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{{movie|image=Title.swampyears.jpg|more=yes|date=Aug. 18, [[2002]] (TV premiere)<br>Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)|runtime=82 minutes|director=[[David Gumpel]]|writer=[[Jim Lewis]] & [[Joey Mazzarino|Joseph Mazzarino]] (screenplay), [[Jim Lewis]] (story)|composer=[[Joe Carroll]] & [[Peter Thom]] (score)|studio=[[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]], [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]|rating=G}}
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{{movie|date=Aug. 18, [[2002]] (TV premiere)<br>Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)|runtime=82 minutes|director=[[David Gumpel]]|writer=[[Jim Lewis]] & [[Joseph Mazzarino]] (screenplay), [[Jim Lewis]] (story)|composer=[[Joe Carroll]] & [[Peter Thom]] (score)|studio=[[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]], [[Sony|Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]|rating=G}}
  
 
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[[Image:kermit-s-swamp-years-original.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Goggles]], [[Young Kermit|Kermit]] and [[Croaker]].]]
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[[Image:kermit-s-swamp-years-original.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right, [[Croaker]], [[Young Kermit|Kermit]] and [[Goggles]].]]
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[[File:KSY-KermitToday02.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit rides a scooter in the framing scenes.]]
 
[[Image:KSY-Kermit&Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit's early encounter with a pig]]
  
[[Image:KSY-Kermit&Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit's early encounter with a pig]]
 
[[Image:KSY-CarRide.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit rides in style]]
  
[[Image:KSY-CarRide.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit rides in style]]
   
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'''''Kermit's Swamp Years''''' premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, [[2002]] and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] and taped at the [[Walt Disney World|Disney-MGM Studios]] in Orlando, [[Florida]].
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'''''Kermit's Swamp Years''''' premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, [[2002]] and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]] and [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] and taped on location in Naples, [[Florida]], and at the [[Walt Disney World|Disney MGM Studios]].
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
==Synopsis==
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The film tells the story of how a [[Young Kermit|12-year-old Kermit]] ventured out of [[Kermit's Swamp|the swamp]] for the first time, along with his friends [[Goggles]] and [[Croaker]]. The movie includes several original songs.
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Bookended by an adult [[Kermit the Frog]], the film tells the story of how he, as a [[young Kermit|youngster]], ventured out of [[Kermit's Swamp|the swamp]] for the first time, along with his friends [[Goggles]] and [[Croaker]]. The movie includes several original songs.
   
 
The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.
  
The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.
   
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There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]]' rock version of "[[The Rainbow Connection]]."
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There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' rock version of "[[Rainbow Connection]]."
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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:[[Cree Summer]] as the voice of [[Pilgrim]], [[Kermit's Mom]], star
  
:[[Cree Summer]] as the voice of [[Pilgrim]], [[Kermit's Mom]], star
 
:[[Christian Kebbel]] as young [[Jim Henson]]
  
:[[Christian Kebbel]] as young [[Jim Henson]]
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:[[Joe (pig)]] as himself
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:[[Joe (pig)|Joe]] as himself
   
 
==Muppet Cast==
  
==Muppet Cast==
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*''Background Characters''
  
*''Background Characters''
 
:[[Frogs]], [[Jeremiah Tortoise]], [[Chauncey the Turtle]], [[Rabbits]], [[Mouse Family]], [[Dog (Bunny Picnic)]], [[Penguins]], [[Foo-Foo]], [[Ernie the Mongoose]], [[Hector the Spider Monkey]], [[Galahad the Grasshopper Mouse]], [[Pearl the Pika]], [[Rhonda the Raccoon]]
  
:[[Frogs]], [[Jeremiah Tortoise]], [[Chauncey the Turtle]], [[Rabbits]], [[Mouse Family]], [[Dog (Bunny Picnic)]], [[Penguins]], [[Foo-Foo]], [[Ernie the Mongoose]], [[Hector the Spider Monkey]], [[Galahad the Grasshopper Mouse]], [[Pearl the Pika]], [[Rhonda the Raccoon]]
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==Crew==
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* Editor: Katina Zinner
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* Production Designer: Orvis Rigsby
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* Director of Photography: Rufus Standefer
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* Executive Producers: [[Michael Polis]] and [[Jim Lewis]]
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* Produced by [[Ritamarie Peruggi]]
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* Puppeteer Captain: John Kennedy
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* Muppet Character Design: [[Ed Eyth|Edward Eyth]]
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* Muppet Floor Crew:
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** Project Supervisor: [[Paul Hartis]]
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** Costume Supervisor: [[Polly Smith]]
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** Muppet Stunt Coordinator: [[Tom Newby]]
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* Production Crew: [[Heather Asch]], David Baker, David Jordan, [[Ann Marie Holdgruen|Anne Holdgruen]], Eric Baker, Richard Swim
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* [[The Muppet Workshop|Muppet Workshop New York]]:
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** Muppet Designers & Builders: Heather Asch, [[Fred Buchholz]], [[Victoria Ellis]], Deborah Glassberg, Paul Hartis, [[Larry Jameson]], [[Rollie Krewson]], [[Tim Miller]], Tom Newby, [[Connie Peterson]], David Roberts, Polly Smith, [[Jason Weber]], [[James Wojtal]]
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** Muppet Workshop Support Team: Don Creech, Larry Glanter, Emily Lawson
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* Executive Consultant: [[Alex Rockwell]]
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* [[Horace D' Fly]] sequences by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]: [[David Barclay]], Wil Braithwaite, Jeff Christie, Jeff Forbes, Joelle Newton-Mold, Michael Turoff
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* Voice Casting: [[Ginny McSwain]]
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==Merchandise==
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* [[Kermit's Swamp Years toys (Dairy Queen)]]
   
 
==DVD Features==
  
==DVD Features==
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:*Audio: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
  
:*Audio: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
 
:*Subtitles: English, Chinese, and Thai
  
:*Subtitles: English, Chinese, and Thai
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*[[Audio Commentary]] with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Horace D' Fly]]
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*[[Audio Commentaries|Audio Commentary]] with [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] and [[Horace D' Fly]]
 
*[[Joe the Armadillo]] in [[A Behind the Scenes Look at Kermit's Swamp Years]]
  
*[[Joe the Armadillo]] in [[A Behind the Scenes Look at Kermit's Swamp Years]]
 
*Blooper Reel
  
*Blooper Reel
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*Bonus Trailers
  
*Bonus Trailers
   
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Image:KSYDVD.jpg|DVD cover
  
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Image:FamilyKidsCinemaPack.jpg|Japanese DVD cover
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Image:KermitsSwampYearsUKVHS2.jpg|UK VHS cover
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Image:KermitsSwampYearsUKDVD.jpg|UK DVD cover
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Image:Mupmovieboxset.jpg|DVD box set also featuring ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and ''Muppets from Space''
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Image:KermitElmoDoubleFeatureUKDVD.jpg|DVD box set also featuring ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''
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Image:KermitsSwampYears2012UKDVD.jpg|UK 2012 DVD re-release
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Mupmovieboxset.jpg|DVD box set also featuring ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and ''Muppets from Space''
  
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Image:German-Kermit-der-Frosch-Blu-ray-(2014-06-12).jpg|[[Kermit der Frosch|First Blu-ray release]] ([[Germany]]), including English language track, playable in all regions<br><small>2014</small>
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KermitElmoDoubleFeatureUKDVD.jpg|DVD box set also featuring ''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''
  
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KermitsSwampYears2012UKDVD.jpg|UK 2012 DVD rerelease.
  
 
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Revision as of 00:45, 8 January 2020

Title.swampyears
CHARACTERS • HOME VIDEO
SOUNDTRACK • MORE
Released Aug. 18, 2002 (TV premiere)
Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)
Duration 82 minutes
Director David Gumpel
Written by Jim Lewis & Joseph Mazzarino (screenplay), Jim Lewis (story)
Music Joe Carroll & Peter Thom (score)
Studio Jim Henson Productions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated G
Ksy

Poster

Kermit-s-swamp-years-original

From left to right, Croaker, Kermit and Goggles.

KSY-KermitToday02

Kermit rides a scooter in the framing scenes.

KSY-Kermit&Pig

Kermit's early encounter with a pig

KSY-CarRide

Kermit rides in style

Kermit's Swamp Years premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, 2002 and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment and Jim Henson Home Entertainment and taped on location in Naples, Florida, and at the Disney MGM Studios.

Synopsis

Bookended by an adult Kermit the Frog, the film tells the story of how he, as a youngster, ventured out of the swamp for the first time, along with his friends Goggles and Croaker. The movie includes several original songs.

The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.

There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' rock version of "Rainbow Connection."

Cast

  • Muppet Performers
Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta, Joey Mazzarino, John Kennedy, Alice Dinnean, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Mark Gale, John David Jordan, Jr., Andy Stone, Allan Trautman, Melissa Whitmire
  • Human Cast
John Hostetter as Dr. Hugo Krassman
Kelly Collins Lintz as Mary
William Bookston as Wilson
Cree Summer as the voice of Pilgrim, Kermit's Mom, star
Christian Kebbel as young Jim Henson
Joe as himself

Muppet Cast

  • Muppet Characters
Kermit / Young Kermit, Croaker, Goggles, Blotch, Pilgrim, Horace D'Fly, Jack Rabbit, Vicki (snake), Arnie the Alligator, Kermit's Mom, Roy, Chico, Young Statler and Waldorf
  • Background Characters
Frogs, Jeremiah Tortoise, Chauncey the Turtle, Rabbits, Mouse Family, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Penguins, Foo-Foo, Ernie the Mongoose, Hector the Spider Monkey, Galahad the Grasshopper Mouse, Pearl the Pika, Rhonda the Raccoon

Crew

Merchandise

DVD Features

  • Kermit's Swamp Years (widescreen & full frame)
  • Audio: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Chinese, and Thai

Release gallery

External links

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