1959

==Television / Movies==
*Sam and Friends continues its run on WRC-TV, now with Esskay Meats spots at the end.
==Commercials==
*Wilkins Coffee
*Faygo
==People==
* Jim Henson and Jane Nebel are married, May 28
* Michael Earl born in Oakland, California, September 10
* Steve Whitmire born in Atlanta, Georgia, September 24 
==Muppet Character Debuts==
* Sam and Friends: Icky Gunk, Theodore, Bernice
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 1959