Television & Movies[]

• The Land of Gortch sketches finish airing on NBC's Saturday Night Live, January 10 - September 18
• The Muppet Show begins airing in syndication in the United States and on the ITV collective of networks in the United Kingdom, September
• Sesame Street: Season 8 begins on November 29

International Television[]

• Sesamstraat begins airing in the Netherlands
• Sesam begins airing in Sweden

Live Appearances[]

• Big Bird visits the White House, for the Diplomatic Children's Christmas Party, December 14

Storybooks[]

• Grover's Little Red Riding Hood
• How to Be a Grouch
• I am a Monster
• The Sesame Street Book of Fairy Tales
• The Sesame Street Mother Goose
• Where Are You, Cookie Monster?
• Would You Like to Play Hide & Seek in This Book With Lovable, Furry Old Grover?

Albums[]

• The Frog Prince re-released
• The Muppet Alphabet Album re-released

Muppet Character Debuts[]

• The Muppet Show:
  • Recurring Characters: Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Scooter, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, The Newsman, Muppy, Wayne and Wanda, Hilda, Marvin Suggs, The Muppaphone, Uncle Deadly, The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband
  • Recurring Background Characters: Lenny the Lizard, Behemoth, Timmy Monster, The Fazoobs, Shakey Sanchez

• Sesamstraat: Pino, Tommie

Merchandise[]

• The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar
• Big Bird's Mystery Bank
• Cookie Monster Piano
• Gorham Sesame Street Figurines

Parades[]

• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street float

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