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Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura (meaning "tailless", from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin salere (salio), "to jump"). Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits (fingers or toes), protruding eyes, bifid tongue and the absence of a tail. Frogs are widely known as exceptional jumpers, and many of the anatomical characteristics of frogs, particularly their long, powerful legs, are adaptations to improve jumping performance. Due to their permeable skin, frogs are often semi-aquatic or inhabit humid areas, but move easily on land. They typically lay their eggs in puddles, ponds or lakes, and their larvae, called tadpoles, have gills and tails to develop in water. Adult frogs follow a carnivorous diet, mostly of arthropods, annelids and gastropods. Frogs are most noticeable by their call, which can be widely heard during the night or day, mainly in their mating season.
The distribution of frogs ranges from tropic to subarctic regions, but most species are found in tropical rainforests. Consisting of more than 5,000 species described, they are among the most diverse groups of vertebrates. However, populations of certain frog species are declining significantly.
Edgar Allan Poe (born Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him. He attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. His publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems, Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian".
Actors: Jay Simon (actor), Jay Simon (actor), Jennifer Wiltsie (actress), Michael Ekbladh (director), Tim Bruce (actor), Tim Bruce (actor), Tom Eastwood (actor),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Pauly Shore (actor), Greg Ellis (actor), Stephen Root (actor), Judge Reinhold (actor), Norm MacDonald (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Greg Proops (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jeff Bennett (actor), Jay Brazeau (actor), John Davis (producer), Tegan Moss (actress),
Plot: While on a trip to Hollywood to help a celebrity starlet's depressed Chihuahua, Maya Dolittle (Kyla Pratt) gets caught up in the Hollywood glitz and glamour when she is offered her own TV show. But with the help of her faithful sidekick Lucky, she is able to see past the façade and stay true to her dreams of helping animals.
Keywords: abbreviation-in-title, character-name-in-title, number-in-title, period-in-title, sequelActors: Junie Hoang (actress), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (actor), Mickey Kravitz (director), Electra Barakos (actress), Electra Barakos (actress), Electra Barakos (actress), Jamie Seibert (actor), Jamie Seibert (actor),
Genres: Family,Actors: Bunta Sugawara (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), Jack Angel (actor), John Ratzenberger (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Paul Eiding (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Bob Bergen (actor), Rodger Bumpass (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Michael Chiklis (actor), Jason Marsden (actor), Takashi Naitô (actor), Takehiko Ono (actor), Jim Ward (actor),
Plot: Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. On the way to their new home, Chihiro's father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one-lane road which dead-ends in front of a tunnel. Her parents decide to stop the car and explore the area. They go through the tunnel and find an abandoned amusement park on the other side, with its own little town. When her parents see a restaurant with great-smelling food but no staff, they decide to eat and pay later. However, Chihiro refuses to eat and decides to explore the theme park a bit more. She meets a boy named Haku who tells her that Chihiro and her parents are in danger, and they must leave immediately She runs to the restaurant and finds that her parents have turned into pigs. In addition, the theme park turns out to be a town inhabited by demons, spirits, and evil gods. At the center of the town is a bathhouse where these creatures go to relax. The owner of the bathhouse is the evil witch Yubaba, who is intent on keeping all trespassers as captive workers, including Chihiro. Chihiro must rely on Haku to save her parents in hopes of returning to their world.
Keywords: 10-year-old, 2000s, animal, animal-human-communication, anime, baby, bad-smell, bathhouse, bathing, blockbusterActors: Karen Black (actress), Bert Remsen (actor), Keenan Wynn (actor), Gailard Sartain (actor), Ned Beatty (actor), Keith Carradine (actor), Howard K. Smith (actor), Robert DoQui (actor), Michael Murphy (actor), Allen Garfield (actor), Henry Gibson (actor), Scott Glenn (actor), Jeff Goldblum (actor), Geraldine Chaplin (actress), Elliott Gould (actor),
Plot: This movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in Nashville. Barbara Jean is the reigning queen of Nashville but is near collapse. Linnea and Delbert Reese have a shaky marriage and 2 deaf children. Opal is a British journalist touring the area. These and other stories come together in a dramatic climax.
Keywords: adultery, assassination, candidate, car-accident, car-racing, country-music, critically-acclaimed, deaf-child, deafness, ensemble-castActors: Treg Brown (editor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Chuck Jones (writer), Milt Franklyn (composer), Chuck Jones (director), John W. Burton (producer),
Plot: In the French Alps, an out-of-control street-painter's wagon sprays white paint onto a female cat's back, producing a stripe like that on a skunk. Pepe Le Pew, the amorous French skunk, spots the girl cat with the painted stripe, thinks she's a female skunk, and tries to romance her. When she smells Pepe's stench, she runs away, and he chases her up a mountain.
Keywords: alps, bad-smell, french-stereotype, hall-of-mirrors, looney-tunes, matterhorn, mountain-climbing, pepe-le-pew, skunk, surrealismActors: Roy Barcroft (actor), Roy Barcroft (actor), Smiley Burnette (actor), Horace B. Carpenter (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Tom Chatterton (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Karl Hackett (actor), Weldon Heyburn (actor), Fred Howard (actor), Charles King (actor), Jack Kirk (actor), Nolan Leary (actor),
Plot: In the Oklahoma panhandle, Professor Graham, the town barber, is the head of an outlaw gang. When an ex-Marshal spots his picture on a wanted poster, the Professor kills him. Frog is a photographer and sneaking around behind the barber shop his camera takes a picture that he is unaware of and it will be the key to the Professor's downfall.
Genres: Western,Actors: Eddie Acuff (actor), Eddie Acuff (actor), Al Bridge (actor), Smiley Burnette (actor), Gene Autry (actor), Jack Byron (actor), Charles Cane (actor), Bob Card (actor), Champion (actor), Ken Christy (actor), Tristram Coffin (actor), Fred Burns (actor), William Forrest (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Howard C. Hickman (actor),
Plot: Shag Johnson, owner of the Johnson Brothers Rodeo, has been trying for years to gain control of the World-Wide Wild West Show managed by Jennifer Benton, by fair means or foul. Gene Autry and Frog Millhouse arrive on the scene during a battle between the two rival shows and rescue Pa and Ma McCracken from an attack by Johnson's hired henchmen. All hands are carted off to jail, and great crowds are attracted there by Gene's singing, and Pa McCracken decides to add the singing cowboy to his World-Wide show. He does and Gene skyrockets the box-office receipts, which enrages Johnson since it appears certain that World Wide will be able to secure the contract for the annual Capistrano festival and the following Madison Square Garden rodeo. Gene refuses Johnson's offer of $10,000 per week to change shows, and Shag hires Jenkins to burn the Capistrano set-up to the ground. Pa McCracken is seriously injured and Gene learns that only a specialist from the east can save him, and his fee is $5,000. He accepts Johnson's offer in order to pay the doctor, and Jennifer is heartbroken over his apparent disloyalty. At Johnson's show, however, Gene learns of Johnson's duplicity, forces confessions from Shag and Jenkins, makes the former pay Pa's doctor bill and release Gene from his contract.
Keywords: 1940s, actor-shares-first-and-last-name-with-character, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, american-flag, arson, b-movie, b-western, california, carnival-wagonActors: Chuck Baldra (actor), Hank Bell (actor), Dick Botiller (actor), Raymond Brown (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Smiley Burnette (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Bob Card (actor), Champion (actor), Steve Clark (actor), Ken Cooper (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Al Haskell (actor), Gene Autry (actor),
Plot: Express rider Gene is robbed and left in the desert to die. He is saved when he captures and rides a wild horse. He uses the horse to round up other horses to be used in the race for the government contract. But his competitor Ford was behind the robbery and he now plans to make sure Gene loses.
Keywords: 1880s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, actor-shares-last-name-with-character, ambush, attempted-murder, b-movie, b-western, breaking-the-fourth-wall, california, chase