This is a still from "One Froggy Evening". A Warner Bros. cartoon that I feel is the classic cartoon.
Chuck Jones. He's one of the best. This never fails to make me smile, and I still laugh out loud at it after a lot of years.
No dialog, great songs. The facial expressions and physical comedy are textbook examples of what animation should be.
Made in 1955, it is timeless, and there is no reason for it not to remain timeless. One of the songs: "The Michigan Rag" was written expressly for this short. I thought for years it was another older song the frog sings.
A nightclub singer from the fifties named Bill Roberts provides the voice of the frog, and I love the juxtaposition of the looks of the frog, and this robust, raucus singing voice. I wish Bill Roberts was my friend. I would ask him to break out "I'm Just Wild About Harry" at random moments. That would be great.
How wonderful is the poor guy who finds the frog? Tell me you can't relate to this schlemiel.
Seek out "One Froggy Evening". Watch it. Remind yourself what a funny cartoon it is.
Introduce yourself to it if you don't know it's charms.
Cartoons bring more humanity out in people simply because people are able to see that animals and other living things act with a commonality that enables people to relate to them. They may not actually do or say these things in real life, but it sure gets them interested in the other living organisms. Also, it just makes you laugh and we all know that laughter is good, it makes you feel good and releases endorphins.
ReplyDeleteI loved watching Chuck Jones cartoons with you. Especially One Froggy Evening! <3
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