1980

Television

 *  SESAME STREET  Sea s on 1 2 , N o v e m b e r 2 4
 *  Emmet Otter ’ s Jug Band Chris t m as  first air s on net work T V ( A B C  ), D e c e m b e r 1 5
 *  The Muppet Show  Season 5 begin s in syndication, in the U S  ;  I T V  be gin s air in g sea s on in Oct o ber in the  Unite d King dom
 *  Here Come the Puppet s !  P B S  special

International Television & Movie s

 *  Ich war frei, ich war glücklich  (  Julie Andrew s : One Step Into Spring  ) premiere s in German y  on Z D F , May 1 5
 *  Muppet Movie  release d in German y , June 1 2
 *  Barrio  SÉSAMO  end s it s  first run in  Spain

Appearance s

 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  appear at the 5 2 n d Academy Award s ,  APRIL   1 4

Live Appearance s

 *  BIG BIRD ,  OSCAR T HE GROUCH  , &  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  at a Portland Symphony Orchestra  concert , May 3
 *  BIG BIRD  at  SESAME  Place , opening day

E vent s

 * The Muppet Stuff  store open s on Lexington Avenue in  New York City

Story book s

 *  The   Amazing   Mumford  Present s All About B one s 
 *  Any body Can Play 
 *  BIG   BIRD  Follow s the Sign s 
 *  The Case of the Miss in g  Duckie 
 *  The   Count   Count  s a Party 
 *  The   Count  ’ s  Count  in g Book 
 *  Do n ’ t For get the Oat meal ! 
 *  Down on the Farm with  Grover 
 *  Ernie  Follow s His Nose 
 *  Farley  Goes to the Doctor 
 *  Fix It, Please 
 *  Go in g Up : The Elevator  Count  in g Book 
 *  Grover  ’ s Book of Cute Little Baby Animal s 
 *  The House That  Biff  Built 
 *  I  Can Do It  Myself 
 *  If I Live d Alone 
 *  Look W hat I Found ! 
 *  Molly  Move s t o  SESAME   STREET 
 *  M o n s t e r s Come in Many C o l o r s ! 
 *  Muppet s at Sea 
 *  Robin Hood 
 *  T h e  SESAME   STREET  Dictionary 
 *  T h e  SESAME   STREET  Pet S how 
 *  T h e  SESAME   STREET  Story book Alpha bet 
 *  Show & Tell 
 *  Special Deliver y 
 *  Spring Clean in g 
 *  The Tool Box Book 
 *  Twiddle bug s at Work 
 *  Vegetable Soup 
 *  What Did You Bring ? 

Non - fiction Book s

 *  The Art of the Muppet s 
 *  SESAME   STREET  Sign Language Fun 

Video s

 *  The Muppet Movie  ( Magnetic Video )

Album s

 *  BIG   BIRD  ’ s  BIRD  time Stories 
 *  Chris t mas  Eve on  SESAME   STREET 
 *  I n Harmony : A  SESAME   STREET  Record 
 *  L o v e 
 *  The Peo ple i n Y o u r Neigh bor hood 

Merchandise

 *  BIG   BIRD  talk in g  plush 
 * The  Miss   Piggy  Calendar 1 9 8 0
 * Picco clock s
 *  The  SESAME   STREET  Calendar : T h e 1 9 8 0 World Game s 
 * Sigma Chris t mas ornament s
 *  KERMIT  stocking hanger

Stage Show s

 *  SESAME STREET   L i v e  premiere s w it h  A  SESAME   STREET  My s t ery : The Case of the Missing Rara Avis 

Muppet Character  Debut s

 *  The Muppet Show  -  Rizzo the Rat ,  Lip s  , Pop s  ,  Gaffer  ,  Arm strong t he Chicken Hawk  ( prototype ) ,  Betsy Bird  ,  Angus Mc Gonagle  , various  Frackle s  ,  The  FROG  Scout s  ,  Raccoon s  ,  Sheep
 *  SESAME STREET  -  Forgetful Jones ,  Clementine  ,  Dr . Nobel Prize  , Honk er s  ,  GRUNDGETTA  ,  Masha
 *  Sesamstraat  - Ieniemienie

Mile stone s

 * " A Christ mas Together album  " o reaches # 2 5 o n  Bill b oar d  ’ s Top L P ’ s & Tape s chart.

Peo ple

 *  M ART IN P . ROBINSON  &  KEVIN CLASH  join  SESAME STREET  ( the latter uncredited at first )

Location s

 *  SESAME  Place  amuse men t park open s in Lang horn e,  Pennsylvania