2004

Television & Movies

 * The Street We Live On airs in primetime on PBS, March 4
 * Sesame Street Season 35 premieres on PBS, March 5
 * Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars miniseries premieres on Sci Fi, October 17-18
 * NBC pre-empts an afternoon showing of It's a Wonderful Life for a third airing of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, November 25

International Television & Movies

 * Good Boy! released in Denmark, March 3
 * Die Muppets Spielen Theater (Muppet Classic Theater) premiers in Germany, April 9
 * Das Größte Muppet Weihnachtsspektakel Aller Zeiten (It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie), German pay-TV premiere, November 25
 * Sesame Street begins airing in Japan
 * Sesame English and Il Mondo di Elmo begin airing in Italy

Appearances

 * Bear on Hollywood Squares, January 12-16
 * The Muppets and Jessica Simpson Pizza Hut commercial, February 1
 * Sesame Street Live on The Today Show, February 4
 * Sesame Muppets appear on The West Wing, March 3
 * Elmo on Hollywood Squares, April 12-16
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Pepe the King Prawn appear on The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour, April 11
 * Miss Piggy in a Pizza Hut commercial, September
 * Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella and Bear on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, September 6

DVDs

 * Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites, January 27
 * Sesame Street: Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs, January 27
 * Labyrinth Collector's Edition DVD Box Set, February 3
 * Best of the Muppet Show: Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, George Burns, February 3
 * Big Bird in China, February 10
 * Big Bird in Japan, February 10
 * The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Cat's Adventure, March 6
 * Sesame Street: Fiesta!, March 6
 * Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? - 35th Anniversary, March 6
 * Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl, March 6
 * Best of the Muppet Show: Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Rudolf Nureyev, March 6
 * Sesame Street: Learning About Letters, June 8
 * Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers, June 8
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons, July 6
 * Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began'' (test market edition), July 20
 * Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World, August 3
 * Sesame Street: The Street We Live On, August 3
 * Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook, August 3
 * Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure, August 3
 * Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover, August 8
 * The StoryTeller: Greek Myths: The Complete Collection, September 7
 * Sesame Street: Imagine That, October 5
 * Sesame Street: Sing Along, October 5
 * Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began (special edition), October 19

Books

 * Bear's Egg Hunt
 * Just the Way You Are
 * The Sesame Street Dictionary
 * What Is the Sound?

Albums

 * A Celebration of Me, Grover, August 31
 * Happy Birthday from Sesame Street, August 31
 * Thanks & Giving All Year Long

Action Figures

 * Adventure Kermit Action Figure
 * Animal Action Figure
 * Backstage Playset
 * Beauregard Action Figure
 * Captain Smollett Action Figure
 * Frog Scout Robin Action Figure
 * Ghost of Sam Arrow Action Figure
 * Jim Henson Action Figure
 * Johnny Fiama Action Figure
 * Koozebane Kermit Action Figure
 * Lips Action Figure
 * Marvin Suggs Action Figure
 * Mega Gonzo Action Figure
 * Mini Muppets
 * Phil Van Neuter Action Figure
 * Pops Action Figure
 * Sam the Eagle Action Figure
 * Santa Chef Action Figure
 * Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures
 * Stepping Out Fozzie Action Figure
 * Super Beaker Action Figure
 * Swedish Chef Action Figure
 * Sweetums Action Figure
 * Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure
 * Usher Scooter Action Figure
 * Vaudeville Statler and Waldorf Action Figures

Christmas Ornaments

 * Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit on Bike

Other Merchandise

 * New Sababa Plush: Janice, Swedish Chef, Kermit and Animal, May
 * MONOPOLY: Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Edition, June
 * Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game

On the Web

 * New Henson.com launches, October 6
 * Muppets.go.com launches, November 17

Business

 * The Walt Disney Company buys the Muppets from The Jim Henson Company, February 17
 * The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment form a five-year distribution agreement for the Henson Family Showcase properties, April 1
 * Sesame Workshop launches "Healthy Habits for Life", May 20

Attractions and Events

 * Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Francisco, CA), May 8 - September 19
 * Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy: Film Festival held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, November 20-21

Parades

 * The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy on Emmy Red Carpet, September 19
 * 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, Pepe, Bert, and Kermit
 * Kermit, Piggy and Gonzo co-host the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (filmed in November). A preview spot for The Muppets' Wizard of Oz is shown for the first time during the parade, December 25