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He is placed into a boiling cauldron along with other cartoon characters. The film Spaceballs features a scene in which an alien bursts from a man's chest, dons a straw hat and cane and begins singing "Hello! Ma Baby" while performing a dance routine very similar to Michigan J. Frog's routine from One Froggy Evening. [13]
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]
The 1987 American space opera comedy film Spaceballs featured an uncredited recording (from One Froggy Evening) of part of the song sung by a xenomorph. In the 2018 video game Red Dead Redemption 2, the song is performed by the character Robin Koninsky at the Théâtre Râleur in the fictional city of Saint Denis. [7]
The film marks the first time that a Warner cartoon compilation feature used classic cartoon footage from more than one director. One Froggy Evening, Bewitched Bunny and Ali Baba Bunny were directed by Chuck Jones, and Aqua Duck was directed by Robert McKimson, while all other classic shorts included were directed by Friz Freleng.
The Looney Tunes Hall of Fame is a 1991 feature film compilation of 15 classic animated short subjects from the Warner Bros. studio. The line-up of cartoons included in this anthology were A Wild Hare (1940), Birdy and the Beast (1944), Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), Feed the Kitty (1952), One Froggy Evening (1955), Duck Amuck (1953), Another Froggy Evening (1995 ...
Salas describes the main content of the set, highlighting contributions from Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng with particular emphasis on Jones' One Froggy Evening (1955). The extras highlighted in the review include commentary from music historian Daniel Goldmark, and interviews with Chuck Jones, who had died in 2002.
One Froggy Evening (1955), inducted in the 2003 list. [6] The description reads: "A cartoon on every short list of the greatest animation, this classic Chuck Jones creation features crooning amphibian Michigan J. Frog, who drives his owner insane by singing only in private, but never in public." [12]
A look at cartoons featuring characters who only starred in one cartoon, but were still considered memorable in some capacity. Shorts featured include: Ghost Wanted (edited for content), The Crackpot Quail (reissued "whistle" version), and One Froggy Evening, with clips from Peck Up Your Troubles and Buckaroo Bugs.