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.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Directed by: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam
Starring: June Foray, Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft
Genres: Animated, Christmas, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Revealing mistake: When the Grinch is cutting Max's antler, the cut lines appear on the prongs before he actually starts to cut.
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.
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).
Trivia: Chuck Jones met his wife thanks to the Grinch. Marian Dern from TV Guide interviewed him about the special, and they got married in 1981.
Trivia: The iconic song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" was sung by Thurl Ravenscroft. Mr. Ravenscroft (who died in 2005 at 91 years old) is also famous for providing the deep, resonant voice of Tony the Tiger, the brand mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes.
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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