History Film / TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince

* CassandraTruth: Early in the special, the other frogs initially disregard Robin when he tries to tell them about his true identity as a prince, citing his story as a fairy tale.

* TheDitz: The king somehow believes that Taminella is his "long-lost sister" because she tells him that her father has the same name as his. He accepts this without question. He also seems unable to grasp his daughter's attempts to tell him that her "aunt" is responsible for her curse, despite her ''clearly pointing at Taminella'' every time the king asks who cast the spell.

* BreakoutCharacter: Robin and Sweetums.

* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: In the epilogue, Prince Robin and Princess Melora have a son they named Kermit, after their trusty frog companion.

** The open and close, with Kermit splashing around in a well, anticipates the swamp scene in ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''.

* DeadpanSnarker: Kermit serves this role.

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* AlcoholHic: Kermit after he's had too much punch.

Kermit the Frog acts as the on-camera narrator and also plays important role in the story. One day while hanging out with his frog buddies, Kermit meets a tiny frog who says his name is Sir Robin the Brave. He explains that he's really a human prince (with a flashback showing him in his human form, played by Gordon Thomson), but a witch named Taminella Grinderfall turned him into a frog ForTheEvulz. The only way to break the spell is to be kissed by a princess, and Robin sees an opportunity when he meets Princess Melora (Trudy Young), daughter of [[TheDitz dimwitted]] King Rupert the Second. Melora was also struck by a spell from Taminella, which left her only able to speak in {{Spoonerism}}s. But Robin and Kermit will have to tangle with Taminella and her sidekick, a vicious ogre named Sweetums.

Kermit the Frog acts as the on-camera narrator and also plays important role in the story. One day while hanging out with his frog buddies, Kermit meets a tiny frog who says his name is Sir Robin the Brave. He explains that he really is a human prince (with a flashback showing him in his human form, played by Gordon Thomson), but a witch named Taminella Grinderfall turned him into a frog ForTheEvulz. The only way to break the spell is to be kissed by a princess, and Robin sees an opportunity when he meets Princess Melora (Trudy Young), daughter of [[TheDitz dimwitted]] King Rupert the Second. Melora was also struck by a spell from Taminella, which left her only able to speak in {{Spoonerism}}s. But Robin and Kermit will have to tangle with Taminella and her sidekick, a vicious ogre named Sweetums.

* MinimalistCast: Princess Melora and the human Sir Robin are the only non-puppets in the cast.

* {{Animorphism}}: Man to Frog to Man.

''The Frog Prince'' (released on home video as ''Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince'') is a [[Franchise/TheMuppets Muppets]] special released in 1971 and directed by Jim Henson. It is a retelling of the classic fairy tale of ''Literature/TheFrogPrince'' narrated by Kermit the Frog. Kermit’s nephew Robin and Sweetums made their debuts in this special, playing Sir Robin the Brave and an ogre, respectively.

** The way this special sticks to telling a familiar story with bits of humor thrown in, and uses Muppets as a supporting cast for human leads, would be revisited in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''.

* AdaptationalHeroism: In the original version of the fairy tale, neither the princess or the frog come across as very likable - the frog forces the princess (implied to be quite young) to keep him as a friend if he gets her back her ball and the princess abandons him and ultimately throws him against the wall (which breaks the curse, but still). In this version, the princess is a kind young woman who is happy to keep the frog as a pet and is trying to keep the evil witch from taking over the kingdom, while the frog is very polite and kind to her [[spoiler:and ultimately defeats the witch]].

* ReedRichardsIsUseless: Taminella has magical powers, but doesn't do anything to the king and doesn't want him to know she's a witch. Then again, she does curse Melora so she can't tell the king who "Aunt Taminella" really is, and really, she doesn't need to do anything more. The king is easily persuaded to name her heir simply because Melora can't be understood.

* SpoiledSweet: Princess Melora. She's good-natured, is kind to Robin even when she doesn't believe that he's actually a prince, tries to expose the witch and keep her from stealing the throne, and thanks the frogs of the kingdom for their help at the end of the story.

** When the king first meets Taminella, she tells him that she’s really a beautiful young woman, and ‘’he believes her’’, so it’s not hard for her to convince him that she’s really his “long-lost sister”. [[LampshadeHanging She even notes how easily the king can be fooled before telling him that she’s really his sister!]]

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This special is the first appearance of Robin and Sweetums, but while Robin (despite his role as a cursed human instead of Kermit's nephew) is fairly recognizable, Sweetums is a simple-minded but evil brute who uses HulkSpeak -- far from the "tough guy with a heart of gold" he'd come to be known as. He also has [[TheOtherDarrin a different voice.]]

* CassandraTruth: None of the other frogs believe Robin when he tells them he's a prince. To be fair, the story is pretty far fetched, and even Kermit is initially skeptical.