Kermit the Frog set to deliver University of Maryland commencement address: 'I’ll be there!'

The University of Maryland (UMD) is welcoming an improbable commencement talker connected Thursday to usher disconnected the people of 2025: a bright-green Muppet.

Kermit the Frog, a celebrated household favourite and self-proclaimed "Amphibitarian," announced the momentous juncture successful a YouTube video posted by the university.

In the video, the talker was hailed arsenic an "environmental advocate," "best-selling author," "Peabody Award winner," "international superstar," "friend to each creatures" and "champion of creativity, kindness and believing successful the impossible."

The camera past sharply panned to the awkward Muppet with a screeching dependable arsenic Kermit stood successful beforehand of a reddish curtain and announced, "Uh, I conjecture it's me."

A idiosyncratic successful a Kermit the Frog costume sits connected a woody seat successful Spain. The iconic Muppet is slated to present the commencement code astatine the University of Maryland connected Thursday.

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Jim Henson, who created the iconic puppet retired of 1 of his mother's turquoise coats and divided ping pong shot successful 1955, graduated from UMD successful 1960 with a grade successful location economics. Henson died successful 1990 astatine 53.

During his clip astatine Maryland, Henson was progressive successful assorted elements of theatre accumulation and ran a silk surface printing concern retired of the pupil union.

It was during a UMD puppetry people that helium met his archetypal performing spouse and aboriginal wife, Jane Nebel, who co-developed their regular puppet show, "Sam and Friends," successful Washington, D.C.

A 2005 USA postage stamp depicts puppeteer Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets, who developed characters for the PBS children's acquisition amusement "Sesame Street" arsenic good arsenic "The Muppet Show."

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The legendary frog visited field successful autumn 2024 and sold retired the College of Arts and Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series, according to a connection from the university. 

He volition instrumentality from the Muppets Studio, portion of the Magic of Disney, to code summertime 2024, wintertime 2024 and outpouring 2025 graduates.

"I americium thrilled that our graduates and their families volition acquisition the optimism and penetration of the world-renowned Kermit the Frog astatine specified a meaningful clip successful their lives," UMD President Darryll J. Pines wrote successful a statement. "Our pridefulness successful Jim Henson knows nary bounds, and it is an grant to invited Kermit the Frog to our campus, 65 years aft Mr. Henson graduated from the University of Maryland. I sincerely convey The Muppets Studio, Disney and their originative teams for making this possible."

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Kermit, who is traveling a agelong mode from Sesame Street for the occasion, said thing could "make these feet happier" than speaking astatine the university.

"I conscionable cognize the people of 2025 is going to leap into the satellite and marque it a amended place, truthful if a fewer encouraging words from a frog tin help, past I’ll beryllium there!" Kermit said successful a statement.

It is unclear if chap Muppet Miss Piggy oregon immoderate different members of the fleecy unit volition beryllium successful attendance.

The University of Maryland field successful College Park (Getty Images)

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Every twelvemonth connected Sept. 24, the field celebrates Henson's contributions to the community.

A statue of Henson and Kermit sitting connected a reddish granite seat was placed conscionable a hop distant from UMD's Stamp Student Union successful 2003.

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The University of Maryland, the Muppet Company and Disney did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.