Frosty the Snowman
Special Christmas magic!
1969 | 25m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
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| Writer: | Romeo Muller |
| Staring: |
| A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back! | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 1969 |
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| Director: | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. |
| Writer: | Romeo Muller |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, TV Movie |
| Keywords | holiday, magic, snowman, christmas |
| Production Companies | Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jackie Vernon | Frosty the Snowman (voice) |
| Jimmy Durante | Narrator (voice) |
| Billy De Wolfe | Professor Hinkle (voice) |
| Paul Frees | Santa Claus / Traffic Cop / Additional Voices (voice) |
| June Foray | Teacher / Karen / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Suzanne Davidson | Karen (voice) (uncredited) |
| Greg Thomas | Karen's friends (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Osamu Dezaki | Animation Director |
| Jules Bass | Director |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Director |
| Jimmy Durante | Theme Song Performance |
| Eric Tomlinson | Sound Recordist |
| Bob Elder | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Akio Sugino | Key Animation |
| Phil Kaye | Sound Engineer |
| Irwin Goldress | Editor |
| Steve Nakagawa | Animation Supervisor |
| Jim Harris | Sound Engineer |
| Romeo Muller | Writer |
| Paul Coker Jr. | Character Designer |
| Maury Laws | Music Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jules Bass | Producer |
| Arthur Rankin, Jr. | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 27 | 35 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 598 | 783 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 633 | 726 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 479 | 598 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 212 | 642 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 801 | 916 |
It's pure nostalgia again. It was on television almost every Christmas from 1969 to today. It was a Christmas tradition... ...and now unfortunately it's a tradition that is being copied by a thousand low-rent cartoons that even snatch the cover in their cheap imitations.... ...but in any case, ... about two generations of American kids grew up with this as a part of their Christmas holiday, along with Rudolph and the puppet Santa cartoon. It's as much a part of Christmas as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "A Christmas Story," and it has spanned the generations. Unfortunately it's on less and less now days and being replaced with, well, with NEW shows that don't have the generational love behind them.