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[[File:Song.jinglebells.jpg|thumb|300px|Robin with his uncle Kermit in ''A Muppet Family Christmas''.]]
  
[[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''.]]
 
[[File:Hwdts_totp-02nd-June-1977.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Robin on [[BBC]]'s ''Top of the Pops'' performing "Halfway Down the Stairs" .]]
  
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'''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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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]]''.
  
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 Robin's first visit to [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]].
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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.
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
 
*Robin appeared in the 2006 [[Disney Cruise Line]] stage show ''[[Muppets Ahoy!]]'', where he was performed by [[Drew Massey]].
  
*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 video [[Christmas]] greeting on Facebook featuring Robin, referencing his Tiny Tim role. ([https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=230692307055130 video])
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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>
   
 
==Filmography==
  
==Filmography==

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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