Television & Movies[]
- Sesame Street Season 36 premieres on PBS, April 4
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz airs on ABC, May 20
- Breakfast with Bear premieres on Disney Channel, June 20
- MirrorMask limited theatrical release, September 30
International Television & Movies[]
- Sisimpur begins airing in Bangladesh, April
- Le Muppet Show, the pilot for Muppets TV airs on French network TF1, November
- Sandtrolden released in Denmark, December 25
- Muppet Babies repeats start syndicating on the UK Disney Channels
Awards[]
- Quill Book Award for "Health/Self Improvement" awarded to It's Not Easy Being Green, October 11
Appearances[]
- Muppets' Pizza Hut commercial debut, February 6
- The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, March 6
- The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - How'd They Do That?, March 7
- Grover appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 4
- Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, April 11
- The Muppets appear on America's Funniest Home Videos May 8
- Fozzie Bear appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, May 13
- Statler and Waldorf appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 16
- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear appear on Good Morning America, May 19
- Miss Piggy and Kermit appear on Live with Regis and Kelly, May 19
- Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 23
- Kermit, Piggy, and Oscar the Grouch appear on U-Pick Live, May 27
- Kermit the Frog in German BMW commercial, print, and online ads
- Muppets' recording of "Mah Na Mah Na" used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper commercial
- Kermit, Miss Piggy and Pepe the King Prawn appear on Mike's Super Short Show, August
- Muppets' Disney Channel Bumpers debut, September 12
- Cheryl Henson and Kevin Clash appear on The Today Show to promote It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider, September 21
- Kermit in Target after-Thanksgiving Wake-up Call Commercials
- "Mahna Mahna" remade for New Zealand CanTeen commercial
- Kermit and Miss Piggy appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
- Elmo, Grover, Telly, and Rosita appear on Emeril Live, November 4
- Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 10
- Pepe the King Prawn appears on The Late Late Show November 17
- Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Reel Classics Extra
- Pepe sing Christmas Carols on The Late Late Show, December 19
- Kermit and Miss Piggy sing Christmas Carols on The Tony Danza Show, December 20
- Big Bird (Vogel) and Rosemarie Truglio appear on The Today Show to promote the "Adventures of Little Big Bird" (4107 & 4108), December 28
- Gonzo appears on the Paul Williams dualdisc/video release I'm Going Back There Someday
International Appearances[]
- Ernie, Bert, Elmo and Cookie Monster appeared on Open Huis in Sesamstraat, September 3
- Miss Piggy on Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV, September 18
Live Appearances[]
- Miss Piggy appears at the New York Fashion Week, February 4
- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie and Pepe at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
- Miss Piggy at London Fashion Week, September 18
- Miss Piggy on TRL UK, September 19
- Kermit and Miss Piggy, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza, September 28
- Kevin Clash and Elmo at Quill Book Awards, October 11
Events[]
- Lisa Henson & Neil Gaiman present premiere screenings of MirrorMask at the Sundance Film Festival, January 25
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz window display at Macy's in New York City, March 20
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
- Sesame Place celebrates its 25th anniversary, May 7
- Muppet Presentations at National Fantasy Fan Club, July 9
- The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary with several events
- "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" events at both The Museum of Television and Radio facilities in NY and LA, September 24
- Brian and Heather Henson celebrate "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" at the Salt Lake City Library in UT, September 28-30
- Kermit the Frog celebrates his 50th anniversary
- Kermit visits Kermit, TX, October 14
- Kermit visits NASA's Johnson Space Center (Huston, TX), October 15
- Kermit visits the Rockettes (New York, NY), November 4
DVD Releases[]
- Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away, January 4
- Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty, January 25
- Mother Goose Stories: Jack and Jill, January 25
- Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters, February 1
- Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock, April 26
- Elmo's World: Food, Water & Exercise, May 10
- Sesame Street: Dance and Move (Box Set), May 10
- Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, May 10
- Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, May 10
- Animal Jam: Springin', May 24
- Animal Jam: Hug-A-Day, May 24
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, June 7
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Sense-sational, June 7
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Storytelling with Bear, June 7
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Visiting the Doctor with Bear, June 7
- Sesame Street: Sing Along With Sesame (Box Set), June 14
- Sesame Street: Stories Games & Songs (Box Set), June 14
- Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time, June 14
- Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories, June 14
- Sesame Street: All Star Alphabet, August 2
- Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue, August 2
- The Muppet Show: Season One, August 9
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, August 9
- Fraggle Rock: Doing Things That Doozers Do, September 6
- Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season, September 6
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: Collector's Edition, October 4
- Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor, October 4
- The Muppet Movie: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
- The Great Muppet Caper: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
- The Muppet Christmas Carol: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
- Muppet Treasure Island: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
- Animal Jam: Let's Jam Together, December 13
- Animal Jam: Shake a Leg, December 13
International DVD Releases[]
- Four DVDs of Fragglerne, July 14
- Dance Your Cares Away, July 25
Books[]
- Big Steps for Little Monsters
- Elmo's Night Before Christmas
- What Belongs?, January
- What Is Missing?, January
- Get Moving With Grover, July 26
- It's Not Easy Being Green - And Other Things to Consider, September 14
Albums[]
- Best of the Muppets, May 17
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Greatest Hits, June 28
- The Muppet Christmas Carol: Special Edition Soundtrack, November 22
Action Figures[]
- Frog Scout Leader Kermit Action Figure
- Penguins Action Figures
- The Rainbow Connection Kermit Action Figure
- Uncle Deadly Action Figure
- Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo Action Figures
- Super Grover Action Figure
Christmas Ornaments[]
- Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, "A Season To Sing"
Other Merchandise[]
- Bow Biters
- Fraggle Rock UNO released, July
- Jim Henson and Muppets Commemorative postage stamps released, Hollywood, California, September 28
Behind the scenes[]
- Eric Jacobson begins to regularly perform Sam the Eagle starting with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
- Bill Barretta begins to regularly perform Dr. Teeth starting with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
- The Jim Henson Company begins to develop a Fraggle Rock movie
Stage Shows[]
- Sesame Street Live presents Super Grover! Ready for Action
- Sesame Place debuts Countdown to Halloween for its Count's Halloween Spooktacular
On the Web[]
- From the Balcony test pilot posted, February 25
- From the Balcony episodes 1-14, starts June 24
- Muppets Mobile launches in the UK, September 23
- Sesame Street Mobile Store launches, November 17
- Muppet Wiki launches, December 5
Business[]
- The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary
- The London branch of the Jim Henson Creature Shop closed, June
- The Jim Henson Honors started by the Jim Henson Company, December 21
Muppet Character Debuts[]
- Sesame Street: Murray Monster
- Sesamstrasse: Moni, Lena
- Sisimpur: Halum, Ikri Mikri, Shiku, Tuktuki
Muppet Character Exits[]
- Sesamstrasse: Tiffy
People[]
- Jerry Juhl dies, September 25
- Jim Henson honored at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame with special wall statue, September 28
Parades[]
- The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
- Indy 500 Parade features Kermit the Frog and Elmo balloons
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Super Grover Balloon, Kermit Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float
- McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Animal, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit
- 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloon versions of Kermit and Oscar
- San Diego Holiday Parade features an Elmo balloon
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