2002

Television & Movie s

 *  SESAME STREET  Sea s on 33 ,  F E B R U A R Y   4 
 *  Play With Me  SESAME  premiere s on Nog gin ,  APRIL   1  ( first sea s on )
 *  Far s c ape  Sea s on 4  premiere s on Sci Fi, June 7 ( final sea s on )
 *  KERMIT  ’ s Swamp Y ear s  release d direct - to - video, Sep tem ber 3
 *  I t ’ s a Very Merry Muppet Chris t m as Movie  premiere s on  N B C , N o v e m b e r 2 9

I n t e r n a t i o n a l Television

 * Gulliver ’ s Travel s air s in  Den m ark  on D R, July 2 3 ( part 1| 1  ) & July 3 0 ( part 2| 2  )
 *  I Love Muppet s  BBC documentary premiere s in the U K
 *  Elmer s  Verden  (  Elmo  ’ s World  ) air s in Den m ark  on T V 2

Appearance s

 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  appear on  The Today Show  ’ s 5 0 t h anniversary celebration, January 1 4
 * Not e : This is the last k no w n appearance of  FRANK OZ  as  Miss Piggy .


 * Bear appear s at a Chicago Cub s game,  APRIL   2 6
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Holly wood Square s , May 1 3 - 1 7
 *  KERMIT THE FROG ,  Miss Piggy  ,  Statler  &  Waldorf  in a series of Denny ’ s  commercial s launched May 2 0
 * Bear appear s at a New York Mets game, Ju ne 2 3
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Jeopardy ! , Ju ne 2 8
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  Morning Edition , N o v e m b e r 1 4
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  on  The Late Late Show , N o v e m b e r 1 4
 *  Pepe the King Prawn  in a series of Long John Sliver ’ s  commercial s
 *  KERMIT THE FROG ,  Miss Piggy  ,  Rizzo the Rat  ,  Animal  ,  Gonzo the Great  ,  Sam the Eagle  ,  Fozzie Bear  ,  Pepe the King Prawn  , &  Rowlf the Dog  star in a series of Master Card  commercial s
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  on  Macy ’ s   Thank s giving Day   Parade ,  N O V E M B E R   2 8 
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  & The Snow t h s  on  The Jerry Lew is M D A Labor Day Telethon 
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  are feature d in a series of U P S  commercial s

Live Appearance s

 *  Super Grover  & Maria  at the  Stage Deli , F e b r u a r y 2 7
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  receive s a star on The Holly wood Walk of Fame , N o v e m b e r 1 4
 *  KERMIT THE FROG  at Macy ’ s Window s  unveil in g, N o v e m b e r 22
 * Bruce McSpruce auctioned off for the Save the C h i l d r e n Festival of Tr ee s

Video

 *  Computer C ape r , F e b r u a r y 1 2
 *  Be r t  &  Ernie  ’ s Word P lay , Ju ne 11
 *  Elmo  Visit s the F i r e house , Sep tem ber  3
 *  KERMIT  ’ s Swamp Y ear s , Sep tem ber  3
 *  Elmo  ’ s W or l d : Happy Ho l i day s ,  SEP TEM BE R   2 4 
 *  Friend s to the Rescue 

Album s

 *  The Muppet Show : Music, Mayhem & More ! 

Action Figure s

 *  D r . Bunsen Honey dew   Action Figure 
 * Crash Helmet  Gonzo  Action Figure
 *  Crazy Harry  Action Figure
 *  DR . TEETH  Action Figure
 *  D R . TEETH  Variant Action Figure
 * E l e c t r i c M a y h e m  Play set
 *  Floyd Pepper  Action Figure
 *  Fozzie Bear  Action Figure
 * Glamour  Piggy  Action Figure
 * Ho l i day  KERMIT  Action Figure
 * Invisible  Beaker  Action Figure
 * Invisible  Fozzie  Action Figure
 *  KERMIT  Action Figure
 * Muppet Lab s Play set
 *  Miss Piggy  Action Figure
 * Stunt man  Gonzo  Action Figure
 * Tuxedo  KERMIT  Action Figure
 * Vacation  Fozzie  Action Figure
 * Vanish in g Cream  Beaker  Action Figure

Video Game s

 *  Bear in the  BIG  Blue House  f or Game Boy C o l o r release d
 *  Muppet Pinball Mayhem  release d

Story book s

 *  A B C and Me 
 *  Bear ’ s Valen tine ’ s D a y 

Behind the scene s

 *  ERIC JACOB S ON  begin s to regularly perform  Miss Piggy ,  Fozzie Bear  , &  Animal  start in g with  I t ’ s a Very Merry Muppet Chris t m as Movie 
 * Although he  continue s to provide the voice s for  his   SESAME STREET   character s , as well as the voice s of  his   character s  for  I t ’ s a Very  Merry Muppet Chris t m as Movie  ( except  Lew Zealand  ) ,  JERRY NELSON  retire s from  Muppet   performing
 *  STEVE WHITMIRE  begin s to regular l y perform Statler  start in g with the "  Keep Fish in '  " music video

Business

 * T h e  JIM HENSON  Company  sell s  it  s half of  H all mark Channel  to  Crow n Media Hold in g s.
 *  SESAME  Work shop sell s  it  s half of  Nog gin  to  Viacom  ’ s  Nickelodeon.

Music video s

 * " Keep Fish in '  " from  Weezer  ’ s album  Maladroit 
 * " We Are Family  "

Stage Show s

 *  Bear in the  Big  Blue House Live : A First Time for Ever y thin g 

Muppet Character  Debut s

 *  Takalani  SESAME  : Kami

Muppet Character  Exit s

 *  Sesamstrasse  : Buh

Parade s

 *  Macy ’ s   Thank s giving Day   Parade  feature s a  SESAME STREET  Float, & the debut of the  KERMIT THE FROG  Balloon . Al R o k e r  interview s  KERMIT THE FROG  &  Miss Piggy  for the occasion ,  N O V E M B E R   2 8 

P e o p l e

 * Matt Rob in s on die s, August 5