Frosty the Snowman

TV Short
1969
TV-G
25m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

23K

YOUR RATING

June Foray, Suzanne Davidson, Billy De Wolfe, Paul Frees, and Jackie Vernon in Frosty the Snowman (1969)

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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

23K

YOUR RATING

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 Summer Bay: 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

User reviews80

Featured review

7/10

Fun for the kids

'Frosty the Snowman', of course, doesn't make any sense, but it has the heart in the right place and it is perfect for children. Frosty (voice by Jackie Vernon) comes to life because a magic hat is put on his head. The hat belongs to professor Hinkle (voice by Billy De Wolfe) who wants it back. Because the temperature is rising Frosty has to go to the North Pole where he won't melt. Together with the little Karen (voice by June Foray) they go on the trip but Karen gets sick and professor Hinkle is still following them. Fortunately we have Santa Claus (voice by Paul Frees) to save the day.

Like I said this is perfect for children and I think adults can have a pretty good time with it too. There are some nice jokes. For Christmas this is a nice special.