Frosty the Snowman

TV Short
1969
TV-G
25m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

22K

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Holiday Animation Holiday Family Animation Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Holiday Musical Short

A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.

Directors
- Jules Bass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer
- Romeo Muller
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

22K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,487

506

Directors
- Jules Bass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer
- Romeo Muller
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Frosty
(voice)

Billy De Wolfe

Professor Hinkle
(voice)
…

Jimmy Durante

Self - Narrator
(voice)

Paul Frees

Santa Claus
(voice)
…

June Foray

Suzanne Davidson

Karen (re-dubbed version)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Greg Thomas

Directors
- Jules Bass
- Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writer
- Romeo Muller
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Originally, June Foray voiced Karen, the Teacher, and the other children. Karen and most of the childrens' voices were replaced with those of actual children before the original broadcast. The end credits were never changed. In late 2017, some sources started listing Suzanne Davidson as the actor who provided the new voices. The original voices can still be heard however on the original MGM soundtrack, re-released years later by Rhino.

Goofs
When the train heading for the North Pole stops to let another train cross, it stops *after* it has already crossed the track.

Quotes
[repeated line]
Frosty: Happy birthday!

Crazy credits
In the end of the credits, Frosty gets back into Santa's waiting sleigh and they return to the North Pole, with Frosty proclaiming, "I'll be back on Christmas Day!"

Alternate versions
The December 2002 broadcast on a Canadian TV network was truncated. The sequence surrounding the lyric "He led them down the streets of town right to a traffic cop" was cut, with the cartoon fading out just before the cop appears and then fading up with Frosty already arrived at the train station.

Connections
Featured in Home and Away: Episode #1.1603 (1994)

Soundtracks
Frosty the Snowman
Written by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins
Performed by Jimmy Durante and the Children
© 1951 Hill & Range Songs

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Featured review

8/10

Great for kids

Watching the holiday specials lately with my young kids, I can gage which shows really grab them. This one scores points by being quick (30 minutes for the toddler group with short attention spans)and a real tear jerker for a four year old. The storyline is easy to understand for young kids and shows the idea of Santa being a generous guy instead of just a present deliverer. I really like it for them. My favorite as an adult is Charlie Brown Christmas, which my kids also love, but I think this scored higher for them. I found that I still liked it too. It's in my top three. Is this the only Rankin holiday film that is not stop motion?