History YMMV / FrostyTheSnowman

** The little girl in the special is named Karen. Back in the '60s, this was a very common name for young girls, but nowadays, [[OutdatedName you rarely see anyone under the age of 30 with that name]]. Its popularity as a baby name died off by the '80s, and in the 2010s, it became a slang term for [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife entitled middle-aged women who throw hissy fits when they don’t get their way]], effectively [[BabyNameTrendKiller killing any chance it could have for a revival]].

** The little girl in the special is named Karen. Back in the '60s and '70s, this was a very common name for young girls, but nowadays, [[OutdatedName you rarely see anyone under the age of 30 with that name]]. Its popularity as a baby name died off by the '80s, and in the 2010s, it became a slang term for [[ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife entitled middle-aged women who throw hissy fits when they don’t get their way]], effectively [[BabyNameTrendKiller killing any chance it could have for a revival]].

* FirstInstallmentWins: Much like [[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964 Rudolph]], the original special is the only one that most people would agree is great, but the later installments either don't work or ended up with mixed results.

** A minor example, but Hocus' motions when mimicking [[UsefulNotes/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates the President of the United States]] directly mirror that of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, who was still in office at the time the special was produced.
** Not to mention, Frosty's comments about how the President of the U.S. and the [[SemperFi United States Marines]] couldn't help get him to the North Pole take on a darker meaning when one considers the special was also made during the Vietnam War and at a time many Americans were becoming increasingly tired of the war and aware their side was losing.

* {{Narm}}: Creator/PaulFrees' voices for some of the kids in the original version. While Creator/JuneForay's voice for Karen fits her just fine, the blatant VocalDissonance in the boys makes it easy to see why it was redubbed.

* SignatureScene:
** Frosty coming to life.
** The parade through town.

* Moe: Karen, and how! She's kind and sweet to her friends, and willing to make sure Frosty never melts before it's too late.

* ValuesDissonance:
** Anti-smoking groups these days would go nuts over Frosty's corncob pipe, especially considering the children built him with one. Never mind it's never lit (he ''is'' made of snow, after all).
** In the original special, the children are shown in school on Christmas Eve. This was more common in the 1960s, but today most school districts start their winter break at least a few days to a week before Christmas.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: <

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A minor example, but Hocus' motions when mimicking [[UsefulNotes/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates the President of the United States]] directly mirror that of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, who was still in office at the time the special was produced.

* MoralEventHorizon: Hinkle crosses this when he [[spoiler:locks Frosty inside the greenhouse, allowing him to [[TearJerker melt]] in the process.]]

* Main/Moe: Karen, and how! She's kind and sweet to her friends, and willing to make sure Frosty never melts before it's too late.

* Moe: Karen, and how! She's kind and sweet to her friends, and willing to make sure Frosty never melts before it's too late.

* Moe: Karen, and how! She's kind and sweet to her friends, and willing to make sure Frosty never melts before it's too late.

** In ''Winter Wonderland'', when the cop swallows his whistle again, this time he appears to be legitimately ''choking'' on it, compared to the first special, where he was just comedically whistling as a result of swallowing.

* HilariousInHindsight: ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'''s portrayal of Jack Frost looks quite similar to the character Jevil from ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', a video game initially released in 2018. They're both short humanoids with large PointedEars, wearing jester-like motleys. But what really makes this HIH is that Jack Frost unintentionally quotes what would later become one of Jevil's most famous lines:
-->'''Jack Frost:''' I'm Jack Frost! I'm wonderful! Why, '''I can do anything''' wintery!

* TearDryer: has Frosty and Karen getting trapped in a greenhouse. Though Santa comes in time to free them, Frosty has melted, and Karen is crying over his puddle. Then, Santa brings in some Christmas magic, and Frosty is immediately revived, making the ending happy with the power of a ChristmasMiracle.

* ValuesDissonance: Anti-smoking groups these days would go nuts over Frosty's corncob pipe, especially considering the children built him with one. Never mind it's never lit (he ''is'' made of snow, after all).

* ValuesDissonance: Anti-smoking groups these days would go nuts over Frosty's corncob pipe, especially considering the children built him with one.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A minor example, but Hocus' motions when mimicking the UsefulNotes/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates directly mirror that of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, who was still in office at the time the special was produced.

* MoralEventHorizon: Hinkle crosses this when he [[spoiler:locks Frosty inside the greenhouse, thus allowing him to [[TearJerker melt]].]]

* CantUnhearIt: Just like Billie Mae Richards' iconic performance as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jackie Vernon's performance as Frosty the Snowman has become the default voice of the character with the general public. While Frosty has since been voiced by Creator/JohnGoodman in ''WesternAnimation/FrostyReturns'' (not by Rankin/Bass) and Creator/BillFagerbakke in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfFrostyTheSnowman'' (which uses the Rankin/Bass design and Hinkle making a non-speaking cameo appearance), none of them had become as memorable as Vernon's performance.