This special was the first appearance of Jim Henson's characters after his death. Steve Whitmire took over the role of Kermit the Frog and performed it until Disney fired him in October 2016.
Later airings of the special feature re-dubbed audio of Steve Whitmire as Kermit. The recording is the same, with certain words pitched down slightly. This is most noticeable in the line "but, um, do you have something silly to end with?"