Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)

Jimmy Durante: Self - Narrator

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• [first lines] 

  Narrator : I suppose it all started with the snow. You see, it was a very special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier, and the giddy even giddier. A snow that'd make a homecoming homier, and natural enemies, friends, natural. For it was the first snow of the season. And as any child can tell you, there's a certain magic that comes with the very first snow, especially when it falls on the day before Christmas. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow...

  [laughs] 

  Narrator : Well, something wonderful is bound to happen.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  Hocus explained the situation to Santa, who as you know, speaks a fluent rabbit. And, when they didn't find Frosty and Karen on the hill, Santa followed Frosty's path in the snow to the greenhouse. But when they got inside, a terrible sight met their eyes.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  Frosty realized that Karen had to get out of that car as soon as possible. So when the little freight train stopped to let an express full of happy Christmas travelers pass, Frosty took advantage of the opportunity and quickly got them all out.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  You see, Frosty, since he was made out of snow or so, was the fastest belly-whopper... in the world.

• Narrator : Now actually, a refrigerated boxcar was a splendid way to travel. Splendid, that is, if one is a snowman or a furry coated rabbit. But for Karen...

  [Karen sneezes] 

  Frosty : Are you cold, Karen? Now that's a silly question. You wouldn't be sneezing if you weren't cold.

  Karen (later airings) : [shivering]  Well... just - a lit - a little.

  [sneezes] 

• Narrator : [voiceover]  Then suddenly they came upon a tiny glen which seemed almost magical. For it was Christmas Eve and the woodland animals were all decorating for their big celebration. They knew Santa was to come that night, and they wanted everything to be just right.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  And now it was Frosty's good fortune that right at the bottom of the hill was a tiny greenhouse used to grow precious tropical poinsettias for Christmas.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  The animals were *delighted* to help. So they found a spot away from the glen where the fire wouldn't catch onto the trees. Soon, there was a spark. And in almost no time, a splendid fire was crackling away.

• Narrator : [over end credits; voiceover at first, then we see him in person]  And with Frosty the Snowman, Christmas was *always* *very* merry, indeed. And *you* - have a merry Christmas, too.

• Narrator : [voiceover]  And so Santa took Karen home, and made ready to bring Frosty back to the North Pole with him.

  [Karen gets off the sleigh and almost slips, but Frosty saves her] 

  Narrator : Karen *hated* to say goodbye to Frosty. But as Santa promised, Frosty returned every year with the magical Christmas snow. And every year there was a great celebration with a big Christmas parade.