1988

==Television==
*Sesame Street, Special, March 7
*Sesame Street Episode 2485 (Maria and Luis' wedding) airs, May 13
*Muppet Babies Season 5 begins, September 10
*Sesame Street Season 20, November 14
==International Television==
*Big Bird in Japan debuts in Japan; fall
==Appearances==
* Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appear on Good Morning America, February
* Placido Flamingo on A Grand Night: The Performing Arts Salute Public Television, March 20
* Oscar the Grouch on BBC's Museum of the Moving Image (London) broadcast, September 15
* Big Bird, Count von Count, and Meryl Sheep appear on The Today Show, November 14
* Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the Muppets appear in Free to Be... a Family, December 14
* Ernie and Bert make a cameo appearance in Bill Irwin's short film As Seen on TV
==Storybooks==
*Baby Gonzo's Unfinished Dream
*Baby Kermit's Christmas
*Baby Kermit's Opposites
*Bert's New Collection
*Count with Baby Kermit
*A Day in the Country
*The Day Snuffy Had the Sniffles
*Ernie and Bert's Different Day
*Grover's Amazing Dream
*Hide-and-Seek Safari
*It's Easy!
*It's a Secret!
*Just Like Ernie
*Meet Mr. Snuffle-upagus
*Mine!
*Miss Piggy and the Big Gorilla
*Muppet Babies on the Move
*Muppet Babies Shape Machine
*Muppet Babies Word Book
*Nothing to Do
*Oh, I Am So Embarrassed!
*The Sesame Street ABC Book of Words
*When Is My Birthday?
==Non-fiction Books==
*Jim Henson: Muppet Master
==Videos==
*The Alphabet Game
*The Best of Ernie and Bert
*Big Bird's Favorite Party Games
*Count It Higher: Great Music Videos from Sesame Street
*Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear
*Mother Goose Stories
*Neat Stuff To Know & To Do
*Peek-A-Boo: A Big Surprise for Little People
*Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along
*Wow, You're a Cartoonist!
==Merchandise==
*Bow Biters
*The Swedish Chef's cereal Croonchy Stars hits supermarkets.
*McDonald's Fraggle Rock Happy Meal Toys
*Holiday Huggable Muppet Babies
*Muppet Magazine issues 21-24
==Stage Shows==
*Muppet Babies: Where's Animal?
==Attractions and Events==
* Muppets, Monster & Magie, Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: November 29, 1987 to January 24, 1988
==Parades==
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features the debut of the Big Bird balloon.
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 1988