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Before You Leap

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Language
  
English

Pages
  
224 pp

Genre
  
Self-help book

ISBN
  
9780696232329

OCLC
  
71248294

Media type
  
Print (Hardback)

Author
  
Jim Lewis

Published
  
5 September 2006

Country
  
United States of America

Similar
  
Before You Leap: A Frog's‑ey, The Diva Code: Miss Piggy on, Muppets Character Encyclopedia, Jim Henson: The Works, Life's Greatest Lessons

Before you leap by kermit the frog


Before You Leap is the autobiography published under the name of the Muppet character Kermit the Frog. In actuality, the book was written as a self-help guide by Jim Lewis. It was released by Meredith Books in September 2006.

Contents

Steve Whitmire performed Kermit on CBS News in January 2007 to discuss the book's themes. The book was also mentioned in a 2014 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon featuring Kermit.

Plot

The book is written as a follow-up to a 2005 book titled It's Not Easy Being Green and contains references to Kermit's song "Bein' Green". The memoir begins with Kermit's beginnings as one of over 2,000 tadpole children; the first chapter retcons the film Kermit's Swamp Years in many ways by reimagining the character's childhood. The first part of the book tells a fictionalized account of how the Muppets began. Kermit meets Jim Henson in Washington, D.C. and stars in the first television program to feature the character, Sam and Friends. He moves to New York and mentions Rowlf the Dog's appearances on The Jimmy Dean Show, which contributed to the Muppets' early success. Kermit gets a job on Sesame Street, which leads to The Muppet Show and multiple feature films. Each new job for Kermit is described as a personal accomplishment, and these descriptions include accounts of Kermit's early interactions with characters such as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo. The second part of the book involves Kermit's own take on popular self-help lessons. This final section includes many examples of life lessons from other Muppet characters, in addition to interruptions from the others who want to speak for themselves.

References

Before You Leap Wikipedia