Jack Frost (TV special)

*Jack Frost*
Jack Frost
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Written by	Romeo Muller
Directed by	Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.;
Voices of	Buddy Hackett; Robert Morse; Debra Clinger; Paul Frees;
Narrated by	Buddy Hackett
Theme music composer	Maury Laws
Country of origin	United States; Japan;
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.;
Cinematography	Akikazu Kono; Ichiro Komuro; Hiroshi Tabata; Seiichi Araki;
Running time	48 minutes
Production company	Rankin/Bass Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	December 13, 1979
Related
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964); Frosty the Snowman (1969); Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970); Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971); 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974); The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974); The First Easter Rabbit (1976); Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976); Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976); The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977); Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977); The Stingiest Man in Town (1978); Jack Frost (1979); Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979); Pinocchio's Christmas (1980); Frosty Returns (1992); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001); The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005); A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008);
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Jack Frost is a 1979 Christmas, Winter, and Groundhog Day stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.^[2] It was directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., written by Romeo Muller, narrated by Buddy Hackett, and starring the voices of Robert Morse, Debra Clinger, and Paul Frees.^[3] The special premiered on NBC on December 13, 1979, and tells the tale of Jack Frost and his adventures as a human.^[4] It airs annually on AMC as part of its Best Christmas Ever programming block.

^ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (December 22, 2017). "The makers of Rudolph also created some of the most off-the-wall Christmas specials ever". Vox. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Cronin, Brian (December 23, 2019). "Did the Rankin-Bass Jack Frost Accidentally Enter the Public Domain?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4766-3646-7.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 281. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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[makers-1] VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (December 22, 2017). "The makers of Rudolph also created some of the most off-the-wall Christmas specials ever". Vox. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[domain-21] Cronin, Brian (December 23, 2019). "Did the Rankin-Bass Jack Frost Accidentally Enter the Public Domain?". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

[Crump-22] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4766-3646-7.

[23] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 281. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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