(CNN) — It’s not easy being green, but it sure does make you popular.

Kermit the Frog was the commencement speaker Thursday for the Class of 2025 at the University of Maryland, where his creator, Jim Henson, was a student decades ago.

Henson, who was the creator of The Muppets, died of toxic shock syndrome in 1990 at the age of 53.

The world’s most famous frog, wearing a Muppet-size cap and gown, thrilled the crowd at the commencement ceremony with his humor.

“As I look out at you students, I can tell you all worked your tails off,” Kermit said in the speech which ABC 7 WJLA news station posted in full on YouTube. “And as a former tadpole, believe me, losing your tail is a pretty big deal.”

Kermit then jumped into his speech, which he said contained “three things that are close to my

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