2005

thumb|300px
==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==
* Frog Scout Leader Kermit Action Figure
* Penguins Action Figures
* The Rainbow Connection Kermit Action Figure
* Uncle Deadly Action Figure
* Cabin Boy Gonzo and Rizzo Action Figures
* Super Grover Action Figure
==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
__NOWYSIWYG__
 2005