Movie Menus: "Frosty the Snowman"

By: Jennifer Harwell

A kid's best snowy-day friend.

Favorite Quotes

Professor Hinkle: Voila, the eggs have turned into ... messy, messy, messy!

Frosty: Whew! Stay in here much longer and I’ll really make a splash in the world.

Frosty: Uh, oh.
Karen: What's the matter, Frosty?
Frosty: Is there a thermometer around here?
Karen: Over there in the wall.
Frosty: [Looks at thermometer] I was afraid of that. The thermometer is turning reddish. I hate red thermometers.
Karen: Why is that?
Frosty: Because when the thermometer gets red, the temperature goes up, and when the temperature goes up, I start to melt, and when I melt, I get all wishy-washy.

Professor Hinkle: Now, give me that hat, or else.
Frosty: Or else what?
Professor Hinkle: Don't bother me with details. Just give me that hat!

We've gathered recipes--some frosty, some toasty--to enjoy while watching this Christmas classic.

Shh, the Movie's Starting!

Going to school on Christmas Eve can never be a good thing, right? But when the teacher brings in the magician Professor Hinkle to entertain her students, he fails to do even the simplest of magic tricks. After he unsuccessfully tries to pull a rabbit out of his hat, he throws the hat away in anger.

Outside, the snow is falling and the students build a snowman they eventually name Frosty (it was a tossup between Harold or Oatmeal). It's when the hat blows onto Frosty he comes to life! Realizing the hat's newfound magical properties, Professor Hinkle greedily wants the hat back. The children come up with a plan to save Frosty from the warm weather and Professor by taking him on a train to the North Pole.