Day 1: It’s the season premiere! We take a look at 3 versions of Dr. Seuss’s classic Christmas tale, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, from 1966, 2000, and 2018.

On this episode

• Mike Westfall (@fallwestmike), your host and tiny chef carried on a covered dinner plate by a series of exponentially larger chefs.
• Michael DiGiovanni (@theatomicgeeks) of The Atomic Geeks, Classic Film Jerks, and Pop Culture Retrofit podcasts.
• Michael May (@michaelmaycomix) of his Adventure Blog, home to roughly 39½ different podcasts, including the new Sleigh Bell Cinema, covering Christmas movies.

Topics and tangents

• The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T., Dr. Seuss’s first and only feature film screenplay, which he disliked so much, he almost refused to agree to a Grinch TV special.
• DiGio discovers Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice behind “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” was also Tony the Tiger.
• Grinchmas, the annual Christmas celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood and Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.
• How Murray Saved Christmas, a 2014 animated TV special starring Jerry Stiller that just made my to-do list.

After this episode

• Check out my appearance on Michael May’s Sleigh Bell Cinema podcast covering The Muppet Christmas Carol!

The Advent Calendar House is on the web at adventcalendar.house, on Twitter @adventcalhouse, and part of the Christmas Podcast Network.