2000

The Children's Television Workshop changes its name to Sesame Workshop and acquires ownership of the Sesame Street Muppets from The Jim Henson Company

Television & Movies

• Farscape Season 2 begins on Sci Fi, March 17
• Sesame Street Season 31 begins on PBS, January 3

International Television & Movies

• Takalani Sesame begins airing in South Africa
• Alam Simsim begins airing in Egypt
• Elmo au pays des grincheux, March 15
• Muppets Fra Rummet, June 16
• Elmo i Surmuleland, July 7
• Le Avventure de Elmo in Brontolandia, July 7
• Die Abenteuer von Elmo im Grummelland, July 20
• Rat, October 6

Appearances

• Bad Andy appears in Domino's Pizza commercials
• Kermit the Frog on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, November 14

Live Appearances

• Count von Count visits Bruch-Monroe Elementary School for the Census in the Schools program, February 24
• Kermit the Frog on Capitol Hill for the introduction of the Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000, March 29
• Kermit co-hosts the opening of the new American Academy of Dramatic Arts, October 17
• Bear's Berry Christmas
• The Best Thanksgiving Ever!
• Brought to You by the Letter A
• Brought to You by the Letter B
• Brought to You by the Letter C
• Fun with 1, 2, 3
• Fun with A, B, C
• Fun with Colors and Shapes
• Fun with Opposites

Video

• Time-Life begins releasing complete episodes of The Muppet Show on VHS as The Best of the Muppet Show in December

International Video

• Muppets aus dem All (Muppets from Space) released in Germany on DVD and VHS, August 24
• Muppets Fra Rummet (Muppets from Space) released in Denmark on DVD and VHS, November 15.

Video Games

• Muppet Race Mania, October
• Muppet Monster Adventure

Other Merchandise

• Jim Henson Bust

Business

• Charlie Chaplin Studios purchased by Henson family and leased to the Jim Henson Company
• EM.TV buys The Jim Henson Company, February
• Children's Television Workshop changes its name to Sesame Workshop
• The Jim Henson Company sells the ownership of the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop
• The Jim Henson Company sells its half of Odyssey Network to Crown Media Holdings.

Stage Shows

• Bear in the Big Blue House Live presents, Bear in the Big Blue House Live's Surprise Party

Muppet Character Debuts

• Sesamstrasse: Feli Filu, Wolle, Pferd
• Alam Simsim: Nimnim, Filfil, Khokha
• Takalani Sesame: Moshe, Zuzu, Zikwe, Neno

Muppet Character Exits

• Sesamstrasse: Simson

Parades

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street Float.

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