Are Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy married?

Miss Piggy has always had two magnificent obsessions: her stardom, and her love for Kermit the Frog. In the case of the latter, she has gone to great lengths to convince, fool and force the frog into matrimony. This entry serves to chronicle her attempts at marital bliss, if not her penchant for delusion.

“It's all nonsense, of course, but all of us have dreams, so why shouldn't Piggy? The only difference is that hers is more impossible than most, but you can't help admiring her for trying so long and so hard to make it come true.
—The Muppet Show Annual 1978”

Interviews

Behind the scenes of episode 310.

“In the show's course there's a wedding, led by a little, old man who acts as minister... As the film ends, it's apparent that Kermit has married Miss Piggy. Kermit says - and will continue to say - on interviews and such, "I'm just an actor and when two actors marry on stage, they're only acting." But Miss Piggy continues to bring in this minister as evidence that they're really married. So, the argument will continue on hopefully into -- I don't know what -- we'll wait and see.
— Jim Henson, August 1984”

Interviewers often ask Miss Piggy and Kermit whether the pair are married:

• Parkinson — a commentator (identified by Fozzie as "Ralph") sings a little scat about Kermit asking Piggy to marry him, but Kermit interrupts saying that it's totally inappropriate.
• The Today Show — during promotion for The Muppets Take Manhattan, Gene Shalit asks Kermit about his relationship with Piggy and the question of marriage comes up.
• Larry King Live — Kermit and Piggy appear together in 1993; Larry asks them when they're going to get married. Kermit says that they won't, but Piggy reveals that they secretly live together and that her married named is Mrs. the Frog.
• Disney Adventures — during promotion for the release of Muppet Classic Theater, Liz Smith and Kim Lockhart asked Kermit about his relationship with Miss Piggy. Kermit reveals that they have a good relationship and that the rumors Miss Piggy says about them secretly married in Las Vegas are not true.
• The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet — Kermit and Miss Piggy appeared together in December 2008; when pressed on the question of being a couple, Kermit stops being coy and says the two are together (although they are trying to be discreet); Piggy says their relationship is solid as a rock.

Bride and Groom

"Waiting at the Church" from episode 223 of The Muppet Show

Piggy tricks Kermit into a wedding sketch in episode 310 of The Muppet Show.

A promotional photo of the dress used for the wedding sketch.

In episode 422 of The Muppet Show, Piggy tells Andy Williams that she and Kermit are engaged.

Carol Channing convinces Kermit to let Piggy keep a rented diamond in The Muppet Show episode 423. It turns out to be an engagement ring, and the frog quickly changes his mind.

Tongue Magazine runs a story about Piggy and Kermit being secretly married in The Muppet Show episode 502. Kermit fires Piggy for planting the story.

The Muppet Movie: Piggy dreams of marrying Kermit upon first laying eyes on him.

The Muppet Show Annual 1978

Jim Henson's Muppets Annual 1981

A Modern Bride spoof.

Miss Piggy's Wedding is an unreleased video game about Kermit trying to escape a wedding with Miss Piggy.

During the "Calendar Song" in The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, Piggy appears as a bride for June (her groom is unknown).

The Muppets Take Manhattan: Piggy finally tricks Kermit into a real wedding... or does she?

A photo from Kermit and Piggy's Manhattan Melodies wedding.

The wedding from The Muppets Take Manhattan recreated with photo puppets in a 1990 issue of People magazine.

Piggy's Manhattan Melodies dress on display at Jim Henson's Fantastic World in Chicago (2010).

In the Muppet Babies episode "He's a Wonderful Frog" Baby Piggy worries that she can't marry Baby Kermit if he's not around.

In the Muppet Babies episode "The Great Cookie Robbery" Baby Piggy tells a story in which she's so hungry that she agrees to marry Baby Gonzo at the South Pole in exchange for some cupcakes. Baby Kermit presides over the ceremony which ends in Piggy diving into the wedding cake.

Spoofing Princess Diana's wedding.

In a comic from the Summer 1983 issue of Muppet Magazine, Piggy as Princess Leia hopes that what she sees in her mind will happen in reality.

The Works cites this as a Halston design.

Baby Piggy and Baby Kermit as Cinderella and Prince Charming getting married in Big Book of Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales.

Panini Trading Stickers

Panini Trading Stickers

Miss Piggy Paper Doll (Golden)

Piggy marries Ed Grimley in episode 110 of Muppets Tonight.

Gilchrist Muppet comic strip

Bride of Frankenstein

Baby Piggy as the Bride of Frankenstein in "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood"

Muppet Babies comic book "CleoPiggy, Queen of the Nile"

Muppet Babies Harvey issue #1

In The Muppet Christmas Carol Kermit and Miss Piggy portray the loving married couple of Bob and Emily Cratchit.

Salt & Pepper Shakers

Igel plush.

Muppet wedding cake topper.

photo shoot

"Our Wedding or Your Funeral"

Wedding of the Century action figures.

The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #2

America's Funniest Home Videos, January 2010

Muppet King Arthur #4

External links

• ToughPigs.com - "Kermit and Piggy: That Magnificent Hankering"