I have seen this film about a dozen times, and I still don't understand why everyone hates it so much. The Animation is good to look at and it has John Goodman. Probably one of the most underrated Christmas Specials along with The Tangerine Bear, Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas, and more

Back in the early 90s, Frosty returned for another short film and I have to say this one did not really impress me. Then again, this also goes for all the Frosty films except the very first in my opinion. Rankin and Bass did not direct this one, but instead Evert Broan and Bill Melendez were in charge and you could easily see that they have worked on Charlie Brown for a very long time. It looks a lot like a Charlie Brown movie actually and it maybe also was no coincidence that the human male lead character's name was Charles. In any case, this is an interesting watch in terms of voice acting, because it has John Goodman as Frosty and I am a fan of him. And apart from that, Mad Men fans will be curious about the 10-year-old Elizabeth Moss in this one. Their farewell scene at the end was actually pretty nice, but apart from that there aren't really many memorable aspects to remember from this 1992 short film. Not recommended.

I don't understand all the negativity towards this TV special. I thought it was enjoyable. Honestly, I thought it was better than the original.The original Rankin/Bass special was about school kids who built Frosty, a snowman who came to life. In an effort to keep this new friend from melting, the kids sent him on a train heading north, all on the very same day they built him. That story always felt ham-fisted to me. (Surely there was plenty of time before springtime, right? What's the rush?) Also, there wasn't much time for character development. Only one child, Karen, accompanied Frosty on his train ride. Frosty and Karen's friendship always felt forced into the story to me. They were friends just because.In comparison, Frosty Returns is a story about Frosty visiting a new town and meeting a new child, Holly. Holly is a school girl who doesn't have many friends, but Frosty teaches her some things about friendship. Holly learns to be thankful for what she has. That's the kind of message I felt the original TV special was sorely lacking.Something more fascinating to me is that there is a new danger: man-made summer. Where the original TV special had Frosty in danger of natural summer, this new story has him in danger of melting at the hands of people who want to get rid of snow. It's a scary concept. Imagine being in a place where people just don't like you because of what you're made of. Eventually, Frosty and Holly show the town that snow can be magical. Snow can be a good thing. "Let there be snow."The production values aren't top-notch. There are a few goofs, but they shouldn't be too big a problem. The art style is simple, and the animation is decent. Just take it for what it is: a cute wintertime special.

Frosty has returned to indoctrinate your children. Deplorable propaganda that has an in-name-only Frosty the Snowman fighting a polluting businessman. Ugh. Just so much ugh. This has nothing to do with Christmas. Instead we have Winter Carnival. One of the kids says "Let's go outside and make a fertility goddess." What. The. Hell. Frosty's not even allowed to have a pipe, no doubt due to the drastic increase in pipe-smoking children after the original Frosty aired. The songs are absolutely terrible! I hope no one was paid for them. The animation is sloppy and unattractive. This is an agenda-driven cartoon made by screwed-up people who hate Christmas. Sadly, even after 22 years, CBS continues to air this monstrosity after the genuine classic 1969 cartoon.