Frosty the Snowman (film) Frosty the Snowman (film) Frosty the Snowman is a 1969 animated Christmas television special based on the song "Frosty the Snowman". The program, which first aired on December 7, 1969 on CBS (where it continues to air annually), was produced for television by Rankin/Bass Productions and featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as the film's narrator (Durante's final performance in a film) and Jackie Vernon as the title character. The special's story follows a group of school children who build a snowman called Frosty and place a magic hat on his head, which makes him come to life. But
Escalation (1968 animated film) Escalation (1968 animated film) Escalation is a 1968 animated short film, directed by Disney animator Ward Kimball. It is an anti-Vietnam War cartoon mocking U.S. President, Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. The short was made independently from the Disney Studios and is notable for being the only animated cartoon made in this matter by one of Disney's core animators, the "Nine Old Men." Kimball showed it at film festivals, college campuses during the US presidential elections year in 1968 and personally gave away copies of the film to whomever was interested. In a 2000 interview shortly before his death Kimball said