The Grinch, the titular character of the series.
The Grinch is a children's book series by Dr. Seuss.
Books[]
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
- How the Grinch Lost Christmas! (September 5th, 2023)
Specials[]
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (December 18th, 1966)
- Halloween Is Grinch Night (October 29th, 1977)
- The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (May 20th, 1982)
Films[]
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (November 8th, 2000)
- The Grinch (November 9th, 2018)
Live Plays[]
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (November 1994)
- Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical (December 9th, 2020)
Video Games[]
- The Grinch (November 10th, 2000) for PC, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, and Dreamcast
- Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (November 8th, 2007) for the Nintendo DS
- The Grinch: Christmas Adventures (October 13th, 2023) for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S
Links to Other Series[]
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Horton (Dr. Seuss) | 1957 | The Whos from Horton Hears a Who! appear in the Grinch series. | 1 |
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Cat In The Hat | May 20, 1982 | The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is a crossover between the two characters. | 1 |
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Home Alone | November 16, 1990 | Kevin watches How the Grinch Stole Christmas on TV in Home Alone and Home Alone 2. | 2 |
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Friends | October 20, 1994 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas is mentioned in the Friends episode: "The One with the Butt". Chandler wears a Grinch hat in the episode: "The One with the Bullies". | 2 |
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The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss | October 13, 1996 | The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss features characters from The Grinch. | 1 |
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Scary Godmother | 1997 | The first Scary Godmother comic references the grinch. | 3 |
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Family Guy | May 2, 1999 | Joe Swanson tells the story of how The Grinch handicapped him in the Family Guy episode "A Hero Sits Next Door". This was later revealed to be a lie in the episode "Joe's Revenge". | 3 |
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American Psycho | April 14, 2000 | The Grinch is mentioned in American Psycho. | 2 |
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Seussical | November 30, 2000 | The Grinch appears in Seussical. | 1 |
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Scrubs | December 11, 2001 | J.D. imagines Dr. Cox as The Grinch in the Scrubs episode "My Own Personal Jesus". | 2 |
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Happy Tree Friends | November 3, 2002 | In the episode Class Act, the scene where everybody joins hands and sings around the burning school is a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. The episode Stealing the Spotlight is a reference to the scene in the 2000 film How The Grinch Stole Christmas where Martha shows off her Christmas lights to Betty. The plot of the Happy Tree Friends episode Easy For You to Sleigh is based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. | 3 |
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Muppets | November 29, 2002 | In “It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas”, after Fozzie get painted green he meets up with The Whos from How The Grinch Stole Christmas who confuse him for the Grinch. | 1 |
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6teen | December 23, 2004 | The Clones refer to Nikki as The Grinch in the 6teen episode Deck the Mall. | 2 |
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Joey | February 3, 2005 | The Grinch is mentioned in the Joey episode: "Joey and the Tonight Show". | 2 |
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Ghost Town (DreamWorks) | September 19, 2008 | Frank Herlihy says Bertram Pincus' Grinch heart started beating in Ghost Town. | 2 |
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The Big Bang Theory | December 14, 2009 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episodes "The Maternal Congruence" and "The Launch Acceleration", while Dr. Seuss' The Grinch is mentioned in "The Consummation Deviation". | 2 |
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Total Drama | August 16, 2010 | The Grinch is mentioned in the Total Drama World Tour episode "Newf Kids on the Rock". | 2 |
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MAD | November 22, 2010 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is parodied in the MAD sketch "Da Grinchy Code". | 2 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | December 06, 2010 | The Angry Video Game Nerd episode "How The Nerd Stole Christmas" is a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. | 3 |
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Nostalgia Critic | December 16, 2011 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews Jim Carrey's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". | 2 |
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Modern Family | December 9, 2015 | The Grinch is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "White Christmas". | 2 |
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Dog Man | November 27, 2016 | In Dog Man: Unleashed, the part where Flippy's brain grew eleven sizes more is a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. | 3 |
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Random Encounters | December 24, 2018 | In a video of the Shovelwarewolf he plays a Grinch game. | 2 |
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Minions | March 5, 2019 | Who-Ville from The Grinch is seen in the post credit scene photo in the Minions short: "Santa's Little Helper". | 1 |
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Perfect Cell Vs | December 20, 2019 | The Grinch is parodied in the Perfect Cell Vs episode "How Perfect Cell Stole Christmas (Musical Parody)". | 3 |
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The Mean One | December 8, 2022 | The Mean One is a parody horror film based on The Grinch. | 3 |
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Fall Guys | December 20, 2022 | Skins based on The Grinch appear in Fall Guys. | 2 |
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Transformice | December 22, 2022 | The Grinch fur and contact lenses appear in the shop. | 2 |
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Doom Patrol | October 26, 2023 | The Grinch is mentioned in the Doom Patrol episode "Tomb Patrol". | 2 |
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Sophie's Magic Diary | December 21, 2023 | One of Sophie's costumes in "🌟X-mas costume Ideas!!🎄" is modelled after the Grinch. | 3 |
Links to Non-Series Media[]
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 5, 2001 | The Grinch appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 1a |
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2023 Ster-Kinekor Theaters Mario Movie promo | March 10, 2023 | Young Grinch and Max appear in the 2023 Ster-Kinekor Theaters Mario Movie promo. | 1 |