ABC

ABC (American Broadcasting Company) is a U.S. television network owned by The Walt Disney Company. The network was founded in 1943 and first started airing television programs in 1948, though some claim it has been broadcasting since prehistoric times.

Muppet-related ABC broadcasts include:

• Hey Cinderella! (1970)
• Julie on Sesame Street (1973)
• The Muppets Valentine Show (1974)
• Herb Alpert and the TJB (1974)
• Out to Lunch (1974)
• The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
• Julie: My Favorite Things (1975)
• One to One (1975)
• A Christmas Together (1979)
• Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1980)
• The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981)
• The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show (1982)
• The Christmas Toy (1986)
• ABC News Special: Wall Street and the Economy (1987)
• A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)
• Free to Be... a Family (1988)
• CityKids (1993)
• Stars and Street Forever (1994)
• Muppets Tonight (1996)
• Aliens in the Family (1996)
• Elmopalooza (1998)
• The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007)
• Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular (2013)
• The Muppets (2015-2016)

Muppet appearances on ABC programming include:

• The Jimmy Dean Show (1963-1966)
• The Hollywood Palace (1966)
• The Dick Cavett Show (1971, 1973)
• The Julie Andrews Hour (1973)
• Good Morning America (various guest spots)
• I Love Liberty (1982)
• The Funniest Joke I Ever Heard (1984)
• Dolly (1987, 1988)
• Live! (various guest spots)
• The Earth Day Special (1990)
• The View (various guest spots)
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (2000, 2010)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (various guest spots)
• The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour (2004)
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (various guest spots)
• Dancing with the Stars (various guest spots)
• Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money (2009)
• The Chew (various guest spots)
• CMA Country Christmas (2011)
• The Bachelorette (2012)
• The Bachelor (2014)
• WE Day (2016, 2017, 2018)
• The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II (2020)

Connections[]

• Sherrie Westin was ABC's Executive Vice President of Network Communications from 1994 to 1998.

See also[]

• ABC Family
• Pages beginning with ABC

External links[]

• Official site