Contents 1 Television & Movies 2 International Television & Movies 3 Appearances 4 Live appearances 5 DVDs 6 Books 7 Albums 8 Action Figures 9 Christmas Ornaments 10 Other Merchandise 11 On the Web 12 Business 13 Attractions and Events 14 Muppet Character Debuts 15 Parades

Television & Movies

• The Street We Live On airs in primetime on PBS, March 4
• Sesame Street Season 35 premieres on PBS, March 5
• Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars miniseries premieres on Sci Fi, October 17-18
• NBC pre-empts an afternoon showing of It's a Wonderful Life for a third airing of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, November 25

International Television & Movies

• Good Boy! released in Denmark, March 3
• Die Muppets Spielen Theater (Muppet Classic Theater) premiers in Germany, April 9
• Five Children and It, September 11
• Das Grösste Muppet-Weihnachtsspektakel aller Zeiten (It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie), German pay-TV premiere, November 25
• Sesame Street begins airing in Japan
• Sesame English and Il Mondo di Elmo begin airing in Italy

Appearances

• Bear on Hollywood Squares, January 12-16
• The Muppets and Jessica Simpson Pizza Hut commercial, February 1
• Sesame Street Live on The Today Show, February 4
• Sesame Muppets appear on The West Wing, March 3
• The Count on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, April 3
• Lewis Bernstein, Mike Renzi, Zoe, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch appeared on The Early Show, April 5
• Elmo on Hollywood Squares, April 12-16
• Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Pepe the King Prawn appear on The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour, April 11
• Miss Piggy in a Pizza Hut commercial, September
• Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella and Bear on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, September 6
• Kermit and Miss Piggy at the Emmy Red Carpet Coverage, September 19
• Elmo on The Tony Danza Show, October 11
• Kermit on 100 Greatest TV Characters, November 22-26
• Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Statler and Waldorf, and Penguins on Good Morning America, December 15
• Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie and Animal on Saturday Night Live, December 18
• Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo on Christmas at Walt Disney World, December 25

Live appearances

• Elmo appears at an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome, March 28
• Elephant, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Rosita, Grover and Phoebe at the Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala, April 24

DVDs

• Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites, January 27
• Sesame Street: Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs, January 27
• Labyrinth Collector's Edition DVD Box Set, February 3
• Best of the Muppet Show: Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, George Burns, February 3
• Big Bird in China, February 10
• Big Bird in Japan, February 10
• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Cat's Adventure, March 6
• Sesame Street: Fiesta!, March 6
• Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? - 35th Anniversary, March 6
• Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl, March 6
• Best of the Muppet Show: Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Rudolf Nureyev, March 6
• Sesame Street: Learning About Letters, June 8
• Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers, June 8
• Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons, July 6
• Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began (test market edition), July 20
• Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World, August 3
• Sesame Street: The Street We Live On, August 3
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook, August 3
• Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure, August 3
• Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover, August 8
• The StoryTeller: Greek Myths: The Complete Collection, September 7
• Sesame Street: Imagine That, October 5
• Sesame Street: Sing Along, October 5
• Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began (special edition), October 19

Books

• Bear's Egg Hunt
• Just the Way You Are
• The Sesame Street Dictionary
• What Is the Sound?

Albums

• A Celebration of Me, Grover, August 31
• Happy Birthday from Sesame Street, August 31
• Thanks & Giving All Year Long

Action Figures

• Adventure Kermit Action Figure
• Animal Action Figure
• Backstage Playset
• Beauregard Action Figure
• Captain Smollett Action Figure
• Frog Scout Robin Action Figure
• Ghost of Sam Arrow Action Figure
• Jim Henson Action Figure
• Johnny Fiama Action Figure
• Koozebane Kermit Action Figure
• Lips Action Figure
• Marvin Suggs Action Figure
• Mega Gonzo Action Figure
• Mini Muppets
• Phil Van Neuter Action Figure
• Pops Action Figure
• Sam the Eagle Action Figure
• Santa Chef Action Figure
• Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures
• Stepping Out Fozzie Action Figure
• Super Beaker Action Figure
• Swedish Chef Action Figure
• Sweetums Action Figure
• Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure
• Usher Scooter Action Figure
• Vaudeville Statler and Waldorf Action Figures

Christmas Ornaments

• Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit on Bike

Other Merchandise

• New Sababa Plush: Janice, Swedish Chef, Kermit and Animal, May
• MONOPOLY: Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Edition, June
• Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game

On the Web

• New Henson.com launches, October 6
• Muppets.go.com launches, November 17

Business

• The Walt Disney Company acquires ownership of the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House characters from The Jim Henson Company, February 17
• The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment form a five-year distribution agreement for the Henson Family Showcase properties, April 1
• Sesame Workshop launches "Healthy Habits for Life", May 20

Attractions and Events

• Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Francisco, CA), May 8 - September 19
• Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy: Film Festival held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, November 20-21

Muppet Character Debuts

• Sesame Street in Japan: Teena, Mojabo, Pierre, Arthur, Grorie, Meg

Parades

• The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
• Kermit, Miss Piggy on Emmy Red Carpet, September 19
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Super Grover Balloon, Kermit Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Animal, Pepe, Bert, and Kermit
• 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features a balloon version of Cookie Monster
• Kermit, Piggy and Gonzo co-host the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (filmed in November). A preview spot for The Muppets' Wizard of Oz is shown for the first time during the parade, December 25

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