A number of celebrities also hold a soft spot for Jim Henson’s hilariously sweet creations. Danny Trejo even became emotional while filming with Kermit shortly after his own mother’s death.

25 on the Hot 100. Later in the decade, despite it not being easy being green, Kermit the Frog (with a hand, literally, from Jim Henson) hopped to the same mark with “Rainbow Connection,” his ...