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DVD Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns
A double bill starring Frosty: Frosty the Snowman Jimmy Durante narrates this Christmas story that is based on the song of the same name. To make up for the fact that her students are in school on Christmas Eve, the local schoolteacher hires the magician Professor Hinkle to entertain the kids. Unfortunately, he's not a very good magician. Frustrated in his attempt to pull a rabbit out of his hat, he throws it away in anger. Outside, the kids build a snowman (what to call it? Harold? Oatmeal? Frosty!), and when the hat blows onto it--Happy Birthday!--it comes to life. Professor Hinkle decides he wants the hat back so he can make money off of its newfound magical properties, but the kids want to save Frosty. When the temperature starts to rise, a new problem threatens Frosty's existence. Karen, the leader of the children, comes up with a plan to save him: take him on a train to the North Pole, where it's always cold. With a cameo by Santa Claus, and the promise of Frosty's return every year, this story of life, death, and holiday cheer is glazed with the sweet frosting of hope and happiness. A true holiday classic.
Frosty Returns In the same way that many a Hollywood sequel has little to do with the first film, Frosty Returns has almost nothing in common with the original Frosty the Snowman, aside from a man made of snow. The biggest difference is that this Frosty doesn't need a magic hat to come to life. The story: In the town of Beansboro, old Mr. Twitchell has invented an aerosol spray that can remove snow without the hassle of shoveling or plows. This frightens Frosty, who enlists the help of amateur magician Holly and her friend Charles to stop the old coot. Made in 1992, Frosty Returns has an animation style that looks like a cross between the old Schoolhouse Rock and Peanuts cartoons, with voice talent that includes Jonathan Winters, Andrea Martin, Jan Hooks, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Goodman as Frosty. The story may be divisive, pitting children against adults and a pro-snow contingent against anti-snow people, but the songs are catchy and the message is one that ultimately empowers kids. Like a hero from an old Western, this Frosty is a wanderer who leaves when his job is done so he can work his magic elsewhere. --Andy Spletzer
This is the worst cartoon I have ever seen. The original frosty is really good. I will never watch Frosty Returns more than the once I have seen it.
Frosty--5 stars, Frosty Returns-0 stars
Frosty is a perfect classic as always. Great story and characters. But, boy Frosty Returns makes this one you should probably skip. First, the story and songs are weak. Second, Christmas isn't even mentioned. The directors have fallen for the left wing anti-Christmas agenda, resulting in the kids school having a "Winter Carnival" instead. Pathetic. The real Frosty would melt with anger.
Frosty always warms me up
In this holiday animated tale from the 1960's a bright young girl named Karen saves an enchanted snowman named Frosty after he is brought to life by accident.
Professor Hinkle is a horrible magician, but it turns out that his hat actually IS magic. It is responsible for bringing Frosty to life and then keeping him animated after it accidentally flies on the snowman which a group of children had just built and named.
Professor Hinkle is the 'bad person' of this film, locking Frosty and Karen in a sweltering greenhouse in order to retrieve his windblown hat. Although a close follow-up would be the teacher and school officials who had kids in school the day before Christmas!
I originally saw this film when I was a young girl in Colorado, and still cannot figure out what public school would keep kids in class the day before Christmas with heavy snow. At the very least, they would want the holidays off to be with their families and friends too!
Despite only being made of snow and a greedy magician's hat, Frosty is a very cool guy in the best sense of the word. He is really attentive to the children and becomes very concerned about Karen when she cannot stand the extreme cold he is naturally able to thrive in. Frosty ultimately has a bigger heart than many of the humans in this same film. His brief demise before Santa steps in made and still makes me sad.
The dated graphic animation is a mere technicality. This holiday classic will work its magic on you immediately.
This classic 1964 television special featuring Rudolph and his misfit buddies set the standard for stop-motion animation for an entire generation before Tim Burton darkly reinvented it in the early 1990s. Burl Ives narrates as Sam the Snowman, telling and singing the story of a rejected reindeer who overcomes prejudice and saves Christmas one particularly blustery year. Along the way, he meets an abundance of unforgettable characters: his dentally obsessed elf pal Hermey; the affable miner Yukon Cornelius and his motley crew of puppies; the scary/adorable Abominable Snow Monster; a legion of abandoned, but still chatty, toys; and a rather grouchy Santa. In addition to the title song that inspired it, this 53-minute tape is crammed with catchy tunes such as "Silver and Gold" and "Holly... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 14 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I agree with Michael Agostino's comment below. I think all of their holiday specials (Halloween, Christmas, and Easter) should be in one collection together. I would sort it this way:
Disc One:
Mad Monster Party
Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters
Cricket on the Hearth
The Mouse on the Mayflower
Disc Two:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Frosty the Snowman
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Disc Three:
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
The Stingiest Man in Town
Accept no substitutes. The 1966 television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' timeless book How the Grinch Stole Christmas!--about an anti-Santa who tries to heist the holiday only to learn a powerful lesson--is a classic in its own right, and looking better than ever in its 50th Birthday Deluxe Edition. (For those doing the math, the 50 years is counting from the book's 1957 publishing date rather than the show's broadcast date.) The most significant improvement is in the digital transfer, cleaning up fuzz and specks and restoring the proper colors to the program. While the awful earlier DVDs showed the Grinch in a mustard-yellow color, this edition restores his proper green gleam. Special features are mostly ported over from the previous DVD--the Horton Hears a Who program, a... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 21 November 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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This television classic features the Peanuts characters in the story of Charlie Brown's problematic efforts to mount a school Christmas pageant. Everybody's on board: Lucy, Snoopy, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, but the biggest impression is surely made by Linus, who stops the show with his recitation from the gospels of the story of Christ's birth. --Tom KeoghMore Info about this DVD Director(s): Bill Melendez DVD Release Date: Released the 12 September 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town is such a great classic so why would Sony put a stupid Mariah Carey video on there, that crap DOES NOT belong on a Christmas classic like this. Once again, thanks Sony for yet ruining another classic just like you ruined the Rudolf DVD with that Destiny's Child garbage! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Fred Astaire - Mickey Rooney Director(s): Arthur Rankin Jr. - Jules Bass DVD Release Date: Released the 06 September 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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