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The Grinch
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
The Grinch has returned the presents and joined a Whoville family’s celebration. The next morning, the children find him coming downstairs in their father’s robe. Their parents dodge questions about where their guest slept, while exchanging knowing looks with him. Breakfast, a mysterious toy and the noises heard overnight make the adults’ relationship harder to hide. When the children interrupt a lingering goodbye, the Grinch sends them outside so he can stay close to both parents.
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Highly quotable.
That's not the only thing that grew three sizes.
Go outside and play!
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Pete Davidson
Writer

Don Roy King
Director

Mikey Day
Writer

Streeter Seidell
Writer
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
In a dress-rehearsal clip released by SNL, Pete Davidson struggled to read cue cards while wearing yellow contact lenses.
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:00
And what happened then, well, in Whoville, they say, that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. He brought back the toys and the food for the feast, and he, he himself, carved the roast beast. The next morning...
- 00:17
Cathy
Good morning morning morning, kids!
- 00:22
Son
You morning dad!
- 00:23
Cindy Lou Who
Good morning mom!
- 00:24
Son
You guys look tired.
- 00:26
Dad
Uh, yeah. Mom and I had a little too much Who Punch last night.
- 00:32
Cathy
I haven't partied like that in a while.
- 00:35
Son
What'd you guys do after we went to bed?
- 00:38
Dad
Uh, don't worry about that, buddy.
- 00:40
Cindy Lou Who
I thought it was so nice how Mr. Grinch came down to celebrate with us yesterday. I always thought he was a rotten old meanie who was slimy like a snail. But, boy, was I wrong. He's great.
- 00:51
Son
Yeah, he's a cool guy.
- 00:53
Cathy
Oh, speak of the devil...
- 00:56
The Grinch
Hmm. Morning.
- 00:59
Dad
Morning.
- 01:00
Cindy Lou Who
Uh, did you sleep over, Mr. Grinch?
- 01:03
Son
And are you wearing my dad's bathrobe?
- 01:05
The Grinch
Uh, well, the reason for that is, uh...
- 01:09
Cathy
Uh, you know, it was so late, and Mr. Grinch lives way up on that curly mountain, so we just thought, why not invite him to spend the night here?
- 01:17
Dad
Yeah. With us.
- 01:21
The Grinch
Uh-huh. Yeah, that's it.
- 01:25
Son
Well, wait. There's only two bedrooms upstairs. Where'd you sleep, Mr. Grinch?
- 01:32
The Grinch
uh someone want to take this one
- 01:34
Dad
it doesn't matter where mr. Grinch slept what matters is that yesterday his heart grew three sizes
- 01:42
Cathy
it's not the only thing that grew three sizes
- 01:44
Dad
Kathy you're bad
- 01:48
the who children puzzled over what had occurred unaware that their parents had brought in a third to spice up their Why, it's a cinch. All you need is some whoo-punch and a night with the Grinch.
- 02:05
The Grinch
Well... Well, I should probably roll.
- 02:08
Cathy
No, no, no. No, stay. Have breakfast. I'm making green eggs and bacon.
- 02:12
The Grinch
Okay, well, I am pretty hungry.
- 02:14
Dad
Bet you are. You put in some work last night.
- 02:17
The Grinch
Huh. We all did.
- 02:19
Cathy
Well, if that was work, then I guess I love my job.
- 02:25
Cindy Lou Who
What are you guys talking about?
- 02:27
Dad
Uh, nothing. Hey, show Mr. Grinch the toys you got for Christmas, guys.
- 02:32
Son
Okay. Yeah! Oh, we got whiz bumpers, snooze-needlers, and I don't know what this is, but it looks fun.
- 02:40
Dad
Okay, don't worry about that one, guys. That's not a fun toy.
- 02:45
Cathy
I thought it was pretty fun.
- 02:47
The Grinch
Oh, trust me, I remember.
- 02:51
Cindy Lou Who
I'm so tired. You woke me up last night, Mommy.
- 02:55
Cathy
Oh, no, I did.
- 02:56
Dad
Well, you didn't come in our room, though, right?
- 02:58
Cindy Lou Who
No.
- 02:59
Dad
Oh. Thank God.
- 03:00
Cindy Lou Who
You kept screaming, "'You're a mean one! You're a mean..."' one! You're a mean one!
- 03:07
Cathy
Mommy. Mommy was just having a nightmare.
- 03:11
Son
Daddy, were you having a nightmare when you were yelling, "'Punish me, my green king! Punish me, my green king!'"?
- 03:19
The Grinch
And that's my cue. I really should get back to my cave. My little A-hole dog's probably wondering where I am.
- 03:28
Cathy
So, are you sure?
- 03:30
The Grinch
Yeah, but, hey, you know, thanks for the memories.
- 03:34
Dad
Well, don't be a stranger.
- 03:35
Oh.
- 03:38
Dad
Well, I probably should go.
- 03:42
The Grinch
Well, no one's stopping you.
- 03:46
Son
What are you guys doing?
- 03:48
Cathy
Go outside and play!
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