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Michigan J. Frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michigan is a male frog who wears a top hat, carries a cane, sings ragtime, and dances in the style of Al Jolson. Michigan J. Frog is an animated cartoon character who debuted in the Looney Tunes cartoon One Froggy Evening (December 31, 1955), written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones. On July 22, 2005, Michigan's "death" was announced by WB Network Chairman Garth Ancier, at a fall season preview, with the terse statement "The frog is dead and buried." The head of programming for the WB Network, David Janollari, announced services will be held for Mr. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan_J._Frog   (564 words)

Encyclopedia: Frog Kermit aka Kermit the Frog is a muppet character and one of puppeteer Jim Henson 's most famous creations. This tree frog is an amphibian, as are all frogs. This tiny frog lives in trees, mostly near the leaves of the trees, for camouflage, since it is a brilliant green. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Frog   (539 words)

One Froggy Evening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The frog had no name when the cartoon was made, but Chuck Jones later named him Michigan J. Frog after the original song. One hundred years later, the building is demolished by futuristic ray guns, and the box with the frog is discovered yet again, starting the process all over. After his stay in an asylum, we see the haggard man dejectedly hiding the box in a building that's under construction. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/One_Froggy_Evening   (421 words)

WB Waxes the Frog - Jul 24, 2005 - E! Online News Created by the late legendary animator Chuck Jones, the critter made his debut in the 1955 short One Froggy Evening, taking his name from the song The Michigan Rag, which he sang. "Is that the remains of the frog?" one journalist cracked, referring to the splotchy new logo, which adorned the dais at the Beverly Hills Hotel ballroom, where the two executives were presenting their new schedule. Frog was essentially a one-hit, minor-league wonder, never in the same constellation as Bugs or Daffy, until he was coopted by the WB, which instantly became nicknamed the Frog. www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,17007,00.html?eol.tkr   (556 words)

ipedia.com: Frog Article Michigan J. Frog was the singing, dancing star of the 1955 Warner cartoon, "One Froggy Evening". A female frog lays her eggs in a shallow pond or creek, where they will be sheltered from the current and from predators. The most familiar frogs are the Bullfrog, the Edible frog, the Leopard frogs, Spring Peepers, Poison dart frogs, and the Green Frogs. www.ipedia.com /frog.html   (759 words)

Michigan J. Frog has no leg to stand on Michigan J. Frog was "born" in 1955, when the legendary animator Chuck Jones created the singing, dancing, tuxedo-and-top-hat-clad amphibian for the short "One Froggy Evening." In the cartoon, the frog sang "The Michigan Rag," but only when nobody was looking--as soon as he had an audience, he clammed up. Michigan J. Frog never was as popular as fellow Jones creations Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, but he remained a fan favorite. "The frog was a symbol that--especially in the extensive testing that we did--perpetuated the young teen feel of the network, and that is not the image we want to put to our audience," said WB entertainment president David Janollari. www.tv.com /story/story.html&story_id=482   (713 words)

Michigan J. Frog Michigan J. Frog is the name of the dancing and singing frog that stars in The WB commercials. But the frog will only perform when he is alone with the man, never when he has an audience. The construction worker sees that there is profit to be made, and tries to promote the frog. www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu /~aaron2/wb/michigan.html   (237 words)

FilmStew.com • The End of a WB Era Michigan J. Frog, of course, is the star of one of Warner Bros.' best loved short cartoons, One Froggy Evening, directed by the late Chuck Jones. Garth Ancier, Chief of The WB Network, has finally gotten his way, and top-hat wearing Michigan J. Frog is, after ten years in service, no longer the logo for the network. WB brass now say Michigan's image perpetuated the young-teenage image of the network and worked against the network's need to appeal to a wider, more mainstream audience. www.filmstew.com /Content/Article.asp?ContentID=11992&Pg=1   (316 words)

My Froggie J Frog Photo Blogs and News Michigan J. Frog is a one-hit wonder of the Warner Brothers cartoon stable, star of the 1955... Michigan J. Frog is the name of the dancing and singing frog that stars in The WB commercials. Michigan J. Frog's Interdictor Cruiser was destroyed by a Quasar Cannon! www.myfroggie.com /frog/j-frog.html   (485 words)

A Small Victory: One Froggy, pantless evening When MJF had his way, the hat fell off, the cane clattered to the floor and he was just one floppy, croakin', nekkid-as-the-day-he was-born frog rather than a side-show freak his owner dressed him up as. I mean, a singing frog...they don't just turn up on your doorstep every day. I agree that the frog's hat and cane aren't that bad - its a hat, after all, something to add to his ensamble - at least he doesn't wear a tux in the cartoon. asmallvictory.net /archives/009554.html   (1408 words)

Frog Croaks; WB Suits Squeal Michigan J. Frog, the 1950s Warner Bros. contract player best known for his top hat, cane and ragtime songs, is dead, killed by the WB network for whom he had been working as a mascot, The TV Column has learned. Michigan J. Frog was whacked because the viewers he attracted were too young, WB executives suggested. "Is the frog dead?" asked one critic after noticing that Michigan was missing from all the WB signage in the Beverly Hilton ballroom where the network's day at the press tour was taking place. www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072201999.html   (351 words)

Ange's Own Page's Inside the box is a frog (although unnamed in the film, but Chuck Jones referred to him as Michigan J.) who does the cat walk, sings like Pavarotti and dances like Fred Astaire. Michigan J. Frog sings dynamite renditions of such turn of the century favourites as 'Figaro', 'I'm Just Wild About Harry' and 'Hello My Baby'. A sprightly parable of greed, 'One Froggy Evening' (1955) was introduced by Chuck Jones' classic creation Michigan J. Frog. www.tne.net.au /~angelo/own.htm   (105 words)

Jack Myers Media Village: WB Execs Kill Classic Cartoon Character Michigan J. Frog The deceased is none other than Michigan J. Frog, the singing, dancing, top hat-wearing amphibian that first appeared in the classic 1955 Warner Bros. cartoon "One Froggy Evening" and, forty years later, gained a new legion of fans as the animated mascot of The WB. Executives at The WB had kept Michigan J.'s unceremonious demise a secret until one critic asked Ancier and WB Entertainment president David Janollari about the new logo design, or "mark," as some executives call it. The other day, during the WB's presentations at the TCA tour, it became slowly, uneasily apparent that Michigan J. was nowhere to be seen. www.mediavillage.com /jmentr/2005/07/26/jmer-07-26-05   (1215 words)

History of Operation Webfoot Michigan J. Frog disappeared in Dallas, Texas but was replaced by a similar Michigan J. Frog given to me by a generous student. Michigan J. and Kermit were veterans at this and were ready to go again. It was a major disappointment not to be able to see all of the information and souvenirs he had accumulated over the course of the year but with email, we were still able to learn quite a bit about the areas of the country to which he had traveled. www.fi.edu /fellows/fellow5/nov98/History/history.html   (955 words)

WendellWit » Blog Archive » New Entree at the Frog and Peach One more frog note: with Disney announcing its plans to “revitalize” the Muppet characters, maybe Michigan J. is just backing away from what would obviously be a bloody battle with Kermit. Of course, re-purposing the Frog on Cartoon Network should be a valid option… again, I think he’d be a great mascot for adult swim, but I definately don’t think like the folks at TimeWarner. Actually, I had long considered M.J.F. a less-than-ideal symbol for whatever they’re trying to do in primetime, but not for the reason they gave to the press. www.wendellwit.com /2005/07/25/new-entree-at-the-frog-and-peach   (372 words)

Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Michigan J. Frog In more recent years, a look-alike masqueraded as Michigan J. Frog, acting as host of the Warner television network from its beginning until the broadcaster decided to change its image and dropped him — his "death" was announced on July 22, 2005. Michigan J. Frog has never appeared in comic books or on lunch boxes (tho he did grace the cover of Leon Redbone's first album, which came out in 1975). His last name is from his body type, his first from "The Michigan Rag" (the one song that Maltese wrote especially for him), and his middle from the fact that unless evidence exists to the contrary, all cartoon characters are considered to have J. for a middle initial. www.toonopedia.com /michigan.htm   (486 words)

deseretnews.com WB Frog croaks, sort of Not that any of us much noticed — which is sort of telling right there — but the WB is no longer using Michigan J. Frog as its corporate symbol. "The Frog has been on life support for a long time, and then we got permission from a federal court to remove the feeding tube," Ancier said. And research spelled the death of the Frog. deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600153219,00.html   (466 words)

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A+E Interactive: The new TV season: The Frog croaks, "Smallville'' and "Gilmore Girls'' return and other WB news Michigan J. Frog, the icon of the WB since the network was launched, has Ancier then went on to explain that The Frog no longer fit the new image of the WB, although -- throughout his talk with reporters -- he couldn't quite explain what that image was. Garth Ancier, chairman of the WB, then admitted Michigan had died at the age of 50. blogs.mercurynews.com /aei/2005/07/the_new_tv_seas_12.html   (321 words)

cornell96.txt Championship final: Michigan J.Frog 200, Princeton 80 In the finals, Michigan J. Frog built a 120-45 lead at the half en route to defeating Princeton 200-80. :-) rd^2) Semifinals: Michigan J. Frog 155, Michigan Rummy 140 In the playoffs, Michigan J. Frog built a halftime lead of 80-45, but after fifteen tossups, the game was tied at 95. The Frogs grabbed three of the next four tossups, though, and Rummy went 10/30 on the final bonus as the Frogs advanced 155-140. www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~quizbowl/tournaments/Old/95-96/cornell96.txt   (286 words)

Operation Webfoot visits Canada Michigan J. Frog and Donald Duck participated in several activities while at Holy Redeemer. Michigan J. Frog and Donald Duck couldn't wait to pop out of their box upon their arrival in Canada! Upon their arrival, they were thrilled to discover that a special place in the sun, complete with geraniums, had been prepared for them; they were reminded of their home in California. sln.fi.edu /fellows/myers/nov98/Canada/canada.html   (296 words)

the frog's frog has croake animated frogs. the wb has fired Television Critics Assn. tour: Classic Warner mascot is scrapped -- Michigan J. Frog has croaked -- and with his passing, execs at the WB hope to finally shed their image as the Clearasil net. Front Page: Classic Warner mascot is scrapped -- Michigan J. Frog has croaked -- and with his passing, execs at the WB hope to finally shed their image as the Clearasil net. Since the frogs were first released, as a joke, on a private pond near Libourne in 1968, they have colonised ponds, lakes, marshes and gravel pits... animatedfrogs.shooanimated.com   (1451 words)

USATODAY.com - WB jumps at chance to make over its image Michigan J. Frog, the WB's 10-year-old mascot, is hopping off into the sunset. Michigan will live on in the network's Saturday-morning kids block, expanding to five hours as WB drops its weekday-afternoon toons for ER and 8 Simple Rules reruns next January. The frog symbol, he says, "perpetuated the young-teen feel of the network, and that is not the image we want to put to our audience." www.usatoday.com /life/television/news/2005-07-24-wb-preview_x.htm   (288 words)

Michigan J Frog Frog - Released 1989 - Edition Size 750 - Hand Signed by Chuck Jones- 12 Field Limited Edition Cel... Frog is a one-hit wonder of the Warner Brothers cartoon stable, star of the 1955 Warner cartoon One... Frog is the name of the dancing and singing frog that stars in The WB commercials. www.simplymichigan.info /browse/michigan-j-frog.html   (92 words)

Press Tour Journal: RIP -- Michigan J. Frog? Executives from The WB today announced the passing of the network's original mascot, Michigan J. Frog. Frog, who used to march across TV screens singing, "We're the Dubba, Dubba, Dubba-ya B-eee," died because he no longer fit the network's image. Frog is asked to contact local animal control authorities. www.post-gazette.com /pg/05204/542630.stm   (538 words)

news from me - ARCHIVES As reported here and elsewhere, the WB Network is dumping Michigan J. Frog as its mascot. Jones came up with the name, spinning off one of the tunes warbled in the cartoon by the awesome amphibian -- "The Michigan Rag," which sounds like an old standard but was actually written for the film by Jones, Maltese and music guy Milt Franklyn. Frog may have had the most stupendous career of anyone who only appeared in just a couple of cartoons, only one of which anyone saw -- the original, 1955 One Froggy Evening. www.newsfromme.com /archives/2005_07_24.html   (598 words)

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What a Character! -- "M" items in stock (page 2) When the musical's front drawer is pulled out, Michigan J Frog dances about on his jointed limbs as the musical itself plays Hello My Baby, which was one of his featured songs in the cartoon One Froggy Evening. This is a 16.5" plush doll of Michigan J Frog, shown standing with his arms hanging from his sides, black top hat on his head. Michigan J Frog was manufactured in 1997 by Play by Play. www.whatacharacter.com /g-o/m--page2.htm   (4739 words)

dynomoose: I feel like the guy who found Michigan J. Frog on Looney Toons For him alone, the frog is a singing and dancing vaudevillian extraordinaire, when he tries to show off the talented amphibian, all it has to say is "ribit." Kind of like the guy who finds the frog in Looney Toons. The Goo has been jumping around in my uterus like an aerobic instructor on crack. www.livejournal.com /users/dynomoose/41347.html   (186 words)

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