Television & Movies
- The Land of Gorch sketches finish airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, January 10 - September 18
- The Muppet Show Season 1 begins airing in syndication, September 26
- Sesame Street: "Season 8 (1976-1977)" begins on November 29
International Television
- Sesamstraat begins airing in the Netherlands
- Sesam begins airing in Sweden
Storybooks
- Grover's Little Red Riding Hood
- How to Be a Grouch
- I am a Monster
- The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales
- The Sesame Street Mother Goose
- Where Are You, Cookie Monster?
- Would You Like to Play Hide & Seek in This Book With Lovable, Furry Old Grover?
Albums
- The Frog Prince re-released
- The Muppet Alphabet Album re-released
Muppet Character Debuts
- Recurring Characters: Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, The Newsman, Muppy, Wayne and Wanda, Hilda, Marvin Suggs, The Muppaphone, Uncle Deadly, The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
- Recurring Background Characters: Lenny the Lizard, Behemoth, Timmy Monster, The Fazoobs, Shakey Sanchez
Merchandise
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