About
“Michigan J. Frog Dance” refers to a dance preformed by the Merry Melodies character Michigan J. Frog. The dance typically consists of a character with a top hat and cane kicking their legs up, and the dance is frequently paired with the line “Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello my ragtime gal”.
Origin
The dance originates from a scene in the 1955 Merry Melodies episode “One Froggy Evening”,[1] where the character Michigan J. Frog preforms the dance throughout the episode.
Spread
On March 8th, 2015 a post of an image frog singing was paired with the title " Hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my rag-time gaaal!" was posted to /r/funny.[2] The post gained over 4,092 points (92% upvoted) as of February 27th, 2016.
A video of the character Peridot from Steven Universe was posted to tumblr on January 23rd, 2016. The post has gained over 4,900 notes as of February 27th, 2016.[3]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia – One Froggy Evening
[2]reddit – Hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my rag-time gaaal!
[3]tumblr – Peridot Video