List of fictional frogs and toads

This list of fictional frogs and toads is one of a series of lists of fictional animals. Frogs and toads have frequently appeared in both children's and adult's literature and other fictional works. ^{[1] [2]}

This list is restricted solely to notable frog and toad characters from notable works of fiction. Characters that appear in multiple media will have separate listings for each separate appearance, while instances in which a character has appeared in several separate works in a single medium, only the earliest will be recorded here.

Animation

This section lists frog and toad characters from animated works including CGI, stop-motion animation, traditional animation including television shows and feature-length films.

Name	Show	Notes
Baron Silas Greenback	Danger Mouse	(voiced by Edward Kelsey): The recurring villain and Danger Mouse's archenemy; a toad with a wheezy voice, although, sometimes, he was referred to as a frog. Known as Baron Greenteeth in the unbroadcast pilot episode. Commonly known as the "Terrible Toad". In America, "Greenback" is slang for dollar bill in many regions, adding to the sense of his commercial greed. Allegedly, he turned to a life of crime as a schoolboy when other children stole his bicycle and let all the air out of its tyres.
Bev Bighead	Rocko's Modern Life	Bev "wears the pants" in the family; she demonstrates a loud, domineering manner and she keeps Ed in line. Despite all these, though, she has shown that she loves her husband very much. Beneath her ugly exterior and grating voice, she is friendly, and a closet party animal [3]
Bullfrag	Ben 10: Omniverse	The Incursan transformation of Ben Tennyson, which resembles a humanoid frog with black sunglasses.
Bullfrog	Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix	An anthropomorphic French frog and member of the Brotherhood of Assassins
Byonko	Zatch Bell!	A mamodo frog who serve the main villain Milordo-Z. He have a yellowish-green spellbook and a slime-based spells.
Chauncey "Flat-Face" Frog	Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse	The recurring arch-enemy who appears in nearly every episode, Chauncey is a chortling, cigar-smoking, derby-hatted criminal mastermind whose voice was based on Edward G. Robinson. Voiced by Johnny Holliday, who also composed the show’s theme music.
Demetan	Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog	Titular hero in the 39-episode series.
Dr. Slick and the Street Frogs	The Comic Strip (TV series)	A group of hip hop frogs who are trying to make it big in the rap industry. They are led by Dr. Slick and star in a segment in the series.
Croaker (Frog)	Maya the Bee	A green frog who lives in the pond with green eyes, long tongue, and one of the main antagonists.
Ed Bighead	Rocko's Modern Life	Ed Bighead is an employee at a large corporation. He is cruel, petty, bossy, and has a terrible temper; in fact, the only people that he fears are his wife, Bev and his boss, Mr. Dupette. He particularly dislikes Rocko and his friends, Heffer Wolfe and Filburt. He usually yells at anyone he sees, and grumbles bitterly under his breath at any situation he finds even slightly troubling.
Flip	Fiddlesticks	an animated cartoon character created by American cartoonist Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. The series had many recurring characters besides Flip, including Flip's dog, the mule Orace, and a dizzy neighborhood spinster.The series was revived in the 1960s television show, Hoppity Hooper
Gamatatsu	Naruto	A frog Gamatatsu is Gamakichi's brother. He is a bit on the dim-witted side and when he is summoned, all he is concerned with is where he can find food. He has a very short attention span and is often oblivious to the danger around him, but despite that he does have a caring heart and will help out if he can.
Gamakichi	Naruto	Gamakichi is one of Gamabunta's children. He is a lot smaller than his father but he is more sociable. Though he is a little rough around the edges, Gamakichi is quite witty and sometimes a bit of a smart-ass.
Gamabunta	Naruto	Gamabunta is the chief toad of Mt. Myōboku and father of Gamakichi and Gamatatsu. He serves as the main summon of Master Jiraiya, with the attitude of an old yakuza gangster. Though once his respect is earned, he becomes a valuable ally in combat.
Prince Fredric	Freddie as F.R.O.7	A prince who, after discovering his parents were killed by an evil enchantress is transformed into a frog.
Frog	WordWorld	A very intelligent and clever WordFriend. He is hydrophobic due to the water's slimy texture on his skin, and tends to say "Water, yuck." He is also the least courageous of all the other his WordFriends and lives in a LOG.
Hoppity Hooper	Hoppity Hooper	a plucky frog who often gets into misadventures with his friends as they try to seek fortune through jobs and schemes.
Hypnotoad	Futurama	a large toad with pulsating, multicolored eyes, which emits a loud, ominous buzzing noise. It has the power to hypnotize almost any living thing at will, even mass numbers of creatures. The Hypnotoad first appeared in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", in which it hypnotized a flock of sheep to herd themselves into a pen and close the door behind them, the panel of judges to win the pet show and then the audience of the pet show to force their approval of that victory. It later acquired its own television show, Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, in which it hypnotizes the audience. The Futurama: Bender's Big Score DVD includes a full 22-minute episode. [4] [5] [6]
Jason Funderberker	Over The Garden Wall	Jason Funderberker (aka Kitty, Wert, Wert Jr, George Washington, Mr. President, Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Cucumber, Greg Jr, Skipper, and Ronald) is Greg's pet frog throughout Over The Garden Wall. Greg continually renames the frog throughout the series, before eventually settling on Jason Funderberker in the final episode.
Jean-Bob	The Swan Princess	A French frog who mistakenly believes he is a prince. Voiced by John Cleese.
Jelly	Breadwinners	Swaysway and Buhdeuce's pet frog
Kermit the Frog	Muppet Babies	An animated cartoon baby version of the puppet character Kermit the Frog, the pragmatic Everyman protagonist
Keroppi Hasunoue	Sanrio	A small frog with a v-shaped mouth and big eyes who is friends with Hello Kitty and lives in Donut Pond.
King Harold	Shrek 2 & Shrek the Third	Harold is a frog who was turned into a human by the Fairy Godmother's magic, meaning he could live out his life as king of Far Far Away. Harold is a human for the majority of the second Shrek film, until the end where the Fairy Godmother is vaporized, meaning he is returned to his natural state of being a frog. Harold dies near the beginning of Shrek the Third, not before informing Shrek of another possible heir to the throne, Arthur Pendragon.
Michigan J. Frog	Looney Tunes	A male frog who wears a top hat, carries a cane, sings pop music, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley hits, and other songs from the late 19th and early 20th century while dancing and performing acrobatics in the style of early 20th century vaudeville.
Mr Witherspoon	BoJack Horseman
Tiana and Prince Naveen	The Princess and the Frog	Two characters who are magically turned into frogs.
Princess Attea and Emperor Milleous	Ben 10: Omniverse	They are the rulers of the Incursians, a race of bloodthirsty, warmongering aliens with the appearance of anthropomorphic frogs.
Principal Pixiefrog	My Gym Partner's a Monkey	As his last name implies, he is a Pixie Frog. As a strict but fair administrator he runs a tight ship, which is somewhat remarkable considering he could easily be squashed underfoot by most of his students and the rest of the faculty.
Slippy Toad	Star Fox	Inventor and mechanic on the "Star Fox" team.
Sprig Plantar	Amphibia	A 10-year-old pink male anthropomorphic frog sporting green aviator goggles, an open jacket and matte black shorts. He serves as a guide, friend and surrogate brother for protagonist Anne Boonchuy after she gets trapped in Amphibia. He is an energetic frog who has an affinity for the fiddle and uses a slingshot as a weapon.
The Toad	Flushed Away	A big, pompous amphibian wanting the entire rat population to be killed off so he can make room for his hundreds of offspring. Voiced by Ian McKellen.
Toro and Pancho	Tijuana Toads	2 toads who try to catch their prey to no avail.
Toadborg	Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars	A large, purple cyborg toad who is second-in-command under the series' main antagonist, KOMPLEX. Toadborg was a new character created for the animated TV show and did not appear in the original Continuity Comics series.
Tubb	Rubbadubbers	A male anthropomorphic pink toy frog with a Scottish accent; de facto leader of the Rubbadubbers and has a cotton swab for his prize possession.
Typhoon Toad	The Comic Strip (TV series)	An anthropomorphic toad and the town's DJ who's also a friend of the Street Frogs.

Literature

Name	Book	Author
Brer Bull-Frog	The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus	Joel Chandler Harris
Bufo the toad	The Kine Saga	A. R. Lloyd
Bunda the Marsh Frog	The Kine Saga	A. R. Lloyd
Dan'l Webster	The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County	Mark Twain
Frog and Toad	Frog and Toad	Arnold Lobel
Genesis Frog	Homestuck	Andrew Hussie
Glubbslyme	Glubbslyme	Jacqueline Wilson
Grandfather Frog	Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories	Thornton Burgess
Jeremy Fisher	The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher	Beatrix Potter
Mr. Toad	The Wind in the Willows	Kenneth Grahame
Old Mr. Toad	Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories	Thornton Burgess
Oykamon	Mariel of Redwall	Brian Jacques
Toad	The Animals of Farthing Wood	Colin Dann
Trevor	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	J.K. Rowling
Froggy	The Land of Stories	Chris Colfer

Comics

Name	Comic/Manga	Creator
Genghis Frog	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Kevin Eastmen / Peter Laird
Throg	Thor	Walt Simonson
Keronians	Keroro Gunso/Sgt. Frog	Mine Yoshizaki
Pepe	Boy's Club	Matt Furie [7]

Television

Name	Television Show
Big Old Bullfrog	Bear in the Big Blue House
Kermit the Frog	Sesame Street and The Muppet Show
Robin, Kermit's nephew	The Muppet Show
Leapovitch the Frog,	Jim Henson's Animal Show
Mavis the Frog	Jim Henson's Animal Show

Music

Name	Musical piece	Artist	Notes
Crazy Frog			A frog who originated from ringtone TV spots for Jamba! and was later featured in a series of CGI-animated music videos where it covered well known pop hits. The character was insanely popular in the mid-2000s.
Jeremiah (Bullfrog)	Joy to the World	Three Dog Night	Referred to in "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night: "Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Was a good friend of mine. Never understood a single word he said but I helped him drink his wine."

Video games

Name	Game	Frogger	Atari	Battletoads	Battletoads
Slippy Toad	Star Fox
Superfrog [8]	Superfrog
KeroKeroKeroppi	Kero Kero Keroppi no Bouken Nikki , Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken , and Sanrio World Smash Ball!

Mythology

Name	Myth
Heqet	Egyptian mythology
Kek	Egyptian mythology
Jiraiya	Japanese folklore
Tiddalik	Australian indigenous mythology
Water leaper	Welsh folklore
Loveland frog	American folklore

Other

Name	Notes
Crapaud	Heraldic beast
Dat Boi	Internet Meme
Pepe the Frog	Internet meme
Coleman Frog	Fredericton giant famous frog

See also

• Frogs in culture
• Cultural depictions of amphibians

References

1. Eccleshare, Julia (16 November 2015). "The best frogs in children's books". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
2. Frost, S. W. (1932). "The Amphibian in Art and Literature". The Scientific Monthly. pp. 369–375. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
3. "Characters Archived 2007-05-05 at the Wayback Machine " of Rocko's Modern Life Page 2, Nickelodeon Australia ^{[ dead link ]}
4. DVDtalk .com, Review: Futurama: Bender's Big Score^{[ dead link ]}
5. Cinematic Happenings Under Development Archived 2008-01-16 at the Wayback Machine , A film site, CHUD.com - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
6. TVshowsondvd.com Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Matt Furie". lambiek.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
8. Guttery, Miles; King, Phil (June 1993). "Superfrog". Amiga Force . No. 6. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 24 April 2023.