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After you finish your Thanksgiving leftovers tonight and just before you get some much needed rest following a day of Black Friday shopping, it’s time to sit down with your family for a trip to Whoville. On Friday, November 25, NBC will air the beloved special Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas!. The special airs again on Friday, December 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
Read on for a preview of the special and to find out when it airs.
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas! first aired on December 18, 1966 on CBS, nine years after Dr. Seuss book was first published in 1957. The half-hour special features the voice of Boris Karloff, the actor famed for playing Frankenstein’s Monster in the 1931 Frankenstein. It was produced by the great animator Chuck Jones, giving the animation its distinct look. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was also involved as co-producer.
For those who have never seen The Grinch, it will be a special treat because NBC is airing it in its complete, 26-minute form to celebrate its 50th anniversary. It’s the first time they’ve aired it unedited in over a decade.
After How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, NBC will air How Murray Saved Christmas, an animated special with the voices of Jerry Stiller, Jason Alexander and Sean Hayes.
DATE: Friday, November 25, 2016 & Friday, December 23, 2016
TIME: 8 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NBC (To find your local NBC affiliate, click here.)
CAST:
Boris Karloff as The Narrator/The Grinch
June Foray as Cindy Lou Who
Dal McKennon as Max
Thurl Ravenscroft as the singer of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The Dr. Seuss tale about the Whos, creatures who like nothing better than Christmas, and the evil Grinch, with a heart two sizes too small—and a plan to steal the holiday. Boris Karloff narrates this 1966 classic. Songs by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) and Albert Hague.
For the history of How The Grinch Stole Christmas!, click here:
