Canada

Canada is a country occupying the northernmost portion of North America, and is the world's second largest country in total area. A number of Henson/Muppet productions have been filmed there, ranging from early productions like The Cube and The Tales from Muppetland to recent productions like The Muppets Wizard of Oz.

The Canadian co-production of Sesame Street, initially known only as "Sesame Street Canada", was rechristened Sesame Park in 1996, with new Muppets and framing footage made specifically for the Canadian market.

The Ministry of Education for the Canadian province of Ontario commissioned the creation of a type of computer called the UNISYS ICON. Ernie's Big Splash was reprogrammed for this platform.

The Gemini Awards are the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards, honouring the best in Canadian-made television. Fraggle Rock, Down at Fraggle Rock: Behind the Scenes, Jim Henson's Dog City, and Sesame Park have each won, or won and been nominated for Geminis.

Various props from Fraggle Rock are in the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and Gobo Fraggle, one of the principal characters of the series, speaks in a Canadian accent.

The Toronto Santa Claus Parade is an annual tradition, and has featured appearances from Sesame Street cast members.

Oscar the Grouch helped to promote Canada's "Waste Reduction Week" in 2008. In an interview on CBC radio, Oscar revealed that his parents are both Canadian: His mother is from Nova Scotia and his father is from St. David's Ridge, New Brunswick.

Filming locations
A number of Henson/Muppet productions have been filmed in Canada:


 * The Tales from Muppetland
 * The Cube (1969) at Toronto's Glen-Warren Productions Limited;
 * The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982) at Toronto;
 * The Jim Henson Hour (1982) at Toronto, at least the pilot;
 * Fraggle Rock (1983-1987) at Toronto's CBC Studios and on location around the Greater Toronto Area;
 * Follow that Bird (1985) at Kleinberg, Ontario's Toronto International Studios;
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) at Toronto's Glen-Warren Productions Limited;
 * Basil Hears a Noise (1990) at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto;
 * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) at Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia;
 * The Muppets Wizard of Oz (2005) at Lion's Gate Studios, North Vancouver, British Columbia and in the Cloverdale neighbourhood of Surrey, BC.

The Animation House Limited of Toronto animated the cartoon sequences of Follow That Bird.