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Kermencement

Moment · 2025 · Viral

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Kermit’s UMD speech spread through TikTok clips, including one with 3.2 million views.

Clip · @oddreyy on TikTok
Clip · @abcnews on TikTok
Clip · UMD on YouTube
Clip · Google on YouTube
Kermit the Frog to Grads: ‘Leap Together’
Terp Magazine
students at Commencement
Maryland Today
Kermit the Frog shares words of wisdom for Class of 2025
ABC News / Good Morning America
WATCH: Kermit the Frog delivers commencement speech at University of Maryland
Associated Press / PBS News
what a speech! congratulations to class of 2025 you guys had the best commencement speaker😭#kermitthefrog #commencementspeech #universityofmaryland #themuppets #rainbowconnection #fypシ #muppettok…
@oddreyy on TikTok
Kermit the Frog delivered an inspiring commencement address on Thursday at the University of Maryland to celebrate the Class of 2025. “Life is better when we leap together," Kermit told graduates.…
@abcnews on TikTok
Kermit speaks from stage at 2025 UMD Commencement
Maryland Today
UMD’s ‘Kermencement’ Lands on Google’s Year in Search
Maryland Today
Miss State Synergy Award
NACDA / ICLA
Congratulations Terp Graduates! | Commencement 2025
UMD on YouTube
2025 — Year in Search
Google on YouTube
Official UMD commencement coverage, with graduates holding Kermit dolls at SECU Stadium.
University of Maryland; The Muppets Studio / Disney
Kermit The Frog addresses graduates at the 2025 Commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
The Banner
Fox News commentator Riley Gaines on Kermit the Frog
The Daily Beast
Kermit speaks. Are we listening?
Salon
Watch Kermit the Frog Dispense Wisdom and Jokes in University of Maryland Commencement Speech
Rolling Stone
Kermit the Frog - Wikipedia
Wikipedia

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How it works
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Numbers

Licensing award claim: combined social impressions (overlaps)
9.6B
As of Jan 21, 2026 · Self-reported · NACDA / ICLA
Seed to peak proxy
same day
May 23 ’25 to May 23 ’25
Platforms
7
Started on Reddit
Origin
Mixed
Education

Mechanics

  • Real-world spectaclePrimary
  • Response chain
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

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UMD staged a commencement appearance with Kermit. Audience clips and a Reddit photo circulated alongside news coverage. Google reused the speech at year’s end; a licensing award later reported merchandise sell-outs.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

Apr ’25MayJunJulSepNovJan ’26FebOpen webRedditTikTokPressTVYouTubeRetail
Open webRedditTikTokPressTVYouTubeRetail

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Timeline (16)

  1. March 2025

    University of Maryland precursor · Mar 26 ’25

    UMD announced Kermit as commencement speaker, initially scheduling the ceremony for May 21.[1][19]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. May 2025

    University of Maryland precursor · May 19 ’25

    UMD published a logistics page; its updated text gave May 22 as the ceremony’s rain date.[2]

    students at Commencement

  3. Kermit / University of Maryland precursor · May 22 ’25

    Kermit addressed UMD graduates and led a Rainbow Connection sing-along at SECU Stadium.[3][7][18]

    Kermit The Frog addresses graduates at the 2025 Commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Education
Region
US
Licensing award claim: combined social impressions (overlaps)
9.6B
As of Jan 21, 2026 · Self-reported · NACDA / ICLA
Evidence
Grade B

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  1. March 2025

    University of Maryland precursor · Mar 26 ’25

    UMD announced Kermit as commencement speaker, initially scheduling the ceremony for May 21.[1][19]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. May 2025

    University of Maryland precursor · May 19 ’25

    UMD published a logistics page; its updated text gave May 22 as the ceremony’s rain date.[2]

    students at Commencement

  3. Kermit / University of Maryland precursor · May 22 ’25

    Kermit addressed UMD graduates and led a Rainbow Connection sing-along at SECU Stadium.[3][7][18]

    Kermit The Frog addresses graduates at the 2025 Commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

  1. seed · May 23 ’25

  2. platform jump · May 23 ’25

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