Getting the band back together — 2025
The return of the saxophone, guitar and maracas-playing amphibians came with the relocation of Chuy’s in Dallas from the other side of U.S. 75 in the Knox District to Lowest Greenville.
“When we brought them back to Greenville, three blocks from their original spot at Tango, it just felt right,” Chuy’s decor manager Scot Aubuchon told Memories Inc. “From a marketing standpoint, it was a no-brainer. From a cultural standpoint, it was bringing them home.”
When taking the Frogs back to Texas, Aubuchon took them to visit their old stomping grounds, Carl’s Corner, where they received a warm reception.
“As soon as we pulled up, the women there said, ‘Oh, the frogs are back!’” Aubuchon said in the Memories Inc. article.
Both sets of frogs have received facelifts. Ken Robison repainted the Truck Yard bunch a couple of years ago, and Faith Schexnayder revived the Chuy’s trio more recently by adding features like shoes and eyelashes, according to Memories Inc.
Where will the Tango Frogs go next? Will we ever get to see them all in one place again? Time will tell — and we’ll cross our fingers for a reunion tour.
Note: Like any biography of a band, this sextet of musical amphibians’ story contains contradictions. We sourced this story from our own archives and articles from The Dallas Morning News and Memories Inc, and some details have been reported differently. We tried to piece together the consensus here. Just keep that in mind.