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{{movie|date=Aug. 18, [[2002]] (TV premiere)<br>Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)|runtime=82 minutes|director=[[David Gumpel]]|writer=[[Jim Lewis]] & [[Joseph Mazzarino]] (screenplay), [[Jim Lewis]] (story)|composer=[[Joe Carroll]] & [[Peter Thom]] (score)|studio=[[The Jim Henson Company|Jim Henson Productions]], [[Sony|Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]|rating=G}}
  
 
[[Image:Ksy.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster]]
  
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[[Image:kermit-s-swamp-years-original.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Goggles]], [[Young Kermit|Kermit]] and [[Croaker]].]]
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[[Image:kermit-s-swamp-years-original.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right, [[Croaker]], [[Young Kermit|Kermit]] and [[Goggles]].]]
 
[[Image:KSY-Kermit&Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit's early encounter with a pig]]
  
[[Image:KSY-Kermit&Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit's early encounter with a pig]]
 
[[Image:KSY-CarRide.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit rides in style]]
  
[[Image:KSY-CarRide.jpg|thumb|300px|Kermit rides in style]]
   
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'''''Kermit's Swamp Years''''' premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, [[2002]] and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] and taped at the [[Walt Disney World|Disney-MGM Studios]] in Orlando, [[Florida]].
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'''''Kermit's Swamp Years''''' premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, [[2002]] and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by [[Columbia Pictures]] and [[Jim Henson Home Entertainment]] and taped on location in Napples, [[Florida]], and at the [[Walt Disney World|Disney MGM Studios]].
   
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==Plot==
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==Synopsis==
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The film tells the story of how a [[Young Kermit|12-year-old Kermit]] ventured out of [[Kermit's Swamp|the swamp]] for the first time, along with his friends [[Goggles]] and [[Croaker]]. The movie includes several original songs.
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The film tells the story of how a [[young Kermit]] ventured out of [[Kermit's Swamp|the swamp]] for the first time, along with his friends [[Goggles]] and [[Croaker]]. The movie includes several original songs.
   
 
The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.
  
The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.
   
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There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by [[Me First and the Gimme Gimmes]]' rock version of "[[The Rainbow Connection]]."
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There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' rock version of "[[The Rainbow Connection]]."
   
 
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Image:Mupmovieboxset.jpg|DVD box set also featuring ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and ''Muppets from Space''
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Image:KermitsSwampYears2012UKDVD.jpg|UK 2012 DVD re-release
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Image:German-Kermit-der-Frosch-Blu-ray-(2014-06-12).jpg|[[Kermit der Frosch|First Blu-ray release]] ([[Germany]]), including English language track, playable in all regions<br><small>2014</small>
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==External links==
  
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Revision as of 21:55, 23 December 2015

Title.swampyears
CHARACTERS • HOME VIDEO
SOUNDTRACK • MORE
Released Aug. 18, 2002 (TV premiere)
Sep. 3, 2002 (Home video release)
Duration 82 minutes
Director David Gumpel
Written by Jim Lewis & Joseph Mazzarino (screenplay), Jim Lewis (story)
Music Joe Carroll & Peter Thom (score)
Studio Jim Henson Productions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Rated G
Ksy

Poster

Kermit-s-swamp-years-original

From left to right, Croaker, Kermit and Goggles.

KSY-Kermit&Pig

Kermit's early encounter with a pig

KSY-CarRide

Kermit rides in style

Kermit's Swamp Years premiered on the Starz Channel on August 18, 2002 and was quickly followed by a broad video and DVD release on September 3, 2002. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Jim Henson Home Entertainment and taped on location in Napples, Florida, and at the Disney MGM Studios.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of how a young Kermit ventured out of the swamp for the first time, along with his friends Goggles and Croaker. The movie includes several original songs.

The story follows Kermit as he is followed by an evil schoolteacher and his assistant that want to catch the frogs to use in a high school science class.

There is a blooper reel at the end of the movie during the credits, backed by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' rock version of "The Rainbow Connection."

Cast

  • Muppet Performers
Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta, Joey Mazzarino, John Kennedy, Alice Dinnean, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Mark Gale, John David Jordan, Jr., Andy Stone, Allan Trautman, Melissa Whitmire
  • Human Cast
John Hostetter as Dr. Hugo Krassman
Kelly Collins Lintz as Mary
William Bookston as Wilson
Cree Summer as the voice of Pilgrim, Kermit's Mom, star
Christian Kebbel as young Jim Henson
Joe (pig) as himself

Muppet Cast

  • Muppet Characters
Kermit / Young Kermit, Croaker, Goggles, Blotch, Pilgrim, Horace D'Fly, Jack Rabbit, Vicki (snake), Arnie the Alligator, Kermit's Mom, Roy, Chico, Young Statler and Waldorf
  • Background Characters
Frogs, Jeremiah Tortoise, Chauncey the Turtle, Rabbits, Mouse Family, Dog (Bunny Picnic), Penguins, Foo-Foo, Ernie the Mongoose, Hector the Spider Monkey, Galahad the Grasshopper Mouse, Pearl the Pika, Rhonda the Raccoon

Crew

  • Ginny McSwain - Voice Casting

DVD Features

  • Kermit's Swamp Years (widescreen & full frame)
  • Audio: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Chinese, and Thai

External links

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