2005

Television & Movies

Sesame Street Season 36 premieres on PBS, April 4
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz airs on ABC, May 20
Breakfast with Bear premieres on Disney Channel, June 20
MirrorMask limited theatrical release, September 30

International Television & Movies

Sisimpur begins airing in Bangladesh, April
Le Muppet Show, the pilot for Muppets TV airs on French network TF1, November
Sandtrolden released in Denmark, December 25
Muppet Babies repeats start syndicating on the UK Disney Channels

Awards

Quill Book Award for "Health/Self Improvement" awarded to It's Not Easy Being Green, October 11

Appearances

Muppets' Pizza Hut commercial debut, February 6
The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, March 6
The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - How'd They Do That?, March 7
Grover appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, April 4
Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, April 11
The Muppets appear on America's Funniest Home Videos May 8
Fozzie Bear appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live, May 13
Statler and Waldorf appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 16
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear appear on Good Morning America, May 19
Miss Piggy and Kermit appear on Live with Regis and Kelly, May 19
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear on The Tony Danza Show, May 23
Kermit, Piggy, and Oscar the Grouch appear on U-Pick Live, May 27
Kermit the Frog in German BMW commercial, print, and online ads
Muppets' recording of "Mah Na Mah Na" used in a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper commercial
Kermit, Miss Piggy and Pepe the King Prawn appear on Mike's Super Short Show, August
Muppets' Disney Channel Bumpers debut, September 12
Cheryl Henson and Kevin Clash appear on The Today Show to promote It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider, September 21
Kermit in Target after-Thanksgiving Wake-up Call Commercials
"Mahna Mahna" remade for New Zealand CanTeen commercial
Kermit and Miss Piggy appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 3
Elmo, Grover, Telly, and Rosita appear on Emeril Live, November 4
Elmo appears on The Tony Danza Show, November 10
Pepe the King Prawn appears on The Late Late Show November 17
Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Reel Classics Extra
Pepe sing Christmas Carols on The Late Late Show, December 19
Kermit and Miss Piggy sing Christmas Carols on The Tony Danza Show, December 20
Big Bird (Vogel) and Rosemarie Truglio appear on The Today Show to promote the "Adventures of Little Big Bird" (4107 & 4108), December 28
Gonzo appears on the Paul Williams dualdisc/video release I'm Going Back There Someday

International Appearances

Ernie, Bert, Elmo and Cookie Monster appeared on Open Huis in Sesamstraat, September 3
Miss Piggy on Avenue of the Stars: 50 Years of ITV, September 18

Live Appearances

Miss Piggy appears at the New York Fashion Week, February 4
Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie and Pepe at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
Miss Piggy at London Fashion Week, September 18
Miss Piggy on TRL UK, September 19
Kermit and Miss Piggy, at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame Plaza, September 28
Kevin Clash and Elmo at Quill Book Awards, October 11

Events

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz window display at Macy's in New York City, March 20
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiere at the 4th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, April 27
Sesame Place celebrates its 25th anniversary, May 7
Muppet Presentations at National Fantasy Fan Club, July 9
The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary with several events
- "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" events at both The Museum of Television and Radio facilities in NY and LA, September 24
- Brian and Heather Henson celebrate "50 years of the Jim Henson Company" at the Salt Lake City Library in UT, September 28-30
Kermit the Frog celebrates his 50th anniversary
- Kermit visits Kermit, TX, October 14
- Kermit visits NASA's Johnson Space Center (Huston, TX), October 15
- Kermit visits the Rockettes (New York, NY), November 4

DVD Releases

Fraggle Rock: Dance Your Cares Away, January 4
Mother Goose Stories: Humpty Dumpty, January 25
Mother Goose Stories: Jack and Jill, January 25
Sesame Street: Happy Healthy Monsters, February 1
Fraggle Rock: Live by the Rule of the Rock, April 26
Elmo's World: Food, Water & Exercise, May 10
Sesame Street: Dance and Move (Box Set), May 10
Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Sillier at the Movies, May 10
Sesame Street: Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street, May 10
Animal Jam: Springin', May 24
Animal Jam: Hug-A-Day, May 24
Bear in the Big Blue House: Early to Bed, Early to Rise, June 7
Bear in the Big Blue House: Sense-sational, June 7
Bear in the Big Blue House: Storytelling with Bear, June 7
Bear in the Big Blue House: Visiting the Doctor with Bear, June 7
Sesame Street: Sing Along With Sesame (Box Set), June 14
Sesame Street: Stories Games & Songs (Box Set), June 14
Sesame Street: Big Bird's Story Time, June 14
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories, June 14
Sesame Street: All Star Alphabet, August 2
Sesame Street: Friends to the Rescue, August 2
The Muppet Show: Season One, August 9
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, August 9
Fraggle Rock: Doing Things That Doozers Do, September 6
Fraggle Rock: Complete First Season, September 6
Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas: Collector's Edition, October 4
Sesame Street: Elmo Visits the Doctor, October 4
The Muppet Movie: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
The Great Muppet Caper: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
Muppet Treasure Island: Kermit's 50th Anniversary Edition, November 29
Animal Jam: Let's Jam Together, December 13
Animal Jam: Shake a Leg, December 13

International DVD Releases

Four DVDs of Fragglerne, July 14
Dance Your Cares Away, July 25

Books

Big Steps for Little Monsters
Elmo's Night Before Christmas
What Belongs?, January
What Is Missing?, January
Get Moving with Grover, July 26
It's Not Easy Being Green - And Other Things to Consider, September 14

Albums

Best of the Muppets, May 17
Bear in the Big Blue House: Greatest Hits, June 28
The Muppet Christmas Carol: Special Edition Soundtrack, November 22

Action Figures

Christmas Ornaments

Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, "A Season To Sing"

Other Merchandise

Bow Biters
Fraggle Rock UNO released, July
Jim Henson and Muppets Commemorative postage stamps released, Hollywood, California, September 28

Behind the scenes

Eric Jacobson begins to regularly perform Sam the Eagle starting with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Bill Barretta begins to regularly perform Dr. Teeth starting with The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
The Jim Henson Company begins to develop a Fraggle Rock movie

Stage Shows

Sesame Street Live presents Super Grover! Ready for Action
Sesame Place debuts Countdown to Halloween for its Count's Halloween Spooktacular

On the Web

From the Balcony test pilot posted, February 25
From the Balcony episodes 1-14, starts June 24
Muppets Mobile launches in the UK, September 23
Sesame Street Mobile Store launches, November 17
Muppet Wiki launches, December 5

Business

The Jim Henson Company celebrates its 50th anniversary
The London branch of the Jim Henson Creature Shop closed, June
The Jim Henson Honors started by the Jim Henson Company, December 21

Muppet Character Debuts

Sesame Street: Murray Monster
Sesamstrasse: Moni, Lena
Sisimpur: Halum, Ikri Mikri, Shiku, Tuktuki

Muppet Character Exits

Sesamstrasse: Tiffy

People

Jerry Juhl dies, September 25
Jim Henson honored at The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame with special wall statue, September 28

Parades

The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
Indy 500 Parade features Kermit the Frog and Elmo balloons
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Super Grover Balloon, Kermit Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float
McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Animal, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Miss Piggy and Kermit
6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloon versions of Kermit and Oscar
San Diego Holiday Parade features an Elmo balloon

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