How the Griffin Stole Christmas How the Griffin Stole Christmas "How the Griffin Stole Christmas" is the ninth episode of the fifteenth season of the animated sitcom "Family Guy", and the 278th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on December 11, 2016, and is written by Aaron Lee and directed by Julius Wu. The plot follows Peter turning into a Mall Santa and realizing he can do whatever he pleases with this new persona. Meanwhile, Brain and Stewie start crashing office Christmas parties to live life to the fullest. Its title is a play on the Dr. Seuss book "How the
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film) the United States, "The Grinch" opened at number-one on its opening day, making $15.6 million, with a weekend gross of $55.0 million, for an average of $17,615 from 3,127 theaters. The film held the record for the highest opening weekend for a Christmas-themed film until the 2018 film version of "The Grinch" passed it with $67.6 million. In its second weekend, the film grossed $52.1 million, dropping only 5.1%, settling a new record for highest-grossing second weekend for any film. The film stayed at the top of the box office for four weekends until it was overtaken by "What Women