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Robin the Frog

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PERFORMER Jerry Nelson 1971-2003
  Matt Vogel 2008-2017
  Peter Linz 2017-present
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DEBUT 1971
DESIGN Jim Henson designer
  Don Sahlin builder
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Robin singing "Over the Rainbow."

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Robin with his uncle Kermit in A Muppet Family Christmas.

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Robin on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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Robin on BBC's Top of the Pops performing "Halfway Down the Stairs" .

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Robin with his friend John Denver on Rocky Mountain Holiday.

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Robin in a NWF PSA with Bill, Gil and Jill.

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Robin and Sweetums decorating the Christmas tree in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.

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Robin sitting in his Uncle Kermit's office chair...

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...and playing laser tag along with his "Aunt Miss Piggy."

Robin the Frog is Kermit's nephew, a kind and clever kid who sometimes feels unnoticed because of his small size. Robin likes to spend time with his uncle Kermit, his friend Sweetums, and his boys' club, the Frog Scouts.

Robin made his debut in the 1971 television special The Frog Prince, as the prince-turned-to-frog. In this special, while he was voiced by Jerry Nelson, the puppetry was performed by Frank Oz.[1] Although he made a few appearances on The Muppet Show’s first season, his relationship to Kermit was not established until episode 212. The episode's story involves Robin's plans to run away until Bernadette Peters encouraged him to believe in himself by singing "Just One Person."

Robin had a hit song in the United Kingdom with his rendition of A. A. Milne's "Halfway Down the Stairs," which appeared on the first Muppet Show album in 1977. He is introduced as Kermit's nephew on the record (and identified as such on the back cover). Robin also sang on several episodes of The Muppet Show including episode 223 where he sang "Two Lost Souls" with Sweetums, episode 307 where he offered a sweet moment singing "Over the Rainbow," and in episode 312 when he sang "Octopus' Garden."

According to his uncle Kermit in the August 18, 1983 The Muppets comic strip, Robin was named after the bird because he was born on the first day of Spring. His parents are typically only mentioned in passing, such as Kermit threatening to get his father in The Muppet Show episode 212, although it's not made clear which of his parents is Kermit's sibling. As such, Robin spends a lot of time with his uncle as seen in the newspaper strips, as well as the "Yes, I Can" home video series. In The Muppets episode "Little Green Lie," Robin spends some time on the set of Up Late with Miss Piggy not long after his parents separate.

Outside of his Frog Scout troop, Robin's friends include a frog named Porky who appears in multiple Muppet comic strips (first appearing in November 8, 1982), another frog named Groundhog (in the August 18, 1983 strip), a girl named Ida Claire whom he dates in the 1984 book The Muppet Guide to Magnificent Manners, and his neighbors Binky and Louise. Other friends from The Muppets comic strip of the 1980s include Garrett (mentioned in the September 23, 1982 and October 14, 1982 strips), Ralph (mentioned in the June 27, 1984 strip), and Billy, Danny, Brian, Chuck, Teddy and Morton (all mentioned in the October 14, 1982 strip).

Robin's additional television work includes Rocky Mountain Holiday, in which he bonded with John Denver; A Muppet Family Christmas, in which he and Kermit entered a Fraggle hole and met the Fraggles; and Nickelodeon's Muppet Time inserts, introducing each segment, as well as appearing with the Frog Scouts. One of Robin's most prominent roles was playing Tiny Tim in The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Robin is the star of the 2000 Playstation game Muppet Monster Adventure, where he battles monstrous forms of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Clifford, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo in order to revert them back to their normal selves. In 2004, Palisades Toys made an action figure of Robin in his Frog Scout uniform in Series 7.

In recent years, Robin has appeared mostly in minor roles. He appeared somewhat prominently in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie in a couple scenes with Kermit, and portrayed the Green Fairy in the "Moulin Scrooge" number. It was also revealed that in the world in which Kermit was never born, Robin would have been a barback at Club Dot.

After a five-year absence from productions, Robin returned in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, as performed by Matt Vogel. Robin also made a silent cameo in the film The Muppets, which is referenced in his brief speaking appearance in the sequel Muppets Most Wanted. Following Vogel's casting as Robin's uncle Kermit in 2017, Robin has been performed by Peter Linz.

Robin wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and later sang "When the River Meets the Sea" with his uncle Kermit in a 2011 appearance. He also appeared with Kermit in a segment for the 2015 Disney Parks Christmas Parade, talking about their first trip to Disney World together.

Notes[]

  • Ricky Gervais has cited Robin as his favorite Muppet. Prior to the release of Muppets Most Wanted, Gervais posted a Facebook video of a Christmas greeting from Robin, referencing his Tiny Tim role. (video)
  • Rick Lyon puppeteered Robin for Muppets Studios Presents: You're the Director, with Jerry Nelson dubbing the voice later. An audio gaffe occurs when Robin says "Here he comes!", where Lyon's voice is heard under Nelson's voiceover.[2]

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Sources[]

  1. ↑ Nelson, Jerry The Muppet Mindset interview with Jerry Nelson
  2. ↑ facebook.com/ricklyonpuppets
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