Line #18 YMMV/FrostyTheSnowman


1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: [[http://cartoon-watching.blogspot.com/2011/12/frosty-snowman.html This review]] by Nothing But Cartoons posits a lot, namely that Professor Hinkle is a CosmicPlaything undergoing SanitySlippage, the kids are Frosty-worshiping cultists who practically stole Hinkle's hat, and Frosty is a total IdiotHoudini.
2	* 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.
3	* EnsembleDarkHorse: For playing such a small role, the Traffic Cop has garnered quite a fan following for his StraightManAndWiseGuy dynamic with Frosty, as well as the RunningGag of him [[ExplainExplainOhCrap realizing what he said]], only to then [[ISophagus swallow his whistle]]. His [[TheBusCameBack reappearance]] in ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' delighted many fans.
4	* FanNickname: The children (Karen, Holly, Tommy and Sarah) who help Frosty are known as "[[OurAngelsAreDifferent snow angels]]".
5	* 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.
6	* JerkassWoobie: Professor Hinkle. He is still a greedy and self-centered jerk to almost everyone around him, even ignoring [[spoiler:him melting Frosty by locking him inside a greenhouse]]. But given [[ButtMonkey the amount of grief he suffers]] in the special including (though not limited too) failing miserably at his magic acts, being trampled by a classroom full of kids, and [[ARareSentence losing his magic hat to a talking snowman]], it's not hard to feel just a tad bit sorry for him.
7	* {{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.
8	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: So after Santa rebuilt Frosty and was about to put the hat on, Hinkle comes to grab it again. How does Santa put an end to it? By threatening to never give him any more presents for the rest of his life. It instantly shuts him up.
9	* MoralEventHorizon:
10	** Hinkle crosses this when he [[spoiler:locks Frosty inside the greenhouse, allowing him to [[TearJerker melt]] in the process.]]
11	** Possibly even earlier when he douses Karen's campfire, which was the only thing between her and freezing to death. It's especially bad because he does so ''[[ForTheEvulz for no good reason]]''. Just out of petty spite towards the girl for interfering with him. At least melting Frosty helped Hinkle achieve his goal of getting the hat back, but endangering a little girl's life achieves nothing.
12	** The worst part about Hinkle is, he wants the hat back [[MoneyDearBoy solely because of greed]], claiming he'd be "a billionaire magician" if he had it's ''very real'' magic at his side. That's kind of low.
13	** Principal Pankley in ''Legend of Frosty'' [[spoiler:in addition to orchestrating the obligatory DisneyDeath of Frosty in the movie, also put Walter in danger by having them skate on thin ice, and expresses a callous disregard about it to Walter.]]
14	* NightmareFuel: More than one child has been traumatized when [[spoiler:Professor Hinkle deliberately melts Frosty]]. Even worse when you realize [[spoiler:[[FridgeHorror Karen had to watch her friend melt]].]]
15	%%* SignatureScene:
16	%%** Frosty coming to life.
17	%%** The parade through town.
18	* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel: The first one in particular, but all of the other specials are this to an extent. They seem tailor made to give that warm and fuzzy feeling.
19	* TearDryer: Frosty and Karen gets trapped in a greenhouse by Hinkle. 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.
20	* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: The fact that Karen is drawn without pants (or skin-toned pants), as well as adding up an infamous freeze frame where Professor Hinkle is looking at her crotch when she is telling him that his hat isn't his anymore because he threw it away from frustration, makes more modern viewers feel quite uncomfortable with it.
21	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
22	** A minor example, but Hocus' motions when mimicking the UsefulNotes/PresidentOfTheUnitedStates directly mirror that of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, who was in his first year in office at the time the special was produced.
23	** Frosty's comments about how the President of the U.S. and the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks United States Marines]] couldn't help get him to the North Pole. These 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.
24	** The little girl in the special is named Karen. Back in TheSixties, this was a very common name for young girls, but nowadays, [[OutdatedName you rarely see anyone under the age of 40 with that name]]. Its popularity as a baby name died off by The80s, and in TheNewTens, 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]].
25	* 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).

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