Martha’s maniacal grin as she uses that light canon - she really is a good match for the Grinch.

Not gonna lie, Martha was eating the girls UP in this movie. I want to be just like her when I grow up.

I’m starting to think Martha May had the best lights for 2 reasons: 1. Mayor was trynna get some whossy 2. She wanted the grinch to be able to see them from mt crumpet.

I’m just finding out that the scene with the cannon was 100% practical and was played in reverse. The machine they used actually pulled the lights down without breaking any of them or shorting out the wires. That’s just insanely awesome

Love that long "Hi!"

I think the reason Martha has the best lights is actually for the Grinch hoping he’ll come back to her.

The way Martha-Mae drawls out ""Betty! HIIiii!" has more character in it than I've literally ever heard anywhere else, including like, Daniel-day-louis levels of actor. I at ONCE know what the actress is conveying. A ridiculously specific and overdramatic version of the neighbor we ALL know.

The crank and stance Martha does is hilarious

Martha is like the privileged popular girl who is actually nice, but tends to brag without realizing how she sounds.

I think I was in second grade when I saw this movie in theaters with my family. As soon as Martha showed up, that was when I realized I also liked girls in addition to boys.

Everyone wants that cannon to speed up Christmas decorating, don't try to deny it. XD

If the Grinch saw this he'd probably say he still likes her, as he admires a woman who can crush someone's spirit.

Who else here REALLY wanted this Cannon as a kid? Like that Xmas lights Cannon would have made decorating so much easier!

Anyone else ever notice that Christine Baranski is the only one in this movie who didn’t need a lot of makeup to look like a Who? Everyone else had parts added to their face. She’s the only one they basically just put in regular makeup. The only thing they really changed is they gave her more of a lip which is weird because Whos don’t have much lip.

I say "Betty Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" and "the MuScLes" all the time lol

I remember wanting that cannon so bad as a kid.

How they did this scene: They had a gun that took all the lights off, and then just reversed the footage lol.

“Betttttyyyyy!!! Hiiiiiiiii!!!” 😂❤

MATERIAL GWORLL

With our technology today, someone could literally recreate this light cannon, And I’d buy it in an instant.

BETTY Hiiiiiiiiii God tier line delivery

I want that Christmas lights canon!

Why is Martha feeling honry during the whole movie

That machine that launches Christmas lights sounds like a tank

1:01-1:04 I don’t know why, but I love that line!

Martha May always had a thing for the Grinch

In my freshman year in college, I was unlocking the door to my dorm and coming from my friends' dorm right next door, I could hear Martha shouting from their TV "Betty! Hiiiii!" I quickly ran into my room to drop my school stuff off and race back to knock on their door to watch this movie with them, mostly because one of my friends was watching the movie for the first time and I wanted to see her reaction to everything

the real meaning behind this scene is that both women are unhappy.. instead of spending xmas with their loved ones.. they were out competing like little kids in the freezing cold.. martha for having no one who truly loves her and betty for not having no one to truly lust for her.

I read today that apparently the machine pulls the lights off the the building and they just played the video in reverse so I wanted to give it a watch. Looking at it now it is pretty obvious but it still blew my mind.

One of the best Christmas movies 🙂

Me as a kid watching this and not realizing I was a lesbian for another twelve years: Huh! Interesting!

At 1:37 you can see the the spull is spinning in the opposite direction of the lights being fired out of the cannon. They forgot to reverse that clip.

love this scene

“Please I’m really impressed” 😂😂

Lou is so supportive of his wife, he's awesome

I’d love one of those cannons! Omg my house takes forever to put lights on it and this would cut the work down to seconds

I know it's pretty much the future but no one can ever think about maybe impending something like

The way Martha May puts up all her Christmas lights in a heartbeat with that machine gun - no wonder Betty Lou Who is no match for her!

I loooooove this so much even in 2023!!!!! ❤

Nailed it. 😊

Martha knew she was about to end Betty’s whole career as she was headed outside 😂

Betty! " " " _H'aaaaaeeeeeeeyy~._" " " 🌈👋 hahahhaha it's almost as silly as Goldmember's _"I louu'fff _*_g'oooOOOOOOOOOLLLD!"_*

I LOVE Molly Shannon. She's so talented and absolutely lovable. 🥹

If only such cannons were real

I Love This Movie

This was exactly what I was looking for thanks hahha

Martha May must be a doctor or lawyer to afford those lights and the house

I wish I have one of those

🫡😀. Had ya pegged all along.

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During the holiday lighting contest, the Mayor declared Martha May Whovier the winner when the card handed to him by one of the judges clearly read that Betty Lou Who was the winner. I felt sorry for Betty, she went to extremes just to make her Christmas light display the best that year. Martha did the same with hers too, but Betty won the contest fair and square, and the Mayor robbed her of it just so he could win the heart of a woman who ultimately loved the Grinch over him. Just goes to show how powerful and corrupt the Mayor really is, willing to smash other people's hopes and dreams to pieces just to get what he wants.

Martha May happens to be Betty Lou’s neighbor which is surprising

Ok they need to invent one of those.

Me too, 😂😂😂😂😭

Commercial: Two children in 2049, make a star burst in the sky to Surry County Virginia, after eating the Stouffer's Macaroni.

👼🏻👆. Mood buster

Betty! HIIIIIIII!

I sort of wonder if this effect was done by playing the clip in reverse. Hmmm

Before to be Louie Lou Who, Bill Irwin was known as a clown and his reputation lead him to be Ham Gravy in Robert Altman's Popeye starring Robin Williams! In Eight Men Out, Irwin was Eddie Collins, who played in 2nd Base for the 1919 Black Sox, and Hot Shots, he was Buzz Harley, Charlie Sheen's father in the flashback. We see him as Uncle Teddy in Across the Universe starring Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood and Jim Anderson. In Rachel Get Married, Bill was Anne Hathaway and Rosemarie DeWitt's daddy, Paul Bushman.

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Martha may should've called it the Christmas Lighter 6000

POV when you hang lights for a living

*WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS?!?!?!?!?!?*

Hiiiiiiiiiii!☺️

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Martha May looked hot because she was the only adult Who without a prosthetic nose. Also doesn't hurt that Christine's got legs for days.

MOTHER MAY

Cindy Lou was the hero 😊

Lowkey sapphic to me? Its giving "i know what you are"

That prop scene was shoe in reverse engineering (not CGI)

Too bad Clark Griswold didn't have one of those light cannons.

Ajia😊

ZACH SEAN

0:54 *HIIIIIIII*

Just noticed the ahego face on martha

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The competition is stiff

I see why lazy works for so many. 😊.

Both the live action Grinch movie and the live action Cat In The Hat movie are by far the best live action Dr. Seuss film adaptations. I'm not a huge fan of the Illumination animated Dr. Seuss films that we got after Audrey Geisel forbidden future live action Dr. Seuss adaptations on Ted's work because sometimes they can be misguided to the books, the animated TV specials and the first two live action Dr. Seuss films. I mean they did OK but they are not as good as the first three I was telling you about. Because with Horton Hears a Who, The Lorax and The Grinch reboot they all have tons of problems along with some animation errors and terrible voice acting. Unlike those three these two live action Dr. Seuss films worked so well they're actually hilarious. After all both the live action Grinch movie and the live action Cat In The Hat movie are like a cartoon world come to life where you have one world where it's Christmas all the time with a backstory of The Grinch, The Mayor and Martha May when they were kids and another world where it's like Austin Powers because the sets, props and costumes are bright and colorful. Plus they both give you a difference and comparison to both the books and TV specials. I also like Jim Carrey and Mike Myers in theses films and they both did a great job playing The Grinch and The Cat In the Hat and they are both great choices for the actors to play theses characters. For example if Tim Allen got the role to play The Cat In The Hat then The Santa Clause 2 would have never been in production and the live action Cat In The Hat movie staring Tim Allen would have been not only a box office failure but more like a Home Improvement Dr. Seuss episode than a comedy.

BETTY….HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Well not Liane cornils anymore 😊

Knee pads anyone?

Call me black. See where it gets you. 🚌❓✝️👩‍⚖️

Jskd

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Such a boring, boring scene.