kˈɑːntɹɛɹi tʊ ɪts tˈaɪɾəl ænd kənsˈɪstənt pˈɛɹɪŋ wɪððə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn fɹˈɔsti ðə snˈoʊmən spˈɛʃəl, ðə tˈuː wɜː pɹədˈuːst baɪ dˈɪfɹənt kˈʌmpəniz ɹˈæŋkɪn slˈæʃ bˈeɪs pɹədˈuːst ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl, wˌaɪl ðɪs spˈɛʃəl wʌz mˌeɪd baɪ lˈoːɹn mˈaɪkəlz bɹˈɔːdweɪ vˈɪdɪoʊ, wɪð hˈɛlp fɹʌm lˈɔŋtaɪm pˈiːnʌts dᵻɹˈɛktɚ bˈɪl mɛlˈɛndɛz, fɔːɹ sˌiːbˌiːˈɛs, ænd fɹˈɔsti ɹᵻtˈɜːnz mˌeɪks nˈoʊ ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ɪtsˈɛlf ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn spˈɛʃəlz fˈɪkʃənəl jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs, jˈuːzɪŋ dˈɪfɹənt kˈæɹɪktɚz, sˈɛɾɪŋ ænd vˈɔɪs ˈæktɚz.
Contrary to its title and consistent pairing with the 1969 Frosty the Snowman special, the two were produced by different companies (Rankin/Bass produced the original, while this special was made by Lorne Michaels' Broadway Video, with help from longtime Peanuts director Bill Melendez, for CBS), and Frosty Returns makes no effort to establish itself in the 1969 special's fictional universe, using different characters, setting and voice actors.