List of fictional frogs and toads
This list of fictional frogs and toads is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted solely to notable frog and toad characters from notable works of fiction. Characters that appear in multiple media will have separate listings for each separate appearance, while instances in which a character has appeared in several separate works in a single medium, only the earliest will be recorded here.
Animation
This section lists frog and toad characters from animated works including CGI, stop-motion animation, traditional animation including television shows and feature-length films.
| Name | Show/Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Bighead | Rocko's Modern Life | Ed Bighead is an employee at a large corporation. He is cruel, petty, bossy, and has a terrible temper; in fact, the only people that he fears are his wife, Bev and his boss, Mr. Dupette. He particularly dislikes Rocko and his friends, Heffer Wolfe and Filburt. He usually yells at anyone he sees, and grumbles bitterly under his breath at any situation he finds even slightly troubling. |
| Hypnotoad | Futurama | A large toad with pulsating, multicolored eyes, which emits a loud, ominous buzzing noise. It has the power to hypnotize almost any living thing at will, even mass numbers of creatures. The Hypnotoad first appeared in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", in which it hypnotized a flock of sheep to herd themselves into a pen and close the door behind them, the panel of judges to win the pet show and then the audience of the pet show to force their approval of that victory. It later acquired its own television show, Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, in which it hypnotizes the audience. The Futurama: Bender's Big Score DVD includes a full 22-minute episode.[1][2][3] |
| Michigan J. Frog | Looney Tunes | A male frog who 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. Also formally served as the mascot for the former WB Television Network. |
| King Harold | Shrek 2 & Shrek the Third | Harold is a frog who was turned into a human by the Fairy Godmother's magic, meaning he could live out his life as king of Far Far Away. Harold is a human for the majority of the second Shrek film, until the end where the Fairy Godmother is vaporized, meaning he is returned to his natural state of being a frog. Harold dies near the beginning of Shrek the Third, not before informing Shrek of another possible heir to the throne, Arthur Pendragon. |
| Aogaeru | Spirited Away | A minor character in the film. This frog spirit guards the bridge that Haku and Chihiro must cross when Chihiro has first arrived in this spirit world, and has to go meet with Yubaba. |
| Sprig Plantar | Amphibia | A 10-year-old pink male anthropomorphic frog sporting green aviator goggles, an open jacket and matte black shorts. He serves as a guide, friend and surrogate brother for protagonist Anne Boonchuy after she gets trapped in Amphibia. He is an energetic frog who has an affinity for the fiddle and uses a slingshot as a weapon. |
Literature
| Name | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Brer Bull-Frog | The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler Harris |
| Bufo the toad | The Kine Saga | A. R. Lloyd |
| Bunda the Marsh Frog | The Kine Saga | A. R. Lloyd |
| Dan'l Webster | The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County | Mark Twain |
| Frog and Toad | Frog and Toad | Arnold Lobel |
| Genesis Frog | Homestuck | Andrew Hussie |
| Grandfather Frog | Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories | Thornton Burgess |
| Jeremy Fisher | The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher | Beatrix Potter |
| Mr. Toad | The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame |
| Old Mr. Toad | Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories | Thornton Burgess |
| Toad | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Colin Dann |
| Trevor | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J.K. Rowling |
| Froggy | ’’ The Land of Stories’’ | Chris Colfer |
Comics
| Name | Comic/Manga | Creator |
|---|---|---|
| Congersman [sic] Frog | Pogo | Walt Kelly |
| Flipper Frog | Acorn Green | |
| Freddie the Frog | Freddie the Frog | Peter Woolcock,[4] Jim Turnbull[5] Antonio Lupatelli[6] Sergio Asteriti[7] Gordon Hutchings.[8] |
| Frog Thor | Thor | |
| Genesis Frog | Homestuck | Andrew Hussie |
| Keronians | Keroro Gunso/Sgt. Frog | Mine Yoshizaki |
| Pepe | Boy's Club | Matt Furie[9] |
| Picayune | Pogo | Walt Kelly |
| Teddy Toad | Teddy Toad | Peter Woolcock[4] |
| CyberFrog (Trikk Rhan) | CyberFrog | Ethan Van Sciver[10][11] |
Television
| Name | Television Show |
|---|---|
| Callista Croak | Buzz and Tell |
| Judy, talented frog who sings and dances | H.R. Pufnstuf |
| Wartz | It's a Big Big World |
| Kermit the Frog | Sesame Street and The Muppet Show |
| Robin, Kermit's nephew | The Muppet Show |
| Ribert | Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld |
| Sonny and Cher | The League of Gentlemen |
| Jason Funderburker | Over the Garden Wall |
| Jamack | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts |
Music
| Name | Musical piece | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crazy Frog | A frog who originated from ringtone TV spots for Jamba! and was later featured in a series of CGI-animated music videos where it covered well known pop hits. The character was insanely popular in the mid-2000s. | ||
| Five little speckled frogs | Five little speckled frogs | Traditional song. | Song in which five frogs are named who all have fatal accidents until none of them are left. One dies after each refrain. |
| Jeremiah the bullfrog | Joy to the World | Three Dog Night | A frog who sings Joy to the World and is a good friend from the singer. He also happens to "always have some mighty good wine". |
| Jeremiah the bullfrog | Daniel Johnston | Inspired by the frog in the Three Dog Night song (see above)[12] Daniel Johnston uses a bullfrog named Jeremiah as his official music mascot and in many of his artworks, including the album cover of Hi, How Are You (1983). | |
| The Love is All frog | Love Is All | Roger Glover | This frog was designed by Alan Aldridge for the rock opera concept album and children's book The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast. He gained more notability after being featured in a well known animated music video set to this song. In the video a guitar playing frog strums through the forest in order to bring all the animals together for the ball.[13] |
| The Frog Chorus | We All Stand Together (sometimes called The Frog Song) | Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus | A chorus of frogs who were the subject of Rupert Bear animated film Rupert and the Frog Song. |
Video games
| Name | Game |
|---|---|
| Battletoads | Battletoads |
| C.J. Frog | JumpStart |
| Freddy Frog | Mia's Big Adventure Collection |
| Frogger | Frogger |
| Baron Dante | Croc: Legend of the Gobbos, Croc 2 |
| Frog | Chrono Trigger |
| "Froggy" | Sonic Adventure |
| Langston | Viva Piñata |
| Raleigh | Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus |
| Ribbit King | |
| Ribby & Croaks | Cuphead |
| Slippy Toad | Star Fox |
| Superfrog | Superfrog |
| Suwako Moriya | Touhou Project |
| Wart | Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic/Super Mario Bros. 2 |
| Winky | Donkey Kong Country |
| Frog | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night |
| Glass Frog | Risk of Rain 2 |
Mythology
| Name | Myth |
|---|---|
| Heqet | Egyptian mythology |
| Kek | Egyptian mythology |
| Jiraiya | Japanese folklore |
| Water leaper | Welsh folklore |
| Loveland frog | American folklore |
Other
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Crapaud | Heraldic beast |
| Dat Boi | Internet Meme |
| Dig'em | Honey Smacks advertising logo |
| Freddo | Cadbury's Freddo advertising logo |
| Keroppi | Sanrio character |
| Leap, Lily, and Tad Frog | LeapFrog mascots |
| Pepe the Frog | Internet meme |
| Wei Qi, the Kindness Frog | Singha the Courtesy Lion and Friends |
| Billious Slick | Homestuck character |
| Coleman Frog | Fredericton giant famous frog |
References
- DVDtalk .com, Review: Futurama: Bender's Big Score
- CHUD.com, A film site for the brilliant Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- TVshowsondvd.com Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- "Peter Woolcock". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Jim Turnbull". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Antonio Lupatelli". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Sergio Asteriti". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Gordon Hutchings". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Matt Furie". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Cyberfrog (Volume)". Comic Vine. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- "GCD :: Issue :: Cyberfrog #2". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- "Daniel Johnston". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Alan Aldridge". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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