CNTwo - The WB Frog Medley 2.0

#throwbackthursday #thewb #warnerbros
For ‪@TracyGJacksonTV‬
Here's an update of my "somehow" popular video of my YT channel featuring Michigan J. Frog singing at The WB from 1995 to 1999.
Michigan J. Frog, voiced by Jeff McCarthy, was the official mascot of The WB, a defunct broadcast television network, from its inception in 1995 until 2005.
The network's first night of programming on January 11, 1995, began with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck wondering which one of them would pull the switch to launch The WB. The camera then panned over to Chuck Jones drawing Michigan on an easel; when Jones finished, Michigan leaped from the drawing to formally launch The WB and lands on Chuck's shoulder who then says "What's Up Frog".
Michigan also would usually appear before the opening of shows, informing the viewer of the TV rating. Before the beginning of Savannah, for example, the frog would sing a short monologue suggesting that "there's more comedy for the family Wednesday nights" and that kids should go to bed, meaning that the show coming on would be for mature audiences only. (6:25, 6:35, and examples for Savannah at 9:25 and 9:35)
In later shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, the announcer would present a TV-PG disclaimer, though the frog still appeared as a neon sign.
And another thing, from my old vid I see a lot of comments that you saw it because of Dave Chapelle talked smack about Michigan J. Frog at the end of his "Zapped" skit from an episode of Comedy Central's Chapelle Show ( • wb frog dave chapell s... ), what makes it even funnier is that The WB stopped using the frog after the the skit was aired in 2005.
On July 22, 2005, Michigan's "death" was announced by WB Chairman ('03 - '06) Garth Ancier at a fall season preview with the terse statement:
"The frog is dead and buried." The head of programming for The WB, David Janollari, stated that "[Michigan] was a symbol that perpetuated the young teen feel of the network. That's not the image we [now] want to put out to our audience."
I think Michigan should deserved better, similar to others from WBD that should deserved a whole lot better...
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Editing Software: Vegas Pro 13
Opening/ending music: instrumental/optional music-only audio track of "Hello! Ma Baby" from One Froggy Evening
Music by Milt Franklyn
© and ℗ 1955 Warner Bros. Pictures
Source from LTGC: Volume 2 DVD box set (Disc 4)
Credit and special thanks to many YT channels for encoding the frog's jingles and bumpers:
‪@ethanstvjunkyard9551‬
‪@SloansTVAirchive‬
‪@MayfieldArchival‬
‪@RysClassicCommercialHut‬
‪@TVARCHIVEZ‬ (for the first 4 nights of The WB)
‪@RetroCirq‬ [VSn Plus] (for the better audio for The WB's first commercial break)
​‪@ChadCWatson‬ (for the Parental Discretion bumper, however a few bumpers/jingles are a little incomplete)
‪@superkeegan9100TVArchive‬
And countless others, at shown at the end credits.
Including to these encoder users for preserving recorded episodes from KIRK (1995 - 1997)and Savannah (1996 - 1997):
‪@JohnDoe12345‬ (featuring all the episodes of Savannah)
‪@vampirerobot‬ (featuring a select episodes of KIRK)
Link to old version of my "Frog Medley" vid: • CNTwo - The WB Frog Me...
Looney Tunes, and the character "Michigan J. Frog" © and TM 1995-1999, 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company.
All clips, music, and audio are property of their respective owners.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything in this video. Everything is copyright to their respective owners. This video is for archival entertainment purposes, not for profit.
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[@ritaandrunt5767]

Whoever does the voice for Michigan in these promos and bumpers is actually really good and I like how it sounds

[@pocodyess6050]

That would be Jeff McCarthy

[@rachelodom7519]

​@pocodyess6050 Oh yes, Jeff McCarthy. He has the double way sides of jazzy-classical comeback of voicing Michigan J., also he is even the ultra international "male ♂️" version of Mae Questel.

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

2:08 link to the WB unhappily ever after song on KZbin :)

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

Can you do it for me?

[@SoshiTheYoshi]

I like that a majority of Michigan's animations are synced up with specific adverts, so it always looks like he’s saying something else.

[@calegruen]

Actually that "death" announcement was retracted shortly after by WB exec Brad Turrell. He said that Michigan is actually still alive - He's living in Bolivia under the Witness Protection Plan.

[@davidmatthewvinotjr8396]

I wonder if he’s Wanted by the IRS?

[@tykamen5588]

Well that just raises further question.

[@MatthewPrower]

man those songwriters and voice actor must’ve been paid well

[@nintendo-relatedchannel5810]

Videos like this are like a comfort food for me, remembering when I was younger and only worried about not missing episodes of cartoons.

[@nicksullivan4994]

I Really miss The WB and UPN!😭❤️📺🎶👍🏻R.I.P.

[@russellgroenewoud9199]

Now we're stuck with The CW, sadly.

[@diaquallo]

Man screw the cw! Bring back the wb!

[@jennifermcbryde8887]

(Shows them The BIG 3 Warner Network)

[@revinhatol]

​@@russellgroenewoud9199And MyNetworkTV!

[@DerekS1937]

I love how tongue-in-cheek so many of these are. The one at 5:46 is also unintentionally funny, as the film being promoted was a box office bomb.

[@ProfCoolio]

Surreal to hear M.J. talk, rather than sing. Still love the guy

[@jackbarnicle9191]

If you don’t have cable in the 90s this was your favorite thing to watch I miss it

[@redstreak9430]

8:27 interesting how they phrased it like it’s a video game instead of a console. Even the logo threw me off.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

We all gotta expect something in Life or not

[@donaldcarletonjr.9047]

Simultaneously delighted to see Michigan J. Frog prancing around in so many situations and yet annoyed by the rampant commmercialization of this brilliant Chuck Jones creation. Suppose the two are inseparable. Well, guess that's the good old US of A for ya!

[@nas0518]

I love that little frog.

[@FelixFox1978]

"Hello My Baby You're In The Ring You"re Wanted By The I.R.S" My Favorite One.

[@masterdrewt6698]

Honestly this needs to be a comeback

[@silverdrake3353]

Agreed

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@silverdrake3353 yes

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@kingofthezinger9777 good call.

[@thomasrusso8393]

For real.

[@dandycrow2821]

Frog would be a brown transgender frog and fighting against inexistent patriarchy in the West but in favor of communist patriarchal Eastern regimes.

[@rachelodom7519]

Bill Roberts and Jeff McCarthy are always going to be my favorite singing/scatting/talking voices of Michigan J. Frog. Even Michigan J. Has a state name of Green and White. Here: 🇲🇴🇳🇬🇵🇰🇳🇫🇸🇦🌿🤍🌱🩶 *GO MICHIGAN STATE!*

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

Chuck Jones Was one Of the greatest men Behind The Warner Bros. Classic Animation Artist With His Signature

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

Excellent Frog Medley Updated And Video Edit You Looking A Really Good Rare!

[@blank_blanket]

You're Wanted by the IRS - Michigan J. Frog

[@qmchale5130]

That was probably my favorite bump.

[@oliverklinton7164]

The Joker: “Oh no. Not again!”

[@OddOneOut665]

It'd be nice if they brought Michigan J back for WB's upcoming FAST Service!

[@abelmantor7557]

God, i love this frog so much ✨ 🐸 🎩🛡️

[@EdwardHorne-ut1qh]

This frog might be one of my favorite Looney Tunes characters.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

9:03 - 9:13/ Sadly, as of April 10th, 2023, Wendy's has discontinued the Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Ah, the 90's...❤

[@marcsanchez2790]

Michigan J. Frog is not a poison dart frog or a villain. He is a northern green frog and a do-gooder. He is in the heroes Wikipedia.

[@loboanimator2004]

Cool singing frog

[@nintendo-relatedchannel5810]

I notice now that they don’t even attempt to lip sync the advertisements, especially ones like JCPennys.

[@AllthingsScorpio0088]

Watching the Dave chapelle show and this definitely brought back memories

[@diaquallo]

Yup

[@soseztheleadr]

I miss Michigan J. Frog.

[@immanuelweaver4522]

agreed.

[@diaquallo]

Same

[@thomasrusso8393]

Me too he was such fun.

[@1Soniccool]

Some of this is from the bumpers and the promos of the shows that were on The WB before Supernatural and Smallville came on The WB.

[@derikdragon80]

That frog sure had the mastery for his job.

[@clawengrantlerian]

The WB fired up good ones from The Waynes Brothers Show to Supernatural (the last ever WB series ended in November 2020) with the animated shows too from Bugs N Daffy to the original Animaniacs to Pokemon and Cardcaptors. Jamie Foxx became an movie star/executive producer/R&B singer in case of the Blame It on Alcohol song, David Boreanaz still on veteran TV star thanks to FOX romantic crime dramedy Bones and Paramount Plus' action drama Seal Team, Sarah Michelle Gellar is married fellow Scooby-Doo star Freddie Prinze Jr, Emily VanCamp and Chris Pratt is becoming Marvel action stars thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier with their fellow Everwood star Sarah Drew is on Cruel Summer (intense teen drama from Freeform original series).

[@Nick-sq7hj]

I sing along with Michigan j frog from the WB television network.

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

Classics

[@qmchale5130]

Nice! 👍

[@agwrr71productions79]

Bring back the Frog!

[@JacobFiveash]

Michigan J. Frog deserved better.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

I agree

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@Chase Studios He cannot be THAT forgotten, right?

[@boydixonentertainment]

@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941He’s doing better than Pepe levPew in which he’s still allowed to be used, but that’s probably not saying much

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@boydixonentertainment True

[@waynemacfarland1546]

Why they took Michigan J. Frog off is beyond me!

[@CheatsythePimp2]

Virgin CW vs Chad WB.

[@sethcarlow8363]

I miss this.

[@RetroCirq]

Thanks for the love!

[@chadbrown748]

Old-timey ragtime showtunes and modern advertising combined.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

Groovy

[@churuidleaf7794]

Awesome!

[@BillyM82094]

6:34 that’s it kids off to bed

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

Good night boys and girls

[@kylegarrettkingkgmusic5119]

Jingle King!

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

6:39 Seeing Michigan J Frog shill for the US MILLITARY of all things is... Odd...

[@Sketch-Motion]

It's the only way to escape the IRS.

[@SlayerRanger]

Just watched the teen titans go episode wb 100 anniversary episode and came to watch this

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Jeff McCarthy as Michigan j frog

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

10:45 🎼🎶-This Been A Production Of...🎶🎼

[@cnfanldealt3]

That animation featuring Michigan in the beginning. What video on KZbin did you find it on?

[@supermarioscarlett]

I first saw this in 2020

[@user-pl6gh4rn9z]

Brianna and beast

[@williamneal9076]

Maybe he should have said DiMaggio.

[@botboy6683]

and watch the WBBBBB YEAH

[@user-zt8dj6ts3v]

Randy Cunningham: wait Michigan j frog Brianna Shead: yeah that my pet Michigan j frog Randy Cunningham: Michigan j frog he sings about Brianna Shead after Brianna Shead: yeah Michigan j frog is my pet singing frog forever pet

[@Dim4323]

Gahhh I need a drink

[@NJTOONSCHANNEL]

Well I Think Your Back

[@DilanCommunications]

YOU'RE NOT HELPING

[@NJTOONSCHANNEL]

@@DilanCommunications I Still Hate You

[@user-bg3zj1yp6u]

Waynes sisters Brianna shead 23rd birthday on wb

[@jamesbarlow3640]

How about making another one? If you can find some more bumpers.

[@bw4827]

Stay tuned for homeboys in outer space

[@realhomercat]

6:34 Which is that from?

[@qmchale5130]

It's from one of the TV-PG advisories. Not sure which night it was shown.

[@christhekappa399]

2:28 link me to the Original commerical.

[@CartoonNetworkTwo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6Oxf5ekgqmSbJo (The WB Third Night commercial breaks)

[@DecaTilde]

What video, or videos, comprise the very beginning of the video featuring Michigan presenting the medley title?

[@bigbadkevin550]

That's an old Playstation Logo 8:31

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

The logo freaks me out

[@anothertrackmom]

1995 🚦

[@anothertrackmom]

1995 🚦

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

#WB100 The Branding Graphic On Air Package Represents The Whole WB™ Studio Featuring All The New Neon Signs Of The Primetime Shows Chuck Jones Was Drawn Some Looney Tunes™ Including The Mascot

[@Michael-fr3xg]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@DecaTilde]

0:02 Where'd _this_ video of Michigan originally come from?

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

2:08 and 2:28 what is a unhappily ever after bumpers and what is the name of that song? Tell me please!

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

What’s the answer?

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

Please tell me please

[@StellaTheCartoonFan2024]

Can you link to the full song on KZbin?

[@blackham7]

I'd also like to know this

[@Too_Nostalgic]

8:19 what is coast?

[@UnicornDreamsPastelSkies]

A brand of bath soap... think Zest, Dial, Lever 2000, etc.

[@Too_Nostalgic]

@@UnicornDreamsPastelSkies ah ok thank you so much

[@DilanCommunications]

8:30 WHAT KIND OF PLAYSTATION LOGO IS THAT

[@WysterzStudioz]

That’s before PlayStation release.

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

#WB100 28 Years Ago,Warner Bros. Televisión™ Brought The WB™ Televisión Station The Best Night On Televisión That What Deserves Us Then With UPN™ Merged Is Renamed Now The CW™ With The Best Night On TV Starting With The ARROWVERSE™, Smallville ™ And Supernatural™

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

The WB™ Dubba Dubba WB™ 1995-2005

[@revinhatol]

Other WB and UPN affiliates went with Fox while its starting MyNetworkTV.

[@ramiroezequielnoriega2599]

@@revinhatol That's Sounds Also Since Both Networks When Switch Then

[@jennifermcbryde8887]

2:57

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Hercules actress Roz Ryan

[@wanguku]

1:19

[@johnlomuscio4521]

8:27 what game for ps1

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

Looney tunes show actress Roz Ryan as witch lezah