How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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Genre	Christmas Family Comedy Slapstick
Based on	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss
Developed by	Chuck Jones
Screenplay by	Dr. Seuss
Directed by	Chuck Jones Ben Washam
Voices of	Boris Karloff June Foray Thurl Ravenscroft Dallas McKennon
Narrated by	Boris Karloff
Composers	Albert Hague (songs) Eugene Poddany (additional music)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Chuck Jones Ted Geisel
Editors	Lovell Norman John O. Young
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Cat in the Hat Productions MGM Animation/Visual Arts
Budget	$315,000
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 18, 1966 (1966-12-18)
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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. Based on the 1957 children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, the special features the voice of Boris Karloff (also a narrator) as the Grinch. It tells the story of the Grinch, who tries to ruin Christmas for the townsfolk of Whoville below his mountain hideaway.^[1]

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! was produced by The Cat in the Hat Productions in association with the television and animation divisions of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (the company that Jones was under contract at the time). The special completed production for a year^[2] and originally aired in the United States on CBS on Sunday, December 18, 1966. The special is considered a perennial holiday special.