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As always, the further we go back in Hollywood history, the more that fact and legend become intertwined. It's hard to say where the truth really lies.
December 14, 1969
Frosty the Snowman first aired on CBS.
The show, based on thepopular song of the same title, was produced for television by Rankin/Bass and featured the voices of comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. This special marked the first use of traditional cel animation for Rankin/Bass. Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass wanted to give the show and its characters the look of a Christmas card, so Paul Coker, Jr., a greeting card and MAD Magazine artist, was hired to do the character and background drawings. The actual animation work was done in Japan, by Osamu Tezuka's studio, Mushi Production. Rankin/Bass veteran writer Romeo Muller adapted and expanded the story for television as he had done with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964.
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quote the Bicentennial Minute, "And that's the way it was".
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And
while most of us remember Larry Hagman as either Major Nelson or J.R., he also
starred in two comedy series that each ran briefly in the early 1970s (after
Jeannie, but before Dallas). With that in mind, Bob Leszczak will also
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