wrote in a piece titled “Kermit the Frog’s New Girlfriend Is Younger, Thinner — and Blander.” Carpentier explained that while “Miss Piggy is a beloved feminist icon,” Denise is a ...

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Is love dead? As the summer of celebrity breakups continues, WSJ's Niki Blasina announces the latest, and perhaps most devastating, conscious uncoupling of them all. Photo: AP.

Miss Piggy is one of two WP-3D Orions. The other is called Kermit, according to NOAA. "Miss Piggy" was originally called the "Pig," according to Greg Bast, a production controller and flight ...

At the time, the character was known as Miss Piggy Lee, but soon she was in a sketch that called for her to argue with Kermit the Frog. The puppeteer Frank Oz was performing with her at the time.

Jim Henson, a University of Maryland alumnus and legendary puppeteer, created the Muppets, which includes an ensemble of puppet characters like Kermit and Miss Piggy, in 1955. “I just know the ...