Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977) (TV)

Director:

Gerard Baldwin

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (teleplay)

Release Date:

29 October 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family | Horror

Plot:

The evil Grinch who stole Christmas is back to steal Halloween! It's Grinch night and all over Whoville...

Plot Keywords:

The Grinch | Halloween | Courage | Dog | Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Hans Conried	...	Grinch / Narrator (voice)
Hal Smith	...	Josiah (voice)
Gary Shapiro	...	Ukaraiah (voice)
Irene Tedrow	...	Mariah (voice)
Jack DeLeon	...	Sgt. Samuel McPherson (voice)
Henry Gibson	...	Max (singing) (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thurl Ravenscroft	...	Bass singer (uncredited)

Directed by
Gerard Baldwin

Writing credits
Dr. Seuss		(teleplay)

Produced by
David H. DePatie	....	executive producer
Friz Freleng	....	executive producer
Dr. Seuss	....	producer (as Ted Geisel)

Original Music by
Joe Raposo

Film Editing by
Robert T. Gillis
Joe Siracusa
Rick Steward

Production Management
Lee Gunther	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barrington Bunce	....	assistant director (as Barry Bunce)

Art Department
Robert Dranko	....	graphic designer (as Bob Dranko)
Roy Morita	....	graphic designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ray Lee	....	camera operator
Ralph Migliori	....	camera operator
Bob Mills	....	camera operator

Animation Department
John Gibbs	....	animator
Fred Hellmich	....	animator (as Fred Helmick)
Chrystal Klabunde	....	animator (as Chrystal Russell)
Bob Matz	....	animator
Lee Mishkin	....	animator
Willis Pyle	....	animator (as Willy Pyle)
Richard H. Thomas	....	background artist
Don Williams	....	animator
Rudy Zamora	....	animator

Music Department
Eric Rogers	....	conductor

Production Companies

• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Random House Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Producers' Sound Services  sound

Also Known As:

Grinch Night (USA) (alternative title)
It's Grinch Night

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)

Quotes:

Grinch: Max? Max! Go bring the paraphernalia wagon!

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Wandering in the Wind

A Halloween favorite from Dr. Seuss

Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I love to have a good scare from watching a really good horror movie; or just watch a classic animated special like this one. I remember this special WAY back when I was a kid in elementary school (when it was on TV of course); but they don't show it on TV anymore now (along with The Halloween Tree, which is another favorite of mine, and a few other favorites), but I was lucky to order myself a copy from Amazon.ca.

It's also a great film about facing your fears, like Ukaraiah did to save Whoville, by jumping in The Grinch's wagon of spooks, to stall for time (now that scene REALLY scared the hell out of me as a kid); I would like point the interesting critters of Punker's Pond. The Gree Grumps like pink cats living in tree stumps (I am a cat lover), but I wonder what does the bottom half of an Hakken-Krakke look like? a seal's body? or the body of an Plesiosaurus? well I don't know, but it never hurts to use your imagination.