--- description: This Game of Thrones Sesame Street parody is like musical chairs title: The Only 'Game of Thrones' Parody You Need to See This Week image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sesame Street's _Game of Thrones_ Parody Is the Only Thing You Need to Get Ready for the New Season  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 6, 2015 3:27 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 6, 2015 3:27 PM CUT In light of _Game of Thrones_ coming back this weekend, _Sesame Street_ has spoofed the show with a short film imagining the characters playing an elaborate game of musical chairs with mini replicas of the Iron Throne. There is a silver one made out of golf clubs and golf balls, a copper one made out of ping pong paddles and a gold one made out of baseball bats and wiffle balls. Sit back, and let the games begin. Season five of the [most-watched HBO series](http://time.com/2837360/game-thrones-sopranos-hbo/ "undefined") of all time premieres April 12. _Read next:_ [Game of Thrones _Author George R.R. Martin Is Creating a New HBO Series_](http://time.com/3771835/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-hbo-captain-cosmos/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ### See The Real-Life People Who Inspired Game of Thrones Characters  From left: Cersei and Margaret of Anjou HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Khaleesi and Queen Elizabeth I. HBO; Getty Images  From Left: Melisandre and Bloody Mary Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Talisa Stark and Anne Boleyn. Helen Sloan—HBO; Getty Images  From left: Brienne of Tarth and Joan of Arc. HBO; DeAgostini—Getty Images  From left: Henry VIII and Robert Baratheon. HBO; Getty Images  From left: Joffrey and Caligula. HBO; De Agostini—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/"},"headline":"Sesame Street's Game of Thrones Parody Is the Only Thing You Need to Get Ready for the New Season","datePublished":"2015-04-06T15:27:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:47.066Z","description":"The Iron Throne gets a fuzzy new occupant","url":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/","name":"Sesame Street's Game of Thrones Parody Is the Only Thing You Need to Get Ready for the New Season"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Game of Thrones Season 5 – New Cast Members","description":"Game of Thrones Season 5 – New Cast Members","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eMkyMYkw/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-25T21:28:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eMkyMYkw.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/","duration":"PT2M12S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3772211/sesame-street-game-of-thrones-parody/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```