By the Honorable Nick Schultz, forty fourth Meeting District; Relative to
KERMIT THE FROG
WHEREAS, Folks from all through the State of California, the nation, and the world are celebrating the seventieth anniversary of the primary look of Kermit the Frog, a beloved character that has helped educate numerous kids and introduced pleasure to tens of millions of followers across the globe since debuting on Might 9, 1955, on the Sam & Buddies tv present; and
WHEREAS, Created and initially carried out by the late Jim Henson, who used his mom’s coat to offer the fabric for the puppet’s physique, Kermit the Frog is 25 inches tall, has 4 toes on every of his flippers, and normally wears a lightweight inexperienced jester’s collar with 11 collar factors, and the unique mannequin is now displayed within the Smithsonian Establishment’s Nationwide Museum of American Historical past in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, Having change into generally known as the chief and infrequently the image of The Muppets franchise, Kermit the Frog was one of many authentic major Muppet characters on Sesame Road – the treasured instructional kids’s tv present – and went on to be featured in The Muppet Present, which debuted on tv in 1976 and ran for 5 seasons – with Kermit introducing the visitor host in the beginning of each episode – profitable 4 Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award throughout the present’s lifetime; and
WHEREAS, For The Muppets first movie, The Muppet Film, which premiered in 1979, Kermit the Frog is proven setting off for Hollywood, California, along with his associates to pursue their goals, and with the movie shot primarily in Los Angeles, Kermit’s swamp stays in place on the Warner Bros. lot and remains to be used as a filming location to today; and
WHEREAS, With The Muppets Studio now a part of The Walt Disney Firm and headquartered in Glendale, Kermit the Frog has appeared in quite a few Muppets productions which have been filmed in Los Angeles County, together with The Muppets movie from 2011, the Muppets Most Needed movie from 2014, the muppets tv collection that debuted in 2014, and the Muppets Haunted Mansion Halloween particular that premiered on Disney+ in 2021, amongst many others; and
WHEREAS, Boasting an official character biography that states that he splits his time between the swamp and a pad in Hollywood, which he shares with pigs, bears, chickens, and different varied different weirdos, Kermit the Frog, now carried out by Matt Vogel, was immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame in 2002 and once more as part of The Muppets when the franchise was so honored in 2012; now, due to this fact, be it
RESOLVED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER NICK SCHULTZ, That The Muppets Studio and The Walt Disney Firm be congratulated on the celebration of Kermit the Frog’s seventieth anniversary and counseled for sharing this beloved and iconic character with audiences around the globe, who’ve been educated, entertained, and touched by the distinctive and fascinating character Kermit presents to his innumerable followers.
Dated this ninth day of Might, 2025.
Honorable Nick Schultz
forty fourth Meeting District
