Frosty the Snowman II: Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Frosty the Snowman II: Frosty's Winter Wonderland is a 1972 musical animated Christmas television special (first-time produced by Wang Film Productions) and a sequel to the 1969 film Frosty the Snowman, produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. It returns writer Romeo Muller and actor Jackie Vernon reprises the voice of Frosty, while Andy Griffith stars as the narrator, Mary Costa (from Sleeping Beauty) voices as adult Karen and Manfreed Olea voices as Jennifer.

Plot
Years have passed ever since Frosty had left for the North Pole (as seen from the original film), the film begins with a celebration for Karen (voiced by Mary Costa) and Kenny's newborn daughter; Jennifer at Karen's house in the Townsquare village, watched by the other people, including with a redeemed Professor Hinkle (Billy DeWolfe). Santa Claus presents baby Jennifer with a magic heart-shaped locket, which is meant to remind her mother's heritage and a magical world of the North Pole. Then, the joyous party is suddenly interrupted by Jack Frost (voiced by Paul Frees), the icy artist elf, who threatens to cause not to harm Jennifer, but really wanted all the children adore him. However Karen, Santa Claus, Hinkle and Kenny all work together to foil Jack Frost's plan and retrieving back the baby Jennifer. Fearing Jack Frost and his plans, Karen decides not to withhold all her knowledge, but to keep Jennifer for her safety from Jack Frost's cruel acts, and also remains to keep Jennifer's locket, which Santa Claus strongly agrees.

Ten years later, Karen is celebrating Jennifer's 1st huge Holiday party, while her husband Kenny is away to the Navy Army (which he kept his promise to return home before Christmas). However, Karen is having trouble as Jennifer is missing and begins searching for her, but not for very long time until a 10 year old young Jennifer (voiced by Manfreed Olea) had came downstairs and asks her mom what she was doing, and Karen makes her tiny excuse for a second. Arriving at school, Jennifer confides in her mother that she doesn't want to feel left out on the fun. Karen reassure her daughter saying that everyone has trouble fitting in. She also tells Jennifer that if she has anything troubling her, she can always tell her anything. Jennifer, now believing her mother will understand her true feelings is about to tell her her deep love of her mother's heritage, but was interrupted by a School Teacher (June Foray), who kindly encourts Jennifer into a classroom.

Approaching her classroom, a very shy Jennifer is introduced and meets the other classmates who had seen her so differently but beautifully. Feeling not humiliated, Jennifer makes her way to her desk right next to her first love interest; John, a handsome basketball player in gym class. Jennifer accidentally introduces herself as "Jen" while trying to pronounce her name to him, but feeling shy and in love. During school hours, a redeemed Hinkle is recalled to perform for the magic show, usually fails, but this time succeed. The other classmates-including Jennifer were all amazed due to his magic act, especially turning the eggs into white doves. As a result, Hinkle had already became "the most famous magician in the world". After the school bell rings, the children goes out to the school courtyard to play in the snow, where Jennifer is accidentally bumps into John right next to her. John feels courteously to Jennifer, noticing the locket (that's around Jennifer's neck) and Jennifer shows him her mother's heritage and this amazes John.

Meanwhile in the North Pole nearby Santa's Workshop, Frosty (Jackie Vernon) had missed the other "boys and girls" back home at the townsquare village, but keeping his promise that he'd be back again someday. When he hears the news about the first snowfall of the season, he happily decides to return back to the children. Santa Claus uses his sleigh and brings Frosty back to the townsquare village. The children, unbeknownst to Jennifer, and Hinkle are excited and thrilled about Frosty's arrival, which of course it makes Jack Frost very jealous.

Jennifer, after seeing the fun the other children had before returning home for supper (due her promise to her mother Karen), surprisingly & amazingly first-time meets Frosty, who curiously sees a sparkle from the locket throughout the gate fences. Despite the fun-loving kindness Frosty has, Jennifer presents her new friend with a bouquet of frost flowers, which she had made from the snow, admitting him that if she can get a chance to be his friend in her life. To surprise him more, she also builds a beautiful snow woman named Crystal (voiced by Shelly Winters), and with Frosty's gifted frost flowers brings her to life, and Crystal immediately says his original trademark line, "Happy Birthday". Frosty was thrilled to see Crystal "all living" like he was.

She then meets and talks to Frosty who shyly hides his appearance from her though she tries to see him closely. Once they have a good laugh, he decides to face Crystal but as soon as she saw his face in the light, she grew in love with Frosty's handsome look. When Jack Frost secretly learns of the magic power possesses from Frosty's hat after watching the love ancient below the hill, he decides to steal it from Frosty so the children and Jennifer will love him more. But, while Frosty, Crystal, Jennifer, John and the children were ice-skating at the frozen pond, Jack Frost unknowingly and mistakenly captures a horse's old hat with his ability to blow snowy winds. Believing it to be Frosty's hat, he disappears with it.

Crystal soon senses the temperature is rising and worries about melting (the same feeling reaction as Frosty's). Jennifer suggests bringing them back to the North Pole, where they will never melt, and they all parade into the city on the way to the train station, where Frosty and Crystal has their confrontations with the traffic cop mentioned in the song's lyrics. At the same train station, Frosty and Crystal both stow away aboard a refrigerated train car, after Jennifer successfully pays the train ticket to the North Pole. As the train is about to leave the station, Jennifer decides to join Frosty and Crystal for the ride to keep them company. Meanwhile, Jack Frost soon looks upon the stolen hat from a horse and discovers he was tricked. Realizing that Frosty was the cause of his failure, he swears revenge on him.

With that, unbeknownst to Frosty, Crystal and Jennifer, Jack Frost has also hitched a ride on the same train (same way as Hinkle), intending to steal the hat from Frosty. As the train continues up back to north, Frosty and Crystal amazingly notice Jennifer is all warm up, despite by her warm quilt, but still feel a little bit cold, so Frosty, whom is carrying Jennifer in his arms, and Crystal jump off the train, leaving Jack Frost behind. Jack Frost, seeing them escape, jumps off the train, but falls down a mountain and crashes into a tree (same references from Hinkle) where a giant pile of snow falls on him and the same squirrel laughs at him.

Meanwhile at the Townsquare village, Karen has just finished the Christmas supper during the preparing of a Holiday party where she realizes that Jennifer has been gone for a longtime during school hours until she got a phone call from a School Teacher. Karen is confused as to how Jennifer could have gotten far, but until realizing that Jennifer has gone off with Frosty (who had just already returned on that day). With that, a brave Karen goes on a quest with her original-childhood red winter coat to search for Jennifer and reuniting Frosty.

Back with Frosty, Crystal and Jennifer, during at their quests, Frosty first-time convinces the same forest animals, including Hocus Pocus (Hinkle's rabbit, who reunited with Frosty), to build a campfire, this time for Jennifer. Afterwards that night, while Jennifer secretly watches behind, Frosty started to propose Crystal to be his "snow wife", then the two joyously frolic through the snow, not for long until Jack Frost then appeared unexpectedly and froze Jennifer's campfire. Frosty, Crystal and Jennifer are forced to flee, this time with Jennifer riding on Crystal's back as she and Frosty slide down a hill.

At the bottom of the slope, Frosty discovers and remembers the same greenhouse and shows Crystal and Jennifer filled with the same poinsettias from this Christmas. Frosty and Crystal both decide to bring Jennifer inside to warm her up while suggesting that they could afford to lose their little weights. Despite Jennifer's objections, Frosty and Crystal step inside the greenhouse with her. Unfortunately, Jack Frost catches up to them immediately first locks Crystal in the greenhouse and then using a gust of icy wind which blows Frosty's hat off, turning him back to his lifeless state and taunting Jennifer that he is gone for good. To prove Jack Frost wrong and refuse to befriend him, Jennifer (gladly she's an artist herself) sculpts a corsage out of snow, places it gently on Frosty's chest and sings him a special song which immediately brings him back to life. Befuddled by his reanimation, Jack Frost angrily throws Frosty's hat back on his head.

Karen, with Hinkle and Hocus Pocus' help, had arrived at the wooden glen and to the greenhouse only to find Frosty in tears (for the first time), Jennifer gently soothing him out and Crystal melted on the floor due to Jack Frost's act (which Hinkle first-time feels awful about this cruel ancient of Jack Frost, remembering his cruel act years ago). Karen (remembering Santa's scrip), holding back her tears, explains to Frosty that Crystal is made from Christmas snow (like Frosty was), and that she can "never, ever" disappear completely, only take the form of summer rain, until next December comes, but Frosty however tells her that Crystal is "not only my friend, but my first wife". With a gust of cold wind through the open greenhouse door, the puddle that was Crystal blows out the door and magically changes back into her typical snow woman form and Frosty gives her his true love's kiss which immediately brings her back to life. Afterwards, Jennifer reunites with her mother, then begins to apologize to her for not returning home for supper and broken a promise, but Karen says that she is the one who is sorry, as she realized she should've told her "the whole story".

Jennifer explains she never meant to disobey her, but believed that she deserve to be punished for what she had done. However, Karen, refusing to ground her daughter, assures Jennifer that it doesn't matter whether she is an adventurous or a school girl (like she was when she was a young girl, according from the original Frosty the Snowman), as she loves Jennifer for who she is, her "brave little girl", then Frosty approached besides Karen and says "Just like your mother" to Jennifer, who started hugging her friend.

Santa Claus then appears where he and Jennifer officially meet each other; he offers his "most-prized nice young citizen" the christening gift from Frosty (which is his thank you gift for her bravery and kindness). Before Jennifer can retrieve the gift, Jack Frost decides to interrupt them with a very strong blizzard. Professor Hinkle decides to reason with him and Crystal asks for him to be the best man at the winter wedding party (after all, she says it would only be appropriate for him to be "the best man"). Finally feeling understand and appreciated, a reformed Jack Frost apologizes and agrees.

Then, the Parson Brown (voiced by Dennis Days), the local preacher, appeared and said that he can't perform the ceremony, as he can only legally marry real people. Everyone, including Jack Frost, are dejected until Parson Brown suggests they build a "snow parson" with his and Hinkle's assistance. After the parson is built, Parson Brown states that "A parson is not a parson 'til he holds the Good Book in his hand". He places his Bible into the snow parson's hand, and like Frosty and Crystal, he is magically brought to life. Soon, the wedding, where it was held at the North Pole by Santa's Workshop, goes on without a hitch, to the song "Winter Wonderland".

The next day on the second day of winter, Frosty, with Jennifer, and Crystal use their magic on the Townsquare village to make the entire snow on the ground and on the branches sparkle and glimmer, and everyone, including Hinkle, Parson Brown and Karen, came by to visit Frosty's First Annual Winter Carnival. Jennifer bumps again into John she met during school hours, and shyly says "hi" to him. The citizens, the other children and the woodland creatures (including Hocus Pocus) unite in a circle around Santa Claus, Parson Brown, Jack Frost, Hinkle, Frosty, Crystal, Karen, Kenny (who had arrived on time for Christmas) and Jennifer. Then Jack Frost uses his icy magic to form a glittering rainbow in the sky.

Characters

 * The Narrator
 * Karen: Kenny's wife/ Jennifer's mother
 * Kenny: Karen's husband/ Jennifer's father
 * Jennifer: Karen and Kenny's ten yr. old daughter
 * Santa Claus
 * Professor Hinkle: a reformed magician
 * Jack Frost: an jealous icy artist elf
 * John: a pre-teen basketball player/ Jennifer's love interest
 * A School Teacher
 * The Traffic Cop
 * Frosty the Snowman (in 1969 Version)
 * Crystal the Snow Woman: Frosty's lovely companion/ wife
 * The Ticket Man
 * Parson Brown
 * The Snow Parson
 * The Woodland Animals
 * Hocus Pocus: Hinkle's former pet rabbit (debut)
 * Various Children
 * Various Townspeople
 * Santa's Elves (debut)
 * Mrs. Claus (debut)
 * Karen's mother: Jennifer's maternal grandmother (debut)

Voice Casts

 * Andy Griffin - The Narrator
 * June Foray - young Karen
 * Mary Costa - Karen
 * Manfreed Olea - Jennifer
 * Billy DeWolfe - Professor Hinkle
 * Suzanne Davidson - The School Teacher
 * Red Buttons - John, Kenny
 * Mickey Rooney - Santa Claus
 * Bob McFadden – Santa Claus (singing voice)
 * Nellie Bellflower - Karen's mother (uncredited)
 * Jackie Vernon - Frosty
 * Shelly Winters - Crystal (Also credited as Mrs. Frosty)
 * Paul Frees - Jack Frost, The Traffic Cop, The Ticket Man

Songs

 * 1) "Frosty the Snowman" sung by Andy Griffin
 * 2) "Angels We Have Heard on High" sung by Manfreed Olea
 * 3) "You've got your eyes on her" sung Manfreed Olea, Jackie Vernon
 * 4) "Frosty and Crystal" sung by Andy Griffin, chorus
 * 5) "Everything She Always Wanted (Frosty's Love Song)" sung by Jackie Vernon (the song was also reuse in Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July)
 * 6) "The Light of Friendship (Jennifer's Song)" sung by Manfreed Olea
 * 7) "Frosty and Crystal (reprise #1)" sung by Andy Griffin
 * 8) "Keys to the Future" sung by Mary Costa, Jackie Vernon, Manfreed Olea and chorus
 * 9) "Winter Wonderland" sung by Andy Griffin
 * 10) "Frosty and Crystal (reprise #2)" sung by Andy Griffin, chorus
 * 11) "Frosty the Snowman (finale)" sung by Bob McFadden, Mary Costa, Manfreed Olea, Red Buttons, Billy DeWolfe, Paul Frees, Shelly Winters, Jackie Vernon, chorus

Late Production
December 10, 1972

Production credits
© 1972 Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.
 * Producers/ Directors – Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
 * Writer – Romeo Muller
 * Based on the Song "Frosty the Snowman" – Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins © 1951 Hill & Range Songs
 * "Winter Wonderland" – Dick Smith, Felix Bernard © 1934 Bregman Vocco and Conn, Inc.
 * Sound – John Curcio, Don Hahn, Dave Iveland, Tom Clack
 * Animation – Wang Film Productions
 * Key Animation – Wang Film Productions
 * Background Design – Minoru Nishida
 * Design – Paul Coker, Jr.
 * Music Arranger/ Conductor – Maury Laws

Running Time
82 minutes

Trivia

 * This film is where they added Frosty teeth and a tongue for the first time.
 * This is the first time the original classic Frosty (Jackie Vernon) sings his heart out in the film.
 * Shelly Winters first-time voices as Crystal (aka Mrs. Frosty) in the film.
 * Mary Costa, from Disney's Sleeping Beauty, first-time voices as adult Karen.
 * Just like the late Jimmy Durante, this is a final voice acting of Billy DeWolfe (performing the voice of Professor Hinkle).