2005

Television & Movies

 * Sesame Street Season 36 premieres on PBS, April 4
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz airs on ABC, May 20
 * Breakfast with Bear premiers on Disney Channel, June 20
 * MirrorMask limited theatrical release, September 30

International Television & Movies

 * Sisimpur begins airing in Bangladesh
 * Le Muppet Show, the pilot for Muppet TV airs on French network TF1, November
 * Sandtrolden released in Denmark, December 25
 * Muppet Babies repeats start syndicating on the UK Disney Channels

Awards

 * Quill Book Award for "Health/Self Improvement" awarded to It's Not Easy Being Green, October 11

Appearances

 * Muppets' Pizza Hut commercial debut, February 6
 * The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, March 6
 * The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - How'd They Do That?, March 7
 * The Muppets and characters from Sesame Street and Bear in the Big Blue House appear in the video We Are Family, March 11
 * Grover appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 4
 * Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, April 11
 * The Muppets appear on America's Funniest Home Videos May 8
 * Fozzie Bear appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, May 13
 * Statler and Waldorf appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 16
 * Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear appear on Good Morning America, May 19
 * Miss Piggy and Kermit appear on Live with Regis and Kelly, May 19
 * Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 23
 * Kermit the Frog in German BMW commercial, print, and online ads
 * Muppets' recording of "Mahna Mahna" used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper commercial
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy and Pepe the King Prawn appear on Mike's Super Short Show, August
 * Muppets' Disney Channel Bumpers debut, September 12
 * Cheryl Henson and Kevin Clash appear on The Today Show to promote It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider, September 21
 * Kermit in Target after-Thanksgiving Wake-up Call Commercials
 * "Mahna Mahna" remade for New Zealand CanTeen commercial
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
 * Elmo, Grover, Telly, and Rosita appear on Emeril Live, November 4
 * Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
 * Pepe the King Prawn appears on The Late Late Show November 17
 * Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Reel Classics Extra
 * Pepe sing Christmas Carols on The Late Late Show, December 19
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy sing Christmas Carols on The Tony Danza Show, December 20
 * Big Bird (Vogel) and Rosemarie Truglio appear on The Today Show to promote the "Adventures of Little Big Bird" (4107 & 4108), December 28
 * Gonzo appears on the Paul Williams dualdisc/video release I'm Going Back There Someday

International Appearances

 * Ernie, Bert, Elmo and Cookie Monster appeared on Open Huis in Sesamstraat, September 3

Live Appearances

 * Miss Piggy appears at the New York Fashion Week, February 4
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie and Pepe at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
 * Miss Piggy at London Fashion Week, September 18
 * Kevin Clash and Elmo at Quill Book Awards, October 11

Events

 * Lisa Henson & Neil Gaiman present premiere screenings of MirrorMask at the Sundance Film Festival, January 25
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz window display at Macy's in New York City, March 20
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
 * Sesame Place celebrates its 25th anniversary, May 7
 * Muppet Presentations at National Fantasy Fan Club, July 9
 * The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary with several events
 * "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" events at both The Museum of Television and Radio facilities in NY and LA, September 24
 * Brian and Heather Henson celebrate "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" at the Salt Lake City Library in UT, September 28-30
 * Kermit the Frog celebrates his 50th anniversary
 * Kermit visits Kermit, TX, October 14
 * Kermit visits NASA's Johnson Space Center (Huston, TX), October 15
 * Kermit visits the Rockettes (New York, NY), November 4

DVD Releases

 * Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away, January 4
 * Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty, January 25
 * Mother Goose Stories: Jack and Jill, January 25
 * Fraggle Rock: Live By The Rule of the Rock, April 26
 * Elmo's World: Food, Water & Exercise, May 10
 * Sesame Street: Dance and Move (Box Set), May 10
 * Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, May 10
 * Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, May 10
 * Animal Jam: Springin', May 24
 * Animal Jam: Hug-A-Day, May 24
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, June 7
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Sense-sational, June 7
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Storytelling with Bear, June 7
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Visiting the Doctor with Bear, June 7
 * Sesame Street: Sing Along With Sesame (Box Set), June 14
 * Sesame Street: Stories Games & Songs (Box Set), June 14
 * Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time, June 14
 * Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories, June 14
 * Sesame Street: All Star Alphabet, August 2
 * Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue, August 2
 * The Muppet Show: Season One, August 9
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, August 9
 * Fraggle Rock: Doing Things That Doozers Do, September 6
 * Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season, September 6
 * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: Collector's Edition, October 4
 * Sesame Street: Check-Up Time Elmo, October 4
 * Sesame Street: Learning to Add and Subtract, October 4
 * The Muppet Movie: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
 * The Great Muppet Caper: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
 * Muppet Treasure Island: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
 * Animal Jam: Let's Jam Together, December 13
 * Animal Jam: Shake a Leg, December 13

International DVD Releases

 * Four DVDs of Fragglerne, July 14

Books

 * Elmo's Night Before Christmas
 * What Belongs?, January
 * What Is Missing?, January
 * Get Moving With Grover, July 26
 * It's Not Easy Being Green - And Other Things to Consider, September 14

Albums

 * Best of the Muppets, May 17
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Greatest Hits, June 28
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol: Special Edition Soundtrack, November 22

Action Figures

 * Frog Scout Leader Kermit Action Figure
 * Penguins Action Figures
 * The Rainbow Connection Kermit Action Figure
 * Uncle Deadly Action Figure
 * Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo Action Figures
 * Super Grover Action Figure

Christmas Ornaments

 * Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, "A Season To Sing"

Other Merchandise

 * Fraggle Rock UNO released, July
 * Jim Henson and Muppets Commemorative postage stamps released, Hollywood, California, September 28

Stage Shows

 * Sesame Street Live presents Super Grover! Ready For Action!
 * Sesame Place debuts Countdown to Halloween for its Count's Halloween Spooktacular

On the Web

 * From the Balcony test pilot posted, February 25
 * From the Balcony episodes 1-14, starts June 24
 * Muppets Mobile launches in the UK, September 23
 * Sesame Street Mobile Store launches, November 17
 * Muppet Wiki launches, December 5

Muppet Character Debuts

 * Sesame Street: Murray Monster

Business

 * The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary
 * The London branch of the Jim Henson Creature Shop closed, June
 * The Jim Henson Honors started by the Jim Henson Company, December 21

People

 * Jerry Juhl dies, September 26
 * Jim Henson honored at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame with special wall statue, September 28

Parades

 * The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
 * Indy 500 Parade features Kermit the Frog and Elmo balloons
 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Super Grover Balloon, Kermit Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float
 * McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Animal, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit
 * San Diego Holiday Parade features an Elmo balloon