View source for Hoppy the Frog

'''Hoppy the Frog''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcomic webcomic] character and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme Internet meme] created by cartoonist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Furie Matt Furie]. Designed as a green [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropomorphic anthropomorphic] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog frog] with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanoid humanoid] body, Hoppy first originated in Furie's 2012 comic ''The Night Riders'' as a nocturnal frog.<ref>[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/behind-the-scenes-of-the-night-riders-with-matt-furie "Behind The Scenes Of ''The Night Riders'' With Matt Furie"]</ref>

In the rich tapestry of internet culture, few characters have stirred as much controversy and fascination as [[Pepe the Frog]]<ref>Michael Cavna,[https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/05/30/pepe-frog-nft-matt-furie-crypto-art "Matt Furie is trying to reclaim his famous cartoon Pepe the Frog — through NFTs"]</ref>, also created by Matt Furie who explain in his documentary ''Feels Good Man'', how he did not want to be solely remembered as the artist who only did ''Boy’s clubs.''<ref>Ben Kenigsberg,[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/movies/feels-good-man-review.html "‘Feels Good Man’ Review: The Evolution of a Poisonous Frog"]</ref> Born from the same creative mind that spawned Pepe, Hoppy embodies a similar charm but exists in a separate realm.<ref>[https://bunnyhello.com/pepe-the-frog-ugly-cute-memes-online/"Pepe the Frog Ugly Cute Memes Online"]</ref>

== Origin: ''The Nights Riders'' ==
Hoppy the Frog was created by American artist and cartoonist Matt Furie in his 2012 comic ''The Night Riders''  as a [[nocturnal]] frog.<ref>[https://tenor.com/search/hoppy-gifs "Hoppy Memes"]</ref> In the comic, a nocturnal frog and rat awake at midnight, share a salad of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettuce lettuce] and bugs, and strike out on an epic dirtbike adventure toward the sunrise. As the friends make their way from forest to bat cave to ghost town to ocean to shore and beyond, new friends are discovered, a huge crab is narrowly avoided, and a world is revealed.<ref>[https://imgflip.com/memesearch?q=hoppy "hoppy Meme Templates"]</ref> The comic, ''The Night Riders'' is packed with colorful characters and surprising details on every hand-drawn page, and is meant for anyone who has ever wanted to surf to the mountains on the back of a [[dolphin]].<ref>[https://boingboing.net/2013/07/18/three-remarkable-picture-books.html "Three remarkable picture books from McSweeney's: The Night Riders; Symphony City; Lost Sloth"]</ref>

== As an internet meme ==
The meme grew in popularity on Twitter and Telegram where the frog became associated with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog Pepe the Frog] considering the history with Matt Furie. The character found himself intertwined with the iconic figure, within the vast landscape of [[internet culture]] creating various iterations of the meme fused with Pepe, establishing a unique presence within the memescape earning the nickname Hoppy or Hoppy the Frog.<ref>Sam Thielman,[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/oct/29/matt-furie-on-life-after-pepe-the-frog-lead-by-example-mindviscosity "Matt Furie on life after Pepe the Frog: 'You have to lead by example'"]</ref>

== See also ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepe_the_Frog Pepe the Frog]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Furie Matt Furie]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9tournement Meme hack]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toad_worship Toad worship]

==External links==
* [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8gzaft Feels Good Man Documentary]

==References==


[[Category:2012 webcomic debuts]]
[[Category:American webcomics]]
[[Category:Anthropomorphic amphibians]]
[[Category:Comics about amphibians]]
[[Category:Comics about animals]]
[[Category:Comics characters introduced in 2012]]
[[Category:Fictional frogs]]
[[Category:Internet memes introduced from the United States]]