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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Man, @OneBusAway goes all Michigan J. Frog on me whenever I quote an estimated arrival time to someone. #BadSpokesperson
Escher3030 (Nicholas King) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:15:18 -0000
Man, @OneBusAway goes all Michigan J. Frog on me whenever I quote an estimated arrival time to someone. #BadSpokesperson
Now I'm gonna hunt down 500 Days of Summer, b/c I feel like the only person in the world who saw it. Like I'm in a Michigan J. Frog cartoon.
GooseLives (Michele) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:34:05 -0000
Now I'm gonna hunt down 500 Days of Summer, b/c I feel like the only person in the world who saw it. Like I'm in a Michigan J. Frog cartoon.
@OMGFacts Did you know the singing frog from Looney Tunes is named Michigan J Frog?
loshideneb (Kasey Plain) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:58 -0000
@OMGFacts Did you know the singing frog from Looney Tunes is named Michigan J Frog?
http://twitpic.com/uoe0i - My mad rug weaving skillz have yielded a hat for Michigan J. Frog.
MarieMonDieu (MarieMonDieu) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:03:22 -0000
http://twitpic.com/uoe0i - My mad rug weaving skillz have yielded a hat for Michigan J. Frog.
dissected michigan j. frog. rest in pieces, little guy<3333
Beckiebby (beckie hladik) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:50:26 -0000
dissected michigan j. frog. rest in pieces, little guy<3333
@gtello @houston_foodie @viva_victoria And may I present to you Michigan J. Frog....see he sings & dances!!! (think @gofastersilly is happy)
jodycakes (jodycakes) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:43:09 -0000
@gtello @houston_foodie @viva_victoria And may I present to you Michigan J. Frog....see he sings & dances!!! (think @gofastersilly is happy)

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