Dressing up as Santa, The Grinch pays a Christmas Eve visit to Whoville and fills up his sleigh with everything even remotely related to the Yuletide season. In addition to voicing The Grinch, Boris Karloff also serves as the story s narrator. Mean One, Mr. Grinch . The image on the DVD is so crisp and detailed that one can see all of the imperfections that exist between the backgrounds and the cells, which contain the animated characters. Film grain is somewhat noticeable during the presentation, but it is only a minor nuisance.
Colors are vibrant, and very stable except for a tiny bit of bleeding in the more intense reds.
Digital compression artifacts are very minimal and do not affect the picture in any perceivable manner. The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack is free from distortion, although there are the expected frequency initiations one would associate with a 1966 television production. Dialogue is crisp and precise and the track lacks any perceivable distortions. Songs In The Key Of Grinch is a nine-minute featurette that introduces viewers to composer Albert Hague, who was responsible for the special s classic tunes. Songs also introduces one to Thurl Ravenscroft, the singer whose deep voice many will also recognize as that of Tony The Tiger from cereal commercials.