1978

Television & Movies

• Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring on CBS, March 9
• The Muppet Show Season 3 begins in syndication, September
• NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney, September 13 and 17
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street on PBS, December 3
• A Special Sesame Street Christmas on CBS
• Bob Hope's Birthday Special
• The Muppet Movie begins filming in July.

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

Miscellaneous

• The live dog used for Foo-Foo is born, December 13.

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