The band Weezer featured the Muppets in their music video for "Keep Fishin'" in 2002. Later, the band performed a cover of "Rainbow Connection" with Hayley Williams on 2011's The Green Album.
Weezer's 2001 album Weezer became known as "The Green Album" by fans, and is widely considered to be the band's "rebirth", debuting at #4 in the US, and #2 in Canada.