The cartoon was created by Ub Iwerks in 1930. He had actually drawn a frog and his girlfriend in Summer, one of the last Silly Symphonies short films he animated while employed by Walt Disney.
After leaving Disney, Ub Iwerks started this cartoon with the help of Pat Powers. The first cartoon that Ub Iwerks made for the series was called Fiddlesticks (released on August 16, 1930), and it was also the first color sound cartoon that was ever made. Fiddlesticks was made in Two-Color Technicolor. The rest of the Flip series were made in black and white, except for Techno-Cracked (1933).
After the first two cartoons, the appearance of Flip the Frog was changed to become less frog-like. This was done under the encouragement of MGM who thought that the series would sell better if the characted was less frog-like. By the time the series ended Flip the Frog looked more like a boy than a frog.
Fiddlesticks, August 16, 1930
The Village Smithy, January 31, 1931
The Milkman, February 20, 1932
''Cuckoo The Magician, January 21, 1933
See also: animationList of cartoons for the Flip the Frog series
Flying Fists, September 6, 1930
The Village Barber, September 27, 1930
Little Orphan Willie, October 18, 1930
Cuckoo Murder Case, October 18, 1930
Puddle Pranks, December, 1930
The Soup Song, January 31, 1931
Laughing Gas, March 14, 1931
Ragtime Romeo, May 2, 1931
The New Car, July 25, 1931
Movie Mad, August 29, 1931
The Village Specialist, September 12, 1931
Jail Birds, September 26, 1931
Africa Squeaks, October 17, 1931
Spooks, December 21, 1931
Fire! Fire!, March 5, 1932
What A Life!, March 26, 1932
Puppy Love, April 30, 1932
School Days, May 14, 1932
The Bully, June 18, 1932
The Office Boy, July 16, 1932
Room Runners, August 13, 1932
Stromy Seas, August 22, 1932
Circus, August 27, 1932
Goal Rush, October 3, 1932
Pony Express, October 27 1932
The Music Lesson, October 29, 1932
Nursemaid, November 26, 1932
Funny Face, December 24, 1932
Flip's Lunch Room, April 3, 1933
Techno-Cracked (Cinecolor), May 8, 1933
Bulloney, May 30, 1933
Chinaman's Chance, June 24, 1933
Pale-Face, August 12, 1933
Soda Squirt, October 12 , 1933