History YMMV / FrostyReturns

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on this special is that it isn't canon with the original Frosty short. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''WesternAnimation/FrostysWinterWonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''.

* InformedWrongness: Because it's a spray that destroys snow in a kid's movie about a sentient snowman, we're supposed to be horrified by Summer Wheeze and see it getting discontinued at the end as a victory. While the villain's plan to use it to get rid of ALL the snow was indeed stupid, if it had been used responsibly simply to clear the snow from the streets and side walks, then the product would actually have been a great boon to society. Seriously, can you imagine all the time and effort that would be spared each winter if you could just spray away the snow in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours of tedious shoveling? As Miss Carbuncle points out, aging people can slip on the ice and get seriously injured, and all that shoveling isn't healthy for older bodies either. Thus, the only evil was in how the product was used, not in the product itself.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on this special is that it isn't canon with the original Frosty short. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''WesternAnimation/FrostysWinterWonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''. Tellingly, Universal's 2018 ''Frosty the Snowman'' Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray don't include ''Frosty Returns'', unlike all of the non-Universal/WB ''Frosty'' discs released beforehand.

* DontShootTheMessage: To be fair, the importance of protecting the environment is a good message. The problem with this special was [[{{Anvilicious}} how heavy-handed]] [[StrawmanHasAPoint and one-sided]] it made the message.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on this special is that it isn't canon with the original Frosty short. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''. Tellingly, Universal's 2018 ''Frosty the Snowman'' Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray don't include ''Frosty Returns'', unlike all of the non-Universal/WB ''Frosty'' discs released beforehand.

* IdiotPlot: Most of the people in the special are complete idiots. Mr. Twitchell for thinking the title of King of the Winter Carnival gives him actual control over the people, the citizens of Beansboro for using the Summer Wheeze on the sidewalk, roads, and grass (there's nothing wrong with the first two, but using it on the grass is wasteful and pointless), and the kids for thinking if there was no more snow they'd get a 10-month summer break (which if you included weekends would be only about 60 days of school though most schools tend to go for around 180).

* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on this special is that it isn't canon with the original Frosty short. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''.

* ContestedSequel: Many fans of the original special are torn on this one, though NostalgiaFilter and a lot of the writing being ActuallyPrettyFunny (as befitting a Creator/LorneMichaels production) seems to give it a few points for some.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on this special. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''.
* IdiotPlot: Most of the people in the special are complete idiots. Mr. Twitchell for thinking the title of King of the Winter Carnival gives him actual control over the people, the citizens of Beansboro for using the Summer Wheeze on the sidewalk, roads, and grass (there's nothing wrong with the first two, but using it on the grass is wasteful and pointless), and the kids for thinking if there was no more snow they'd get a 10-month summer break (which if you included weekends would be only about 60 days of school though most schools tend to go for around 180)
* InformedWrongness: Because it's a spray that destroys snow in a kid's movie about a sentient snowman, we're supposed to be horrified by Summer Wheeze and see it getting discontinued at the end as a victory. While the villain's plan to use it to get rid of ALL the snow was indeed stupid, if it had been used responsibly simply to clear the snow from the streets and side walks, then the product would actually have been a great boon to society. Seriously, can you imagine all the time and effort that would be spared each winter if you could just spray away the snow in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours of tedious shoveling? Aging people (like that teacher in the movie) can even die of heart attacks if they exert to much effort shoveling. Thus, the only evil was in how the product was used, not in the product itself.

* StrawmanHasAPoint: While the [[{{Anvilicious}} jawbustingly tired]] and [[CaptainObviousAesop astoundingly self-evident]] GreenAesop is still an important message to get across to viewers, as being ecologically responsible is important, it's hard to see how the townsfolk could be wrong for hating snow because of how often it tends to come with serious fall-related injuries.
** Part of the reason the GreenAesop fails is that it the ecological implications of a world without winter are only briefly touched on. For the most part, the message is that we need to have snow because snow is fun and pretty.

* InformedWrongness: Because it's a spray that destroys snow in a kid's movie about a sentient snowman, we're supposed to be horrified by Summer Wheeze and see it getting discontinued at the end as a victory. While the villain's plan to use it to get rid of ALL the snow was indeed stupid, if it had been used responsibly simply to clear the snow from the streets and side walks, then the product would actually have been a great boon to society. Seriously, can you imagine all the time and effort that would be spared each winter if you could just spray away the snow in a matter of minutes as opposed to hours of tedious shoveling? Aging people (like that teacher in the movie) can even die of heart attacks if they exert to much effort shoveling. So the only evil was in how the product was used, not in the product itself.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The adults are meant to look like [[TheKilljoy killjoys]] who simply don't appreciate the wonders of snow, but their grievances with snow (high heating bills, difficulty driving, risk of fall-related injuries, physical strain of shoveling) are both realistic and understandable, and it makes sense why they'd go for a solution as seemingly easy as Summer Wheeze. Watching the special as an adult, it's hard to get mad at the elderly Miss Carbuncle for griping that she could slip on ice under the snow and miss work.

* IdiotPlot: Most of the people in the special are complete idiots. Mr. Twitchell for thinking the title of King of the Winter Carnival gives him actual control over the people, the citizens of Beansboro for using the Summer Wheeze on the on the sidewalk, roads, and grass (there's nothing wrong with the first two, but using it on the grass is wasteful and pointless), and the kids for thinking if there was no more snow they'd get a 10-month summer break (which if you included weekends would be only about 60 days of school though most schools tend to go for around 180)

* ContestedSequel: Many fans of the original special are torn on ''Frosty Returns'', though NostalgiaFilter and a lot of the writing being ActuallyPrettyFunny (as befitting a Creator/LorneMichaels production) seems to give it a few points for some.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Most fans' opinion on ''Frosty Returns''. Not helped by the fact that it is pretty much incompatible with the other sequels that were officially made by Creator/RankinBass, ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' and ''WesternAnimation/RudolphAndFrostysChristmasInJuly'', both of which now belong to Warner Bros. while Creator/{{Universal}}, through [[Creator/DreamWorksAnimation DreamWorks Classics]], currently owns the rights to the original special and ''Frosty Returns''.