I always conceived my "Were They in Love" editorials as a trilogy, but since this is my noncommittal nerd blog, I haven't gotten around to finishing it in like...over the past year.
But the time has finally come to end the series with a bang.
In my previous editions of WTIL, I've covered a depiction of a real historical couple portrayed in fiction, and I've covered a fictional couple from a cartoon classic. But today, we're going to look at a celebrity couple. Generally I don't like talking about celebrities and celebrity relationships, but I think I can make an exception for this one.
Time to check in with the storied romance of Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Name any two celebrities that aged more beautifully than these two. I'll wait.
Kermit and Miss Piggy are some of Hollywood's most recognizable actors, and they often come as a package deal. From their 1970s sketch comedy show The Muppet Show, their acclaimed film series, and even to their modern-day TV appearances - where Kermit goes, Miss Piggy isn't far behind.
While Kermit and Miss Piggy have often been casted as love interests in their acting careers, there is a deep behind-the-scenes saga about their true romance...if one could call it that.
The timeline of Kermit/Piggy's relationship has already been thoroughly covered by Business Insider, so I highly recommend reading through that article. In short, what is often perceived as a real-life "Hollywood romance" actually has a lot of upsetting twists and turns. The story of Kermit and Miss Piggy is really one of staged weddings and public meltdowns.
This upsetting interview was meant to promote the upcoming "Muppets in Disney World" TV special. But it quickly devolves into Miss Piggy and Kermit talking over each other and bickering as their poor host tries to keep calm. Towards the end, however, it all spirals out of control as Miss Piggy screamingly ends her and Kermit's relationship.
To make matters worse, Miss Piggy ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY ASSAULTS KERMIT ON TV before storming out of the stage, concluding the interview in a ruckus and shameful display.
Larry King only talked about the most important shit in our society.
While not as loud or violent as the 1990 interview, Kermit and Miss Piggy's 1993 interview with Larry King is teeth-gritting and hard to sit through. Larry King didn't help things, as he asked his guests probing questions about their relationship and the possibility of them "producing offspring" (ew).
What strikes me about this video as wrong is the fact that Miss Piggy and Kermit do not seem to be on the same page on their relationship at all - with Piggy claiming that they are secretly together, and Mr. The Frog denying each claim.
3. The Muppet Movie (1979)
To conclude this, I'm going back to the very start.
The classic 1979 film The Muppet Movie is a fictionalized take at how Kermit and his friends met each other to create the musical/sketch comedy ensemble troupe, The Muppets. While we can give the movie and its plot the benefit of the doubt, it shows a less-than-favorable take on how Kermit and Miss Piggy "fell in love."
"Never before, and never again..."
Supposedly, from Miss Piggy's perspective, it was love at first sight. Despite this rapturous first meeting, when you watch the film, you see that Kermit is constantly off put by Miss Piggy's strong advances, and the two are never on the same page.
Rewatching this film as an adult was a lesson for me, because it opened my eyes to the fact that Kermit and Miss Piggy were doomed to fail as a couple.
In conclusion, given all this evidence...were they in love?
My answer: No, actually, I don't believe they were, or are, or ever will be. Miss Piggy may have wanted Kermit to love her on her terms, and Kermit was never ready to deliver on that.
While I'm certainly a fan of both of their respective works as actors, musicians, and producers, I can't say that I appreciate what they've done to each other in the past. But I think we all can respect the fact that it seems that they have moved on and found adjustment in their lives, despite what more of their fictionalized films have to say about their lives.
While Kermit and Miss Piggy are an iconic duo...let's admit it, they are a toxic couple.
Aaaaaaand that concludes the "Were They in Love" trilogy, my attempted at doing consistent editorial work for my blog discussing iconic couples that have actually mediocre love stories. I don't know what I'm doing next with this silly blog as I'm now working full-time and trying to pursue publishing on the side, so...until next time, whenever that may be.
