{"id":1922782,"date":"2023-05-02T11:25:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frog-and-toad-showrunner-discusses-queer-undertones-in-new-childrens-series-you-cant-deny-it\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T11:28:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T15:28:05","slug":"frog-and-toad-showrunner-discusses-queer-undertones-in-new-childrens-series-you-cant-deny-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frog-and-toad-showrunner-discusses-queer-undertones-in-new-childrens-series-you-cant-deny-it\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Frog And Toad\u2019 Showrunner Discusses \u2018Queer\u2019 Undertones In New Children\u2019s Series: \u2018You Can\u2019t Deny It\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrog-and-toad-showrunner-discusses-queer-undertones-in-new-childrens-series-you-cant-deny-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1922782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Beloved Children&#8217;s Book &#8220;Frog and Toad&#8221; Gets a Queer TV Adaptation<\/h2>\n<p>The classic children\u2019s books \u201cFrog and Toad\u201d have been adapted into a TV series, which the creator says has been infused with \u201cqueer\u201d undertones. Showrunner Rob Hoegee discussed his aims for the series with The Daily Beast.<\/p>\n<h3>A Ground-Level View of Friendship<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if you\u2019re lying on your tummy in your backyard, peering through some blades of grass and looking into a world that\u2019s at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bombshell-ufo-report-u-s-military-encounters-ufos-every-day-that-far-exceed-its-tech-capabilities\/\" title=\"Bombshell UFO Report: U.S. Military Encounters UFOs \u2018Every Day\u2019 That Far Exceed Its Tech, Capabilities\">ground level<\/a>,\u201d Hoegee told the outlet of his approach to storytelling. \u201cIt\u2019s like a diorama you\u2019d make in grade school, where you\u2019d take a shoebox and cut a hole to make a scene inside. You peer into it, and you see the stacked foreground, midground, background with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/frog-and-toad-showrunner-discusses-queer-undertones-in-new-childrens-series-you-cant-deny-it\/\" title=\"\u2018Frog And Toad\u2019 Showrunner Discusses \u2018Queer\u2019 Undertones In New Children\u2019s Series: \u2018You Can\u2019t Deny It\u2019\">richer scenic environment<\/a> with selective focus, shadow, and light.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Kids&#8217; Show Premiered on Apple TV+<\/h3>\n<p>The kids\u2019 show premiered on Apple TV+ on April 28. It included content from the late writer and illustrator Arnold Lobel, who created the beloved literary characters in the 1970s. Episodes feature the two best friends and their adventures in \u201cFrog and Toad Are Friends,\u201d \u201cFrog and Toad Together,\u201d \u201cFrog and Toad All Year,\u201d and \u201cDays With Frog and Toad.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>A Queer Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>While discussing the show, Hoegee mentioned that a \u201csignificant number\u201d of his cast and crew identify as LGBTQ. He talked about making an effort \u201cto make sure that everyone felt that they were being heard and their contribution\u2014their Frog and Toad\u2014lived on in whatever shape that was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we wanted to do here is create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netflix-dumbs-down-classic-persuasion-with-snarky-millennial-girlboss\/\" title=\"Netflix Dumbs Down Classic \u2018Persuasion\u2019 With Snarky Millennial Girlboss\">faithful adaptation<\/a> of the books,\u201d Hoegee said of the new series. \u201cFor people, a lot of readers of a certain age, Frog and Toad as characters seen through a queer lens is hugely important to them. We can\u2019t deny anyone that meaning to them, as far as these characters go. If that\u2019s how you see these characters in the book, it\u2019s fair to say that you will have the opportunity to see a similar viewpoint in the show as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Celebrating Differences<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWhat Frog and Toad shows us is that there is still the ability to have a deep and meaningful and loving friendship that transcends everything,\u201d Hoegee said. \u201cThis is a show that celebrates how two very different characters can still find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-un-pick-urges-continued-u-s-presence-in-chinese-led-panels\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s UN pick urges continued U.S. presence in Chinese-led panels\">common ground<\/a> and a respect and appreciation and love for each other, that still allows them to have fun together and be inseparable. Our differences shouldn\u2019t divide us, our differences should be the thing that brings us together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an assumption that shows made and written for kids have to be simple in the sense that you\u2019re almost channeling your inner five-year-old,\u201d Hoegee said. \u201cThe fact of the matter is, these are made by adults. We are still bringing our own sensibilities and our own baggage and our own experience and our own joys and sadness\u2014all those things get poured into the work we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beloved Children&#8217;s Book &#8220;Frog and Toad&#8221; Gets a Queer TV Adaptation The classic children\u2019s books \u201cFrog and Toad\u201d have been adapted into a TV series, which the creator says has been infused with \u201cqueer\u201d undertones. Showrunner Rob Hoegee discussed his aims for the series with The Daily Beast. 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