2011

==Television & Movies==
*Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey premieres at Sundance, January 23
*Sesame Street season 42, September 26
*Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger, October 9
*The Muppets is released, November 23
==International Television & Movies==
*Sesamstraat celebrates its 35th season
*Sesamstrasse 38th season
*Eine Möhre für Zwei 2nd season, premieres October 19 on KI.KA
*The Muppets is released in Canada, November 23
*The Muppets is released in India and Mexico, November 25
*Sim Sim Hamara premieres, Pakistan, November 26
*Baghch-e-Simsim premieres, Afghanistan, December 1
*The Muppets is released in Brazil, December 2
*Ernie & Bert Songs premieres December 5 on KI.KA
*The Muppets is released in Singapore, Malaysia and Israel, December 8
*The Muppets is released in United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, December 9
*Ernie & Bert Märchensongs premieres December 13 on KI.KA
*The Muppets is released in Bahrain, Kuwait and Lebanon, December 15
*The Muppets is released in Chile, December 29
*The Muppets is released in Estonia, December 30
==Commercials==
* Alamo Rent a Car
* AMC Theatres policy trailer, October 9
* CMA ads, with Miss Piggy, November
* UL Labs, with Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, and The Swedish Chef
* Wonderful Pistachios, with Kermit, debuted September 18
==Appearances==
* Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Telly on Top Chef, February 16
* Elmo on The Dr. Oz Show, March 30
* Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 3
* Kermit the Frog reports from the world premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at Disneyland, May 7
* Elmo on Good Morning America, May 20
* Grover at the Salute to Israel Parade, June 5
* Elmo at the NASA shuttle program of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, July 6
* Steve Whitmire and Kermit at the National Puppetry Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, July 15
* Miss Piggy on Take Two with Phineas and Ferb, August 20
* Miss Piggy and Animal on The Tonight Show, August 31
*Elmo, Grover, Rosita, Cookie Monster, Oscar, and Slimey on Good Morning America, September 20
* Elmo on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, September 26
* Miss Piggy on So Random!, October 2
* Kermit on Entertainment Tonight, October 4
* Elmo and Kevin Clash on The View, October 24
* Elmo and Kevin Clash on Nightline, October 24
* Elmo and Kevin Clash on Erin Burnett OutFront, October 24
* Kevin Clash on The Daily Show, October 24
* The Muppets on WWE Raw, October 31
* Elmo and Kevin Clash on The Gayle King Show, November 1
* Kevin Clash on The Takeaway, November 3
* Miss Piggy on The Tonight Show, November 4
*The Muppets: Exclusive Access Sneak Peek during ABC Family's "Double Date Night", November 5
* Jason Segel on The Tonight Show, November 8
* Kermit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 9
* Kevin Clash on The Wendy Williams Show, November 9
* Miss Piggy at the CMA Awards, November 9
* Carlo Alban on The Takeaway, November 9
* Kermit at the Latin Grammy Awards, November 10
* Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog on Desperate Housewives, November 13
* Kermit and Miss Piggy on Dancing with the Stars, November 14
* Amy Adams on The Tonight Show, November 14
* Miss Piggy on Jimmy Kimmel Live, November 14
* Jason Segel on Late Show with David Letterman, November 14
* Kermit and Gonzo, Bunsen and Beaker, and Statler and Waldorf on ESPN's Mike and Mike, November 15
* Amy Adams on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, November 15
* The Muppets on Dancing with the Stars, November 15
* Kermit and Miss Piggy on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 16
* The Muppets on Good Morning America, November 17
* Animal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 18
* Jason Segel on Saturday Night Live, November 19
* Jason Segel on Live with Regis and Kelly, November 21
* Jason Segel on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, November 21
* Miss Piggy on Chelsea Lately, November 21
* Jason Segel on The Late Late Show, November 22
* Miss Piggy on Live! with Kelly, November 23
* Kermit, Miss Piggy, the Swedish Chef, and a Whatnot (via Muppet Whatnot Workshop) on The Chew, November 23
* Jason Segel on The Marilyn Denis Show, November 24
* Kevin Clash on NPR's Tell Me More, November 28
* Kermit on The National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony, December 1
* Miss Piggy on CMA Country Christmas, December 1
* Oscar the Grouch on A Michael Bublé Christmas, December 6
* Elmo on The Sunny Side Up Show, December 13
* Kermit & Miss Piggy on WWE Tribute to the Troops, December 13
* Elmo on The Nate Berkus Show, December 16
* Cookie Monster on The Dr. Oz Show, December 19
* Elmo hosts Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon, a programming block on Sprout, December 23 and 24
*Statler and Waldorf, Kermit, and Gonzo on the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, December 25
*Elmo at the Kennedy Center Honors, December 27
See also: The Muppets promotional appearances. Note that Kermit was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show November 11, but did not appear.
==Live Appearances==
* Elmo and Cookie Monster at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, May 2
* Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Grover at LaGuardia Airport, May 3
* Elmo and Grover at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, May 5
* Oscar the Grouch and Caroll Spinney, Nellis Air Force Base, June
* Various characters, Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala, June 1
* Roscoe Orman, accepting an award for Sesame Street at the TCA Awards, August 6
* Walk-around Sweetums, Kermit, and Rowlf the Dog at the D23 Expo 2011 in Anaheim, California, August 19
* Kermit and Miss Piggy at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 20
* Miss Piggy at New York Fashion Week, September 8
* Caroll Spinney, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition, Boston, October 15Press release. October 15, 2011
* The Muppets on WWE, October 31
* Kermit and Jason Segel at STARS Benefit Gala, November 1
* Abby Cadabby and Gordon at the launch of Military Families Near and Far (familiesnearandfar.org), November 5
* Sweetums, Animal, Fozzie Bear, Walter, Gonzo, Rowlf, Kermit, and Miss Piggy, and Statler and Waldorf at the world premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
* Murray Monster with Nolan Gould at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, November 15
* Miss Piggy at The Trevor Project's Trevor Live fundraiser, December 4
==International Appearances==
* Elmo on App Central, May 31
* Elmo on App Central, June 1
* Ernie, Bert, Carsten Morar-Haffke, Martin Paas and Charlie Kaiser on Morgenmagazin, October 14
* Kermit on CP24 Breakfast, October 25
* Jason Segel on Breakfast Television, October 25
* Kermit the Frog on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, November 3
* Ernie, Bert, Carsten Morar-Haffke and Martin Paas on Mikado am Morgen, December 4
==Video games==
* LittleBigPlanet add-ons, January 18 and December
* Ready, Set, Grover!, August 2
* Once Upon a Monster, October 11
==Home Video==
*Shalom Sesame: Shabbat Shalom, Grover!, January 11
*Shalom Sesame: Grover Plants a Tree, January 11
*Shalom Sesame: Mitzvah on the Street, January 11
*Sesame Street: Silly Storytime, February 1
*Elmo's World: Penguins and Animal Friends, March 1
*Shalom Sesame: Be Happy, It's Purim!, March 8
*Shalom Sesame: It's Passover, Grover!, March 8
*Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures, April 5
*Elmo's Travel Songs and Games, May 3
*Shalom Sesame: Grover Learns Hebrew, May 10
*Shalom Sesame: Countdown to Shavuot, May 10
*Elmo's World: People in Your Neighborhood, June 7
*Best of Sesame Street Spoofs!, July 5
*The Best Pet in the World, July 26
*Big Bird's Wish, July 26
*Learning Letters with Elmo, August 2
*Shalom Sesame: The Sticky Shofar, August 23
*Shalom Sesame: Monsters in the Sukkah, August 23
*Elmo's Music Magic, September 6
*Elmo's Shape Adventure, October 11
*Shalom Sesame: Adventures in Israel, October 11
*Bye-Bye Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo, November 1
*Singing with the Stars
==International Home Video==
*Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 2, February 11
*Die Muppet Show: Season 2, March 24
*Die Muppet Show: Season 3, May 19
*Die Fraggles: The Complete Series, May 20
*Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 3, September 9
*Ernie und Bert im Land der Träume DVD 4, December 9
==Albums==
*The Green Album, August 23
*Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler, August 30
*The Muppets (soundtrack), November 21
==Books==
*Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets, August 23
*Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet, released August 23
*B Is for Baking: 50 Yummy Dishes to Make Together, September 6
*Fraggle Rock Classics Volume 1, September 13
*Doodling with Jim Henson, October 1
*The Muppets: The Movie Junior Novel, October 11
*The Muppets: The Reusable Sticker Book, October 11
*Frogs Are Funny, October 11
*I Am Kermit the Frog, October 11
*A Tale of Sand, graphic novel, December
*Memoirs of a Muppets Writer, December 5
*Jim Henson's The Storyteller graphic novel, December 6
*The Dark Crystal: Volume 1 graphic novel, December 27
==Storybooks==
*Big Bird at Home, February 8
*Elmo and His Friends, February 8
*Grouches Are Green, March 8
*Elmo Doodle Dandy, May 10
*Elmo and Abby's Wacky Weather Day, July 26
*Sing-Along Holiday Songs, August 1
*Elmo's Magical Mix-Up, August 9
*Oops!, August 9
*Adventures in Story Land, September 1
*Elmo Loves You: Pop-Up Book, September 13
*A Sesame Street Christmas Story, September 18
*Elmo's Little Dreidel, September 27
*Elmo's Alphabet Soup, September 27
*Opposite Day, October 1
*Elmo's Merry Christmas, October 25
*Abby's Pink Party, December 27
*Elmo's Walk in the Woods, December 27
==Comics==
*Die Muppet Show Band 1: Applaus, Applaus, Applaaauuus!, April 8
*Die Muppet Show Gratis Comic Tag 2011, May 14
*Die Muppet Show Band 2: Auf Schatzsuche, June 9
*Die Muppet Show Spezial 1: Muppet Peter Pan, August 4
==Merchandise==
*Abby Cadabby plush purse
*Ants in the Can
*Big Bird Stack-a-Nest
* Muppet costumes for LittleBigPlanet 2, January
* Muppet Vinylmation, series 2, April 15
* Star Wars Muppets action figures, winter
* Muppet nail polish
* Hasbro Sesame Street Playset, figures, and vehicles
*Lucky Ducks: Sesame Street Edition
==Attractions and Events==
*Jim Henson's Fantastic World
**Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL), January 1 - January 23
**Lakeview Museum of Art and Science (Peoria, IL), February 12 - May 1
**The Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, Queens, NY), July 16 - January 16, 2012
*Schuif Gezellig Aan in Alkmaar, January 1 - February 28
*ToonSeum exhibit "The Art of Caroll Spinney", November 6, 2010 to January 30, 2011
*Elmo's Red Tie Ball in Providence, Rhode Island, March 5
*Jim Henson named a Disney Legend at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 19
*ToonSeum presents "Animating Haring!", featuring art by Bill Davis, created for Keith Haring-inspired animation on Sesame Street, October 22, 2011 to February 26, 2012
*World premiere of The Muppets at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, November 12
*New Muppet clothing, original artwork, and skate decks are debuted at D23's Muppet-acular Mayhem at D Street event in Anaheim, California, November 17
*The El Capitan Theatre hosts Disney's Most Sensational Muppet Party! at Disney's Soda Fountain and Studio Store in Hollywood, California, November 23 - January 5, 2012
*The Muppet Christmas Carol is one of the films screened at D23's Disney and Dickens event in Burbank, California, December 5 & 6
==Theme Parks==
*PortAventura opens SesamoAventura area
*Sesame Street Bay of Play opens at SeaWorld San Antonio 
==Muppet Character Debuts==
* The Muppets: Walter, '80s Robot, Miss Poogy
*Sesame Street: Growing Hope Against Hunger: Lily
* SimSim Humara: Rani, Munna, Haseen O Jameel, Baaji, Baily
==Music Videos==
*"The Muppet Show Theme" with OK Go
*"Forget You" from The Muppets
*"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets
==International music videos==
*"The Muppet Show Theme" with Elio
==Parades==
*6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features balloons version of Kermit and Buddy from Dinosaur Train and the walk-around character cast of Sesame Street (Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Cookie Monster).
*Miss Piggy in Mickey's Costume Party Cavalcade at Disneyland, fall
*Toronto Santa Claus Parade featured a The Muppets float. Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster appeared outside the Royal Ontario Museum before the parade.
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 24, Sesame Street Float, Kermit the Frog Balloon.
==Sources==
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