Everything to know about the unexpected and dramatic firing of Kermit the Frog actor Steve Whitmire, after 27 years

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Steve Whitmire and Kermit the Frog

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After Jim Henson's death in 1990, Steve Whitmire became the sole voice and puppeteer of Kermit the Frog, everyone's favorite banjo-playing amphibian.

So when the news dropped earlier this month that Whitmire would resign as the voice of Kermit, after 27 years, Muppet fans were shocked.

To much of the public, the recasting of Kermit seemed to come out of nowhere, but according to many who worked with Whitmire, his recasting was long overdue.

Here is everything you need to know about this summer's most perplexing scandal:

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