2002

Zoe begins wearing her tutu in all of her appearances.

International Television

 * Gulliver's Travels airs in Denmark on DR, July 23 (part 1) & July 30 (part 2)
 * I Love Muppets BBC documentary premieres in the UK
 * Elmers Verden (Elmo's World) airs in Denmark on TV2

Appearances

 * Kermit and Miss Piggy appear on The Today Show's 50th anniversary celebration, January 14


 * Note: This is the last known appearance of Frank Oz as Miss Piggy.


 * Kermit the Frog on Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments, April 29
 * Bear appears at a Chicago Cubs game, April 26
 * Kermit the Frog on Hollywood Squares, May 13-17
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy, Statler and Waldorf in a series of Denny's commercials launched May 20
 * Bear appears at a New York Mets game, June 23
 * Kermit the Frog on Jeopardy!, June 28
 * Kermit the Frog on Morning Edition, November 14
 * Kermit the Frog on The Late Late Show, November 14
 * Pepe the King Prawn in series of Long John Silver's commercials
 * Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rizzo, Animal, Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, Fozzie, Pepe the King Prawn, and Rowlf the Dog star in a series of MasterCard commercials
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy on Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, November 28
 * Kermit and The Snowths on The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
 * Kermit and Miss Piggy are featured in a series of UPS commercials

Live Appearances

 * Super Grover and Maria at the Stage Deli, February 27
 * Kermit the Frog receives a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame, November 14
 * Kermit at Macy's Windows unveiling, November 22
 * Bruce McSpruce auctioned off for the Save the Children Festival of Trees

Video

 * You Can Be Anything With Barney Dressing Up, January 19 @ 12:19 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Search Mystery Friend At Telly's Library Computer Caper, March 23 @ 12:23 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Now Time Surf Beach Party Fun With Barney, April 14 @ 12:14 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Wake Up Shine With Sleep, Getting Dressed, Teeth, May 19 @ 12:19 AM to 9:00 PM
 * See A Word Play Variety Show, June 1 @ 12:01 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Pool New Years Party Swimming At Casey Middle: New Years Eve Jokes, June 16 @ 12:16 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Round And Round We Go Wheels With Barney, August 10 @ 12:10 AM to 9:00 PM
 * See A Visit To The Firehouse For Elmo, September 21 @ 12:21 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Holiday Fun!, January 20 @ 12:20 AM to 9:00 PM
 * Visit The Attic With Finding A Christmas Star, October 6 @ 12:06 AM to 9:00 PM

Albums

 * The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem and More!, September 17

Action Figures

 * Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Action Figure
 * Crash Helmet Gonzo Action Figure
 * Crazy Harry Action Figure
 * Dr. Teeth Action Figure
 * Dr. Teeth Variant Action Figure
 * Electric Mayhem Playset
 * Floyd Pepper Action Figure
 * Fozzie Bear Action Figure
 * Glamour Piggy Action Figure
 * Holiday Kermit Action Figure
 * Invisible Beaker Action Figure
 * Invisible Fozzie Action Figure
 * Kermit Action Figure
 * Muppet Labs Playset
 * Miss Piggy Action Figure
 * Stuntman Gonzo Action Figure
 * Tuxedo Kermit Action Figure
 * Vacation Fozzie Action Figure
 * Vanishing Cream Beaker Action Figure

Video Games

 * Bear in the Big Blue House for Game Boy Color released
 * Muppet Pinball Mayhem released

Storybooks

 * ABC and Me
 * Bear's Valentine's Day

Behind the scenes

 * Eric Jacobson begins to regularly perform Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Animal starting with It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
 * Jerry Nelson transitions from full-time Muppet performing. He no longer puppeteers his classic Muppet characters, but dubs their voices for It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and other projects, and still performs on Sesame Street.
 * Steve Whitmire begins to regularly perform Statler starting with the "Keep Fishin'" music video

Business

 * The Jim Henson Company sells its half of Hallmark Channel to Crown Media Holdings.
 * Sesame Workshop sells its half of Noggin to Viacom's Nickelodeon.

Music videos

 * "Keep Fishin'" from Weezer's album Maladroit
 * "We Are Family"

Stage Shows

 * Bear in the Big Blue House Live: A First Time for Everything

Muppet Character Debuts

 * Takalani Sesame: Kami
 * Sippuray Sumsum: Brosh, Noah

Muppet Character Exits

 * Sesamstrasse: Buh

Parades

 * Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade features a Sesame Street Float, and the debut of the Kermit Balloon. Al Roker interviews Kermit and Miss Piggy for the occasion, November 28

People

 * Bill McCutcheon dies, January 9
 * Matt Robinson dies, August 5