Tom and Jerry Meet Frosty the Snowman

Tom and Jerry Meet Frosty the Snowman is a suggested animated direct-to-video Christmas musical fantasy comedy feature-length film starring the seven-time Academy Award-winning cat-and-mouse duo, Tom and Jerry, both created for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Produced by Turner Entertainment Co. and Warner Bros. Animation in association with DreamWorks Classics (formerly Classic Media), the film is an alternate retelling of Rankin/Bass Productions' 1969 television special Frosty the Snowman (which in turn is based on the song by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins) with the addition of characters from the Tom and Jerry universe and the traditionally animated guest appearance of another Rankin/Bass character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from the 1964 stop motion animated TV special (adapted from the poem by Robert L. May and the song by Johnny Marks), serving as a chronological sequel to the 1992 animated theatrical film Tom and Jerry: The Movie without Phil Roman's involvement. It is the Tom and Jerry franchise's 14th direct-to-video film and its first holiday special since Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale, as well as the third production to have an adaptation of an original film after Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz and Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Set during the Christmas season, nine months after the events of Tom and Jerry: The Movie, the film centers primarily on the continuing story of Robyn Starling and her father's adoptive pets: the now-talking Tom and Jerry, who are sent to work in a small town, where they help a group of children build a snowman named Frosty and put a magical silk hat on his head, which made him come to life with its enchanted power. After Frosty notices the hot temperature rising during winter and fears that he will melt away, Tom and Jerry teams up with a girl named Karen — Robyn's cousin and her father's niece — on safely moving him to the North Pole, with support from Jerry's nephew Tuffy and a white rabbit named Hocus Pocus. But when Professor Hinkle, a greedy magician who discarded Frosty's hat due to Hocus and Tuffy's disobedience in magic acts, reveals his partnership with Robyn's sinister aunt Pristine Figg in the past and threatens to kill Tom and Jerry for her defeat while intending to steal the hat away, the cat and the mouse duo must defend their all-living snow friend and themselves until Santa Claus, guided by Rudolph, come to the rescue.

The film will feature an all-star cast of voices, including Alec Baldwin as the narrator, Helena Bonham Carter as the teacher, and Peter Woodward as Professor Hinkle. Richard Kind will reprise his role for Tom, and Stephanie Nadolny — a voice actress from the Funimation dub of Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime franchise (1986–present), became the voice of Jerry as a replacement of Dana Hill (1964–1996). For the first time ever in over twenty years since GoodTimes Entertainment's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys, Kathleen Barr returns as the voice of Rudolph. Even Seth MacFarlane from Fuzzy Door Productions' Family Guy voices Frosty for the very first time since the series' holiday-themed episode from the third season, A Very Special Freakin' Family Guy Christmas.

As a reminder of Rankin/Bass Productions and its majority of animation outsourced to Japan, the film will be the first Tom and Jerry production to be animated overseas by the Japanese animation studios for Warner Bros. Animation. TMS Entertainment and its subsidiary Telecom Animation Film, which previously worked on several projects including the opening sequences and different episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, will once again be used by Warner Bros. to handle the animation services and share them with Studio 4°C, the studio of ThunderCats (2011–2012).

Although currently and strongly requested by almost more than a small number of fans, Warner Bros. is yet to announce the film whether on the 25th anniversary of Tom and Jerry: The Movie in North America in 2018, or the 50th anniversary of Frosty the Snowman in 2019. It is also a dedication to the memories of original voice actresses June Foray (1917–2017) and Charlotte Rae (1926–2018), and Rankin/Bass music composer Maury Laws (1923–2019). As of 2019, Warner Bros. will have to push back the development, production and release dates of the film along with the sequels to avoid competition with the live-action/animated hybrid film adaptation of Tom and Jerry, developed by Warner Animation Group, directed by Fantastic Four (2005)'s Tim Story, set to be filmed at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, and intended to be released on April 16, 2021.

Summary
Happy Birthday! Warner Bros. and Turner Entertainment are proud to present Tom and Jerry in their all-new Christmas adventure, and this time, they made a jolly-happy guest appearance with Frosty the Snowman in an all-new adorable, animated musical Christmas special from Rankin/Bass, narrated by Alec Baldwin.

When Frosty is accidentally brought to life by a magic silk hat, he must weather a storm of adventures and the dastardly plans of an evil magician, Professor Hinkle before he can find safety and happiness at the North Pole. Can Tom and Jerry, along with Tuffy and Hocus Pocus, help Robyn's cousin, Karen get Frosty to the North pole before he melts and get their new friend and themselves warm too? Find out this new holiday special.

With all your favorite characters created by Hanna-Barbera and Tex Avery for MGM Studios, and original songs including Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, this enchanted Tom and Jerry holiday story, longtime ever since Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007), brings plenty of Christmas magic to everyone who wants to get it.

Roku/TV Cable summary
For the very first time since Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), the story of a heroic cat-and-mouse duo continues as they appear in an alternate retelling of Frosty the Snowman (1969), Rankin/Bass' jolly-happy adaptation of Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins' popular holiday song. On Christmas Eve, in a small American town, a snowman named Frosty (Seth MacFarlane) comes to life, thanks to a magic hat which reveals to be the true source of his "all-living" spirit and icy-cold power. But in order to avoid melting in the warm temperature, he needs to go to the North Pole with the help of his friends, a kind-hearted girl named Karen (Tifanie Christun), a funny white rabbit named Hocus Pocus (John Cusack), a diaper-wearing mouse named Tuffy (Kath Soucie), and of course, Tom and Jerry (Richard Kind and Stepnaie Nadolny), who currently lives with their new owner and best friend Robyn Starling (Anndi McAfee) and works for her father's worldwide military company. However, Tuffy and Hocus' owner, a bumbling magician named Professor Hinkle (Peter Woodward) plans to steal Frosty's hat away for his selfish purpose of becoming a billionaire in magic acts, put an end to his soul, and destroy Tom and Jerry for humiliating his two partners, Pristine Figg (Tress MacNeille) and Lickboot (Corey Burton), nine months ago. Will these two former rivals of the house risk their own lives to protect Frosty as they did to Robyn in the same past? Or can Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Kathleen Barr) lead Santa Claus (Kevin Michael Richardson) on a rescue mission to save Tom and Jerry's group before they are doomed?

Trivia

 * Rated G (General Audience) with very mild comedy, slapstick humour, violence, threat, scary scenes, etc.
 * Suggested Running Times: 89 Minutes (NTSC), 85 Minutes (PAL).
 * Tom and Jerry Meet Frosty the Snowman is the very first traditional animated Tom and Jerry direct-to-video holiday feature since Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007). During 2019, this currently suggested feature film will commemorate the 55th anniversary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and the 50th anniversary of Frosty the Snowman (1969), both produced by Rankin/Bass Productions with Rudolph being filmed in "Animagic" at Tadahito Mochinaga's MOM Production and Frosty being cel-animated by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production, the studio behind Astro Boy (1963–1966) and Kimba the White Lion (1965–1967). Also, this film will be the first ever Tom and Jerry direct-to-video movie to be animated overseas in Japan, much to the point where it could be considered by the American and Japanese cast and crew as a Tom and Jerry anime. When the pre-production was completed, Warner Bros. Animation will outsource the film's animation services to TMS Entertainment/Telecom Animation Film and Studio 4°C. The archive recordings of the anime sound effects from Fizz Sound Creation and Jet Sound Engine, as being heard in Dragon Ball, will be included. The film will be one of the first western animation projects ever to be animated in Japan following the end of the Heisei period on April 30, 2019 (Heisei 31), the day on which the current Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne and pass it to his elder son, the crown prince Naruhito.
 * It will also be the first Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film to be shot in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio, unlike the series' previous direct-to-video films that were produced in 1.85:1.
 * When the narrator tells the chronicles of Tom and Jerry's rivalry over the years and their friendship (especially with Robyn Starling) over the past nine months, his magic flashback shows new sequences for the retelling of Tom and Jerry's previous direct-to-video films in which Tom, Jerry and Robyn shares in their other adventures using sorcery.
 * Pre-Tom & Jerry Kids
 * Tom & Jerry Kids
 * Tom and Jerry (MGM, 1940–1957)
 * Tom and Jerry: The Movie
 * Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (retold)
 * The Halloween Tree (1993 Hanna-Barbera film) (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and his Merry Mouse (retold)
 * Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (retold)
 * Hocus Pocus, who first time talks during Professor Hinke's magic show at the school's Christmas party, state his comments that he and Tuffy were late for fun with Frosty and the children, as if it were very important to them. And when Karen brings Frosty to life again, he exclaims "Oh, my fur and whiskers!". These lines are based on the lyrics of the White Rabbit's song, I'm Late!, from Alice in Wonderland (1951), part of the tribute to the late Bill Thompson, who was the original voices of Droopy and Tom's cousin George, and other Disney characters including Mr. Smee in Peter Pan (1953), King Hubert in Sleeping Beauty (1959) and Uncle Waldo in The Aristocats (1970). Also, the archive recordings of Hocus' squeaky footsteps by Jim Harris and Phil Kaye when he hops, walks and/or runs was taken from the original Rankin/Bass film.
 * During the scene where Frosty befriends him and Jerry, Tom nicknames him "Frostcalucis". This was based on the point where the Sesame Street (1969–present) character Snuffleupagus is also called Snuffy.
 * Frosty's lines are "Now, who wants to get some snow?" (originally from The Legend of Frosty the Snowman) and "I don't have a skull, or bones." (from Olaf from Disney's Frozen).
 * Before moving onto the ice skating sequence where Frosty melts a little bit due to the temperature of the school's thermometer, the scene shows Tom and Jerry in a two-match snow martial arts tournament play on an non-slippery, unbreakable ice martial arts ring with the use of bōjutsu and karate, held by Tuffy and Hocus Pocus with Frosty and the children watching. They were wearing their karate uniforms with the Rankin/Bass logo as a symbol while Tuffy and Hocus wear winter-theme kinos and they later wield their bō staffs which they made of snow. This is even where Tom and Jerry entertain Frosty and his friends with a on an ice ring, Tuffy throws a magical fan to grow Jerry to human child size before he and Tom compete three tests, shouting "Magic fan, make my Jerry-Ojisan grow!" His line is a close resemblance to Rita Repulsa's magic wand commands in the first season of Saban and Toei's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1995), based on Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger (1992–1993), Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993–1994) and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994–1995). Even the movement of Tuffy's spinning fan is similar to Yumi Ishiyama's Tessen Fans in the MoonScoop Group 's Code Lyoko (2003–2007) and the energy discs of the Dragon Ball manga and anime franchise. Tuffy uses the word Hajime (begin in Japanese) to make the first match begin. After more than three minutes of combat with dodging, blocking and attacking, Jerry uses the after-image technique to dodge Tom's slash, and reappears high in the sky above him. As he went diving down toward Tom, Jerry fires the Kamehameha wave (his actually magic trick) which Tom jumps up high into the air to avoid getting hit. But with Tom off-guard, Jerry lands down on the ring, and coloring his snow bō red with his "instant dry paint", he shouts "Power Pole, extend!" ("Extend, Nyoi-bō!" in Japanese), causing the snow bō to grow longer. And forming a giant knuckle fist, it sends Tom into a ring-out, thus naming Jerry the winner.
 * Professor Hinkle, the first time, calls Frosty a "Snow Prince" and a "snowcrook" when he goes after the hat, and calls Karen "princess" and a "young lady" when he goes out and hear Santa's sleigh bells.
 * In the original Rankin/Bass Christmas special, Frosty's eye color are just solid black, but in this Tom and Jerry film, his eyes are blue, due the same eye color as Karen's.
 * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, voiced by Kathleen Barr, makes his first time animated appearance (in the 1964 Rankin/Bass version) along with his father, ucnles and aunt in this film. But just like in the near end of the 1964 stop motion film, he has long antlers in his grown-up (adult) state. This Tom and Jerry film was believed to have taken place about three years after he and Santa collects and delivers all the Misfit Toys (including Charlie in the Box, the Spotted Elephant and Dolly) to the children on that foggy Christmas Eve.
 * According to this film, Tom and Jerry did not fight each other at all during Christmas...only during in the flashbacks.
 * Karen had revealed to Tom and Jerry that Robyn Starling (from Tom and Jerry: The Movie) is her actual great, great, great cousin, and Mr. Starling (Robyn's father) is her actual great, great, great uncle. Tom and Jerry then recalls their time with their own cousins, George Cat and Muscles Mouse, who closely resemble the, but Karen tells them that not every cousin's relative get to match their same looks, and explains why her face is almost the same as Robyn's.
 * Frosty's original song "Let There Be Snow" from Frosty Returns, will be a deleted song in the bonus features. It was also featured for the closing credits in the early and middles workprints of the film (with storyboards, pencil tests and finished footage), and on a list of a soundtrack.
 * In the film, a first-time scene where Frosty is starting to melt to his demise-death inside the greenhouse has references inspired from Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991).
 * Also in the early and middle workprint versions of the film features some of the different background score and music from various Christmas films and specials including "Holiday Flight" from Home Alone (1990), and "What's This?" from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
 * In the later workprint and extended versions, outtakes were included for the closing credits to show some familiar scenes or sequences that are filmed under the direction of the unseen William Hanna and Joseph Barbara (both voiced by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone themselves), but not included in the final version. For example, Frosty says "Merry Christmas!" instead of "Happy Birthday!" when he comes to life through his magic hat, while Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes (1930–present), in in his cameo appearance, replaces Hocus Pocus during Professor Hinkle's magic show in the class Christmas party. Also, in one of the outtakes in the credits, Professor Hinkle tries to jumps on Frosty to take the hat, but accidentally jump-lands off screen on the instruments and Porky Pig's classic Looney Tunes drum, which it made Frosty crack up. This was the first Tom and Jerry feature to have cameo appearances of the Looney Tunes.
 * Another deleted scene/ song, Think Happy Thoughts, was taken from The Magic Store and WildBrain Entertainment's Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007–2015), where Frosty helps Professor Hinkle, followed behind with Tom, Jerry, Tuffy, Hocus Pocus, The Woodland Animals, Karen and Santa Claus, to learn about the true meaning of friendship and was given him a second chance to be on Santa's list. It will be a second deleted song in the bonus features, in the middle workprint (with storyboards, pencil tests and finished animation), and also on a list of a soundtrack.
 * This is the first time scene where Frosty visits Red's cafe and bakery and also seen him first time tasting a muffin (idea taken inspired by the original 1990 shaped Golden Book classic, Frosty the Snowman).

Short film
A Tom and Jerry Halloween musical short, Tom and Jerry: Little Mouse of Horrors, will be attached to the film on its Digital release.

Sequel
The film will be followed by a sequel, Tom and Jerry: Frosty's Winter Wonderland.