Here is a Muppets News Flash: Cheryl Henson, the daughter of Muppets creator (and original Kermit the Frog) Jim Henson and member of his company’s board of directors, has weighed in on the recent news that Disney fired longtime Kermit puppeteer Steve Whitmire (the man who originally replaced Henson following his death in 1990).
Interestingly, Cheryl Henson claims it’s Whitmire who was the one pushing for a “bitter, angry” Kermit, rather than Disney or any other producers or executives.
Steve’s performance of Kermit has strayed far away from my father’s good hearted, compassionate leader of the Muppets.
Let’s get back to the true spirit of Jim Henson’s Kermit!