Muppets Take Manhattan Again, as Kermit Copes With a City of Animals for Lipton Tea

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How calming is Lipton tea? You'll be at peace even amid the animals (actually, make that the Animals) of New York City.

In this new spot from London agency adam&eveDDB, our reluctant hero Kermit T. Frog sips a cup of Lipton tea (which may or may not be laced with opium) and is suddenly able to cope with a city full of Animal clones reminiscent of a John Malkovich daymare.

The grouchy street-meat vendors, insane cab drivers and slack-jawed tourists who riddle Mayor Bill de Blasio's New York would rattle the average frog, but Kermit stays cool and collected.

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