Following the first production meeting, Kermit says "I guess it's time to get things started," a line almost identical to the words he spoke at the beginning of each episode of "The Muppet Show."
A newer version of Lips' puppet is seen for the first time; the original, built for his debut on The Muppet Show, had fallen apart during filming of a music video earlier in 2015, thus necessitating a remodel.