I agree with what you say in re: Kermit. Most of these images look to me like a frog that looks like Kermit the Frog but isn't. Metaphorically (and literally) Jim Henson isn't in these images.

However, I don't think you're correct in your assessment of the import of this sort of thing: it's an imagination machine. This isn't a brick wall, it's a foundation on which to build.