Product Details

• Actors: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees, June Foray
• Directors: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
• Writers: Romeo Muller
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Wonder (Video)
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 22 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0307142469
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,740 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

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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, the snowman 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. --Andy Spletzer

Customer Reviews

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the finest Christmas films ever!, November 20, 1998

By	George Zadorozny (Oldsmar, FL USA) - See all my reviews

Frosty the Snowman is simply superb! It's another of author Romeo Muller's 16 animated Christmas films--all of which are splendid and marvelous. Jimmy Durante is a most endearing narrator and singer here, and the enchanting story of Frosty is both humorous and heart-tugging. Watch it, and learn why there's magic in Christmas snow! You'll also enjoy the sequels by the same author, "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," narrated by Andy Griffith; and "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July," narrated by Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST Family Oriented Films EVER MADE!, May 16, 2000

By	The Christmas Boy "Tinkle Dinkle!" (North Pole, PA United States) - See all my reviews

No holiday film is more beloved and revered than Frosty the Snowman, other than Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and the Grinch. This 1969 Masterpiece was written by the GREAT Romeo Muller, the GREATEST writer who ever lived, the man REALLY understood children. This film has a lot for both parents and children to enjoy. It has Jackie Vernon, giving warmth and kindness to Frosty the Snowman, Jimmy Durante as the EXCELLENT narrator, and Billy Dewolf as the SILLY Professor Hinkle (one of my all time favorite characters of Christmas Mythology.) This film also includes my personal favorite recording of ANY Christmas Song, the Jimmy Durante rendition of the title song. (I must recomend that you purchase the spliced version on CD.) You just can't go wrong with this film. A great one for children just seeing it for the first time, or for parents who grew up with it themselves. You must also buy the sequel, "Frosty's Winter Wonderland" and the semi sequel "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July", both buy Romeo Muller. PLEASE AVOID THE PIECE OF GARBAGE CLAIMING TO BE A SEQUEL ENTITLED "FROSTY RETURNS", ALSO ISSUED BY GOLDEN BOOKS. IT IS A POOR PLOTLESS ATTEMPT AT A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL INDEED AND HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FROSTY THAT WE KNOW AND LOVE.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Happy Birthday!" to Frosty in DVD, August 9, 2000

By	Xeneri - See all my reviews

This review is from: Golden Bible Atlas (Hardcover)

Who didn't grow up watching Frosty ?

Certain Christmas traditions were inevitable where I grew up: no school (yea!), toys (obviously), snowball fights and sled races (yea again!) and of course, christmas cartoons. "Frosty the Snowman" was already a classic when I was a kid and time has changed nothing about the tale of a Snowman brought to life by a magical tophat. Memorable vocal contributions by Jimmy Durante (whose unique song-stylings turn his rendition of the Frosty song into the stuff of legend), Billy De Wolfe (tricky, tricky, tricky, Professor Hinkle), and the unforgettable Jackie Vernon as the bellywhopping magical man of snow, Frosty.

Now there's only one reason why I'm unhappy with this release: NO extras on the DVD. There is a trend in studios nowadays to release as many titles as they can on DVD to see how well they do, then re-release a new version with cool extras and features much later. I don't know if FROSTY will be re-released, but I'd be willing to wait it out a year to see what happens.