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. In this cartoon Michigan is a male frog who wears a top hat, carries a cane, sings pop music ragtime, Tin Pan Alley hits, and other songs from the late 19th and early 20th century while dancing and performing acrobatics in the style of early 20th century Vaudeville. 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.

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.

He also appeared in an episode of Tiny Toon Adventures, an episode of Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries , Animaniacs and later as a talent show emcee in an episode of Duck Dodgers. The character can also be seen in Back in Action.

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@wbpictures I'd push the button for 1 night with Michigan J. Frog... where he'd sing me songs and dance. #TheBox
PumpUpTheValium (Winnie) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:04:23 -0000
@wbpictures I'd push the button for 1 night with Michigan J. Frog... where he'd sing me songs and dance. #TheBox
Re: my last tweet: Christopher Cross' "Theme from Arthur" as sung by Michigan J. Frog. You really want to sing from the belly extra hard.
The_Critic (The Critic) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:07:13 -0000
Re: my last tweet: Christopher Cross' "Theme from Arthur" as sung by Michigan J. Frog. You really want to sing from the belly extra hard.
@MPSpam I'd give change to a hobo that could do a good Michigan J. Frog.
tlarn (Luu) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:46:48 -0000
@MPSpam I'd give change to a hobo that could do a good Michigan J. Frog.
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cinecat (Cat Moore) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:48:40 -0000
Wondering what's a Michigan J. Frog? Check out One Froggy Evening: http://bit.ly/2tuaiH
My voice = Michigan J. Frog.
cinecat (Cat Moore) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:25:52 -0000
My voice = Michigan J. Frog.
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