Michigan J. Frog
Animated Character
Michigan J. Frog is a one-hit wonder of the Warner Brothers cartoon stable, star of the 1955 Warner cartoon One Froggy Evening (directed by Chuck Jones). Michigan is a singing, dancing, tophat-wearing frog who confounds a construction worker who discovers the amphibian in a time capsule. (The cartoon was loosely based on Old Rip, a toad found in a time capsule in 1928). In the 1990s the WB television network brought Michigan J. Frog back as the network's official mascot.Michigan J. Frog also appears in our Who2 loop on the movable deceased, Exhumation Celebration.
Other hit cartoon characters: Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Scooby Doo.
Four Good Links
Toonopedia: Michigan J. Frog
The story of his first appearance in the semi-famous 1950s cartoon
Old Rip, the Horned Toad
Odd tale of the "real life" inspiration for MJF
Michigan J. Frog Page
A few quick images from a fan of frogs
The Non-Stick Looney Page
Not about Michigan J. Frog in particular, but a fine fan page for all the Warner Brothers cartoons
Vital Stats
Birth
December 1955
(age 52)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
That wacky singing cartoon frog
