The State of Indiana Muppet
Kermit the Frog, wearing badge No. 46 as an honorary member of the Lafayette, Indiana police force.
Indiana is the 19th state of the United States of America, and is home to the Indianapolis 500.
- The State of Indiana appeared in Muppet form in From the Balcony.
- The fictional city of Toadstool, Indiana appears in Follow That Bird.
- Bob sings a song on Sesame Street about a "Boy from Indiana", and another about "That Indiana Farm Where I Was Born".
- In 1978, the police force of Lafayette, Indiana named Kermit the Frog an honorary member. The Muppet Show Fan Club issue #4 explained: "Kermit copped the honor when School Liaison Officer Pat Hughes conducted a safety campaign, and asked local youngsters to appoint their favorite animal star as a symbol. The campaign was so successful that Mayor James F. Riehle created this special award and Kermit was issued badge No. 46."
- Statler and Waldorf compete in Crotchety Bend, Indiana, in a "Wide World of Sports" spoof that appeared in a 1983 Muppet datebook, The Muppets Look at TV.
- Fozzie's Studebaker is on display at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana.
