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Frosty the Snowman is an American media franchise owned by Universal Pictures. It centers around the exploits of the titular anthropomorphic snowman who came to life by the magic of a magician's hat. It is based on the 1950 Christmas song of the same name by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson. An animated feature film adaptation of the song was produced in 1969 by Rankin/Bass Productions and DreamWorks Animation (formerly known as DW-Go Fish Cartoon Studio). In following years, several tie-in merchandising of the film, such as toys, greeting cards, books, etc. are sold during the Christmas season.
Currently, while the rights to the 1976-1979 library is owned by Warner Bros., Rankin/Bass' Frosty franchise (including the 1969 film, the pre-DreamWorks re-acquirement sequels, and the 2016 sequel) is owned by DreamWorks Studios through DreamWorks Classics.
Filmography[]
Frosty the Snowman films produced by DreamWorks[]
| Films | Release dates | Studios | Distributed by | Note |
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| Frosty the Snowman | December 17, 1969 | DW-Go Fish Cartoon Studio
Rankin/Bass Productions |
DW-Go Fish Pictures | Animated theatrical film |
| Frosty the Snowman 2 | 2016 | DreamWorks Animaton
DreamWorks Classics |
20th Century Fox | Direct-to-video animated film |
| Frosty the Snowman | 2021 | DreamWorks Pictures
Warner Bros. The Jim Henson Company Walden Media DreamWorks Classics |
Universal Pictures
Warner Bros. (International) |
Live-action theatrical film |
Frosty productions without DreamWorks' involvement[]
This includes two productions that were later purchased by DreamWorks.
Rankin/Bass[]
| Titles | Release dates | Channels | Notes |
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| Frosty's Winter Wonderland | 1976 | ABC | Animated television spiecal |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | ABC | Stop-motion crossover television film |
Other companies[]
| Title | Release dates | Produced by | Distributed by |
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| Frosty Returns | December 1, 1992 | Bill Melendez Productions
Broadway Video CBS Television Studios |
CBS |
| The Legends of Frosty the Snowman | 2005 | Studio B Productions
ClassicMedia |
Sony Wonder |