A spoiled, selfish princess' fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.A spoiled, selfish princess' fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.A spoiled, selfish princess' fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.
John Achorn
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- (uncredited)
Patrick DeSantis
- Ensemble
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaA scene involving a French Chef attempting to macerate the unsuspecting Frog for a dinner entree occurs in this episode. A very similar scenario occurs in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), in which Chef Louis (voiced by Rene Auberjonois, who plays King Ulrich) attempts to macerate Sebastian for a dinner entree.
- GoofsCandy (the princess' lady's maid) wears eyeglasses in the lounging-in-the-garden scene, but neglects to do so in all others.
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Host: For centuries story tellers have spun their tales of magic and enchantment for the young at heart. Some are funny, some are scary and some romantic. So sit back, relax and meet a princess who finds happiness by keeping her promise to a frog. Robin Williams and Teri Garr in 'The Frog Prince'. Ribbit!
- Alternate versionsThe DVD version has a shorter credits crawl than earlier versions such as the laserdisc, with a different copyright notice at the end. Since this was the first episode, it's possible there were multiple versions while the format was settled.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Featured review
Creative spoof with terrific casting
My review was written in February 1984 after watching a CBS/Fox video cassette.
This is Monty Pythonite Eric Idle's hilarious "The Tale of the Frog Prince", a droll spoof of traditonal storytelling that features very convincing miniaturization effects using Ulimatte and effects by Knott Ltd.
Amidst very effective wordplay by writer-director-narrator Idle, Robin Williams excells in heavy makeup as the froggie, even launching into a night club act when he entertains at the king's party. Using an arch manner reminicent of early 1930s Katharine Hepburn or Bette Davis, co-star Teri Garr is a treat as the haughty princess whose contrariness extends to her favoring a "Save the Dragons" campaign. Rene Auberjonois, Candy Clark, Roberta Maxwell and Donovan Scott are solid in support.
This is Monty Pythonite Eric Idle's hilarious "The Tale of the Frog Prince", a droll spoof of traditonal storytelling that features very convincing miniaturization effects using Ulimatte and effects by Knott Ltd.
Amidst very effective wordplay by writer-director-narrator Idle, Robin Williams excells in heavy makeup as the froggie, even launching into a night club act when he entertains at the king's party. Using an arch manner reminicent of early 1930s Katharine Hepburn or Bette Davis, co-star Teri Garr is a treat as the haughty princess whose contrariness extends to her favoring a "Save the Dragons" campaign. Rene Auberjonois, Candy Clark, Roberta Maxwell and Donovan Scott are solid in support.
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