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Kermit's Swamp Years

  • TV Movie
  • 20022002
  • GG
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.5K
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
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  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Family
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Gumpel
  • Writers
    • Jim Lewis(teleplay)
    • Joey Mazzarino(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Steve Whitmire(voice)
    • Bill Barretta(voice)
    • Joey Mazzarino(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Gumpel
  • Writers
    • Jim Lewis(teleplay)
    • Joey Mazzarino(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Steve Whitmire(voice)
    • Bill Barretta(voice)
    • Joey Mazzarino(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Kermit's Swamp Years
    Trailer 1:38
    Kermit's Swamp Years

    Photos16

    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
    Dave Goelz and Jerry Nelson in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Bill Barretta, William Bookston, John Kennedy, Joey Mazzarino, Cree Summer, Steve Whitmire, and Kermit the Frog in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Joey Mazzarino, Steve Whitmire, and Kermit the Frog in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit the Frog in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Kermit the Frog in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
    Steve Whitmire in Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

    Top cast

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    Steve Whitmire
    Steve Whitmire
    • Kermit the Frog
    • (voice)
    • …
    Bill Barretta
    Bill Barretta
    • Croaker
    • (voice)
    • …
    Joey Mazzarino
    • Goggles
    • (voice)
    • (as Joseph Mazzarino)
    • …
    John Kennedy
    John Kennedy
    • Blotch
    • (voice)
    • …
    Alice Dinnean
    Alice Dinnean
    • Pilgrim…
    Jerry Nelson
    Jerry Nelson
    • Statler
    • (voice)
    Dave Goelz
    Dave Goelz
    • Waldorf
    • (voice)
    John Hostetter
    John Hostetter
    • Dr. Krassman
    Kelly Collins Lintz
    Kelly Collins Lintz
    • Mary
    William Bookston
    • Wilson
    Cree Summer
    Cree Summer
    • Pilgrim
    • (voice)
    • …
    Christian Kebbel
    • Young Jim Henson
    Hampton Dixon
    • Young Hugo Krassman
    Drew Haggard
    • Joey
    Lauren Leech
    Lauren Leech
    • Student #1
    Casey Leslie
    • Student #2
    Jarrod W. Amos
    • Student #3
    Ryan H. Amos
    • Student #4
    • Director
      • David Gumpel
    • Writers
      • Jim Lewis(teleplay) (story)
      • Joey Mazzarino(teleplay)
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    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      During the outtakes before the credits when Kermit is trying to pull Croaker in a locker and keeps getting his hand caught the locker next to them opens showing a poster of a rainbow with the word "Believe" on it as a nod to the song "Rainbow Connection" from "The Muppet Movie" which is another origin story of Kermit when he and the Muppets came to be. The song was revived again for the movie "The Muppets" when the Muppets come back after so many years of being away.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Young Kermit, Croaker, and Pilgrim are under the bench in George Washington High School, a dark moving figure (possibly Bill Barretta) is seen moving with Croaker.
    • Quotes

      Goggles, Turtle #1: Oh... I get it! Dissection must be some kind of full body massage.

    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #29.9 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Roll on Down the Highway
      Words and Music by Robin Bachman and Charles Frederick Turner

      Performed by Bachman-Turner Overdrive

      Courtesy of MCA Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    My feelings on this Muppet outing are rather lukewarm this time around
    Just for the record, I am a big fan of the Muppets, The Muppet Show and Muppet Babies were part of my childhoods, and I love all their specials and movies, excepting Letters to Santa, Muppet Wizard of Oz and this. Kermit's Swamp Years is not terrible, it's just that I had a very lukewarm reception towards it. The costume and set design are splendid, the voice work is great especially from Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz and there are some cute moments such as the outtakes. However, the songs are mediocre, especially the uninspired lyrics, the script and jokes fall flat due to a lack of comic timing with the human cast with little of the material coming across as memorable or quotable, the story is dull and very basic with too much emphasis on the comic elements consequently the wit and heart is gone and the human cast range from so-so(Drew Haggard) to quite bad(John Hostetter). All in all, didn't do much for me, as much as I do love the Muppets. 4/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Sep 26, 2011

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    • What film did Kermit and the other Muppets watch at the cinema?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rainbow Connections
    • Filming locations
      • Winter Garden, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
      • Jim Henson Home Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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