Television & Movies[]
- Sesame Street: Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change on PBS, April 1
- Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train on PBS, September 7
- Sesame Street: Families Stand Together: Feeling Secure in Tough Times on PBS, September 9
- Sesame Street season 40 premieres on PBS, November 10 (Abby's Flying Fairy School debuts)
International Television & Movies[]
- Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez premieres on German Disney Channel, February 21
- Sesamgade premieres on Danish TV2, October 18
Appearances[]
- Grover on The Sunny Side Up Show, January 1
- Sesame Street Muppets on Scrubs, January 27
- Miss Piggy on Today, February 6
- Sesame Street Live on PIX 11 Morning News, February 6
- Miss Piggy on PIX 11 Morning News, February 12
- Miss Piggy on The View, February 12
- Statler and Waldorf on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, March 20
- Elmo on Today, April 2
- Elmo and Abby Cadabby on The Bonnie Hunt Show, April 7
- Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, April 15
- Zoe on Today, May 14.
- Fozzie Bear on The Late Late Show, June 2
- Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Rosita, and Abby Cadabby on A Capitol Fourth, July 4
- Gary Knell on The Takeaway, July 22
- Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, and Elmo on Food Network Challenge, July 26
- Oscar on Great Performances, July 30
- Oscar on CBS Sunday Morning (interviewed at Great Performances), August 2
- Sesame Street gets a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards, August 30
- Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on America's Got Talent, September 2
- Elmo and Jean Chatzky on Today, September 6
- Elmo and his mom on Today, September 8
- Elmo and Gary Knell on Tell Me More, September 8
- Elmo on Tell Me More, September 9
- Kermit is Lady Gaga's date for the MTV Video Music Awards, September 13
- Gonzo and Animal on Dancing with the Stars, September 28
- Kermit and Miss Piggy on Access Hollywood for Give a Day. Get a Disney Day., September 30
- Kermit on Good Morning America for Give a Day. Get a Disney Day., October 5
- Fran Brill and Zoe on CBS News Philadelphia to promote Jim Henson's Fantastic World and the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street on October 12th.
- Elmo and Cookie Monster on Dinner: Impossible, October 21
- Oscar on CBC Q with Jian Ghomeshi and other Waste Reduction Week events, October 21
- Big Bird and Oscar on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 4
- Elmo, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby on Today, November 6
- Oscar on The Bonnie Hunt Show, November 9
- Oscar, Zoe, Grover, Abby Cadabby and Roscoe Orman on Good Morning America, November 9
- Elmo and Rosita on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 9
- Special Sesame Street episode of inFANity, November 9
- Sesame Street Muppets host a week of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, November 9-13
- Elmo and Chris on PIX 11 Morning News, November 10
- Sonia Manzano on CNN.com Live, November 10
- Gary Knell on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, November 10
- Bob McGrath on The Takeaway, November 10
- Roscoe Orman on Tell Me More, November 10
- Oscar, Zoe, and Prairie Dawn on The Doctors, November 17
- Kermit and a Sesame Street Float at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24
- The Muppets on Dancing with the Stars, November 24
- The Muppets on Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas, November 28
- The Muppets on Christmas in Rockefeller Center, December 2
- Kermit and Piggy on Today, December 3
- Elmo, Rosita and Cookie Monster on The Tyra Show, December 3
- The Muppets and Andrea Bocelli on The Jay Leno Show, December 7
- Elmo on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 15
- Miss Piggy on The Bonnie Hunt Show, December 18
- Miss Piggy on The Wendy Williams Show, December 18
- Kermit and Miss Piggy on PIX 11 Morning News, December 23
- The Muppets on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, December 23
- Statler and Waldorf, VH1 program The Great Debate
International Appearances[]
- Elmo interning for a day on Go'morgen Danmark, October 19
- Ernie on German nachtmagazin, November 11
- Kermit and Miss Piggy (via satellite) on The One Show on BBC One, December 17
- Jul med Jeppe, Marie og Elmo, has Elmo and Signe as the primary hosts, December 24
Live appearances[]
- Oscar the Grouch at The Clearwater Concert: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders, May 3
- Fran Brill and Zoe at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Nomination Party, May 14
- Grover, Eric Jacobson, and Rosemarie Truglio, Sesame Street 40th Anniversary & Electric Company Panel Discussion, PBS portion of the 2009 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour, The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa, Pasadena, California, August 1
- Miss Piggy at Macy's Glamorama in Chicago, Illinois, August 21
- The Muppets at the D23 Expo 2009 in Anaheim, California, September 11 & 13
- Kermit and Miss Piggy in Los Angeles to help announce the Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. campaign, September 29
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas squirrels, Skippy, Junior, Jiffy and Nutella, and actors from the stage show at Rosie's Broadway Extravaganza, November 23
- Kermit and Fozzie at United States Postal Service press conference, December 1
- Red Fraggle at the Jim Henson Company's Fraggle Rock Holiday Toy Drive Benefit event at Kitson in West Hollywood, December 9
On the web[]
- The Possibility Shop debuts, November 20
Home Video[]
- Elmo Loves You, January 6
- Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Pirates and Other Stories, February 23
- Elmo and Friends: Tales of Adventure, March 3
- Follow That Bird: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, March 24
- Bedtime for Frances, March 31
- Being Green, April 7
- Pirates: Elmo and the Bookaneers, April 21
- The Best of Elmo's World: Volume 2, May 5
- Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!, June
- Bedtime with Elmo, July
- Sid the Science Kid: Change Happens, August 4
- Sid the Science Kid: The Bug Club, August 4
- Elmo's World: All About Faces!, September 1
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, September 29
- Elmo's Animal Adventures, October 1
- 40 Years of Sunny Days, November 10
- Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales, November 10
International Home Video[]
- Bibos abenteuerliche Flucht: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, April 24
- Die Muppets: Briefe an den Weihnachtsmann, December 3
Books[]
- The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on Life, Love, and the 10,000 Idiotic Things
MenFrogs Do, January 27 - Abby Mix & Match Nursery Rhymes, January 27
- Giggly and Wiggly, January 27
- In Elmo's Easter Parade, January
- Farscape: Volume 1, March 25
- Kermit Culture, May 21
- Sesame Street: A Celebration - 40 Years of Life on the Street, October
- Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street second edition, fall
Comics[]
- Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning: Part 3: Yes, That's Our Baby, January 29
- Farscape: The Beginning of the End of the Beginning: Part 4: Hynerian Rhapsody, February 25
- Farscape: Strange Detractors: Part 1, March 25
- The Muppet Show Comic Book #1, March 25
- Farscape: Strange Detractors: Part 2, April 29
- The Muppet Show Comic Book #2, April 29
- Farscape: Dargos Lament: Part 1, April 29
- Farscape: Dargos Lament: Part 2, May 27
- Farscape: Strange Detractors: Part 3, May 27
- Muppet Robin Hood #1, May 27
- The Muppet Show Comic Book #3, June 3
- Muppet Robin Hood #2, July 1
- The Muppet Show Comic Book #4, July 1
Merchandise[]
- Myzos are released, August
Attractions and Events[]
- Jim Henson's Fantastic World
- Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, GA), January 1 - 18
- Orange County Regional History Center (Orlando, FL), February 7 - May 3
- Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (Seattle, WA), May 23 - August 16
- James A. Michener Art Museum (Doylestown, PA), September 5 - November 29
- Mississippi Museum of Art (Jackson, MS), December 19 - 31
- Jim Henson: Wonders from His Workshop
- Center for Puppetry Arts (Atlanta, GA), January 1 - September 13
- Sesame Street at 40: A Night of Celebration with the Legendary Cast, January 30
- Miss Piggy at Macy's Glamorama in Chicago, Illinois, August 21
- New York City proclaims November 10 Sesame Street Day
- Sesame Street photo exhibit, Union Station, Washington, D.C., November 10-30
- Brooklyn Public Library Exhibit, November 14 to February 21
- Sesame Street's 40th Birthday Party, November 15
- Kermit the Frog holiday postmark, December 1-30
- The Jim Henson company's Fraggle Rock Holiday Toy Drive Benefit event at Kitson in West Hollywood, December 9
Parades[]
- The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
- Indy 500 Parade features Super Grover float
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24
- 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features the balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Super Grover, Kermit and Elmo
Music videos[]
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" with the original instrumental tracks by Queen
- "I Believe" with Tiffany Thornton
Stage Shows[]
- Sesame Street Live presents 1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends, the 30th anniversary tour
- Bert & Ernie, Goodnight! at the Children's Theatre Company, September 8 - October 25
People[]
- Alaina Reed dies, December 17
Websites[]
- The Muppet Mindset, fan site, August 26
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