The Princess and the Magic Frog

Once upon a time, some people headed into the woods with a box of costumes from a high school theater department and set out to make a fairy tale movie called The Princess and the Magic Frog.

There were a few problems, like the near-total absence of a Princess and complete lack of a Frog (there is a toad, but only briefly). They did remember the most important thing, however: a boom mic. So much boom mic. More boom mic than we’ve ever seen in anything, truly. The Princess and the Boom Mic – er, Magic Frog – now available on RiffTrax!

Before the boom mic, we meet an ordinary 1960's boy who doesn’t want to go home because he’s afraid his dad will “whale on him” and possibly even give him a “walloping.” What delightful fairy tale fare! He then finds a toad (very explicitly a toad, not a frog, thank you) and naturally goes on to meet a leprechaun, a genie, a creepy old puppeteer, and several other characters who aren’t princesses. It’s a strange little adventure, but hey, anything’s better than going home to his wallopin’ dad!

If you ever wanted to see the “Thumbelina” and “Jack and the Beanstalk” fairy tale segments from Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny expanded to feature length, that’s a strange, extremely specific wish, and you should probably seek help, but also: your ship has come in! 

Grab a boom mic or two and join Mike, Kevin and Bill for the “Disney movie with a concussion” joys of The Princess and the Magic Frog!

Written by: Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, Conor Lastowka, Sean Thomason, Jason Miller, & Zachary Shatzer