Frog, with his trademark top hat and cane, made his debut Dec. "Yeah, why not," snapped Ancier, clearly the ring leader. "Is that the remains of the frog?" asked another hardboiled critic, pointing to the new Ralph Steadman-ish signs, with the words "The WB" scrawled across splotches of yellow, green, blue and black. I don't think you would look at the frog and say that's one of the most recognized symbols, like McDonald's arches, in corporate iconography, if that's the right word." "The peacock was a true American icon based on the advent of color television and is one of the most recognizable symbols, like the Apple logo, in corporate America. One particularly strong-stomached critic wondered whether Ancier, when he ran the entertainment division at NBC, had tried to whack the peacock. Frog, according to well-placed sources who wished to remain anonymous because it's a short hop from killing a frog to knocking off a snitch. He has been with the network since its launch in '95 and has always had it in for Mr. "The frog was on life support for a long time, and then we got permission from a federal court to disconnect the feeding tube," Ancier said. "Services will be held," Janollari said apologetically. "That was a symbol that was - especially in extensive testing that we did - that perpetuated the young teen feel of the network, and that is not the image we want to put out to our audience." "Wait, wait - we should talk about that," Janollari said. "And that gets a really negative reaction - okay!" said Ancier. "And buried, yeah," chimed in programming chief David Janollari. "The frog is dead and buried," WB Chairman Garth Ancier said defiantly. "Is the frog dead?" asked one critic after noticing that Michigan was missing from all the WB signage in the Beverly Hilton ballroom where the network's day at the press tour was taking place. In retrospect, industry experts said yesterday, it was inevitable that Don Johnson would be added to the WB schedule and Michigan J. This limited the network's growth among the young adult set, which did not sit well with the Old Men of Time Warner. Unfortunately, it worked too well, and coupled with the fact that so many stars of WB's prime-time hits were in high school, the network once known as the WB, or the Frog, became known as That Teen Network, not friendly to anyone over 20. vault an animated frog (created by the same guy who'd given us Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Pepe Le Pew) that, they reasoned, would appeal to younger viewers. Frog got snuffed because he skewed too young.īack in the mid-'90s, when the WB was launched with programming specifically targeting teens and young adults, it decided not to employ a serious network TV logo - such as an eyeball or a peacock - but instead to dust off from the Warner Bros. In fact, they had the crust to suggest that Mr. Frog's demise had not been the work of ageists. You do the math.īut WB suits, onstage to discuss their new prime-time shows starring Sara Gilbert, Jay Baruchel, Rebecca Romijn and even Don Johnson, insisted Mr. In the biggest news yet to come out of the action-packed Summer TV Press Tour 2005, WB suits, after being grilled during a midday news conference with the Reporters Who Cover Television, confessed yesterday to killing off their beloved mascot, Michigan J. We take you now to Beverly Hills, Calif., for the latest on this breaking story: contract player best known for his top hat, cane and ragtime songs, is dead, killed by the WB network for whom he had been working as a mascot, The TV Column has learned. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Michigan J. Album Lyrics1.(Nobody Does It Like) The Ukelele Man2.Bras on 453.Hello My Baby4.The Majorca SongIvor Biggun Lyrics provided by Get the embed code Ivor Biggun - The Fruity Bits Of. When I could see the lipstick on your shirt I know that you are lying through your teeth
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