Odessa American, Mark Sterkel
Kermit the Frog addresses a crowd near the City Hall of Kermit, Texas, Oct. 14, 2005, to kick off his world tour and celebrate his 50th birthday in the small town that shares his name. The ranching and oil town pulled out the green carpet for the Muppet, giving him the key to the city, dubbing him grand marshal of the homecoming parade and crowning him honorary homecoming king.
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Oh, Kermie, what would Miss Piggy say? Probably she would have a karate chop for each Kermit High School varsity cheerleader. They surround Kermit Oct. 14, 2005, in Kermit, Texas, as they show support for the Kermit football game.
Odessa American, Mark Sterkel
It was pretty easy to be green Oct. 14, 2005, in Kermit, Texas. Paige Seals holds her daughter, Alyssa, as Kermit the Frog made an appearance to kick off his World Tour and celebrate his 50th birthday.
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Victoria Geist, left, kisses her Kermit the Frog golf club head cover as she waits for the parade to pass Oct. 14, 2005, in Kermit, Texas.
AP/Odessa American, Kevin Buehler
Fans of Kermit the Frog cheer and take pictures as he passes by Oct. 14, 2005, during a parade in honor of his 50th birthday in Kermit, Texas.
AP/Odessa American, Kevin Buehler
The Kermit High School Band and residents of Kermit form a "50" on midfield at Walden Field in Kermit, Texas as part of the festivities celebrating Kermit the Frog's 50th birthday Oct. 14, 2005.
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Bryce Cottle, five months, wears a Kermit the Frog outfit as his grandfather, Olan Smith, holds him ,Oct. 14, 2005, during the Kermit the Frog parade in Kermit, Texas.
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Tommy Smith sits outside Jack and Jill, a store owned by his wife, Linda, Oct. 14, 2005, and sells Kermit the Frog keychains in Kermit, Texas.
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Stephen Thomson from Dynamic Displays checks the guide wires for a huge inflatable Kermit the Frog Oct. 14, 2005 at Walton Field in Kermit, Texas.
