GamerTab That was an excellent one.

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Steineded How sad is this?

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

gavin6942 A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.The cartoon's premise closely follows that of the 1944 Columbia Pictures film "Once Upon a Time" starring Cary Grant in which a dancing caterpillar is kept in a shoebox. It was common for Warner Brothers to mine well-known live action films for its Merrie Melodies productions.Whether it borrowed from another film or not, the funny thing is how they ended up "winning" in the memorable film category. Everyone has seen the frog sing and dance and can reference it. Few have seen the Cary Grant film.

slymusic "One Froggy Evening" is a classic Warner Bros. cartoon written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones. The star of this cartoon is what you might call a one-hit wonder: the singing & dancing Michigan J. Frog! The only catch is that this frog will only do his shtick for a certain construction worker and NOBODY ELSE! Hence the film becomes a wonderful story of greed & frustration as the poor construction worker tries to convince others that this frog that he found can indeed sing and dance. But everyone else reacts negatively to an otherwise very ordinary-looking, lifeless frog devoid of any personality.My favorite moments from "One Froggy Evening" include the following. Aided by Milt Franklyn's music score to "Hello, Ma Baby," the construction worker inaudibly tries to impress upon a stuffy, humorless theatrical agent the special talents of the frog. A "Free Beer!" sign attracts the barhopping crowd to a local theater where the frog is singing & dancing on a tightrope; the crowd boos when the curtain goes up to reveal a lonely, lifeless, croaking frog on stage. The construction worker, now a hobo, is hilarious by simply pointing downward toward the frog when a policeman approaches him for supposedly disturbing the peace with singing; this lands the poor guy in a psychopathic hospital, where the frog sings "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" outside of the frustrated gentleman's padded cell."Subtlety" is a good word to describe "One Froggy Evening"; this cartoon makes excellent use of subtle facial expressions to convey meaning - without the necessity of any words! This is a major factor that made this cartoon well worth the amount of effort. Not to mention all the wonderful songs the frog sings: "Hello, Ma Baby," "Michigan Rag," "I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Largo al factotum" from Rossini's opera "The Barber of Seville," and several other songs.

ackstasis Lately I've been gradually working my way through a few of Chuck Jones' classic Warner Brothers cartoons, and this one, so far, is one of my favourites. Released on December 31 1955 as part of the Warner Brothers' 'Merrie Melodies' series, 'One Froggy Evening' is one of the most highly-regarded of all cartoons, voted #5 of all time in 1994 by members of the animation field.A 1950s construction worker has just completed demolishing a building built in 1892. Hidden in a cornerstone, he discovers a small box containing a tired frog, which eases itself into the open air and, surprisingly, bursts into full song, performing "Hello! Ma baby," in an act complete with a top hat and cane. Notions of fame and wealth pass through the construction worker's mind, and he snatches the frog to be used in his money-making schemes. There is one problem, however, and we would find out. This flamboyant amphibian performer refuses to display his talent in front of anybody else. Still poor, dejected and having spent time in a psychopathic institution, the construction worker eventually disposes of his trouble-bringing, ragtime-performing friend, tossing his box into the cornerstone of a building under construction. A century later, in the year 2056, another ray gun-wielding construction worker stumbles upon this mysterious box, and also discovers a certain talented frog living within.Though unnamed at the time of the cartoon's release, director Chuck Jones later dubbed his frog "Michigan J. Frog" after one of the songs he performs. The voice behind the frog was long considered a mystery, but the 'Looney Tunes Golden Collection' credits the vocals to baritone Bill Roberts, who was a Los Angeles nightclub entertainer in the 1950s. Written by Michael Maltese, 'One Froggy Evening' contains no dialogue – but for the singing of the frog – and it really is highly entertaining. Having never honestly heard of this film before, I really didn't know what to expect when Michigan J. Frog first emerged from the box, but the sheer absurdity of his breaking into song and dance made me laugh out loud.

Bob Wakefield This is the single greatest animated short ever made. The uncut version is perfect. The songs are great, the art direction is terrific, and above all the story is priceless.Spoiler: A construction worker demolishing a building finds a frog in a box in the cornerstone. The frog sings and dances. The man tries to cash in on the miraculous frog, but it will only sing for him. After wasting his life's savings and even spending time in an insane asylum, he hides the frog in the corner stone of a new building...I don't know why anyone would possibly another film with the frog character. It would be a travesty to use him in another flick. Besides, he's still in the box, waiting for the next poor schmuck to find him.