What a wonderful and infectiously joyous piece of work this cartoon is. It's so sunny and uplifting, despite I guess, technically having some inherent downer elements in its scant story. I rank it among a mere handful of the exceptionally appealing gems of animation from a long time ago that are generally loved by all who see them, despite one or two rotten apples.. I think it deserves all of the acclaim that it's gathered over the decades, it's that darn frog, he's just too precious! It's his voice that makes the whole short work. It's a simple one, but what a perfectly hilarious gag of him singing the songs, or singing *that* song to be exact! It's a joke that I simply can't help but smile at, the dead-pan expression of the amphibian in the split-second before he practically explodes into old-timey swinging song is just brilliant! That silly little man, why couldn't he just be a normal person and learn to appreciate the frog for himself without trying to exploit him for profit, then he might've been happy and not left a broke man in more ways than one, and the poor frog's gift wouldn't get treated like a curse and he wouldn't have to be tossed into oblivion forever until the next greedy sap with stars in his eyes woke him up and started of the hilariously sad cycle all over again! ~Forever!~ This is an exuberantly entertaining exercise in animated song and style in which the animators clearly had a great time taking to its limit. It's colourful and unique, it has tons of charm and personality, and most importantly - it's really fun! 9 solid gold frogs out of 10!!
Review of One Froggy Evening
