Winnie the Pooh Learns How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

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Winnie the Pooh Learns How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) is the fourth Winnie the Pooh/Dr. Seuss crossover film planned to be made by Yakko Warner and David Graham. As of now, it is unknown when the film will be made, although it is expected to be a part of a quadruple feature with Winnie the Pooh Meets The Cat in the Hat, Pooh's Adventures of The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, and Winnie the Pooh Says Halloween is Grinch Night.

Plot

Winnie the Pooh and his friends travel to the city of Whoville, everyone celebrates Christmas with much happiness and joy, with the exception of the cynical and misanthropic Grinch, who despises Christmas and the Whos with great wrath and occasionally pulls dangerous and harmful practical jokes on them. As a result, no one likes or cares for him. Meanwhile, the postman's daughter, Cindy Lou, who is six years old, believes everyone is missing the point about Christmas when they are more concerned about the gifts. After finding him messing up the mail in the post office, Cindy Lou becomes aware of the Grinch's existence and starts to become interested in the Grinch and his history, asking everyone what they know about him, and soon discovers that he has a tragic past.

The Grinch actually arrived in Whoville by mistake due to a wrong wind when he was a baby and was adopted by two elderly sisters. Although he showed some sadistic tendencies as a child, he was not the cruel and selfish person who he later became; he was ridiculed by classmates (particularly by Augustus May Who, the current Mayor of Whoville) because of his appearance, with the exception of Martha May Whovier, who was courted by both the Grinch and May Who. On Christmas, he made a gift for Martha, but attempted to shave his face, cutting himself and opening himself to the ridicule of his classmates. He lost his temper, wreaked havoc in the classroom, and ran away to live on Mt. Crumpit. He never returned home and became an urban legend due to brief sightings.

Cindy Lou, touched by this story, decides to make the Grinch the main participant of the Whobilation, to the great displeasure of May Who, who reluctantly agrees after pressure from the townspeople, who have been warmed by Cindy Lou's generous spirit. When Cindy Lou goes to Mt. Crumpit and offers an invitation to the Grinch, he turns her down. He gradually changes his mind, however, due to the promise of an award, and arrives late to the proceedings, but is forced to participate in the celebration. Just as the Grinch is enjoying himself and is almost won over, He was given an electric shaver as a present which angered the Grinch remembering being humiliated and laughed at school. May Who even proposes marriage to Martha and would give Martha a new car. This and the ensuing laughter from all the Whos cause the Grinch to openly criticize that the Whos think that Christmas is about gifts, and that they will dispose of later anyway, in the hopes of making them too ashamed to celebrate the holiday. He then goes on to ruin the party and upset Cindy Lou.

When he realizes his attack does not remove the spirit of Christmas from the Whos, the Grinch becomes outraged and decides to steal all of their belongings while they sleep. Creating a Santa suit and sleigh, the Grinch goes around Whoville, stealing all of the Whos' Christmas gifts. The next day, the Whos discover the Grinch's scheme, and May Who denounces Cindy Lou as the root of the catastrophe. However, her father, Lou Lou Who, reminds everyone that they still have the Christmas Spirit and that the principal meaning of Christmas is to spend it with family and friends. The people accept his speech and begin to sing. Hoping that the change of mood would inspire the Grinch, Cindy Lou goes to Mt. Crumpit to find him.

The Grinch reveals that he intends to destroy all of the stolen gifts after he hears the Whos crying. However, he hears the joyful singing of the Whos. Frustrated at the failure of his plan, the Grinch realizes that Christmas means much more than material gifts, an insight that profoundly touches him and makes his heart grow three times its original size. When the stolen gifts begin to fall off the cliff, the Grinch desperately tries to save them to no avail. However, when he realizes Cindy Lou has come to wish him a merry Christmas and is in danger of falling off the cliff with the sleigh, the Grinch finds enough strength to lift the gifts and Cindy Lou to safety. After a long descent down Mt. Crumpit, the Grinch returns to Whoville with Cindy and the gifts. He confesses to the burglary and apologizes for his actions towards the Whos, who reconcile with the Grinch. Martha turns down May Who's proposal and decides to stay with the Grinch instead. The redeemed Grinch starts a new life with the Whos, and commemorates the Christmas feast with them in his cave.

Trivia

• Mewtwo, Good Fairy, Aisling, Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, Ash and his friends, Alex, Melman, Marty, Gloria, Ronald McDonald and his friends, The Simpsons, Gina Vendetti, Milhouse Van Houten, Alex Whitney, Simba, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa, Terk, Tantor, Tarzan, Jane, Professor Porter, Rex, Elsa, Dweeb, Woog, Clifford the Big Red Dog and his friends, Henry the Lizard, Doug Funnie and his family and friends, the Cat in the Hat, and Euchariah Who and his grandparents will guest star in this film.
• Unlike in the real film, Euchariah and his grandparents (from Halloween is Grinch Night) will make their special appearances in this film since they are Whos.
• After this film, the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and Max the dog's traditionally animated counterparts and Euchariah Who will join the 100 Acre Wood Assistance, Inc. for future adventures made by Yakko Warner.
• This might be one of a few Pooh's Adventures Christmas films not to feature villain guest stars, especially due to the real film's real main antagonist (who is Mayor Augustus May Who) only being neutral.
• This film will use the extended television version of the 2000 live-action feature film adaptation. However, Shadow101815 will make Pooh's Adventures of The Grinch (2018) (which the real film itself is a computer-animated feature film adaptation of the original book).
• The Tigger Movie, Pokémon: The Movie 2000, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas were all released in theaters in 2000, the same year The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea was released directly to VHS and DVD.
• The Secret Life of Pets, Jurassic Park, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas were produced and released by Universal Pictures, which currently owns DreamWorks Animation (the studio that made Madagascar).
• Illumination, the studio that made The Secret Life of Pets, also made an animated feature film adaptation of the original book How the Grinch Stole Christmas simply titled The Grinch in 2018, ironically.
• Due to the real film's language and humor, this film will be censored. For instance, brief mild language will be replaced with words like "heck" and "wicked" and some other content (including mild innuendo) will be censored in order to make the film more G-rated.

Transcript

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