1976

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==Television & Movies==
*The Land of Gortch sketches finish airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, January 10 - September 18
*The Muppet Show begins airing in syndication in the United States and on the ITV collective of networks in the United Kingdom, September
*Sesame Street: Season 8 begins on November 29
==International Television==
*Sesamstraat begins airing in the Netherlands
*Sesam begins airing in Sweden
==Live Appearances==
* Big Bird visits the White House, for the Diplomatic Children's Christmas Party, December 14
==Storybooks==
*Grover's Little Red Riding Hood
*How to Be a Grouch
*I am a Monster
*The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales
*The Sesame Street Mother Goose
*Where Are You, Cookie Monster?
*Would You Like to Play Hide & Seek in This Book With Lovable, Furry Old Grover?
==Albums==
*The Frog Prince re-released
*The Muppet Alphabet Album re-released
==Muppet Character Debuts==
*The Muppet Show:
**Recurring Characters: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, The Newsman, Muppy, Wayne and Wanda, Hilda, Marvin Suggs, The Muppaphone, Uncle Deadly, The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
**Recurring Background Characters: Lenny the Lizard, Behemoth, Timmy Monster, The Fazoobs, Shakey Sanchez
*Sesamstraat: Pino, Tommie
==Merchandise==
*The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar
*Big Bird's Mystery Bank
*Cookie Monster Piano
*Gorham Sesame Street Figurines
==Parades==
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street float
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 1976