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* [[Morality Pet]]: A literal version! Max doesn't let the Grinch leave the Post Office without saving Cindy Lou.
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]: While not actually involving literal murder, Augustus Maywho tries to get rid of the Grinch and the Grinch takes extra care in ruining Maywho's life when terrorizing the Whos.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: The opening shot depicting Whoville as being inside a snowflake is a shout out to ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'', where Whoville is located in a similarly microscopic speck of dust.
** Fridge Brilliance! Who's to say that it's not the same speck, but stuck on a snowflake? It would explain why Whoville can have both warm and snowy weather. Plus in ''[[Seussical]]'', the Grinch makes a cameo in the speck of dust Horton finds.
** Many designs (including but not limited to the clouds over Whoville) are based on swirls and spirals, echoing design elements in the original book.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: When working with Max on his reindeer impression, the Grinch wears a baseball cap and affects mannerisms often displayed by director Ron Howard.
* [[Shrunken Organ]]: The Grinch's heart.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: 2003's live-action film of Dr. Seuss' ''The Cat in the Hat'', from the same production company and with Mike Myers as the Cat. Incidentally, [[Jim Carrey|guess who voiced Horton]] in Blue Sky Studios' ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'' in 2008?
* [[Timeshifted Actor]]
* [[Together in Death]]: The Grinch comforts Cindy Lou as they plummet seemingly to their deaths so that they won't cry together on Christmas.
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