1996

==Television & Movies==
*Gulliver's Travels miniseries on NBC, February 4 & 5
*Muppet Treasure Island released February 16
*Muppets Tonight Season 1 on ABC, March 8 - July 14
*Aliens in the Family on ABC, March 15 - August 31 (only season)
*Big Bag premieres on Cartoon Network, June 2
*The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Season 1 premieres on Nickelodeon, October 13
*Sesame Street Season 28, November 18
*Elmo Saves Christmas special airs on PBS
==International Television & Movies==
*Muppets Skatteø (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Denmark, June 28
*Mupparna på skattkammarön (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Sweden, June 28
*Muppets Die Schatzinsel (Muppet Treasure Island) released in Germany, July 11
*Ulica Sezamkowa begins airing in Poland, October
*Die Muppets unterm Weihnachtsbaum (Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree) premiers in Germany on RTL, December 24
*Barrio Sésamo begins its third series in Spain
*The Canadian version of Sesame Street is renamed Sesame Park
*Ulitsa Sezam begins airing in Russia
==Appearances/Events==
*Miss Piggy appears to compete with Babe at the 68th Academy Awards, March 25
*The Cat in the Hat at the Kid's Choice Awards, May 11
*Kermit gives the commencement address at Southampton College and receives an honorary doctorate in Amphibious Letters, May 19
*Big Bird sings a duet with Kathie Lee Gifford for her PBS pledge-drive special Kathie Lee Gifford's Lullabies for Little Ones, August
*Kermit is a guest on The Tonight Show, November 12
*Johnny Fiama and Sal Minella are interviewed on Larry King Live, December 24
*Miss Piggy is a guest on The Tonight Show, December 31
*Miss Piggy appears during the first week of The Rosie O'Donnell Show
*Miss Piggy cooks on Regis & Kathie Lee to promote her new book
==International Appearances==
*Kermit the Frog, Gonzo and Miss Piggy on MTV Europe, May 21
==Albums==
*Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits
*A Christmas Together (Laserlight Digital CD)
*Dreamytime Songs
*Monster Melodies
*Silly Songs
*Sing-Along Travel Songs
*Sing the Alphabet
==Non-fiction Books==
*Ask Kermit: All About the Human Body
*In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy
==Storybooks==
*Another Monster at the End of This Book
*B is for Books!
*Bean Makes The Best Of It
*Bye-Bye, Boo-Boo
*Christmas in Snowy Forest
*Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book
*Elmo's 12 Days of Christmas
*Find Your Way to Muppet Treasure Island
*The Gift of the Magi Story Book Set & Advent Calendar
*Go to Bed, Fred
*Grover, Messenger of Love
*Growing Up Grouchy
*Happy Birthday, Miss Piggy!
*I Am a Baby
*Kermit's Big Surprise!
*Kermit's Teeny Tiny Farm
*Let's Play Peek-A-Boo!
*Look and Find Muppets
*Monster Faces
*Muppet Christmas Songs
*Muppet Treasure Island: All Aboard Reading
*Muppet Treasure Island: Sailing for Adventure
*Muppet Treasure Island: Treasure Hunt
*Rise and Shine!
*Rizzo's Bike Sale
*Scooter Can't Read
*Sesame Street Little Theater
*Shop Till You Drop!
*Where Is Baby Natasha?
*Where's the Duckie?
*Which Witch Is Which?
==Videos==
*Animal Show: Kangaroo & Frog, January 30
*Animal Show: Owl & Octopus, January 30
*Do the Alphabet, February 6
*Learning to Share, February 6
*Imagine That!, April 30
*Elmocize, June 11
*Slimey's World Games, June 11
*Elmo Saves Christmas, September 3
==Merchandise==
*Kermit the Frog's 1996 Advertising Parodies! calendar
*Muppet Treasure Island Happy Meal toys
*Muppets Inside CD-ROM released in March
*The Muppets on the Go! video game
*Muppet Treasure Island (CD-ROM)
*Tickle Me Elmo debuts and becomes a holiday sensation
*Welch's The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Jelly Jars
*Chelli plush
*Sesame Street General Store chain shuts down in June
==Advertising==
*Miss Piggy appears in a campaign for Frito-Lay's Baked Lays chips with supermodels Kathy Ireland and Vendela. The campaign included a television commercial and print ads.
==People==
*Matt Vogel begins working on Sesame Street
*Chet O'Brien dies, July 14
==Behind the scenes==
*Bill Barretta gradually begins performing The Swedish Chef and Rowlf the Dog.
==Stage Shows==
* Sesame Street Live presents 1-2-3 Imagine!
==Muppet Character Debuts==
*Muppets Tonight: Pepe the King Prawn, Seymour, Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella, Bobo the Bear
*Barrio Sésamo: Bluki, Vera, Bubo, Gaspar
*Ulitsa Sezam: Zeliboba, Businka, Kubik
==Parades==
* Kermit is the Grand Marshal of The Tournament of Roses Parade which also features a Muppet Treasure Island float, January 1
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 1996