Kermit's Swamp Years

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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

Poster

From left to right, Croaker, Kermit and Goggles.

Kermit's early encounter with a pig

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 Pictures and Jim Henson Home Entertainment and taped on location in Napples, 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 "The 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 (pig) 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

• Ginny McSwain - Voice Casting

DVD Features

• Kermit's Swamp Years (widescreen & full frame)

• Audio: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, Chinese, and Thai

• Audio Commentary with Kermit and Horace D' Fly
• Joe the Armadillo in A Behind the Scenes Look at Kermit's Swamp Years
• Blooper Reel
• On the Set with Kermit
• Bonus Trailers

DVD cover

Japanese DVD cover

Australian DVD cover

UK VHS cover

UK DVD cover

DVD box set also featuring The Muppets Take Manhattan and Muppets from Space

DVD box set also featuring The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

UK 2012 DVD re-release

First Blu-ray release (Germany), including English language track, playable in all regions
2014

Merchandise

• Kermit's Swamp Years toys (Dairy Queen)

External links

• IMDb