The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Ellen with Kermit on November 9, 2011.

After show video with Kermit showing off his new Ellen underwear.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American daytime talk show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres from 2003 to 2022.

On November 9, 2011, Kermit the Frog appeared on the program, to promote The Muppets, mentioning that he had wanted to be on the show for a long time.

Ellen appeared on Episode 4140 of Sesame Street, from the set of her show, to present the word of the day.

The show spun off the video website and app ellentube, which has featured several appearances by the Sesame Street characters.

Appearances

• November 9, 2011 - Kermit the Frog appeared to promote The Muppets. (YouTube)
• November 15, 2011 - Amy Adams appeared to promote The Muppets.
• March 11, 2014 - Ricky Gervais appeared to promote Muppets Most Wanted. (YouTube)
• March 19, 2014 - Ty Burrell appeared to promote Muppets Most Wanted. (YouTube)
• October 14, 2015 - Cookie Monster appeared to promote the Sesame Street deck for Ellen's Heads Up! app. (YouTube)
• January 10, 2017 - Oscar the Grouch (Eric Jacobson) appeared to promote Season 47 and their "kindness" initiative. (YouTube)

Mentions

• In late 2009, Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff performed their Dancing with the Stars routine to "The Muppet Show Theme" on the show.
• During an appearance by Jim Parsons, clips were shown from his appearance on Sesame Street. (2011)
• Ellen presented a birthday cake to Lady Gaga that incorporated Kermit the Frog's face (in reference to the artist's infamous outfits).
• In 2012, during Jason Segel's introduction, Ellen refers to him as "The man who brought back the Muppets", referring to the 2011 film.
• In 2014, during a segment about BuzzFeed quizzes, Ellen showed a BuzzFeed quiz which was titled "Which Muppet Are You".
• There was a segment on the show featuring "Kurt and Bernie." One of the duo was played by Matt, an executive producer for the show, while the other was David, EVP of Corporate. During the series' last episodes, it was included in the "Ellen's Staff's Favorite Moments." (YouTube)