Looking back, he was just standing up for the Muppets, standing up for what's right. The characterisation was changing a lot, they were too sweet, they're meant to be rebellious, like Frank Oz once said.
For an entire generation, he WAS Kermit!! From all interactions Ive seen and heard about, Steve has been nothing but friendly and kind and its incredibly obvious in every interview he has ever given, that the Jim Henson Company and all the Muppets are SO IMPORTANT to him. Its very, very sad. I miss Steve as Kermit, and Im not alone.
Because I'm sure it wasn't easy to find somebody to take over before Matt Vogel got picked. I'm sure most of the other performers would've felt uncomfortable with taking over such an iconic character. Heck, Dave Goelz (A.K.A. Gonzo) only took over Waldorf from Jim Henson because he did the voice for Muppetvision and they couldn't find anyone else.
Al Connolly Steve was a jerk. The reason they kept him so long is because he wasn’t always difficult, but over the years he became a monster behind the scenes and had them over a barrel, threatening not to cooperate. Handling any muppet character is a job that requires training under the current performer. You have to work with them to copy their voice, mannerisms, and handling of the puppet. All other muppet puppeteers have assistants and understudies, if for no other reason than there are a lot of gigs that they need to attend and can’t always make so they need someone to substitute for them and hopefully take over for them if something happens to them (illness, death, retirement). Steve refused to let anyone watch him too closely and would try to get young puppeteers fired if he felt they were a threat to his job or even just possible competition. And then he would refuse to do some jobs just to make his bosses feel like they couldn’t do anything unless he agreed to it since they had no one else to fall back on.
Another example of a corporation not understanding the intellectual property they bought and forgetting that it is actually a work of meaningful art and that the artists and their integrity are central to the work. Disney lacks respect for the artwork. Just like with their purposeful butchery of Star Wars. Disney seem driven to try and ruin childhoods and hurt their audience. Its gotten to be that one has to be a masochist to even watch Disney productions anymore.
The fact that they keep saying “voiced Kermit” and “the voice of Kermit” is pretty telling. The performers were never just voice artists. And if you go back decades, Kermit was ALWAYS more prickly during talk show appearances. I can remember him scolding Johnny Carson for asking personal questions! I’m really surprised at Cheryl and Brian; less so with the bureaucracy.
I used to watch Kermit as a kid. He was usually dry, depressed, wicked and kind, depending on the scenario. I've seeing some of the performances from Jim Henson introducing Kermit. One of which was on the Johnny Carson show. Kermit was a bitter frog even then. Steve kept the character going the same way as Jim did, in my opinion. Disney may not have liked the person behind Kermit, but they were wrong to just fire him. "Shame on Disney." 😡
What the Henson kids fail to tell everyone (aside from the rest of the truth), is that Jim was a mentor to Steve - for years - and before he died, Jim wanted Steve to take over as Kermit, so much so that Brian Henson was the one who asked him specifically to take over Kermit for his father. And even then, he couldn't bring himself to look at Kermit for a month before deciding. Disney claims he was a diva, fine. What other "Divas" have been able to push Disney around during the 90s? Or since? And, as such, what "Diva" ever open-endedly offers to do whatever at the company's behest just to come back? As much as I love Disney, they are Shug Knight. But worse. *No disrespect to Matt Vogel or any of the other Disney Muppet Performers, they're all wonderful and none of this is on them.*
It’s easy to offer to do “whatever they want” AFTER you’ve been fired and replaced from your job for being a diva. It’s actually pathetic. You can’t act like a diva if you’re completely replaceable.
@@inzane1260 yeah,If Jim were still around today he’d be ashamed to learn That the person he personally picked to be the next performer of the character that he has been performing for over 50 some odd years before he passed Was ousted All because of Disney and his kids Forcing him out
@@vincentwhitehead Jim Henson did NOT personally pick Steve Whitmire to replace him as Kermit, that decision was Jim’s son Brian. Steve Whitmire himself confirmed that it wasn’t Jim’s decision. He did said he heard talk of Jim passing the character on to him so Jim could focus on other projects. But that’s never been actually confirmed as truth.
@@Musiclover19 thank you for the correction but that doesn’t change the fact that If jim we’re here today and saw that firing take place he would be disappointed in his children for ousting his pupil of many years
Repeated unacceptable business conduct. Anytime you hear that in a corporate atmosphere that involves art, or human services it translates to "Even though you've been in the field a long time, we on the corporate end are automatically right and you despite your numbers of years of experience are automatically wrong."
Don't push for him to go back to a company that does not want him there. He has the talent and the skills to move on and do something greater than he did under disney. Steve was an excellent puppeteer when he was discovered in atlanta georgia so many years ago and he will continue to be excellent because of his experiences as the various characters he developed while with Henson and Disney
Well it’s been four years and so far what Steve Whitmire has done since getting the boot from Disney is create a UA-cam series that has yet to even reach 1000 subscribers, so still waiting on that “something greater than what he did under Disney.” Yeah, no I’m sorry but his career is just dead. Puppetry isn’t exactly a profitable or in demand talent these days and I don’t see how any puppeteer can move on to “bigger things” after performing the most well known Muppet in Kermit. You can’t get much better as a puppeteer than performing with the Muppets in million dollar movies, tv shows and commercials and to go from that to a UA-cam series that isn’t even quite good enough for UA-cam to try to make ad revenue from, yeah oh how the mighty have fallen.
Seth MacFarlane, one of my favourite people on the planet, does a better Kermit than the guy who replaced Steve Whitmire @ It's just... sad the way they treated Steve after 27 years of loyal and admirable work.
Speaking on Disney Owning the Muppets , “There’s an inability for corporate America to understand the value of something they bought,” “They never understood, with us, it’s not just about the puppets, it’s about the performers who love each other and have worked together for many years. I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me, and Sesame Street hasn’t asked me for well over 10 years, They don’t want me because I won’t follow orders and I won’t do the kind of Muppets they believe in.” Frank Oz 2021
Shameful of Disney to fire the voice of Kermit. Disney should give a closer listen to "Its not easy being green". Kermit had a range of emotions and sometimes he was sad and depressed, because this is the range of emotion we all face in life. Kermit was a meaningful character because he faced sadness and depression, but always found a way through it. Like usual Disney does not understand the character or franchise they purchased. Kermit is more than a franchise or asset. Kermit is a work of art a deeply developed character and the artist that portraits him, is very important.
@@smurf902 Yes thank you for adding that detail you are right. It just adds the significance of the artists and how they embody the personality of these characters. Disney disrespected the art and the artists who brought it into being, and I find that rather disrespectful and shameful of them.
I don't buy Disney and the Hensons' thoughts that Whitmire made Kermit bitter. There was always an edge to Jim's original Kermit (even Frank Oz has said The Muppets had an edge to them and that's what made them special). He was lovable, he was was innocent, but he was also a "person" to Jim who had varying degrees of emotion... just like Jim (Kermit was his alter ego). If you watch The Muppet Show from the 70's, Kermit could get flabbergasted and cross and even angry at the mayhem surrounding his show. That was Kermit, that was Jim. A little bit of everything.
At 2:00 I can see of what Steve Whitmire is trying to tell Brian Henson and the rest of the Jim Henson company, and probably Disney producers as well. I really believe what Steve Whitmire wanted to do was to keep the character of Kermit the Frog alive and forever, I also believe that he probably heard voices in his head from Jim Henson. Because Jim Henson used to go on a lot of interviews and everything else on TV, and he would make sure that Kermit is there. Because he knows that the people would want to talk to the main character of The Muppets. And when Steve said because the Muppets are Kermit, that got me a little confused right there but I do believe he means Kermit is the main character of The Muppets. And that he believes that people want to see and talk to Kermit, if Steve Whitmire can make it to a TV show and to have the host of the show or someone in the show to interview and talk to Kermit only. Because Jim Henson used to do that himself, and he would always make sure that Kermit is there, because Kermit is the symbol of all of The Muppets. Just like Mickey Mouse is the symbol of the Walt Disney Company and all Disney characters. I believe every since Jim Henson's death from 1990, everybody really wanted to see and talk to Jim Henson, as well as Kermit the Frog. But because Jim Henson is gone and everyone in our country, Hollywood, Toronto Canada and others around the world can't talk to him anymore, what they like to do instead is talk to Kermit. And of course Kermit will always be their favorite character of The Muppets, and I really believe that Steve Whitmire wanted to capture that spirit and do it just for Jim Henson and even making people happy to interview and talk to Kermit. I really do believe that Steve Whitmire wanted to have that magic to be captured by everyone. And who knows I think Steve Whitmire wanted to be like Jim Henson and Frank Oz, and other words not just as a puppeteer and a performer. But to move along as like a producer, writer and director, just like how Jim Henson did it as well as his best friend and partner Frank Oz. I mean first of all, when Jim Henson did Labyrinth, he had Frank Oz to be the co-producer and co-director, and then when the idea of the third Muppet movie Muppets Take Manhattan came along. Jim Henson actually had Frank Oz to write the script and also Direct the movie, now I could see that Jim Henson was executive producer and probably co-director of Muppets Take Manhattan, but anyway Frank Oz wrote it, he produced it and directed it. And I forgot to mention, Jim Hansen also had Frank Oz to produce Muppets Take Manhattan as well. I just wish the Jim Henson company and including Disney could have had and gave the chance for Steve Whitmire himself to be a writer, producer and even a director for a Muppet movie or even a Sesame Street movie. and because Disney and the Henson family had to accuse Steve Whitmire with public demands and other crappy stuff that they're trying to accuse Whitmire with, to me it sounds like allegations or false allegations. and because they had to fire Steve Whitmire, for the Jim Henson company and Disney to do that to him, they would have to realize it would never be the same without Steve Whitmire to keep Kermit the Frog alive, and worst of all the popularity of the Muppets might go downhill without Whitmire's involvement and talents. Because if they could have had Whitmire to write, produce and direct a new project for the Muppets or even Sesame Street. a project that could have been a movie for one of those two franchises, and if it were to bomb and not work well with the public. Then the Jim Henson company and Disney could have removed Steve Whitmire from there. So I can see why the popularity of the Muppets is not that perfect anymore and going downhill, because Steve Whitmire is not there. And he could have got the chance to be a writer, producer and director, just like Frank Oz and the original Jim Henson. And just to let you know Frank Oz does not like of what Disney is doing with the Muppets right now. Because the ABC Muppets sitcom lasted for only one season and didn't work at all, and there was supposed to be a new muppet show with Josh Gad the voice of Olaf from Frozen for Disney Plus. But then for some reason Disney decided to cancel the project, which made me very upset, because I wanted to see the Muppets and Josh Gad together. So I can see why Frank Oz does not like Disney of how they're treating The Muppets nowadays, and I'm sure that Oz felt sorry for Steve Whitmire's firing, and I do believe two of the guys talk to each other about the Muppets and the good old days of Jim Henson. And I do believe that the two of them are good friends for nowadays. And if the Muppets are going to get back on track, Disney needs to stop canceling any possible Muppets projects. And to let someone who was there from the start, and as one of the original puppeteers to be an executive producer, writer and director to take care of the property and the franchise, to let the popularity of the Muppets to rise up again. And I hope that Steve Whitmire and Frank Oz can work together as a team, and demand Disney Executives that they need to save the popularity of The Muppets and rise up the popularity again. So they can do it just for Jim Henson, and to really have the Muppets to live on and forever. Because right now, not only the Jim Henson company wanted to have Steve Whitmire out of the picture. But I can really tell it was Disney Executives and Bob Iger himself to have him to be fired, so he would never work with the Muppets ever again. I truly believe it was Bob Iger's idea, because secretly he made a few things to tear apart the Disney Company, like firing Disney theme park cast members and some from the resort hotels. And he even had John Lasseter to be out of Disney, which I really don't believe in the sexual allegations that they were accusing him with, because John Lasseter has a wife and a really big happy family. Because Lassiter knows that if he were to do something inappropriate, the same thing like Bill Cosby did, John Lasseter would know that he would be in serious trouble that he would not have the power to keep it a secret. And I know that he knows it's wrong and an act of crime, that he knows that his family would be really upset with him, and it might lead to a big divorce with his wife. So all of the allegations that was said about John Lasseter, I really don't believe it's true. I believe it's just a bunch of crappy lies, and that Bob Iger had some henchmen to get John Lasseter in trouble with nothing but lies, and that he would hope that Lassiter would be fired. Sorry people but John Lasseter is my inspiration and will always be one of my favorite geniuses, and his sexual allegations I find them to be horrible false and nightmarish lies. Nowadays I fine Bob Iger as too powerful, selfish and coming up with brilliant schemes to make money all for himself. I really don't like the looks of that man, he is the Disney version of Donald Trump and you know that Trump is our president, but anyway Bob Iger is when I view the secret and real Disney villain. There was a lot of good things that I've appreciated, like Star Wars and Marvel as part of the Disney dialogue, there have been a few mishaps of the world of Star Wars. But I don't care I'm a huge hardcore Star Wars fan, but with new ideas that mr. Iger gives the green light for, I see that the fans of that property and franchise will go totally nuts, because sometimes the idea can replace an old favorite. Which gets things out of control and way too far and I found out the SEC or SCA, is planning an investigation for the Disney Company, and I can tell who they're going to investigate I believe it will be none other than Bob Iger. And I really want mr. Iger out of Disney right away, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some, because he has kept some selfish secrets behind everybody's backs. Firing some good people who really believe in the magic of Disney as a true family-friendly environment, and taking things too far to replace a beloved fan favorite attraction, and who knows he probably was stealing money as well. Whatever Bob Iger is up to, I really hope he gets terminated as CEO and kicked out of Disney right away. Bob Iger is now making me really sick, he is a liar and a secret real Disney villain
Oh I see! This is mainstream corporations censoring jokes. Like people don't think that Kermit is funny when he talks about something that happens to him if it's sad. When that's exactly why it's funny it's relatable. Honestly Disney should take notes on humor from the actor for being real not firing him.
Problem with this is that though Whitmire may understandably get attached to a character he played for 27 years, he never actually OWNED that character. He did not create Kermit, Jim Henson did and sadly he is no longer with us. Since 2004, Disney, again not Whitmire, has gained ownership of the Muppets. Meaning they own the character and Whitmire was essentially telling the owners of the Muppets he knows the Muppets better. Not something the guys that write the checks probably want to hear all the time.
BEFORE the family fired Steve I hoped they thought long and hard about how their dad Jim felt about him. I also would have talked to those from the old days still alive like Frank Oz. Those that knew Steve well and what they thought..... Hope Steve is doing okay and I want him to know he will ALWAYS AND FOREVER be Kermits voice for me and the many other characters he played.... 😎❤️💕 I will be searching for anything from him as I am sure his other fans and supporters. I would love to tell him that NOBODY can take away his work and memories of Jim and the muppets PLEASE WRITE A 📖 BOOK.... I will be the first in line to get it....
I learned a longtime ago that there are three sides to every story, Yours, the other person or corporation and the truth...It’s possible he was a Diva type but we have famous singers whom we idolize and they do not get fired...I remember a special with all Diva singers like Aretha Franklin Celine Dion and Mariah Carey....It’s possible he made Kermit be more on the melancholy side but could that be the writers fault and not his...Jim Henson created Kermit and no one can replace Jim Henson but I admit he was the closest one to sound more like Jim Henson voice....It’s unfortunate this happened and I hope they will rehire him...Maybe they have rehired him already but if not hopefully his replacement will have the heart and soul as Jim Henson.
It’s performer not voice of, and Steve can only perform Kermit the way it’s written so if kermit is bitter and angry it’s the writers fault not the performers fault
Adam Sukenick agreed, but the difference is the writers knew the muppets and of course if something wasn’t right, Jim being not just the boss but most importantly the soul of the muppets would intervene. Also we know Jim would have done what Steve did had he been alive now during the ownership by Disney and the writers from muppet studios
Around 1990, Henson was actually planning to sell the Muppets to Disney and it was in the process of happening. But he died before the acquisition went through
Jim loved Steve, taught him everything he knew and Steve put his heart into these characters for Jim's own flesh to treat him like this? The man did the voice for 27 years, just to be tossed aside. Don't get me wrong, no hate to Matt Vogel, he's put a new spin on the voice and made the character his own, but Steve's Kermit was special and nothing will come as close to Jim's. Diva? Hardly anymore than the typical celeb. He had no understudy, Matt's gone in blind because he hasn't got to learn from the person currently playing the character. At least with Big Bird he got to apprentice first!
Cameron Norris Frank Oz left on his own accord years ago because he saw how little respect Disney had for the Muppets. He was unhappy with the quality of the content they were producing.
yimmajazzi Not only that, but Oz wanted to concentrate more on his directing career (which launched in the 1980s) because he wanted to get out of the niche and explore something new with his life.
The new voice sucks. Just like Disney! I stopped watching anything Muppet related when Disney bought the rights and started doing what they do...destroy everything they touch!
Hard to know the truth here, maybe we will never find out. Melancholy is part of life. I just thought of how depressed Mr Snuffleafagus was. That didn't depress me as a kid. Kids know that life isn't one big party.
Snuffy and Oscar were SO important to me as a kid. There is so much pressure on kids to be happy and cheerful all the time, which is just not a reasonable expectation. They taught me it was OK to feel those harder feelings and not to always try to stuff them back down inside.
It will be tiring to be Kermit the Frog for 27 long years. He was so devoted and outspoken that's why he was fired. The family and the company belittles him. Just as the people at Apple fired Steve Jobs. The next thing he had to do is to establish a competitor to the muppets.
Sounds like they're afraid of him outdoing Jim Henson which is silly he's very good but you can't replace Jim. What's next Disney are you going to fire frank oz from the yoda role? (Knock on wood)
You know what happened? The same thing they did with Luke Skywalker, Mark KNEW Luke because he IS Luke.. The last thing Disney wants is to be told what/how to do things. I can imagine they asked Whitmire to do something that Kermit would just never do, that’s the flaw with Disney. Look how they ran Star Wars into the ground but milked all the cash they could out of the fans smh.
True on one episode of the Muppets sitcom when Kermit lies to Robin about him and Miss Piggy were still together Steve was very against and said that Kermit wouldn't lie.
Okay 2 things don’t add up here, 1, if he was so bad then why did they keep him for that long and 2, how the heck can mat Vogel be taking over Kermit if he’s now big bird on Sesame Street?
Congratulations now Kermit is voiced by someone who doesn't seem at all enthused. Literally anyone even Joel from Vinesauce has a better Kermit voice than this new guy. Yeah they really care about the Muppets don't they.
Very sad I thought Steve did a great job but ya never know what goes on behind closed doors. Matt’s doing a great job with Kermit aaaaaaaand Big bird. What?!? 2 of the most popular puppets EVER! Dream Job Matt Vogel!
After all the yrs they used him, i guess he was too demanding for them ? He did good work for 27 yrs , thry seem angry and bitter , outrageous demands ..like what ? all the Bacon ( Mrs piggy ) he can eat ?
Disney is like the early days of MGM, aka "The Dream Factory". You must fit in the MGM mold or else you'll be fired and replaced, and if you are a mega star, you could be blacklisted and never work in Hollywood again. So many previously-excellent careers that moved to MGM suffocated and died due to MGM not knowing how to write scripts that showcased unique talent. Jim's message of friendship, love, acceptance and understanding would not carry over well with Disney mold I'm sure, they'd write it off as fluff. The Disney Machine writes the scripts and sets the tone for Kermits character, not Steve. They wonder why he's so difficult? He sees them destroying Jim's character. Piggy and Kermit yelling spiteful garbage and hating each other. Friendships barely visible. The Muppets are such a hollow shell of their former selves that you could fill in any of their roles with any person or puppet and it'd make no difference.
Still obviously grieving for their ‘saintly’ Dad who was the real Kermit to them. Steve represented their Dads absence. Why they took their grief out on him. Everyone else on the muppets got on very well with Steve.
Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Revelation 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Romans 10:9-10. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. John 5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 1John 5: 10-13 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. ........................
Cheryl saying that Steve is not Kermit, that he’s just a voice , is wrong. She comes across as angry and bitter…. I wonder what truly happened.
Looking back, he was just standing up for the Muppets, standing up for what's right. The characterisation was changing a lot, they were too sweet, they're meant to be rebellious, like Frank Oz once said.
For an entire generation, he WAS Kermit!! From all interactions Ive seen and heard about, Steve has been nothing but friendly and kind and its incredibly obvious in every interview he has ever given, that the Jim Henson Company and all the Muppets are SO IMPORTANT to him. Its very, very sad. I miss Steve as Kermit, and Im not alone.
He's my all time favorite.
Disney seems driven to ruin childhoods and the franchises they purchase.
If he was so bad to work with...why had they kept him so long? Another example of a huge company making things there own....
Philip Jennings Probably since he was the performer for the forever famous Kermit
Because I'm sure it wasn't easy to find somebody to take over before Matt Vogel got picked. I'm sure most of the other performers would've felt uncomfortable with taking over such an iconic character. Heck, Dave Goelz (A.K.A. Gonzo) only took over Waldorf from Jim Henson because he did the voice for Muppetvision and they couldn't find anyone else.
Al Connolly Steve was a jerk. The reason they kept him so long is because he wasn’t always difficult, but over the years he became a monster behind the scenes and had them over a barrel, threatening not to cooperate. Handling any muppet character is a job that requires training under the current performer. You have to work with them to copy their voice, mannerisms, and handling of the puppet. All other muppet puppeteers have assistants and understudies, if for no other reason than there are a lot of gigs that they need to attend and can’t always make so they need someone to substitute for them and hopefully take over for them if something happens to them (illness, death, retirement). Steve refused to let anyone watch him too closely and would try to get young puppeteers fired if he felt they were a threat to his job or even just possible competition. And then he would refuse to do some jobs just to make his bosses feel like they couldn’t do anything unless he agreed to it since they had no one else to fall back on.
Another example of a corporation not understanding the intellectual property they bought and forgetting that it is actually a work of meaningful art and that the artists and their integrity are central to the work.
Disney lacks respect for the artwork. Just like with their purposeful butchery of Star Wars. Disney seem driven to try and ruin childhoods and hurt their audience. Its gotten to be that one has to be a masochist to even watch Disney productions anymore.
I don't care if he was difficult. He still did a great job.
They probably found a guy who sounds very much like him for 1/4 of the salary.
The fact that they keep saying “voiced Kermit” and “the voice of Kermit” is pretty telling. The performers were never just voice artists.
And if you go back decades, Kermit was ALWAYS more prickly during talk show appearances. I can remember him scolding Johnny Carson for asking personal questions!
I’m really surprised at Cheryl and Brian; less so with the bureaucracy.
I used to watch Kermit as a kid. He was usually dry, depressed, wicked and kind, depending on the scenario. I've seeing some of the performances from Jim Henson introducing Kermit. One of which was on the Johnny Carson show. Kermit was a bitter frog even then. Steve kept the character going the same way as Jim did, in my opinion. Disney may not have liked the person behind Kermit, but they were wrong to just fire him.
"Shame on Disney." 😡
What the Henson kids fail to tell everyone (aside from the rest of the truth), is that Jim was a mentor to Steve - for years - and before he died, Jim wanted Steve to take over as Kermit, so much so that Brian Henson was the one who asked him specifically to take over Kermit for his father. And even then, he couldn't bring himself to look at Kermit for a month before deciding.
Disney claims he was a diva, fine. What other "Divas" have been able to push Disney around during the 90s? Or since? And, as such, what "Diva" ever open-endedly offers to do whatever at the company's behest just to come back?
As much as I love Disney, they are Shug Knight. But worse.
*No disrespect to Matt Vogel or any of the other Disney Muppet Performers, they're all wonderful and none of this is on them.*
It’s easy to offer to do “whatever they want” AFTER you’ve been fired and replaced from your job for being a diva. It’s actually pathetic. You can’t act like a diva if you’re completely replaceable.
@@inzane1260 yeah,If Jim were still around today he’d be ashamed to learn That the person he personally picked to be the next performer of the character that he has been performing for over 50 some odd years before he passed Was ousted All because of Disney and his kids Forcing him out
@@vincentwhitehead Jim Henson did NOT personally pick Steve Whitmire to replace him as Kermit, that decision was Jim’s son Brian.
Steve Whitmire himself confirmed that it wasn’t Jim’s decision. He did said he heard talk of Jim passing the character on to him so Jim could focus on other projects. But that’s never been actually confirmed as truth.
@@Musiclover19 thank you for the correction but that doesn’t change the fact that If jim we’re here today and saw that firing take place he would be disappointed in his children for ousting his pupil of many years
Repeated unacceptable business conduct.
Anytime you hear that in a corporate atmosphere that involves art, or human services it translates to "Even though you've been in the field a long time, we on the corporate end are automatically right and you despite your numbers of years of experience are automatically wrong."
1:23 shut up. We were practically raised on him as Kermit the frog
She sounds so petty and spiteful. Hard to believe Jim raised her
@@linnycrocus6023 yeah. She sounds like she has been consumed by greed
Don't push for him to go back to a company that does not want him there. He has the talent and the skills to move on and do something greater than he did under disney. Steve was an excellent puppeteer when he was discovered in atlanta georgia so many years ago and he will continue to be excellent because of his experiences as the various characters he developed while with Henson and Disney
Yeah, but he was pushing FOR Kermit to fit his character and this is his passion, he was asked if he could go back would he. He said yes.
Well it’s been four years and so far what Steve Whitmire has done since getting the boot from Disney is create a UA-cam series that has yet to even reach 1000 subscribers, so still waiting on that “something greater than what he did under Disney.”
Yeah, no I’m sorry but his career is just dead. Puppetry isn’t exactly a profitable or in demand talent these days and I don’t see how any puppeteer can move on to “bigger things” after performing the most well known Muppet in Kermit. You can’t get much better as a puppeteer than performing with the Muppets in million dollar movies, tv shows and commercials and to go from that to a UA-cam series that isn’t even quite good enough for UA-cam to try to make ad revenue from, yeah oh how the mighty have fallen.
Steve Whitmire's Kermit was the one I grew up with. He was really good.
Seth MacFarlane, one of my favourite people on the planet, does a better Kermit than the guy who replaced Steve Whitmire @ It's just... sad the way they treated Steve after 27 years of loyal and admirable work.
Speaking on Disney Owning the Muppets , “There’s an inability for corporate America to understand the value of something they bought,” “They never understood, with us, it’s not just about the puppets, it’s about the performers who love each other and have worked together for many years.
I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me, and Sesame Street hasn’t asked me for well over 10 years, They don’t want me because I won’t follow orders and I won’t do the kind of Muppets they believe in.” Frank Oz 2021
Ugh bring Steve back. The new Kermit matt voices just isn't right :(
Idk why it's funny seeing that Thomas Jefferson has an opinion on Kermit 😅
@@actingislife100 Ahahah. :D
Shameful of Disney to fire the voice of Kermit. Disney should give a closer listen to "Its not easy being green". Kermit had a range of emotions and sometimes he was sad and depressed, because this is the range of emotion we all face in life. Kermit was a meaningful character because he faced sadness and depression, but always found a way through it.
Like usual Disney does not understand the character or franchise they purchased. Kermit is more than a franchise or asset. Kermit is a work of art a deeply developed character and the artist that portraits him, is very important.
didn't just voice him. They all puppeteer their own character as well. Just pointing it out.
@@smurf902 Yes thank you for adding that detail you are right. It just adds the significance of the artists and how they embody the personality of these characters. Disney disrespected the art and the artists who brought it into being, and I find that rather disrespectful and shameful of them.
Why do i get the feeling jims daughter was the difficult one.
Because you're intelligent enough to notice women never accept responsibility and blame men for everything
I miss Steve Whitmire as Kermit
Who doesn't?
I wonder who is going to do the voice of Rizzo the Rat. He was one of my favourites.
MichaelBrookham
Probably Peter Linz because he’s taking over most of Steve’s other characters.
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In actuality, it is The Walt Disney Company that is difficult to work with.
They’re the ones signing the checks. They 💯 own the Muppets, Whitmire owned and continues to own nothing.
I don't buy Disney and the Hensons' thoughts that Whitmire made Kermit bitter. There was always an edge to Jim's original Kermit (even Frank Oz has said The Muppets had an edge to them and that's what made them special). He was lovable, he was was innocent, but he was also a "person" to Jim who had varying degrees of emotion... just like Jim (Kermit was his alter ego). If you watch The Muppet Show from the 70's, Kermit could get flabbergasted and cross and even angry at the mayhem surrounding his show. That was Kermit, that was Jim. A little bit of everything.
At 2:00 I can see of what Steve Whitmire is trying to tell Brian Henson and the rest of the Jim Henson company, and probably Disney producers as well.
I really believe what Steve Whitmire wanted to do was to keep the character of Kermit the Frog alive and forever, I also believe that he probably heard voices in his head from Jim Henson. Because Jim Henson used to go on a lot of interviews and everything else on TV, and he would make sure that Kermit is there. Because he knows that the people would want to talk to the main character of The Muppets.
And when Steve said because the Muppets are Kermit, that got me a little confused right there but I do believe he means Kermit is the main character of The Muppets. And that he believes that people want to see and talk to Kermit, if Steve Whitmire can make it to a TV show and to have the host of the show or someone in the show to interview and talk to Kermit only. Because Jim Henson used to do that himself, and he would always make sure that Kermit is there, because Kermit is the symbol of all of The Muppets. Just like Mickey Mouse is the symbol of the Walt Disney Company and all Disney characters.
I believe every since Jim Henson's death from 1990, everybody really wanted to see and talk to Jim Henson, as well as Kermit the Frog. But because Jim Henson is gone and everyone in our country, Hollywood, Toronto Canada and others around the world can't talk to him anymore, what they like to do instead is talk to Kermit. And of course Kermit will always be their favorite character of The Muppets, and I really believe that Steve Whitmire wanted to capture that spirit and do it just for Jim Henson and even making people happy to interview and talk to Kermit. I really do believe that Steve Whitmire wanted to have that magic to be captured by everyone.
And who knows I think Steve Whitmire wanted to be like Jim Henson and Frank Oz, and other words not just as a puppeteer and a performer. But to move along as like a producer, writer and director, just like how Jim Henson did it as well as his best friend and partner Frank Oz. I mean first of all, when Jim Henson did Labyrinth, he had Frank Oz to be the co-producer and co-director, and then when the idea of the third Muppet movie Muppets Take Manhattan came along. Jim Henson actually had Frank Oz to write the script and also Direct the movie, now I could see that Jim Henson was executive producer and probably co-director of Muppets Take Manhattan, but anyway Frank Oz wrote it, he produced it and directed it. And I forgot to mention, Jim Hansen also had Frank Oz to produce Muppets Take Manhattan as well.
I just wish the Jim Henson company and including Disney could have had and gave the chance for Steve Whitmire himself to be a writer, producer and even a director for a Muppet movie or even a Sesame Street movie. and because Disney and the Henson family had to accuse Steve Whitmire with public demands and other crappy stuff that they're trying to accuse Whitmire with, to me it sounds like allegations or false allegations. and because they had to fire Steve Whitmire, for the Jim Henson company and Disney to do that to him, they would have to realize it would never be the same without Steve Whitmire to keep Kermit the Frog alive, and worst of all the popularity of the Muppets might go downhill without Whitmire's involvement and talents.
Because if they could have had Whitmire to write, produce and direct a new project for the Muppets or even Sesame Street. a project that could have been a movie for one of those two franchises, and if it were to bomb and not work well with the public. Then the Jim Henson company and Disney could have removed Steve Whitmire from there.
So I can see why the popularity of the Muppets is not that perfect anymore and going downhill, because Steve Whitmire is not there. And he could have got the chance to be a writer, producer and director, just like Frank Oz and the original Jim Henson. And just to let you know Frank Oz does not like of what Disney is doing with the Muppets right now.
Because the ABC Muppets sitcom lasted for only one season and didn't work at all, and there was supposed to be a new muppet show with Josh Gad the voice of Olaf from Frozen for Disney Plus. But then for some reason Disney decided to cancel the project, which made me very upset, because I wanted to see the Muppets and Josh Gad together.
So I can see why Frank Oz does not like Disney of how they're treating The Muppets nowadays, and I'm sure that Oz felt sorry for Steve Whitmire's firing, and I do believe two of the guys talk to each other about the Muppets and the good old days of Jim Henson. And I do believe that the two of them are good friends for nowadays.
And if the Muppets are going to get back on track, Disney needs to stop canceling any possible Muppets projects. And to let someone who was there from the start, and as one of the original puppeteers to be an executive producer, writer and director to take care of the property and the franchise, to let the popularity of the Muppets to rise up again. And I hope that Steve Whitmire and Frank Oz can work together as a team, and demand Disney Executives that they need to save the popularity of The Muppets and rise up the popularity again. So they can do it just for Jim Henson, and to really have the Muppets to live on and forever.
Because right now, not only the Jim Henson company wanted to have Steve Whitmire out of the picture. But I can really tell it was Disney Executives and Bob Iger himself to have him to be fired, so he would never work with the Muppets ever again. I truly believe it was Bob Iger's idea, because secretly he made a few things to tear apart the Disney Company, like firing Disney theme park cast members and some from the resort hotels. And he even had John Lasseter to be out of Disney, which I really don't believe in the sexual allegations that they were accusing him with, because John Lasseter has a wife and a really big happy family. Because Lassiter knows that if he were to do something inappropriate, the same thing like Bill Cosby did, John Lasseter would know that he would be in serious trouble that he would not have the power to keep it a secret. And I know that he knows it's wrong and an act of crime, that he knows that his family would be really upset with him, and it might lead to a big divorce with his wife.
So all of the allegations that was said about John Lasseter, I really don't believe it's true. I believe it's just a bunch of crappy lies, and that Bob Iger had some henchmen to get John Lasseter in trouble with nothing but lies, and that he would hope that Lassiter would be fired. Sorry people but John Lasseter is my inspiration and will always be one of my favorite geniuses, and his sexual allegations I find them to be horrible false and nightmarish lies.
Nowadays I fine Bob Iger as too powerful, selfish and coming up with brilliant schemes to make money all for himself. I really don't like the looks of that man, he is the Disney version of Donald Trump and you know that Trump is our president, but anyway Bob Iger is when I view the secret and real Disney villain.
There was a lot of good things that I've appreciated, like Star Wars and Marvel as part of the Disney dialogue, there have been a few mishaps of the world of Star Wars. But I don't care I'm a huge hardcore Star Wars fan, but with new ideas that mr. Iger gives the green light for, I see that the fans of that property and franchise will go totally nuts, because sometimes the idea can replace an old favorite. Which gets things out of control and way too far and I found out the SEC or SCA, is planning an investigation for the Disney Company, and I can tell who they're going to investigate I believe it will be none other than Bob Iger. And I really want mr. Iger out of Disney right away, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some dark secrets, because he has kept some, because he has kept some selfish secrets behind everybody's backs. Firing some good people who really believe in the magic of Disney as a true family-friendly environment, and taking things too far to replace a beloved fan favorite attraction, and who knows he probably was stealing money as well.
Whatever Bob Iger is up to, I really hope he gets terminated as CEO and kicked out of Disney right away. Bob Iger is now making me really sick, he is a liar and a secret real Disney villain
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I will always side with Whitmire.
He’s the best.
How could Jim's own kids sell out and slander Steve like that?
I don't like it either but sadly if it's the truth I can understand why.
Was Jim Henson also "not Kermit" but merely a puppeteer as well? Very disingenuous.
Cheryl is very harsh
The way I understood it she meant her father was the true Kermit and anyone after him would always only be a performer
Disingenuous indeed.
Of course. They're all puppets in show buz. Hehe.
Jim Henson was the God of the muppet universe, Jim Henson Kermit was the messiah every other Kermit after that was just a prophet...
Oh I see! This is mainstream corporations censoring jokes. Like people don't think that Kermit is funny when he talks about something that happens to him if it's sad. When that's exactly why it's funny it's relatable. Honestly Disney should take notes on humor from the actor for being real not firing him.
Caring about the character you play isn’t “difficult behavior”
Explain that. Go on. Explain it
This!
Problem with this is that though Whitmire may understandably get attached to a character he played for 27 years, he never actually OWNED that character. He did not create Kermit, Jim Henson did and sadly he is no longer with us. Since 2004, Disney, again not Whitmire, has gained ownership of the Muppets. Meaning they own the character and Whitmire was essentially telling the owners of the Muppets he knows the Muppets better. Not something the guys that write the checks probably want to hear all the time.
“I’m not the only one that’s ever been BULLIED by this company!” - Kermit 🐸
#FireDisney #WeLoveFrogs
BEFORE the family fired Steve I hoped they thought long and hard about how their dad Jim felt about him. I also would have talked to those from the old days still alive like Frank Oz. Those that knew Steve well and what they thought..... Hope Steve is doing okay and I want him to know he will ALWAYS AND FOREVER be Kermits voice for me and the many other characters he played.... 😎❤️💕 I will be searching for anything from him as I am sure his other fans and supporters. I would love to tell him that NOBODY can take away his work and memories of Jim and the muppets PLEASE WRITE A 📖 BOOK.... I will be the first in line to get it....
He has a call in show now called Cave In.
What?? I think y'all are crazy he's always gonna be Kermit and it's his voice!!
I learned a longtime ago that there are three sides to every story, Yours, the other person or corporation and the truth...It’s possible he was a Diva type but we have famous singers whom we idolize and they do not get fired...I remember a special with all Diva singers like Aretha Franklin Celine Dion and Mariah Carey....It’s possible he made Kermit be more on the melancholy side but could that be the writers fault and not his...Jim Henson created Kermit and no one can replace Jim Henson but I admit he was the closest one to sound more like Jim Henson voice....It’s unfortunate this happened and I hope they will rehire him...Maybe they have rehired him already but if not hopefully his replacement will have the heart and soul as Jim Henson.
Kermit is the only reason I watch muppets if they don’t have Kermit I’m done
I think we need Kermit back
It’s performer not voice of, and Steve can only perform Kermit the way it’s written so if kermit is bitter and angry it’s the writers fault not the performers fault
Yes even Jim had people write for him.
Adam Sukenick agreed, but the difference is the writers knew the muppets and of course if something wasn’t right, Jim being not just the boss but most importantly the soul of the muppets would intervene. Also we know Jim would have done what Steve did had he been alive now during the ownership by Disney and the writers from muppet studios
I feel like something personal happened between Cheryl and Steve. Cheryl’s defense on the firing literally makes no sense and just sounds petty.
She doesn't seem like the nicest person.
She said he was difficult to work with. That makes sense. Vague, but makes sense.
@@chriskay1449 Well no one is perfect.
Disney's track record is terrible when it comes to the treatment of their employees.
I'm with Steve on this,
Jim Henson should've sold his rights before he died so his children couldn't have any say so.
Around 1990, Henson was actually planning to sell the Muppets to Disney and it was in the process of happening. But he died before the acquisition went through
Jim loved Steve, taught him everything he knew and Steve put his heart into these characters for Jim's own flesh to treat him like this? The man did the voice for 27 years, just to be tossed aside. Don't get me wrong, no hate to Matt Vogel, he's put a new spin on the voice and made the character his own, but Steve's Kermit was special and nothing will come as close to Jim's.
Diva? Hardly anymore than the typical celeb. He had no understudy, Matt's gone in blind because he hasn't got to learn from the person currently playing the character. At least with Big Bird he got to apprentice first!
mat is not even close of a good kermit
Steve was a nice person. I find it hard to believe he was that hard to work with.
Exactly, if you ask anyone who's actually worked with him they all love and miss him
Don’t mean to be rude but Matt Vogel doesn’t sound like a great Kermit
He’s appalling! 🙄
I always thought Brian Henson took over kermits voice.
Nope. It was always Steve Whitmire, none of Jim’s children performed Kermit. Common misconception.
If he was so bad to work with...why had they kept him so long? its desney dowing we know that for sure that distroy all
I miss Jim Henson so much ❤️❤️
I sure hope Steve does move on to something else. He’s too talented to be out of work.
He was he own call in show now called Cave In.
The moment Disney fires Frank Oz is the moment A LOT of people from two fandoms will start rioting.
What does Frank Oz do for Disney currently?
Cameron Norris Frank Oz left on his own accord years ago because he saw how little respect Disney had for the Muppets. He was unhappy with the quality of the content they were producing.
yimmajazzi Not only that, but Oz wanted to concentrate more on his directing career (which launched in the 1980s) because he wanted to get out of the niche and explore something new with his life.
Frank Oz left the muppets in 2000
Cameron Norris frank oz doesn’t work anymore
New kermit voice is not the same
I loved jim and Steve’s Kermit voices but the new guy is just ruining part of my childhood
No he's not
OG Fitz Roy shut up you’re not him are you now?
he makimg it difficult for the children he serves?? nah but his absence shall.
Steve Whitmire was better
The new voice sucks. Just like Disney! I stopped watching anything Muppet related when Disney bought the rights and started doing what they do...destroy everything they touch!
I'll destroy everything you'll touch mmmm
You fukin crumpet, I know you love the ana/ cavity
Hard to know the truth here, maybe we will never find out. Melancholy is part of life. I just thought of how depressed Mr Snuffleafagus was. That didn't depress me as a kid. Kids know that life isn't one big party.
Snuffy and Oscar were SO important to me as a kid. There is so much pressure on kids to be happy and cheerful all the time, which is just not a reasonable expectation. They taught me it was OK to feel those harder feelings and not to always try to stuff them back down inside.
I don't get why they fired him
I know I mean compared to what Kevin Clash did which I don't believe he didn't get fired. He quit.
Like with James Gunn Disney are being jerks
Because he was being difficult
@@OGFitzRoy Not in a bad way though.
OG Fitz Roy I don't think so,if he was then why did he stay so long?
It will be tiring to be Kermit the Frog for 27 long years. He was so devoted and outspoken that's why he was fired. The family and the company belittles him. Just as the people at Apple fired Steve Jobs. The next thing he had to do is to establish a competitor to the muppets.
Sounds like they're afraid of him outdoing Jim Henson which is silly he's very good but you can't replace Jim. What's next Disney are you going to fire frank oz from the yoda role? (Knock on wood)
You know what happened? The same thing they did with Luke Skywalker, Mark KNEW Luke because he IS Luke.. The last thing Disney wants is to be told what/how to do things. I can imagine they asked Whitmire to do something that Kermit would just never do, that’s the flaw with Disney. Look how they ran Star Wars into the ground but milked all the cash they could out of the fans smh.
True on one episode of the Muppets sitcom when Kermit lies to Robin about him and Miss Piggy were still together Steve was very against and said that Kermit wouldn't lie.
Steve was such a ledgend
He was and always will be Kermit...shame on Disney.. that's what the big companies do...sad..
No. Jim Henson was & will always be Kermit
@@OGFitzRoyBut I still love Steve for his own characters and Kermit.
I’m sorry but Kermit has never come across as a victim ever.
Jim would not be pleased.
He got "Me-tooed" he put his hand up Kermit's butt in a inappropriate way.
Noooooo why
Okay 2 things don’t add up here, 1, if he was so bad then why did they keep him for that long and 2, how the heck can mat Vogel be taking over Kermit if he’s now big bird on Sesame Street?
so if he was such an issue for so long. why keep him around that long?
Who knows. Maybe he wasn't difficult the whole time? Maybe after years of portraying Kermit he started to develop an ego.
0:12 Kermit. 0:30 Faux Kermit.
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They're voiced by the same person
Sonic Xtreme99 nope
I Wonder what Jim Henson would Say about it if He was still Alive Today
Steve Whitmire also Performed Ernie on Sesame Street
Matt Vogel & Roger Craig Smith ruined the legacies of The Muppets & Sonic for money purposes only.
Congratulations now Kermit is voiced by someone who doesn't seem at all enthused. Literally anyone even Joel from Vinesauce has a better Kermit voice than this new guy. Yeah they really care about the Muppets don't they.
Very sad I thought Steve did a great job but ya never know what goes on behind closed doors. Matt’s doing a great job with Kermit aaaaaaaand Big bird. What?!? 2 of the most popular puppets EVER! Dream Job Matt Vogel!
So Kermit was legit fired?
The new one sucks
No chance of him reprising the role of skekTek in the Dark Crystal spinoff then? :(
I love Hamill but he's no Whitmire.
After all the yrs they used him, i guess he was too demanding for them ? He did good work for 27 yrs , thry seem angry and bitter , outrageous demands ..like what ? all the Bacon ( Mrs piggy ) he can eat ?
Tbh the muppets are Kermit though
Disney always has to have control and always has to change things!
If Jim Henson was still Alive Today, I wonder what He would Say about it
I shouldve known.
That Sesame Street no longer PBS based $$
Disney but of course
How rotten! I am disgusted. He is the original. Disney s@cks!
Jim was the original.
Disney is like the early days of MGM, aka "The Dream Factory". You must fit in the MGM mold or else you'll be fired and replaced, and if you are a mega star, you could be blacklisted and never work in Hollywood again. So many previously-excellent careers that moved to MGM suffocated and died due to MGM not knowing how to write scripts that showcased unique talent.
Jim's message of friendship, love, acceptance and understanding would not carry over well with Disney mold I'm sure, they'd write it off as fluff. The Disney Machine writes the scripts and sets the tone for Kermits character, not Steve. They wonder why he's so difficult? He sees them destroying Jim's character. Piggy and Kermit yelling spiteful garbage and hating each other. Friendships barely visible. The Muppets are such a hollow shell of their former selves that you could fill in any of their roles with any person or puppet and it'd make no difference.
Disney dictates muppet studios
No one else can catch Kermit personality and Disney is going to loose their audience
Jim Henson
The new guy doing Kermit is not very good. I like this guy so much better. I think his kids are just wrong getting him fired
1:18 No truer words have been spoken.
You know Jim Henson was also a person just doing the voice
Blue_Squirrel he is hired to replace kermit he wasnt the real voice
Sounds like it just boils down to money. It usually does.
Henson kids are snobs.
Still obviously grieving for their ‘saintly’ Dad who was the real Kermit to them. Steve represented their Dads absence. Why they took their grief out on him. Everyone else on the muppets got on very well with Steve.
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Hard hitting news, man. The end must be near. It's just gotta be.
Never trust the megacorps.
I guess he went rogue.
Good. Jim is the ONLY Kermit.
Steve still did a great job but no one can replace Jim.
Disney needs to be stopped
i think covid is doing that
No original puppeteers work for Disney.
coooool
Go back to Sesame Street they would probably live to gave you back and learn from prior mistakes
Turn on captions
Just show him what he did
Why did Kermit leave Sesame street
Because Disney owns the Muppets.
Anyone know the outcome of this