Television & Movies[]
- Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring on CBS, March 9
- Bob Hope's Birthday Special, May 29
- The Muppet Show Season 3 begins in syndication, September; ITV airings in the United Kingdom begin in November
- NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney, September 13 and 17
- Sesame Street Season 10, November 27
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street on PBS, December 3
- A Special Sesame Street Christmas on CBS, December 8
- The Muppet Movie begins filming in July.
- Taping for The Muppet Show scheduled for February 12 to May 15, October 1 to December 15[1]
Appearances[]
- Kermit and Fozzie appear with Dr. Jerry Nelson on The Vent Event, February 12
- Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch appear on I Love You, February 14
- Big Bird appears on Tomorrow's Stars, June 17
Books[]
- The Count's Poem
- Ernie's Telephone Call
- The Exciting Adventures of Super Grover
- Grover's Own Alphabet
- Grover's Super Surprise Book
- The Muppet Show Book
- The Sesame Street Bedtime Storybook
- The Sesame Street Cookbook
- The Sesame Street Library (Volumes 1-12)
- Who Am I?
Albums[]
- The Muppet Show 2
- Sesame Street 10th Anniversary Album
- David, Daydreamin' on a Rainy Day
- Fair Is Fair
- On the Street Where We Live - Block Party!
- Sesame Street Fever
- Sesame Street Story Time
- Sing Sang Song Singalong
People[]
- John Tartaglia is born, February 16
- Don Sahlin dies, February 19
- Sam Pottle dies, July 4
- Michael K. Frith becomes Vice President of Henson Associates
- Kathryn Mullen and Steve Whitmire join The Muppet Show as Muppet performers
Muppet Character Debuts[]
- Sesame Street: Barkley, Two-Headed Monster
- The Muppet Show: Lew Zealand, Beauregard, Annie Sue, Gladys, Louis Kazagger, Camilla, Bobby Benson, Emily Bear
- Sesamstrasse: Samson, Tiffy, Finchen, Uli Von Bödefeld
- 1, Rue Sesame: Toccata, Mordicus, Trepido
Merchandise[]
- Sesame Street 1978 Calendar
- Big Bird's Big Water Show
- Big Bird's Schoolhouse Shape Sorter
- "Pin" the Tail on Big Bird
Parades[]
- Toronto Santa Claus Parade features a Sesame Street float
Miscellaneous[]
- The live dog used for Foo-Foo is born, December 13.
Sources[]
- ↑ David Lazer letter, December 16, 1977.
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