Kermit the Frog! He appeared on the show when it first premiered in 1969, often as a reporter in the Sesame Street News Flash segments. The show was an instant hit, premiering on Nov. 10 ...

which introduces various Kermit the Frog segments from Sesame Street, while being interrupted by the Three Little Pigs, who are there because Kermit introduced them twice on Sesame Street News.

The character is also popularly used in internet memes. On Sesame Street, Kermit was a news reporter who gave a serious perspective to the hilarious events around him. Other characters on the show ...