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Michigan J. Frog

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The Resume

    (1955-July 22, 2005)
    Inspired by Ol' Rip the horned toad
    Appeared in the animated short ‘One Froggy Evening’ (1955)
    Mascot of the WB television network (1995-2005)
    Voiced by Jeff McCarthy since 1995

Why he might be annoying:

    Dave Chappelle acused him of being a racist caricature.
    The WB stopped using him as their icon because he allegedly ‘perpetuated the young teen feel of the network’ at a time when the network wanted to attract twenty-something viewers.
    How using a 50-year-old cartoon was giving the network a ‘young teen feel’ was never explained.
    His elimination by the WB produced endless ‘Frog Croaks’ headlines.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was parodied on 'The Simpsons,' 'South Park' and 'Animaniacs.'
    The WB lasted ten years with him as their mascot but folded barely a year after getting rid of him.
    He was brought back for the last day of the WB: after a montage of stars from the network’s shows, as the words ‘Thank you’ appeared, he removed his top hat and bowed to the viewer.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 39 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 93 Votes: 55.91% Annoying