The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat

The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Original VHS cover
Genre	Animation Musical Comedy
Written by	Dr. Seuss
Directed by	Bill Perez
Voices of	Bob Holt Mason Adams Frank Welker Joe Eich
Narrated by	Mason Adams as the Cat
Music by	Joe Raposo
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Producer(s)	Friz Freleng Dr. Seuss
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Marvel Productions DePatie-Freleng (In-name only)
Release
Original network	ABC
Audio format	Mono
Original release	May 20, 1982 (1982-05-20)

The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (also known as The Grinch vs. The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the Hat Gets Grinched) is an American animated musical television film and crossover starring Dr. Seuss' famous character, The Cat in the Hat being antagonized by The Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. It premiered on May 20, 1982 on ABC and won two Emmys.

The special opens on a morning that is so beautiful, even the Grinch wakes up in a good mood. However, his cheerfulness is soon revoked when his reflection in the mirror prompts him to repeat the "Grinch's Oath" and prove himself a Grinch. Meanwhile, the Cat in the Hat goes on a picnic. Their paths cross when the Grinch can't get his car around the Cat's, and things quickly escalate into a fierce car chase after the Cat unintentionally insults the Grinch by calling him "Mr. Greenface."

The Cat returns to the safety of his house, but the Grinch follows him there and tampers with his voice using a device he has invented, the "Vacusound Sweeper", in the process sabotaging other sounds within a 50-mile radius. The Grinch then proceeds to his "darkhouse", a lighthouse that spreads darkness, to tamper with the Cat's sight.

The Cat becomes upset with the Grinch's hijinks and has a psychiatric session with him in a thought bubble to find out what makes him so mean-spirited. Predictably, he gets nowhere with the imaginary Grinch, so he then decides to go over and have a talk with him, but the Grinch makes it so dark that he can't see where he's going, and he crashes his car when he passes a "Dead End" sign.

The Cat attempts to hide from the Grinch in a nearby restaurant, but the Grinch's machine continues to mess with reality, making the restaurant and everything with it literally come crazily to life, and his hijinks result in confusion all over the restaurant. The Cat is now furious with the Grinch and ponders to himself how he can change the Grinch, eventually racing through a door and sending himself hurtling into the Grinch's Dimension. He soon figures it out and rallies everybody in the restaurant to follow him to the Grinch's house.