Bring along the one you strummed while singing your famous song, “Rainbow Connection ... My favorites are Miss Piggy, Oscar the Grouch, and of course yourself, Kermit the Frog.

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland — Maybe it’s not that difficult being green. The legendary Muppet Kermit the Frog will give the commencement address to graduating students at the University of Maryland ...

Jim Henson, a University of Maryland alumnus and legendary puppeteer, created the Muppets, which includes an ensemble of puppet characters like Kermit and Miss Piggy, in 1955. “I just know the ...

Kermit the Frog — the world’s most famous and articulate amphibian — is slated to deliver the commencement address at the University of Maryland this spring. The “Rainbow Connection ...

Hoda Kotb cries on last Today episode as Kermit sings 'Rainbow Connection' to her The announcement video listed all of Kermit's accolades before announcing the legendary green frog as its speaker ...

Kermit the Frog is this year’s commencement ... the dozens of artists who have covered his tracks, including “Rainbow Connection,” which urges people to follow their dreams.

Miss Piggy, a 250-pound pot-bellied pig, rests comfortably in a pile of straw. (Photo courtesy of San Diego Humane Society) Miss Piggy, the 250-plus-pound Vietnamese pot-bellied pig removed from a ...

Kermit has a connection to the school ... his creator, Jim Henson, is a 1960 graduate. He built the original Kermit using one of his mother’s coats and a pingpong ball cut in half. The puppet ...