I don’t remember where I picked up this little felt finger puppet, but at the time, I must have thought it was unique enough to warrant some more research and, well… play time!

The Starbucks Kermit the Frog Finger Puppet was released in 2003:

This would have been one of the last promotional tie-ins for the Jim Henson Company before they were acquired by Disney in 2004.

These weren’t just finger puppets, but also came with with a ‘candy treat’, as you can see below:

Some sellers on eBay are listing this finger puppet as one of a set of eight. The tag below lists Kermit as ‘1 in a series of 6’. So it is likely that there was at least two series released some time apart.

There doesn’t seem to be a manufacturer credited, only that they were made exclusively in China for the Starbucks Coffee Company.

Come back with us even further in time to the year 1977 to view the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational, Muppet Show Game by Parker Brothers. With a build-up like that, how can you resist?