Can you believe that Sesame Street is almost 43?

The good folks at Sesame Workshop are busy prepping Sesame Street’s 43rd season and it looks like the show is heading in to another great year. Highlights of the upcoming season include celebrity visits from tHalle Berry, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Melissa McCarthy; Steve Carell, Jon Hamm, and many more!

The veteran preschool series is also helping to keep itself fresh by expanding its existing S-T-E-M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) based curriculum to incorporate the arts, most notably through a new segment called Elmo: The Musical:

Sesame Street Season 43 debuts on PBS stations in the United States September 24 (check your local listings).