Kermit the Frog kicked off a 50-city tour in Kermit, TX (population 5,714) to celebrate its 50th anniversary this past week. The city named the Muppet its homecoming king, renamed a street and a park in his honor and painted his likeness on the town water tower.
The west TX town was named for Teddy Roosevelt’s eldest son who used to visit the county to hunt antelopes. However, the town is thinking of adding Kermit the Frog to its official seal, which currently features a cow, oil derrick and yellow jacket (the high school mascot). There is talk of replacing the cow with Kermit.
I’m not sure that these changes will play out well for the long term, but it’s fun to see a town leverage their bit of fame, even if it is only for that famous 15 minutes.
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