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3For examples specific to the [[Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas2000 2000 film]], see [[Heartwarming/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas2000 here]].
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5!!General
6* "Every ''Who'' down in ''Who''-ville, the tall and the small,\
7Was singing. Without ''any'' presents at all!\
8He '''hadn't''' stopped Christmas from coming! It '''came'''!\
9Somehow or other, it came ''just the same''!"
10* "''Then'' the Grinch [[HeelRealization thought of something he hadn't before]]!\
11'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, '''doesn't'' come from a store.'\
12'Maybe Christmas, ''perhaps'', means a little bit more!'\
13And what happened ''then''...? Well, in ''Who''-ville they say,\
14That the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day!\
15And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight,\
16he whizzed with his load through the bright morning light\
17And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast!\
18And he, he himself, The ''Grinch'' carved the roast beast!"
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20* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYuWAb1yArE This adorable Macy's commercial for Grinch plush toys.]] Cindy Lou makes the Grinch's heart light up just by squeezing his hand.
21!!The Animated Special
22* "Welcome, Christmas. Bring your cheer. Cheer to all Whos, far and near.\
23Christmas Day is in our grasp, so long as we have hands to clasp.\
24Christmas Day will always be, just as long as we have we.\
25Welcome, Christmas, while we stand, heart-to-heart, and hand-in-hand."
26* Having talented-voiced Creator/BorisKarloff narrating the animated special makes it all work for the better.
27* In the animated special, where Cindy Lou makes sure Max gets a big slice of roast beast for himself, something he so deserves after all the abuse the Grinch put him through in the story.
28** Even better in the live-action version, in which Max gets his own chair at the table right next to Cindy.
29* Max looks ''incredibly'' cute and eager when he thinks he's going to be ''riding'' in the sleigh, not pulling it. Then when the Grinch has his change of heart and bring the Whos' stuff back, Max ''does'' get to ride in the sleigh and is bursting with happiness and excitement.
30* This can double as a moment of Awesome. When the Grinch tries to save the sleigh, Max bites the back of the Grinch's jacket. As futile as the attempt is, Max's well-meaning effort makes it an incredibly heartwarming and awesome moment.

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