Frosty doesn't even make my list of top five animated Christmas specials.* In fact, I'd even rank it lower than the insane He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special of my youth.
That He-Man special was so nuts that for the 15 or so years between first watching it and verifying its existence on the internet, I wasn't sure if the whole thing wasn't a strange dream my 10-year-old self cooked up.
Here's a quick synopses of the special as I remember it (and without an assist from Wikipedia--feel free to verify my summary on your own): Two little kids from our world are mysteriously transported into He-Man's world (either by Skeletor or Orko, I don't remember) there they learn the true meaning of Christmas, even though the holiday is typically only celebrated on earth. The show ends with the kids returning to earth and, I am not making this up, Skeletor getting hit in the face with a snowball.
To get a better sense of the madness that was the He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special, check out some of the screen shots from the show.
Needless to say, if I'm ranking He-Man over Frosty, my opinion of that show isn't great.
Thanks to faithful reader Jon F. for help with today's gag.
*Here's my top five:
1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the original and best adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas
3. Prep and Landing
4. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
5. Toy Story That Time Forgot
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Imagine Frosty the Snowman as a primary teacher though: Put on the magic hat and he starts singing "Happy, happy birthday, [insert name here] dear; Happy days will come to you all year. If I had one wish then it would be A happy, happy birthday to you from me!"
ReplyDeleteThen again, not every primary song would exactly be pleasing to him ;)
The primary would probably have to pull "Once There Was a Snowman" from rotation, wouldn't they?
DeleteRegardless of your feelings about Frosty, I love the sister missionaries here! Well played!
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy Prep and Landing. The comic stips are always great.
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