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The Muppets were frequent guests on The Today Show in the early 1960s, doing local cut-ins for the show from Washington, D.C. Muppets making appearances included Sam from Sam and Friends and an early Kermit the Frog. Jim Henson and Jane Henson (who had performed the numbers) were also interviewed occasionally.

Current co-host Matt Lauer and weatherman Al Roker have both appeared on Sesame Street.

Bryant Gumbel contributed a recipe for Miss Piggy's 1996 cookbook, In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy.

List of appearances

 * June 5, 1961 with host Dave Garroway.


 * Weekly appearances in 1962 and 1963 with host Hugh Downs.


 * July 1984 -- Willard Scott introduces Gene Shalit's interview with Jim Henson, which gets going by Henson throwing out a nod to Scott about having begun his career working with him at WRC-TV. Henson is promoting the company's new film, The Muppets Take Manhattan, which Shalit says is a refreshing break from the summer's crop of terrible movies. This launches into a discussion about violence on the screen in contemporary cinema. Later, Kermit stops in for an interview (he's even miked on his collar), and receives the usual volley of questions about the rumors concerning a marriage and on-again/off-again relationship with Miss Piggy.


 * November 14, 1988 -- Big Bird assists Willard Scott with the weather, and Meryl Sheep and Count Von Count take over for regular anchors Jane Pauley and Bryant Gumbel.


 * January 1, 1998 -- Miss Piggy breaks up with Matt Lauer.


 * January 14, 2002 -- Kermit and Miss Piggy appear for the show's 50th anniversary celebration. This is the last known appearance of Frank Oz as Piggy.


 * September 21, 2005 -- Cheryl Henson and Kevin Clash talk with Matt Lauer to promote the new book It's Not Easy Being Green.


 * December 28, 2005 -- Big Bird (Matt Vogel) appears with Rosemarie Truglio to promote Episode 4107 and Episode 4108, the "Adventures of Little Big Bird" two-parter.


 * August 14, 2006 -- Leslie Carrara is expected to perform Abby Caddaby, in an introduction of the character to the general populus. Note: This appearance was originally scheduled for Friday, August 11th.