Froggy the Gremlin

An extremely rare clip from the infamous 50's kiddie show "Andy's Gang" -- in glorious COLOR!

[@lumpykarma]

And I am the OTHER youtube user who remembers this show from the early 1950's - my all time favorite show... Hiya, Hiya, Hiya, Kids

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

You'd be surprised how many boomer KZbinrs are out there, I too saw this show as a preteen and thought it was magnificent. You could get a Froggy in the local store in three sizes. I still have mine tucked away. If I want to retire, I'll put it on ebay....(LOL)

[@mckinnons3]

I am one of a very few youtube users old enough to remember this from the early 50's. My favorite part of the program was when some visiting "expert" would be giving a lecture and Froggy would put ridiculous words in his mouth. The bit always followed the same formula. Don't know why it was funny but it was

[@shabaash]

mckinnons3: I'm another who saw the program when it first aired in the early 1950's. I loved it more than any of the other kids' programs back then. Seeing those Midnight the cat and Squeeky the mouse and froggie episodes now in surreally nostalgic.

[@5BGVO4]

I must be older than anyone 'cause I remember when Smilin' Ed McConnell hosted the show! Sometimes I still greet my friends with "hiya kids hiya hiya hiya" and when I see or hear something I like, I don't say "sweeeet" I go "NIIIIIIIICE"!

[@MightySaturn5]

...Froggy is the best

[@ibriveadus]

Froggy delighted in tormenting Andy with his keen power of suggestion!

[@fromthesidelines]

"ANDY'S GANG" was filmed in color for a time (as was his predecessor, "SMILIN' ED McCONNELL AND HIS BUSTER BROWN GANG"), but only the black & white prints were generally distributed.

[@Shelby1314]

Oh Man, I remember this! He was sooooooo mean, and yet I loved him...lol how weird..lol

[@jimmyratz]

I'm 61 and I don't remember Smilin' Ed McConnell. Also, the froggy I knew had a deeper more animated voice than the one in this video. Even the puppet is different than this one. Froggy made a revolutionary out of me, to which I'll aways be grateful to him. PLUNK YOUR MAGIC TWANGER, FROGGY!

[@4thtroika]

He'll get his. The Ghoul will stuff him in a blender or something.

[@MightySaturn5]

that frogs an evil bastard

[@Valjean99]

Aiyee...such is so!

[@sonijam]

This is great! Thanks for posting it :)

[@MightySaturn5]

Froggy is awesome

[@horarwgt]

"Smilin' Ed's Gang" with Ed McConnell debuted on radio in 1943 and came to TV in 1950. At one time or another, all three networks -- NBC, CBS and ABC -- carried the show until Ed died in 1955. Retitled "Andy's Gang" and recast with gravel-voiced Andy Devine in the lead, the series retained Froggy, Midnight and Squeaky until being cancelled in December 1960. Froggy the Gremlin was great but I found Midnight the Cat disturbing as it appeared to be a dead REAL cat mechanically manipulated. Yech!

[@erebus99]

50 years later and he still creeps me out!

[@Juliaflo]

You did, you did?

[@Juliaflo]

Do you remember Straightaway?

[@doobiesmoke15]

So was he a Frog or a Gremlin