After hearing his mother call him, Rupert excitedly rushes home to tell his family about what he saw. After a thunderous applause from the frogs, the owl, who had followed Rupert to find out where the frogs were hiding, launches itself for an attack on the royals, but Rupert manages to warn the frogs in time and they all quickly retreat, leaving the owl and the cats empty-handed and the palace completely empty. Around the end, the frog King and Queen rise out of the water before the crowd to finish off the song. There, he witnesses the Frog Song, an event that occurs only once in a few hundred years in which various frogs of all shapes and sizes come together and sing " We All Stand Together". He sneaks into the palace, trying to avoid getting caught by the frog guards.
He walks into a cave behind a waterfall and sees three signs: "Frogs only beyond this point", "Everything except frogs must be kept on a lead", and "Guard frogs operating". Upon the rocks, Rupert finds a large number of multicoloured frogs. As he leaves, a large white barn owl and two black cats decide to follow him. Suddenly, he finds himself enveloped by a rainbow cloud of butterflies previously masquerading as leaves on the oak tree, and all of them swarm away from the leafless tree towards a rocky outcrop Rupert cannot resist following them. As Rupert reaches a hill, he props himself up against the trunk of an oak tree and enjoys the glory of the countryside.
With his Mother's blessing, he sets off for a jolly trip, encountering his friends Edward Trunk and Bill Badger along the way, who are too busy to join him Bill needs to look after his baby brother and Edward has to do some shopping. Rupert Bear decides to head off for a walk on the hills. It was released in 2004 as one of the segments of Paul McCartney: Music & Animation. The song " We All Stand Together" from the film's soundtrack reached No. The film was released theatrically as an accompaniment to McCartney's film Give My Regards to Broad Street. The making of Rupert and the Frog Song began in 1981 and ended in 1983. After the phrase “‘Cause Philemon Frog keeps the golden rule….” there is a short pause where you may say “which is” and motion the children to sing: “Treat other people as you’d like them to treat you!” They should learn that phrase in an explanation of the Golden Rule prior to singing the song.Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 animated short film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, written and produced by Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar. Children are seated for this song as they watch the “frog” puppet. Show someone you care.īe a friend indeed to your friends in need.īe a friend that’s true when the sky’s not blueīe children who love to keep the Golden RuleĬhildren may make a fist and pretend that is their “frog” and jump it to the beat from one side of their lap to the other. ‘Cause Philemon Frog keeps the Golden Ruleīe friendly, loving & kind, and don’t forget to shareīe friendly, loving & kind. Yes, Philemon Frog keeps the Golden Rule.įriendly Philemon Frog, he’s one fantastic buddyįriendly Philemon Frog, he’s kind to everybody “Treat other people as you’d like them to treat you!” ‘Cause Philemon Frog keeps the Golden Rule: He’s a friend that’s true when the sky’s not blue
He’s a friend indeed to his friends in need. This song is on both the “Happity Birthday!” CD and the “Positive Praise!” CD.įriendly Philemon Frog, he’s one fantastic neighborįriendly Philemon Frog, he’ll jump to do a favor