The Grinch apparently doesn’t think much of the Whos if he expects them to confuse he and Max for Santa and a reindeer. We only get a taste of the song though, the rest will have to wait for later. Ravencroft’s performance combined with the words of Seuss and the bombastic melody nearly steal the show here. Granted, the song never mentions the holiday, but its association with this special is all the Christmas it needs. Grinch,” which is now a Christmas classic. He gets the honor though of singing “You’re a Mean One, Mr. I suppose Thurl is best known for his role of Tony the Tiger for many years, though kids today probably won’t know him from anything except this special. His sewing machine looks nice though!Īs the Grinch, and Max, get to work on a Santa outfit, we’re introduced to the baritone of Thurl Ravenscroft. It looks rather dank, but also like a fitting place for such a creature to call home. What little we see of the interior seems to contain old, worn out, furniture. To do so, he starts cutting up some red curtains in his rather sad looking cave. He doesn’t keep any secrets as he informs the dog (and us) that he’s going to make a quick Santy Claus hat and coat.
The Grinch, chuckling to himself proudly, grabs his dog by the tail and drags him into the cave. The original story was so short that the special needed the songs and non-speaking scenes to really lengthen the whole thing for TV. Some amusing antics take place during the montage of Grinch and Max crafting the Santa suit. If you ever thought Cindy-Lou looked an awful lot like the Grinch, well now you know why. He wanted her to be the granddaughter of the Grinch, but the idea was either cut for time or nixed by Seuss. It’s also during this song we get our first look at little Cindy-Lou Who who will play a larger role in the story later, but who Chuck Jones wanted to play an even larger role initially. The Whos move on to other parts of town as they hang wreaths outside and decorate the interior of their homes and through the lyrics of the song we learn that Christmas is tomorrow! These Whos are old fashioned in that they trim the tree and put up all of the Christmas décor on Christmas Eve, which is such a waste. As it’s erected, the song shifts abruptly from the serene “Welcome Christmas” to the much livelier “Trim Up the Tree.” The massive tree is splashed and decorated with garish objects that have wacky, Seussian, names attached to them. We are introduced to the Whos as they chop down a massive tree to bring to their little town square. Little Cindy-Lou Who who is no more than two. The famed Seuss himself did criticize the animated version a bit by pointing out to Jones that he took his character and just made it look like himself, but I don’t care! If he looks like Jones, it’s probably because the famed animator had to look at himself in a mirror to try to get that infamous smile drawn correctly and it turned out so well that I think he’s more than deserving of injecting a little bit of his own likeness into the character. The animated version though just brings the character to life in a way that print and still images cannot. I think it even far surpasses the beauty that is the source material, though I do consider that essential Christmas reading at this time of year. The 1966 animated special directed and produced by Chuck Jones is the only Christmas special I need in my life featuring the Grinch. That film is better than the live-action one, though it’s hardly what I consider truly memorable or even essential Christmas viewing. The CGi Benedict Cumberbatch vehicle from a couple of years ago? Technically, it’s titled The Grinch so I guess people shouldn’t confuse it with today’s topic, but it’s understandable if they do.
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That live-action movie with Jim Carrey? Nah, don’t like it. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! that we need to acknowledge. Now, in case you’re confused, there is only one Dr. The now familiar A Cat in the Hat Presentation logo.
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