1987

==Television & Movies==
*Fraggle Rock Season 5 begins airing on HBO, January 5 (final season)
*The StoryTeller begins airing on NBC, January 31
*Inside the Labyrinth documentary released February 18
*Puppetman pilot airs on CBS, July 3
*Down at Fraggle Rock documentary on HBO, July 13
*Fraggle Rock (animated) begins airing on NBC, September 12
*Muppet Babies Season 4 begins on CBS, September 19
*Sesame Street Season 19, November 16
*A Muppet Family Christmas on ABC, December 16
==International Television==
*Muppet Babies begins airing in Germany on ZDF, September 20
*Sesame Street Canada increases Canadian content, with new characters Basil, Dodi, and Louis.
==Appearances and Events==
*Kermit, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Rowlf the Dog, and Sam the Eagle help host the Nightline special Wall Street and the Economy, November 6
*Jim Henson inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, aired November 30
==Storybooks==
*Baby Piggy at the Bat
*The Best Babysitter in the World
*Big Bird's Bedtime Story
*Big Bird's Big Book
*Big Bird's Busy Day
*Don't Be Shy
*Ernie's Neighborhood
*Good Morning, Little Bert!
*Good Night, Little Grover!
*Grover and the New Kid
*Grover Takes Care of Baby
*Little Ernie's Animal Friends
*Monsters, Monsters!
*Playtime with Big Bird
*A Sesame Street Christmas
*A Sitter for Baby Monster
*The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
*A Visit to the Sesame Street Museum
*Wait for Me!
*What's Up in the Attic?
==Albums==
*The Best of Sesame Street
==Videos==
*Big Bird's Story Time
*Getting Ready for School
*Learning to Add and Subtract
*Muppet Babies Video Storybooks
*Sing Along
==Merchandise==
*Big Bird StoryMagic
*McDonald's Muppet Babies 1987 Happy Meal Toys
*Muppet Magazine issues 16-20
==Behind the scenes==
*Inner Tube, a pilot for The Jim Henson Hour, is taped in January
*The Primitives are created
==Stage Shows==
*Big Bird and the ABCs
*Big Bird's Sesame Street Story
*Muppet Babies: Magic Box
==Muppet Character Debuts==
* Sesame Street Canada: Basil, Louis, Dodi
==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 Kermit the Frog balloon.
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 1987