And I have always offered that if they wanted to recast Kermit, I was all for it, and I would absolutely help.
Henson seems very confident that Whitmire’s replacement, Matt Vogel, will get the character back on the right track.
Henson spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, where he revealed that Whitmire was an extremely volatile personality, and his tenure on the show was full of “destructive energy.”
“Steve would use ‘I am now Kermit and if you want the Muppets, you better make me happy because the Muppets are Kermit.’