Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on May 22, 2025, in College Park. (Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland via AP) ...

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md.

University of Maryland Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md. (Riley Sims/University of Maryland via AP) ...

FILE - Kermit the Frog, who was created and originally performed by Jim Henson as a main character on "The Muppet Show," is shown on display at the Maryland Center for History and Culture, on May ...

Kermit was created in 1955 by 1960 University of Maryland grad Jim Henson. He created the puppet from his mother’s coat and a Ping-Pong ball cut in half.

Kermit the Frog speaks during University of Maryland's commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in College Park, Md. (Stephanie S. Cordle/University of Maryland via AP) ...

Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim Henson, was a student decades agao. Henson, who was the creator of ...