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''Halloween is Grinch Night'' is a 1977 animated television special written by Dr. Seuss . This fairly little-known sequel to the much-better-known "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" came out in 1977 as a TV special. It's worth noting that the only mention of Halloween is in the title (indeed, starting in the late 90's, it was released under the name "It's Grinch Night," leaving Halloween out altogether). However, the events portrayed here clearly take place in late autumn. Grinch Night, perhaps, is the Whoville equivalent of Halloween. Every now and then, environmental evidence points to a coming "grinch night" in Whoville. A Sour-Sweet Wind is in the air, the Gree-Grumps growl, the Hakken-Krakks yowl, and every one knows to stay indoors, for the Grinch will be coming down from Mount Crumpit in his "paraphernalia wagon". Exactly what will happen when the Grinch gets there is not clear, but possibly to scare them, since his wagon is filled to the brim with spooks. In one song, Whos claim they wouldn't go out on such a night for "a dollar and fifty cents". During the course of the song, that amount ranged, from $2.50, to $6.60, to $60.60, to "sixty-six million, six hundred thousand dollars and an extra sixty-six cents!" Ukariah, a young bespectacled Who, decides to take matters into his own hands, and enters the Grinch's wagon to be subject to all manners of spooks and demons within, all to an up-tempo orchestra. Though he is frightened, Ukariah's courage keeps him on his toes long enough for the sour-sweet wind to die down, thus forcing the Grinch to pack up and retire to his cave. As he leaves with his head in shame, the Grinch tells the audience, "I'll be coming back... someday!" This was aired on TBS, TNT and the Disney Channel many times over the years, up until about the mid-late 90's. Cast
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