Set your DVRs: The 40th season of Sesame Street kicks off November 10 (that's Tuesday) and you won't want to miss any of the guests lined up for the special season!

Scheduled to visit Elmo, Big Bird, Bert and the gang:

Christina Applegate
Patricia Arquette
Tiki Barber
Kobe Bryant
Cameron Diaz
Cedric the Entertainer
Jimmy Fallon
Rocco Fiorentino
Matthew Fox
Brendan Fraser
Judah Friedlander
Jennie Garth
Ricky Gervais
Jeff Gordon
Adrian Grenier
Jake Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Hugh Jackman
Greg Kinnear
Julianna Margulies
Ziggy Marley
Debi Mazar
Debra Messing
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jason Mraz
Michelle Obama
Nancy O'Dell
Eva Longoria Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Paul Rudd
Adam Sandler
Meredith Vieira

Here's what I can't wait to see -- Ricky Gervais together with Elmo (Bubby's favorite Sesame Street resident):

If you're not a Ricky Gervais fan, there's still plenty of fun and frivolity for all -- young, old, parents, non-parents. Here's a preview of what's to come. (And, no, I don't work for the Children's Television Workshop nor am I a paid blogger!)