1992

Television & Movies

The Muppets appear in a series of five-minute comedy sketches on Good Morning America, beginning on February 18
Elmo makes the first of several appearances on The Frugal Gourmet in March.
Kermit on On Television: Teach the Children, September 9
The Muppets perform "It Feels Like Christmas" and Kermit and Miss Piggy do a sketch with Bob Newhart in the TV special Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show on CBS.
Miss Piggy appears on Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Loretta Long and Big Bird on You Bet Your Life
Kermit the Frog, Gonzo and Brian Henson appear on Pebble Mill to promote The Muppet Christmas Carol

Richard Hunt dies, January 7
Ton Hasebos dies, October 17
The Jim Henson Legacy founded as a non-profit organization honoring Jim Henson as an artist

Faz Fazakas, Brian Henson, Dave Housman, Peter Miller and John Stephenson, win the Academy Awards' Scientific and Engineering Award for developing the Henson Performance Control System.
Lillias White wins the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.

Starting with The Muppet Christmas Carol, Steve Whitmire assumes performing Beaker, and Jerry Nelson and Dave Goelz take over the respective roles of Statler and Waldorf.

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