Kermit & Miss Piggy Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions

Hi ho, I'm Kermit the Frog.

And yeah, I mean, naturally.

I'm definitely not Kermit the Frog, I'm Miss Piggy.

That's right.

And we are here to do the Wired Autocomplete Interview.

So hit it!

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Autocorrect Interview.

No, autocomplete,

autocomplete. Autocomplete.

I think this whole thing needs to be autocompleted for us.

Yeah, I know.

Here we go.

This is under the section, who Kermit the Frog.

All right, that's-

[Miss Piggy] And the first question is

who's Kermit the Frog?

Me, me, me.

Yeah.

He's an amphibian named Kermit.

Okay, onto the next one.

Who are the Kermit the Frog parents?

Okay, who are, my parents are Ma and Pa Frog.

My ma, I called her Ma and my pa, I called him Pa.

Hmm.

It's fascinating.

Who is Kermit the Frog friends?

Oh gee, I've got a lot of 'em, I mean all the Muppets.

Fozzie and Gonzo

Yes. and Miss Piggy,

of course, Miss Piggy.

Yes. You are a friend.

You saved the best for last, right?

[Kermit] That is right.

Who is Kermit the Frog nephew?

I know that one.

Do you want to answer it?

You can answer it, go ahead, you know it.

May I?

His name is Robin and he's adorable.

He's like a more handsome looking version of his uncle.

Okay.

Here we go, Miss Piggy, ready?

What is Miss Piggy's last name?

It's not the obvious answer.

That is what I'm going to say.

What's the obvious answer?

It's not Piggy.

Oh.

I have to have a little mystery.

Uh huh, yes, yes.

Right, okay.

Next question then.

What is Miss Piggy's first name?

It's Miss Piggy.

[Kermit] Miss Piggy?

Yeah, I'd shorten it to just Piggy.

But when you've spent all the time and effort that I have

creating a high end brand, like Miss Piggy,

you don't change it.

All right, we'll take that.

I'm still not telling you my last name.

[Kermit] No, no, no, that's fine.

What is Miss Piggy's favorite color?

Ooh, let's see, it's a toss up

between pink and gold.

No, no, silver and platinum.

What exact color would you say diamonds are?

[Kermit] What does Miss Piggy sound like?

Oh, well I would say

that I sound like angels singing on high

when I'm happy, at least.

If I'm unhappy I sound like this, hi ya!

Just a natural reaction, a gut reaction from me.

I'm sorry about that, I had to duck.

Whew.

All right, next question.

What does Miss Piggy call Kermit the Frog?

Oh, that depends.

If I'm happy, I might call him Kermy.

If I'm unhappy, I might call him Frog.

And if I'm really unhappy,

I just let this do the talkin', hi ya!

Okay, it's time for me to ask you some questions.

All right.

[Miss Piggy] What is Kermit the Frog's full name?

Oh, my full name.

That is easy.

It is,

get ready for it,

Kermit the Frog.

Yeah, Kermit the Frog, that's my name.

You know, funny story,

when I was a tadpole, they called me Kermit the Tadpole,

but then I dropped my tail

and when I became a frog,

then my name became Kermit the Frog.

Really?

Yeah, that's the story.

And it's all true.

You changed your name?

We did, yeah.

It's a big day in a frog's life.

Hmm.

What instrument does Kermit the Frog play?

I play the banjo.

Yeah, I play the banjo, but you know,

in a pinch I can also play the zither.

The what? The zither.

It's another- What the heck is a zither?

What was Kermit the Frog's original color?

You were a different color?

No, no, green.

I mean, I've always been green.

How about when you were a tadpole?

Green

I was always green.

Frogs in my family only come in one color,

even when my tadpoles, just green.

All right.

The answer is green.

All right, don't get mad.

I'm not mad, I'm just being emphatic about it.

It's not even my question.

What is Kermit the Frog's age?

Oh, well, you know,

I've been around since 1955, but,

but in frog years, I'm only in my mid twenties.

Yeah, me too.

Me too.

This section is called Miss Piggy.

Here we go.

Who is Miss Piggy?

Yeah, I got a question,

who's been living under a rock their entire life?

Good grief.

I am a woman who knows what she wants

and knows how to get it, that's who I am.

Yeah.

Where did Miss Piggy meet Kermit?

I know this one.

'Cause you were there.

We originally met at the Bogan County Fair, right, Kermit?

That's right, the Bogan County Fair.

Where I had just won a beauty pageant.

And then you decided that I was going to be a big star

on the Muppet show.

Well, you know,

I mean, that is where you kind of joined us.

I mean, you kind of-

I mean, I could tell,

I could just tell by the look in your eyes

that you wanted moi in your life

for the rest of your life.

Okay, alright.

You know, memory is a funny thing.

We all have our own memories.

Right?

Okay, next question.

Why does Miss Piggy always wear gloves?

Oh well, that's actually a good question.

When I started out,

I was a hand model

and they paid me in gloves

and I'm still working my way through them.

[Kermit] What Miss Piggy says?

Seriously?

Yeah, what Miss Piggy says?

[Miss Piggy] What Miss Piggy says?

I guess it wants to know what you say.

I don't know.

Ms. Piggy says bonjour.

Miss Piggy says moi.

Miss Piggy says hi ya.

Like catch phrases, those are like your catch phrases.

They're not catch phrases.

There's just things I say.

Okay, this is the Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy section.

Why don't you, why don't you take the first one?

Okay, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, baby.

Baby?

I mean, first we'd need to get married.

Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Look, look, look,

I know what it is, I know what it is.

In our movie, The Muppets take Manhattan,

we filmed a flashback to when we were babies

and that's what that's referring to.

Yeah, that's what that's about.

Oh, yes, yes.

I was so cute then.

And I just keep getting cuter, don't I, Kermit?

I'm gonna read the next question.

It's Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy drop the mic.

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.

You remember that, Piggy?

We had a lot of fun doing drop the mic, didn't we?

You were too nice though.

Well, I was too nice?

I can't help it, that's my style.

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy wedding? [cooing]

[stammering] Actually, you know, that,

well, you see, in The Muppets take Manhattan, our film,

we had a big wedding scene and, but-

Yes, we did, Kermit.

You know, it was all a fantasy.

It was just Hollywood magic, you know?

It was just written in a script-

But magic nonetheless, wouldn't you say?

It was a nice, there was a nice scene

performed by two actors.

Sometimes lovers.

Okay, here's another one.

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy singing Rainbow Connection?

Oh, well, that's really more your song, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah it is, thanks, Piggy.

I mean, of course,

I make it better whenever I sing it with you, but-

Right.

Still, I'll let you have that one, okay?

Thank you, I appreciate that.

Moving on.

What does Kermit the Frog say about being green?

Oh, it's not easy.

That's what I say about being green, it's not easy.

And for further details, just see the song Being Green.

It covers it and it's a nice song.

I love it.

Well, thank you.

Especially when Ray Charles sings it.

Oh, it's so good.

So good.

What does Kermit the Frog meme mean?

Oh, oh yeah.

I mean, I get this all the time.

With the tea.

Yeah, yeah, with the tea, yeah.

I'm not sure what that means, but you know,

that's none of my business.

Oh, I like this one.

What is around Kermit the Frog's neck?

Yeah, what the heck is that, Kermit?

That's my collar, yeah.

Collar.

Yeah, it's my collar.

That is something you put on in the morning?

Yeah.

Yeah, I feel naked without it,

but I also feel naked with it.

But as we say around the swamp,

if you're not going to wear pants, wear a collar.

Okay.

What color are Kermit the Frog's eyes?

I know this one.

Okay, yeah.

Let's see here.

Look, look in there.

See that?

Wait a minute.

They're black and white.

They are black and white.

Yeah, they're black and white.

I thought they were brown!

They're not brown, they're black and white.

I could have sworn they were brown.

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I hope you learned something about us today.

But not too much, I wanna stay mysterious.

Right.

Thank you, Wired.

Thank you!