The Rockettes are a precision dance company, famous for their flawless kicklines. They are based out of Radio City Music Hall near Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Kermit the Frog appeared with them during his 50th Anniversary World Tour on November 4, 2005.

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• In the pilot version of episode 101 of The Muppet Show, Kermit sarcastically tells Fozzie "you're a Radio City Rockette" before ushering him onstage for the "Cowboy Time" sketch.

• A gag in the sales pitch for The Great Santa Claus Switch featured the Elves disguised as rocks, where they did a dance number, a la "The Rockettes."

• In a series of strips that ran November 16, 1981, The Muppets comic featured a group of singing and dancing worms called "The Wormettes."

• During their appearance at The Secret Policeman's Ball in 2012, Statler and Waldorf reminisced about their youth: Waldorf saying "Can you believe it, Statler? Radio City Music Hall... we're heckling in the big leagues now." and Statler adding "Remember when we used to come here as kids and watch the Rockettes?" with Waldorf replying "Oh yeah! And then they covered over that hole in the dressing room wall!"

The Wormettes debut in The Muppets comic strip