2005

Television & Movies

• Sesame Street Season 36 premieres on PBS, April 4
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz airs on ABC, May 20
• Breakfast with Bear premiers on Disney Channel, June 20
• MirrorMask limited theatrical release, September 30

International Television & Movies

• Sisimpur begins airing in Bangladesh
• Le Muppet Show, the pilot for Muppet TV airs on French network TF1, November
• Sandtrolden released in Denmark, December 25
• Muppet Babies repeats start syndicating on the UK Disney Channels

Awards

• Quill Book Award for "Health/Self Improvement" awarded to It's Not Easy Being Green, October 11

Appearances

• Muppets' Pizza Hut commercial debut, February 6
• The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, March 6
• The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - How'd They Do That?, March 7
• The Muppets and characters from Sesame Street and Bear in the Big Blue House appear in the video We Are Family, March 11
• Grover appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 4
• Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, April 11
• The Muppets appear on America's Funniest Home Videos May 8
• Fozzie Bear appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, May 13
• Statler and Waldorf appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 16
• Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear appear on Good Morning America, May 19
• Miss Piggy and Kermit appear on Live with Regis and Kelly, May 19
• Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 23
• Kermit the Frog in German BMW commercial, print, and online ads
• Muppets' recording of "Mahna Mahna" used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper commercial
• Kermit, Miss Piggy and Pepe the King Prawn appear on Mike's Super Short Show, August
• Muppets' Disney Channel Bumpers debut, September 12
• Cheryl Henson and Kevin Clash appear on The Today Show to promote It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider, September 21
• Kermit in Target after-Thanksgiving Wake-up Call Commercials
• "Mahna Mahna" remade for New Zealand CanTeen commercial
• Kermit and Miss Piggy appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
• Elmo, Grover, Telly, and Rosita appear on Emeril Live, November 4
• Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
• Pepe the King Prawn appears on The Late Late Show November 17
• Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Reel Classics Extra
• Pepe sing Christmas Carols on The Late Late Show, December 19
• Kermit and Miss Piggy sing Christmas Carols on The Tony Danza Show, December 20
• Big Bird (Vogel) and Rosemarie Truglio appear on The Today Show to promote the "Adventures of Little Big Bird" (4107 & 4108), December 28
• Gonzo appears on the Paul Williams dualdisc/video release I'm Going Back There Someday

Live Appearances

• Miss Piggy appears at the New York Fashion Week, February 4
• Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie and Pepe at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
• Miss Piggy at London Fashion Week, September 18
• Kevin Clash and Elmo at Quill Book Awards, October 11

Events

• Lisa Henson & Neil Gaiman present premiere screenings of MirrorMask at the Sundance Film Festival, January 25
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz window display at Macy's in New York City, March 20
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
• Sesame Place celebrates its 25th anniversary, May 7
• Muppet Presentations at National Fantasy Fan Club, July 9
• The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary with several events
  • "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" events at both The Museum of Television and Radio facilities in NY and LA, September 24
  • Brian and Heather Henson celebrate "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" at the Salt Lake City Library in UT, September 28-30
• Kermit the Frog celebrates his 50th anniversary
  • Kermit visits Kermit, TX, October 14
  • Kermit visits NASA's Johnson Space Center (Huston, TX), October 15
  • Kermit visits the Rockettes (New York, NY), November 4

DVD Releases

• Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away, January 4
• Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty, January 25
• Mother Goose Stories: Jack and Jill, January 25
• Fraggle Rock: Live By The Rule of the Rock, April 26
• Elmo's World: Food, Water & Exercise, May 10
• Sesame Street: Dance and Move (Box Set), May 10
• Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, May 10
• Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, May 10
• Animal Jam: Springin', May 24
• Animal Jam: Hug-A-Day, May 24
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, June 7
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Sense-sational, June 7
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Storytelling with Bear, June 7
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Visiting the Doctor with Bear, June 7
• Sesame Street: Sing Along With Sesame (Box Set), June 14
• Sesame Street: Stories Games & Songs (Box Set), June 14
• Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time, June 14
• Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories, June 14
• Sesame Street: All Star Alphabet, August 2
• Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue, August 2
• The Muppet Show: Season One, August 9
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, August 9
• Fraggle Rock: Doing Things That Doozers Do, September 6
• Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season, September 6
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: Collector's Edition, October 4
• Sesame Street: Check-Up Time Elmo, October 4
• Sesame Street: Learning to Add and Subtract, October 4
• The Muppet Movie: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
• The Great Muppet Caper: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
• The Muppet Christmas Carol: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
• Muppet Treasure Island: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
• Animal Jam: Let's Jam Together, December 13
• Animal Jam: Shake a Leg, December 13

International DVD Releases

• Four DVDs of Fragglerne, July 14

Books

• Elmo's Night Before Christmas
• What Belongs?, January
• What Is Missing?, January
• Get Moving With Grover, July 26
• It's Not Easy Being Green - And Other Things to Consider, September 14

Albums

• Best of the Muppets, May 17
• Bear in the Big Blue House: Greatest Hits, June 28
• The Muppet Christmas Carol: Special Edition Soundtrack, November 22

Action Figures

• Frog Scout Leader Kermit Action Figure
• Penguins Action Figures
• The Rainbow Connection Kermit Action Figure
• Uncle Deadly Action Figure
• Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo Action Figures
• Super Grover Action Figure

Christmas Ornaments

• Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, "A Season To Sing"

Other Merchandise

• Fraggle Rock UNO released, July
• Jim Henson and Muppets special US postage stamps released, September 14

Stage Shows

• Sesame Street Live presents Super Grover! Ready For Action!
• Sesame Place debuts Countdown to Halloween for its Count's Halloween Spooktacular

On the Web

• From the Balcony test pilot posted, February 25
• From the Balcony episodes 1-14, starts June 24
• Muppets Mobile launches in the UK, September 23
• Sesame Street Mobile Store launches, November 17
• Muppet Wiki launches, December 5

Business

• The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary
• The London branch of the Jim Henson Creature Shop closed, June
• The Jim Henson Honors started by the Jim Henson Company, December 21

People

• Jerry Juhl dies, September 26
• Jim Henson honored at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame with special wall statue, September 28

Parades

• The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
• Indy 500 Parade features Kermit the Frog and Elmo balloons
• 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, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit
• San Diego Holiday Parade features an Elmo balloon

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