Well, that's not exactly true. We had enough of the green guys lined up to do this project when someone opened their mouth about royalties (we figured a few flies, maybe a moth or two, and we'd be set). Greedy little slimers. Needless to say, we were forced to scramble for enough bodies to fill in the gaps. Lucky for us, our aia team are troopers. So, for what it's worth, here's our year of frogs ... and other assorted friends.

JANUARY

That's Al. Doesn't he make you feel regal? So, anyway, there's like 31 days in January, and they range from Sunday through Saturday, repeating about four or five times. It starts with New Years, and ends with the 31st. Convenient, huh?

FEBRUARY

Okay, so he's not a frog. That's our producer on his way to his girlfriend's house. I think they had a fight or something, and that thing around his neck is a peace offering. Either that, or he just won the Kentucky Derby. Of course, if that's the case, then this is the wrong month. Anyway, February is the weird month because you can never count on how many days it has. Sometimes 28, sometimes 29. We call it The Month of Ambivalence. Oh, and just in case that isn't confusing enough, they went and stuck Valentine's Day smack in the middle.

MARCH

Herman really got into this role, though he kept asking if he could keep the pot of gold. Frogs are so naive. So the deal with March is, it's a lot like January since it has 31 days, but there's this cool holiday in there where they have parades and drink green beer, and you don't have to buy anyone presents. All in honor of some guy called Patty who had a thing for snakes or something (don't ask--it's complicated, I think). Oh, and they even threw in the first day of spring.

APRIL

No, that's not the Trix rabbit. It's Trixie the Frog, and she's chock full of chocolate from eating all our props. April changes the rules again, ending up with only 30 days. Sometimes Easter is here, and sometimes it isn't (must have caught that ambivalent thing from February).

MAY

Ya gotta hand it to these guys, they get into their work. When we asked for volunteers for May, they were all over it. So we're back to 31 days again, but it starts and ends with a holiday--May Day (how DID they come up with the name?) and Memorial Day (in case you forget). Other than that, it's just a gearing up for summer kind of month.

JUNE

I guess Billy Jo was praying someone else would do this (she's a little shy). June--30 days, beginning of summer, end of school year--what's not to like? Picnics, parties, and pizza. (Well, we like pizza anytime, but it sort of fit, don't you think?)

JULY

Yep, that's Smiley, fresh off his trip to the Bahamas. Kind of fitting for July, don't ya think? 31 days and you get to shoot fireworks on the fourth one.

AUGUST

Those skinny pink things are the feet of our cameraman and resident mascot, Flem. I guess he snapped this when he was changing the film, which is kind of appropriate when you think about it, because what can you really say about August? 31 days of the dog. Hot, hot, hot. All we can say here is ... good thing there's ice cream.

SEPTEMBER

Ted's got the whole harvest thing going on for September. 30 days, first day of autumn, back to school for the kiddies. Kind of a bitter sweet month, don't ya think?

OCTOBER

Boo! They vant to tell you about October. 31 days that end with Halloween. Trick or Treat, get something sweet. Should be known as National Dentists Month--remember to take care of your fangs, little ones.

NOVEMBER

Yep, that's our northern crew. When they heard of our dilemma, they were more than happy to pose for the cause. I don't know if you can see them all, but there's 30 of them there--one for each day of November, the month that gave us Turkey Day, which is probably why our turkey crew refused the assignment. That, and some of them had already disappeared for lunch. We know there's always at least four Thursdays in November, or else we'd never have Thanksgiving. And we all know what that means--the OFFICIAL start of the holiday shopping season! (Though, as everyone knows, that really started back in August when the stores put up their Christmas displays.)

DECEMBER

Fa la la la la. December, the month when we kill trees and bank accounts at a record pace. Happy/Merry Fill-in-the-Blank. With every major religion on board now, merchants can be assured of a Happy New Year, which, coincidentally, wraps up the month on the 31st.

So there you have it, our 365 days of frogs and other assorted cast and crew. Rip it out and hang it on your wall. That's what it's there for. Until next year ... ribbit.