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National Wildlife Federation is a conservation organization that aims to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for future generations.

Beginning in 1984, the Muppets made several Public Service Announcements for the group, and continued on into the 1990s. During the week of March 18th, 1984, Kermit the Frog served as honorary chairman of National Wildlife Week and gave a speech at NWF's annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia entitled, "A Frog's View."[1]

Jim Henson received a Connie Award from the organization for "Outstanding Contributions to Wise Use and Management of the Nation's National Resources" in 1990. In 1992, "You Can Make a Difference" received an honorable mention at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival in the TV Short Form category.[1]


Picture Year Description
1984 Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are fishing in a river when Fozzie catches a boot. Kermit explains that littering is something that most people just don't think about.

This spot was filmed on November 8, 1983 in Central Park.[1]
1985 Rowlf the Dog appears in a PSA with Eddie Albert. [1]
1987 Reporter Kermit presents some experts on clean air: Mount Rushmore. The Presidents stress that it's even tough to see air pollution from up where they are. Echoing their first appearance in Sex and Violence, George Washington doesn't get it.
1988 "Forests Are More Than Trees" [1]
1989 Miss Piggy runs through a checklist of things to do to save energy with some penguins, rats and Bessie the cow. Kermit asks, "What can we do to help the environment?" Piggy turns off the lights... and uses the cover of darkness to smooch her frog.
1990 Bill, Gil and Jill struggle to come up with a slogan for Earth Day. After they make a mess of the office, Robin the Frog makes a suggestion: "Let's make it Earth Day every day!"
1992 Robin and the Frog Scouts appear in "You Can Make a Difference." [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wild Things: Children's Culture and Ecocriticism by Sidney I. Dobrin and Kenneth B. Kidd, 2004, Wayne State University Press
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