How the Mortimer Stole Christmas

How the Mortimer Stole Christmas is the seventh episode of Saturday Morning Mouse and the Christmas special of the series. It is an alternate title of How The Grinch Stole Christmas written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. Directed by Eric Goldberg, it premiered on Disney Channel and Peacock on March 17, 2022. This is the only episode in the series to not be 9 minutes long, as it is 22 minutes long. It is also based on the 2018 Illumination film of the same name.

Synopsis
Due to his hatred on Christmas, Mortimer plans to rob all of his neighbors' (the Whos) houses in order to steal their gifts. But a kind girl may change his heart.

Characters

 * Jeff Bennett as Mortimer Mouse
 * Cameron Seely as Mindy Lou-Who
 * Bret Iwan as Mickey Mouse
 * Mike Rianda as Lincoln Lou-Who, Additional Voices
 * Reese Witherspoon as Lola-Lou Who
 * Tony Anselmo as Donald Duck, Who-Caroler
 * Kaitlyn Robrock as Minnie Mouse
 * Bill Farmer as Mack, Goofy, Pluto, Additional Voices
 * Scarlett Estevez as Griffin
 * Gage Munroe as Max, Kid

Transcript

 * The episode/special starts with snow falling on a tree and then snow in the entire neighborhood
 * Narrator: Hello viewers! Ya know who I am? Yes, of course, I am the narrator. The person who predicts what happens and stuff. I'm going to tell you the story of "How the Mortimer Stole Christmas".
 * It lands in Mortimer's house
 * Mortimer: (sigh) Stupid christmas is coming. Can you believe it, Mack?
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Mortimer: Yep, you're my dog. But it's only December 22nd, and Christmas is just…three days away!
 * Mortimer: I must do something to stop it.
 * Narrator: Deep down inside his brain, Mortimer had an idea.
 * Mortimer: Mack, get me some people
 * Meanwhile
 * Lincoln-Lou Who: Hey honey, your done with the decorations?
 * Lola: Yeah I'm done! Mindy, come inside! It's time for lunch!
 * Mindy: Coming mom!
 * Mindy comes in
 * Lincoln: Mindy, aren't you excited that Christmas is coming? Only three days and we start singing infront of the tree. And it’s gonna be 5 times bigger then any normal tree in the entire world!
 * Mindy: Yep! I'm super excited!
 * Lincoln: Heh, I couldn't think of ANYBODY in the world who hates Christmas!
 * In Mortimer's house
 * Mortimer: Alright, Maggots! You have been selected for this mission, and that mission is this mission I'm gonna talk about because I keep on saying "mission"!
 * Mickey: First of all, why are we?
 * Minnie: Yeah, I completely have better things to do right now.
 * Mortimer: That's a great question!
 * Donald: THEN ANSWER IT ALREADY!!!
 * Mortimer: Alright, alright, I'm gonna answer. You are here because we are going to steal…Christmas!
 * Goofy: Uh, what's Christmas again?
 * Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy then throw rotten eggs at Mortimer
 * Mickey: Are you kidding?
 * Minnie: Christmas is the ONLY thing in this month that keeps us happy, and that happiness is Christmas!
 * Donald: Yeah! I need to forget my troubles, man! How am I supposed to forget my troubles?!?!
 * Goofy: I need to keep my feet warm!
 * Mickey: Uh, Goofy? How exactly does warming up your feet keep you happy?
 * Goofy: Because my feet needs to STAY WARM.
 * They then back off from Goofy
 * Mortimer: So, you gonna help me, or not?
 * Narrator: They had a choice, be tortured, or steal Christmas to not get tortured.
 * All: Steal Christmas.
 * Mortimer: Great! Let's find an reindeer to help us!
 * Goofy: I know a place where to find a reindeer!
 * Meanwhile again
 * Narrator: Mindy was hanging out with her friends, Griffin and Max.
 * Mindy: Alright, Griffin, I am going to trap Santa Clause for something…
 * Griffin: And that something is what? And why is that?
 * Mindy: Duh! Cuz we wanna steal Santa's toys!
 * Max: Oh yeah!
 * Mindy: No! We're not going to make the kids sad! I need to talk to him!
 * Griffin: Yeah, but about what?
 * Max: We ain't helping until you find out why your trapping Santa Clause.
 * Mindy: Ugh, fine. If you won't help me, then I'll help myself then.
 * Meanwhile
 * Mortimer: Holy, schoontzels! There is a whole lotta reindeer here!
 * Donald: Let’s do something.
 * Donald then blows a horn, causing all of the reindeer to get scared and run away
 * Mortimer: WHY'D YA DO THAT FOR?!?!
 * Donald: Sorry about that…we were celebrating, though!
 * Minnie: Look over there!
 * Mickey: What is it, Minnie?
 * Minnie: I see a reindeer!
 * Mickey: Oh Minnie! You and your imagination!
 * Goofy: Look again, Mick! She's telling the truth!
 * Mickey: Oh my gosh, I can see it! It’s, it's…a bug reindeer.
 * Narrator: That was NOT the reindeer they expected to see.
 * Mortimer: Alright fellas! Catching this reindeer should be easy peasy, lemon sqeueezy!
 * At Mortimer's house
 * Goofy: Boy, that was not easy.
 * Minnie: Yep.
 * Big Reindeer: Honk.
 * Donald: And all this reindeer says is just…"honk".
 * Mortimer: Alright, we will begin our house tomorrow, now, go to your homes! We'll discuss the plans tomorrow.
 * Meanwhile
 * Lincoln: Mindy, are you in bed?
 * Mindy: Yep, I'm in bed, dad! What do you wanna tell me?
 * Lincoln: I just gotta say, Christmas Eve is tomorrow. Once Christmas Day comed, we'll have the bestest time any of us will have the history of Whoville.
 * Lincoln: Well, goodnight Mindy!
 * Mindy: Good night dad!
 * The next day
 * Narrator: Today was Christmas Eve. Kids, teens, and adults all around the world were getting prepared for Santa Clause to come and give them presents.
 * Mortimer: (sigh) Oh boy, I'm starvin'! So, what's for breakfast, Mack?
 * He opens the plate
 * Mortimer: Mack…what is this, depressing bean?!
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Mortimer: (while looking in cabinets of different sizes) No, no, this can't be real! We cannot be out of food!…can we?
 * It then shows a montage of Mortimer wasting food when he doesn't want no more
 * Mack: Woof?
 * Mortimer: Yeah, you're kinda right. It is my fault. But I can't go to Whoville during Christmas!
 * Mack: Woof woof woof woof woof woof woof woof (translation: Well, it's your choice if you wanna starve.)
 * Mortimer: Ugh, fine. I'll go to Whoville. Now come with me.
 * He and Mack enter the store
 * Food Stocker: Merry Chris-
 * Mortimer: Do  NOT  think about saying that last part.
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Food Stocker: O-okay…
 * Mortimer: Okay, let's see here, we have lemonade, juice, lunchboxes for school lunch, bags, where the heck is the food section?!
 * Mack: Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof (translation: I see some food over there!)
 * Mortimer heads to the food section
 * Mortimer: Yes, food!
 * Mortimer: We have beans, jello, berries, strawberry juice, cookies, spaghetti, OH CHEESE, and milk. I'm buying all of 'em.
 * He dumps the food in his shopping bucket
 * Mortimer: Okay lady, so how much will this cost?
 * Cashier: Uh, $199.999.999.999.
 * He disappears
 * Cashier: Wait, where'd he go?
 * Both Mortimer and Mack walk into Mortimer's house
 * Mortimer: Okay, now that we got food, we can commence our plan into stealing Chris-OH MY GOD!
 * Donald: Uh, suprise?
 * Goofy: Ooh! Is it my birthday??
 * Minnie: No Goofy, it is not your birthday.
 * Mortimer: How did you get in here?! I locked my door!
 * Mickey: Says you. You forgot to lock your door.
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Mortimer: I REALLY need to stop forgetting how to lock my door.
 * Mickey: And also, while you and your dog were out, we named your new reindeer, Freddy!
 * Freddy: Honk.
 * Mortimer: Uh, he only says "honk."
 * Minnie: Exactly what your dogs say all the time! Except that he doesn't say the word, honk.
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Freddy: Honk.
 * Mack: WOOF!
 * Freddy: HONK!
 * Mortimer: Okay, enough comparing Woofs and Honks! Let's go down to my basement so we can commence our plan of stealing..Christmas!
 * In Mortimer's basement
 * Goofy: Okay Mortimer, you called, we came! What's the emergency?
 * Minnie: We didn't came here. We were already in here.
 * Mortimer: Enough talking! My plan to steal Christmas is to become……………….. SAAAAAAAAAAANTA CLAUSE!!!
 * Goofy: WHOOOOO! WHOOOOO! whooo…
 * Mickey: Mortimer, no offense, but how is this supposed to work?
 * Mortimer electrocutes Mickey
 * Mickey: HEY!
 * Mortimer: You see, cheese lover, I can become Santa Clause-
 * Freddy: Honk.
 * Mortimer: by you helping me design a shirt and pants of becoming Santa!
 * Donald: Uhh..
 * Mortimer: And if Santa can give the kids joy and happiness, let's see if he can take them away!
 * Minnie: So…
 * Mortimer: Let's get…STARTED!
 * Meanwhile
 * Mindy: Phew. After several hours of working on this, my trap for Santa is finally done!
 * Lucas the Robot: So, your saying that you want me to pull this cookie and then I'll just get upside down like a test?
 * Mindy: Uh, yes?
 * Luke: Where are your parents anyway?
 * Mindy: My dad is at work while my mom is sleeping.
 * Luke: Alright, I'll just…boop. (touches the button)
 * Luke's robot organs get sucked out and lands on a tree with a squirrel on it
 * Mindy: Uh, Luke?..
 * Luke: (with his organs out) Could I get to e-e-e-e-e-e-eat the cookie now, or what?
 * A montage then shows in the style of Your a Mean One, Mr. Grinch for a minute
 * Mickey: After 9 minutes of designing, we’re done.
 * Mortimer: Great! And now we'll do our test!
 * Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy: Okay then!
 * Mortimer: No, no. I'm only taking Mack and Freddy with me.
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Freddy: Honk.
 * Goofy: Awh…
 * Outside Mortimer's house
 * Mack: Woof.
 * Mortimer: Alright, I just gotta attach this on Freddy’s back and-
 * Mortimer attaches the thing on Freddy's back, but it hurts Freddy, causing him to scream and run down the mountain fast
 * Mack: WOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFF!!!!!!
 * Freddy: reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
 * Mortimer: Yeah Freddy, that's what I see from ya!
 * Freddy suddenly stops
 * Mortimer: Hey, why'd you stop?
 * Mack: Woof!
 * It then shows Freddy's kid, in which his mother told him to go look for after not returning home
 * Mortimer: Oh, hello little reindeer. Sorry, but we don't need any more reinde-
 * Freddy runs up to his son and cuddles him
 * Mortimer: Oh so…that-that's your…s-son?
 * Freddy: Honk.
 * Mortimer: Okay, you can go with him if you want,
 * Freddy then goes with his son before licking Mortimer's face and going back with his son
 * Mack: Woof?
 * Mortimer: I'm..going to miss him.
 * Mack and Mortimer go in the house
 * Minnie: So, how did it go?
 * Donald: Wait, where's Freddy?
 * Mortimer: He had to go back to his family.
 * Mickey: Wait, he had a family? Then why did he act like a stray dog in the beginning?
 * Goofy: I dunno.
 * Mortimer: Now if you excuse me, down in the basement, me and Mack need to go have a talk…
 * Goofy: (burp) Ooh, excuse me!
 * In the basement
 * Mortimer: Mack, you know what you are? You are a brave, sturdy, little fella!
 * Mack: Ye!

Fun facts

 * Cameron Seely, who voiced Cindy Lou-Who in the 2018 Illumination-produced film voiced Mindy because the casting director Clay Morrow couldn't find any child actress to play the role as Mindy.
 * Animation for the episode/christmas special took around five months to finish, as confirmed by Paul Rudish and Bret Iwan in an interview in 2023.
 * In the episode, on Mindy's shelf when her father is saying good night to her, Winnie the Pooh can be seen on her shelf as one of her toys along with Cinderella and Pinocchio.
 * A toy that includes Mortimer stealing is an DVD pack for all films including Tarzan in it.