Sesame Street Mecha Builders Makes SDCC Debut

 Fans Can Catch a Special Autographing Session, Creators Panel, and Larger-Than-Life Inflatable Mecha Cookie Monster at 2022 Event

WHAT: Sesame Workshop is excited to announce that Cartoonito’s Sesame Street Mecha Builders is heading to this year’s annual San Diego Comic-Con. The robot heroes-in-training will be onsite all weekend long to meet fans for autographing, photo ops, and a special panel session. Events will include:

●      Panel: Sesame Street Mecha Builders

From feathered and furry friends to robot heroes-in-training, find out how the iconic Sesame Street Muppets got supersized into CGI animated characters for the newest series Sesame Street Mecha Builders. Join Olexa Hewryk, Frank Falcone, David Rudman, Ryan Dillon, and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as they discuss how Cookie Monster, Elmo and Abby Cadabby were re-imagined to expand the Sesameverse. The panel will be moderated by Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street.

Sunday, July 24 at 1:45pm, Room 5AB

 

●      Autographing Session

David Rudman (Mecha Cookie Monster), Ryan Dillon (Mecha Elmo), and Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Mecha Abby) will be onsite signing autographs for fans.

Saturday, July 23 from 2-4pm, at the autograph area located in the Sails Pavilion.

 

●      Photo Op with Giant Inflatable “Mecha Cookie Monster”

Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade behind the Omni Hotel to grab a photo with a giant inflatable "Mecha Cookie Monster," star of the new series “Sesame Street Mecha Builders.” Episodes of the series will play throughout the day and a Cookie Monster costume character will stop by each day for meet and greets. Please note, this event is free and open to non-badge holders.

All weekend, Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade, behind the Omni Hotel

 

WHO: The stars and creators of Sesame Street Mecha Builders

WHEN: July 21-24, 2022

Hasbro's HasLab Sesame Street Cookie Monster Replica

Hasbro's HasLab wants you to help back the Sesame Street Cookie Monster Replica project! Have you ever wanted your own replica of Cookie Monster? You can, for $299.99. They need 3000 people to back this project by August 25th at 11:59PM EST. Once they hit 3000 backers, this project will go into production. You can back this project at Hasbro Pulse.

PRODUCT INCLUDES

• Full-size, photorealistic, poseable Cookie Monster replica
• 2 original artwork lithographs
• Certificate of Authenticity 
• To-be-revealed accessory 
• Premium packaging celebrating 50 years of Cookie Monster

CONCEPT PRODUCT DETAILS

• Height: 38 inches
• Weight: 10 lbs. (of cookies)
• Width: 20 inches
• Depth: 19 inches
• Fur: blue and tumbled
• Eyes: googly

We were lucky enough to get to see what the Cookie Monster replica will look like at SDCC a few weeks ago. He's poseable and so big! We hope he comes with cookies! 

Sesame Street POP! Vinyl Figures

Funko announced that the Sesame Street POP! Vinyl Figures will coming in May. Bert, Ernie, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Super Grover and Mr. Snuffleupagus (6" Super-sized POP) will be the first ones released. You can pre-order Bert, Ernie, Oscar, Cookie Monster and Super Grover through Entertainment Earth for $9.99 each. They estimated these to arrive in June. At this time, Snuffleupagus is not yet available to pre-order through EE but check around other retailers that carry Funko POP!