The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street

The Best of Kermit is a 1998 Sesame Street direct-to-video special, in which Grover hosts a tribute to Kermit. The program features Steve Whitmire as Kermit in the framing story and Frank Oz as Grover, surrounding clips of Kermit as performed by Jim Henson.

The special features appearances by the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf, as well as new segments in which Grover talks to real-life kids about Kermit.

The framing footage was taped in March 1998 at Sony Music Studios.^[1]

Segments[]

Image	Segment	Description
	FRAME 1	Grover is backstage at Kingfisher Hall, explaining to the viewer that he's about to present the Frog of the Year Award to Kermit, and has prepared a poem for the occasion. The Three Little Pigs (Steve Whitmire, Lisa Buckley, and Tyler Bunch) also make their way backstage, claiming to be personal friends with Kermit: "He talked to us twice on Sesame Street News - exclusive!" They say that they will bring Kermit the award... and do whatever else they want. Grover presumes this may mean trouble, but the Big Bad Wolf (Peter Linz) runs in blowing his whistle, making sure the pigs will behave. He tells Grover that if they bother him, just yell "Pig Control!"
	FRAME 1 cont'd	An announcer (Kevin Clash) introduces the show (presented by the American Frog Institute) and Grover goes onstage to read his poem for "Froggy" asking, "What is a frog?" He says a few things about frogs (some which Kermit finds unflattering), including the fact that they love their elbows.
	Muppets	Kermit sings "I Love My Elbows." (First: Episode 2582)
	FRAME 2	Grover tells Katie that he did not know that frogs had elbows; she says she did, because she's seen a lot of frogs.
	Muppets	"Caribbean Amphibian" (First: Episode 2205)
	FRAME 3	After clearing out the calypso-dancing piggies, Grover continues his poem, claiming that frogs have big ears, a long nose, and teeth. Kermit tries to hint that this isn't true as Grover shows clips on the video screen behind him... Clips of Kermit with human body parts include: Kermit with ears. (First: Episode 0800) Kermit with a nose. (First: Episode 1448) Kermit with teeth during one of Grover's lectures. (First: Episode 1949)
	FRAME 3 cont'd	After the clips, Grover realizes his mistake but states that frogs do have calmness, and never get angry. However, all of the following clips shown show Kermit getting hopping mad. Clips of Kermit being angry include: Kermit yelling at Grover after getting ears put on him The Wonderful World of T-Shirts (First: Episode 1494) Kermit trying to tell Grover that he doesn't have a nose Kermit wearing sunglasses (First: Episode 1727) Grover corrects himself again, but he is certain that frogs know the alphabet!
	Muppets	"African Alphabet" (First: Episode 2360)
	Muppets	Kermit and Joey recite the alphabet. (First: Episode 0426)
	Muppets	Kermit sings "Do-Op Hop". (ending shortened) (First: Episode 2071)
	FRAME 4	Continuing his poem, Grover states that when a frog is sad, he doesn't get the blues - he gets the greens.
	Muppets	Kermit the Frog sings "Bein' Green" against a farm field background. (First: Episode 0722)
	FRAME 5	Grover asks Megan what kind of weather frogs like. She doesn't think that frogs like snow, saying that they could get buried in an avalanche.
	Muppets	Kermit at Home: Weather Machine — Grover comes to Kermit's home to sell him weather. (sleigh bell sound effect added to snow) (First: Episode 0848)
	FRAME 6	The pigs have tied up Grover and attempt to take over reading the poem: "What is a frog? Someone green and smooth with no snout or curly tail who started out as a tiny wriggly tadpole in the slime." Grover yells "Pig Control!" and the wolf chases them away.
	FRAME 6 cont'd	Grover and Megan discuss why Kermit deserves the Frog of the Year award.
	Muppets	Kermit sings to the titular tadpole about the life awaiting it when it grows up to be a frog, but tells it to take its time growing up. (ending trimmed) (First: Episode 2327)
	FRAME 7	Grover asks Megan if she knows what job Kermit does on Sesame Street. She knows that he's a "news person," but doesn't know what he says as a news person, so Grover whispers "Heigh-ho, Kermit the Frog here."
	Montage	A montage of Sesame Street News Flash segments, including scenes from... Humpty Dumpty (First: Episode 0657) Mary and Her Little Lamb (First: Episode 1943) Jack Be Nimble (First: Episode 0723) The New Three Little Pigs Story (First: Episode 2329) Hickory Dickory Dock (First: Episode 0710) Rumpelstiltskin (First: Episode 0724) Peter Piper (First: Episode 1342) Cinderella's Fairy Godmother (First: Episode 2442) Pinocchio (First: Episode 0910) Mumford's Big and Small Trick (First: Episode 2696) George Washington's Cherry Tree (First: Episode 0916) The First Day of School in History (First: Episode 1953) Man in Snowstorm (First: Episode 0750)
	FRAME 8	Grover continues his poem and says that Kermit is not a monster ("We cannot all be monsters.") but a friendly animal with a collar - but no shirt. Grover says more about Kermit's appearance and concludes that he is proud the way Kermit is. The crowd applauds this, and Kermit wipes away a tear.
	Muppets	Kermit sings "This Frog." (beginning trimmed; new music added to intro) (First: Episode 0944)
	FRAME 9	Everyone gets teary-eyed, even the Wolf and Pigs, as Grover concludes his poem: "Yes, Ol' Frog Eyes is back! Singer, songwriter, reporter, customer, alphabet-sayer, elbow-lover Frog of the Year!" Kermit steps up from his table and comes up to get his award. He is about to take the small golden statue at the podium and make an acceptance speech, but Grover interrupts and says he can't give it to Kermit. The two briefly struggle over the award until Grover says that it's not the real prize: he's referring to the large prop statue of Kermit in the background, which the pigs rip from the wall. As Kermit struggles to carry it around, Grover sings "Frog of the Year," briefly stopping to say: "Froggy wanted to thank his mommy and daddy, and Sesame Street News, the frogs in the glen, the little people behind the scenes, the big people behind the scenes, and someone called Jim." Kermit collapses under the statue. The credits play over a warped version of "Do-Op Hop" before cutting to the "Frog of the Year" music.