Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
- Year
- 1979
- Network
- ABC
About this tv special
A feature-length stop-motion crossover in which Rudolph and Frosty face the wizard Winterbolt at a summer circus.
Plot summary
Long ago, a powerful, evil snow wizard named Winterbolt caused havoc on the North Pole until Lady Boreal, Queen of the Northern Lights, put him in a deep sleep. Years later, Winterbolt awakens and Boreal transfers the last of her power into Rudolph's red nose when he is born, which will stop glowing if it is ever used for evil. Winterbolt learns of this and plans to dispose of Rudolph. Meanwhile, an ice cream man named Milton arrives in an hot-air balloon and tells Rudolph and Frosty that he plans to marry Lilly Loraine's daughter Lainie if they star in the Circus by the Sea to get the circus out of debt since a crook named Sam Spangles wants to buy the circus after the Fourth of July.
Winterbolt offers Frosty and his family magic amulets to keep them from melting, which will only last until the final firework fades on the Fourth. Santa agrees to pick them up before the magic wears off, but Winterbolt creates a blizzard to prevent him and Mrs. Claus from arriving on time. He then goes to the Caves of Lost Rejections and recruits an unintelligent, nasty reindeer named Scratcher, who is jealous because he wanted to be one of Santa's reindeer, but was fired when Santa hired Rudolph. They, alongside Spangles, plan to get Rudolph to steal from the circus, which will make him appear to be evil and rid him of his magic.
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Details
- Holiday
- Christmas
- Archive type
- TV Special
- Franchise
- Rudolph
- Studio
- Rankin/Bass
Credits
- Mickey Rooney Voice
- Ethel Merman Voice
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