The Muppet Mobile Lab rolls around Disney California Adventure
Chris moves to Sesame Street
Television & Movies
- The Hoobs begin airing in the US on PBS Kids Sprout
- Sesame Street Season 38 premieres, August 13
- Tinseltown premieres, November 2
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown, December 23
International Television
- Vila Sésamo programming block, launched October 2007 on Brazil's TV Cultura
- Miss Piggy makes a guest appearance on the pre-taped special An Audience with Celine Dion on British ITV1, December 22
Appearances
- Miss Piggy on The Today Show, January 5
- Kermit the Frog on The Climate Code, January 7
- Kevin Clash, Elmo and Gary Knell on CNBC's The Big Idea, January 16
- The Muppets Take Manhattan as part of TCM's 31 Days of Oscar, February 9
- Kevin Clash on Wisconsin Public Television podcast, February 20
- Kermit makes a brief appearance in a Ford commercial, April
- Elmo and Cookie Monster on The Today Show, May 10
- Elmo on Good Morning America, June 19
- Grover and Elmo on Celebrating the Music of Paul Simon, June 27
- Miss Piggy, Gonzo and Rizzo on KTLA Morning News, August 1
- Miss Piggy on The Late Late Show, August 2
- Miss Piggy on The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, August 7
- Miss Piggy on The Today Show, August 7
- Elmo on The Today Show, August 10
- Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal, Beaker, The Swedish Chef and Chickens on America's Got Talent, August 21
- The Muppets and Bear on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, September 2-3
- Oscar the Grouch on The Late Late Show, September 18
- Count von Count on Dancing with the Stars - The Results , October 2
- Elmo on The View, October 10
- Kermit on Sunday NFL Countdown, October 14
- Kermit makes a special appearance on Deal or No Deal, November 9
- Kermit helps Paula in a Thanksgiving Episode of Paula's Party, November 9
- Kermit on 50 Greatest TV Icons, November 16
- Kermit in Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, November 16
- Kermit hosts a block of classic films on TCM, November 21
- Elmo on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, November 25
- Elmo on a Target advent calendar-like commercial, November-December
- Kermit and Rizzo on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, December 31
- Elmo and Kevin Clash on Chicago Tonight
Events
- Muppets, Music & Magic (Wexner Center, Columbus, OH), March 17-24
- Muppets, Music & Magic (The Brattle Theatre, Boston, MA), March 30 - April 3
- Muppets, Music & Magic (The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA), June 21 - July 1
- Henson Company presentation at Comic-Con in San Diego, July 27
- Muppets, Music & Magic (The Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington Long Island, NY), August 10 - 12
- The Muppets Say Cheese on display (The Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington Long Island, NY), August 10 - 20
Home Video
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: The Cat's Family & Friends, January 23
- Elmo's World: What Makes You Happy?, February 6
- Sesame Street TV Episode Fun Packs: Volumes 1 & 2, March 6
- Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together, April 3
- The Best of the Jimmy Dean Show: Volume 1, April 24
- Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons, May 1
- Kids' Favorite Country Songs, June 5
- Ready for School!, July 24
- The Muppet Show: Season Two, August 7
- The Best of the Jimmy Dean Show: Volume 2, August 7
- The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary Edition, August 14
- Labyrinth: Anniversary Edition, August 14
- Fraggle Rock: Complete Third Season, September 11
- Play With Me Sesame: Playtime with Grover, October 23
- Play With Me Sesame: Good Night Sesame, October 23
- Old School: Volume 2, November 6
Books
- Guess Who, Elmo!, January 9
- Lots of Opposites, January 9
- Let's Match, January 9
- My First Book About Reptiles, January 23
- Good Night, Tucked in Tight, January 23
- Big, Bigger, Biggest, March 27
- Field Trip!, March 27
- C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street, April 17
- I'm a Helper, June 26
- When I Grow Up, June 28
- Elmo's World: Teachers!, July 24
- Sesame Subjects: My First Book about Insects, July 24
- Let's Eat!, July
- First Sesame Street Library, July
- Sesame Street Number Party (Wipe Off Shape Book), August
- Sesame Street Superstar, August
- Sesame Street ABC's and 123's (Wipe Off Activity Kit), August
- Sesame Street Alphabet Party (Wipe Off Shape Book), August
- Elmo's Favorite Places, September 11
- Guess Who, Abby!, September 11
- Sesame Beginnings: It's Naptime, Little One, September 25
- Return to Labyrinth: Part 2, October 9
- Music Player Storybook, October 30
- Legends of the Dark Crystal #1 - The Garthim Wars, November 13
Albums
- The Dark Crystal: 25th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack, July 14
- The Fraggle Rockin' Collection, October 30
Action Figures
- Jareth the Goblin King Action Figure, April
- City Critters, July
- Talking Jareth Action Figure, September
Misc. Merchandise
- Animal photo puppet replica, "fall"
On the Web
- The Jim Henson Company Podcast, episodes 4 - 20
- The Skrumps: 17 videos posted on Yahoo! Kids, January 10 - October 24
- The MuppetCast fan-made podcast launched, April 11
- The Sesame Street Podcast launches, September 18
International music videos
Stage Shows
- Sesame Street Live presents When Elmo Grows Up
Attractions
- The Muppet Mobile Lab debuts at Disney California Adventure, March 1
- Elmo and the Bookaneers stage show debuts at SeaWorld Orlando, April 2
- Jim Henson's Fantastic World
- Arkansas Arts Center (Little Rock, AR), September 7 - November 25
- Arizona Museum for Youth (Mesa, AZ), December 15 - 31
Muppet Character Debuts
Muppet Character Exits
Parades
- UBS Parade Spectacular features balloons of Bear from Bear in the Big Blue House, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit, Miss Piggy
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Abby Cadabby Balloon, Kermit Balloon, and a Sesame Street Float, November 22
- Bear in the Big Blue House's Pip and Pop and Tutter are among the Playhouse Disney float at the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, December 25
- McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade features balloon versions of Bear with Tutter, Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Elmo
- 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features the Miss Piggy balloon
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