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| producer=]<br>] (as Ted Geisel)| | |||
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| '''''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''''' is a ] ] ] ], based on the ] ] ] '']'', produced by ], directed by Seuss's friend and former colleague ], whom Seuss had worked with on the '']'' training cartoons for the ] during ]. The special starred ] as narrator and Grinch, and (unusual for adaptations) included the actual text of the book in spoken form. | |||
| Jones, who served as director, character designer, and character layout artist (as he had done for nearly all of his ] '']'' and '']'', and the latter-period MGM '']'' films) modified the appearance of the Grinch somewhat to fit the medium, rendering him in green and with a more elongated, frog-like face. In his ] book ''Chuck Reducks'', Jones later said that Seuss thought the animated Grinch looked more like Jones than it did the character in the original book, a fact Jones attributed to the use of his own facial expressions as a model for the Grinch's. | |||
| ], one of Jones' long-time collaborators, served as production manager, and fellow Warner Bros. veteran ] served as co-director. The animation was produced by Jones' MGM animation unit, several members of which had come with him from ]: ], ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| The songs, which helped fill out the story to the length of a television program, were written by composer ], with lyrics by Dr. Seuss. One of the best remembered of them, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was sung by ], later well-known as the voice of ] ] '']''. | |||
| Dr. Seuss also lengthened the text with two interpolated verse passages. The longer one describes the Who children (in the Grinch's imagination) noisily playing with their Christmas toys. Seuss also added a few lines to the dénouement, which in the original is laconic. | |||
| The ] has been highly praised by audiences and film and animation fans alike, and it has been rebroadcast innumerable times since its debut, with annual showings continuing to the present day. The cartoon is typically found on the ]'s list of the top 250 films, and is considered one of Chuck Jones' greatest cartoons made after his departure from ] | |||
| The Grinch later appeared in a few more specials, although none were as popular as his original Christmas outing. In the ] special '']'', the Grinch (now voiced by ]) sets out to scare everyone in Whoville after being bothered by a ] of annoying sounds caused by the wind. In '']'' (1982), he attempts to ruin things for fellow Seuss star ]. Most recently, he was a recurring character on the ] kids' show '']'', where he was voiced by ]. | |||
| In ], ] narrated an illustrated storybook version of the story that utilized Seuss' original artwork. | |||
| == Voice actors and their characters == | |||
| * ] - The Grinch (speaking), ] | |||
| * ] - Cindy Lou-Who | |||
| * ] - The Grinch (singing) | |||
| == External link == | |||
| * {{imdb title|id=0060345|title=How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}} | |||
| ] | |||
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