2008

Television & Movies

 * Sesame Street: Dinosaurs! limited theatrical release, May
 * Frances premieres on PBS Kids Sprout, June 20
 * Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse premieres on Disney Channel, August 3
 * Sesame Street season 39, August 11
 * Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland limited theatrical release, September
 * Sid the Science Kid Season 1 premieres on PBS, September 1
 * Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez premieres on Disney Channel, October 5
 * Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (episode 3.05 with focus on the Jim Henson Company) airs syndicated, October 27 - November 2
 * Jim Henson's Pajanimals premieres on PBS Kids Sprout, November 2
 * A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa premieres on NBC, December 17

International Television

 * Sesame Tree, April 5
 * Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures
 * Plaza Sesamo new season, March 21

Appearances

 * Oscar the Grouch on 1 vs 100, January 11 (and throughout the entire season)
 * Prairie Dawn on The Sunny Side Up Show, February 14
 * Elmo on Paula's Party, February 23
 * Dr. Bunsen Honeydew at World Science Festival press conference, April 2
 * Oscar on The Sunny Side Up Show, April 24
 * Rosita on The Early Show, May 3
 * Rosita on Good Morning America, May 4
 * Kermit and Fozzie on The View, May 21
 * Kermit and Fozzie on Hollywood 411, May
 * Cookie Monster on The Colbert Report, June 19
 * Melissa Dino and Zoe on CNN.com Live, July 2
 * Grover and Abby Cadabby at BlogHer08 in San Francisco, July 19
 * Elmo on The Bonnie Hunt Show, September 19
 * Miss Piggy on The View, October 1
 * Abby Cadabby, Elmo, Grover, and Cookie Monster on Martha, October 6
 * Abby Cadabby and Elmo on Hollywood 411, October 8
 * Abby Cadabby and Elmo on The Bonnie Hunt Show, October 13
 * Oscar the Grouch on The Hour, October 22
 * Pepe the King Prawn on The Late Late Show, October 28
 * The Muppets, under leadership of some Whatnots take over The Today Show, November 13
 * Pepe on Good Morning America's ABC News Now, November 17
 * Kermit the Frog and a Sesame Street Float at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 27
 * A Whatnot, a Muppet turkey and a Muppet bull on The Today Show, November 27
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy on Christmas in Rockefeller Center, December 3
 * Kermit the Frog on Dr. Phil, December 16
 * Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, December 17
 * Pepe the King Prawn on The Bonnie Hunt Show, December 17
 * Grover on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 31

DVDs

 * Sesame Street Double Features, January 8
 * Elmo's World: Opposites, February 8
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Gift Sets, Volumes 1-3, February 18
 * Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby, March 4
 * Play With Me Sesame: Imagine with Me, March 11
 * Play With Me Sesame: Let's Play Games, March 11
 * Sesame Street: Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes, April 29
 * Sesame Street: Dinosaurs, May 13
 * Sesame Street: Love the Earth!, May 13
 * The Muppet Show: Season Three, May 20
 * Elmo's World: Summer Vacation, June 24
 * Sesame Street: Count on Sports, July 22
 * Play with me Sesame: Furry, Fun and Healthy Too, August 12
 * The Jim Henson Company Discoveries: The Blue Elephant, September 2
 * Gulliver's Travels: Special Edition, September 9
 * Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare, September 9
 * Sesame Street Playground, September 16
 * Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland, September 30
 * Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure, October 7
 * Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown, October 14
 * Fraggle Rock: Complete Series Collection, November 4
 * The Christmas Toy, November 4
 * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, November 4
 * Sesame Street: Everyday Heroes, November 11
 * Shalom Sesame: Oofnik's World, November 25
 * Unstable Fables: The Goldilocks and the 3 Bears Show, December 16

Albums

 * Platinum All-Time Favorites re-issue, March 4
 * Kids' Favorite Songs re-issue, March 4
 * Sing the Alphabet re-issue, March 4
 * Elmopalooza! re-issue, March 4
 * Sesame Street Playground, September 16
 * A Sesame Street Christmas re-issue, October 14
 * Elmo Saves Christmas re-issue, October 14

Books

 * Sesame Subjects: My First Book about Horses and Ponies, January 22
 * Sesame Street: Super Grover to the Rescue!, January 28
 * Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Brush, February 5
 * Sesame Street: Elmo's Animal Mix & Match, February 5
 * Sesame Street: A To Z Read To Me!, February 15
 * Sesame Street: Here Comes The Fun, February 15
 * Sesame Street: My Storytime Carry-Along Collection, February 15
 * Sesame Street: A Day with Daddy!, March
 * Sesame Street: Elmo & Friends Picture Stories, April 1
 * Sesame Street: I Want to Be President, April
 * Sesame Street: Mind Your Manners!,
 * Elmo's World: Doctors!, July 22
 * Jim Henson's Doodle Dreams, September 2
 * Sesame Street: Elmo's Holiday Spectacular, October 9
 * ''It's Hard Out Here for a Shrimp, October 28
 * Return to Labyrinth: Volume 3, November
 * Street Gang, December 26

Misc. Merchandise

 * Gonzo Photo Puppet, February
 * Kermit the Frog Supreme Apparel, March
 * Sesame Street K'nex, July
 * The Muppet Whatnot Workshop opens at FAO.com, October 22
 * The Muppet Whatnot Workshop opens at FAO Schwarz New York City, November 13

Events

 * The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), January 25
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), May 24
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), June 21
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), July 26
 * Dave Goelz, Karen Prell and Red Fraggle at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 27
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), August 23
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), September 27
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), October 25
 * Puppet Up! (The Avalon Hollywood), December 13

On the Web

 * Muppets.com relaunched on Disney Xtreme Digital, February 3
 * Sam Plenty, March 10
 * Red Hot Skrumpy Drummer on Yahoo! Kids, March 28
 * Talk, Listen, Connect: Homecomings, April 29
 * Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes, April 29
 * Stars & Stripes FOREVER! posted on YouTube, MySpace qnd Vimeo, June 27
 * Ode To Joy, Habanera and Classical Chicken posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, July 16
 * Sesamestreet.org launches, August 11
 * Rolling with the Skateboarding Dog posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, October 20
 * Skateboarding Dog gets served posted on YouTube, MySpace and Vimeo, October 23

Stage Shows

 * Sesame Street Live presents Elmo's Green Thumb debuts

Attractions and Events

 * SeaWorld California to feature Sesame Street attractions such as "Lights, Camera, Imagination!"
 * Jim Henson's Fantastic World
 * Arizona Museum for Youth (Mesa, AZ), January 1 - March 9
 * Louisiana Art and Science Museum (Baton Rouge, LA), March 29 - June 22
 * International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), July 12 - October 5
 * Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, GA), October 25 - December 31
 * Sesame Street Presents: The Body
 * Discovery Gateway (Salt Lake City, UT), February 9 - May 4
 * Jim Henson: Wonders from His Workshop
 * Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta, GA), September 16 - December 31

People

 * Anthony Minghella dies, March 18
 * Del Ankers dies, May 15
 * Kermit Love dies, June 21
 * Bernie Brillstein dies, August 7