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Television & Movies
- Sesame Street Season 33, February 4
- Play With Me Sesame premieres on Noggin, April 1 (first season)
- Farscape Season 4 premieres on Sci Fi, June 7 (final season)
- Kermit's Swamp Years released direct-to-video, September 3
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie premieres on NBC, November 29
International Television
- Gulliver's Travels airs in Denmark on DR, July 23 (part 1) & July 30 (part 2)
- I Love Muppets BBC documentary premieres in the UK
- Elmers Verden (Elmo's World) airs in Denmark on TV2
Appearances
- Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Today Show's 50th anniversary celebration, January 14
- Note: This is the last known appearance of Frank Oz as Miss Piggy.
- Bear appears at a Chicago Cubs game, April 26
- Kermit the Frog on Hollywood Squares, May 13-17
- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf in a series of Denny's commercials launched May 20
- Bear appears at a New York Mets game, June 23
- Kermit the Frog on Jeopardy!, June 28
- Kermit the Frog on Morning Edition, November 14
- Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Late Late Show, November 14
- Pepe the King Prawn in series of Long John Silver's commercials
- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rizzo, Animal, Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie, Pepe the King Prawn, and Rowlf the Dog star in a series of MasterCard commercials
- Kermit and Miss Piggy on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 28
- Kermit and The Snowths on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
- Kermit and Miss Piggy are featured in a series of UPS commercials
Live Appearances
- Super Grover and Maria at the Stage Deli, February 27
- Kermit the Frog receives a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, November 14
- Kermit at Macy's Windows unveiling, November 22
- Bruce McSpruce auctioned off for the Save the Children Festival of Trees
Video
- Computer Caper, February 12
- Bert and Ernie's Word Play, June 11
- Elmo Visits the Firehouse, September 3
- Kermit's Swamp Years, September 3
- Elmo's World: Happy Holidays, September 24
- Friends to the Rescue
Action Figures
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Action Figure
- Crash Helmet Gonzo Action Figure
- Crazy Harry Action Figure
- Dr. Teeth Action Figure
- Dr. Teeth Variant Action Figure
- Electric Mayhem Playset
- Floyd Pepper Action Figure
- Fozzie Bear Action Figure
- Glamour Piggy Action Figure
- Holiday Kermit Action Figure
- Invisible Beaker Action Figure
- Invisible Fozzie Action Figure
- Kermit Action Figure
- Muppet Labs Playset
- Miss Piggy Action Figure
- Stuntman Gonzo Action Figure
- Tuxedo Kermit Action Figure
- Vacation Fozzie Action Figure
- Vanishing Cream Beaker Action Figure
Video Games
- Bear in the Big Blue House for GameBoy Color released
- Muppet Pinball Mayhem released
Storybooks
Behind the scenes
- Eric Jacobson begins to regularly perform Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal starting with It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
- Although he continues to provide the voices for his Sesame Street characters, as well as the voices of his characters for It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (except Lew Zealand), Jerry Nelson retires from Muppet performing
- Steve Whitmire begins to regularly perform Statler starting with the "Keep Fishin'" music video
Business
- The Jim Henson Company sells its half of Hallmark Channel to Crown Media Holdings.
- Sesame Workshop sells its half of Noggin to Viacom's Nickelodeon.
Music videos
- "Keep Fishin'" from Weezer's album Maladroit
- "We Are Family"
Stage Shows
- Bear in the Big Blue House Live presents, Bear in the Big Blue House Live's A First Time for Everything
Muppet Character Debuts
Muppet Character Exits
Parades
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street Float, and the debut of the Kermit Balloon. Al Roker interviews Kermit and Miss Piggy for the occasion, November 28
People
- Matt Robinson dies, August 5
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