Television & Movies
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen in syndication
- Sesame Street Season 4 begins on PBS, November 13
International Television
- Vila Sésamo begins airing in Brazil
- Plaza Sésamo premieres in Mexico and Latin America
Appearances
- The Country Trio, Featherstone, and King Goshposh perform on The Perry Como Winter Show, December 4
Storybooks
- The Amazing Mumford and His Amazing Subtracting Trick
- Bert's Hall of Great Inventions
- Big Bird's Birthday Party
- Big Bird's Blunder Book
- Cookie Monster's Circle Book
- Gordon of Sesame Street Storybook
- How Many Elephants Are There?
- Sherlock Hemlock and the Great Twiddlebug Mystery
Albums
People
- Richard Hunt joins the cast of Muppeteers on Sesame Street.
Milestones
- "The Muppet Alphabet Album" reaches #189 on Billboard's Top LPs chart.
Merchandise
Muppet Character Debuts
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen: T.R., Rover Joe, Catgut, Chickens, Rats, Mordecai Sledge
- Sesame Street: Count von Count, Sam the Robot, Prince Charming
- Plaza Sésamo: Abelardo, Paco
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