Television & Movies
- Farscape Season 2 begins on Sci Fi, March 17
- Sesame Street Season 31 begins on PBS, January 3
International Television & Movies
- Takalani Sesame begins airing in South Africa
- Alam Simsim begins airing in Egypt
- Elmo au pays des grincheux, March 15
- Muppets Fra Rummet, June 16
- Elmo i Surmuleland, July 7
- Le Avventure de Elmo in Brontolandia, July 7
- Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland, July 20
- Rat, October 6
Appearances
- Bad Andy debuts in Domino's Pizza commercials
- Kermit the Frog on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, November 14
Live Appearances
- Count von Count visits Bruch-Monroe Elementary School for the Census in the Schools program, February 24
- Kermit the Frog on Capitol Hill for the introduction of the Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000, March 29
- Kermit co-hosts the opening of the new American Academy of Dramatic Arts, October 17
- Bear's Berry Christmas
- The Best Thanksgiving Ever!
- Brought to You by the Letter A
- Brought to You by the Letter B
- Brought to You by the Letter C
- Fun with 1, 2, 3
- Fun with A, B, C
- Fun with Colors and Shapes
- Fun with Opposites
Video
- Elmo's World: Dancing, Music, Books!, February 1
- CinderElmo, February 29
- Elmo's World: Babies, Dogs & More!, May 2
- Let's Make Music, July 18
- Elmo's World: Singing, Drawing & More!, September 12
- Elmo's World: Flowers, Bananas & More!, September 12
- Time-Life begins releasing complete episodes of The Muppet Show on VHS as The Best of the Muppet Show in December
International Video
- Muppets aus dem All (Muppets from Space) released in Germany on DVD and VHS, August 24
- Muppets Fra Rummet (Muppets from Space) released in Denmark on DVD and VHS, November 15.
Storybooks
Video Games
Other Merchandise
Behind the scenes
- Frank Oz retires from Muppet performing
Business
- Charlie Chaplin Studios purchased by Henson family and leased to The Jim Henson Company
- EM.TV buys The Jim Henson Company, February
- Children's Television Workshop changes its name to Sesame Workshop
- EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company's stakes in Odyssey Network and The Kermit Channel to Crown Media Holdings
- EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company's rights to the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop
Stage Shows
Muppet Character Debuts
- Sesamstrasse: Feli Filu, Wolle, Pferd
- Alam Simsim: Nimnim, Filfil, Khokha
- Takalani Sesame: Moshe, Zuzu, Zikwe, Neno
Muppet Character Exits
- Sesamstrasse: Simson
Parades
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street Float.
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Sources
- ↑ Hello, My Name Is Frank: My Sesame Street Ad (2010-10-19) (behind-the-scenes article on creating the ad by Frank Fusco)