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TVGuide: December 12, 1970
Television & Movies
- Hey Cinderella! on ABC, April 10
- Sesame Street Season 2 begins on PBS, November 9
- The Great Santa Claus Switch on CBS, December 20
International Television
- Canada's Sesame Street begins airing
Appearances
- The Muppets perform "Octopus' Garden" on The Ed Sullivan Show, March 1
- The Muppets perform "Come Together" on The Ed Sullivan Show, April 12
- Kermit performs "What Kind of Fool Am I?", with interruptions from Grover, on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 31
- Grover performs his Near and Far routine on The Tonight Show
Albums
Non-fiction Books
People
- Fran Brill joins Sesame Street
- Heather Henson is born
- Richard Hunt joins Muppets, Inc.
- Jerry Nelson joins Muppets, Inc. full-time
Press
- Big Bird appears on the cover of Time magazine, November 23
- Muppets and Ed Sullivan appear on the cover of TV Guide, December 12
Muppet Character Debuts
- The Great Santa Claus Switch: Thig, Thog, Snake Frackle, Snarl (early Gonzo), Boppity, Gloat, Scoff, Snivelly (early Droop), Miss Kitty, Zippity, Skippity, Hoppity, Bing, Bong, Fred
- Sesame Street: Grover, Herry Monster, Guy Smiley, Sherlock Hemlock, Prairie Dawn, Mr. Johnson, Simon Soundman, Herbert Birdsfoot, Harvey Kneeslapper, Little Jerry and the Monotones, Little Bird, various Anything Muppets (Large Lavender Live Hand, Lavender, Pumpkin-Orange)
- Hey Cinderella!: Splurge, Featherstone, Stepsisters
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