Kermit the Frog was created by Jim Henson and first appeared on television in 1955, later becoming the calm center of Sesame Street and The Muppet Show from 1976. Online, his polite delivery turned into a reaction shorthand, boosted by memes like the tea-sipping Kermit image that spread widely in the 2010s. Short voice clips in his style now circulate on TikTok and soundboards because the character bridges childhood nostalgia and adult sarcasm, letting creators add a gentle, knowing punchline without needing a full scene.