Why are Kermit’s Pupils this Shape? Muppet Theory - Jim Henson’s Secret on Kermit The Frog

  Рет қаралды 106,123

Puppet Nerd

Puppet Nerd

Күн бұрын

#KermitTheFrog #Muppets #JimHenson
Order the “Puppetry 101” BOOK!
amzn.to/3X5lDQr
Read More about "The Peg Hook Theory" here!
puppetnerd.com...
Learn about the Evolution of Kermit the Frog!
puppetnerd.com...
Extended Interviews with our Muppet Experts:
• The Peg Hook Theory - ...
Follow and check out our Muppet Nerds!
Joe Hennes
www.toughpigs....
IG @ToughPigs
Disney Dan
/ disneyinfinitycodes
IG @TheDisneyDan
Fergie L. Philippe
podcasts.apple...
IG @Fergster95
Cameron Garrity
www.camgarrity...
IG @CamGarrity
Read more about the Kermit the Frog Peg Hook Theory at:
www.PuppetNerd...
Special thanks to @SWAZZLEPUPPETSTUDIO
Check out my New Puppet Building class on SkillShare!
www.skillshare...
T-Shirt “Sorry I’m Late I Was Making Puppets” NEW COLORS! Amazon
amzn.to/3gpTQrX
TeeSpring Store
adam-kreutinge...
Puppet Nerd Shirt - New Colors
amzn.to/3gtZVne
Check out more Puppetry activities!
puppetnerd.com/
Join the Facebook Group! "Kreutinger Puppets - Tutorial Q&A"
/ 1514504458635063
Also, check out the “Puppet Tears Podcast”
In the podcast, we talk to assorts of puppeteers and puppet builders from the industry. We talk about on puppetry from tips on building puppets to the business side.
• Puppet Tears: Puppetry...
LET'S CONNECT!
-- / kreutingerpuppets
-- / adamkreutinger
-- / adamkreutinger
Foam:
www.foamonline.com
Cube & Rectangular
Foam Type: Dry Fast (2.15 lb)
Firmness: Medium
Length: 24 inches
Width: 48 inches
Height: 1 inch
About the channel~
I am a maker/performer. I primarily work on projects using puppetry but I also do projects that are fashion design, cosplay, costuming, set building, and much more. On this channel, I have building videos, Shop Tips, time-lapse build etc.
SUBSCRIBE!
www.youtube.co...
If you're a maker or puppeteer yourself and you have ideas of what you would like to see on this channel please comment below. I'd love to have you subscribe and join us!
FREE PATTERNS: "Puppet Building" www.adamkreutin...
MY CAMERA GEAR!
Vlog Camera- Canon 80D:
amzn.to/2rXB8wk
On the Road Vlog Camera- G7 X Mark II
amzn.to/2zftOPC
Camera for Film Work- Canon 5D Mark III
amzn.to/2seOWWi
Wide angle lens- Canon EF-S 10-22mm:
amzn.to/2rMDY8U
Favorite lens: Canon 50mm 1.2:
amzn.to/2rhodn6
Mid Range Lens- Canon 24-70 2.8:
amzn.to/2rhvTpl
Main Mic- Rode VideoMicPro:
amzn.to/2rXEHCJ
Backup Mic:
amzn.to/2s8XTzR
The BEST Tripod:
amzn.to/2rhkTsd
Time-lapse and POV Camera- GOPRO Hero5 Black:
amzn.to/2spjogb
Recommended Camera starter kit:
amzn.to/2r5E6O9
Music by Kevin MacLeod

Пікірлер: 376
@GazelleAutomations
@GazelleAutomations 3 жыл бұрын
Totally buy this theory, Adam. It's like modelmakers kitbashing, just finding whatever's around and trying it.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Right!
@brickplank_films5189
@brickplank_films5189 3 жыл бұрын
@@PuppetNerd I have a theory mabye he wanted the eyes to be straight then he attached them he didn’t like the look of straight lines as eyes so he added circles sin the middle
@zechhur1fnafpoppyplaytime777
@zechhur1fnafpoppyplaytime777 3 жыл бұрын
I agree this peg hook theory too! This could be possible!
@beautifulroses1420
@beautifulroses1420 3 жыл бұрын
You should contact the Jim Henson historian for the company she might know.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
They are hard to connect with.
@claudialove4315
@claudialove4315 3 жыл бұрын
Hi my name is Claudia
@indekscard
@indekscard Жыл бұрын
@@claudialove4315 Claudia love deez nuts
@marv685
@marv685 Жыл бұрын
Ok?
@Razgriz85
@Razgriz85 Жыл бұрын
Look up what the eyes of a glass frog look like and you'll find your answer.
@ArtyFartyBart
@ArtyFartyBart 3 жыл бұрын
I have always assumed this to be the case, Kermit's pupils always reminded me of those tabs. Glad to hear an actual expert agree with my private thoughts
@thepenultimateninja5797
@thepenultimateninja5797 Жыл бұрын
I definitely buy this theory. I would be willing to bet that the item that had been punched with the hole punch was a sticker of some sort, and Henson used it as a convenient self adhesive mask. For example, a lot of craft stores sell sheets of die-cut stickers that are displayed on pegs. The waste area around the stickers is adhesive paper, just like the stickers themselves. This waste area would have had these shapes punched out of them for hanging on pegs. Actually, come to think of it, larger sheets of stickers often have a pair of peg holes on the sides rather than one in the middle, so they can be hung across two pegs. Maybe Henson looked at these and saw "eyes".
@TheRealArtDoctor
@TheRealArtDoctor 2 жыл бұрын
My theory is that Kermit's eyes are actually half shut. For certain cartoon designs rather than having the eye actually blink the pupil blinks as a joke. It would make sense if his eyes are half shut since frogs sorta do that all the time
@Froggy711
@Froggy711 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, what if he was making puppets... and he was looking for a round hole that was the right size for the eye dot. He couldn't find one with a normal round dot, and didn't want to dig out a compass or something like that... and like you said he had the packaging for the ping pong balls. The dot was the right size... but it had a line through it. So he was like, "Okay, well, maybe it's like a goat or something..." and tries it out.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Why do you think he would be thinking “goat” for this character and just black dots for every other character?
@ClockworkWyrm
@ClockworkWyrm 3 жыл бұрын
The irony being that the frog in your avatar image has very similar pupil shapes to Kermit. I really love the idea of Jim Henson using materials at hand to experiment to give OG Kermit, not a frog but a "...lizard like creature...", unusual pupils to enhance his inhumanness and provide character distinction for a pretty basic puppet design.
@Froggy711
@Froggy711 3 жыл бұрын
Well, Jim didn't have "frog" in mind, and they look a bit like goat eyes, (at least to me) so maybe he thought he would make it a goat at some point during the creative process? Maybe he thought it would be a composite creature, or... hell I dunno. I got nothin'.
@ninjaturtle365
@ninjaturtle365 3 жыл бұрын
Your channel has been popping up on my feed haha so I decided to finally watch one of your videos. Today, is the second. Honestly, being a creative person myself, I can totally see this being a possibility. Sometimes, things just happen in the midst of creating something.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!!!
@ninjaturtle365
@ninjaturtle365 3 жыл бұрын
@@PuppetNerd you're welcome!! I've been going down a rabbit hole of your videos since Haha
@katei1430
@katei1430 3 жыл бұрын
Cool theory! As soon as you mentioned walking through the store I could see exactly where you were heading :) I remember reading about Kermit's early design, which was described as being 'vaguely lizard-like' - and if you look at the eyes of say, a gecko, when the pupils contract they have that (vertical) line with pinholes. I think it's just as plausible that Jim Henson could have simplified that sort of design and then gone "Hey you know what? I think this looks better sideways." But I like your theory too, and love your vids! Greetings from Australia :)
@jaydenmtx2168
@jaydenmtx2168 3 жыл бұрын
You know what we need we need a video on how to make puppet shoes and heels
@joshcopeland
@joshcopeland Жыл бұрын
The first thing I thought of were those fasteners for manila folders which has the same shape.
@drigondii
@drigondii Жыл бұрын
I always thought they looked more like goat eyes than frog eyes
@artistpoet5253
@artistpoet5253 3 жыл бұрын
:D this makes a lot of sense. It may have started off like this and then the line was accentuated more to give Kermit a resting smile of the eyes to go with his grin.
@johnylitalo4163
@johnylitalo4163 11 ай бұрын
That frog really meant a lot to Jim Henson.
@factor-t7643
@factor-t7643 3 жыл бұрын
A reeeealy good theory, man!! CongratS!! Almost taste Jim's creativity.
@Goofy_ahhnimater2412
@Goofy_ahhnimater2412 Жыл бұрын
3:34 HELLO INTERNET AND WELCOME TO MUPPET THEORY
@pjrobot921
@pjrobot921 Жыл бұрын
Lol
@mattb6522
@mattb6522 2 жыл бұрын
The canon reason was already explained at the end of the John Denver Muppet Show episode. Kermit says his eyes got that way due to people shining flashlight beams at him trying to catch him when he lived in the swamp. 😋
@CinnamonGrrlErin1
@CinnamonGrrlErin1 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a hardcore Muppet fan and this is an amazing theory! I wonder though if Jim tried a bunch of different pupil designs (and maybe somewhere theres a box full of all the unused "test eyes)
@rocdocs
@rocdocs 3 жыл бұрын
This makes total sense!
@hermask815
@hermask815 Жыл бұрын
They’re just half closed, squinted* , squinting eyes. Like when it’s too bright or like you do when you need glasses. * not cross eyed. (Second language).
@mrs.kellymakes
@mrs.kellymakes 2 жыл бұрын
100%! This is what I always saw.
@hptwillightfan123
@hptwillightfan123 3 жыл бұрын
This is probably the best theory outside of “he did it because he wanted to”
@sarojsinghshikshangatividh5983
@sarojsinghshikshangatividh5983 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice puppet show
@Rhinogradentian
@Rhinogradentian 3 жыл бұрын
It's not just one kind of frog that has odd pupils, lots of frogs and toads have odd pupils, I wouldn't rule it out.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
But he wasn’t a frog though. That’s the point.
@SnarkNSass
@SnarkNSass 3 жыл бұрын
I think you got it. Well done!🐸✌🏻💚
@bonnie_dearest
@bonnie_dearest 2 жыл бұрын
I thought those pupils where what all frog eyes looked like. Guess I was wrong-
@jennifermichelli-haskell4639
@jennifermichelli-haskell4639 3 жыл бұрын
but i have been thinking that since i was a kid..i always thought it was the reason
@traciakierman1
@traciakierman1 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@sebastianvargas3375
@sebastianvargas3375 3 жыл бұрын
When will you make a sock puppet
@bbrachman
@bbrachman 3 жыл бұрын
If Jim was a car enthusiast, then certain old steering wheels had the same internal shape. Two spokes and the round horn. There is a two tone green and white one that has the exact shape. Crazy, right?
@emazfilmz
@emazfilmz 3 жыл бұрын
Nice
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@RobbieCupples
@RobbieCupples 3 жыл бұрын
I have asked former Muppet performer Steve Whitmire himself about whether he knows where the shape of Kermit's eyes came from... just gotta see what he says
@crazy4reptiles528
@crazy4reptiles528 3 жыл бұрын
the series he has that mandolin
@jakeschindler7800
@jakeschindler7800 3 жыл бұрын
He's pupils are the Jim handsons logo
@jakeschindler7800
@jakeschindler7800 3 жыл бұрын
Or the Jim handsons shop
@mangaboss1411
@mangaboss1411 8 ай бұрын
There are species of frogs with those exact pupils, that's the simple answer.
@Alijahs_Animations
@Alijahs_Animations 3 жыл бұрын
BUT HEY THATS JUST A THEOEY
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you got the reference. @Filmtheory
@MotivMarii2k
@MotivMarii2k 3 жыл бұрын
His eye kinda look like a plane
@Grimm_Book
@Grimm_Book 3 жыл бұрын
Bryan Henson would probably know.
@crispincain5373
@crispincain5373 Жыл бұрын
What a stretch!
@tubebobwil
@tubebobwil 7 ай бұрын
I bet this is correct.
@yosefdemby8792
@yosefdemby8792 3 жыл бұрын
Probably a combination of your theory and Hennas' theory.
@jeffharrisTXB
@jeffharrisTXB 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I think it's just Mr. Henson wanting Kermit to be relaxed and calm, almost lackadaisical without being aloof. An illusion of a half-closed eye without an upper eyelid. Kind of like the effect Dr. Teeth has with his shades.
@pamelakern3218
@pamelakern3218 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the 70s and I'm obsessed with the Muppets. I wondered about Kermit's pupils for decades. 1 day I was driving and was thinking where have I seen that shape before??? And it hit me, the hole punch on hanging products! Now, you've made this video and confirmed my theory! Thank you! ❤
@R3troZone
@R3troZone 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's more likely Jim started with a horizontal slit for a pupil like some species of frogs have. But then thought it looked too much like he was squinting. So he added a round traditional pupil to the center and realized that worked and looked unique.
@Jaheartsjonas
@Jaheartsjonas Жыл бұрын
I agree, I'm kinda upset he didn't show images of/do research on other types of frogs (of which there are TONS) besides the one recently discovered that looks JUST like Kermit. Goats also have similar pupils to this too. But yeah omitting that fact right off is confirmation bias-y lol
@therealCrazyJake
@therealCrazyJake 6 ай бұрын
As stated in the video, Kermit wasn’t originally supposed to be a frog.
@ryko1478
@ryko1478 4 ай бұрын
​@@Jaheartsjonasbut he wasn't a frog, why would Jim based off a frog
@neocelestia
@neocelestia 3 жыл бұрын
The peghook theory is very interesting and could very well be possible. Personally, I've always had another theory around Kermit's pupil choice. I think it's a deliberate design choice meant to influence how the audience reads Kermit's range of expressions. Kermit lacks eyelids. So any expression involving closing of the eyes or blinking is off the table. As others have pointed out, Kermit's pupils are "a circle with a line through it". If we treat this as two different shapes overlapping and look at the lines exclusively, their shape and angle mimicks closed eyes. I believe Jim Henson chose a shape that would cover and suggest both open and closed eye positions to portray a wider range of emotions for the character. It's a clever design trick meant to give visual cues to the audience and make up for the puppet's physical design limitations. This approach also gives Kermit a softer gaze and makes him look open and approachable. Just my thoughts. Great video! :)
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea. I just feel like if that was the case, that he would have explored these ideas on other characters. That fact that it began and ended with Kermit makes this kind of idea less likely to me.
@neocelestia
@neocelestia 3 жыл бұрын
@@PuppetNerd I can see where you're coming from on that line of thinking. Either way, both theories are interesting to think about. Thanks for the reply :)
@chapterhawk
@chapterhawk 3 жыл бұрын
Actually you are 100% right and Adam is 100% wrong. So pat yourself on the back.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
@@chapterhawk lol. No reasoning to back this up? Nice! You must talk a lot of politics. Lol.
@neocelestia
@neocelestia 3 жыл бұрын
@@chapterhawk Given that there's no confirmed answer to Kermit's pupil shape, it's not really fair to claim that either theory is wrong or right. We can discuss what seems more likely and why, but declaring someone 100% right or wrong without a clear cut answer out there to back it up doesn't really help anything.
@Evergreen64
@Evergreen64 3 жыл бұрын
Okay. In order to really test this I would have to ask when did Jim first make Kermit? The Google says in 1955. Pegboard was first used in 1952 but I can't seem to find out when that kind of peg hook was created. But I think it was after 1955. But that's just a guess as I can't really find out the exact date.
@4EyezConcepts
@4EyezConcepts 3 жыл бұрын
Im glad i'm not the only one that made that connection with Kermit's pupils
@MasterBlek
@MasterBlek 3 жыл бұрын
That theory is most likely true... BUT what if there was some ping pong brand where there was something like some letters or numbers under the logo and he decided not to use white paint but to use the black paint instead and this is how the eyes got to be? Even if this sounds crazy maybe he was thinking of making the pupils even larger but then he was like "you know what... NAAH let's leave it like that". This is my theory. :D
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
I like that idea a lot too!
@johnszablewski
@johnszablewski 3 жыл бұрын
This is such an outlandish theory that it has got to be true!
@Kuruttra
@Kuruttra 3 жыл бұрын
I too always thought kermits eyes looked like those peg hook holes. But maybe its much simpler? Maybe when Jim was making kermits puppet he only had enough material to make one pair of eyes wne when he painted the pupil on maybe he slipped with the paintbrush and had one line going straight out of the pupil? He couldnt whipe it off without messing the eye up and he also couldnt make a new eye, so he did the best he could, made the shape symetrical so it looked somewhat natural and repeated it on the otehr eye?
@ubergamer0198
@ubergamer0198 Жыл бұрын
you Suggest Occams Razor as the answer. IMO a very likely scenario
@orchadetrm
@orchadetrm 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was just a different take on lizard-like eyes. Usually, they're vertical and Jim just decided to draw them more horizontal for appearance.
@m.maclellan7147
@m.maclellan7147 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of goats and other animals have horizontal pupils - and if you mixed that with round human pupils ?
@Jaheartsjonas
@Jaheartsjonas Жыл бұрын
@@m.maclellan7147 also some types of frogs do have similar pupils to this too, in the video he just showed one example that was recently discovered.
@trudat1498
@trudat1498 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always thought he used one of those hang-tabs from candy packages too. Edit: Great minds think alike.
@galogiha
@galogiha 3 жыл бұрын
considering the first Kermit was made from assorted crap, it might be true. ping pong balls, couch foam, mama's coat and punch holes. See, it kinda makes sense.
@tlac4120
@tlac4120 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds believable. Please ask Brian Henson about it.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
We would love to have him on the podcast!
@iainthomas5249
@iainthomas5249 3 жыл бұрын
Well Adam, you’ve done it. One of life’s great mysteries solved. And it sounds like Kermit himself is telling the story.
@spotmikestudios1020
@spotmikestudios1020 3 жыл бұрын
I always loved how the his pupils looked, I thought they were very unique when I was a little kid. I even had a plushy version of Kermit that I would take with me everywhere I went.
@franknberry333
@franknberry333 3 жыл бұрын
Me too! Mine is over 40 years old and he's still on my bed.
@wendym1234
@wendym1234 3 жыл бұрын
It reminds me of how people ‘smile’ with their eyes. Most somewhat close their eyes when they smile. As he’s the host in most shows, he needs to appear smiling, even if his mouth just stays open. So I think that’s the case.
@mlledupont
@mlledupont 3 жыл бұрын
Out of all the other theories going around, this seems super logical. Especially being a creator myself, I also like to keep interesting shaped parts of packaging to use for projects. Of course we can’t know if it’s right, but it’s such a simple explanation, it just makes sense! I’m totally on board with this.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Right! It’s the maker lifestyle!
@mlledupont
@mlledupont 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Maker *cough* hoarder *cough* 😅
@nickw.8109
@nickw.8109 3 жыл бұрын
This is actually a good theory! I always looked at the peg hole shape on packaging and am reminded of Kermit's pupils. I do have an alternate idea as to why this is, though. I thought I've read somewhere that Kemit's pupils we're supposed to suggest transparent eyelids. I could be wrong, and the fact that the line doesn't wrap around the whole eye could debunk this idea.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@DougPalumbo
@DougPalumbo 3 жыл бұрын
Best working theory I’ve ever heard on this! Theory works for me!
@mygeekfamilycotton
@mygeekfamilycotton 3 жыл бұрын
It actually makes a lot of sense! Are there other examples of puppets (maybe from the Sam & Friends era) where the pupils were drawn from something else?
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
The rest are round pupils.
@mygeekfamilycotton
@mygeekfamilycotton 3 жыл бұрын
@@PuppetNerd right, but do we know if he was using a template to trace them? (Love your shows, btw, I am currently making a Kermit replica!)
@tophatbill77
@tophatbill77 3 жыл бұрын
Adam I think you need to cut the ping pong balks in half like Kermit eyes and try it again to see if you get the exact shape- use plastic this time. I think you are 100% right. There is no other shape I can think of like that.
@jeffcummins8639
@jeffcummins8639 Жыл бұрын
I have always had this theory since childhood. I didn't know they were painted, so I thought it was the cardboard glued to the ping pong balls. The Muppets were my childhood. It was the first TV show I was allowed to stay up to watch.
@Legendary3Dgamer
@Legendary3Dgamer Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that thinks that this guy sounds like Kermit the frog despite him doing a video about him 🤣
@TheFirstAtom
@TheFirstAtom Жыл бұрын
Thought that as soon as he started talking.
@Eddeh
@Eddeh 3 жыл бұрын
Insane theory! Realistic too!
@donaldheisler4322
@donaldheisler4322 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome theory! See if you could ask Frank Oz or Dave Goelz. They might know.
@MrMorenado
@MrMorenado 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you've talked about it in some video, (there are many) but how do you make that little corner of the mouth a little chubby?
@thetoppets
@thetoppets 3 жыл бұрын
That's a very good theory. You should definitely do more of these I really enjoyed it😊
@JustaRegularYoutubeChannel
@JustaRegularYoutubeChannel 3 жыл бұрын
Now that’s something I could believe. It makes so much sense!
@ScottBalkum
@ScottBalkum 3 жыл бұрын
If you look up brass brad or brass fastener. This is the defacto standard for keeping screenplays together and have been around since 1866… It also happens to be the shape of his eyes when folded out… :)
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
I like that idea too!
@SuperFelixFnaf
@SuperFelixFnaf 3 жыл бұрын
Can you guys maybe make me 4 puppets??? And I could send you guys the pictures of all of them
@Noddzie
@Noddzie 3 жыл бұрын
I think seeing Kermit wasn't originally a frog suggests newt or salamander :) have a look at some salamander or newt eyes and they have very similar eyes as kermit :) horizontal, have a look at a red bellied or red spotted newt thats where eyes come in and thats my guess :)
@backuppixiedust1115
@backuppixiedust1115 3 жыл бұрын
Toads also often have that horizontal-slit-eye-shape, which supports the generic-amphibian design idea
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. But he wasn’t intended to be a frog or amphibian though.
@ILLUSIONOtwo
@ILLUSIONOtwo 3 жыл бұрын
Can you make a hamburger puppet
@SporkNotFork
@SporkNotFork 2 жыл бұрын
Ik this is late but if I were to have a theory it would be that, instead of using two ping pong balls, Jim wanted/had to use two halves of one. Considering most ping pong balls have a logo on them, it’s entirely possible that he just strategically cut them so that the pupil on one of the eyes covered that logo. Maybe it was just a horizontal line that he covered up, but decided it looked a little weird and so added the more traditional pupil on top of that. Or maybe the logo had a circle in it as well and that’s just the shape it became on its own ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@XD.73-849
@XD.73-849 2 жыл бұрын
My family always does that with theories A THEORY!
@Xman806
@Xman806 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think this theory is true but hey it’s just a theory a puppet theory
@reinaldothecringemaster3728
@reinaldothecringemaster3728 Жыл бұрын
Hello I have Subscribe to your KZbin channel
@floofydoofy
@floofydoofy 2 ай бұрын
I just realized there’s a matpat reference
@nothingelegant1233
@nothingelegant1233 3 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I found your channel today, really cheered me up 😁
@ChrisB...
@ChrisB... 3 жыл бұрын
The shape makes Kermit's profile view much more aesthetically pleasing because you can see more pupil. My guess is Jim was viewing his creation from all angles and discovered exactly that.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
But why not for any other of the hundreds of puppets?
@ChrisB...
@ChrisB... 3 жыл бұрын
@@PuppetNerd Because the others have eyes that are set into the front of the head, Kermit's eyes are on top of his head with no brows or eyelids. The audience needs to see more pupil from the side to avoid seeing a green sock with pure white ping pong balls on top. A large round pupil might have worked too (see Cookie Monster), I bet Jim tried it.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisB... There are many other characters that have the eyes in the similar or same placement as Kermit. Even as far back as Sam and Friends. This doesn’t seem like a reason that holds up.
@crazy4reptiles528
@crazy4reptiles528 3 жыл бұрын
please make a video of how kermita the frog is made please!
@spcglider
@spcglider 3 жыл бұрын
A little research could determine whether or not the style of peg hook you're looking at was even existing at the time that Jim made the first Kermit.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Lol. I did Gordon.
@rgraham9792
@rgraham9792 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think they had butterfly peg hooks when Kermit was invented, has anyone done a patent search?
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
The hole is separate from the butterfly peg hook. The hole punch precedes the peg hook.
@WindowshadeCure
@WindowshadeCure 23 күн бұрын
I just thought of something - if Jim really did like cars, then maybe he designed Kermit's eyes to look like Chevy emblems. That's just something I thought up on a whim though, the idea that he used that shape because it gave him a unique expression probably does make more sense.
@sarina76667
@sarina76667 Жыл бұрын
As a creative person myself, I know I’ve done exactly the same thing. It’s the perfect size to fit over a ping pong ball; it’s a unique shape that lies in the valley between “I recognize this” and easy to overlook; it ensures both pupils are identical so the character isn’t lopsided… I don’t know how many times I’ve gone through the same mental process for something I’ve made out of office supplies. I get fidgety at work and start making things out of cardboard and packaging tape until I get in trouble for turning my cubicle into a castle with turrets and poseable dragons. Tracing a shape like that is exactly what I would do too for the sake of symmetry.
@grantbitman1448
@grantbitman1448 Жыл бұрын
No one's going to bring up goat's eyes?
@ChrisParlamas
@ChrisParlamas 3 жыл бұрын
This is a great theory.
@PuppetNerd
@PuppetNerd 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@musoandafan965
@musoandafan965 3 жыл бұрын
It may have been to cover the branding
@andrewlankes
@andrewlankes Жыл бұрын
I think you nailed it. You could find a scale reference and match to his original puppet eyes, match to known vintage ping pong ball packaging.
@SnoDub
@SnoDub 3 жыл бұрын
Brian Henson would be a great person to ask this question. #PuppetsLivesMatter
@dissonantdissident9113
@dissonantdissident9113 Жыл бұрын
I've thought the same for years but always figured kermit predated this type of packaging. Kudos to you for doing the homework.
@dragonskunkstudio7582
@dragonskunkstudio7582 Жыл бұрын
Consider that Kermit is one of the few muppet characters where the eyes stick out of its body without any eyelids or eyebrows. So how do you make such a character more expressive? If you take away the eye slashes and just have dots, Kermit's eyes would be giving a vague expression. Vague is untrustworthy, suspicious, this is not what you want in your favorite character. Rotate those slashes 180 degrees and now Kermit looks evil. By default Kermit looks friendly because of the slashes.
@DTChannelStudio93
@DTChannelStudio93 2 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful theroy about Kermit's eye pupils here. Also, this "might" be a theory but, it's more of a wild guess. I think that when Jim Henson first build Kermit in 1954 with using his coat as a the base for his body, legs arms, hands and head. Next, he cut the one ping-pong ball in half and before he glue the two half of the ping-pong onto Kermit's head....I think that Jim might of use a marker to draw a dot and drew a cruve right through the dot in a arch kinda way. Again, I just taking a wild guess at it but, I think that's my theory on it. Other than, this is a really an awesome video and I can't wait to see more of puppet realted stuff on here. Keep up the great work! :)
@johnrowley5833
@johnrowley5833 3 жыл бұрын
With me, it wasn’t so much HOW he came to have those pupils, but WHY! I always thought that they gave Kermit that bulgy-eyed frog look even regardless of the fact he had this look long before he became a frog! Still, this was interesting, though, as I said, I never gave much thought much about how that shape of his pupils came to look that way!
@ChillyNFL
@ChillyNFL 3 жыл бұрын
Make a how to make a bear puppet
@samkuklaTVLandProductions
@samkuklaTVLandProductions 3 жыл бұрын
I went to the Jim Henson Museum in Ann Arbor with my Dad last week as I definitely saw Kermit✌️👋👍
@GabeTubeChannelOne
@GabeTubeChannelOne 3 жыл бұрын
There is that statement Kermit made (on the Muppet Show) that his eyes got like that because of people shining flashlights in his eyes in the swamp. : -)
@jeffcummins6548
@jeffcummins6548 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I have always made the connection between his eyes and the cardboard pieces left over from the action figures peg holes. With you 100%!
@TheRogueDM
@TheRogueDM Жыл бұрын
I just assumed from a very young age that putting actual glasses/sunglasses on Kermit would be impractical, so they were painted on. And then when I got older I thought it was a way to make Kermit look more endearing, a bit like the ^_^ expression you get in a lot of anime.
@Jaheartsjonas
@Jaheartsjonas Жыл бұрын
It's odd how only one type of frog that was really recently discovered is considered for this theory when there's actually lots of types of frogs that have been known about for ages that might not look exactly like Kermit like the "new" one but have these kinds of eye shapes that Jim could've easily gotten inspiration from. My only gripe about a otherwise super well produced video
@ILoveVideoGames2004
@ILoveVideoGames2004 2 жыл бұрын
Adam's Kind Of Doing The Same Of Film Theory But Mehh.. But Really Sorry MatPat Its Ok This Theory Is Good With Matpat's Theories.
@pommorinspuppetsandprops6593
@pommorinspuppetsandprops6593 Жыл бұрын
We will probably never be sure, but your theory is so damn convincing that I can't really think of any other plausible explanation. Chapeau and congratulations.
Evolution Of Kermit The Frog - A Special Muppet DIStory Ep. 34
25:09
Disney Dan
Рет қаралды 2,9 МЛН
How to Make a Frog Puppet!
13:05
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 347 М.
Inside Out 2: ENVY & DISGUST STOLE JOY's DRINKS!!
00:32
AnythingAlexia
Рет қаралды 11 МЛН
An Unknown Ending💪
00:49
ISSEI / いっせい
Рет қаралды 56 МЛН
Electric Flying Bird with Hanging Wire Automatic for Ceiling Parrot
00:15
The MAGIC PUPPET SHOWS that NEVER HAPPENED!!
9:33
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 33 М.
Why Kermit The Frog Doesn't Sound The Same Anymore
8:50
Nerdstalgic
Рет қаралды 174 М.
ADAM SAVAGE has a FRAGGLE?!?!?!
16:53
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 27 М.
How to Make Legs and Feet for your Puppet!
13:31
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 50 М.
Muppets Tonight Review | Too Edgy for The Muppets?
50:12
ElectricDragon505
Рет қаралды 60 М.
Jim Henson's Original Kermit Voice Restored Using AI | Some Boi Online
9:06
The Diabolical Trial of Shredder
34:12
Cj Dachamp
Рет қаралды 651 М.
How to Make a Pig Puppet! Bacon Pattern Tutorial
30:11
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 94 М.
How to Make Puppet Shoes!
20:18
Puppet Nerd
Рет қаралды 37 М.
Inside Out 2: ENVY & DISGUST STOLE JOY's DRINKS!!
00:32
AnythingAlexia
Рет қаралды 11 МЛН