How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Details
Other titles	Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Country	United States
Language	English
Channels	CBS TNT TBS Cartoon Network Boomerang (United States) The WB (formerly) ABC ‏ NBC CBC Boomerang (UK and Ireland) Bravo E! Syfy 1Nomo
Services	Apple TV Peacock
Release	December 18, 1966

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) is a 1966 American animated television special, directed and co-produced by Chuck Jones. It is based on the 1957 children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, and tells the story of the Grinch, who tries to ruin Christmas for the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway. Originally telecast in the United States on CBS on December 18, 1966, it went on to become a perennial holiday special. The special features the voice of Boris Karloff as the Grinch and the narrator.

Cast

Character		Actor
	Grinch	Boris Karloff
Narrator
	Cindy Lou Who	June Foray
	Max	Dallas McKennon

International versions

	Language	Title
	Croatian	Kako je Grinč ukrao Božić
	Dutch (subtitled)	How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
	French	Docteur Seuss Comment le Grinch a volé Noël
	German	Die gestohlenen Weihnachtsgeschenke
	Hungarian	Grincs
	Icelandic	Þegar Trölli stal jólunum
	Italian (first dub)	Come il Grinch rubò il Natale
	Italian (S.E.D.E. spa)	Il Grinch e la favola di Natale
	Japanese (Cartoon Network)	グリンチのクリスマス
	Japanese (NHK)	黒いサンタ
	Persian	چگونه گرینچ کریسمس را دزدید
	Polish	Jak Grinch ukradł święta
	Portuguese (Brazil)	Como o Grinch Roubou o Natal!
	Russian (voice-over)	Как Гринч украл Рождество!
	Spanish (Latin America)	Cómo Odeón se robó la Navidad
	Spanish (Spain)	El Grinch: el cuento animado
	Swedish	När Grunken knyckte julen
	Ukrainian (voice-over)	Як Ґрінч украв Різдво!

See also

• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
• The Grinch

References

v - e - d MGM Animation/Visual Arts Shorts Tom and Jerry (1963-1967) • The Bear That Wasn't (1967) Specials How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) • The Pogo Birthday Special (1969) • Horton Hears a Who! (1970) Movies The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

v - e - d Specials How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) • Horton Hears a Who! (1970) • The Cat in the Hat (1971) • The Lorax (1972) • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) • Halloween is Grinch Night (1977) • Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980) • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) • The Butter Battle Book (1989) • Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995) Shorts Horton Hatches the Egg (1942) Series The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996) • The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010) • Green Eggs and Ham (2019) Movies How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) • The Cat in the Hat (2003) • Horton Hears a Who! (2008) • The Lorax (2012) • The Grinch (2018) • The Cat in the Hat (2026) Video games Dr. Seuss's ABC (1995) • The Cat in the Hat (1997 • 2003) • The Grinch (2000) • The Grinch Christmas Adventures (2023)