Froggy Ball () is a character from '' Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll'' which is a series of

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books,

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s and

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s created by

Thomas Funck Thomas Fredrik Georg Funck (26 October 1919 – 30 December 2010) was a Swedish baron (freiherr), author of children's literature, a radio personality and a voice artist, most famous for his stories about Charlie Strap and Froggy Ball (Kalle S ...

. He first appeared in a radio show in 1954. The character disappeared around the early 1960s, but made a comeback in 1971 in his second

named "Veckans tisdag" which is

for "Weekly Tuesday". ''Froggy Ball'' appeared in comic books from 1955-1960 which were drawn by Nils Egerbrandt. In the late 2010s, Froggy Ball became an internet meme. The character was appropriated as a symbol by the Swedish far-right in a way that is similar to how American comic character

Pepe the Frog Pepe the Frog ( ) is a Comics, comic character and Internet meme created by cartoonist Matt Furie. Designed as green anthropomorphic frog with a humanoid body usually wearing a blue tee-shirt, Pepe originated in Furie's 2005 webcomic ''Boy's Cl ...

was appropriated by the

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movement.

Movies

* ''

Kalle Stropp, Grodan Boll och deras vänner ''Kalle Stropp, Grodan Boll och deras vänner'' is a 1956 Swedish live-action/stop-motion feature film directed by after an original script by Thomas Funck, using Funck's already well-established characters. It was followed by a shorter animated f ...

'' (''Kalle Stropp, Grodan Boll och deras vänner'') (1956) * ''

Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar Hönan ''Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar Hönan'' is a 1987 Swedish animated short film directed by Jan Gissberg about the two eponymous characters created by Thomas Funck. Funck also provides all voices. The film was released theatrically in Swed ...

'' (''Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll räddar Hönan'') (1987) * ''

Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High ''Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High'' () is a 1991 Swedish animated feature film directed by Jan Gissberg after an original script by Thomas Funck, using Funck's already well-established characters. It follows a shorter film made by th ...

'' (''Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr'') (1991)

References

External links

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