Frosty Palace

The Frosty Palace is a malt shop and a regular hangout for teenagers who attend Rydell High School.

Description

The Frosty Palace is a round building, with a wider roof than body (possibly an awning) with icicles hanging from it, and icicles painted on the body. On top of the building is it's name, Frosty Palace, with a snowman (a possible reference to Frosty the Snowman) holding an ice cream sundae, three ice cream cones, and two banana splits - or Dogsled Delights (as Sonny called them) - behind the snowman.

The Frosty Palace appears to be a drive-in restaurant, as several carhops were seen bringing food out to cars. The parking lot, however, only has enough space for about 10 cars, but most customers walk. Those who drive there mostly place their order, and leave once they've received their food, and walk up customers just place their order, receive their food, and leave. But the inside, is almost never empty. There's a TV set and a jukebox inside the Frosty Palace, so don't expect to be sitting around the whole time.

Film series

Grease

The Frosty Palace first appeared in the cartoon introduction. The T-Birds were driving slowly passed it, but the Pink Ladies passed them by, and they sped off passed the Downtown Tavern.

After Greased Lightnin', the T-Birds met at the Frosty Palace to discuss plans for a drag race with the Scorpions, but Danny becomes distracted when he sees Sandy sharing a sundae with Tom Chisum, one of Rydell High's star athletes. When she got up to find a song to play on the jukebox, Danny left the meeting to apologize to Sandy for his behavior at the bonfire, by trying to explain that it was him, but it wasn't him. After realizing that Sandy likes jocks, he decides to become one himself.

After joining the Rydell track team and winning Sandy back, Danny took her to the Frosty Palace for a date, but their friends crashed it. Kenickie and Rizzo have a fight and split up. Just before closing time, Frenchy shows Vi, the head waitress, her pink hair, and tells her she had a problem in tinting class at beauty school, and then tells her she dropped out, and doesn't know what to do. After Vi turns off the lights, Frenchy was visited by a Guardian Angel who advised her to go back to Rydell (Beauty School Dropout).

The waitresses of the Frosty Palace watch the dance off on the restaurant's TV, and they even point out the T-Birds and Pink Ladies. However, they didn't recognize Doody, Sonny, and Putzie when they mooned in the camera, because their jackets were over their heads and faces, and Vi says, "I wonder who that is on the right (Putzie).

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies

In "We're Gonna Rule the School", after the disastrous pep rally, the student body headed to Frosty Palace to hang out. The Rydell Review asked the T-Birds for a comment about their actions that night. They played it coy until Cynthia arrived having escaped McGee and taken the fall for them. They thanked her and she eagerly asked about her jacket. Gil and Richie explained that the T-Birds just got their respect back and couldn't let a girl in now. Shy Guy insisted they wanted her to pal around with them still, but Cynthia pretended it was fine.

When she left, she ran into Jane and, once she realized who Jane was, apologized for the tough night. Jane saw Buddy and left to confront him about what he told Neil.

Buddy thought Neil wouldn't tell anyone, but she reminded him that Neil had the biggest mouth at Rydell. Buddy retorted that girls are supposed to put up a fight. He knew it would blow over eventually, but she knew that was for him, not her. As she walked away, he professed his love, so she returned. They hugged and he told her they had to pretend to break up until after the election. Then, he can bring her back on, but things had to be in secret like they were during summer. She reminded him summer was over and handed back his jacket. Jane walked away from him and back home.

In "Too Pure to Be Pink", Vice Principal McGee called the Frosty Palace looking for Cynthia's parents. Cynthia answered but hung up to avoid the conversation. That afternoon, Jane, Olivia, Nancy, and Cynthia went to the Frosty Palace where Jane read the letter she found in Buddy's locker. He admitted to having sex with Susan among other socially taboo subjects. It was the perfect ammunition for Jane to get her revenge and planned to blackmail him at Dot's party.

In "So This Is Rydell?", the T-Birds and Pink Ladies went to the Frosty Palace where they talked about the dance, though none of them would typically go. Jane asked Richie if anything would make him go, and he said better tunes. She ran to the radio and offered to throw another dance that even Richie Valdovinos would go to.

The next day, the student body went to Frosty Palace where the students appealed to Jane about their issues. Cynthia and Nancy announced they were out of buttons which made Susan scowl. Jane approached Hazel and thanked her for what she said earlier, as it made her change her campaign. She sympathized with Hazel's difficulty to fit in and invited her inside, but she had to study. Dot screamed when Jim Johnson arrived. He was there to see Jane as he wanted to do a broadcast about the Rydell High School student election. The show would star Buddy and Jane. Susan and Olivia quickly agreed on behalf of their fellow campaigners. Jane was overwhelmed and Richie noticed, so he offered to get Gil's wheels for them. Olivia interrupted and pulled Jane to the car.

Jane, the T-Birds, Pink Ladies, and Hazel approached Buddy and the Socs at the Frosty Palace to demand a rematch. Susan refused on his behalf as there was no point, he had already one. It would have to be now as Nancy convinced her parents to close early. Kitty arrived and asked what was going on, and Jane admitted she wanted a second chance at the debate. She was grateful to her mom but had to be herself. She approached Buddy and asked for the debate, and he agreed. They sang their debate in “Take The Wheel” until Buddy fell off a counter and broke his arm. Jane rushed to his side until Susan pushed her away, and Olivia pulled her to the door. Jane offered Hazel a ride, but the girl refused. The T-Birds and Pink Ladies hurried out of the Frosty Palace.

Employees

• Mr. Nakagawa - owner
• Mrs. Nakagawa - owner
• Nancy Nakagawa - waitress

Behind the Scenes

Notice the blurred out menu panels and several props. When the movie was first shot, Coke was one of the intended sponsors. At some point, during the making or release, Pepsi became the sponsor. The blurred out boxes and menu panels all contain the Coke Logo. Right before Beauty School Dropout begins, Vi goes to turn off the light with her elbow. She misses the switch by nearly 6 inches, yet the lights somehow go out... It must have been the Guardian Angel!

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