Dr. Seuss (1977)
Halloween Is Grinch Night is a 1977 children’s musical dark fantasy Halloween television special and is the prequel to the 1966 television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! It premiered on ABC on October 29, 1977. The original voice actor for the Grinch, Boris Karloff, by then deceased, was replaced by Hans Conried, though Thurl Ravenscroft, who sang on the original special, again provided singing vocals. The songs and score were composed by Sesame Street composer Joe Raposo.
A strange wind blows into Whoville, making all the inhabitants stay indoors. They know the wind means the Grinch will be in a foul mood and out to do harm. However, young Eukariah decides to confront the Grinch.
I like it…I like it a lot… in a house, with a mouse…
Who later went on to do Tom and Jerry.
One of the original Looney Tune guys;)
Ah……..!
Well, I was too *old* by 1977 to be that interested in Dr. Seuss stuff anymore. I just kept watching the other one ’cause I’d seen it from a child, so it was nostalgia. But too bad the Halloween one doesn’t get its due….
Also, it wasn’t animated/directed by Chuck Jones.
Yeah, I think it was a bit under rated. It’s funny that he never really learned anything from the original.
There’s that poor little dog on that leash again, doing the work of four oxes!
If PETA cared about cartoon animals, they’d have the Grinch’s butt in a sling before he could blink, lol !!
Didn’t see this one, but of course saw Grinch who stole Christmas a thousand times.