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{{performer|Bill Barretta}}
 
{{performer|Bill Barretta}}
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'''Croaker''' is a friend from [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s youth with much gusto. In ''[[Kermit's Swamp Years]]'', the two embark on a journey to save their friend [[Goggles]] from a pet store owner who has taken him outside the confines of the swamp and into the human world.
 
'''Croaker''' is a friend from [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s youth with much gusto. In ''[[Kermit's Swamp Years]]'', the two embark on a journey to save their friend [[Goggles]] from a pet store owner who has taken him outside the confines of the swamp and into the human world.
   
 
Croaker is the best hopper in the Swamp. He is also the boldest. However, he makes the mistake of standing up to a "shiny wheeled red beast" (Wilson's Pet Truck) and gets a huge tire track across his chest. When he cannot hop immediately after that, he starts to lose his bravery. Finally, with encouragement from Kermit, he finally managed to hop again.
 
Croaker is the best hopper in the Swamp. He is also the boldest. However, he makes the mistake of standing up to a "shiny wheeled red beast" (Wilson's Pet Truck) and gets a huge tire track across his chest. When he cannot hop immediately after that, he starts to lose his bravery. Finally, with encouragement from Kermit, he finally managed to hop again.
   
Originally, [[Joey Mazzarino]] was meant to play Croaker while Bill Barretta played Goggles. However, when the two puppeteers tried the characters, they decided it would be better to switch the roles.
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Originally, [[Joey Mazzarino]] was meant to play Croaker while Bill Barretta played Goggles. However, when the two puppeteers tried the characters, they decided it would be better to switch the roles.<ref>[http://themuppetmindset.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-muppeteer-bill-barretta.html Muppet Mindset Interview with Muppeteer Bill Barretta - Part 2]</ref>
   
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He makes a brief appearance in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' in [[Muppets Most Wanted Wedding Seating Chart|the wedding scene]].
He makes cameo in [[Muppets Most Wanted]] in the wedding scene.<ref>[http://themuppetmindset.blogspot.com/2010/02/interview-with-muppeteer-bill-barretta.html Muppet Mindset Interview with Muppeteer Bill Barretta - Part 2]</ref>
 
   
 
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Revision as of 22:04, 17 April 2014

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Croaker is a friend from Kermit's youth with much gusto. In Kermit's Swamp Years, the two embark on a journey to save their friend Goggles from a pet store owner who has taken him outside the confines of the swamp and into the human world.

Croaker is the best hopper in the Swamp. He is also the boldest. However, he makes the mistake of standing up to a "shiny wheeled red beast" (Wilson's Pet Truck) and gets a huge tire track across his chest. When he cannot hop immediately after that, he starts to lose his bravery. Finally, with encouragement from Kermit, he finally managed to hop again.

Originally, Joey Mazzarino was meant to play Croaker while Bill Barretta played Goggles. However, when the two puppeteers tried the characters, they decided it would be better to switch the roles.[1]

He makes a brief appearance in Muppets Most Wanted in the wedding scene.

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