How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Other mistake: After the Grinch steals everything from the first house, when he drops all the bags on Max, the ties around the bags change from light brown to dark brown twice. Additionally, the bags ever so slightly change position the second time it happens.

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Other mistake: When the Grinch slides down the chimney to the first house, part of his Santa suit and his hat flash green repeatedly.

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Other mistake: When the Grinch tells Cindy Lou Who, "I'll fix it up there, then I'll bring it back here," when he says the word "back," his right cheek briefly turns white. Then, when he says the word "here," part of his left sleeve briefly turns green.

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Other mistake: After the Grinch sends Cindy Lou Who to bed and closes the door, part of his Santa suit becomes the same colour as the background mid-shot.

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Other mistake: When the Grinch runs to the top of Mount Crumpit and grabs the sleigh, a part of the sleigh disappears for a frame or two.

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Other mistake: When the Grinch rides his sleigh back to Whoville and returns everything, as the narrator says, "He brought back their pantookas," a pink ornament lands on the Christmas tree, then changes to yellow mid-shot.

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Other mistake: When the Grinch is cutting Max's antler, the pieces that have fallen on the floor suddenly jump several inches closer to Max.

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Continuity mistake: At the end when the sled full of Christmas stuff is on the mountaintop, it starts sliding off the edge. It's going fast enough that it should be long gone by the time the Grinch reaches it, but when he does it's still right near the top of the mountain.

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Narrator: "Pooh-pooh to the Whos" he was grinchily humming.
The Grinch: They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming. They're just waking up, I know just what they'll do. Their mouths will hang open a minute or two. Then the Whos down in Whoville will all cry "booo-hooo."

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Trivia: The Grinch's face is partly based on Chuck Jones' own face. Jones said he tended to sneak his face in without even realizing it. (Source: NPR).

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