In 2002, Kermit and Miss Piggy appeared in commercials for UPS (United Parcel Service) with Dale Jarrett as cross-promotion for their involvement with NASCAR. Nanco made a set of Kermit plush toys wearing a UPS shirt as part of the promotion.
References
- A delivery man in Episode 3075 of Sesame Street wears a uniform with a UPS-inspired logo, replacing the letters with an "OOPS" instead.
- The company was spoofed as "United Pigeon Service" in the 2008 television Christmas special A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa.
- In Muppets Most Wanted, Sam the Eagle opens a package shipped by UPS.
- In Episode 4237 of Sesame Street, Oscar receives a delivery for P-UPS.
- On the German Sesame Street co-production spin-off Eine Möhre für Zwei, snail Finchen runs FPS (Finchen's Parcel Service), sports a uniform and drives a delivery truck clearly inspired by those from UPS. The episode "Marie" introduces her co-worker, a donkey named Marie.
U.P.S. - United Pigeon Service
UPS delivery for Sam the Eagle