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Director:
Writer:
Michael Maltese (story)
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Release Date:
31 December 1955 (USA) more
Plot:
A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
This Froggy Project
 (From FilmJunk. 17 March 2009, 10:29 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
If you have a frog in your throat... more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast)
Bill Roberts ... Michigan J. Frog (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
7 min
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Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #16892)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The main character's name, "Michigan J. Frog", was created long after the cartoon was produced. Michigan J. Frog later became the mascot of the Warner Brothers television network ("The WB"). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the owner of the frog gets thrown out of the talent agency, there's a hand-print on the wall to the side of the door he is thrown from. In the next shot it's gone. more
Quotes:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage (1993) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone more

FAQ

Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
If you have a frog in your throat..., 8 May 2006
10/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Chuck Jones and company created another masterpiece with "One Froggy Evening", about a man finding a singing frog who only sings for him, leading to many unpleasant situations. These cartoons were so simple, yet so clever. I think that there's absolutely no doubt that this and many other cartoons from that era will stay firmly ingrained as part of our national heritage forever.

One thing I notice is that Mel Blanc didn't do Michigan J. Frog's voice. But that's no problem. This cartoon is still great. How they came up with these things is beyond me; it just shows that they were geniuses. A great cartoon. These are the sorts of cartoons that we need to show our children.

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