| abstract | - The Frog Scouts are a troop of young frogs who perform on The Muppet Show as The Precision Drill Team from the Okefenokee Pack 12 of the Frog Scouts of America. Robin the Frog is a member, Mrs. Appleby is their pack leader, and Ms. Ribit is their camp counselor. The Scouts have been seen in a number of different forms over the years.
* Robin wore his Scout outfit for the first time in The Muppet Show episode 310 in the wedding sketch with Kermit and Miss Piggy.
* The Frog Scouts troop made their first appearance on The Muppet Show in 1980, in The Muppet Show episode 509, where they earned their punk merit badges with a little help from guest star Debbie Harry.
* Robin wore his Scout outfit on his camping trip with his uncle Kermit in the 1981 storybook The Muppets Go Camping.
* Robin wore a Frog Scout bandana in the 1983 special Rocky Mountain Holiday.
* Robin appeared in his Frog Scout uniform on the cover of the 1983 coloring book Muppet Hobbies.
* Frog Scout Troop #12 hangs out with Alfonso Ribeiro in the Fall 1984 issue of Muppet Magazine, awarding him the Boogie Badge.
* The Scouts appeared in audio-animatronic form in a live attraction, The Muppet Traffic Safety Show, which toured malls and auto shows in the late 80s.
* Robin wears his Scout uniform in the short story "Hike on Dragon Mountain", from the 1991 collection Stories to Share.
* The 1991 anthology book Off to Storyland features the story "Robin and the Most Beautiful Bug" with Ms. Ribit as the Frog Scout camp counselor.
* The 1992 National Wildlife Federation PSA "You Can Make a Difference" features the Frog Scouts.
* In 1993, Robin and the Scouts sang "Fun, Fun, Fun" on the Muppet Beach Party CD.
* Robin and the Scouts appeared with Scout Leader Kermit in the 1993 book Off to the Woods!
* The Frog Scouts were featured in recurring sketches as part of the Muppet Time inserts on Nickelodeon in 1994.
* In the live-action opening to the 1995 Muppet Babies video Yes, I Can Be a Friend, Robin appears in his Frog Scout uniform, and is afraid of meeting the Scouts.
* Sam the Eagle, dressed in a scoutmaster uniform, takes the Frog Scouts on a hike in the 1996 book Muppet Time.
* A Frog Scout Robin Action Figure was produced by Palisades Toys in 2004. A Frog Scout Leader Kermit Action Figure followed in 2005 and included either a green or blue pack-in Frog Scout Gawain.
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