2011

Television & Movies

 * Sesame Street season 42, September 26
 * Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger, October 9
 * The Muppets is released, November 23
 * Construction Site & The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss return to TV on KCET in California

International Television & Movies

 * Sesamstraat celebrates its 35th season
 * Sesamstrasse 38th season
 * Eine Möhre für Zwei 2nd season, premieres October 19 on KI.KA
 * SimSim Humara premieres, Pakistan, November 26
 * Baghch-e-Simsim premieres, Afghanistan, December 1
 * The Muppets is released in Brazil, December 2
 * Ernie & Bert Songs premieres December 5 on KI.KA
 * The Muppets is released in Singapore, December 8
 * Ernie & Bert Märchensongs premieres December 13 on KI.KA

Commercials

 * Alamo Rent a Car
 * AMC Theatres, October 9
 * CMA ads, with Miss Piggy, November
 * UL Labs, with Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and The Swedish Chef
 * Wonderful Pistachios, with Kermit, debuted September 18

Appearances

 * Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Telly on Top Chef, February 16
 * Elmo on The Dr. Oz Show, March 30
 * Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 3
 * Kermit the Frog reports from the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland, May 7
 * Elmo on Good Morning America, May 20
 * Grover at the Salute to Israel Parade, June 5
 * Elmo at the NASA shuttle program of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, July 6
 * Steve Whitmire and Kermit at the National Puppetry Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, July 15
 * Miss Piggy on Take Two with Phineas and Ferb, August 20
 * Miss Piggy and Animal on The Tonight Show, August 31
 * Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Oscar, and Slimey on Good Morning America, September 20
 * Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, September 26
 * Miss Piggy on So Random!, October 2
 * Kermit on Entertainment Tonight, October 4
 * Elmo and Kevin Clash on The View, October 24
 * Elmo and Kevin Clash on Nightline, October 24
 * Elmo and Kevin Clash on Erin Burnett OutFront, October 24
 * Kevin Clash on The Daily Show, October 24
 * The Muppets on WWE Raw, October 31
 * Elmo and Kevin Clash on The Gayle King Show, November 1
 * Kevin Clash on The Takeaway, November 3
 * Miss Piggy on The Tonight Show, November 4
 * The Muppets: Exclusive Access Sneak Peek during ABC Family's "Double Date Night", November 5
 * Jason Segel on The Tonight Show, November 8
 * Kermit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 9
 * Kevin Clash on The Wendy Williams Show, November 9
 * Miss Piggy at the CMA Awards, November 9
 * Carlo Alban on The Takeaway, November 9
 * Kermit at the Latin Grammys, November 10
 * Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog on Desperate Housewives, November 13
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy on Dancing with the Stars, November 14
 * Amy Adams on The Tonight Show, November 14
 * Miss Piggy on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 14
 * Jason Segel on Late Show with David Letterman, November 14
 * Kermit and Gonzo, Bunsen and Beaker, and Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Mike and Mike, November 15
 * Amy Adams on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 15
 * The Muppets on Dancing with the Stars, November 15
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 16
 * The Muppets on Good Morning America, November 17
 * Animal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 18
 * Jason Segel on Saturday Night Live, November 19
 * Jason Segel on Live with Regis and Kelly, November 21
 * Jason Segel on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 21
 * Miss Piggy on Chelsea Lately, November 21
 * Jason Segel on The Late Late Show, November 22
 * Miss Piggy on Live! with Kelly, November 23
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy, the Swedish Chef, and an Anything Muppet (via Muppet Whatnot Workshop) on The Chew, November 23
 * Jason Segel on The Marilyn Denis Show, November 24
 * Kevin Clash on NPR's Tell Me More, November 28
 * Miss Piggy on CMA Country Christmas, December 1
 * Oscar the Grouch on A Michael Bublé Christmas, December 6
 * Elmo on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 13
 * The Muppets on WWE Tribute to the Troops, December 13
 * Elmo on The Nate Berkus Show, December 16
 * Elmo hosts Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon, December 23 and 24
 * Kermit and Statler and Waldorf on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, December 25

''See also: The Muppets promotional appearances. Note that Kermit was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show November 11, but did not appear.''

Live Appearances

 * Elmo and Cookie Monster at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, May 2
 * Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Grover at LaGuardia Airport, May 3
 * Elmo and Grover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, May 5
 * Various characters, Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 1
 * Roscoe Orman, accepting an award for Sesame Street at the Television Critics Association Awards, August 6
 * Walk-around Sweetums, Kermit, and Rowlf the Dog at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 19
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 20
 * Miss Piggy at New York Fashion Week, September 8
 * The Muppets on WWE, October 31
 * Kermit and Jason Segel at STARS Benefit Gala, November 1
 * Abby Cadabby and Gordon at the launch of Military Families Near and Far (familiesnearandfar.org), November 5
 * Sweetums, Animal, Fozzie Bear, Walter, Gonzo, Rowlf, Kermit, and Miss Piggy, and Statler and Waldorf at the world premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
 * Murray Monster with Nolan Gould at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, November 15
 * Kermit with Michelle Obama, National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, December 1

International Appearances

 * Elmo on App Central, May 31
 * Elmo on App Central, June 1
 * Kermit on CP24 Breakfast, October 25
 * Jason Segel on Breakfast Television, October 25
 * Kermit the Frog on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, November 3
 * Ernie, Bert, Carsten Morar-Haffke and Martin Paas on Mikado am Morgen, December 4

Video games

 * LittleBigPlanet add-on, January 18
 * Ready, Set, Grover!, August 2
 * Once Upon a Monster, October 11

Home Video

 * Shalom Sesame: Shabbat Shalom, Grover!, January 11
 * Shalom Sesame: Grover Plants a Tree, January 11
 * Shalom Sesame: Mitzvah on the Street, January 11
 * Sesame Street: Silly Storytime, February 1
 * Elmo's World: Penguins and Animal Friends, March 1
 * Shalom Sesame: Be Happy, It's Purim!, March 8
 * Shalom Sesame: It's Passover, Grover!, March 8
 * Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures, April 5
 * Elmo's Travel Songs and Games, May 3
 * Shalom Sesame: Grover Learns Hebrew, May 10
 * Shalom Sesame: Countdown to Shavuot, May 10
 * Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood, June 7
 * Best of Sesame Street Spoofs!, July 5
 * The Best Pet in the World, July 26
 * Big Bird's Wish, July 26
 * Learning Letters with Elmo, August 2
 * Shalom Sesame: The Sticky Shofar, August 23
 * Shalom Sesame: Monsters in the Sukkah, August 23
 * Elmo's Music Magic, September 6
 * Elmo's Shape Adventure, October 11
 * Shalom Sesame: Adventures in Israel, October 11
 * Bye-Bye Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo, November 1
 * Singing with the Stars

International Home Video

 * Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 2, February 11
 * Die Muppet Show: Season 2, March 24
 * Die Muppet Show: Season 3, May 19
 * Die Fraggles: The Complete Series, May 20
 * Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 3, September 9
 * Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 4, December 9

Albums

 * The Green Album, August 23
 * Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler, August 30
 * The Muppets (soundtrack), November 21

Books

 * Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets, August 23
 * Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet, released August 23
 * B Is for Baking: 50 Yummy Dishes to Make Together, September 6
 * Fraggle Rock Classics Volume 1, September 13
 * Doodling with Jim Henson, October 1
 * The Muppets: The Movie Junior Novel, October 11
 * The Muppets: The Reusable Sticker Book, October 11
 * Frogs Are Funny, October 11
 * I Am Kermit the Frog, October 11
 * Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, December 5
 * Jim Henson's The Storyteller graphic novel, December 6
 * The Dark Crystal: Volume 1 graphic novel, December 27

Storybooks

 * Big Bird at Home, February 8
 * Elmo and His Friends, February 8
 * Grouches Are Green, March 8
 * Elmo Doodle Dandy, May 10
 * Elmo and Abby's Wacky Weather Day, July 26
 * Sing-Along Holiday Songs, August 1
 * Elmo's Magical Mix-Up, August 9
 * Oops!, August 9
 * Adventures in Story Land, September 1
 * Elmo Loves You: Pop-Up Book, September 13
 * A Sesame Street Christmas Story, September 18
 * Elmo's Little Dreidel, September 27
 * Elmo's Alphabet Soup, September 27
 * Opposite Day, October 1
 * Elmo's Merry Christmas, October 25
 * Abby's Pink Party, December 27
 * Elmo's Walk in the Woods, December 27

Merchandise

 * Abby Cadabby plush purse
 * Ants in the Can
 * Big Bird Stack-a-Nest
 * Muppet costumes for LittleBigPlanet 2, January
 * Muppet Vinylmation, series 2, April 15
 * Star Wars Muppets action figures, winter
 * The Muppets Collectible Figures, winter
 * Muppet nail polish
 * Hasbro Sesame Street Playset, figures, and vehicles
 * Lucky Ducks: Sesame Street Edition

Attractions and Events

 * Jim Henson's Fantastic World
 * Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL), January 1 - January 23
 * Lakeview Museum of Art and Science (Peoria, IL), February 12 - May 1
 * The Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, Queens, NY), July 16 - January 16, 2012
 * Schuif Gezellig Aan in Alkmaar, January 1 - February 28
 * Elmo's Red Tie Ball in Providence, Rhode Island, March 5
 * Jim Henson named a Disney Legend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 19
 * Miss Piggy in Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade at Disneyland, fall
 * World premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
 * New Muppet clothing, original artwork, and skate decks are debuted at D23's Muppet-acular Mayhem at D Street event in Anaheim, California, November 17
 * The El Capitan Theatre hosts Disney's Most Sensational Muppet Party! at Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store in Hollywood, California, November 23 - January 5, 2012
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the films screened at D23's Disney and Dickens event in Burbank, California, December 5 & 6

Muppet Character Debuts

 * The Muppets: Walter, '80s Robot, Miss Poogy
 * SimSim Humara: Rani, Munna, Haseen O Jameel, Baaji, Baily

Music Videos

 * "The Muppet Show Theme" with OK Go
 * "Forget You" from The Muppets
 * "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets

Parades

 * 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloons version of Kermit and Buddy from Dinosaur Train and the walk-around character cast of Sesame Street (Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster).
 * Toronto Santa Claus Parade featured a The Muppets float. Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster appeared outside the Royal Ontario Museum before the parade.
 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24, Sesame Street Float, Kermit the Frog Balloon.