Michigan J. Frog

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. Michigan is a male frog who wears a top hat, carries a cane, sings ragtime, and dances in the style of Al Jolson. The character appeared in a later cartoon entitled Another Froggy Evening (October 6, 1995). His name comes from the song "The Michigan Rag" (an original song written by Jones, Maltese, and musical director Milt Franklyn), which he sings in the cartoon.

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Animated cartoon - Character - Looney Tunes - One Froggy Evening - December 31 - 1955 - Michael Maltese - Chuck Jones - Frog - Top hat - Ragtime - Dance - Al Jolson - October 6 - 1995 - Milt Franklyn

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The gag in both cartoons is that Michigan's talent is discovered by some hapless person who has visions of making a fortune exploiting the frog, but who soon discovers that Michigan will only perform for him.

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He also appeared in an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures, an episode of "Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries", and later as a talent show emcee in an episode of Duck Dodgers.

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Tiny Toon Adventures - Duck Dodgers

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