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Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone in "The Family Stone" (20th Century Fox)

A holiday viewing guide for every taste

Hanh Nguyen
A graduate holds a Kermit the Frog doll as he addressed the graduates at University of Maryland on May 22, 2025. (The Washington Post / Contributor / Getty Images)

Kermit speaks. Are we listening?

CK Smith
The fossil skull of Kermitops (left), a modern frog skull (Lithobates palustris, center), and Kermit The Frog (right). (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Ancient frog named after Kermit

Matthew Rozsa
Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry and Anders Holm in "The Muppets Mayhem" (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)

Lilly Singh's movin' on with The Muppets

Melanie McFarland
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Abby Cadabby finds a look-alike to dance with along the parade route at Sesame Place Thursday, Aug.4, 2011 in Langhorne, PA. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Sesame Place is no "Sesame Street"

D. Watkins
Sesame Street (Richard Termine/HBO)

15 secrets of "Sesame Street" puppeteers

Jake Rossen - Mental Floss
Ji-Young, Simu Liu and Big Bird on "Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together" (Sesame Workshop/WarnerMedia)

16 Muppets who moved to Sesame Street

Joy Saha
(Netflix/Kevin Baker)

"Dark Crystal" creators on life in Thra

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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This image released by Disney shows muppet characters, from left, Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Kermit, Floyd Walter and Scooter in a scene from "Muppets Most Wanted." (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Inc., Jay Maidment) (AP)

16 classic TV shows to watch with kids

Polly Conway - Common Sense Media
Elmo, Matthew Rozsa, Alan Muraoka, and Julia (Property of Salon)

"Sesame Street," Julia and me

Matthew Rozsa
Muppet Kermit the Frog and his operator Steve Whitmire (Getty/Lawrence Lucier)

Banishing the frog man

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Brian Henson (Getty/Astrid Stawiarz)

Henson slams kermit actor

Gabriel Bell
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Muppet Kermit the Frog and his operator Steve Whitmire (Getty/Lawrence Lucier)

Kermit's capitalist soap opera

Gabriel Bell
Kermit the Frog; Steve Whitmire (AP/Tonya Wise)

Kermit actor "devastated"

Taylor Link
Muppet Kermit the Frog and his operator Steve Whitmire (Getty/Lawrence Lucier)

Muppet Court Intrigue

Matthew Rozsa
(Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

It's not easy being green

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Miss Piggy (NBC)

Miss Piggy is a feminist

Colin Gorenstein
Dave Goelz

The original muppeteer

Kevin Smokler

Generation X's real obsession

Elizabeth Hyde Stevens

Prachi Gupta
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Prachi Gupta

Prachi Gupta
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