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Frosty's Winter Wonderland [VHS]

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"Frosty's Winter Wonderland" seamlessly takes up where the original left off. Frosty, like anyone, needs a companion, so the kids build Crystal. Although Jack Frost nearly spoils the upcoming wedding, all is resolved in classic storybook fashion, free of the "politically correct" garbage that plagues "Frosty Returns".

It was too bad that episode was not included on the "Frosty" DVD.

This one is ofcourse about how EVERYONE'S favorite Snowman get's a wife. This film is one that I grew up on as a child, and I loved and adored it then, and I still do now. This story is told and sung by Andy Griffith and stars Paul Frees as Jack Frost, Shelly Winters as Crystal, and Dennis Day as Parson Brown. A very good Holiday treat, written by the GREAT Romeo Muller, who is the GREATEST children's writer who EVER lived! Your kids will enjoy this cartoon and you will too. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE OTHER "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN" SEQUEL CALLED "FROSTY RETURNS" WHICH STAR JOHN GOODMAN, WHICH DOES NOT COMPARE TO THE QUALITY OF THIS FILM. To further see the adventures of FRosty, Crystal, and Jack Frost buy "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July".

I loved this special where Frosty gets married! It is in the same style of animation, with most of the same voice talents as the first. I am always annoyed that every year now they play Frosty with Frosty Returns instead of this. And didn't include this on the Frosty DVD! This is the one we want to see on the DVD!

BACKGROUND: The 1976 cel animated real sequel to Frosty the Snowman, it is shorter than the original Frosty at half an hour format. Made 7 years after the original Frosty which was an hour long format. The character design was by Paul Coker Jr, who did the same work for the first special, so the visual continuity works very well. Frosty gets a wife named Crystal (Played by Shelley Winters). While the first show was narrated and sung by Jimmy Durante, this time we have the voice talents of Andy Griffith. The famous voice actor Paul Frees stars as Jack Frost, and the policeman. Frees was a regular at the studio and had voiced the policeman, ticket seller, and Santa in the original. Dennis Day voiced the Parson, and Jackie Vernon voiced Frosty just like he did in the original. The writer is Romeo Muller, just like the original and Maury Laws returned as the musical director. There are no original songs this time out, as Christmas standards are used instead. Oh, there is another film out there called "Frosty Returns" that is marketed as a sequel to the original Frosty, but it is made by another studio. It features the voices of Johnathon Winters and John Goodman, it's fun but not up to the quality of this show.

PLOT: Just like the song says, Frosty comes back again someday. Frosty returns to play with the children, but Jack Frost is envious of him. He tries to steal Frosty's magic hat. The children build Frosty a wife named Crystal according to magic instructions from Frosty. When Jack Frost finally gets Frosty, its his wife that must save him with love. They finally make friends and work together to have a long happy winter.

Very well done by Rankin/Bass Studio. Their studio has brought us such memorable holiday classics such as Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Year without a Santa Claus, Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, Mad Monster Party, The Little Drummer Boy, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Mouse on the Mayflower, Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Cricket on the Hearth, the Stingiest Man in Town, Jack Frost, Pinnochio's Christmas, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, the First Easter Bunny. They also made non-holiday films such as the Hobbit, Flight of Dragons, the Last Unicorn. It is incredible that one company is responsible for all those TV specials, 95% of the ones we see every year. Their work includes standard animation, stop-motion animagic, and live action. I hope this comes out on a restored DVD soon, I have bought all the other Rankin/Bass that have been released on DVD.

I liked Frosty The Snowman and I liked this sequel which is much better than that horrible Frosty Returns but I noticed in this that Frosty has a reunion with some children who are very happy to see him but what happened to Karen who said Frosty was her best friend? They should have had the Karen character in this but besides that I did like the cartoon. If they ever make another Frosty cartoon I hope they include Karen even if they make her an adult with childern of her own.

I wanted it in a DVD , I ordered the VHS in haste. I had to return it . no problem with the return. but really ... who has a VHS anymore...

This was one of the few DVD's I didn't have in my Christmas collection. It is an awesome Christmas DVD. Excellent.

This is a typical Christmas cartoon, complete with catchy songs and cute animation.

Don't confuse this for a second with "Frosty Returns." This is the special, narrated by Andy Griffith, in which Frosty meets and marries his beloved, Chrystal (played by Shelley Winters). It is the direct sequel to the original "Frosty the Snowman" with the same lead actor and directors.

Despite a great cast (and the former director of the "Peanuts" specials) of that other special, it is inferior. I really hate the sneaky way in which that other one has been marketed. First in its name, which seems deliberately intended, on somebody's part, to get it confused with this special, and then by having it on network TV every year and avialable on the same DVD package as the original "Frosty the Snowman." At least now this one is finally available on DVD, but not with the originaly "Forsty."

This is also one of many Rankin/Bass specials that should be watched before one sees "Rudolf and Frosty's Christmas in July." If not, then the viewer may wonder where Chrystal and their snowkids came from.

The person calling him or herself mm6189 is partially wrong because this was made in 1976. Rankin/Bass made their special about a younger-looking, nicer Jack Frost starting Groundhog Day, in the Middle Ages, in order to get his girl, in 1979. This is the "Jack Frost original." But one could interperet that he had grown bitter in the intervening centuries after losing his girl, but is shown the error of his ways, first by Chrystal, and then Parson Brown (Dennis Day). Since mm6189 is not available for direct contact from Amazon.com, this review seemed the best place to bring this matter up. This special's version of Jack Frost also appears in "Rudolf and Frosty's Christmas in July," as their friend.

See also "My Favortie Rankin-Bass Christmas Specials" in Listmania.

I always loved watching this cartoon as a child. I am now an adult and I still love it just as much!