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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

TV Short  -  UNRATED 26 min  -  Animation | Short | Comedy
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A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

Directors:

Chuck Jones, Ben Washam

Writers:

Dr. Seuss (book), Irv Spector (additional story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Boris Karloff
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Boris Karloff ...
Narrator / The Grinch (voice)
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Storyline

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Dog | Hermit | Quest | Generosity  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Thurl Ravenscroft received no screen credit for his singing, an oversight Dr. Seuss attempted to rectify by sending letters to every major columnist in America identifying Ravenscroft as the singer on "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". He is also part of the chorus on the other two songs. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the Grinch is cutting Max's antler, the pieces that have fallen on the floor suddenly jump several inches closer to Max. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch, who lived just north of Whoville - did not. The Grinch hated Christmas - the whole Christmas season. Now, please don't ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head wasn't screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all...
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Connections

Referenced in "NCIS: Los Angeles: Disorder (#2.11)" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Written by Dr. Seuss and Albert Hague
Performed by Thurl Ravenscroft (uncredited) See more »