Kermit the Frog Impersonators

Characters and actors who have served as doppelgänger to Kermit the Frog in Muppet productions.
Picture	Impersonator / Production 	Notes
 	Big BirdSesame Street Episode 0521 	During his Alphabet Show, Big Bird performs a feat beginning with the letter I - an "impersonation of an impressionist." After doing an Ernie impression, he follows up with a Kermit voice saying his traditional "Hi ho" catchphrase.
 	DavidSesame Street sketch "The Cursed Prince" 	Grover narrates a fairy tale starring Maria as a princess and David as a prince with a curse that can only be broken by Maria's kiss, which turns him into Kermit the Frog.
 	Mr. SnuffleupagusSesame Street Magazine, April 1976 	Snuffy stands in for Reporter Kermit in an April Fool's Day spread illustrated by Joe Mathieu.
 	Robot KermitThe Muppet Show episode 104 	A robot built to look and act like Kermit, to take the place of Kermit the Frog. The robot version had a key on his back, and openly showed affection for Miss Piggy.
center 	Peter UstinovThe Muppet Show episode 112 	During the closing curtain call, Peter confesses to Kermit that he's always wanted to be a frog, and imitates Kermit saying good night to the audience.
 	Gladys the CowSesame Street Episode 1052 	Gladys attempts to get into Big Bird's variety show by showing off her impressions, including one of Kermit.
 	Rich LittleThe Muppet Show episode 204 	In his opening act, Rich impersonates Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy and Statler. Kermit is astonished by Rich's impression: "I was in the dressing room and I heard you on stage, and for a second I thought I had grown a new me."
center 	Koozebanian PhoobThe Muppet Show episode 205 	The Phoob is the tastiest creature on the planet Koozebane, but Phoobs survive by "evolving" very quickly to blend in with other creatures. Before Kermit's astonished eyes, the Phoob transforms into a Kermit duplicate. "It's called the survival of the trenchcoated," the Phoob explains.
center 	Lenny the LizardThe Muppet Show episode 208 	Lenny auditions for the job of an emcee, imitating the show's standing host just a little too closely for Kermit's comfort.
 	Kermit the PigThe Muppet Show episode 224 	When the theater is taken over by pigs, this green pig with bulgy eyes and a spiky collar impersonates Kermit while the real Kermit is held prisoner.
 	The Swedish ChefThe Muppet Show episode 314 	When Dr. Strangepork's dissolvatron malfunctions, Kermit the Frog ends up trading bodies and voices with the Swedish Chef.
 	Danny KayeThe Muppet Show episode 316 	In a quiet moment between guest and host, Danny confesses that he's begun to talk like Kermit, who acknowledges that he approves of his impression.
 	PigsThe Muppet Show episode 406 	In a tribute to Kermit's birthday, the cast sings "Be a Frog".
 	CowThe Muppet Show episode 406 	A cow sings a line of "Be a Frog".
 	HorseThe Muppet Show episode 406 	A horse also chimes in on "Be a Frog".
 	Miss PiggyThe Muppet Show episode 406 	Piggy rounds out the finale of "Be a Frog" and appears backstage in her Kermit getup.
 	Kermit the ProtozoaThe Muppet Show episode 409 	A single-celled organism stands in for Kermit's role when Sam the Eagle peers through a microscope.
 	Robin the FrogThe Muppet Show episode 410 	With his Uncle Kermit "falling down on the job", Robin introduces Kenny's number "The Gambler" by waving his arms and shouting "yay!"
 	Miss PiggyThe Muppet Show episode 410 	Kermit is temporarily on crutches, so Miss Piggy assists with his introduction by waving her arms and yelling, "Yaaaaaay!"
 	GypsyThe Muppet Show episode 416 	A gypsy decides to introduce the closing number, so she waves her arms and yells, "Yaaay!" (something she's always wanted to do).
center 	Mark HamillThe Muppet Show episode 417 	When Kermit is looking for a guest star he asks Mark what he can do. Mark, doing a Kermit impression, says he can do impressions. Kermit, oblivious to the fact he was being mimicked, asks who he does. Mark goes on to impersonate Fozzie Bear with a similar response.
 	a rabbitThe Muppet Show episode 421 	Kermit introduces Doug Henning's final act and a rabbit mimics him as they exit the stage.
 	Rizzo the RatThe Muppet Show episode 503 	After Kermit lets the rats in as members of The Muppet Show cast, Joan Baez warns that they might try to take over. Indeed, they carry Kermit offstage and Rizzo steps into Kermit's role to say good night.
 	Mac DavisThe Muppet Show episode 514 	Mac Davis passes for a close enough Kermit look-alike, with his green attire and flippers, to attract Miss Piggy as the two sing "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me." Piggy comments that if he'd just paint himself green, he'd be her kind of guy.
 	StatlerThe Muppet Show episode 517 	As co-host of The Muppet Show, Statler introduces a number with Kermit's signature "Yaay!" and arm-flailing.
 	The Swedish ChefThe Muppet Show episode 523 	After Miss Piggy locks Kermit in Gonzo's trunk of fungus, she then sends the Chef on stage to introduce "Blue Bayou", with him even flailing his arms and yelling "Yaaay!"
 	Fozzie BearThe Great Muppet Caper 	As Kermit's identical twin brother, Fozzie is often mistaken (even by himself) for Kermit. This often happens when he is not wearing his hat.
 	GonzoThe Muppet Show promos 	Gonzo implores Australian viewers to watch The Muppet Show and performs Kermit's "yaaay!" flail, calling it a foolish gesture.
 	Central Park loversThe Muppets Take Manhattan 	After Kermit goes missing, Piggy looks for him in Central Park. Recalling a previous scene in which she'd shared a romantic moment with him in a horse-drawn carriage, Piggy approaches a couple dressed in familiar attire.
 	Sherman the Hoppity-HopSesame Street News Flash 	Dr. Nobel Price creates a mechanical automaton fashioned after Kermit (played by Richard Hunt).
center 	Plácido DomingoNight of 100 Stars 	Plácido Domingo tries out his Kermit the Frog impression to cheer up a depressed Miss Piggy.
 	Frog"I'm Gonna Always Love You" music video 	A live frog, evading the prowl of a live pig, wears a Kermit collar in the music video for "I'm Gonna Always Love You."
 	Jim Henson"I'm Gonna Always Love You" music video 	Jim Henson wears large Kermit feet in a music video for "I'm Gonna Always Love You." He also sports slim shades and a slicked-back hairdo.
 	ChildFraggle Rock "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs" 	In Uncle Traveling Matt's postcard, two children go trick-or-treating as Kermit and Miss Piggy.
 	John CandyMuppet Magazine Spring 1986 	Miss Piggy isn't amused with John Candy's deception in the Easter Parade.
 	Fay RaySesame Street 	In a 1988 episode, Fay Ray is disguised as a frog. Two girls, in voice-over, refer to Fay as "Kermit the Dog."
 	Gladys the CowSesame Street 	Inspired by Kermit, Gladys dresses up as a frog to see what it's like to be someone else.
 	ElmoSesame Street sketch 	Elmo wants to help Kermit with a demonstration, doing an impression of how he usually introduces one of his lectures.
 	ElmoSesame Street Episode 3607 	Elmo pretends he is "Green," Kermit's role in the "Gone with the Wind" sketch. Although he uses a stereotypical Southern accent in lieu of a Kermit voice, he still quotes Kermit's "froggiest...er, foggiest" slip of the tongue.
 	Don RicklesMuppets Tonight episode 205 	Don Rickles fills in for Kermit on Muppets Tonight by wearing a frog suit, playing the banjo and singing "Bein' Green".
 	WhatnotOdyssey Channel promo 	A Whatnot addresses an audience reading a script as if he's Kermit. He has Kermit pupils and wears a green, pointed collar.
 	Topo StickyDisney Xtreme Digital 	Topo Sticky performs his imitations of Kermit, Gonzo, and Miss Piggy.
 	Jamie FoxxAccess Hollywood 	When asked by Shaun Robinson if he'd watched Sesame Street as a kid, Foxx responds, "I wanted to be everybody," before doing an impression of Reporter Kermit introducing a Sesame Street News Flash.
 	Kismet the ToadThe Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson 	Kismet the Toad works for a celebrity impersonators service. He was hired as a Kermit the Frog lookalike -- the only actor of his kind.
 	Ernie & BertErnie & Bert Märchensongs 	Ernie and Bert turned into frogs, closely resembling Kermit, in the narrative of "The Frog Prince."
 	Miss PiggyMoviefone's Unscripted 	After doing dead-on impressions of Fozzie Bear and Animal, Miss Piggy does a less than accurate impression of Kermit.
 	WalterThe Muppets 	Walter dresses up as Kermit the Frog for Halloween.
 	KermootThe Muppets 	The Moopets, a Muppet tribute band, employ a Kermit look-alike.
 	Sackboy/SackgirlLittleBigPlanet 	Players can don a Kermit costume to play through any of the level of the game.
 	Donald DuckMicky Maus Magazin 	Donald dressed as Kermit (in a carnival costume) on the cover of an issue of Germany's Micky Maus Magazin, along with his girlfriend Daisy Duck, dressed as Miss Piggy.
 	ConstantineMuppets Most Wanted 	The world's number one criminal bears a striking resemblance to Kermit, and impersonates him for a majority of Muppets Most Wanted.
 	Club Penguin characters/avatarsClub Penguin 	In promotion of 2014's Muppets Most Wanted, costumed avatars were able to assume the roles of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Animal and others.
 	Rizzo the RatFacebook/Instagram video 	In promotion of 2015's The Muppets, Rizzo the Rat used a commercially available Kermit the Frog hand-puppet for his Halloween costume in a social media video. This angers the real Kermit when Rizzo uses the disguise to take Kermit's parking space.
 	The Swedish ChefThe Muppets episode "Little Green Lie" 	The Swedish Chef uses a stalk of broccoli and imitates Kermit while demonstrating the break-up with Miss Piggy to Robin.
 	Link Hogthrob"Pigs in Space" video 	In "The Gravity of the Situation," as a part of an elaborate April Fool's prank on First Mate Piggy, Link uses a "frog puppet" to pretend to be Piggy's former love, Matt Kewaterski.
 	ConstantineA Very Pentatonix Christmas 	Constantine once again impersonates Kermit in an attempt to ruin his reputation, as he's jealous that he's been reduced to internet memes.
 	James CordenThe Late Late Show 	Corden dresses as Kermit to sing "Rainbow Connection" before he's joined by Kermit himself.
 	ScooterThe A.V. Club 	In a promotional interview for Muppets Now, Scooter, having been asked to do an impression of a Muppet, performs a typical Kermit impression; "Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here! Yaaay!"
 	WalterThe A.V. Club 	Similarly to Scooter's interview, Walter is asked to do an impression of his favorite Muppet, complying with his own Kermit impression.
 	Baby FozzieMuppet Babies episode "Fozzie Can't Bear It"	Fozzie imitates Kermit, with a rather unconvincing "Hi-ho, Fozzie!" Visually, his pupils change to resemble Kermit's.
 	Baby GonzoMuppet Babies episode "Fozzie Can't Bear It" 	Gonzo imitates Kermit, with a very convincing "Hi-ho, Fozzie!" Visually, his pupils change to resemble Kermit's.
 	Miss PiggyMuppets Haunted Mansion 	Piggy dresses as Kermit for Halloween.
 	FlatmitTopps DigiCon 2022 	While promoting the Muppet digital trading cards found on the Disney Collect! app, Kermit acknowledges a cartoon rendering of him is actually his "two-dimensional stunt double, Flatmit," who he claims stands in for him should he need to be hit by an anvil or run over by a steamroller.
 	Robin (as Tiny Tim)2022 Web Video 	Robin (dressed as Tiny Tim) mimics Kermit's signature "Yaaay!" when congratulating Danny Trejo for being named Grand Marshal of the 2022 Hollywood Christmas Parade. Gonzo (as Charles Dickens) remarks, "That's cute!"
==See also==
* Miss Piggy Impersonators
* Fozzie Bear Impersonators
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