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The frog had no name when the cartoon was made, but Chuck Jones later named him Michigan J. Frog after the song "The Michigan Rag", which was written for the cartoon. Jones and his animators studied real-life frogs to achieve the successful transition from an ordinary frog to a high-stepping entertainer. [ 6 ]
Michigan Jackson [1] Frog is an animated cartoon character from the Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies film series. Originally a one-shot character, his only appearance during the original run of the Merrie Melodies series was as the star of the One Froggy Evening short film (December 31, 1955), written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones. [2]
Some of the classic cartoon shorts were abridged. In the One Froggy Evening sequence, the ending where the construction worker from 2056 finds Michigan J. Frog and makes off with him was cut, making it seem as if the cartoon ended with the construction worker from 1955 getting rid of the frog and running off.
The song may be best known today as the introductory song in the famous Warner Bros. cartoon One Froggy Evening (1955), sung by the character later dubbed Michigan J. Frog and high-stepping in the style of a cakewalk.
Jones created characters through the late 1930s, late 1940s, and the 1950s, which include his collaborative help in co-creating Bugs Bunny and also included creating Claude Cat, Marc Antony and Pussyfoot, Charlie Dog, Michigan J. Frog, Gossamer, and his four most popular creations, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Wile E. Coyote and the Road ...
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One Froggy Evening: Michigan J. Frog: 1955 Chuck Jones: MM 2 Three Little Bops: 1957 Friz Freleng: LT 3 I Love to Singa: 1936 Tex Avery: MM 4 Katnip Kollege: 1938 Cal Howard and Cal Dalton: MM 5 The Dover Boys at Pimento University: 1942 Chuck Jones: MM 6 Chow Hound: 1951 Chuck Jones: LT 7 Haredevil Hare: Bugs, Marvin, K-9: 1948 Chuck Jones: LT ...
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