With this design, I wanted to pay tribute to Kermit's history by capturing many of his most iconic (and yes, some obscure) looks over the last seven decades. I originally prepared this piece as part of the 70th anniversary Muppet celebration on Instagram , but I tweaked it further. I had some people asking for a key as well, which I have included below. Row 1: Sam and Friends (1955), Tales of the Tinkerdee (1962), Kermeena on The Ed Sullivan Show (1967), Sesame Street (1969), Vampire Kermit on The Muppet Show (1977), The Mysterious Ms. Mask on The Muppet Show (1977), Elton John Kermit on The Muppet Show (1978), Tuxedo Kermit on The Muppet Show (1979), John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together (1979) Row 2: Cowboy Kermit in The Muppet Movie (1979), Director Kermit in The Muppet Movie (1979), Reporter Kermit in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Rosenthal disguise in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Pizza Twin disguise in The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Froggen-Schewin (F...
I've always been a big fan of huge Muppet gatherings. You know the ones - the holiday festivities of A Muppet Family Christmas , the wedding in Muppets Take Manhattan (and Muppet Most Wanted ), and so on. But it is the finale of the original Muppet Movie that moved me so much as a kid that it still gives me goosebumps. Here is my tribute to that magical moment, in which I tried to capture as many Muppets as I could fit into a single scene, all of them in a fairly close proximity to their original placements. Some of them weren't even visible in the movie (like Link Hogthrob), so it meant pouring over behind the scenes photos and even asking for some assistance from Instagram friends (thank you!). Illustrated are (top to bottom, left to right): Miss Kitty, Billy the Bear, Luncheon Counter Monster, Sopwith the Camel, Fletcher Bird, Mean Mama, Big Bird, Doglion, Mildred Hextetter, Beautiful Day Monster, Behemoth, Bubba, Sw...