Magic Talking Kermit was released by Fisher-Price (and manufactured by Tyco) in 1999 as part of Sesame Street's 30th anniversary. To date, this Kermit the Frog plush is the only Kermit toy released in a Sesame Street line of toys. As performed by Whitmire, Kermit also hosted the Muppet Sing-Along videos and starred in his own album, Kermit Unpigged. After supporting roles on Muppets Tonight and the first three Muppet movies made after Jim Henson's death, Kermit became the central character in Kermit's Swamp Years and It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.

Kermit also sang on his own on the show many times, singing songs such as " Happy Feet", " Lydia the Tattooed Lady," " Disco Frog," and, of course, " Bein' Green." His duets with other characters include singing " Friendship" and " Octopus' Garden" with his nephew, Robin; he also participated in many group numbers. According to a web-exclusive video from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Kermit graduated from Juilliard, where his roommate was Stay Human bandleader Jon Batiste. Variety of Sizes: We understand that preferences may vary, which is why we offer Kermit plush toys in a variety of sizes. Whether you're looking for a small keychain-sized plush or a larger huggable version, we have options to suit different needs and preferences.After Kermit's role on The Muppet Show was established, he starred in subsequent specials relating to The Muppet Show family of characters, often in the starring role. In The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, he had the job of being the director of the special. In The Muppets at Walt Disney World, it was revealed that the swamp where he grew up at is located near Walt Disney World. He has also given many lectures on simple subjects. Some of Kermit's lectures have been for the letter W, hands, and "Tall and Short." He appeared in the " Monsterpiece Theater" segment "Gone with the Wind," as well as an appearance in a " Miami Mice" sketch. Beyond his frustrations, Kermit wasn't always the straight man himself. He engaged in sarcasm or insults (often towards Miss Piggy, to his peril, as in " Pig Calypso"). After ribbing Lesley Ann Warren in episode 315, the guest star says she thought he was the one who wasn't crazy. The frog quips, "Me not crazy? I hired the others."

In the early days of the character, Kermit wasn't yet a frog -- he was more of a lizard-like, abstract character. As Henson explained, "Kermit started out as a way of building, putting a mouth and covering over my hand. There was nothing in Kermit outside of the piece of cardboard -- it was originally cardboard -- and the cloth shape that was his head. He's one of the simplest kinds of puppets that you can make, and he's very flexible because of that... which gives him a range of expression." [5]

Jim Henson's last taped performances as Kermit the Frog for Sesame Street includes a Sesame Street News Flash segment in which Kermit interviews a bird whose parents live in different trees and the song " I Wonder 'Bout the World Above Up There". [15] Kermit appears to have a crush on Mila Kunis: during the Muppets's appearance on Google+ Hangout, Miss Piggy demanded to know why he was looking up "Mila Kunis images."