One Froggy Evening (1955) - Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series

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One Froggy Evening

One Froggy Evening (1955) - Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon Series One Froggy Evening

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  • Merrie Melodies Theatrical Cartoon SeriesTheatricalSeriesCartoon
  • Traditional Animation
  • Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros.
  • Cartoon Characters: Michigan J. Frog, Construction Worker, Talent Agent, Audience Members, Future Construction Worker.
  • Voice Actors: Bill Roberts.
  • Directed By Chuck Jones.
  • Produced By Edward Selzer.
  • Animated By Abe Levitow, Richard Thompson, Ken Harris, Ben Washam.
  • Music: Milt Franklyn.
  • Originally Released on December 31, 1955.
  • Originally Released Theatrically.
  • Running Time: 6:51 minutes.
  • Production Number: 1335.
    MPAA: 16892
  • TechniColor
  • U.S.A.  U.S.A.

Cartoon Summary:

Hello ma baby, hello ma honey, hello ma ragtime gal... A construction worker finds a singing and dancing frog in the cornerstone of the J.C. Wilber Building, an old structure (built in 1892) that he is demolishing. The finder's mind races with the possibilities...  (more)

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Terrence Monck has been widely (and incorrectly!) credited as the voice of Michigan J. Frog. As noted in our credits, Bill Roberts, a nightclub entertainer in Los Angeles in the 1950s. The new building being erected by the unfortunate construction...  (more)

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I remember seeing this cartoon as a kid, and I watched a LOT of cartoons. This one stuck with me though. Powerful because there is no spoken dialogue, memorable because of the soundtrack and the ingenious expressions that were created for each of the...  (read more)

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Here's one great and unusual cartoon, possibly the highest form of this great art EVER!
Man finds singing frog, man tries to get rich due to singing frog, can't do so cuz the frog sings for HIM and him only, man gets rid of frog for someone ELSE...  (read more)

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One of the true masterpieces of animation. Chuck Jones at his absolute peak. The timing is dead-on from start to finish. The frog is brilliantly animated, and the man is probably the most...well, HUMAN character ever created by the geniuses at Warners....  (read more)

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In 1897, a horned toad was placed in the cornerstone of the courthouse in Eastland, TX, as it was being sealed. People remembered the event, but no one thought much of it until 1928, when the courthouse was demolished to make way for a new, Jazz Age model....  (read more)

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One Froggy Night was Chuck Jones's Sistine Chapel. This was the highest peak of his art, and I have actually seen *serious* adult discussion groups debate it's "deeper meanings".
C'mon, folks - it's a cartoon! The themes...  (read more)

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