1989

Television & Movie s

 *  BIG   BIRD  i n Japan  debut s on P B S , January
 *  SESAME   STREET  : 2 0 & Still  Count  in g  on N B C ,  APRIL   7
 *  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Ho u r  air s on N B C ,  APRIL   1 4  - July 3 0
 *  JIM HENSON  &  KERMIT  appear on  The Tonight Show  to promote  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Ho u r ,  APRIL  1 7
 *  JIM HENSON  appear s on  C B S This Morning ,  APRIL  1 7
 *  JIM HENSON  &  KERMIT  on T h e Pat Sajak Show , May 8
 *  JIM HENSON ,  KERMIT  &  Rowlf  on  T h e Arsenio Hall Show  , May 22
 *  KERMIT  appear s at the 3| 3 r d annual  A m e r i c a n  Comedy Award s, May 2 3
 *  An Evening with  JIM   HENSON  &  FRANK   OZ  tape d, July
 *  The Ghost of Faffner Hall  begin s on H B O , September 11
 *  Muppet Babies  Sea s on 6  begin s on  C B S , September 1 6
 *  SESAME STREET  Sea s on 2 1 , November 1 3

International Television & Movie s

 *  Rua  SÉSAMO  begin s airing in Portugal

Story book s

 *  Adding Fraggle s 
 *  Alice  ’ s 1 st Word s 
 *  Baby   KERMIT  ’ s Message 
 *  BIG   BIRD  Meets the Orchestra 
 *  BIG BIRD  the Artist 
 *  BIG BIRD  Get s Lost 
 *  BIG   BIRD  Meets the Orchestra 
 *  BIG  Enough 
 *  The  BIGGEST  Cookie in the World 
 *  Gonzo  ’ s  BIG   MESS 
 *  Gonzo the Great 
 *  Grover  ’ s Adventure Under the Sea 
 *  Happy Mother ’ s Day ! 
 *  Head to Toe 
 *  I  Can ’ t Wait Until Chris t m as 
 *  It ’ s  N O  Fun to Be Sick ! 
 *  Kermit  ’ s All - Time Favorite s 
 *  Mokey   Fraggle  ’ s New Color s 
 *  Mom Get s a Job 
 *  Muppet Babies Sea son s 
 *  On My Way with  SESAME   STREET  series
 *  Piggy  the Explore r 
 *  Piggy  Get s the Jitter s 
 *  S p l is h - Splash y Day 
 *  That Make s  M E  Angry ! 
 *  T V or Not T V 
 *  When  OSCAR  Was a Little  GROUCH 
 *  The World According to  Elmo 

Merchandise

 *  Muppet   Magazine  issue s 2 5 & 2 6
 *  The New Who ’ s Who On  SESAME   STREET  coloring book
 *  Sing Along with  KERMIT  & Friend s  book - & - t ape set s

Stage Show s

 *  SESAME STREET   Live  present s  Sill y Dancing 

Behind the Scene s

 * In August,  JIM HENSON  enter s into serious negotiation s with Michael Eisner  to sell  his   company  to  Disney  . Negotiation s would fall through  the following year  upon  HENSON  ’ s death.

Muppet Character  Debut s

 *  T h e  JIM   HENSON  Ho u r  -  Clifford ,  Wal do C . Graphic 
 *  SESAME STREET  -  Preston Rabbit 
 *  Sesam strasse  -  RUMPEL , Buh  ,  Simson

Peo ple

 * Joe Raposo die s, February 5
 * Hans - Helmut Dickow die s, December 1 8
 *  JOEY MAZZARINO  begin s working with the Muppet s