Frosty Returns (TV 1992)

The continuing exploits of the famous snowman as he goes up against a more powerful force which threatens all of Christmas.

Directors:

Evert Brown, Bill Melendez

Writers:

Oliver Goldstick, Jim Lewis (story)

Stars:

Jonathan Winters, Jan Hooks, Andrea Martin

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jonathan Winters	...	Narrator (voice)
Jan Hooks	...	Lil (voice)
Andrea Martin	...	Miss Carbuncle (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Mr. Twitchell (voice)
Elisabeth Moss	...	Holly (voice)
Michael Patrick Carter	...	Charles (voice)
John Goodman	...	Frosty the Snowman (voice)
Steve Stoliar	...	(voice)
Phillip Glasser	...	(voice) (as Philip Glasser)
Gail Lynch	...	(voice)
Mindy Ann Martin	...	(voice) (as Mindy Martin)

Storyline

Twitchell's invented Summer Wheeze: a spray-can that instantly removes snow and slush. And Beansborough's getting snow-free. And Holly has to keep Frosty from melting, and convince everybody that snow's actually a good thing.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | snowman | family relationships | surrealism | character name in title

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Genres:

Short | Animation | Musical | Family | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Classic Media

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1992 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Melendez Productions, Broadway Video, CBS Entertainment Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Frosty starts melting, Holly and Charles point out that there isn't anymore snow on the ground, when in fact there is.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Some folks say if you really want to see the country, take a bus. Or hop a train. Ride a bike. Me, I'm an old-fashioned kind of guy. Stick to what I know: snowflakes. I know it's not for everyone, but as long as you pack light, I mean, and wear at least three layers of undies, it's a lovely way to spend the winter.

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Connections

Follows Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

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Soundtracks

"No More Snow!"
Performed by Brian Doyle-Murray

User Reviews

Worth seeing once

It's funny. Usually if we love a Christmas special as children, we'll be loyal to it forever. But I suppose there's exceptions to every rule and for me, Frosty Returns is that exception. I loved it to death when I was little-Miss Carbuncle cracked me up ("Where there's snow there's slush, and where there's slush there's ice, and where there's ice there's broken hips, and where there's broken hips there's substitute teachers!!"). She still does, as a matter of fact, but the rest of the show is just bad.

Frosty Returns is about-you guessed it-Frosty the Snowman returning. He acts nothing like he did in the original, spouting out things that seem to be jokes and dancing at completely random times. Strangely, it seems he can survive without his hat now. In the town of Beansboro he meets up with Holly DeCarlo. Holly wants to be a magician and she isn't really unlikeable, but her only friend is a token nerd named Charles. About five seconds after she and Frosty meet up, they find out a product called Summer Wheeze is being used by everyone in town. Basically, it's an aerosol spray that melts snow in seconds and creates instant spring. From then on Holly and Charles try to both save Frosty and stop Summer Wheeze.

You won't find any mention of Christmas here. Winter is the thing being saved. The word that annoys me is SAVED. The way Holly and Frosty talk about Summer Wheeze, you'd think it was bottled AIDs designed to wipe out dangerous minorities. And it's maker, Mr. Twichell, is the made out to be the epitome of evil-from the horrible way he's drawn to his cat. He keeps babbling on about how he wants a crown, because everyone loves Summer Wheeze. Forget the millions he's sure to make-give the man a crown.

I've always tried to be Earth friendly and I'm sure Summer Wheeze is a very bad thing. But I admit if a product like it existed, I'd buy thirty cans. The area I live in gets around 144 inches of snow a year, and it lasts into late March. It's like clockwork-I love December, tolerate January, get annoyed in Feburary, disgusted in March, and by the time Spring comes around like an angel of salvation, I'm ready to put a bullet in my head.

What Frosty Returns does is lecture for thirty minutes about how winter isn't bad-we NEED winter, it's fun, pretty, magical! We won't let old Stinkypants Mr. Twichell take it away! Uh, Holly, Frosty, sweeties...YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE IN THE (expletive) STUFF!!! SHUT UP! AND STOP SINGING! Aside from all that, Frosty Returns still is annoying. The animation looks a lot like Charlie Brown except bright and irritating. Even Holly and Charles show shades of Peppermint Pattie and Marcie in that a) Holly treats Charles like dirt, b) Charles looks exactly like Marcie with brown hair and empty, white eyes, and c) There's a very good chance the two are going to grow up and get married.

Now that's something to think about while you're watching.