The lizard was nicknamed Ol’ Rip, after Rip Van Winkle, and immediately became ... Despite only appearing in that one short, the cartoon frog—eventually named Michigan—was such an iconic ...

I thought I would take a shot at making a parallel to one of my favorite children’s books with Rip Van Winkle. Now, I know what you are thinking, and no, I don’t love this story because it is ...