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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]
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 ...
The song was first recorded by Arthur Collins on an Edison 5470 phonograph cylinder. [6] 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.
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.
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The VHS tape includes a Merrie Melodies cartoon, One Froggy Evening, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Michigan J. Frog. On July 8, 2003, the film was released on DVD. On March 29, 2011, the film was re-released in a four pack: 4 Film Favorites: Kids Sports (along with Little Big League, Surf Ninjas, and Hometown Legend).
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