2003

Television & Movies

• Animal Jam premieres on TLC Network, February 24, and then move to Discovery Kids channel, March 3 (only season)
• Sesame Street Season 34, April 7
• Play With Me Sesame premieres on Noggin, June 7 (second season)
• Good Boy! released October 10

International Television

• Germany's Sesamstrasse celebrates 30th anniversary
• Mexico's Plaza Sésamo celebrates 30th anniversary
• Hikayat Simsim airs first season in Jordan
• I Love the Muppets premieres

Awards

• Sesame Street is awarded a Celebration of Diversity Awards
• Kermit's Swamp Years award the Genesis Award, March 16

Appearances

• Pepe on The Other Half, February 14
• Kermit the Frog on The Other Half, March 3
• Kermit the Frog on Hollywood Squares, April 28
• Kermit and Big Bird appear on Animal Planet's 50 Greatest TV Animals, June 15
• Grover on The Savvy Traveler, June 20
• Elmo, Zoe, Grover, Rosita, and Big Bird on Daytime Emmy Awards
• Kermit the Frog on I Love the 70s, August 18-22
• Kermit the Frog guest-hosts Jimmy Kimmel Live, September 29 - October 3
• Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Wayne Brady Show, October 14
• Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy on Hollywood Squares, November 17
• Miss Piggy appear On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize, November 26
• Kermit the Frog on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 28
• The Muppet Workshop staff appear on Simply Quilts

Live Appearances

• Miss Piggy at the We Are Family Benefit Concert and Awards, January 29
• Kermit at the Genesis Awards, March 16
• Kevin Clash and Elmo at the 18th Annual Toys R' Us Children's Fund Benefit Dinner, April 9
• Kevin Clash and Elmo at the Canadian National Exhibition, August 25
• Elmo appears at the Celebration of Diversity Awards, October 1

Video

• Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons, July 8
• The StoryTeller: The Complete Collection, August 26
• It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, October 7
• Muppets Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show
• Zoe's Dance Moves

Books

• Bear Loves Visitors!, May 1
• The World of the Dark Crystal: Collector's Edition, May
• Bear & Tutter's Big & Little ABCs, November 3
• Listen to Your Fish
• Elmo Pops In!
• Welcome to the Clubhouse!
• The Wisdom of Big Bird, April 29

Albums

• Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music

Action Figures

• Clifford Action Figure
• Culinary Catastrophe Swedish Chef Action Figure
• Gonzo Action Figure
• Holiday Rizzo Action Figure
• Janice Action Figure
• Julius Strangepork Action Figure
• Lew Zealand Action Figure
• Link Hogthrob Action Figure
• Mega Animal Action Figure
• Mega Beaker Action Figure
• Mini Muppets
• Newsman Action Figure
• Patrol Bear Fozzie Action Figure
• Pepe Action Figure
• Rizzo Action Figure
• Rowlf Action Figure
• Sam Arrow Action Figure
• Scooter Action Figure
• Statler Action Figure
• Superhero Scooter Action Figure
• Swedish Kitchen Playset
• Swinetrek Playset
• Tour Animal Action Figure
• Vacation Pepe Action Figure
• Waldorf Action Figure
• White Tux Rowlf Action Figure
• Zoot Action Figure

Christmas Ornaments

• Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit and Piggy

Fast Food Promotions

• Chick-fil-A Bear in the Big Blue House books

Other Merchandise

• Monopoly - Muppets Edition

Business

• EM.TV sells The Jim Henson Company back to the Henson family, May

Muppet Character Debuts

• Sesame Street: Curly Bear
• Sesamstraat: Purk

People

• Lynne Thigpen dies, March 12
• Bob Hope dies, July 27
• Michael Jeter dies, March 30

Notable Events

• Jim Henson Statue unveiled, September 24th
• Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 4

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents Out of This World

Parades

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Kermit Balloon, a Sesame Street Float, and the debut of the Super Grover Balloon
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear and Kermit

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