2003

Television & Movies

 * Animal Jam premieres on TLC Network, February 24, and then move to Discovery Kids channel, March 3 (only season)
 * Sesame Street Season 34, April 7
 * Play With Me Sesame premieres on Noggin, June 7 (second season)
 * Good Boy! released October 10

International Television

 * Germany's Sesamstrasse celebrates 30th anniversary
 * Mexico's Plaza Sésamo celebrates 30th anniversary
 * Hikayat Simsim airs first season in Jordan
 * I Love the Muppets premieres

Appearances

 * Pepe on The Other Half, February 14
 * Kermit the Frog on The Other Half, March 3
 * Grover on The Savvy Traveler, June 20
 * Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Rosita, and Big Bird on Daytime Emmy Awards
 * Kermit the Frog guest-hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live, September 29 - October 3
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Wayne Brady Show, October 14
 * Miss Piggy appear On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize, November 26
 * Kermit on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 28

Video

 * Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons, July 8
 * The StoryTeller: The Complete Collection, August 26
 * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, October 7
 * Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show
 * Zoe's Dance Moves

Books

 * Bear Loves Visitors!, May 1
 * The World of the Dark Crystal: Collector's Edition, May
 * Bear & Tutter's Big & Little ABCs, November 3
 * Listen to Your Fish
 * Elmo Pops In!
 * Welcome to the Clubhouse!
 * The Wisdom of Big Bird, April 29

Albums

 * Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music

Action Figures

 * Clifford Action Figure
 * Culinary Catastrophe Swedish Chef Action Figure
 * Gonzo Action Figure
 * Holiday Rizzo Action Figure
 * Janice Action Figure
 * Julius Strangepork Action Figure
 * Lew Zealand Action Figure
 * Link Hogthrob Action Figure
 * Mega Animal Action Figure
 * Mega Beaker Action Figure
 * Mini Muppets
 * Newsman Action Figure
 * Patrol Bear Fozzie Action Figure
 * Pepe Action Figure
 * Rizzo Action Figure
 * Rowlf Action Figure
 * Sam Arrow Action Figure
 * Scooter Action Figure
 * Statler Action Figure
 * Superhero Scooter Action Figure
 * Swedish Kitchen Playset
 * Swinetrek Playset
 * Tour Animal Action Figure
 * Vacation Pepe Action Figure
 * Waldorf Action Figure
 * White Tux Rowlf Action Figure
 * Zoot Action Figure

Christmas Ornaments

 * Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit and Piggy

Other Merchandise

 * Monopoly - Muppets Edition
 * Nanco Grover Plush

Business

 * EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company back to the Henson family, May

Muppet Character Debuts

 * Sesame Street: Curly Bear
 * Sesamstraat: Purk

People

 * Lynne Thigpen dies, March 12
 * Bob Hope dies, July 27
 * Michael Jeter dies, March 30

Notable Events

 * Jim Henson Statue unveiled, September 24th
 * Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 4

Stage Shows

 * Sesame Street Live presents Out of This World

Parades

 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Kermit Balloon, a Sesame Street Float, and the debut of the Super Grover Balloon
 * McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear and Kermit