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Barring a few exceptions, children's cartoons, especially sequels, seem to have been made by people who believe kids to be incapable of appreciating anything other than a simple joke. As a result, they fill their programs with noise and pretty lame humor. I tuned in to watch Legend simply because it aired after the original special and I couldn't find anything else to watch. As I watched, I was impressed with the storyline (a somewhat anti-establishment tale with a love story subplot) and the jokes, which actually made me laugh audibly several times (BROTHER: Santa Claus isn't real WALTER: Just like magical snowmen aren't, right? FROSTY WALKS BY WINDOW, HUMMING: Hey, Walter! Give me a call sometime! BROTHER, GAPING: … WALTER: Hmm, I didn't know he had a phone). My only real complaints are a) the choice of voice actor for Frosty (another reviewer said he was the voice actor for Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants) who doesn't really fit the Frosty we all know and love and b) the one or two liberties the special takes with the original plot (although there are some nice references and nods made to it).

While it doesn't have the same "heart-warming" feel of the original, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman is a surprisingly well-scripted holiday special that parents will be able to enjoy almost as much as their kids and it won't put them to sleep to boot!