Such a different short from Chuck Jones still maintaining his overall style and humor. One Froggy Evening delivers a tone shift from Jones to a more serious and maybe even rooted in something deeper short. It still looks great, and the amazing expressiveness of Jones style is not lost here.
A construction worker finds a frog in a box. The frog can sing and dance to the surprise of the construction worker. He sees an opportunity to make the frog famous and make money, but there is one problem, the frog only sings for him.
The amazing singing performance by William Roberts is great and iconic today. The combination of dancing frog and "hello my baby" is instantly recognizable and all the different songs used sound lovely.
This is a classic "false alarm" plot where someone has to convince other that something is actually happening. It´s a classic gag and done really well here. It also feels like this short has influenced so many other gags and animations throughout history. The humor is great and done well in this more serious story.
The animation is very good here. Seeing the frog dance is a delight and there are so many different colorful locations throughout. As always, Jones signature expressions are also great here. The expressions of the frog when it stops sitting and it´s sounds that follow, the expressions of the construction worker, they are so well done and say so much without using dialogue.
It´s a more serious story that in my opinion could have been taken to the next level in it´s moral. It´s a story about greed and no appreciating talent right in front of you. This short becomes darker and darker in tone really hammering home that the main character is missing the point of luck he had, having a personal singing frog.
This is a classic and so well done. I love the humor, the music, the expressive animation and the darker tone.
A construction worker finds a frog in a box. The frog can sing and dance to the surprise of the construction worker. He sees an opportunity to make the frog famous and make money, but there is one problem, the frog only sings for him.
The amazing singing performance by William Roberts is great and iconic today. The combination of dancing frog and "hello my baby" is instantly recognizable and all the different songs used sound lovely.
This is a classic "false alarm" plot where someone has to convince other that something is actually happening. It´s a classic gag and done really well here. It also feels like this short has influenced so many other gags and animations throughout history. The humor is great and done well in this more serious story.
The animation is very good here. Seeing the frog dance is a delight and there are so many different colorful locations throughout. As always, Jones signature expressions are also great here. The expressions of the frog when it stops sitting and it´s sounds that follow, the expressions of the construction worker, they are so well done and say so much without using dialogue.
It´s a more serious story that in my opinion could have been taken to the next level in it´s moral. It´s a story about greed and no appreciating talent right in front of you. This short becomes darker and darker in tone really hammering home that the main character is missing the point of luck he had, having a personal singing frog.
This is a classic and so well done. I love the humor, the music, the expressive animation and the darker tone.