Video: Kermit the Frog caught moonlighting for BMW
It appears that 'being green' is a bit easier than originally thought. How else to explain Kermit sawing away at the helm of a BMW 1-Series, kickin' up dust in a South African desert and having a gay old time with the not-for-U.S. consumption five door? This, when he's under contract in the States to plug Ford's Escape Hybrid.
Apparently, Henson's pig-lovin' Fröschlein has himself a solid agent... or at least Steve Whitmire (the guy with his hand up Kermie's posterior) does. Autoblog had dinner with SW (and Kermit) in Chicago this year at a private pre-show Ford function, but would seem that the man pulling the strings has found himself some better representation.
Check out the link for both the final BMW advert and a 'making-of' featurette.
[Source: Fresh Creation]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cntouzi 1:15PM (6/07/2006)
Hummer wouldn't be orphaned. If GM didn't want it, someone else would buy it, and not for a small sum
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Hung2 1:22PM (6/07/2006)
Well, I'm glad to see Kermit's taste in vehicles finally improving!
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rwcmick 1:36PM (6/07/2006)
The BMW/Kermit partnership actually precedes his deal with Ford. The BMW 1-series commercial was from 2005.
http://www.allcarsallthetime.com
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Ray 2:37PM (6/07/2006)
Chris -- mad props on the use of the term "Fröschlein."
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Mal Fuller 6:15PM (6/07/2006)
Wouldn't Kermit's most natural automotive affiliation be with a French car?
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GhostDoggy 8:17AM (6/08/2006)
Mal, why the French-affiliation note? I do not get that one (ignorant, here).
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Lithous 9:54PM (6/08/2006)
"Mal, why the French-affiliation note? I do not get that one (ignorant, here)."
http://www.allwords.com/word-Froggy.html
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Greg A. 8:43AM (6/09/2006)
On the other hand, Kermit probably would not want to help sell any French products because the French eat his kind.
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