World Over World Over was a magazine for Jewish children published by the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York in the 1970s and 80s . The March 6 , 1981 issue featured a one - page interview with Miss Piggy about the practice of keeping kosher . The interview was published as part of the magazine ' s celebration of , a light - hearted holiday that features dressing up in costumes and acting silly . The pictures of Miss Piggy are credited to Henson Associates , but it ' s not clear from the magazine whether the interview was actually conducted with anyone from Henson , or whether the " World Over " staff wrote it themselves . Interview . World Over : Miss Piggy , welcome to " World Over " . Miss Piggy : Oh deary , I wouldn ' t miss your magazine for the world . . . over that is . Oh , I ' m so clever . WO : Miss Piggy , we brought you here to discuss some important questions . We hope you won ' t mind . MP : " Moi " , mind ? You don ' t think I ' m just another beautiful face ? I ' m a deep thinker - - I think all the time . Fire away cutie . WO : Thank you . Our " World Over " readers are very anxious to hear how you feel about " kashrut " . . . MP : God bless you . WO : No , Miss Piggy . That ' s " kash - rut " . MP : " Kashrut ? " Oh , I loved his last picture . So much . . . shall I say . . . " joie de vivre . " WO : No , excuse me Miss Piggy . " Kashrut " means special dietary rules that are described in the Bible . It comes from the word " kosher " which means fit , or proper . MP : Of course , sweetie . " Moi " knew that . Piggy was only testing . Now , as for diets - - I never try them . I don ' t need to . WO : I ' m sorry . I ' m not making myself very clear . MP : Well it ain ' t my fault , buster ! WO : No , of course not . O . K . In the Torah , in Leviticus it says : And the pig , although it has true hoofs , with the hoofs cleft through , it does not chew its cud , it is unclean for you . MP : Now wait a minute . What do you mean unclean ? I shower twice a day . WO : It means not " kosher " , not to be eaten . MP : You mean pigs are not . . . eaten ? " Kashrut " you say ? Sounds great to me . In fact sweetie , you may say in your wonderful little magazine ( I never miss an issue ) , " Around the World " . . . WO : " World Over " . MP : Listen buster , you want to hear what I have to say ? WO : Of course , sorry Miss Piggy . MP : You may say in " World Over " that the most beautiful and brilliant , that is " moi " , Miss Piggy thinks " kashrut " is great . How about legs . . . frogs ' legs , that is ? WO : In the Torah it says : Anything in water , whether in the seas or in the streams that has fins and scales . . . these you may eat . But anything in the seas or in the streams that has not fins and scales . . . among all the living creatures that are in the water . . . you shall not eat . MP : Kermie baby has no scales or fins . . . WO : Yes , Miss Piggy , Kermit is out , too . There ' s more to " kashrut " , of course . . . MP : Do you need " moi " for a kosher benefit or something ? . . . a petition ? Just let me sign . . . I ' m right where you want me . WO : Miss Piggy , we just wanted to hear your opinion . We value it . MP : Well , sweetie , Piggy will give you a piece of her mind any time you want . WO : Thank you , Miss Piggy . " Shalom " . MP : " Shalom " , kissy - kissy , " " .