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Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad

A lovely children’s cartoon based on the classic amphibian friendship

The Very Best

8.0

TV Show

United States of America
English
Animation, Family, Kids
2023
Kevin Michael Richardson, Nat Faxon
12 min

TLDR

If you’re not familiar with Frog and Toad – just take Sesame Street’s Bert and Ernie, switch their personalities, and make them amphibians. They’re the sort of cottagecore friendship that we’ve missed on TV!

What it's about

Based on the beloved children’s book series, two good amphibian friends go through fun adventures.

The take

For those familiar with the original book series, you’ll already know what kind of show to expect. The Apple+ cartoon is centered on the two titular amphibians going through universal adventures that makes or breaks your day. From finding the willpower to resist eating delicious cookies, to hoping a friend would contact you when you’re lonely, each episode keeps a gentle sort of humor, poking lighthearted fun at the differences between the emotional Toad and more sensible Frog. With each episode’s twenty minute runtime, and two adventures per episode, Frog and Toad is a sweet, nostalgic series that’s easy to breeze through for millennial parents and their kids.

What stands out

Being based on a children’s book series, Frog and Toad’s art style will inevitably be based on the original illustrations that accompanied the stories. There are some distinct differences – for example, the old style cross hatched shading isn’t present in the show, as well as the watercolor character fills. In fact, the art style feels a bit more reminiscent of the 2D animation in classic cartoons with anthropomorphic characters like Arthur and Winnie the Pooh, with its flat colors and black outlines. This makes sense, given that this style is easy and flexible enough to animate. However, the show still recalls some nostalgia from the original story through keeping its bright earth tones as well as keeping the story’s beautiful watercolor backgrounds. This mix of animation choices gives a modern spin to the original art style, and makes the show perfect for both new viewers and old readers.

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