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Watch Kermit the Frog Dispense Wisdom and Jokes in University of Maryland Commencement Speech

Watch Kermit the Frog dispense wisdom and jokes as the 2025 commencement speaker at the University of Maryland.

It’s a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece, especially when you are with your people,” beloved Muppet says at Jim Henson's alma mater “As you prepare to take this big leap into real life, here’s a little advice — if you’re willing to listen to a frog,” the beloved Muppet added. As noted in Kermit’s speech, Jim Henson (who “had a hand in literally everything I did,” the Muppet quipped) was a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1960, majoring in home economics before embarking on a legacy in puppetry.

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