MICHIGAN J. FROG & Sylvester Sliding Pens from Warner B
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TheDeepArchives ANIMATION / FINE ART GALLERY Important Information about TheDeepArchives We are a FULL SERVICE Animation/Fine Art GalleryTo learn more about us check out Email us at or call Original Animation RELATED ITEM WARNER BROS. STUDIO STORE SYLVESTER and TWEETYMICHIGAN J. FROG DESCRIPTION: Original Animation Pens from the 1990sSliding Pens. 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 occasionally 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. In a clip from a DVD special, Jones stated that he had come up with the name "Michigan Frog" during the 1970s and was inspired to add the "J." as a middle initial while being interviewed by a writer named Jay Cox.The gag in both cartoons is that Michigan's undeniable
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