2011

Television & Movies

• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey premieres at Sundance, January 23
• Sesame Street season 42, September 26
• Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger, October 9
• The Muppets is released, November 23

International Television & Movies

• Sesamstraat celebrates its 35th season
• Sesamstrasse 38th season
• Eine Möhre für Zwei 2nd season, premieres October 19 on KI.KA
• The Muppets is released in Canada, November 23
• The Muppets is released in India and Mexico, November 25
• SimSim Humara premieres, Pakistan, November 26
• Baghch-e-Simsim premieres, Afghanistan, December 1
• The Muppets is released in Brazil, December 2
• Ernie & Bert Songs premieres December 5 on KI.KA
• The Muppets is released in Singapore, Malaysia and Israel, December 8
• The Muppets is released in United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, December 9
• Ernie & Bert Märchensongs premieres December 13 on KI.KA
• The Muppets is released in Bahrain, Kuwait and Lebanon, December 15
• The Muppets is released in Chile, December 29
• The Muppets is released in Estonia, December 30

Commercials

• Alamo Rent a Car
• AMC Theatres policy trailer, October 9
• CMA ads, with Miss Piggy, November
• UL Labs, with Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and The Swedish Chef
• Wonderful Pistachios, with Kermit, debuted September 18

Appearances

• Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Telly on Top Chef, February 16
• Elmo on The Dr. Oz Show, March 30
• Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 3
• Kermit the Frog reports from the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland, May 7
• Elmo on Good Morning America, May 20
• Grover at the Salute to Israel Parade, June 5
• Elmo at the NASA shuttle program of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, July 6
• Steve Whitmire and Kermit at the National Puppetry Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, July 15
• Miss Piggy on Take Two with Phineas and Ferb, August 20
• Miss Piggy and Animal on The Tonight Show, August 31
• Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Oscar, and Slimey on Good Morning America, September 20
• Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, September 26
• Miss Piggy on So Random!, October 2
• Kermit on Entertainment Tonight, October 4
• Elmo and Kevin Clash on The View, October 24
• Elmo and Kevin Clash on Nightline, October 24
• Elmo and Kevin Clash on Erin Burnett OutFront, October 24
• Kevin Clash on The Daily Show, October 24
• The Muppets on WWE Raw, October 31
• Elmo and Kevin Clash on The Gayle King Show, November 1
• Kevin Clash on The Takeaway, November 3
• Miss Piggy on The Tonight Show, November 4
• The Muppets: Exclusive Access Sneak Peek during ABC Family's "Double Date Night", November 5
• Jason Segel on The Tonight Show, November 8
• Kermit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 9
• Kevin Clash on The Wendy Williams Show, November 9
• Miss Piggy at the CMA Awards, November 9
• Carlo Alban on The Takeaway, November 9
• Kermit at the Latin Grammys, November 10
• Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog on Desperate Housewives, November 13
• Kermit and Miss Piggy on Dancing with the Stars, November 14
• Amy Adams on The Tonight Show, November 14
• Miss Piggy on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 14
• Jason Segel on Late Show with David Letterman, November 14
• Kermit and Gonzo, Bunsen and Beaker, and Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Mike and Mike, November 15
• Amy Adams on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 15
• The Muppets on Dancing with the Stars, November 15
• Kermit and Miss Piggy on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 16
• The Muppets on Good Morning America, November 17
• Animal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 18
• Jason Segel on Saturday Night Live, November 19
• Jason Segel on Live with Regis and Kelly, November 21
• Jason Segel on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 21
• Miss Piggy on Chelsea Lately, November 21
• Jason Segel on The Late Late Show, November 22
• Miss Piggy on Live! with Kelly, November 23
• Kermit, Miss Piggy, the Swedish Chef, and an Anything Muppet (via Muppet Whatnot Workshop) on The Chew, November 23
• Jason Segel on The Marilyn Denis Show, November 24
• Kevin Clash on NPR's Tell Me More, November 28
• Kermit on The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, December 1
• Miss Piggy on CMA Country Christmas, December 1
• Oscar the Grouch on A Michael Bublé Christmas, December 6
• Elmo on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 13
• Kermit & Miss Piggy on WWE Tribute to the Troops, December 13
• Elmo on The Nate Berkus Show, December 16
• Cookie Monster on The Dr. Oz Show, December 19
• Elmo hosts Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon, a programming block on Sprout, December 23 and 24
• Statler and Waldorf, Kermit, and Gonzo on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, December 25
• Elmo at the Kennedy Center Honors, December 27

See also: The Muppets promotional appearances. Note that Kermit was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show November 11, but did not appear.

Live Appearances

• Elmo and Cookie Monster at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, May 2
• Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Grover at LaGuardia Airport, May 3
• Elmo and Grover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, May 5
• Oscar the Grouch and Caroll Spinney, Nellis Air Force Base, June
• Various characters, Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 1
• Roscoe Orman, accepting an award for Sesame Street at the Television Critics Association Awards, August 6
• Walk-around Sweetums, Kermit, and Rowlf the Dog at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 19
• Kermit and Miss Piggy at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 20
• Miss Piggy at New York Fashion Week, September 8
• Oscar and Caroll Spinney, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Boston, October 15
• The Muppets on WWE, October 31
• Kermit and Jason Segel at STARS Benefit Gala, November 1
• Abby Cadabby and Gordon at the launch of Military Families Near and Far (familiesnearandfar.org), November 5
• Sweetums, Animal, Fozzie Bear, Walter, Gonzo, Rowlf, Kermit, and Miss Piggy, and Statler and Waldorf at the world premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
• Murray Monster with Nolan Gould at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, November 15
• Miss Piggy at The Trevor Project's Trevor Live fundraiser, December 4

International Appearances

• Elmo on App Central, May 31
• Elmo on App Central, June 1
• Ernie, Bert, Carsten Morar-Haffke, Martin Paas and Charlie Kaiser on Morgenmagazin, October 14
• Kermit on CP24 Breakfast, October 25
• Jason Segel on Breakfast Television, October 25
• Kermit the Frog on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, November 3
• Ernie, Bert, Carsten Morar-Haffke and Martin Paas on Mikado am Morgen, December 4

Video games

• LittleBigPlanet add-ons, January 18 and December
• Ready, Set, Grover!, August 2
• Once Upon a Monster, October 11

Home Video

• Shalom Sesame: Shabbat Shalom, Grover!, January 11
• Shalom Sesame: Grover Plants a Tree, January 11
• Shalom Sesame: Mitzvah on the Street, January 11
• Sesame Street: Silly Storytime, February 1
• Elmo's World: Penguins and Animal Friends, March 1
• Shalom Sesame: Be Happy, It's Purim!, March 8
• Shalom Sesame: It's Passover, Grover!, March 8
• Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures, April 5
• Elmo's Travel Songs and Games, May 3
• Shalom Sesame: Grover Learns Hebrew, May 10
• Shalom Sesame: Countdown to Shavuot, May 10
• Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood, June 7
• Best of Sesame Street Spoofs!, July 5
• The Best Pet in the World, July 26
• Big Bird's Wish, July 26
• Learning Letters with Elmo, August 2
• Shalom Sesame: The Sticky Shofar, August 23
• Shalom Sesame: Monsters in the Sukkah, August 23
• Elmo's Music Magic, September 6
• Elmo's Shape Adventure, October 11
• Shalom Sesame: Adventures in Israel, October 11
• Bye-Bye Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo, November 1
• Singing with the Stars

International Home Video

• Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 2, February 11
• Die Muppet Show: Season 2, March 24
• Die Muppet Show: Season 3, May 19
• Die Fraggles: The Complete Series, May 20
• Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 3, September 9
• Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 4, December 9

Albums

• The Green Album, August 23
• Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler, August 30
• The Muppets (soundtrack), November 21

Books

• Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets, August 23
• Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet, released August 23
• B Is for Baking: 50 Yummy Dishes to Make Together, September 6
• Fraggle Rock Classics Volume 1, September 13
• Doodling with Jim Henson, October 1
• The Muppets: The Movie Junior Novel, October 11
• The Muppets: The Reusable Sticker Book, October 11
• Frogs Are Funny, October 11
• I Am Kermit the Frog, October 11
• A Tale of Sand, graphic novel, December
• Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, December 5
• Jim Henson's The Storyteller graphic novel, December 6
• The Dark Crystal: Volume 1 graphic novel, December 27

Storybooks

• Big Bird at Home, February 8
• Elmo and His Friends, February 8
• Grouches Are Green, March 8
• Elmo Doodle Dandy, May 10
• Elmo and Abby's Wacky Weather Day, July 26
• Sing-Along Holiday Songs, August 1
• Elmo's Magical Mix-Up, August 9
• Oops!, August 9
• Adventures in Story Land, September 1
• Elmo Loves You: Pop-Up Book, September 13
• A Sesame Street Christmas Story, September 18
• Elmo's Little Dreidel, September 27
• Elmo's Alphabet Soup, September 27
• Opposite Day, October 1
• Elmo's Merry Christmas, October 25
• Abby's Pink Party, December 27
• Elmo's Walk in the Woods, December 27

Comics

• Die Muppet Show Band 1: Applaus, Applaus, Applaaauuus!, April 8
• Die Muppet Show Gratis Comic Tag 2011, May 14
• Die Muppet Show Band 2: Auf Schatzsuche, June 9
• Die Muppet Show Spezial 1: Muppet Peter Pan, August 4

Merchandise

• Abby Cadabby plush purse
• Ants in the Can
• Big Bird Stack-a-Nest
• Muppet costumes for LittleBigPlanet 2, January
• Muppet Vinylmation, series 2, April 15
• Star Wars Muppets action figures, winter
• Muppet nail polish
• Hasbro Sesame Street Playset, figures, and vehicles
• Lucky Ducks: Sesame Street Edition

Attractions and Events

• Jim Henson's Fantastic World
  • Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL), January 1 - January 23
  • Lakeview Museum of Art and Science (Peoria, IL), February 12 - May 1
  • The Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, Queens, NY), July 16 - January 16, 2012
• Schuif Gezellig Aan in Alkmaar, January 1 - February 28
• ToonSeum exhibit "The Art of Caroll Spinney", November 6, 2010 to January 30, 2011
• Elmo's Red Tie Ball in Providence, Rhode Island, March 5
• Jim Henson named a Disney Legend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 19
• ToonSeum presents "Animating Haring!", featuring art by Bill Davis, created for Keith Haring-inspired animation on Sesame Street, October 22, 2011 to February 26, 2012
• World premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
• New Muppet clothing, original artwork, and skate decks are debuted at D23's Muppet-acular Mayhem at D Street event in Anaheim, California, November 17
• The El Capitan Theatre hosts Disney's Most Sensational Muppet Party! at Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store in Hollywood, California, November 23 - January 5, 2012
• The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the films screened at D23's Disney and Dickens event in Burbank, California, December 5 & 6

Muppet Character Debuts

• The Muppets: Walter, '80s Robot, Miss Poogy
• Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger: Lily
• SimSim Humara: Rani, Munna, Haseen O Jameel, Baaji, Baily

Music Videos

• "The Muppet Show Theme" with OK Go
• "Forget You" from The Muppets
• "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets

International music videos

• "The Muppet Show Theme" with Elio

Parades

• 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloons version of Kermit and Buddy from Dinosaur Train and the walk-around character cast of Sesame Street (Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster).
• Miss Piggy in Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade at Disneyland, fall
• Toronto Santa Claus Parade featured a The Muppets float. Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster appeared outside the Royal Ontario Museum before the parade.
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24, Sesame Street Float, Kermit the Frog Balloon.

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