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==Television & Movies== |
==Television & Movies== |
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| + | *''[[Big Bird in Japan]]'' debuts on [[PBS]], January |
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*''[[Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]'' on [[NBC]], April 7 |
*''[[Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting]]'' on [[NBC]], April 7 |
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*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' airs on [[NBC]], April 14 - July 30 |
*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' airs on [[NBC]], April 14 - July 30 |
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*[[Jim Henson]] and [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] appear on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' to promote ''The Jim Henson Hour'', April 17 |
*[[Jim Henson]] and [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] appear on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' to promote ''The Jim Henson Hour'', April 17 |
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*Jim Henson appears on ''[[CBS This Morning]]'', April 21 |
*Jim Henson appears on ''[[CBS This Morning]]'', April 21 |
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| + | *Jim Henson and Kermit on [[Pat Sajak|The Pat Sajak Show]], May 8 |
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| + | *Jim Henson, Kermit and [[Rowlf]] on [[The Arsenio Hall Show]], May 22 |
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*Kermit appears at the 3rd annual American Comedy Awards, May 23 |
*Kermit appears at the 3rd annual American Comedy Awards, May 23 |
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*''[[An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz]]'' taped, July |
*''[[An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz]]'' taped, July |
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*''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' issues 25 and 26 |
*''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' issues 25 and 26 |
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*''[[The New Who's Who on Sesame Street]]'' coloring book |
*''[[The New Who's Who on Sesame Street]]'' coloring book |
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==Stage Shows== |
==Stage Shows== |
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==Behind the Scenes== |
==Behind the Scenes== |
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==Muppet Character Debuts== |
==Muppet Character Debuts== |
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*[[Hans-Helmut Dickow]] dies, December 18 |
*[[Hans-Helmut Dickow]] dies, December 18 |
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*[[Joey Mazzarino]] begins working with the Muppets |
*[[Joey Mazzarino]] begins working with the Muppets |
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Revision as of 15:30, 3 July 2014
Television & Movies
- Big Bird in Japan debuts on PBS, January
- Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting on NBC, April 7
- The Jim Henson Hour airs on NBC, April 14 - July 30
- Jim Henson and Kermit appear on The Tonight Show to promote The Jim Henson Hour, April 17
- Jim Henson appears on CBS This Morning, April 21
- Jim Henson and Kermit on The Pat Sajak Show, May 8
- Jim Henson, Kermit and Rowlf on The Arsenio Hall Show, May 22
- Kermit appears at the 3rd annual American Comedy Awards, May 23
- An Evening with Jim Henson and Frank Oz taped, July
- The Ghost of Faffner Hall begins on HBO, September 11
- Muppet Babies Season 6 begins on CBS, September 16
- Sesame Street Season 21, November 13
International Television & Movies
- Rua Sésamo begins airing in Portugal
Storybooks
- Adding Fraggles
- Alice's First Words
- Baby Kermit's Message
- Bert and the Magic Lamp
- Big Bird the Artist
- Big Bird Gets Lost
- Big Bird Meets the Orchestra
- The Biggest Cookie in the World
- Gonzo's Big Mess
- Gonzo the Great
- Grover's Adventure Under the Sea
- Happy Mother's Day!
- I Can't Wait Until Christmas
- It's No Fun to Be Sick!
- Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories
- Mokey Fraggle's New Colors
- Mom Gets a Job
- Big Enough
- Head to Toe
- Muppet Babies Seasons
- On My Way with Sesame Street series
- Piggy the Explorer
- Piggy Gets the Jitters
- Splish-Splashy Day
- That Makes Me Angry!
- TV or Not TV
- When Oscar Was a Little Grouch
- The World According to Elmo
Merchandise
- Muppet Magazine issues 25 and 26
- The New Who's Who on Sesame Street coloring book
- Sing Along with Kermit and Friends book-and-tape sets
Stage Shows
- Sesame Street Live presents Silly Dancing
Behind the Scenes
- In August, Jim Henson enters into serious negotiations with Michael Eisner to sell his company to Disney. Negotiations would fall through the following year upon Henson's death.
Muppet Character Debuts
- The Jim Henson Hour: Clifford, Waldo C. Graphic
- Sesame Street: Preston Rabbit
- Sesamstrasse: Rumpel, Buh, Simson
People
- Joe Raposo dies, February 5
- Hans-Helmut Dickow dies, December 18
- Joey Mazzarino begins working with the Muppets
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