Television & Movies

• Hey Cinderella! makes it's US premiere on ABC, April 10
• Sesame Street Season 2 begins on PBS, November 9
• The Great Santa Claus Switch on CBS, December 20

International Television

• Canada's Sesame Street begins airing

Appearances

• The Muppets perform "Octopus' Garden" on The Ed Sullivan Show, March 1
• The Muppets perform "Come Together" on The Ed Sullivan Show, April 12
• Kermit performs "What Kind of Fool Am I?", with interruptions from Grover, on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 31
• Grover performs his Near and Far routine on The Tonight Show

Albums

• The Sesame Street Book & Record
• Bob McGrath from Sesame Street
• Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street

Non-fiction Books

• Time Piece: Film Study

People

• Fran Brill joins Sesame Street
• Heather Henson is born
• Richard Hunt joins Muppets, Inc.
• Jerry Nelson joins Muppets, Inc. full-time

Magazine Appearances

• Big Bird appears on the cover of Time magazine, November 23
• Muppets and Ed Sullivan appear on the cover of TV Guide, December 12

Milestones

• "Rubber Duckie" reaches number 16 on Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles" chart
• "The Sesame Street Book & Record" peaks at number at #23 on Billboard's Top LP's chart, and was certified Gold (sales of 500,000 copies) by the RIAA.

Muppet Character Debuts

• The Great Santa Claus Switch: Thig, Thog, Snake Frackle, Snarl (early Gonzo), Boppity, Gloat, Scoff, Snivelly (early Droop), Miss Kitty, various blue Snerfs

• Sesame Street: Herry Monster, Sherlock Hemlock, Mr. Johnson, Simon Soundman, Herbert Birdsfoot, Little Jerry and the Monotones, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Farley, various Twiddlebugs

• Hey Cinderella!: Featherstone