Given 2+ hours, the writers went fantasy and the studio created a souljourn requiring mind-altering drugs for the viewer. This is pretty far out and obviously not a toddler film but rather something a bit deeper. Lots of Rudolph/Santa/Frosty backstory. Rankin Bass flexing their creative peak with a variety of sets and designs. Ethel Merman takes over a third of the way through as a circus barker for 2 musical routines. Frosty and his family ride elephants. A talking sperm whale. Yikes. Mickey Rooney reaching his peak cranky age as Santa. Don't watch sober.
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
(1979 TV Movie)
Rudolph and Frosty down the rabbit hole
10 December 2018