Not Tropeworthy: Frogs And Toads

Frogs And Toads seems to be nothing more than listing moments where frogs appear in a story. While we do have few tropes about amphibians, none of the entries on the page seem form a consistent point. Frogs are not uncommon animals in fiction, so it's not practical to list every time a frog appears. As of this posting, there are currently 239 wicks. Having read the trope description, it's pretty vague and mostly just lists some basic facts about frogs.

I just checked through the examples, and, yeah, it doesn't to say anything beyond "frogs happen in-story".

I suppose we could try to make it into a supertrope or index and try to split it into subtropes, like what we did with Ravens and Crows, though I'm not too sure what these frogs usually signify in-story.

Toads are associated with evil, for example.

That, plus raining frogs and toads for whatever reason.

Bewitched Amphibians could probably be included as a subtrope as well.

edited 6th Oct '14 5:06:52 AM by theAdeptRogue

Clock is set.

I can see going with some version of Toads Are Abhorrent. Include toads as evil characters, toads as familiars of evil characters, etc. Also, there is the old myth about toads giving you warts.

I'm not sure what to do with frogs. Are dancing frogs common enough to be a trope? I recall seeing some in Looney Toons.

For Good Animals, Evil Animals, they tend to be good.

Frogs and toads are listed together on Unpleasant Animal Counterpart.

Animal Stereotypes says that frogs are "Jolly musicians or luck-bringers, usually cheerful and friendly if kind of weird. Associated with rain and water in general. Usually male and always use their tongues to catch insects in the air. In school they will be subject of dissection, but luckily freed in the end."

We already have Free the Frogs.

Stale and expired clock; locking.