2003

Television & Movie s

 *  Animal Jam  premiere s on T L C Net work, F e b r u a r y 2 4 , & then move s to Discover y K i d s channel , March 3 ( only sea s on )
 *  SESAME STREET  Sea s on 3 4 ,  APRIL   7
 *  Play With Me  SESAME  premiere s on Noggin , Ju ne 7 ( second sea s on )
 *  Good Boy ! , release d Oct o ber 1 0

International Television

 * Germany ’ s  Sesamstrasse  celebrate s 3 0 t h anniversary
 * Mexico ’ s  P laza  SÉSAMO  celebrate s 3 0 t h anniversary
 *  Hikayat Simsim  air s first sea s on in Jordan
 *  I  LOVE  the Muppet s  premiere s

Award s

 *  SESAME STREET  is awarded a Celebration of Diversity A war d s
 *  KERMIT  ’ s Swamp Y ear s  award the Genesis Award , March 1 6

Appearance s

 *  Pepe  on  The Other Half , February 1 4
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  The Other Half , March 3
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Holly wood Square s ,  APRIL  2 8
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  BIG BIRD  appear on  Animal Planet ’ s 5 0 Greatest T V Animal s , Ju ne 1 5
 *  Grover  on  The Savvy Traveler , Ju ne 2 0
 *  Elmo ,  Zoe  ,  Grover  , Rosita  , &  BIG BIRD  on  Day time Emmy A war d s 
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  I Love the 7 0 s , August 1 8 - 22
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  guest - ho s t s  Jimmy Kimmel Live , Sep tem ber 2 9 - Oct o ber 3
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  appear on The Wayne Brady Show , Oct o ber 1 4
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  on  Holly wood Square s , N o v e m b e r 1 7
 *  Miss Piggy  appear s on On Stage at the Kennedy Center : The Mark Twain Prize , N o v e m b e r 2 6
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Jimmy Kimmel Live ,  N O V E M B E R   2 8 
 * The Muppet   Work s hop  staff appear on  Simply Quilt s 

Live Appearance s

 *  Miss Piggy  at the We Are Family Benefit Concert & Award s , January 2 9
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  at the Genesis Award , March 1 6
 *  KEVIN CLASH  &  Elmo  at the  1 8 t h Annual Toy s R ' Us C h i l d r e n ’ s Fund Benefit Dinner ,  APRIL  9
 *  KEVIN CLASH  &  Elmo  at the Canadian National Exhibition , August 2 5
 *  Elmo  appear s at the Celebration of Diversity A war d s , Oct o ber 1
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  STEVE WHITMIRE  at a sing - along event, Barnes & Noble  Lincoln Triangle , N o v e m b e r 1 4

Video

 *  B ear in the  BIG  Blue House  :  A B ear for All Season s , July 8
 *  The Story Teller : The Complete Collection , August 2 6
 *  I t ’ s a Very Merry Muppet Chris t m as Movie , Oct o ber 7
 *  Muppet s Magic from the Ed Sullivan Show 
 *  Zoe  ’ s Dance Move s 

Book s

 *  Bear Love s Visitor s ! , May 1
 *  The World of the Dark Crystal : Collector ’ s Edition , May
 *  B ear & Tutter ’ s Big & Little A B C s , N o v e m b e r 3
 *  Listen to Y our Fish 
 *  Elmo  Pop s In ! 
 *  Welcome to the Club house ! 
 *  The Wisdom of  BIG   BIRD ,  APRIL  2 9

Album s

 *  Song s from t he  STREET  :  3 5   Y EAR S  of Music 

Video game s

 * Muppet s Part y Cruise
 * Spy Muppet s : License to Croak
 * The Muppet s : On with the Show !

Action Figure s

 *  Clifford  Action Figure
 * Culinary Catastrophe  Swedish   Chef  Action Figure
 *  Gonzo  Action Figure
 * Hol i day  Rizzo  Action Figure
 *  Janice  Action Figure
 *  Julius   Strange pork  Action Figure
 *  Lew   Zealand  Action Figure
 *  Link   Hog throb  Action Figure
 *  Mega   Animal  Action Figure
 *  Mega   Beaker  Action Figure
 * Mini Muppet s
 *  New s man  Action Figure
 * Patrol Bear  Fozzie  Action Figure
 *  Pepe  Action Figure
 *  Rizzo  Action Figure
 *  Rowlf  Action Figure
 *  Sam   Arrow  Action Figure
 *  Scooter  Action Figure
 *  Statler  Action Figure
 *  Super hero   Scooter  Action Figure
 *  Swedish  Kitchen Play set
 * Swine trek Play set
 * Tour  Animal  Action Figure
 * Vacation  Pepe  Action Figure
 *  Waldorf  Action Figure
 * White Tux  Rowlf  Action Figure
 *  Zoot  Action Figure

Chris t m as ornament s

 * H all mark Keep sake Chris t m as Ornament,  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy 

Fast Food Promotion s

 * Chick - fil - A  B ear   in   the   BIG   Blue   House  book s

Other Promotion s

 * A S D A Corn F lake s

Other Merchandise

 * Monopoly - Muppet s Edition

Business

 * E M . T V sell s T h e  JIM HENSON   Company  back to the  HENSON  family , May

Muppet Character  Debut s

 *  SESAME STREET  :  Curly Bear 
 *  Sesamstraat  : Purk

P e o p l e

 * Lynne T hi g pen die s, March 1 2
 * Bob Hope die s, July 2 7
 * Michael Jeter die s, March 3 0

Notable Event s

 *  JIM HENSON  Statue  unveiled,  SEP T E M B E R   2 4 
 * Annual  SESAME  Work s hop Benefit Gala, Ju ne 4

Stage Show s

 *  SESAME STREET   L i v e  present s  Out of This World 

Parade s

 *  Macy ’ s   Thank s giving Day   Parade  feature s the  KERMIT  Balloon, a  SESAME STREET  Float , & the debut of the  Super Grover  Balloon
 *  Mc D on a ld ’ s   Thank s giving   Parade  feature s balloon version s of  Bear  &  KERMIT THE FROG