01x02 - Mr. Frog

[bunniefuu]

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Frogs croaking ]

I'm Mr. Frog. This is my show.
I ate the bug.

[ Bug screams ]

I ate the bug. This is the end.
I love you.

♪♪

That, of course,
was the iconic and long-running

"Mr. Frog Show",
which ran for 47 seasons

and broke every record
in television history,

ultimately culminating
in a national phenomenon

now known as frog mania.

But all of that changed
last Friday,

when the beloved American icon

put a TMZ reporter in his mouth.

Though the reporter who was
in Mr. Frog's mouth

for seven agonizing minutes
was unharmed,

the outburst resulted
in Mr. Frog

being terminated
from his own show.

While nothing is official yet,

rumors suggest the studio
is looking to keep

the show going without
Mr. Frog's involvement

and are even
considering auditions

to replace his character.

Man, they can't just
replace Mr. Frog like that.

It's his show.

You know, I've never seen
"The Mr. Frog Show".

Is it any good?
I -- I mean,

you really only have to watch,
like, season 4 through 17,

pretty much.
The rest you can just skip.

Well, if you boys
are so interested,

why don't you go help him out?
[ Laughs ]

[ Slurps ]

You know what, Mr. Boss?

You sound kind of crazy
sometimes,

but, uh, I think
I like that idea.

Hmm, I don't know.
He seems pretty controversial.

Yeah, unfairly.
He needs our help

now more than ever.

Has anyone seen Glep?

I don't think
he came into work today.

Uh, no, I don't think so.
Uh, no.
Sorry, man.

No.

[ Crowd shouting ]

Alright, Rex.
Next up,

we have Jacob the Goblin
from the enchanted forest.

Hello, I'm Mr. Frog.
Hey.

Yes?

Get out. Now.

Next, we have Glep.

This is the stupidest
one so far.

Is this some kind of
joke?

I don't even want
to see you perform.

[ Spits ]

Do that again.

[ Spits ]

[ Dramatic music plays ]

Alright. I had to be sure.
That seals the deal.

Congratulations,
you're the new Mr. Frog.

The rest of you degenerates
can go home.

All: Aww.

I missed my daughter's wedding
for this.

What this guy?
Are you sure?

Yup. He's got that
raw, bad boy edge

the real Mr. Frog had.

We just have to tame it.

Welcome aboard, Glep.

[ Vocalizes ]

You and I are gonna make
a lot of money together.

[ Spits ]
Oh!

[ Birds chirping ]

[ Knock, knock ]

Hey, there,
we're the, uh --

[ Shouts ]
No, no, it's fine.

It's fine.
I'm Charlie

and this is Pim.

Uh, we're here to help you
get your show back.

Yeah, helping people smile
is what we do best.

Oh, hello.
[ Chuckles ]

Come in. Heh. Hello.

[ Piano music plays ]

Wow. What do you do here
all day?

Hello, I just watch
Jimmy Fallon clips

on YouTube all day.

Dude,
this house is insane.

There's, like,
a thousand rooms in here.

You got a gym,
you got a theater,

and you even got
a beautiful animal sanctuary.

Yes, but if I don't
get my job back

on "The Mr. Frog Show"
I'll lose it all. Hello.

Well,
first things first.

Have you thought about
just apologizing

for putting the TMZ reporter
in your mouth?

That was pretty bad.

Hello, but I'm not sorry.

Hmm. Alright.
That definitely

makes it harder.
Um, let's see.

Um, can I pull
your hair? [ Chuckles ]

Uh, no.
No, please don't.

No, no, no, no.
Screw apologizing.

All we have to do
is rehabilitate his image.

I guess we could try to make
the world

see the good side
of Mr. Frog.

How hard could that be?

[ Screams ]

Exterior, swamp, day.

Bug is sitting
on a rock.

Glep runs up to the bug.

[ Laughter ]

[ Gibbers ]

[ Spits ]
[ Laughter ]

And end scene.

Great job, everyone.

[ All sighing ]

Glep, hilarious stuff
back there, man.

You k*lled.

[ Gibbers ]

Uh, by the way,
there's something else

I wanted to
talk to you about.

[ Sighs ] Glep,
it's the spitting.

I know we hired you
based on the spitting,

but it's just that
it's aggressive and toxic.

I hate to say it,
but it reminds people

a bit too much
of Mr. Frog.

Do you understand?
[ Gibbers ]

This new episode
without Mr. Frog's involvement

is projected
to get 200 million viewers.

That's more viewers
than the "MASH" finale, Glep.

You don't want to ruin
your career like Mr. Frog

in front of all those people,
do you?

[ Ominous music plays ]

Great. See you tomorrow morning
for the big sh**t.

Interacting with fans
is a great way for everyone

to see
the real Mr. Frog is.

Well, Charlie,
he doesn't look too good.

Oh, c-could I get a selfie
with you, Mr. Frog?

[ Chokes ]
Hey, no, no, no.
Hey, hey.

Hey, stop.
Come on. Come on.

Let go of him, Mr Frog.
Let go of him.

Bad optics, man.
Bad optics.

Hello, he was insulting me.

No, no. He wasn't.
He really wasn't, Mr. Frog.

I think he just wanted
a photo, man.

[ Gasping ]

Alright, that didn't go
as well as it could have.

[ Sniffs ]
[ a*t*matic g*nf*re ]

What should we do now, Charlie?

What's up?
Oh, yeah. Uh...

You know, I had an uncle
who k*lled an entire family

in a gruesome
drunk-driving accident,

and he gave away
one of those giant check things

and it was totally fine
after that.

Well, I'm sorry
to hear that, Charlie,

uh, but yeah,
maybe that could work.

[ Mr. Frog sniffing ]

[ g*n cocks, fires ]

Either way, the first thing
we need to do

is sober him up.

Despite the recent controversy,

we at the Meep Foundation
deeply appreciate

Mr. Frog's contribution.

[ Breathing heavily ]

I could just tell you
right now,

this one isn't gonna work.

[ Sighs ] Maybe --
maybe going cold turkey

wasn't the best idea.

Uh. Uh, He--Hello.

T-T-Thank you for g-giving me
this opportunity t-to...

[ Screams ]

[ All screaming ]

Alright, somehow, no dr*gs
was worse than dr*gs.

Charlie, if we can't
get him under control,

I don't think we're gonna
be able to help him.

Don't worry, Pim,
I am way ahead of you.

I gave him
some of these already.

Charlie,
what did you give him?

My uncle had some
sleeping pills laying around

to help him sleep at night
after he rammed his car

into a crowd of people.

Your uncle seems to get
into lots of car accidents.

Yeah, he loves his cars.
He loves his cars.

Is it safe for him to be
in that pool while he's on that?

Yeah, no one's ever done
anything crazy

on sleeping pills.
All right.

Well,
that's one problem solved.

But I don't even know
what platform

would let this guy on.

Wait a minute.
I think I have an idea.

♪♪

Mr. Frog,
thank you so much for your --

Thank you.
Hello. [ Chuckles ]

It's good to be here.
Hello.

So -- So we've been friends
for a long time,

and -- which is --
which is why it's been

so tough to see you
go through all this.

Thank you. It's, uh --
It's been tough

with everything that's,
um --

everything that's been going on
with my life. Hello.

[ Laughs ]

Yeah, well, why don't you --
why don't you --

Why don't you tell me about that
a little bit?

Like -- Like,
what was the worst part

about, like, the whole ordeal
of, like,

working on your show.

Uh, probably --
probably working with

all those filthy
[long bleep].

Um, that was, uh...

That was really bad.

You know, I knew Mr. Frog
had problems.

[ Slurps ] Mmm.

I just never knew
they went that deep.

I mean, thankfully,
I was the one who carried

the show most of the time,
but...

I did what had to be done.
So, you know, I can't complain.

All right, guys.
You ready for rehearsal?

Take your places.

Let's get started.
And action.

[ Gibbers ]

[ Spits ]

[ Weak laughter ]

Glep,
what did I tell you?

The audience is gonna
hate that.

No more spitting.
Let's try again.

Go.

[ Gibbers ]

Wait, wait, wait, stop.

That is way too aggressive
and Frog-esque.

[ Grunts ]

Again. Go.

[ Gibbers ]

Great. People are gonna
love this.

It's like Mr. Frog,
but without all the toxic crap.

I truly saved the show!

[ Chuckles ]
So, is my career back now?

Mr. Frog.
After what you said,

you are not only
blacklisted,

you are -- you are
completely deplatformed.

Also, I really hate
to be the one

that has to tell you this,
but I just read

that the new "Mr. Frog Show"
airs tonight,

and, uh...

they've replaced
your character

with someone else.
Hello.
What does that mean?

Dude, it's over.

I just -- I just still
can't believe he said --

Whoa! Pim,
don't repeat it.

Oh. My career is over?

[ Sad music plays ]

Maybe -- maybe I should do
what I was supposed to do

in the beginning.
Hello.

♪♪

Ladies and gentlemen,
get ready

for the new and improved
"Mr. Frog Show".

[ Cheers and applause ]

♪♪

[ Gibbers ]

[ Audience booing ]

What is this sh*t?

What's going on?
Why don't they like it?

We spent $250 million
on this.

[ Audience gasps ]

Oh, that's where
Glep was.
Cool.

Hello. I know the world
is very angry at me

right now for my behavior,

but I just wanted to say
from the bottom of my heart

that I'm sorry.
Frog!

People don't want to hear
from you anymore.

You've shown how toxic
you truly are.

You're done.
You've been replaced.

And here's the contract
to prove it.

[ Panting ]

[ Screams ]

[ Cheers and applause ]

Um, was that --
was that man dying

our fault, Charlie?
I really --

I don't know, Pim.
I don't know.

♪♪

That, of course,
was the viral clip

that sent Mr. Frog back
into the stratosphere,

garnering over two billion views
across all platforms

in just one week.

Shortly after air, Mr. Frog
was reportedly offered

numerous lucrative deals,

but opted instead
to make a new show from his home

and own 100% of it,

arguably making Mr. Frog
one of the richest

and most powerful men
on the planet.

Hello. [ Chuckles ]
[ Screams ]

♪♪

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