Contents 1 Television & Movies 2 International Television & Movies 3 Commercials 4 Appearances 5 Live Appearances 6 International Appearances 7 Video games 8 Home Video 9 International Home Video 10 Albums 11 Books 12 Storybooks 13 Comics 14 Merchandise 15 Attractions and Events 16 Muppet Character Debuts 17 Music Videos 18 International music videos 19 Parades

Television & Movies

• Sesame Street season 42, September 26
• Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger, October 9
• The Muppets is released, November 23
• Construction Site & The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss return to TV in reruns on KCET in California

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, 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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