Froggy the Gremlin
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Froggy the Gremlin was a character on the Smilin' Ed's Gang
radio and TV show and later Andy's Gang TV show in the 1940s and 1950s.
Froggy was a troublemaker on the shows. He was known for being disrespectful of adult authority figures and enjoyed playing practical joke
s and disrupting other guests, repeating two-word phrases ("you will, you will") and giving commands that the guests had to follow despite their efforts to resist.
Smilin' Ed McConnell
Smilin’ Ed McConnell was a radio personality best known as the host of the children's radio and television series, Smilin' Ed's Gang, closely identified with its sponsor, Buster Brown shoes.-Early life:...
radio and TV show and later Andy's Gang TV show in the 1940s and 1950s.
Froggy was a troublemaker on the shows. He was known for being disrespectful of adult authority figures and enjoyed playing practical joke
Practical joke
A practical joke is a mischievous trick played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, indignity, or discomfort. Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or...
s and disrupting other guests, repeating two-word phrases ("you will, you will") and giving commands that the guests had to follow despite their efforts to resist.
Quotes and errata
- Smilin' Ed: "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!"
- Froggy (appearing in a puff of smoke): "Hiya Kids! Hiya! Hiya! Hiya!"
- Buckner & GarciaBuckner & GarciaBuckner & Garcia was a duo consisting of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia from Akron, Ohio. Their first collaboration was in 1980, when they wrote a novelty Christmas song, "Merry Christmas in the NFL", imagining Howard Cosell as Santa Claus...
paid tribute to these characters on a 1982 novelty song about the arcade game Frogger called "Froggy's Lament" from their album Pac-Man FeverPac-Man Fever (album)Pac-Man Fever is a 1982 concept album recorded by Buckner & Garcia. It is also the name of the first song on that album. Each song on the album is about a different classic arcade game, and uses sound effects from that game. The album was released as an LP, a cassette, an 8-track tape, and later...
with its lyrics "Hiya kids" and "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!". - Froggy the Gremlin was also used as the alter-ego of a character in George R. R. MartinGeorge R. R. MartinGeorge Raymond Richard Martin , sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series Game of...
's 1983 novel, The Armageddon RagThe Armageddon RagThe Armageddon Rag, a novel by best-selling author George R. R. Martin, was first published in hardcover in 1983 by Poseidon Press. Simultaneously, a special signed, numbered, and slipcased collector's limited edition of 526 copies , was also published in hardcover by The Nemo Press; the Nemo...
. - On occasion, Martin substitutes the Gremlin's photo for his own at his "Not A Blog" livejournalLiveJournalLiveJournal is a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary. LiveJournal is also the name of the free and open source server software that was designed to run the LiveJournal virtual community....
column to "pluck the magic twangers" of his readers when Martin is in a mischievous and playful mood. The spirit of Froggy the Gremlin always makes an appearance in Martin's annual April Fool's Day post.