2008

Television & Movie s

 *  SESAME   STREET  : Dinosaur s !  limited theatrical release, May
 *  Frances  premiere s on P B S K i d s Sprout , Ju ne 2 0
 *  Studio D C Hosted by Dylan & Cole Sprouse  premiere s on  Disney Channel , August 3
 *  SESAME STREET  Sea s on 3 9 , August 11
 *  SE CSAME   STREET  :  Abby  in Wonder land  limited theatrical release, Sep tem ber
 *  Sid the Science Kid  sea s on 1 premiere s on P B S , Sep tem ber 1
 *  Studio D C Hosted by Selena Gomez  premiere s on Disney Channel , Oct o ber 5
 *  Mad e in Holly wood : Tee n Edition  ( episode 3 . 0 5 with focus on The  JIM HENSON  Company  ) air s syndicate d, Oct o ber 2 7 - N o v e m b e r 2
 *  JIM HENSON  ’ s  Pa j animal s  premiere s on P B S K i d s Sprout , N o v e m b e r 2
 *  A Muppet s Chris t m as : Letter s t o San ta  premiere s on N B C , D e c e m b e r 1 7

International Television

 *  Bert  &  Ernie  ’ s Great Ad venture s 
 *  SESAME  Tr ee  beg in s air in g in  IRELAND ,  APRIL  5
 *  P laza  SÉSAMO  new sea s on, March 2 1
 * German y ’ s  Sesamstrasse  celebrate s 3 5 t h Anniversary
 *  Sesamstrasse  new sea s on with the episode 2 4 5 7  on A R D, N o v e m b e r 1 6 , expand in g fro m 4 : 3 aspect radio to 1 6 : 9 aspect radio
 *  Weihnachten mit  Ernie  und  Bert  air s in Germany , D e c e m b e r 2 4 & 2 5 on Kika & D e c e m b e r 2 6 on  N D R
 *  Studio D C : Almost Live !  premiere s on Germany   Disney Channel , D e c e m b e r  2 4

Appearance s

 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  on  1 vs 1 00 , January 11 ( & through out the entire sea s on )
 *  SESAME STREET   Live  on P I X 11 Morning New s , F e b r u a r y 7
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Pepe the King Prawn  at the  Grammy Award s  for  The Late Late Show , F e b r u a r y 1 0
 *  Prairie Dawn  on  The  SUNNY  Side Up Show , February 1 4
 *  Elmo  on  Paula ’ s P art y , F e b r u a r y 2 3
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  on  The  SUNNY  Side Up Show ,  APRIL  2 4
 *  Rosita  on  The Early Show , May 3
 *  Rosita  on  Good Morning Am e r i ca , May 4
 *  Rosita  & Gary Knell  on  Tell Me More , May 1 5
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Fozzie Bear  o n  T he View , May 2 1
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Fozzie Bear  on P I X 11 Morning New s , May
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Fozzie Bear  on  Holly wood 4 11 , May
 *  Cookie Monster  on  The Colbert Report , June 1 9
 *  KERMIT THE FROG ,  MISS PIGGY  ,  Fozzie Bear  ,  DR . BUNSEN HONEY DEW  & Beaker  appear on  E S P Y ad s  , July
 * Melissa Dino &  Zoe  on  C NN . com Live , July 2
 *  Elmo  & Nitya Vidyasagar  on  P I X 11 Morning New s , August 1 2
 *  Elmo  on  The Bonnie Hunt Show , September 1 9
 *  MISS PIGGY  on  The View , Oct o ber 1
 *  Abby Cadabby ,  Elmo  ,  Grover  , &  Cookie Monster  on  Martha  , Oct o ber 6
 *  Abby Cadabby  &  Elmo  on  Holly wood 4 11 , Oct o ber 8
 *  Abby Cadabby  &  Elmo  on  The Bonnie Hunt Show , Oct o ber 1 3
 *  OSCAR THE GROUCH  on  The H our , Oct o ber 22
 *  Pepe the King Prawn  on  The Late Late Show , Oct o ber 2 8
 * The Muppet s, under leader s hip of some  W h at no t s   take over   The Today Show  , N o v e m b e r 1 3
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Pepe the King Prawn  on P I X 11 Morning New s , N o v e m b e r 1 1 4
 *  Pepe the King Prawn  o n  Good Morning Am e r i ca  ’ s A B C New s Now, N o v e m b e r 1 7
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  & a  SESAME STREET  float at  Macy ’ s   Thank s giving Day   Parade , N o v e m b e r 2 7
 * A What not , a  Muppet  turkey & a  Muppet  bull on  The Today Show  , N o v e m b e r 2 7
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  MISS PIGGY  on  Chris t m as in Rockefeller Center , D e c e m b e r 3
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Dr . Phil , D e c e m b e r 1 6
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  MISS PIGGY  on  The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet , D e c e m b e r 1 7
 *  MISS PIGGY  on  The Today Show , D e c e m b e r 1 7
 *  Pepe the King Prawn  on on  The Bonnie Hunt Show , D e c e m b e r 1 7
 *  Grover  on  The  SUNNY  Side Up Show , D e c e m b e r 3 1

Live appearance s

 *  Dr . Bunsen Honey dew  at World Science Festival  press conference,  APRIL   2
 *  Grover  &  Abby Cadabby  at B log Her 0 8  in  San Francisco , July 1 8 & 1 9
 *  Elmo  at the U S O World Gala , Oct o ber 1
 *  BIG BIRD  &  Elmo  at Macy ’ s   1 5 0 t h Birth day Gala , Oct o ber 2 8
 *  KERMIT THE FROG ,  Pepe the King Prawn  , &  Gonzo the Great  at The Muppet W hat not Work s hop  at  F A O Schwarz  , N o v e m b e r 1 3

Home Video

 *  SESAME   STREET  Double Feature s , January 8
 *  Elmo  ’ s World : Opposite s , February 8
 *  The Wubbulous World of Dr . Seuss Gift Set s, Volume s 1 - 3  , February 1 8
 * Unstable Fable s : 3| 3   Pig s   &   a   Baby , March 4
 *  Play With Me  SESAME  : Imagine with Me , March 11
 *  Play With Me  SESAME  : Let ’ s Play Game s , March 11
 *  SE SAME   STREET  : Talk, Listen , Connect : Deployment s , Home coming s , Change s  ,  APRIL  2 9
 *  SESAME   STREET  : Dinosaur s ! , May 1 3
 *  SESAME   STREET  : Love t h e E a r t h ! , May 1 3
 *  The Muppet Show : Sea s on Three , May 2 0
 *  Elmo  ’ s World : Summer Vacation , June 2 4
 *  SESAME   STREET  :  Count  on Sport s , July 22
 *  Play With Me  SESAME  : Furry, Fun & Health y Too  , August 1 2
 *  T h e   JIM HENSON   Company   Discoveries :   The   Blue   Elephant , Sep tem ber 2
 *  Gulliver ’ s Travel s : Special Edit ion , Sep tem ber 9
 * Unstable Fable s :  Tortoise   vs .   Hare , Sep tem ber 9
 *  SESAME   STREET  play g round , Sep tem ber 1 6
 *  SE SAME   STREET  :  Abby  in Wonder land , Sep tem ber 3 0
 *  Elmo  & Friend s : T ale s of Adventure , Oct o ber 7
 *  SESAME   STREET  :  Elmo  ’ s Chris t m as  Count  down , Oct o ber 1 4
 *  Fraggle Rock : Complete Series Collect i on , N o v e m b e r 4
 *  The Chris t m as To y , N o v e m b e r 4
 *  Emmet Otter ’ s Jug Band Chris t m as , N o v e m b e r 4
 *  SESAME   STREET  : Eve r y day Heroes , N o v e m b e r 11
 *  Shalom  SESAME  :  OOFNIK  ’ s   World , N o v e m b e r 11
 * Unstable Fable s :  The   Gold i lock s   &   the  3| 3   Bear s   Show , D e c e m b e r 16

International Home Video

 *  Fraggle Rock : The Animate d Collect i on , F e b r u a r y 6
 *  Die Fraggle s : Episode s 1 - 1 2 , July 2 1

Album s

 *  Platinum All - Time Favorite s  re - issue, March 4
 *  K i d s ' Favorite Song s  re - issue, March 4
 *  Sing t he Alphabet  re - issue, March 4
 *  Elmo  pal oo za !  re - issue, March 4
 *  SESAME   STREET  play g round , Sep tem ber 1 6
 *  A  SESAME   STREET  Chris t m as  re - issue, Oct o ber 1 4
 *  Elmo  Save s Chris t m as : Hol i day Favorite s  re - issue, Oct o ber 1 4

Book s

 *  SESAME  Subject s : My First Book about Horse s & Ponies , January 22
 *  SESAME   STREET  :  Super   Grover  to the Rescue ! , January 2 8
 *  SESAME   STREET  : Read y, Set , Brush  , F e b r u a r y 5
 *  SESAME   STREET  :  Elmo  ’ s Animal Mix & Match , F e b r u a r y 5
 *  SE SAME   STREET  : A To Z Read To Me , F e b r u a r y 1 5
 *  SE SAME   STREET  : Her e Come s The Fun , F e b r u a r y 1 5
 *  SESAME   STREET  : My Story time Carry - A long Collect i on , F e b r u a r y 1 5
 *  SE SAME   STREET  : A Day with Daddy ! , March
 *  SE SAME   STREET  :  Elmo  ’ Friend s Picture Stories ,  APRIL  1
 *  SE SAME   STREET  : I Want to Be President ,  APRIL 
 *  Mind Your Manner s 
 *  Elmo  ’ s World : Doctor s ! , July 22
 *  JIM   HENSON  ’ s Doodle Dream s , Sep tem ber 2
 *  It ’ s Hard Out Here for a Shrimp , Oct o ber 2 8
 *  Return to Labyrinth : Volume 3 , No ve mb er
 *  Far s c ape : The Beginning of the End of the Beginning : Part 1 : The Return of the King , D e c e m b e r 2 4
 *  STREET  Gang : The Complete History of  SESAME   STREET ,  D E C E M B E R   2 6 
 *  Far s c ape : The Beginning of the End of the Beginning : Part 2 : Dungeon s & Dominar s , D e c e m b e r 3 1

Misc . Merchandise

 *  Gonzo  photo puppet replica , F e b r u a r y
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  Supreme Apparel , March
 *  SESAME STREET  K ' nex , July
 * The Muppet W h at not Work s hop o pen s at F A O . com, Oct o ber 22
 * The Muppet W h at not Work s hop o pen s at  F A O Schwarz   New York City , N o v e m b e r 1 3

Eve n t s

 * The Tournament of Rose s Parade feature s a  SESAME STREET  float, January 1
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), January 2 5
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), May 2 4
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), Ju ne 2 1
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), July 2 6
 *  DAVE GOELZ , Karen Prell  &  Red Fraggle  at the  San Diego Comic - con  , July 2 7
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), August 2 3
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), Sep tem ber 2 7
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), Oct o ber 2 5
 *  Puppet Up !  ( The Avalon Holly wood  ), D e c e m b e r 1 3

On the Web

 * Muppet s . com relaunched on  Disney Xtreme Digital , F e b r u a r y 3
 *  Sam Plenty , March 1 0
 * Red Hot Skrumpy Drummer o n Yahoo ! K i d s, March 2 8
 * Talk, Listen , Connect : Home coming s ,  ARPIL   2 9
 * Talk, Listen , Connect : Change s ,  ARPIL   2 9
 *  Star s & Stripes F or eve r  posted on You Tube , My S pace & Vimeo , July 1 6
 * On line video s "  Ode t o J oy , " "  Habanera  " & "  Classical Chicken  " are posted on  You Tube  , My S pace & Vimeo , July 1 6
 *  SESAME STREET  ’ s You Tube Channel launches, July 1 8
 *  SESAME STREET  . or g launches, August 11
 * Roll in g w it h the Skate board in g Dog posted on  You Tube , My S pace & Vimeo , Oct o ber 2 0
 * Skate board in g Dog get s serve d posted on  You Tube , My S pace & Vimeo , Oct o ber 2 3
 * The Muppet   Experiment , D e c e m b e r

Behind the scene s

 *  MATT VOGEL  begin s to regularly perform  Floyd Pepper ,  Lew Zealand  ,  Crazy Harry  ,  ROBIN THE FROG  &  Camilla the Chicken 
 *  DAVID RUD MAN  begin s to regularly perform  Scooter  &  Janice 

Stage Show s

 *  SESAME STREET   Live  present s  Elmo  ’ s  GREEN  Thumb  debut s

Attract i on s & Eve n t s

 * Sea World California to feature  SESAME STREET  Attract i on s such as  " Light s, Camera , Imagination ! " 
 *  JIM   HENSON  ’ s Fantastic World
 * Arizona Museum for Youth ( Mesa, AZ  ) , January 1 - March 9
 * Louisiana Art & Science Museum ( Baton Rouge, LA  ) , March 2 9 - June 22
 * International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ( Wash in g ton , D C  ) , July 1 2 - Oct o ber 5
 * Atlanta History Center ( Atlanta, G A  ) , Oct o ber 2 5 - December 3 1
 *  SESAME   STREET  Present s : T he B o d y 
 * Discover y Gate way ( Salt Lake City, U T  ) , February 9 - May 4
 * The Muppet   Experiment  is held at the  Disney land  resort, December
 *  JIM   HENSON  : Wonder s from His Work s hop
 * Center for Puppetry Art s (  Atlanta, G A  ) , September 1 6 - December 3 1

P e o p l e

 * Anthony Minghella die s, March 1 8
 * Del Ankers die s, May 1 5
 * Kermit Love die s, June 2 1
 * Bernie Brillstein die s, August 7

Muppet Character  Debut s

 *  SESAME STREET  :  Ovejita 
 *  SESAME  Tr ee  : Potto ,  Hilda  ,  Claribelle

Parade s

 * The Tournament of Rose s Parade feature s a  SESAME STREET  float, January 1
 *  Macy ’ s   Thank s giving Day   Parade  feature s  KERMIT THE FROG  rid in g in the Central Park  float perform in g "  I Believe  ", the  KERMIT THE FROG  balloon , the  Abby Cadabby  balloon ,  1 2 3   SESAME STREET  float with  Lang Lang
 *  Mc D on a ld ’ s   Thank s giving   Parade  feature s balloon version s of  Elmo ,  Animal  ,  Cookie Monster  , &  Super Grover 
 *  6 a b c Thank s giving Day Parade  feature s balloon version s of  BIG BIRD ,  Elmo  , Bear  with  Tutter  , &  KERMIT THE FROG  & the walk - a round character cast of  SESAME STREET 
 * Bob McGrath feature s on a  SESAME STREET  float for the  Oak land Hol i day Parade , D e c e m b e r 6