Editing Kermit the Frog (section)

==Cultural impact==
===Accolades and commemorations===
[[File:Kermit the frog hollywood walk of fame.jpg|thumb|Kermit's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]] Kermit was awarded an honorary doctorate of Amphibious Letters (a pun on the more common honorary degree, [[Doctor of Humane Letters]]) on May 19, 1996, at [[Stony Brook Southampton|Southampton College]], New York, where he also gave a commencement speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southampton.liu.edu/news/commence/1996/kermit.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130032057/http://www.southampton.liu.edu/news/commence/1996/kermit.htm |archive-date=January 30, 2008 |title=Southampton College News: Kermit's Commencement Address at Southampton College |date=January 30, 2008 |access-date=May 7, 2012}}</ref> He is also the only "amphibian" to have had the honor of addressing the [[Oxford Union]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2DA133FF93BA15753C1A962958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fO%2fOxford%20University |title=Chronicle |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 28, 1994 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220182220/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04E2DA133FF93BA15753C1A962958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FOrganizations%2FO%2FOxford%20University |archive-date=December 20, 2008  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8855284/Surprising-honorary-degree-recipients.html?image=3|title=Kermit the Frog – Surprising honorary degree recipients|newspaper=The Telegraph|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917134708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8855284/Surprising-honorary-degree-recipients.html?image=3|archive-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref> A statue of Henson and Kermit was erected on the campus of Henson's alma mater, the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] in 2003.  He is scheduled to speak at the University of Maryland's May 2025 commencement.<ref name="2025 commencement">{{cite news |last1=Vargas |first1=Ramon Antonio |title=Kermit the Frog tapped as University of Maryland commencement speaker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/28/kermit-the-frog-university-of-maryland-commencement |access-date=23 April 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=28 Mar 2025}}</ref>

Kermit was also given the honor of being the [[Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses Parade|Grand Marshal]] of the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in 1996. The [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] has featured a Kermit balloon since 1977.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Heigl|first=Alex|title=Thanksgiving Throwback: 13 Iconic Photos of the Macy's Parade|url=https://people.com/celebrity/macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-2013/|access-date=September 10, 2015|magazine=People Magazine|date=November 28, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907204635/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20760867%2C00.html|archive-date=September 7, 2015}}</ref> Kermit also served as the mascot for The Jim Henson Company, until the sale of the Muppet characters to Disney.<ref name="DisneyLicense">{{cite magazine |last1=Ackman |first1=Dan |date=February 18, 2004 |title=Disney Deal: Kermit Goes For The Big Bucks |url=https://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_da_0218ton.html |url-status=live |magazine=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105632/http://www.forbes.com/2004/02/18/cx_da_0218ton.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref>

On November 14, 2002, Kermit the Frog received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in the category of Television. The star is located at 6801 Hollywood Blvd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/kermit-the-frog |title=Walk of Fame, Kermit the Frog awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, December 1, 2002 |publisher=Walkoffame.com |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209164253/http://www.walkoffame.com/kermit-the-frog |archive-date=February 9, 2012  }}</ref> Kermit has two stars on the Walk of Fame, the other as a member of the collective The Muppets, which they received on March 20, 2012 in the category of Motion Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/muppets-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|title=Muppets Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524110649/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/muppets-get-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On Kermit's 50th birthday in 2005, the [[United States Postal Service]] released a set of new stamps with photos of Kermit and some of his fellow Muppets on them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/|title=Muppets Get Their Own Stamps|publisher=CBS News|first=Brian|last=Dakss|date=September 29, 2005|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819230151/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/muppets-get-their-own-stamps/|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> The background of the stamp sheet features a photo of a silhouetted Henson sitting in a window well, with Kermit sitting in his lap looking at him.

Kermit was also the grand marshal for [[Michigan State University]]'s homecoming parade in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2006/100106.shtml |title=Muppet Central News, "Kermit Honored as Grand Marshal at Michigan State, also receiving an Honorary Alumni Award on that occasion", October 1, 2006 |publisher=Muppetcentral.com |date=October 1, 2006 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319165547/http://www.muppetcentral.com/news/2006/100106.shtml |archive-date=March 19, 2012  }}</ref>

In 2013, the original Kermit puppet from ''Sam and Friends'' was donated to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in Washington, D.C. for display in the pop culture gallery.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 26, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11094631|title=Original Kermit the Frog puppet given to Smithsonian – BBC News|work=BBC News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916091140/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-11094631|archive-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the Leland Chamber of Commerce in Leland, Mississippi opened a small museum containing puppets and memorabilia dedicated to Kermit.<ref name="Grundhauser">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/09/18/a_muppet_museum_in_small_town_mississippi_honors_jim_henson_s_creation_of.html|title=The Birthplace of Kermit the Frog|date=September 18, 2015|magazine=Atlas Obscura|via=Slate|access-date=July 17, 2016|first1=Eric|last1=Grundhauser|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710085729/http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2015/09/18/a_muppet_museum_in_small_town_mississippi_honors_jim_henson_s_creation_of.html|archive-date=July 10, 2016}}</ref> A Kermit puppet can be seen at the [[National Museum of American History]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 7, 2012 |title=NMAH &#124; Kermit the Frog Puppet |url=http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=132 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402221046/http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object.cfm?key=35&objkey=132 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=May 7, 2012 |publisher=Americanhistory.si.edu}}</ref>

Kermit's legacy is also deeply entrenched in the science community. One of the famous [[Lockheed WP-3D Orion|WP-3D ''Orion'']] research platforms flown by the [[NOAA Hurricane Hunters]] is named after Kermit.  The other is named after [[Miss Piggy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/noaa-hurricane-hunters-to-get-35-million-overhaul-20140814/|title=MacDill hurricane hunters to get $35&nbsp;million overhaul|last=Altman|first=Howard|date=August 14, 2014|work=The Tampa Tribune|access-date=May 6, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603103008/http://www.tbo.com/list/military-news/noaa-hurricane-hunters-to-get-35-million-overhaul-20140814/|archive-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the discovery of the Costa Rican [[glass frog]] ''[[Hyalinobatrachium dianae]]'' also attracted [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] media attention due to the creature's perceived resemblance to Kermit, with researcher Brian Kubicki quoted as saying "I am glad that this species has ended up getting so much international attention, and in doing so it is highlighting the amazing amphibians that are native to Costa Rica and the need to continue exploring and studying the country's amazing tropical forests".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livescience.com/50548-kermit-the-frog-look-alike-discovered.html|title=Kermit the Frog Look-Alike Discovered in Costa Rica|first1=Megan|last1=Gannon|publisher=LiveScience|date=April 22, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711183052/http://www.livescience.com/50548-kermit-the-frog-look-alike-discovered.html|archive-date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2024, researchers named ''[[Kermitops gratus]]'' as a new genus and species of fossil "proto-amphibian" from rocks dating to the early [[Permian]] period of Texas, US. The [[genus name]], which means "Kermit face" in Greek, references the general resemblance of the fossil skull to the Muppets character's head.<ref name="Kermitops">{{Cite journal|last1=So |first1=Calvin |last2=Pardo |first2=Jason D. |last3=Mann |first3=Arjan |title=A new amphibamiform from the Early Permian of Texas elucidates patterns of cranial diversity among terrestrial amphibamiforms |year=2024 |journal=[[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society]] |volume=203 |doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae012 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Molloy |first=Maddie |date=2024-03-21 |title=Kermit the Frog honoured in new fossil find |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68575911 |access-date=2024-03-22 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321214659/https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68575911 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Guest television appearances===
Kermit has made numerous guest appearances on popular television shows, including co-hosting individual episodes of a number of long-running talk shows; among other television media. On April 2, 1979, Kermit guest-hosted ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' to promote ''The Muppet Movie''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/remember-when-the-muppets-were-subversive|title=The Kermit and Miss Piggy Breakup Is Nonsense|last=Crouch|first=Ian|date=September 3, 2015|magazine=The New Yorker|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727203742/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/remember-when-the-muppets-were-subversive|archive-date=July 27, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> From 1983 to 1995, the French political satire show ''[[Le Bébête Show]]'' used copies of various Muppets to parody key political figures, and Kermit renamed "Kermitterrand", embodied President [[François Mitterrand]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/programmes-tele/2009/08/07/03012-20090807ARTFIG00474-bebete-show-guignols-le-duel-des-marionnettes-cathodiques-.php|title=Bébête show – Guignols : le duel des marionnettes cathodiques|last=Goulliaud|first=Philippe|work=[[Le Figaro]]|date=August 10, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104024737/http://www.lefigaro.fr/programmes-tele/2009/08/07/03012-20090807ARTFIG00474-bebete-show-guignols-le-duel-des-marionnettes-cathodiques-.php|archive-date=January 4, 2010}}</ref> On May 21, 2018, Kermit and contestant [[Maddie Poppe]] performed "Rainbow Connection" live on [[American Idol (season 16)|''American Idol'']].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8543796/rainbow-connection-appreciation|title=In Praise of 'Rainbow Connection': The Little Song That Could|last=Grein|first=Paul|magazine=Billboard|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313075023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8543796/rainbow-connection-appreciation|url-status=live}}</ref>

A still photo of Kermit sitting in his Director's chair with his megaphone in his hand from ''The Muppet Show'' appeared on a technical difficulties [[telop]] graphic on [[Metromedia]] owned-and-operated station [[KTTV]] Channel 11 in [[Los Angeles]] during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

As an [[April Fool's Day|April Fool's]] joke, Kermit hosted [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]'' in 1994 and interviewed [[Hulk Hogan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/1994-kermit-frog-filled-host-cnns-larry-king-live-236606|title=In 1994, Kermit The Frog filled in as host of CNN's Larry King Live|last=Blevins|first=Joe|date=May 11, 2016|newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719021910/https://www.avclub.com/article/1994-kermit-frog-filled-host-cnns-larry-king-live-236606|archive-date=July 19, 2016|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toughpigs.com/anthking00.htm|title=Tough Pigs Anthology – April Frog's Day: Kermit on Larry King Live|publisher=Toughpigs.com|date=April 1, 1994|access-date=May 7, 2012|archive-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503181136/http://www.toughpigs.com/anthking00.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kermit was also a semi-regular during various incarnations of ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Himmelman|first=John|title=Discovering Amphibians: Frogs and Salamanders of the Northeast|publisher=Down East Books|isbn=9781461745075|page=75|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5dyrBAAAQBAJ&q=kermit|language=en|date=January 1, 2006}}</ref> with other Muppets such as [[Big Bird]] and [[Oscar the Grouch]] also making appearances on the original ''Hollywood Squares''.

In 2020, Kermit appeared on ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' with other Muppets characters as it was briefly rebranded "Muppet Night Football."<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/muppets-espn-monday-night-football-broadcast/8f8wxugdkohq1jjp0o89m40rq| title = Why the Muppets are crashing ESPN's 'Monday Night Football' broadcast {{!}} Sporting News| date = August 12, 2021}}</ref>

On March 10, 2021, Kermit was the first celebrity to be unmasked on the [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 5|fifth season]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'', having performed in costume as "Snail".<ref>{{Cite web|title='The Masked Singer' premiere recap: Snail eliminated in unbelievable reveal|url=https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-masked-singer-season-5-premiere/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=EW.com|language=en|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311020644/https://ew.com/tv/recaps/the-masked-singer-season-5-premiere/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 7, 2023, Kermit, along with Miss Piggy, was invited to the [[Coronation Concert]] of [[Charles III|King Charles III]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stars including Take That and Kermit the Frog put on a night to remember at spectacular Coronation Concert |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/stars-including-take-that-and-kermit-the-frog-put-on-a-night-to-remember-at-spectacular-coronation-concert/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en }}</ref> He sat next to [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Edward]], The Duke of Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wroe |first=Danielle Kate |date=2023-05-07 |title=Kermit the Frog 'upstages' Royal family as he 'twins' with Prince Edward |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/kermit-frog-upstages-royal-family-29921249 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=mirror |language=en |archive-date=May 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508152517/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/kermit-frog-upstages-royal-family-29921249 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Merchandising===
Jim Henson's characters, including the Muppets, have inspired merchandise internationally, with Chris Bensch, chief curator of [[Rochester, New York]]'s [[The Strong National Museum of Play]], reporting "There seems to have been a particular craze for Kermit the Frog in [[Japan]]," likely due to the "[[cuteness]] appeal".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/03/11/henson-family-triggers-muppet-outbreak-strong/81638918/|first1=Jeff|last1=Spevak|date=March 11, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|title=Henson family triggers Muppet outbreak at The Strong|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302233906/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/03/11/henson-family-triggers-muppet-outbreak-strong/81638918/|url-status=live}}</ref> Baby Kermit [[plush toys]] became popular in the 1980s after the success of ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]].''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bellomo|first1=Mark|title=Totally Tubular '80s Toys|publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=978-1440216473|page=147|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CF8AjVJXvH0C&q=kermit|language=en|date=September 15, 2010}}</ref>

In 1991, one year after Jim Henson died, merchandise featuring Kermit and other Muppet characters was being sold at Disney theme parks, causing [[The Jim Henson Company|Henson Associates]] to file a lawsuit against Disney for [[copyright infringement]]. Henson alleged that the "counterfeit merchandise" falsely indicated that the characters belonged to Disney, although the latter company had the right to exercise use of the characters due to an earlier [[licensing]] agreement.<ref name="DisneyLicense" /> The Henson Associates highlighted a [[T-shirt]] displaying Kermit, the Disney brand, and a [[copyright symbol]]. Disney representative Erwin Okun said the lawsuit was "outrageous" and "an unfortunate break with the legacy of a fine relationship with Disney that Jim Henson left behind".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/18/business/the-media-business-kermit-the-frog-in-new-role-plaintiff.html|title=Kermit the Frog in New Role: Plaintiff|access-date=July 26, 2016|date=April 18, 1991|work=The New York Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819063343/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/18/business/the-media-business-kermit-the-frog-in-new-role-plaintiff.html|archive-date=August 19, 2016}}</ref> Disney later acquired the Muppets, and thusly, clothes, toys and souvenirs depicting Kermit and the Muppets continued to be sold at Disney theme parks and stores.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Guides|first1=Birnbaum|title=Birnbaum's Disneyland 2012|publisher=Disney Electronic Content|isbn=9781423166238|page=108|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-osm5QFoYsC&q=kermit&pg=PA72|language=en|date=January 17, 2012}}</ref>

The Leland Chamber of Commerce's small Kermit-themed museum set out to preserve some of the dolls and merchandise.<ref name="Grundhauser"/> In 2016, ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' reported a hat featuring Kermit sipping [[Lipton]] tea, associated with the "But That's None of My Business" [[Internet meme]], became a popular seller<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Sports/759otvlmb/LeBron-James-endorsement-sees-Kermit-the-Frog-hat.htm |title=LeBron James endorsement sees Kermit the Frog hat sell out |date=June 22, 2016 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |via=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721184539/http://www.onenewspage.com/n/Sports/759otvlmb/LeBron-James-endorsement-sees-Kermit-the-Frog-hat.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2017  }}</ref> after basketball player [[LeBron James]] drew attention for wearing one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/06/20/lebron-james-wears-ultimate-warrior-shirt-kermit-sipping-tea-hat-upon-arrival-in-cleveland/|title=LeBron James Wears Ultimate Warrior Shirt, 'Kermit Sipping Tea' Hat Upon Arrival in Cleveland|publisher=CBS Boston|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725003858/http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/06/20/lebron-james-wears-ultimate-warrior-shirt-kermit-sipping-tea-hat-upon-arrival-in-cleveland/|archive-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref>

===Kermit in Internet culture===
In March 2007, ''Sad Kermit'', an unofficial parody, was uploaded to the website [[YouTube]], showing a store-bought Kermit puppet performing a version of the [[Nine Inch Nails]] song "[[Hurt (Nine Inch Nails song)|Hurt]]" in a style similar to [[Johnny Cash]]'s famous cover version. In contrast to the real Kermit character's usual family-friendly antics, the video shows the puppet engaging in [[drug abuse]], smoking, [[alcoholism]], performing [[oral sex]] on [[Rowlf the Dog]], smashing a picture of Miss Piggy (with a breast exposed) and [[suicide attempt|attempting suicide]]. The video became an [[Internet meme]]. The ''[[Victoria Times Colonist]]'' called it an "online sensation".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=52be4b53-0258-4c68-b8e3-a1b0538e5718&k=56381 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209001427/http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=52be4b53-0258-4c68-b8e3-a1b0538e5718&k=56381 |archive-date=December 9, 2007 |title='Sad Kermit' bares his soul online |date=December 9, 2007 |newspaper=Times Colonist |url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' said it "puts the high in 'Hi-ho!'"<ref>{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930043245/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/328027%2CCST-FTR-tube05.article |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |first1=Misha |last1=Davenport |title=Parody video puts the high in 'Hi-ho!' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Entertainment |date=September 30, 2007 |newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times |url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/328027,CST-FTR-tube05.article |url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''[[London Free Press]]'' said "Sad Kermit is in a world of pain".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/Columnists/Brown_Dan/2007/04/12/3992555.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070929100009/http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/Columnists/Brown_Dan/2007/04/12/3992555.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |title=Sad Kermit is hurting |date=April 12, 2007 |work=[[The London Free Press]] |last=Brown |first=Dan |url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''[[Houston Press]]'' described it as the "world's most revolting web phenomenon".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-sad-kermit-video-6575062|title=The Sad Kermit Video|first=Ben|last=Westhoff|date=May 24, 2007|newspaper=Houston Press|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914130046/http://www.houstonpress.com/music/the-sad-kermit-video-6575062|archive-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref> [[SF Weekly]] described the unauthorized video as "ironic slandering".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/its-so-easy-being-green-jim-hensons-lasting-music-legacy/Content?oid=2163091|title=It's so easy being green: Jim Henson's lasting music legacy|first=Jennifer|last=Maerz|newspaper=SF Weekly|date=June 20, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917155152/http://archives.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/its-so-easy-being-green-jim-hensons-lasting-music-legacy/Content?oid=2163091|archive-date=September 17, 2016}}</ref> Clips have been featured on the Canadian television series ''[[George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight|The Hour]]'', where host [[George Stroumboulopoulos]] speculated that the Kermit version of "Hurt" was inspired by the Cash version rather than that of Nine Inch Nails.<ref>{{cite episode |series=[[George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight|The Hour]] |first1=George |last1=Stroumboulopoulos |network=[[CBC Television]] |date=April 4, 2007}}</ref>

Kermit has also appeared in a popular meme in which he is shown sipping tea, "one used when you sassily point something out, and then slyly back away, claiming that it's not [your] business".<ref name="Browne">{{cite magazine|url=https://nymag.com/selectall/2016/06/the-real-reason-gmas-tea-lizard-tweet-was-problematic.html|title=The Real Reason GMA's 'Tea Lizard' Tweet Was Problematic|magazine=New York Magazine|first1=Rembert|last1=Browne|author-link=Rembert Browne|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624035820/http://nymag.com/selectall/2016/06/the-real-reason-gmas-tea-lizard-tweet-was-problematic.html|archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref> The photo is taken from "Be More Kermit," a [[Lipton]] advertisement that aired in 2014, and was adapted into the "But That's None of My Business" meme by African American comedians on the [[Tumblr]] blog Kermit the Snitch, making appearances on [[Twitter]], [[Instagram]]<ref name="Fusion">{{cite web|url=http://fusion.net/story/316936/tea-lizard/|title='Good Morning America' calling a popular Kermit the Frog meme 'Tea Lizard' whitewashes its origin|publisher=Fusion|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713091000/http://fusion.net/story/316936/tea-lizard/|archive-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref> and [[Facebook]].<ref name="Bustle">{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Stephanie|title=#Kermit the Frog #ButThatsNoneofMyBusinessTho Memes Are Annoyingly Taking Over the Internet|url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/29201-kermit-the-frog-butthatsnoneofmybusinesstho-memes-are-annoyingly-taking-over-the-internet|website=www.bustle.com|date=June 24, 2014|access-date=July 17, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720061532/http://www.bustle.com/articles/29201-kermit-the-frog-butthatsnoneofmybusinesstho-memes-are-annoyingly-taking-over-the-internet|archive-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> Charles Pulliam-Moore of the TV station ''[[Fusion (TV channel)|Fusion]]'' praised "But That's None of My Business" as "a symbol for the comedic brilliance born out of black communities on the internet",<ref name="Fusion"/> but Stephanie Hayes of ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' magazine criticized the memes as racist and obscene.<ref name="Bustle"/>

In 2016, a ''[[Good Morning America]]'' post on Twitter referred to the "But That's None of My Business" meme as "Tea Lizard", becoming the subject of viral online derision. ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine replied that, "Kermit is a frog. A frog is an amphibian. A lizard is a reptile. It's just so insulting. Beyond a frog and a lizard both being clearly [[ectotherm]]ic, they couldn't be any more different. Not all green things are the same, you ignorant bastards".<ref name="Browne"/> ''[[Popular Science]]'' also addressed the misnomer, writing "Frogs, which are amphibians, have quite a few significant differences from reptiles in how they breathe, their life cycles, whether they have scales or not... there's a lot to absorb here."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popsci.com/why-tealizard-kermit-frog-is-not-lizard|title=Why #TeaLizard Kermit The Frog Is Not a Lizard|magazine=Popular Science|first=G. Clay|last=Whittaker|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725104115/http://www.popsci.com/why-tealizard-kermit-frog-is-not-lizard|archive-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref>

In November 2016, a new meme surfaced of Kermit talking to a hooded version of himself which represents the self and its dark inner thoughts. It involves captioning of a [[screenshot]] taken from the ''Muppets Most Wanted'' movie of Kermit and [[Constantine (Muppet)|Constantine]] looking at each other.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/evil-kermit-shithead-inside-us-all-246020 |title=Evil Kermit is the shithead inside us all |last1=Purdom |first1=Clayton |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=December 5, 2016 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119101820/https://www.avclub.com/article/evil-kermit-shithead-inside-us-all-246020 |archive-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref>