The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is a 2005 American/Canadian direct-to-video animated film produced by Classic Media and Studio B Productions. This movie has also been bundled with the original 1969 Rankin/Bass special and the CBS Entertainment Productions sequel. The special airs annually on Cartoon Network in the United States, and it now airs on Kids & Teens TV since December 11, 2011. Narrated and sung by Burt Reynolds, with veteran actor/voice artist Bill Fagerbakke in the role of Frosty, the film has very little continuity with the original, featuring a rebooted back-story.
This new chapter in the saga revisits Frosty many years after he shouts out his first "Happy Birthday!", when he appears in a little town where magic, silliness, and nonsense of all kinds are strictly against the rules.
Though technically a sequel to the classic 1969 Rankin/Bass Frosty the Snowman, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman holds only loose continuity with it. The characters in flashbacks resemble those of the original film but have different names and roles. The young Mayor Tinkerton strongly resembles one of the unnamed children from the first film, and his father also shares the design of Professor Hinkle. Hocus Pocus has a cameo during the bob-sled scene. On the cover of the comic used in the film are two other children that also resemble the original film's cast. Frosty's back story is strongly altered, but still features him coming to life due to the hat's magic. Furthermore, unlike the classic original, the film seemingly has nothing to do with Christmas whatsoever nor does it even mention the holiday or any nuances thereof.
Cast
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Frosty | Bill Fagerbakke | Juan Guzmán | |
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Tommy Tinkerton | Kath Soucie | Lileana Chacón | |
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Charlie Tinkerton | Jeannie Elias | Ricardo Sorondo | |
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Sara Simple | Tara Strong | Yensi Rivero | |
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Walter Wader | Kenn Michael | Maythe Guedes | |
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Principal Pankley | Larry Miller | Héctor Isturde | Carlos Seidl |
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Mr. Tinkerton | Tom Kenny | Luis Miguel Pérez | |
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Mrs. Tinkerton | Candi Milo | Maythe Guedes | |
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Mrs. Wader | Vernee Watson-Johnson | Isabel Vara | |
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Mr. Wader | N/A | ||
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Mrs. Simple | Tress MacNeille | Elena Díaz Toledo | |
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Mr. Simple | David Jeremiah | ||
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Simon Sklarow | Grey DeLisle | Yensi Rivero | |
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Sonny Sklarow | Tara Strong | Yensi Rivero | |
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Sullivan Sklarow | Grey DeLisle | Yensi Rivero | |
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Mr. Sklarow | David Jeremiah | Sergio Pinto | |
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Narrator | Burt Reynolds | Framk Maneiro | |
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Old Lady | Kath Soucie | Yensi Rivero | |
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Miss Sharpay | Grey DeLisle | Melanie Henríquez | |
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Librarian | Jeannie Elias | ||
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Twonsperson #1 | David Jeremiah | ||
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Girl #1 | Tress MacNeille | ||
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Girl #2 | Candi Milo | ||
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Paperboy | Evan Gore | ||
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Professor Hinkle | N/A | ||
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Boy C | N/A | ||
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Hocus Pocus | N/A | ||
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Title | N/A | Rolman Bastidas | |
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