Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: Cup Noodles or Kermit the Frog?
Kermit the Frog came first, in 1955 (first appears). Cup Noodles followed 16 years later, in 1971 (launched).
- Second1971
Cup Noodles
food · launchedCup Noodles came out in 1971, thirteen years after Nissin's founder Momofuku Ando invented instant noodles.
- First1955
Kermit the Frog
character · first appearsJim Henson made the first Kermit the Frog in 1955 from his mother's old coat.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.