5 Things You Didn’t Know About Your Favorite Muppets

by Yardena Carmi

1. Sam the Eagle is divorced.

He has two kids but is not close to them.

2. Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog are identical twins.

Or best friends and neighbors. The Muppet Universe has some continuity issues.

 

3. All of the Muppets may have been raised by the same faceless woman.

Her name is Nanny

 

4. Gonzo almost exclusively dates chickens.

With the exception of this cow.

 

5. Kermit gave the 1996 commencement speech at Southampton College.

Right after receiving an honorary doctorate.

 

BONUS: Kermit the Frog’s 1995 fragrance line.

“Pour homme, femme, et frog.”