In a blog post, Steve Whitmire said he still felt "at the top of his game". He said he was "devastated to have failed in my duty to my hero" - a reference to late Muppets creator Jim Henson.

Miss Piggy holds up production of the Muppets new late–night talk show. With Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog/Rizzo the Rat/Beaker/Statler/The Muppet Newsman, Eric Jacobson as Miss Piggy/Fozzie ...