Line #23 Franchise/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Logo used for the 2000 film.]]
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4	[[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere The three words that best describe this topic are as follows, and I quote:]] '''''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hj3U18FHgQ Stink, Stank, Stunk!!!]]"'''''
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6	''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' is a Christmas picture book written by Creator/DrSeuss about a mountain cave-dwelling curmudgeon named TheGrinch who is annoyed by the Whos down in Whoville below celebrating the holidays with such joy and tries to rid them of their excitement.
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8	The book has been adapted into numerous other {{media}}, with the 1960s animated special being perhaps the most famous of them.
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11	!!List of ''Grinch''-related media:
12	[[index]]
13	!!Literature:
14	* ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (1957) -- The original book.
15	* ''Literature/HowTheGrinchLostChristmas'' (2023) -- A sequel to the original book.
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17	!!Animated Specials:
18	* ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (1966) -- An animated ChristmasSpecial, and the effective FranchiseCodifier. Creator/BorisKarloff voices the title character and TheNarrator, while Creator/ChuckJones provides the animation.
19	* ''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight'' (1977) -- A HalloweenSpecial where a boy named Euchariah stands up to the Grinch and his Paraphernalia Wagon. Animation this time was done by Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrinchGrinchesTheCatInTheHat'' (1982) -- An animated special where the Grinch faces off against another iconic Seuss character, Literature/TheCatInTheHat. Again produced by Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises.
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22	!!Films:
23	* ''Film/{{How the Grinch Stole Christmas\|2000}}'' (2000) -- A [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action film]] adaptation of the book produced by Creator/{{Universal}}. Despite receiving two MediaNotes/GoldenRaspberryAward nominations, the performance of Creator/JimCarrey as the title character remains fondly remembered.
24	* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Grinch\|2018}}'' (2018) -- An animated film produced by Creator/IlluminationEntertainment, this time starring Creator/BenedictCumberbatch.
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26	!!Series:
27	* ''Series/TheWubbulousWorldOfDrSeuss'' (1996-1998) -- A televised Puppet Show produced by the Creator/JimHenson Company starring several iconic Dr. Seuss characters, naturally including the Grinch.
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29	!!Theatre:
30	* ''Theatre/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (1994) -- A musical adaptation of the book that appeared in many forms until it finally made its Broadway debut in 2008. Received a professionally recorded version in 2020 starring Creator/MatthewMorrison as the title character.
31	* ''Theatre/{{Grinchmas}}'' (2000) -- A stage play hosted every year at Ride/UniversalStudios. This was originally made to promote the 2000 film.
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33	!!Video Games:
34	* ''VideoGame/TheGrinch2000'' -- A {{platform\|Game}}er LicensedGame released [[MultiPlatform for multiple consoles]], though the Platform/GameBoyColor version is the most popular.
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