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One Froggy Evening (1955)
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Top Genres	Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Short Films
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Bill Roberts
(as Michigan J. Frog)

One Froggy Evening Overview:

One Froggy Evening (1955) was a Animation - Musical Film directed by Chuck Jones .

One Froggy Evening was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.

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One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955

By C. S. Williams on Dec 31, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

Lobby Card Lobby Card A Chuck Jones masterpiece, a one of kind hilarious comment on human nature, the search for our hopes, the quest for our dreams and the pursuit of the happiness that we find in them; all told in just 7 minutes. I don’t know about you but every time I have a tech look at my... Read full article

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955

By C. S. Williams on Dec 31, 2016 From Classic Film Aficionados

Short Film Saturday: One Froggy Evening (1955)

By Bernardo Villela on Jun 28, 2014 From The Movie Rat

Was recently reminded of this short. It has the accolades, but had it not been for Michigan’s 90s cameos and his stint as mascot for the WB Network he might by far less renowned now than he is. Michigan J. Frog – 1955 – One Froggy Evening from Ikarus on Vimeo.... Read full article

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955 (4)

By C. S. Williams on Dec 31, 2013 From Classic Film Aficionados

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955 (3)

By C. S. Williams on Dec 31, 2013 From Classic Film Aficionados

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: Lobby Card Lobby Card A Chuck Jones masterpiece, a one of kind hilarious comment on human nature, the search for our hopes, the quest for our dreams and the pursuit of the happiness that we find in them; all told in just 7 minutes. I don?t know about yo... Read full article

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Quotes from One Froggy Evening

Michigan J. Frog: [singing] Everybody do the Michigan Rag / everybody likes the Michigan Rag / every Mame and Jane and Ruth / from Weehawken to Duluth / slide, ride, glide the Michigan / stomp, romp, pomp the Michigan / jump, clump, pump the Michigan Rag / that lovin' rag.

Michigan J. Frog: [singing] Hello, my baby / hello, my honey / hello, my ragtime gal. / Send me a kiss by wire / baby, my hearts on fire / if you refuse me / honey, you'll lose me / then you'll be left alone / Oh baby, telephone and tell me I'm your own.

Facts about One Froggy Evening

When the frog is released from the cornerstone, he starts singing ragtime tunes such as "Hello Ma Baby", leading some observers to speculate that he is singing tunes he remembers from before the time he was placed in the cornerstone. In the "Looney Tunes Golden Collection", the various commentaries and special features make this point. However, not all the songs are from before the time he was imprisoned, which according to the cornerstone and the documents placed within, was April 16, 1892. (Since "The Michigan Rag" was written for the cartoon, it can be credited as being older than 1892.) "Largo al factotum", "Come Back to Erin," and "Throw Him Down, McCloskey" were written before the frog's supposed entombment (in 1816, 1866, and 1890, respectively), while "Hello, Ma Baby", "Won't You Come Over to My House," "I'm Just Wild About Harry" and "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" were written afterward (in 1899, 1906, 1921, and 1930, respectively).

The retrospectively-given name of Michigan J. Frog is derived from the one song he sings in this cartoon that Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese wrote especially for him, "The Michigan Rag". Jones came up with the middle initial after being interviewed by a writer named Jay Cox.

No voice is heard except the frog.

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One Froggy Evening (1955)

Featured Cast:

See Full Cast

Bill Roberts
(as Michigan J. Frog)

One Froggy Evening Overview:

One Froggy Evening BlogHub Articles:

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955

Short Film Saturday: One Froggy Evening (1955)

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955 (4)

One Froggy Evening, Happy Anniversary! Opened December 31st, 1955 (3)

Quotes from One Froggy Evening

Facts about One Froggy Evening