Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

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How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a 1966 American animated television special directed by Chuck Jones. It is based on the children's book of the same title by Dr. Seuss, the story of The Grinch trying to take away Christmas from the townsfolk below. The special, which is considered a short film as it runs less than an hour, is one of the very few Christmas specials from the 1960's to still be shown regularly on television. Boris Karloff narrates the film and also provides the speaking voice of The Grinch (the opening credits state, "The sounds of the Grinch are by Boris Karloff. And read by Boris Karloff, too!").

The 26-minute short was originally telecast on CBS on December 18, 1966. CBS repeated it annually during the Christmas season until 1987. It was eventually acquired by Turner Broadcasting System, which now shows it several times between November and January. It has since been broadcast on TNT, Cartoon Network, and The WB Television Network. Most recently, it has been shown on ABC, but with some scenes trimmed down because of time constraints (the show was made at a time when commercial breaks on television were shorter than they are now). In any event, as of the present time, it is the lead-off "classic" special (i.e. the first classic special) that airs on network television each Christmas season.

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Highlights
Phil Roman on the scenes he animated in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas and the challenges they presented
02:50
Phil Roman on animating Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas which has become a classic
03:09
Ron Howard on Jim Carrey's performance in the lead role of the movie version of the children's TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas
01:29
Ron Howard on pitching the movie version of the childrens' TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas to the widow of Dr. Seuss
02:23
June Foray on being a favorite of Chuck Jones who cast her as "Cindy Lou Who" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
00:57
Chuck Jones on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
09:05
Who talked about this show

June Foray

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June Foray on being a favorite of Chuck Jones who cast her as "Cindy Lou Who" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas
00:57
June Foray on not being credited on How the Grinch Stole Christmas (but how well-known it is that she provided the voice of "Cindy Lou Who")
00:21

Ron Howard

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Ron Howard on pitching the movie version of the childrens' TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas to the widow of Dr. Seuss
02:23
Ron Howard on Jim Carrey's performance in the lead role of the movie version of the children's TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas
01:29

Chuck Jones

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Chuck Jones on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
09:05

Phil Roman

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Phil Roman on the scenes he animated in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas and the challenges they presented
02:50
Phil Roman on animating Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas which has become a classic
03:09
Phil Roman on Chuck Jones' contribution to Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
01:13
Phil Roman on Dr. Seuss' involvement in the animated Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
01:10
Phil Roman on the scenes he animated in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas and the challenges they presented
02:50
Phil Roman on June Foray and Boris Karloff doing the voice work for Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
01:31
Phil Roman on the songs and success of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
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