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* HeyItsThatVoice: The unmistakable Creator/BorisKarloff voices both the Grinch and the Narrator. Cindy-Lou Who is voiced by Creator/JuneForay and [[ThurlRavenscroft Tony the Tiger]]/[[Film/TheBraveLittleToaster Kirby]] sings "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch".
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* EditedForSyndication: For many years US network broadcasts deleted one of the "You're a Mean One" verses ("You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch...") as well as a genuinely disturbing moment in which the Grinch does his SlasherSmile while leering at several young Whos in their bed (he's just grinning in anticipation of stealing the toys and candy that they are holding, but modern viewers see UnfortunateImplications).
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* ActorAllusion: Boris Karloff voices [[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} a green monster]].
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An animated ChristmasSpecial based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was directed by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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An animated ChristmasSpecial based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was directed by ChuckJones, Creator/ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane. Max the dog also does it a few times.
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* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones Creator/ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane. Max the dog also does it a few times.
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* ChristmasCarolers: The one thing the Grinch hates most of all is when all the Whos down in Whoville gather together, and start caroling around the Christmas tree.
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* SlasherSmile: When the Grinch had a wonderful, awful idea.
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* EditedForSyndication: For many years US network broadcasts deleted one of the "You're a Mean One" verses ("You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch...") as well as a genuinely disturbing moment in which the Grinch does his SlasherSmile while leering at a several young Who Whos in her their bed (he's just grinning in anticipation of stealing the toys and candy cane she's that they are holding, but modern viewers see UnfortunateImplications).
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An animated ChristmasSpecial based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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An animated ChristmasSpecial based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated directed by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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* GrimUpNorth: The Grinch lives "just north of Whoville", and his lair is pretty icy (although that may just be because it's winter.)
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* GrimUpNorth: The Grinch lives "just north of Whoville", and his lair is pretty icy (although that may just be because it's winter.winter and most of the way up the 10,000 foot tall Mt. Crumpit.)
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The unmistakable Creator/BorisKarloff voices both the Grinch and the Narrator. Cindy-Lou Who is voiced by Creator/JuneForay.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The unmistakable Creator/BorisKarloff voices both the Grinch and the Narrator. Cindy-Lou Who is voiced by Creator/JuneForay.Creator/JuneForay and [[ThurlRavenscroft Tony the Tiger]]/[[Film/TheBraveLittleToaster Kirby]] sings "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch".
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An animated special based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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An animated special ChristmasSpecial based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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An animated special based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on CBS in {{CBS}} on December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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An animated special based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with BorisKarloff Creator/BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on CBS in December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
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* {{Narrator}}: BorisKarloff, Creator/BorisKarloff, of course.
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* AdaptationExpansion: The special follows the book quite closely, but because it's a cartoon, a lot of cartoonish antics are thrown in that weren't present in the original book, such as the wacky sled ride down the mountain that has definite shades of a "coyote Acme invention" gone wrong, as well as the scene where the Grinch "gains the strength of ten Grinches plus two."
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* AdaptationExpansion: The special follows the book quite closely, but because it's a cartoon, a lot of cartoonish antics are thrown in that weren't present in the original book, such as the wacky sled ride down the mountain that has definite shades of a "coyote "Wile E. Coyote Acme invention" invention gone wrong, wrong", as well as the scene where the Grinch "gains the strength of ten Grinches plus two."
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* TheGrinch: [[TropeNamer Guess who]].
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* UpToEleven: Inverted in the beginning as the Grinch's heart is two sizes smaller than what a normal one should be. Played straight By the end, as it's not only grown to a normal size, but ''one size farther!''
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* UpToEleven: Inverted in the beginning as the Grinch's heart is two sizes smaller than what a normal one should be. Played straight By by the end, as it's not only grown to a normal size, but ''one size farther!''
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** But it only took him a few seconds to come up with the lie, and he presented it with such conviction and smoothness once he had it. (Of course, he's talking to a two-year-old.)
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* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane.
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* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane. Max the dog also does it a few times.
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Grinch himself. After his HeelfaceTurn his eyes turn blue.
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* TheGrinch: [[TropeNamer Guess who.who]].
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** It's even worse in that the red coat and hat were made out of drapes from the Grinch's lair. Let's hope that "[[Film/TheAvengers his mother doth not know about his weareth her drapes.]]"
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* InformedAbility[=/=]InformedTrait: The narrator's claim that the Grinch was "so smart and so slick, that he thought up a lie and thought it up quick" (implying that he was a ConsummateLiar) rings hollow in the animated special where the Grinch was pretty clearly panicking at his being potentially busted by Cindy-lou Who for trying to steal the tree (biting his fingers while sweating and apparently having his teeth chatter).
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* HeelFaceTurn: The Grinch has a you-really-are-a-heel-face turn at the end.
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Followed by ''HalloweenIsGrinchNight''.
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Followed by ''HalloweenIsGrinchNight''.''WesternAnimation/HalloweenIsGrinchNight''.
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->''You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!''
->''You really are a heel!''
->''You're as cuddly as a cactus!''
->''You're as charming as an eel!''
->''Mr. Griii-inch!''
An animated special based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on CBS in December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
Followed by ''HalloweenIsGrinchNight''.
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!!Includes examples of:
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Grinch turns his head around when the Narrator says it "wasn't screwed on just right".
* ActorAllusion: Boris Karloff voices [[{{Frankenstein}} a green monster]].
* AdaptationExpansion: The special follows the book quite closely, but because it's a cartoon, a lot of cartoonish antics are thrown in that weren't present in the original book, such as the wacky sled ride down the mountain that has definite shades of a "coyote Acme invention" gone wrong, as well as the scene where the Grinch "gains the strength of ten Grinches plus two."
* AscendedExtra: Max.
* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane.
* BadSanta: TheGrinch disguises himself as one.
* BuffySpeak: A very early example in the song, You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. The singer calls the Grinch "A Nasty ''Wasty'' skunk".
* CanisLatinicus: The Whos' Christmas song, with its Latinish-sounding lyrics.
* CheshireCatGrin: The Grinch's face breaks into one of these when he first hits on his scheme to impersonate Santa, that it approaches a full-on SlasherSmile.
* TheChewToy: Something hilariously terrible is ''always'' happening to poor Max.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The Grinch's only motivation for ruining the holiday is being disturbed by the noises of the Christmas celebration.
* EditedForSyndication: For many years US network broadcasts deleted one of the "You're a Mean One" verses ("You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch...") as well as a genuinely disturbing moment in which the Grinch does his SlasherSmile while leering at a young Who in her bed (he's just grinning in anticipation of stealing the candy cane she's holding, but modern viewers see UnfortunateImplications).
* ExcitedShowTitle: Like the book, the title is ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', with the exclamation point.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Although the Grinch was depicted with the evil eyes a few more times after his HeelFaceTurn. [[DependingOnTheArtist Colorists can be blamed for that mistake]].
* GrimUpNorth: The Grinch lives "just north of Whoville", and his lair is pretty icy (although that may just be because it's winter.)
* TheGrinch: Guess who.
* MatryoshkaObject: One waiter serves another waiter, and so on, until Cindy Lou Who gets a strawberry.
* {{Narrator}}: BorisKarloff, of course.
* NonHumanSidekick: Max the Dog.
* PaperThinDisguise: This ugly cave creature puts on a red coat and Santa hat. Boom! He automatically looks "just like Saint Nick." The only person who actually sees him is a two-year-old girl.
* PlummetPerspective: An ornament falls off the steep cliff.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: [[http://www.alexross.com/83202.jpg Max]], especially when next to the Grinch.
* SavingChristmas: Inverted; in fact, the inversion of this trope is essentially the whole premise of the story. However, it's then played straight when the Grinch ends up Saving Christmas at the end.
* ShrunkenOrgan: The Grinch's heart.
* SophisticatedAsHell: The Villain song "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch" is the epitome of this trope, especially with the line "Your soul is an appalling dump heap, overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable all mangled up in tangled up knots".
* UpToEleven: Inverted in the beginning as the Grinch's heart is two sizes smaller than what a normal one should be. Played straight By the end, as it's not only grown to a normal size, but ''one size farther!''
* VillainProtagonist: The Grinch, up until the end.
* TheVillainSucksSong: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".
* You-Really-Are-A-HeelFaceTurn: The Grinch, at the end.
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->''You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch!''
->''You really are a heel!''
->''You're as cuddly as a cactus!''
->''You're as charming as an eel!''
->''Mr. Griii-inch!''
An animated special based upon [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the book of the same name]]. It was animated by ChuckJones, with BorisKarloff providing the voice of both the eponymous grinch and the narrator. The special follows the plot of the original book closely. It was originally broadcast on CBS in December 18, 1966, and since then has been regarded as one of the classic TV Christmas specials.
Followed by ''HalloweenIsGrinchNight''.
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!!Includes examples of:
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: The Grinch turns his head around when the Narrator says it "wasn't screwed on just right".
* ActorAllusion: Boris Karloff voices [[{{Frankenstein}} a green monster]].
* AdaptationExpansion: The special follows the book quite closely, but because it's a cartoon, a lot of cartoonish antics are thrown in that weren't present in the original book, such as the wacky sled ride down the mountain that has definite shades of a "coyote Acme invention" gone wrong, as well as the scene where the Grinch "gains the strength of ten Grinches plus two."
* AscendedExtra: Max.
* AsideGlance: Due to ChuckJones being the director, Mr. Grinch does this several times. Though it could also be explained away by saying the Grinch is a tad insane.
* BadSanta: TheGrinch disguises himself as one.
* BuffySpeak: A very early example in the song, You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. The singer calls the Grinch "A Nasty ''Wasty'' skunk".
* CanisLatinicus: The Whos' Christmas song, with its Latinish-sounding lyrics.
* CheshireCatGrin: The Grinch's face breaks into one of these when he first hits on his scheme to impersonate Santa, that it approaches a full-on SlasherSmile.
* TheChewToy: Something hilariously terrible is ''always'' happening to poor Max.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The Grinch's only motivation for ruining the holiday is being disturbed by the noises of the Christmas celebration.
* EditedForSyndication: For many years US network broadcasts deleted one of the "You're a Mean One" verses ("You're a rotter, Mr. Grinch...") as well as a genuinely disturbing moment in which the Grinch does his SlasherSmile while leering at a young Who in her bed (he's just grinning in anticipation of stealing the candy cane she's holding, but modern viewers see UnfortunateImplications).
* ExcitedShowTitle: Like the book, the title is ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', with the exclamation point.
* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Although the Grinch was depicted with the evil eyes a few more times after his HeelFaceTurn. [[DependingOnTheArtist Colorists can be blamed for that mistake]].
* GrimUpNorth: The Grinch lives "just north of Whoville", and his lair is pretty icy (although that may just be because it's winter.)
* TheGrinch: Guess who.
* MatryoshkaObject: One waiter serves another waiter, and so on, until Cindy Lou Who gets a strawberry.
* {{Narrator}}: BorisKarloff, of course.
* NonHumanSidekick: Max the Dog.
* PaperThinDisguise: This ugly cave creature puts on a red coat and Santa hat. Boom! He automatically looks "just like Saint Nick." The only person who actually sees him is a two-year-old girl.
* PlummetPerspective: An ornament falls off the steep cliff.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: [[http://www.alexross.com/83202.jpg Max]], especially when next to the Grinch.
* SavingChristmas: Inverted; in fact, the inversion of this trope is essentially the whole premise of the story. However, it's then played straight when the Grinch ends up Saving Christmas at the end.
* ShrunkenOrgan: The Grinch's heart.
* SophisticatedAsHell: The Villain song "You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch" is the epitome of this trope, especially with the line "Your soul is an appalling dump heap, overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable all mangled up in tangled up knots".
* UpToEleven: Inverted in the beginning as the Grinch's heart is two sizes smaller than what a normal one should be. Played straight By the end, as it's not only grown to a normal size, but ''one size farther!''
* VillainProtagonist: The Grinch, up until the end.
* TheVillainSucksSong: "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch".
* You-Really-Are-A-HeelFaceTurn: The Grinch, at the end.
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