Frosty makes good on this promise to be “back again someday” in CBS’s 1992 animated special Frosty Returns. John Goodman assumes the role of Frosty, who comes to life when the hat of a young girl training to be a magician lands on him, and he proceeds to teach the people of Beansboro to appreciate winter. Basically a not so thinly veiled piece of environmentalist propaganda. Completely divorced from the Rankin/Bass classic, there’s no mention of Christmas or Santa. And Frosty is turned into an annoying jokester constantly doing standup; indeed, with Lorne Michaels at the helm the tone is all about jokes and slapstick. Also, the animation looks rather cheap with a lot of squiggly lines and exaggerated features. A disappointing follow-up, Frosty Returns but doesn’t really.
This was one of the most poorly-animated and worst-written Christmas "special" I've ever seen. PLEASE don't waste your time. What a waste of a talented voice cast.
Shout by Tim KretschmannBlockedParent2022-01-22T16:03:23Z
If you are given the choice between watching this special and have bleach poured in your eyes, a drill put through your arm, a kick to the junk and sand poured into your mouth...you will have a difficult decision to make.