 This was the first major Muppet project after the death of creator  Jim Henson (I) (qv). Henson had performed Kermit and the role was  now being handed down to Steve Whitmire (qv). According to  Whitmire he was incredibly nervous about taking over such an iconic  character. The night before he had to go record Kermits songs for  the movie, he had a dream where he met Henson in a hotel lobby and  told him how unsure he was. In the dream, Henson reassured Whitmire  that the feeling would pass. After waking up, Whitmire was confident  and able to do the part.