January -
- The Muppets appear on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Jan. 3rd - Only the third day of the year and we've already got a terrific Muppet appearance! Animal drives the bus, Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, Floyd, and Pepe sing "Just One Person" and Miss Piggy brings down the house (most literally).
- Disney launches "Give a Day. Get a Disney Day." campaign starring The Muppets - From TV spots, in-park promotions, parade appearances, and a whole website where The Muppets say your name, the "Give a Day" campaign almost made me go out and volunteer! Almost.
- The Muppets appear on America's Funniest Home Videos, Jan. 10 - Just over a week into 2010 and we have two major Muppet TV appearances. The Muppets volunteered to help Tom Bergeron host AFV to tie-in with the "Give a Day" campaign--yet the only real volunteer was Miss Piggy's girdle. (Don't tell her I said that.)
- Muppeteer Jerry Nelson releases solo album Truro Daydreams - And yea, verily, it was good--nay, GREAT. And my iPod was never the same.
- Cookie Monster appears on Cake Boss, Jan. 17 - "You Cake Boss? Me LOVE cake! Can me have fork?"
- The Muppet Show Comic Book goes On the Road and becomes a continuing series - On the road and off the shelves!
- Flight of the Conchords creator James Bobin named director of the new Muppet movie - And the Muppet world collectively shrugs and says, "Sure, why not?"
- "Beaker's Ballad" debuts on The Muppets Studio's YouTube Channel - Beaker sings "Dust in the Wind" and we're all blown away! (Or we all at least feel a slight breeze.)
- Muppet King Arthur is released - And the jokes are really up to the usual Muppet excaliber. Ahh! Wocka! Wocka!
- The Muppet Madness Tournament - ToughPigs and The MuppetCast host the first ever Muppet Madness Tournament--Bert and Ernie totally screwed up my bracket.
- Various Sesame Street Characters get their own Facebook pages - Yes, you can now be "friends" with Oscar the Grouch!
- "Stand By Me" starring Big Mean Carol debuts on The Muppets Studio's YouTube Channel - "Hi! I'm Carl! I'm proof that obscure Muppet characters can still be a big hit with the general public--and I'm a bunny!"
- The Muppet Show Comic Book moves on to its Family Reunion arc and SKEETER finally returns - Where has she been all this time? In Amy Mebberson's mind, apparently.
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" nominated for two Webby Awards - Oh, I hope they win!
- Animal's Mamma is proud of his Webby Nominations - I was proud too, but he didn't call me!
- Kermit and The Muppets provide commentary on "Bohemian Rhapsody" - And you thought that "Bohemian Rhapsody" couldn't get any better!
- The Muppets appear on The Nerdist podcast - And make Chris Hardwick the luckiest nerd alive. (Except maybe Jason Segel.)
- The Fraggle Rock comic book begins - No, it wasn't completely illustrated by Mokey Fraggle.
- The Muppet Mindset was quoted on the back of Muppet Peter Pan's trade paperback - Still the proudest moment of my life! (What a life...)
- The Muppets win both of their Webby nominations - Hey! I was right!
- Bobo and Rizzo appear on LOST Slapdown - I didn't get slapped, did you?
- The Swedish Chef appears on LOST Slapdown - And he cooks up plenty of trouble! Hey-o!
- The Muppets audition for the role of the Smoke Monster on LOST Slapdown - I still say Big Mean Carl should have gotten the part.
- Kermit appears on LOST Slapdown - Tired of these yet?
- ToughPigs and The Muppet Mindset remember Jim Henson - Twenty years later, and we're still talking about that guy. And the world is a better place because of it.
- Jason Segel and The Muppets do a table read for their new movie - And the table has the best lines in the whole script!
- Muppet Snow White is released - And, unlike Snow White herself, it does not bite.
- "American Woman" starring Sam Eagle debuts on The Muppets Studio's YouTube Channel - It's one video you won't tell to "Stay away from me."
- Floyd and Animal accept the Webby Award for "Bohemian Rhapsody" - "Another Webby Bites the Dust"
- Dog City: The Movie released on DVD - It's a howling good time.
- Sesame Street brings home 7 Daytime Emmy Awards - How much shelf space do they have?
- Animal has a staring contest with the drummer from OK Go - At least the drummer was smart enough to have it with a Muppet that can actually blink!
- The Muppets to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - Just don't tell Piggy that she's not getting one to herself.
- The Muppet pipes at NBC Studios are immortalized - Yes, the pipes shall never die! Or spring a leak.
- The new Muppet movie gets a release date: Christmas Day, 2011 - Except, ya know, it's not the same anymore.
- "Pöpcørn" starring The Swedish Chef debuts on The Muppets Studio's YouTube Channel - And The Muppets prove that they can be funny even in closed captioning.
- Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting released on DVD - So the Big Three Companies can all work together! It's a Christmas in July miracle!
- Disney sends the new Muppet movie script through Pixar - Hey, if they can find Nemo, they can do anything!
- Henson's Place 1984 documentary released on DVD - It's real, and it's outstanding.
- The Muppet Mindset turns one - They grow up SO fast...
- Original Sam and Friends puppets donated to the Smithsonian - When asked how he felt about this, Sam replied, "..."
- The Muppet Show Comic Book wins a Harvey Award - Harvey? Who's he to be giving out awards?
- The Muppet Mindset debuts its YouTube account with a review of XBox Live Muppet Stuff - And a video where Ryan Dosier makes a lot of bad jokes.
- The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora debuts online - Angelo becomes the new Clifford!
- Muppet Sherlock Holmes begins - Muppet fans "Ooh" and "Aww" at the art and the writing, respectively.
- Katy Perry segment removed from Sesame Street Season 41 for too much cleavage - Guess the expression "boob tube" doesn't really work here, eh?
- Sesame Street Season 41 debuts - With or without Katy Perry's rack!
- The Muppets Store debuts on Amazon.com - A new way to max out your credit card on Muppet stuff!
- Dave Goelz and Gonzo host "Muppet History 101" in St. Louis, MO - aka "When Ryan Met Gonzo..."
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie released on Widescreen DVD - Accompanied by the weirdest CD of Christmas music you'll ever hear.
- Grover's "Smell Like a Monster" Old Spice Commercial Parody rocks YouTube - I am on a horse.
- The cast of The Muppet Show reunites in an Entertainment Weekly photo-shoot - I think they've all had work done.
- James V. Carroll shows us all How to Draw Pepe in 10 Easy Steps - Is wonderful, okay!
- Filming officially begins on the new Muppet movie - EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!
- New Muppet, Walter, is revealed and the first official promotion picture for the new Muppet movie is debuted - Walter: No nose, but lots of heart.
- The first images from the set of the new Muppet movie are revealed - I want to go to there!
- Cookie Monster auditions for Saturday Night Live on YouTube - And you thought he was the Veggie Monster!
- Roger Langridge announces he's leaving The Muppet Show Comic Book - We already miss him.
- Official plot synopsis, new title, and new release date given for the new Muppet movie - Those would be the Muppets put on a show, The Muppets, and November 23, 2011, respectively.
- Peter Linz revealed as the voice and performer of Walter - I hope he gets along with Jason Segel!
- Flight of the Conchords actor/song write Brett MacKenzie writing the songs for The Muppets - If that isn't something worth singing about, I don't know what is!
- Cookie Monster gets his dream to appear on SNL thanks to Jeff Bridges, Dec. 18 - The Dude and The Monster. What more do you need?
The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier