Frog and Toad Are Still Gay In Apple’s New Kids’ Show—If You Want Them to Be
Life might be a little easier if we could all pack up our things and move into the world of Frog and Toad. What if life’s biggest issues were lacking the willpower to stop eating cookies, goofy bathing suits, and deciding on a flavor of ice cream?
We can’t all shrink down to the size of the tiny amphibians—but we can now live vicariously through the beloved characters, thanks to a new kids show heading to Apple TV+ on April 28. The series features art that feels drawn straight out from the hand of late writer and illustrator Arnold Lobel, with stories from all four Frog and Toad books: Frog and Toad Are Friends, Frog and Toad Together, Frog and Toad All Year, and Days With Frog and Toad.
Though the Frog and Toad books were written for children in the 1970s, they’ve stood the test of time—two best buddies who have become a friendly nugget of nostalgia for multiple generations. Rob Hoegee, the showrunner for the new adaptation of the picture books, describes the series in a way that makes you yearn for the past, and for the time when you were young. As you watch the show, you feel small like Frog and Toad, reclined on the lawn on a warm summer’s day.