2004

==Television & Movies==
* The Street We Live On airs in primetime on PBS, April 4
* Sesame Street Season 35 premieres on PBS, April 5
* Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars miniseries premieres on Sci Fi, October 17-18
* NBC pre-empts an afternoon showing of It's a Wonderful Life for a third airing of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, November 25
==International Television & Movies==
*Good Boy! released in Denmark, March 3
*Die Muppets Spielen Theater (Muppet Classic Theater) premiers in Germany, April 9
*Five Children and It, September 11
*Das Grösste Muppet-Weihnachtsspektakel aller Zeiten (It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie), German pay-TV premiere, November 25
*Sesame Street begins airing in Japan
*Sesame English and Il Mondo di Elmo begin airing in Italy
==Appearances==
* Bear on Hollywood Squares, January 12-16
* The Muppets and Jessica Simpson Pizza Hut commercial, February 1
* Sesame Street Live on The Today Show, February 4
* Sesame Muppets appear on The West Wing, March 3
* The Count on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, April 3
* Lewis Bernstein, Mike Renzi, Zoe, Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch appeared on The Early Show, April 5
* Elmo on Hollywood Squares, April 12-16
* Kermit, Miss Piggy, and Pepe the King Prawn appear on The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour, April 11
* Miss Piggy in a Pizza Hut commercial, September
* Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella and Bear on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, September 6
* Kermit and Miss Piggy at the Emmy Red Carpet Coverage, September 19
* Elmo on The Tony Danza Show, October 11
* Kermit on 100 Greatest TV Characters, November 22-26
* Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Statler and Waldorf, and Penguins on Good Morning America, December 15
* Kermit, Gonzo, Fozzie and Animal on Saturday Night Live, December 18
* Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo on Christmas at Walt Disney World, December 25
==Live appearances==
* Elmo appears at an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and the Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome, March 28
* Elephant, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Rosita, Grover and Phoebe at the Hollywood Hits Broadway Benefit Gala, April 24
==DVDs==
* Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites
* Sesame Street: Let's Eat!: Funny Food Songs
* Labyrinth Collector's Edition DVD Box Set, February 3
* Best of the Muppet Show: Bob Hope, Dom DeLuise, George Burns, February 3
* Big Bird in China
* Big Bird in Japan
* The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Cat's Adventure, March 6
* Sesame Street: Fiesta!
* Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
* Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl
* Best of the Muppet Show: Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Rudolf Nureyev, March 6
* Sesame Street: Learning About Letters
* Sesame Street: Learning About Numbers
* Bear in the Big Blue House: A Bear for All Seasons
* Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began (test market edition), July 20
* Sesame Street Celebrates Around the World
* Sesame Street: The Street We Live On
* Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Cookbook
* Sesame Street: A Magical Halloween Adventure
* Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
* The StoryTeller: Greek Myths: The Complete Collection, September 7
* Sesame Street: Imagine That
* Sesame Street: Sing Along
* Fraggle Rock: Where It All Began (special edition), October 19
==Books==
*Bear's Egg Hunt
*Just the Way You Are
*The Sesame Street Dictionary
*What Is the Sound?
==Albums==
* A Celebration of Me, Grover, August 31
* Happy Birthday from Sesame Street, August 31
* Thanks & Giving All Year Long
==Action Figures==
*Adventure Kermit Action Figure
*Animal Action Figure
*Backstage Playset
*Beauregard Action Figure
*Captain Smollett Action Figure
*Frog Scout Robin Action Figure
*Ghost of Sam Arrow Action Figure
*Jim Henson Action Figure
*Johnny Fiama Action Figure
*Koozebane Kermit Action Figure
*Lips Action Figure
*Marvin Suggs Action Figure
*Mega Gonzo Action Figure
*Mini Muppets
*Phil Van Neuter Action Figure
*Pops Action Figure
*Sam the Eagle Action Figure
*Santa Chef Action Figure
*Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures
*Stepping Out Fozzie Action Figure
*Super Beaker Action Figure
*Swedish Chef Action Figure
*Sweetums Action Figure
*Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure
*Usher Scooter Action Figure
*Vaudeville Statler and Waldorf Action Figures
==Christmas Ornaments==
* Hallmark Keepsake Christmas Ornament, Kermit on Bike
==Other Merchandise==
* New Sababa Plush: Janice, Swedish Chef, Kermit and Animal, May
* MONOPOLY: Sesame Street 35th Anniversary Edition, June
* Sesame Street 35 Years Anniversary Game
==On the Web==
* New Henson.com launches, October 6
* Muppets.go.com launches, November 17
==Business==
*The Walt Disney Company acquires ownership of the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House characters from The Jim Henson Company, February 17
* The Jim Henson Company and HIT Entertainment form a five-year distribution agreement for the Henson Family Showcase properties, April 1
*Sesame Workshop launches "Healthy Habits for Life", May 20
==Attractions and Events==
*Can You Tell Me How to Get to Sesame Street? exhibition at the Bay Area Discovery Museum (San Francisco, CA), May 8 - September 19
* Muppets, Music & Magic: Jim Henson's Legacy: Film Festival held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York, November 20-21
==Muppet Character Debuts==
*Sesame Street in Japan: Teena, Mojabo, Pierre, Arthur, Grorie, Meg
*Open Sesame: Ollie
==Parades==
* The Tournament of Roses Parade features a Sesame Street float, January 1
* Kermit, Miss Piggy on Emmy Red Carpet, September 19
* 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, Pepe, Bert, and Kermit
* 6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade features a balloon version of Cookie Monster
* Kermit, Piggy and Gonzo co-host the Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (filmed in November). A preview spot for The Muppets' Wizard of Oz is shown for the first time during the parade, December 25
==People==
*Don Reardon dies, January 11
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