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The Legend of Frosty the Snowman
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Written byEmily Kapnek
Romeo Muller
Directed byGreg Sullivan
StarringKath Soucie
Bill Fagerbakke
Tom Kenny
Jeannie Elias
Evan Gore
David Jeremiah
Grey DeLisle
Tress MacNeille
Kenny Blank
Larry Miller
Candi Milo
Tara Strong
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Narrated byBurt Reynolds
Music byJared Faber
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Philippines[a]
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersEvan Baily
Kathy Antonsen Rocchio
Blair Peters
Chris Bartleman
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia
New York City, New York
Los Angeles, California
Manila, Philippines[a]
Running time67 minutes
Production companiesStudio B Productions
Classic Media
Top Draw Animation
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
ReleaseOctober 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
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The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is a 2005 Christmas animated television special film that was simultaneously released direct-to-video, and produced by Classic Media, Studio B Productions and Top Draw Animation.[1]

The film is narrated by Burt Reynolds and features Bill Fagerbakke as the voice of Frosty the Snowman and voice actress Kath Soucie as Tommy Tinkerton, with background music composed by Jared Faber. It is the fifth and last television special to feature Frosty to date.

Plot

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Frosty the Snowman arrives in the town of Evergreen, where children are unhappy due to strict rules set by Mayor Tinkerton. Frosty tries to engage Tinkerton's son, Tommy, but he is too afraid of his father's authority. Instead, Frosty plays with Tommy's friend, Walter Wader, who gains confidence. Walter engages in a food fight with Tinkerton's older son, Charlie, resulting in both boys landing in detention. Walter's mention of "a magical snowman" makes Tinkerton uneasy, but Principal Hank Pankley assures him that Walter's story is untrue. After school, Charlie and Walter both play outside with Frosty.

Tommy follows Frosty's hat to the library and finds a comic about a boy who created Frosty with the help of his magician father's hat, but the rest of the comic's pages are blank. Tinkerton gives Tommy a "#1" pin and asks Tommy to report anything unusual. Tommy later discovers a picture of his father as a child and realizes that his father is the boy in the comic.

Frosty enjoys playing with children, but their misbehavior frustrates parents and causes Tinkerton's collapse. Pankley becomes mayor and tricks Walter into helping him trap Frosty, leading to Frosty falling into a pond and melting. Meanwhile, the blank pages in the comic restore themselves, and Tommy discovers that Pankley stole the hat and locked it away the same winter that Tinkerton created Frosty.

Tommy and his friends retrieve the hat and revive Frosty, prompting their worried parents to search for them. Tommy returns the pin to Tinkerton, who forgives him and recognizes Frosty's magic. After Pankley's plot and true nature are exposed, Tinkerton reinstates himself as mayor and starts a snowball fight with the others. The adults and children reconcile, with Tinkerton's belief in magic restored and the rules and curfews removed from Evergreen. The film's narrator is revealed to be Tommy, who is now elderly and married to his childhood love, Sara Simple.

Cast

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Background

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The official cover artwork for the home video release of The Legend of Frosty the Snowman: Collection. The release included Frosty the Snowman (1969) and Frosty Returns (1992), acknowledging their connections though each release were produced by differing production studios.

The film holds only a loose continuity with Rankin/Bass's 1969 television adaptation of Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins's 1950 Christmas song, "Frosty the Snowman", although Frosty's design by Paul Coker, Jr. is identical and Tommy's grandfather is clearly Professor Hinkle, the reformed antagonist of the original special. Apart from a brief mention of Santa Claus, there is no direct reference to Christmas itself. Even so, this special has more in common with the original than the previous sequel in 1992, the Lorne Michaels-Bill Melendez collaboration Frosty Returns. The film was produced in late 2004, but like Rudolph's Shiny New Year, it was not released until a full year later.

The film originally aired annually on Cartoon Network from 2005 until December 11, 2011, when the special moved to Kids & Teens TV, which ceased operations in 2019. Following this, the special was acquired by AMC as part of their Best Christmas Ever event. Distribution rights to the film are currently held by NBCUniversal Television Distribution following its parent Comcast's acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, which acquired the film's holder Classic Media in 2012. DreamWorks released the special for free on YouTube on November 30, 2017, along with the original Frosty the Snowman.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 164. ISBN 9781476672939.
  2. ^ The Legend of Frosty the Snowman | 2005 | HD | Full Movie | Christmas Movies for Kids. Animated Cartoons for Children (verified account of DreamWorks Animation). November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b As stated in the ending credits.
  2. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Billie Mae Richards), Santa Claus (voiced by Stan Francis), and Mrs. Claus (voiced by Peg Dixon) in this special. Various actors portray the other reindeer.
  3. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty the Snowman (voiced by Jackie Vernon), Santa (voiced by Paul Frees), and Professor Hinkle Tinkerton (voiced by Billy De Wolfe) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  4. ^ Recurring characters include Santa (voiced by Mickey Rooney), Mrs. Jessica Claus (voiced by Robie Lester), and S.D. Kluger (voiced by Fred Astaire) in this special. Rudolph and Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  5. ^ Recurring characters include the Easter Bunny (voiced by Casey Kasem), and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  6. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa (voiced by Allen Swift), alongside his featured reindeer.
  7. ^ Recurring characters include Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth), Snow Miser (voiced by Dick Shawn), Heat Miser (voiced by George S. Irving), and Mother Nature (voiced by Rhoda Mann) in this special. Rudolph and Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  8. ^ Recurring characters include Easter Bunny (voiced by Robert Morse and Burl Ives), and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
  9. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty (voiced by Vernon), Mrs. Crystal Frosty (voiced by Shelley Winters), and Jack Frost (voiced by Frees) in this special.
  10. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Richards) and Santa (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  11. ^ Recurring characters include Easter Bunny (voiced by Skip Hinnant), and S.D. Kluger (voiced by Astaire) in this special.
  12. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa (voiced by Frees), alongside Rudolph and his other featured reindeer.
  13. ^ Recurring characters in this special include Santa Claus during a scene which compares the Ghost of Christmas Present to him (both characters were voiced by Frees).
  14. ^ The recurring character is Jack Frost (voiced by Robert Morse) in this special.
  15. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Richards), Frosty (voiced by Vernon), Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Darlene Conley), Crystal (voiced by Winters), and Jack Frost (voiced by Frees) in this special. Santa's other reindeer also feature.
  16. ^ The recurring characters in the special include Santa (voiced by Swift), alongside his featured reindeer.
  17. ^ The recurring character is Frosty (voiced by John Goodman) in this special. Mother Nature is also referenced in the short.
  18. ^ Recurring characters include Rudolph (voiced by Kathleen Barr), Santa (voiced by Garry Chalk), and Mrs. Claus (also voiced by Barr) in this film. Santa's other reindeer, and various other characters from the 1964 original also feature.
  19. ^ Recurring characters include Frosty (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke), and Professor Tinkerton (voiced by Kath Soucie) in this special.
  20. ^ Recurring characters include Snow Miser (voiced by Juan Chioran), Heat Miser (voiced by Irving), Santa (voiced by Rooney), Mrs. Claus (voiced by Catherine Disher), and Mother Earth (voiced by Patricia Hamilton) in this special. Santa's reindeer also feature.
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