Kermit the Frog memes
The Kermit meme isn't one image but an umbrella of Kermit the Frog memes, with two flagship formats: 'But That's None of My Business' (Kermit sipping tea) and Evil Kermit. The character first aired in 1955 on Sam and Friends, created by Jim Henson, while the meme era began in January 2014 with #kermitmemes on Instagram and the first 'none of my business' macro on June 17, 2014.
Names & aliases
What’s it called?
One umbrella name, many instance formats — here is how the names nest.
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UmbrellaKermit the Frog memes
Flagship instances: 'But That's None of My Business' (Kermit sipping tea) and Evil Kermit
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InstanceBut That's None of My Business
KYM entry for the tea-sipping sarcasm macro series.
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InstanceKermit Sipping Tea / Kermit Drinking Tea
KYM: 'the meme format also becoming known simply as Kermit Drinking Tea or Kermit Sipping Tea'; also an imgflip template name (verified 2026-11-08).
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InstanceEvil Kermit
KYM entry for the Sith-hooded Kermit macro series (Nov 2016); imgflip template ID 84341851 (verified via imgflip API).
Usage
How to use it
Tone
petty / sarcastic.
Where it lands
'But that's none of my business' — calling out someone's faux pas while pretending to stay out of it.
How it evolved
Character first aired 1955 on Sam and Friends (created by Jim Henson); meme era began January 2014 (#kermitmemes on Instagram), with the first 'none of my business' macro on June 17, 2014.
Easy to get wrong
Kermit sipping tea and Evil Kermit are two different memes with opposite jobs — petty observation versus inner temptation — and people routinely mix them up. Kermit is also Disney-owned Muppet IP, so we link templates rather than host images.
Origin
Origin & timeline
- 2014Character first aired 1955 on Sam and Friends (created by Jim Henson); meme era began January 2014 (#kermitmemes on Instagram), with the first 'none of my business' macro on June 17, 2014 — The Muppets / Sesame Street for the character; Instagram and Tumblr for the memes
- 2014January 2014: captioned Kermit images appear on Instagram under #kermitmemes (KYM).
- 2014June 17, 2014: the earliest known 'that's none of my business' macro is highlighted by the @kermitbelike Instagram feed (KYM).
- 2014June 20, 2014: the @thatsnoneofmybusinesstho Instagram feed gains 130,000+ followers in four days; #NoneOfMyBusiness and #Kermit hit 19,000 and 11,000 mentions in the same window; by June 22 the 'Kermit the Snitch' Tumblr launches, and within weeks The Daily Dot-era coverage follows (KYM).
- 2016June 20-21, 2016: LeBron James celebrates the NBA title in a Kermit-sipping-tea cap, reviving the meme across sports media (KYM).
- 2016November 2016: Evil Kermit — Kermit versus his Sith-lookalike from Muppets Most Wanted (2014) — goes viral on Twitter (KYM).
Templates
Make your own
Open the Kermit the Frog memes generator — imgflip↗We link out to generators and blank templates; meme images are never rehosted on memefern.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the Kermit meme?
A family of memes built on Kermit the Frog, the Jim Henson puppet from The Muppets and Sesame Street. The two flagship formats are 'But That's None of My Business' (Kermit sipping tea) and Evil Kermit (KYM).
What does Kermit sipping tea mean?
It's a sarcastic postscript: you point out someone's questionable behavior, then add 'but that's none of my business' with Kermit drinking tea. The meme blew up in June 2014 when the @thatsnoneofmybusinesstho Instagram account gained over 130,000 followers in four days (KYM).
Where did the Kermit meme come from?
The character first aired in 1955 on Sam and Friends, but the meme era started on Instagram in early 2014 under #kermitmemes; the first documented 'none of my business' macro is from June 17, 2014 (KYM).
What is Evil Kermit?
A separate November 2016 format showing Kermit talking to his nemesis Constantine in a Sith hood (from the 2014 film Muppets Most Wanted). The hooded Kermit urges lazy, selfish or petty acts — 'me to me' jokes. The first viral tweet was @aaannnnyyyyaaaa's 'me: sees a fluffy dog / me to me: steal him' on November 6, 2016 (KYM).
Did LeBron James start the Kermit meme?
No, but he revived it. In June 2016 he celebrated the Cavaliers' championship wearing a Kermit-sipping-tea cap, which pushed the meme back into mainstream coverage (KYM).
Why was the Sad Kermit video taken down?
The videos showed Kermit performing depressing songs, including Nine Inch Nails' 'Hurt.' Disney, which owns the Muppets, issued copyright takedowns; the most-viewed re-upload still neared 3 million views (KYM).