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==Muppet Character Debuts== |
==Muppet Character Debuts== |
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*[[Sesame Street]]: [[Osvaldo the Grouch]], [[Honkers]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Elmo]] (as a minor character) |
*[[Sesame Street]]: [[Osvaldo the Grouch]], [[Honkers]], [[Telly Monster]], [[Elmo]] (as a minor character) |
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| − | *[[The Muppet Show]]: [[Foo Foo]], background figures such as [[Wolfhound]], [[Butch |
+ | *[[The Muppet Show]]: [[Foo Foo]], background figures such as [[Wolfhound]], [[Butch]], [[Lyle the Dog]], and others |
*[[Barrio Sesamo]]: [[Caponata]], [[Perezgil]] |
*[[Barrio Sesamo]]: [[Caponata]], [[Perezgil]] |
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*[[Iftah Ya Simsim]]: [[No'Man]], [[Melsoon]], [[Yaqut]] |
*[[Iftah Ya Simsim]]: [[No'Man]], [[Melsoon]], [[Yaqut]] |
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Revision as of 07:32, 27 June 2007
Television & Movies
- The Muppets Go Hollywood on CBS, May 16
- The Muppet Movie released June 22
- The Muppet Show Season 4 begins in syndication, September
- Sesame Street Season 11 begins airing on PBS
- John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together on ABC, December 5
International Television & Movies
- The Muppet Movie (Mupparna) premiers in Sweden, September 29.
- Barrio Sésamo premieres in Spain
- Iftah Ya Simsim premieres in Kuwait
Appearances
- 60 Minutes features a report on The Muppet Show, March 17
- Kermit the Frog guest-hosts The Tonight Show, April 2
- Miss Piggy presents an Academy Award with Johnny Carson
- Big Bird is featured in Bob Hope's special The Road to China on NBC, September 15
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features Miss Piggy in a Rolls Royce, followed by the rest of the Muppets in the Electric Mayhem Bus
- The Muppets visit The Mike Douglas Show to promote The Muppet Show, December
- The failed pilot for The Orson Welles Show features the Muppets and an interview with Jim Henson and Frank Oz
Books
- The Amazing Mumford Forgets the Magic Words!
- Big Bird's Rhyming Book
- Cookie Monster's Book of Cookie Shapes
- Cookie Monster's Storybook
- Ernie's Work of Art
- The Four Seasons
- Learn at Home the Sesame Street Way
- The Many Faces of Ernie
- The Up and Down Book
- The Sesame Street Library (Volumes 13-15)
Albums
Sesame Street:
- At Home With Ernie and Bert
- Every Body's Record
- Welcome!
- Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation
- The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street
- Sesame Disco
- Dinah! I've Got A Song
Merchandise
- Muppet Valentines from Hallmark
- Sigma Christmas ornaments
- Picco watches
- Keds sneakers
- Martex sheets and towels
- Stormin' Norman disco jackets
- 1979 Sesame Street Calendar
Muppet Character Debuts
- Sesame Street: Osvaldo the Grouch, Honkers, Telly Monster, Elmo (as a minor character)
- The Muppet Show: Foo Foo, background figures such as Wolfhound, Butch, Lyle the Dog, and others
- Barrio Sesamo: Caponata, Perezgil
- Iftah Ya Simsim: No'Man, Melsoon, Yaqut
Attractions
- The Art of the Muppets exhibit debuts at Lincoln Center in New York City
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