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[[Image:Song.jinglebells.jpg|thumb|300px|Robin with his uncle Kermit in ''A Muppet Family Christmas''.]]
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[[File:Song.jinglebells.jpg|thumb|300px|Robin with his uncle Kermit in ''A Muppet Family Christmas''.]]
 
[[File:RobinLNwJF.jpg|thumb|300px|Robin on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''.]]
  
[[File:RobinLNwJF.jpg|thumb|300px|Robin on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon''.]]
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[[File:Hwdts_totp-02nd-June-1977.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Robin on [[BBC]]'s ''Top of the Pops'' performing "Halfway Down the Stairs" .]]
   
 
'''Robin the Frog''' is [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s [[nephew]], a kind and clever kid who sometimes feels unnoticed because of his small size. Robin likes to spend time with his uncle Kermit, his friend [[Sweetums]], and his boys' club, the [[Frog Scouts]].
  
'''Robin the Frog''' is [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]'s [[nephew]], a kind and clever kid who sometimes feels unnoticed because of his small size. Robin likes to spend time with his uncle Kermit, his friend [[Sweetums]], and his boys' club, the [[Frog Scouts]].
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In recent years, Robin has appeared mostly in minor roles. He appeared somewhat prominently in ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' in a couple scenes with Kermit, and portrayed [[Green Fairy|the Green Fairy]] in the "Moulin Scrooge" number. It was also revealed that in [[The World in which Kermit was Never Born|the world in which Kermit was never born]], Robin would have been a barback at [[Club Dot]].
  
In recent years, Robin has appeared mostly in minor roles. He appeared somewhat prominently in ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' in a couple scenes with Kermit, and portrayed [[Green Fairy|the Green Fairy]] in the "Moulin Scrooge" number. It was also revealed that in [[The World in which Kermit was Never Born|the world in which Kermit was never born]], Robin would have been a barback at [[Club Dot]].
   
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After a five year absence, Robin returned in ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' as performed by [[Matt Vogel]]. He wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', and made a non-speaking cameo in the film ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''. Robin, along with his uncle Kermit, appeared again on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'' to sing "[[When the River Meets the Sea]]" on December 23, 2011.
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After a five year absence from productions, Robin returned in ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'', as performed by [[Matt Vogel]]. Robin also made a silent cameo in the film ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', which is referenced in his brief speaking appearance in the sequel ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''.
   
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Robin wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', and later sang "[[When the River Meets the Sea]]" with his uncle Kermit in a 2011 appearance. He also appeared with Kermit in a segment for the 2015 ''[[Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade|Disney Parks Christmas Parade]]'', talking about their first trip to [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]] together.
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==Filmography==
  
   
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==Notes==
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*Robin appeared in the 2006 [[Disney Cruise Line]] stage show ''[[Muppets Ahoy!]]'', where he was performed by [[Drew Massey]].
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*[[Ricky Gervais]] has cited Robin as his favorite Muppet. Prior to the release of ''Muppets Most Wanted'', Gervais posted a Facebook video of a [[Christmas]] greeting from Robin, referencing his Tiny Tim role. <small>([https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=230692307055130 video])</small>
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==Filmography==
 
*''[[The Frog Prince]]''
  
*''[[The Frog Prince]]''
 
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
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**[[Episode 212: Bernadette Peters]]
  
**[[Episode 212: Bernadette Peters]]
 
**[[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev]]
  
**[[Episode 213: Rudolf Nureyev]]
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**[[Episode 215: Lou Rawls]]
 
**[[Episode 216: Cleo Laine]]
  
**[[Episode 216: Cleo Laine]]
 
**[[Episode 217: Julie Andrews]]
  
**[[Episode 217: Julie Andrews]]
 
**[[Episode 220: Petula Clark]]
  
**[[Episode 220: Petula Clark]]
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**[[Episode 221: Bob Hope]]
 
**[[Episode 223: John Cleese]]
  
**[[Episode 223: John Cleese]]
 
**[[Episode 307: Alice Cooper]]
  
**[[Episode 307: Alice Cooper]]
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**[[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd]]
  
**[[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd]]
 
**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]]
  
**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]]
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**[[Episode 409: Beverly Sills]]
 
**[[Episode 410: Kenny Rogers]]
  
**[[Episode 410: Kenny Rogers]]
 
**[[Episode 417: Star Wars]]
  
**[[Episode 417: Star Wars]]
 
**[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]]
  
**[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]]
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** [[Episode 421: Doug Henning]]
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** [[Episode 424: Diana Ross]]
 
**[[Episode 509: Debbie Harry]]
  
**[[Episode 509: Debbie Harry]]
 
**[[Episode 512: Melissa Manchester]]
  
**[[Episode 512: Melissa Manchester]]
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**[[Episode 519: Chris Langham]]
  
**[[Episode 519: Chris Langham]]
 
*''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
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*''[[The Tonight Show]]''
 
*''[[John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together]]''
  
*''[[John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together]]''
 
*''[[A Christmas Together (album)]]''
  
*''[[A Christmas Together (album)]]''
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*''[[Muppet Babies Videography|Muppet Babies: Yes, I Can]]'' series linking footage
  
*''[[Muppet Babies Videography|Muppet Babies: Yes, I Can]]'' series linking footage
 
*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
  
*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
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*''[[Muppets From Space]]''
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*''[[Muppets from Space]]''
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*''[[Muppet Race Mania|Muppet RaceMania]]''
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*''[[Muppet RaceMania]]''
 
*''[[Muppet Monster Adventure]]''
  
*''[[Muppet Monster Adventure]]''
 
*''[[The Muppet Show Live]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Show Live]]''
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**"[[One (Harry Nilsson song)|One]]"
  
**"[[One (Harry Nilsson song)|One]]"
 
**"[[When the River Meets the Sea]]"
  
**"[[When the River Meets the Sea]]"
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**"[[The Weight]]"
 
*[[Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.]]
  
*[[Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.]]
 
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
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*''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''
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* [[The Muppets 2015 Presentation Pilot]]
   
 
==Book appearances==
  
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*''[[Muppet Robin Hood]]'' (2009)
  
*''[[Muppet Robin Hood]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson]]'' (2009)
  
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson]]'' (2009)
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*''[[The Twelve Days of a Muppet Christmas (and a Chicken in a Pine Tree)]]'' (2012)
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' (2014)
   
 
==See also==
  
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* [[Baby Robin]]
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* [[Baby Robin|Baby Robin[[File:Robin_Autograph.jpg|thumb|Jerry Nelson's Robin Autograph]]]]
  
 
* [[Robin Songs]]
  
* [[Robin Songs]]
 
* [[Batman]] (for the superhero "Robin")
  
* [[Batman]] (for the superhero "Robin")

Revision as of 11:23, 11 February 2016

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PERFORMER Jerry Nelson 1971-2003
  Matt Vogel 2008-present
DEBUT 1971
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Robin singing "Over the Rainbow."

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Robin with his uncle Kermit in A Muppet Family Christmas.

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Robin on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

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Robin on BBC's Top of the Pops performing "Halfway Down the Stairs" .

Robin the Frog is Kermit's nephew, a kind and clever kid who sometimes feels unnoticed because of his small size. Robin likes to spend time with his uncle Kermit, his friend Sweetums, and his boys' club, the Frog Scouts.

Robin made his debut in the 1971 television special The Frog Prince, as the prince-turned-to-frog. In this special, while he was voiced by Jerry Nelson, the puppetry was performed by Frank Oz.[1] Although he made a few appearances on The Muppet Show's first season, his relationship to Kermit was not established until episode 212. The episode's story involves Robin's plans to run away until Bernadette Peters encouraged him to believe in himself by singing "Just One Person."

Robin had a hit song in the United Kingdom with his rendition of A. A. Milne's "Halfway Down the Stairs," which appeared on the first Muppet Show album in 1977. He is introduced as Kermit's nephew on the record (and identified as such on the back cover). Robin also sang on several episodes of The Muppet Show including episode 223 where he sang "Two Lost Souls" with Sweetums, episode 307 where he offered a sweet moment singing "Over the Rainbow," and in episode 312 when he sang "Octopus' Garden."

Robin's additional television work includes Rocky Mountain Holiday, in which he bonded with John Denver; A Muppet Family Christmas, in which he and Kermit entered a Fraggle hole and met the Fraggles; and Nickelodeon's Muppet Time inserts, introducing each segment, as well as appearing with the Frog Scouts. One of Robin's most prominent roles was playing Tiny Tim in The Muppet Christmas Carol.

Robin is the star of the 2000 Playstation game Muppet Monster Adventure, where he battles monstrous forms of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Clifford, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo in order to revert them back to their normal selves. In 2004, Palisades Toys made an action figure of Robin in his Frog Scout uniform in Series 7.

In recent years, Robin has appeared mostly in minor roles. He appeared somewhat prominently in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie in a couple scenes with Kermit, and portrayed the Green Fairy in the "Moulin Scrooge" number. It was also revealed that in the world in which Kermit was never born, Robin would have been a barback at Club Dot.

After a five year absence from productions, Robin returned in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, as performed by Matt Vogel. Robin also made a silent cameo in the film The Muppets, which is referenced in his brief speaking appearance in the sequel Muppets Most Wanted.

Robin wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and later sang "When the River Meets the Sea" with his uncle Kermit in a 2011 appearance. He also appeared with Kermit in a segment for the 2015 Disney Parks Christmas Parade, talking about their first trip to Disney World together.

Notes

Filmography

Book appearances

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ Nelson, Jerry The Muppet Mindset interview with Jerry Nelson
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