Could the Grinch really make that Santy Claus hat and coat, given his skill level and the materials hanging around his Grinch cave? And could he do it all on that old treadle sewing machine? What is a treadle sewing machine anyway?

Join playwright Meghan and pattern maker Liza as we discuss the major questions raised by the 1966 animated Christmas Classic, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, including: where does the Grinch get his supplies? Could a dogs tail really go through a sewing machine? As well as a side trip into who really sang "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Hint: it wasn't Boris Karloff...

Come for the PSA about not putting straight pins in your mouth, stay for the part where Liza has Meghan try and cut the costume from a hanging curtain, just like the Grinch does in the cartoon!

Books read by Liza as research for this episode include Chuck Amuk, the autobiography of Chuck Jones, Becoming Dr. Suess, by Brian Jay Jones, and of course, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, by Dr. Suess.

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