Alex, a fuzzy blue-haired Muppet, was hanging out with his friends, Abby Cadabby, Rosita and Sophia on a special “Sesame Street,” when he suddenly got very sad. His pals had been talking about having good times with their dads.

“My dad is, my dad’s in jail,” he told his friends, head hung low, appearing to be embarrassed and ashamed.

“Why?” asks Rosita, a turquoise Muppet with a yellow bow in her hair.

“I don’t like to talk about it. Most people don’t understand,” Alex says, mumbling.