AS SEEN ON TV: THE GRINCH & CINDY LOU WHO

Since Christmas falls on a Tuesday, here's a holiday two-fer.......

THE GRINCH & CINDY LOU WHO

AS SEEN IN:

"How The Grinch Stole Christmas"

CREATED BY:

"Doctor Seuss"

VOICED BY:

Boris Karloff (as the Grinch)

&

June Foray (as Cindy Lou Who)

TV DIMENSION:

The Tooniverse

(A microscopic speck of a planet)

From Wikipedia:

The Grinch is a fictional character created by Dr. Seuss. He first appeared as the main antagonist in the 1957 children's book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!"

The devious, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the term Grinch coming to refer to a person opposed to Christmas time celebrations or to someone with a coarse, greedy attitude. In fact, a document in the live-action film (the Book of Who) stated that "The term Grinchy shall apply when Christmas spirit is in short supply".

The Grinch makes himself a Santa coat and hat and disguises the innocent Max as a reindeer. He loads empty bags onto a sleigh and travels to Whoville with some difficulty. In the first house he is almost caught by Cindy Lou Who (voiced by an uncredited June Foray), a small Who girl who wakes up and sees him taking the Christmas tree. Pretending to be Santa, the Grinch tells Cindy Lou that he is merely taking the tree to his workshop for repairs, and then gets her a drink before sending her back to bed.

The Grinch has since become an icon of the winter holidays, despite the character's hatred of the season, and has appeared on various forms of memorabilia such as Christmas ornaments, plush dolls, Halloween costumes, and various clothing items.

In 2002, TV Guide ranked The Grinch number 5 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

PS:

And even though it's not connected to the Doctor today, we still get to have a Who!