| “ | You can't outsmart me. I'm a ninth-grade science teacher, for heaven's sake! | „ |
| ~ Dr. Krassman to Kermit. |
Dr. Hugo Krassman is the main antagonist of the direct-to-DVD Muppet prequel film Kermit's Swamp Years. He is a science teacher who is Mary's boss.
He was portrayed by the late John Hostetter.
Biography[]
Krassman tries to get the frogs in the swamp for his biology class at George Washington High School. His antagonism to frogs was due to a childhood trauma, when he intended to prove a frog talked to him, but he was embarrassed.
One day, in his biology class, when he is about to dissect Croaker, he, the other frogs, Mary, Pilgrim, and the high school students keep chanting, "Let the frogs go!". Suddenly, Krassman changes.
As a young boy, Krassman was forced to dissect his very first frog in biology class (as revealed in a flashback sequence in the film. However, right as he was about to do so, the scared frog told Krassman to stop. This shocked the young Krassman as the frog spoke to him in perfect English and when he asked the frog what he said, he repeated himself. The teacher ordered Krassman to dissect his frog, but he protested that he couldn't as the frog spoke to him. This caused the students to surround Krassman, teasing him and calling him a "Froggy Pants." Krassman insisted the frog spoke to him and in order to prove so, he tried to get the frog to tell the students what he said, but the frog remained silent. Fed up with the teasing, Krassman shouted that he is not a "Froggy Pants" and asked for them to stop, only for them to continue. Traumatized by the flashback, Krassman immediately drops his scalpel onto the floor, and dismisses the students shortly thereafter. The frogs are then released back to the swamp.
It is unknown what happened to Krassman afterwards.
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Trivia[]
- Although unconfirmed, it is possible that his surname, Krassman, is a reference to Professor Max Krassman, a minor antagonist from The Muppet Movie.
