1989

Television & Movies

 * Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting on NBC, April 7
 * The Jim Henson Hour airs on NBC, April 14 - July 30
 * Kermit appears at the 3rd annual American Comedy Awards, May 23
 * An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz taped, July
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall begins on HBO, September 11
 * Muppet Babies Season 6 begins on CBS, September 16
 * Sesame Street Season 21

International Television

 * Rua Sésamo begins airing in Portugal

Storybooks

 * Adding Fraggles
 * Alice's First Words
 * Baby Kermit's Message
 * Bert and the Magic Lamp
 * Big Bird the Artist
 * Big Bird Gets Lost
 * Big Bird Meets the Orchestra
 * The Biggest Cookie in the World
 * Gonzo's Big Mess
 * Gonzo the Great
 * Grover's Adventure Under the Sea
 * Happy Mother's Day!
 * I Can't Wait Until Christmas
 * It's No Fun to Be Sick!
 * Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories
 * Mokey Fraggle's New Colors
 * Mom Gets a Job
 * Big Enough
 * Head to Toe
 * Muppet Babies Seasons
 * On My Way with Sesame Street series
 * Piggy the Explorer
 * Piggy Gets the Jitters
 * Splish-Splashy Day
 * That Makes Me Angry!
 * TV or Not TV
 * When Oscar Was a Little Grouch
 * The World According to Elmo

Merchandise

 * Muppet Magazine issues 25 and 26
 * The New Who's Who on Sesame Street coloring book
 * Are We There Yet?: Songs for Tiny Travelers book-and-tape set
 * Count Me In! book-and-tape set
 * Lullaby and Good Night book-and-tape set
 * Sing Me a Story! book-and-tape set

Stage Shows

 * Sesame Street Live presents Silly Dancing

Behind the Scenes

 * In August, Jim Henson enters into serious negotiations with Michael Eisner to sell the Muppets to the Walt Disney Company. Negotiations would fall through the following year upon Jim's death.

People

 * Joe Raposo dies, February 5
 * Joey Mazzarino begins working with the Muppets