Last night I had a dream that the set came out, and it also came with small PVC figures of some Sesame Street characters, including Roosevelt Franklin, Bruno, and Kermit. These PVCs were smaller than the Mini Muppets released by Palisades (and weren't Palisades quality... the quality was more cartoony, like the 35th aniversary ilustrations).
I have been wondering if Sesame Workshop was allowed to include Kermit in promos for it's videos and DVDs (yes, I know a Kermit clip is included in that promo for the various international versions of Sesame Street found on many DVDs, but I feel like that's more of a public service announcement), on the packaging of it's products, or in the DVD menus. I know that Kermit can be included in the actual releases. Then again, I don't know if the promo shown at Sesame Workshop will be used in future video and DVD releases, or shown on TV.