1970

==Television & Movies==
*Hey Cinderella! makes its US premiere on ABC, April 10
*Sesame Street in San Francisco, September 1
*Sesame Street Season 2 begins on PBS, November 9
*The Great Santa Claus Switch on CBS, December 20
*Children's Christmas at the White House, December 25
==International Television==
*Canada's Sesame Street begins airing
==Appearances==
*The Muppets perform "Octopus' Garden" on The Ed Sullivan Show, March 1
*The Muppets perform "Come Together" on The Ed Sullivan Show, April 12
*Kermit performs "What Kind of Fool Am I?", with interruptions from Grover, on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 31
*Bert and Cookie Monster appear at Fairyland to celebrate the park's 20th anniversary, August 29-30.
*The First Sesame Street Cast Tour launches in September in San Francisco
*Grover performs his Near and Far routine on The Tonight Show
==Albums==
*The Sesame Street Book & Record
*Bob McGrath from Sesame Street
*Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street
==Non-fiction Books==
*Time Piece: Film Study
==People==
*Tyler Bunch is born, February 10
*Fran Brill joins Sesame Street
*Richard Hunt joins Muppets, Inc.
*Jerry Nelson joins Muppets, Inc. full-time
*Matt Vogel is born, October 6
*Heather Henson is born, December 19
==Magazine Appearances==
*Big Bird appears on the cover of Time magazine, November 23
*Muppets and Ed Sullivan appear on the cover of TV Guide, December 12
==Milestones==
* "Rubber Duckie" reaches number 16 on Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles" chart
* "The Sesame Street Book & Record" peaks at number at #23 on Billboard's Top LPs chart, and was certified Gold (sales of 500,000 copies) by the RIAA.
==Muppet Character Debuts==
*The Great Santa Claus Switch: Thig, Thog, Snake Frackle, Snarl (early Gonzo), Boppity, Gloat, Scoff, Snivelly (early Droop), Miss Kitty, various blue Snerfs
*Sesame Street: Herry Monster, Sherlock Hemlock, Simon Soundman, Herbert Birdsfoot, Granny Fanny Nesselrode, Farley, Lefty the Salesman, Roosevelt Franklin, Roosevelt Franklin's Mother
*Hey Cinderella!: Featherstone
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 1970