- “Magnifico!”
- ―Frostini's catchphrase
Frostini is an Italian ice cream chugger who works at the Ice Cream Factory in Chuggington.
Personality
Frostini is the incredibly passionate ice cream dispensing chugger with an Italian accent. His job is serving ice cream for free to all the people inhabiting Chuggington and being in charge of everything at the Ice Cream Factory - including creating the ice cream flavours. He is very sleek, stylish and glamorous - and extremely famed by the children of Chuggington, especially Wilson, who straight-out idolizes him.
While Frostini is usually very calm and outgoing, specialising in friendly customer service, he has a wider range of emotions than any other chugger in the series; he takes grand pride in his work, considering creating ice cream an art, and always wants everything to be perfect at the Ice Cream Factory. This sometimes causes him to feel very stressed out, and thus, when facing unexpected problems, he can get mad or worried very easily - getting himself into a total state and becoming extremely overdramatic during those instances.
Outside of those moments, though, Frostini gets along well with the other chuggers and is generally liked among them - especially Wilson, who - during the course of the series - he develops a mutual friendship with. However, Frostini does not particularly like Speedy, as he feels intimidated by his calm and casual attitude towards his work and his lack of empathy during his overdramatic moments, most evident in Frostini's Meltdown.
Technical Details
Possible Basis
Frostini is of a freelance design. Therefore, he isn't based on a specific prototype. However, he seems to be loosely based on the Pioneer Zephyr, with the addition of an ice cream dispenser for giving it to customers.
Livery
Frostini is painted cool yellow with a brown roof and underbody, including decals of grey waves and two ice cream cones with pink scoops.
Appearances
Chuggington
- Season 1 - Late Again Eddie (cameo), Bang Klang Wilson, The Chugger Championship (cameo), Cool Wilson, Zephie's Zoomaround (cameo), Action Brewster (cameo), Koko on Call (cameo), Wilson and the Ice Cream, Frostini's Fruit Fandango, Zephie Ace Reporter (cameo), Brewster's Hobby (cameo), Inspector Emery (cameo), Nurse Wilson (cameo), Wilson and the Wild Wind (cameo), Old Puffer Pete's Firebox (cameo) and Brewster's Little Helper
- Season 2 - Koko's New Look (cameo), Frostini's Meltdown, Hodge Sails Away (poster cameo; mentioned), Stop the Press Emery (does not speak), Hoot v. Toot, The Brewster Booster (does not speak), Quizmaster Hodge (does not speak), Wilson and the Dinosaur (cameo), Snowstruck Wilson (cameo), Heave Ho Harrison, Rolling Reporter Wilson, Zephie and the Bees, Brewster Meets the Mayor (does not speak), Chugger of the Year (does not speak), Fault Finder Emery (cameo) and A Pat on the Paintwork (cameo)
- Season 3 - Gold Wheels (cameo), Special Helper Wilson, Hodge Can't Wait (does not speak), Movie-Maker Brewster (cameo), Top Secret Koko (cameo) and Toot's New Friend
- Season 4 - Wilson's Forest Flare (poster cameo), Explorer Koko, High Rise Rescue, Winter Whiteout, Fearless Wilson, Deputy Chug Patrollers (mentioned), Team Trainee (cameo) and Round Up Wilson (cameo)
- Season 5 - Cormac Patrol (not seen; cutaway) and Koko Express
- Season 6 - Slow Coach Koko, Frostini's True Calling, The Old Fashioned Way, The Extra Mile, Not From Around Here (cameo), The Mighty Koko, The Fast, The Strong and The Wilson (cameo), The 3 Ways of the Track (stock footage cameo), Spy Train, Monkey-Sitting, Tai Tracks, Rock 'n' Rollers, The Royal Chugger, Night Moves, Pumpkin Spice Chuggers, The Zephie Express (cameo) and You for a Day (does not speak)
Specials
- Season 4 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Rescue (poster cameo) and Snow Rescue
- Season 5 - Delivery Dash at the Docks
- Season 6 - Chugging Home for the Holidays and Celebrate Chuggington
Chuggington: Badge Quest
- Part 1 - Honk Your Horns (cameo), Fire Safety (does not speak), Knowing Where you are Going (does not speak), Animal Helper (cameo), Follow the Leader (does not speak) and Who Do You Appreciate? (does not speak)
- Part 3 - Mind Your Manners (cameo)
Discover Chuggington: All Aboard!
- Chugging Home (cameo), Wilson's Song (cameo), Chuggington Roll Call (does not speak), The Roundhouse Song (cameo), Choosing Chuggers (mentioned), Ice Cream Song, On the Map! Song (does not speak) and Going Bananas
Videos
- 2013 - Chug Patrol: Ready to Roll (cameo)
- 2020 - Rail Safety Tips (cameo)
- 2022 - I Dream of Ice Cream in 2D
Songs
- Ice Cream Mi Amore (performed solo)
- Celebrate Chuggington (performed)
Trivia
- In the Hebrew dub, Frostini is named "שלגוני" (lit: "ice lolly" or "ice cream bar"). In the Czech dub, his name is "Mrazíny". In the Korean dub, his name is "Frost" and in the Japanese dub, his name is "Furosutīni".
- He is the first character to have the same voice actor and accent in both English dubs.
- Frostini is the first character to have a singing actor. In this case, Randy Crenshaw.
- He is one of two chuggers with a shovelnose design. The other being is Speedy McAllister.
- His name is a portmanteau of "frosty" and "Houdini".
- Frostini makes 67 flavours of ice cream, as established in Quizmaster Hodge.
Horn
Trainees | Diesel | Brewster | Tai |
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Diesel-electric | Wilson | Hoot and Toot | |
Electric | Koko | |
Steam | Piper | |
Other Chuggers | Diesel | Calley | Hodge | Chatsworth | Irving | Mtambo | Frostini | Skylar | Jackman | Tyne | Fletch | Asher | Skipper Stu | Harry and Hamish | Rosa |
Diesel-electric | Dunbar | Harrison | Zack | |
Electric | Emery | Decka | Hanzo | Payce | Daley | |
Steam | Old Puffer Pete | Olwin | Speedy | |
Other | Zephie | Action Chugger | Cormac | Russ | |
Chuggers | Frostini | |
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Humans | Staff | Ice Cream Factory Chef |
Workers | Ice Cream Factory Worker | |
Equipment | Flav-o-Matic | Ice Cream Cars | Refrigerator Cars | Juicer Wagon |
Chuggers | Koko | Emery | Harrison | Frostini | Decka | Hanzo | Daley |
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Rolling Stock | Passenger Carriages | Washer Wagon | Hopper Cars | Refrigerator Cars | Ice Cream Cars | Juicer Wagon | Daley's Mail Carriages |
Locations | Bridge Over Tunnel Runby | Chug Town (Central Station, Portman Apartments, Chugston Hotel, Trackside Towers, Museum) | The Ice Cream Factory | Old Town (Junction, Central Junction, Central Junction Whistle, Old Clock Tower) | The Building Site | Curvy Crest (Checker Junction) | Loop Station | Covered Bridge | Teal Canopy Station | Chug-a-Sonic Speed Track | Tunnel Junction Station | Rocky Ridge Mountain (High Mountain Pass, Junction and Intersection) | Lookout Point | Countryside Double Loop | Countryside Intersection | Tootington |