My guess is that the network, abc, wanted the kids to sound more like kids, or something. Karen was voiced by the late june foray who also voiced granny from looney tunes and baby looney tunes, and later suzanne davidson. The holiday adventures of frosty the snowman are chronicled in these two madefortv animated treasures. Frosty the snowman is a christmas special, produced by rankinbass and first aired on cbs in 1969, telling the story of how a snowman was brought to life by a magic top hat. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1969 tv special frosty the snowman. To celebrate, here are 50 facts, tidbits, observations and tangents about this animated tv classic. On june 22, 2016, youtuber forever90s posted a comparison between a frosty the snowman vhs and a bluray of the special. Karen placed a top hat on his head and everyones favorite snowman magically came to life. When frosty the snowman was introduced in 1950 in a recording by gene autry, it became an instant hit. Frosty the snowman 1969 june foray voice restoration full.
This padded board book edition features the lyrics of the classic song. Frosty the snowman 1969 june foray voice restoration. However, many people may not know the voice of karen and the other children were voiced by june foray. Frosty the snowman is a 1969 japaneseamerican animated christmas television special produced by rankinbass productions and currently distributed by universal television. Acting for two for the tv special, june foray plays the schoolteacher, karen, as well as her friends. Goldschmidt has authored six books on the making of the specials that. Frosty the snowman is an animated christmas special that first aired on cbs on december 7, 1969 and has aired annually since then. It was written after the success of autrys recording of rudolph the rednosed reindeer the previous year.
Frosty the snowman is a 1969 animated christmas television special produced by rankinbass productions and currently distributed by universal television. She is a blonde pigtailed girl who befriends frosty. Frosty the snowman is a pure delight and an annual tradition at our house even before we had children. Frosty the snowman june foray performance found original voice. The voice veterans in the production were june foray rocky the flying squirrel, who played frosty s traveling companion, a little girl named karen. Its actually a nice composition on its own that might have made a great song had jules bass added lyrics and maybe he did at one time.
Frosty the snowman rankinbass christmas specials wiki. Karen first appears when her class is supposed to be entertained by professor hinkle, but after his act proves to be a flop, she and her. Narrated by jimmy durante, this classic christmas cartoon forms a heartwarming story around the catchy 1950s song frosty the snowman. One of the children, karen june foray, loves frosty, so she agrees to take him to the north pole. Frosty the snowman winnie the pooh, karen giggles happy tree friends, karens friends happy tree friends characters happy tree friends, professor hinkle. June foray 263 character images behind the voice actors. The cast of frosty the snowman, with deuteragonist, karen. Meanwhile, paul frees plays the traffic cop, the ticket man at the station, and santa claus. Frosty the snowman june foray performance found original. Frosty coloring pages at getdrawings com free for personal use clipart the snowman book image fabulous frosty the snowman coloring pages image ideas nahj coloring frosty the snowman. The 1969 rankinbass classic frosty the snowman is an enjoyment among families everywhere. She started in the voice field at the age of twelve, at a time when she was already doing old. The story begins when a magic hat lands on the head of a runof the mill snowman and brings him to life. Having to watch frosty and then read this story which is almost word for word a copy of the television special is just silly.
Frosty the snowman frosty the snowman by diane muldrow. Parson brown and his snowman counterpart are both played by dennis day. The children sneak the two along with hocus pocus, who has become their friend on a refrigerated train headed north. Since then, its popularity has only grown, making frosty one of the most recognized and beloved characters ever created. Everyones favorite snowman with a magic hat, a button nose, and eyes made out of coal comes to life on christmas every most uptodate pic frosty the snowman story strategies if youd like to become dating in the course of christmas. On later airings after 1970, june forays voice was replaced by an unknown actress forays voice is still heard as her singing voice, as well as other minor roles. The zoom frosty the snowman zoom comics wiki fandom. Nov 23, 2018 if youre looking to get into the holiday spirit tonight, its hard to do any better than a rewatch of the classic animated film frosty the snowman. Frosty the snowman, rankinbass productions, 1969, original print, june foray. She, along with hocus pocus the rabbit, accompanies frosty on his journey to the north pole. Cbs just held its annual airing of the rankinbass productions classic frosty the snowman cartoon and shortly after the movie aired.
It may not be as beloved as some other classic holiday shows, but frosty unlike its meltprone title character has proven its staying power. If youre looking to get into the holiday spirit tonight, its hard to do any better than a rewatch of the classic animated film frosty the snowman. Foray recalled her experiences in the book the enchanted world of rankinbass. Frosty the snowman is a nice animated christmas special. Frosty the snowman tv short 1969 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With many bright and colorful illustrations, kids will love it. Frosty the snowman 1969 jimmy durante narrates a joyful tale. Frosty the snowman big golden book frosty the snowman. A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowmans magic hat. It is also a crossover adaptation of rankinbass productions original handdrawn animated christmas television special, frosty the snowman 1969, which is itself based on the 1950 song by steve nelson and jack rollins. Frosty the snowman 1969 theme narration beginning youtube. June foray was the original voice of karen during the specials first few airings. Rankinbass classic frosty the snowman turns 50 oak lawn, il rick.
This revealed that the bd restored some of june foray s audio but for one of the supporting characters, rather than karen. Dec 06, 2017 frosty the snowman is a nice animated christmas special. In the wake of june forays death, someone pointed out that the. It was narrated by character actor jimmy durante, whose rendition of frosty s song has become as familiar as autrys. Frosty the snowman original 1969 airing with karens june. Featuring the festive spirit and rollicking lyrics of the original song, its the perfect re. The zoom frosty the snowman is a upcoming christmas book. Professor hinkle decides he wants the hat back so he can make money off of its newfound magical properties, but the kids want to save frosty. I noticed a subtle difference in the voice acting between the bluray version of frosty the snowman and the version that was originally aired on tv. Based on the beloved 1969 television special, this little golden book retells the whole magical story of frosty the snowman for boys and girls 25. In honor of frostys 50th anniversary, here is the original recreated print of the special with the original voices of june foray and paul frees as the children.
Karen and frosty continue toward the north pole hoping that hinkle wont find them. Frosty the snowman is unusual among the rankinbass. Frosty the snowman viewers shocked by how the kids are. Christmas just isnt christmas until we see frosty on tv. Everyones favorite snowman with a magic hat, a button nose, and eyes made out of coal comes to life on christmas every year. They did all the clamiationa nd animation holiday favorites. She was the only one of the kids who was named in the special. It talks about winter festivals, fertility goddesses, and evil big business. For the tv special, june foray plays the schoolteacher, karen, as well as her friends. The special first aired on december 7, 1969, on the cbs television network in the united states. I hate to say it but i think rankinbass frosty the snowman is the latter. Take a visual walk through her career and see 263 images of the characters shes voiced and listen to 12 clips that showcase her performances. Jun 22, 2016 i noticed a subtle difference in the voice acting between the bluray version of frosty the snowman and the version that was originally aired on tv. Rollins and nelson shipped the new song to autry, who recorded frosty in search.
It was narrated by character actor jimmy durante, whose rendition of frostys song has become as familiar as autrys. Frosty the snowman june foray performance found original voice recording of animated special. Frosty the snowman is a great animated classic by the author rankin jr. Children can read the book as it is, or listen to the song and use the pages of the book. This special, written by romeo muller and produced. Its another one of the specials that as an adult feels strange and is really designed for very. This is one of the ones that was actually hand celled and animated for release. Frosty the snowman the golden glow of christmas past. On later airings after 1970, june foray s voice was replaced by an unknown actress foray s voice is still heard as her singing voice, as well as other minor roles. Legendary voice actress june foray was born june lucille forer on september 18, 1917 in springfield, massachusetts, to ida robinson and maurice forer was of russian descent and her mother ida robinson was of french canadian and native american descent. June foray in frosty the snowman june foray, snowman cartoon, frosty. It is the first television special featuring the character frosty the snowman.
Everybodys favorite snowman comes magically to life in the pages of this picture book. September 18, 1917 july 26, 2017 was an american voice actress who was best known as the voice of such animated characters as rocky the flying squirrel, nell fenwick, lucifer from disneys cinderella, cindy lou who, jokey smurf, granny from the warner. Frosty the snowman winnie the pooh, karen giggles happy tree friends, karens friends happy tree friends characters happy tree friends, professor hinkle honest johnw gideon pinocchio, jimmy durante alanadale robin hood, hocus pocus alec presto, teacher. June foray, loves frosty, so she agrees to take him to the north pole. Karen frosty the snowman christmas specials wiki fandom. Foray recalled her experiences in the book the enchanted world of. The program, which first aired on december 7, 1969 on cbs where it continues to air annually, was produced for television by rankinbass productions and. The special first aired on december 7, 1969 on the cbs.
Also learn to draw frosty and santa from a professional animator. Frosty the snowman is an animated christmas special that first aired on cbs on. Frosty returns is an ecoterrorist heist of christmas. Frosty the snowman 1969 is one of only four 1960s animation holiday specials still shown every year on one of the major television networks the others are a charlie brown christmas how the grinch stole christmas and rudolph the red nosed reindeer. Just as in the song, frosty voiced by jackie vernon is a jolly, happy soul.
Legendary voice actress june foray was born june lucille forer on september 18, 1917 in springfield, massachusetts, to ida robinson and. Frosty the snowman clipart in frosty the snowman movie clipart collection clipartxtras most recent screen frosty the snowman painting suggestions it is really challenging to fight incorporating your snowman painting undertaking into a craft curri frosty the snowman, paul, the pups and i wish everyone a very merry christmas. Dec 12, 2017 give a little listen frosty the snowman note the lovely original background melody that maury laws created that weaves under the show. The book is written with the classic song we all know and love frosty the snowman. Frosty the snowman set for gaylord palms ice exhibit patrick owsley cartoon art and more. Nov 14, 2019 rankinbass classic frosty the snowman turns 50 oak lawn, il rick goldschmidt chronicles the fascinating making of the iconic rankinbass classic frosty the snowman, which is turning the. A better choice would be to get a different version of frosty the snowman, even one of the older ones from little golden book with different illustrations is a better option. June foray, the famous voice behind rocky the flying squirrel and cindy. Karen is one of the kids who built frosty the snowman in the rankinbass special of the same name. When the temperature starts to rise, a new problem threatens frostys existence. If youre not interested, theres always the snowman, the original, not the david bowie narration. Rankinbass classic frosty the snowman turns 50 oak lawn, il rick goldschmidt chronicles the fascinating making of the iconic rankinbass classic frosty the.
Frosty the snowman is a popular christmas song written by walter jack rollins and steve nelson, and first recorded by gene autry and the cass county boys in 1950 and later recorded by jimmy durante. Frosty the snowman is an animated christmas special that first aired on cbs on december 7, 1969 this special, written by romeo muller and produced and directed by arthur rankin and jules bass, is based on the holiday song of the same name, originally written by jack rollins and steve nelson and first performed by gene autry in the 1940s. Jan 01, 1993 frosty the snowman was a jolly, happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal. In frostys winter wonderland, in addition to reprising his role as the traffic cop, paul frees voices jack frost. Frosty the snowman is an animated christmas special that first aired on cbs on december 7, 1969. Unfortunately, the description of the video doesnt say if this applies to all frosty bds or just. Some movies from your childhood when visited as an adult hold up winnie the pooh for example and others not so much. Frosty the snowman is a classic along with the little drummer boy, rudolph the rednosed reindeer, and santa claus is coming to town. Read frosty the snowman frosty the snowman little golden book children book by diane muldrow. Frosty the snowman viewers shocked by how the kids are dressed. The voice veterans in the production were june foray rocky the flying squirrel, who played frostys traveling companion, a little girl named karen. Frosty the snowman is a 1969 animated christmas television special based on the song frosty the snowman. Just like the ending, frosty will be back again someday, about 3 and half times. Read frosty the snowman frosty the snowman little golden book children book.
Hottest no cost frosty the snowman karen suggestions. September 18, 1917 july 26, 2017 was an american voice actress who was best known as the voice of such animated characters as rocky the flying squirrel, nell fenwick, lucifer from disneys cinderella, cindy lou who, jokey smurf, granny from the warner bros. Besides, heres a story that reinforces a childs love of christmas time and the wonder of the first snowfall. This special, written by romeo muller and produced and directed by arthur rankin and jules bass, is based on the holiday song of the same name, originally written by jack rollins and steve nelson and first performed by gene autry in the 1940s. June foray originally recorded the part of karen in the first airing, but was replaced by suzanne davidson a year after frosty first aired. The special, written by romeo muller and produced and directed by arthur rankin and jules bass, is based on the holiday song of the same name, which was originally written by jack rollins and steve nelson and first performed by gene autry in the 1940s. Stephen druschkes christmas spoof of frosty the snowman 1969. Frosty the snowman is a 1969 japaneseamerican animated christmas television special.
This book is a fun one to read around the holidays. Frosty the snowman 1969 my version idea central fandom. Dec 06, 2017 the 1969 rankinbass classic frosty the snowman is an enjoyment among families everywhere. Give a little listen frosty the snowman note the lovely original background melody that maury laws created that weaves under the show. It was first a little golden book in frosty the snowman came out on tv in watched it pretty much every year since.