1999

==Television & Movies==
*Sesame Street Unpaved and 123 Sesame Street begin on Noggin, February 2
*Farscape Season 1 premieres on Sci Fi, March 19
*Muppets from Space released July 14
*Donna's Day begins third season on Odyssey Network with Swedish Chef as frequent guest, September 1
*Family Rules airs from March 9 - April 13
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland released October 1
*CinderElmo on FOX, December 6
*CNN airs a People Profiles television documentary on Jim Henson
* Muppet Babies repeats move to Odyssey Network, October 1
==International Television & Movies==
*Muppets aus dem All (Muppets from Space) released in Germany, December 9
*Mupparna I Rymden (Muppets from Space) released in Sweden, December 17
*Mopatop's Shop premieres in the UK
*Construction Site premieres in the UK
*Sesame English premieres in China
==Business==
*Noggin, a joint venture between Children's Television Workshop and Nickelodeon, premieres January 31
*Odyssey Network, partly-owned by The Jim Henson Company and Hallmark Entertainment, relaunches April 4
==Appearances & Events==
*Big Bird, Roscoe Orman, and Ruth Buzzi accept the first annual TV Guide Award for "Best Children's Show" for Sesame Street, February
*Kermit appears on The Tonight Show, July 12
*Gonzo and Kermit appear on Wheel of Fortune
*Red carpet premiere for Muppets from Space, in Culver City, California, July 17; Val Kilmer and Paula Abdul attend
*Miss Piggy on The Daily Show, July 19
*Kermit appears as George Washington in ads for the State Quarters program of the United States Mint
*Kermit leaving his flipper-prints in Berlin, Germany, December 7
==Non-fiction Books==
*Muppets from Space: The Making of Muppet Movie Magic
*Bernie Brillstein's autobiography Where Did I Go Right?
*The Muppets Big Book of Crafts
*Muppet Book of Friendship
==Storybooks==
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Movie Storybook
*Bear Loves Food!
*Bear's Big Blue House
*Big Bird Walks
*Brought to You by the Number 1
*Brought to You by the Number 2
*Brought to You by the Number 3
*Count to Ten re-issue
*Dirt is Delightful
*Elmo's Busy Baby Book
*Elmo Jumps
*Ernie Runs
*Fairy Tales (book)
*Find the Seashell
*Flutter By, Butterfly
*Giddy-Up!
*Gonzo's Book of Out-of-This-World Puzzles
*Good Night, Elmo
*Grouchland Surprises
*Grover Dances
*Grover's Farm
*I Can Go to Preschool
*Let's Go to the Fun Park!
*Luna's Night
*Merry Christmas, Bear!
*Muppets from Space: The Junior Novelization
*The Muppets' Mixed-Up Christmas
*Robin's Secret Valentine
*Slimey to the Moon
*Surprise, Mommy!
*Unwelcome to Grouchland
*A Very Muppet Christmas
*Welcome to the Big Blue House!
*What's That Smell?
*Where is Bear?
*Which Witch Is Which? re-issue
*Who Am I?
*Zip! Pop! Hop!
==Video==
*Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs, January 12
*Kids' Favorite Songs, March 9
*Potty Time with Bear, August 31
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Sing and Play, September 7
*Sapsorrow & The Luck Child, September 21
*The Soldier & Death & A Story Short, September 21
*The Dark Crystal (video), October 5
*Labyrinth, October 12
*Muppets from Space, October 26
*Do the Alphabet (DVD), November 9
*123 Count with Me (DVD), December 14
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, December 21
==Albums==
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (soundtrack)
*Elmo appears on Rosie O'Donnell's Christmas album, A Rosie Christmas, singing Do You Hear What I Hear.
==Music videos==
*"Shining Star" from Muppets from Space
==Stage Shows==
* Sesame Street Live presents Big Bird's Sunny Day Camp Out
*Bear in the Big Blue House Live debuts with the show, On the Road with Bear in the Big Blue House
==Merchandise==
*Bear in the Big Blue House straws
*Muppet Movie Parodies 1999 Calendar
*Muppet Art: 1999 Calendar
*Thirty Years and Counting: Sesame Street Calendar
*Thirty Years and Counting: Sesame Street Calendar (Food)
*Christopher Radko Christmas Ornaments
*Magic Talking Kermit the Frog
*Muppets from Space Kid's Meal
*Subway Bear in the Big Blue House Kids Meal
*Muppet Babies Kid's Meal toys (Dairy Queen)
*Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland mini plush
==Parades==
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street Float.
==Behind the scenes==
*Eric Jacobson begins performing Bert and Grover on Sesame Street.
==People==
*Robert Myhrum dies, April 2
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 1999