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Major milestones and events in the history of Jim Henson and the Muppets.
  
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|colspan="3"|<center><small>([[Pre-1954|earlier events]])</small></center>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1954]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>[[Jim Henson]] makes his televison debut on ''[[The Junior Morning Show]]'' on WTOP-TV.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1955]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Sam & Friends]]'' debuts on [[WRC-TV]] in Washington, D.C. and introduces audiences to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]].</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1956]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>The Muppets make their first national television appearance, on ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1957]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>The first set of [[Wilkins Coffee]] commercials air.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1958]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>[[Muppets Inc]] is officially founded by [[Jim Henson]] and [[Jane Nebel]].</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1959]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>[[Jim Henson|Jim]] and [[Jane Henson]] get married on May 28th.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1960]]'''</big>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1961]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Sam & Friends]]'' ends its run on WRC-TV.</p><p>[[Jerry Juhl]] joins Muppets Inc.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1962]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>[[Purina Dog Chow]] commercials featuring [[Rowlf the Dog]] air.</p><p>The ''[[Tales of the Tinkerdee]]'' pilot is filmed in Atlanta.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1963]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>[[Rowlf the Dog]] begins to appear on ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]''.</p><p>[[Frank Oz]] join Muppets Inc.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1964]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>Rowlf continues to appear as a regular on ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]'' and Jim Henson goes on the road with Dean to perform live shows.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1965]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Time Piece]]'' is released.</p><p>The third, and final, season of ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]'' enters production and airs.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1966]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>The Muppets make their first appearance on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1967]]'''</big>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1968]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppets on Puppets]]'' airs on WNET.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1969]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Sesame Street]]'' debuts.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1970]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' airs on ABC.</p><p>''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' airs on CBS.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1971]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Frog Prince]]'' airs.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1972]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppet Musicians of Bremen]]'' airs.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1973]]'''</big>
 
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1974]]'''</big>
 
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|<p>The [[The Muppets Valentine Show|first pilot]] for ''The Muppet Show'' airs on ABC.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1975]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>Jim Henson's Muppets appear on NBC's ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in [[The Land of Gorch]].</p><p>A [[Sex and Violence|second pilot]] for ''The Muppet Show'' airs on ABC.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1976]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppet Show]]'' debuts in syndication in the United States and on the ITV networks in the United Kingdom.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1977]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-band Christmas]]'' airs on HBO.</p><p>The second season of ''The Muppet Show'' begins airing.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1978]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Christmas Eve on Sesame Street]]'' airs on PBS.</p><p>The third season of ''The Muppet Show'' begins airing.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together]]'' airs on ABC.</p><p>The fourth season of ''The Muppet Show'' begins airing.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1980]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>The fifth, and final, season of ''The Muppet Show'' begins airing.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1981]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' is released.</p><p>The final episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' airs in syndication.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1982]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' debuts on HBO.</p><p>''Sesame Street'' [[Episode 1839|remembers Mr. Hooper]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[Muppet Babies]]'' debuts on CBS.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Follow That Bird]]'' is released.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Labyrinth]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'' airs on CBS.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The StoryTeller|Jim Henson's The Storyteller]]'' debuts.</p><p>''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' airs on ABC.</p><p>The final season of ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' airs.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Sesame Street]]'' celebrates its [[Season 20 (1988-1989)|20th season]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' debuts on NBC.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' airs on ABC.</p><p>On May 16, [[Jim Henson]] dies.</p><p>''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]'' airs on CBS.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Dinosaurs]]'' debuts on ABC.</p><p>''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'' opens at Walt Disney World.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1992]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' is released.</p>
  
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|align="center"|<big>'''[[1993]]'''</big>
  
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|<p>The [[Season 25 (1993-1994)|25th season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' debuts with new characters and an expanded "[[Around the Corner|around the corner]]" set.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]'' is released on VHS.</p><p>''[[The Animal Show|Jim Henson's Animal Show with Stinky and Jake]]'' debuts on Fox.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' debuts on ABC.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' debuts on Disney Channel.</p><p>The second season of ''Muppets Tonight'' airs on Disney Channel.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Muppets from Space]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]'' is released.</p><p>''[[Farscape]]'' debuts on SciFi.</p>
  
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|<p>[[The Jim Henson Company]] sells the Sesame Street Muppets™ to [[Sesame Workshop]].</p>
  
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|<p>[[MuppetFest]] is held in Santa Monica, California.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' airs on NBC.</p><p>''[[Kermit's Swamp Years]]'' is released on DVD.</p>
  
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|<p>[[The Walt Disney Company]] buys the Muppets from [[The Jim Henson Company]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'' airs on ABC.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' airs on NBC.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Sesame Street]]'' celebrates its [[Sesame Street: 40th Anniversary|40th anniversary]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' is released.</p>
  
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|<p>The Muppets win their first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for the song "[[Man or Muppet]]".</p><p>The Muppets receive a star on [[the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]''.</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Sesame Street]]'' moves to [[HBO]] with a new set and a half-hour format for its [[Season 46 (2016)|46th season]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Muppets Now]]'' debuts on [[Disney+]].</p><p>''[[The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo]]'' debuts on [[HBO Max]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Muppets Haunted Mansion]]'' debuts on [[Disney+]].</p>
  
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|<p>''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]'' debuts on [[Apple TV+]].</p>
  
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==See also==
  
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*[[Sesame Street milestones]]
  
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[[Category:sandbox]]
  

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