2006

Television & Movies

• The World According to Sesame Street opens at the Sundance Film Festival, January 21
• Sesame Street Season 37 premieres, August 14
• Eight previously unaired episodes of Bear in the Big Blue House premiere on Disney Channel, week of April 24
• CBS Sunday Morning reports on Sesame Street around the world, December 10
• Happy Hooby Holidays on PBS Kids Sprout, December 25
• When Parents Are Deployed television special on PBS, December 27

International Television

• Best Ever Muppet Moments (UK), March 11
• Galli Galli Sim Sim begins airing in India
• Sesame English premieres in Poland/Hungary/Croatia

Appearances

• Kermit the Frog on Good Morning America, February 2
• Kermit the Frog on ESPN's Cold Pizza, February 2
• Kermit the Frog on Martha, February 2
• Miss Piggy and Jessica Simpson's Pizza Hut commercials debut, February 5
• Kermit the Frog's Ford Escape Hybrid commercial debuts, February 5
• Elmo on The Tony Danza Show, February 10
• Kevin Clash and Elmo on The Oprah Winfrey Show, February 27
• Statler and Waldorf at the Oscar's Red Carpet and wrap-up shows, March 5
• Miss Piggy (ranking #41) on E!'s 101 Incredible Celebrity Slimdowns 60 - 41, March 15
• Kermit and Piggy at the TV Land Awards, March 22
• Sesame Street characters on Jeopardy, April 4
• Kermit the Frog on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, April 9
• Kermit the Frog on American Idol, May 10
• Kermit the Frog on The Today Show, May 16
• Kermit the Frog on American Idol, May 24
• Pepe the King Prawn on The Late Late Show, June 19
• Kermit the Frog on Good Morning America, June 28
• Elmo on A Capitol Fourth, July 4
• Oscar the Grouch on Martha, July 10 (edited rerun)
• Abby Cadabby on the Today Show, August 14
• Abby Cadabby as "Person of the Week" on ABC World News Tonight, August 18
• Kevin Clash and Elmo on the Today Show, September 6
• Miss Piggy on the Today Show, September 14
• Kevin Clash and Elmo on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, September 30
• Abby Cadabby on The View, October 4
• Kermit the Frog on Martha, October 5
• Big Bird on Access Hollywood, October 20
• Sonia Manzano and Prairie Dawn on Clips & Quips, October 23
• Cookie Monster on Martha, October 24
• Elmo on Emeril Live, November 26
• Kermit the Frog on Good Morning America, December 7
• Kermit the Frog on Live with Regis and Kelly, December 8
• Kermit the Frog on The Live Desk, December 8
• Kermit the Frog on The 9, December 8
• Kermit the Frog on MTV News, December 8
• Kermit the Frog on The Early Show, December 11
• Miss Piggy on Martha, December 19
• Big Bird on Deal or No Deal, December 25

Live appearances

• Kermit at Berlin Fashion Week, Adidas event, January 29
• Kermit at the Chicago Auto Show, February 8
• Rosita and Elmo, The National Governor's Association Forum, February 26
• Kevin Clash and Elmo appearance at New York Barnes and Noble to promote My Life as a Furry Red Monster, September 9
• Kermit, Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf appear at the Hollywood Bowl for John Mauceri's farewell, September 15-17
• Kermit at Michigan State University, September 28-30
• Elmo at the Hollywood Christmas Celebration from the Grove, November 19

Events

• "Return to Fraggle Rock" screening held (Dallas, TX), January 21
• Jim Henson Legacy Screening with Heather Henson (Austin, TX), February 26
• Elmo and Monsters perform at Hollywood Meets Motown in New York, March 15
• Muppets and Mechanisms exhibit opens at the Smithsonian Institution with puppets from Sam and Friends
• Muppets Ahoy! debuts aboard the Disney Wonder, July
• Jim Henson: Performing Artist is launched; Jane Henson discussion panel, September 22

Album releases

• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (Limited Collector's Edition), July 25
• A Green and Red Christmas, October 17
• A Sesame Street Christmas Carol CD Sampler, November 14

DVD releases

• Elmo and Zoe's Scientific Exploration
• The Letter of the Month Club
• Furry Red Monster Parade
• Fraggle Rock: Down in Fraggle Rock, January 17
• The Cat's Home But Not Alone, January 24
• Elmo's World: Reach for the Sky, January 31
• MirrorMask, February 14
• Sesame Beginnings: Beginning Together, March 21
• Sesame Beginnings: Make Music Together, March 21
• Sesame Street: Guess That Shape and Color, April 4
• Dinosaurs: The Complete First and Second Seasons, May 2
• The StoryTeller: The Definitive Collection, May 23
• Elmo's Easy As 123, June
• Elmo's Easy As ABC, August
• Talk, Listen, Connect, August
• Elmo's World: Pets!, August 1
• Elmo's Potty Time, August 22
• Fraggle Rock: Complete Second Season, September 5
• The World According to Sesame Street, October 24
• Old School: Volume 1, October 24
• Sesame Street Christmas Carol, November 14
• Saturday Night Live: The Complete First Season, December 5

International DVD releases

• Four DVDs of Fragglerne, February 6
• Muppets Der Zauberer von Oz (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz) on DVD in Germany, December 7

Books

• Global Grover Travels All Over, February 28
• Jim Henson: Puppeteer and Filmmaker, April 30
• Elmo's Easy As 123, June
• Sesame Street Dad: Evolution of an Actor, June 30
• Return to Labyrinth: Part 1, August 8
• Elmo's Easy As ABC, August
• Before You Leap, September 5
• My Life as a Furry Red Monster, September 5
• Please Do Not Open this Book!, September 26
• Wubba-Wubba Woo!, September 26

Christmas ornaments

• American Greetings Muppet Christmas Ornaments, September

Merchandise

• Bird's the Word Elmo
• Jingle Bell Elmo

Muppet Character Debuts

• Sesame Street: Abby Cadabby
• Galli Galli Sim Sim: Boombah, Googly, Aanchoo, Chamki

On the Web

• From the Balcony episodes 15-34
• Sesame Workshop announces a partnership with Verizon Wireless to offer Sesame Street content on its V CAST network. November.

Parades

• Indy 500 Parade features balloons in the shape of Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Super Grover Balloon, Big Bird Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float
• McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Miss Piggy and Kermit
• 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloon versions of Big Bird and Bear with Tutter
• San Diego Holiday Parade features an Elmo balloon

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