Rankin/Bass brought back the beloved Frosty character seven
years after his original TV special aired, but this time, he wasn’t alone. The
kids decide Frosty needs a wife, so spend half of the show’s runtime making
her, naming her, and trying to bring her to life. One kid thinks taking the hat
from one of their horses will work. Hah, idiot, didn’t he hear the original
Frosty story? You need a magic hat.
Duh.
Jack Frost, that little winter demon dude, isn’t happy all
the kids like Frosty and don’t appreciate him. He tries to steal Frosty’s hat,
but his plan doesn’t work out so well. Jack Frost is a whiny jerk, but towards
the end, when Frosty and his girlfriend, whom they name “Crystal”—get it?
Because, like, ice crystals?—Frosty asks Jack to be the best man at their
wedding. Oh yeah, but a regular parson can’t marry them, so they make a Snow
Parson. Remember when Frosty was a unique character, because he was the only
one of his kind? Now they’re making snow people left and right and bringing
them all to life with magic. Ironically, bringing so many snow people to life
takes some of the magic out of the storytelling, don’t you think?

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