Sesame Street comic book.

Rua Sésamo (Portugal)

 * Tita appeared on Sesame Street Stays Up Late.

Shara'a Simsim (Palestine)

 * Kareem, Dafi and Haneen appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Sesamgade (Denmark)

 * Elmo is the local character

Sesam Stasjon (Norway)

 * Max Mekker, Alfa and Bjarne Betjent appeared on Sesame Street Stays Up Late.

Sesame Park (Canada)

 * Elmo makes a prominent guest appearance on Basil Hears a Noise.

Sesame Street (Japan)

 * Elmo, Big Bird and Cookie Monster are the main characters

Sesame Tree (Northern Ireland)

 * Oscar the Grouch makes a special guest appearance in one episode.
 * Telly Monster has appeared on the show, communicating with his international relative Potto, using one of the Irish tinkerer's inventions.

Sesamstraat (The Netherlands)

 * In the pilot episode Sesamplein, toy handpuppets of Ernieand Cookie Monster appear (as characters) in the final street scene and the end credits.
 * The first Sesamstraat soundtrack featured appearances by Pino and Tommie interacting with Bert, Ernie andGrover in sketches and songs (such as "Up and Down" by Grover and Tommie, and "Goin' For a Ride" with Bert, Ernie and Tommie).
 * Sketches with Tommie and Kermit the Frog (as a voiceover) were featured on the show during the 1990s.
 * Elmo (as performed by Kevin Clash), Bert, Ernie and Cookie Monster appeared on the 30th Anniversary specialOpen Huis in Sesamstraat.
 * Pino made an appearance at the first Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2003.
 * Pino also makes introductions during the Sesamstraat Liveshows.

Sesamstrasse (Germany)

 * Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (as performed by Caroll Spinney) appeared on the 750th episode of the show, taped in 1980.
 * Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (and possibly more originalSesame Street characters) appeared on the show's 1000th episode; a circus gala performance, and the first showcasing the characters with a custom opening. Unusual for a Big Bird appearance, the character was not dubbed, but voiced in German by Caroll Spinney instead.
 * Samson, Tiffy and Finchen were seen on Sesame Street Stays Up Late. Tiffy is also featured in the TV special'sbook adaptation.
 * Samson and Rumpel appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Ernie and Bert appeared on the 30th Anniversary special.Kevin Clash performed Elmo briefly during the anniversary's press conference in 2003.
 * Following the special guest spot, Ernie and Bert appeared sporadically in street scenes throughout 2006, includingepisode 2173.
 * In 2008, Ernie and Bert moved into an apartment onSesamstrasse, allowing the pair to appear regularly in newsketches specifically made for the show.
 * Samson and Finchen have both been a part of theSesamstrasse Live shows in the past, otherwise featuring the regular Sesame Street characters. In 2013, full-body versions of Wolle and Pferd joined the cast.
 * Ernie and Bert appear as guest characters on Eine Möhre für Zwei episodes during the second (2011) and third (2012) seasons.
 * As of season 40 (2012 and 2013, Sesamstrasse's 40th anniversary year), Elmo will be a regular part of the show, with segments filmed locally. Other American characters that made/will make guest appearances during the anniversary year include Grover, Cookie Monster and Prairie Dawn.

Takalani Sesame (South Africa)

 * Elmo (named Neno) is one of the local main characters.
 * Kami made an appearance at the  Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in (2003-)
 * Kami, Zuzu and Zikwe made an appearance at the second Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2004.

Ulitsa Sezam (Russia)

 * Zeliboba and Businka appeared on 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Zeliboba made an appearance at the first Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala in 2003.

Zhima Jie (China)

 * Main character Da Niao is the same puppet as Garibaldo.
 * Hu Hu Zhu appeared in 2002's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
 * Hu Hu Zhu and Xiao Mei Zi make a cameo in the China scene in the book Hide & Seek, Near & Far.
 * Hu Hu Zhu visits Elmo and Big Bird in One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure.