The Cat in the Hat is an animated musical television special. It was, in a way, based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat, produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. Allan Sherman provided the voice of The Cat in the Hat. This special was produced by Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Dr. Seuss and David H. DePatie, and directed by Hawley Pratt; it first aired on CBS on March 10, 1971. (Production originally started at Chuck Jones' MGM Animation studio, but was completed at DePatie-Freleng). The special kind a loosely follows the book's plot, but throws in some new material to fill out the show's 26-minute time slot. Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic childrens books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and One Fish Two Fish Red... The Cat In The Hat is a childrens book by Dr. Seuss. ... DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (sometimes abbreviated to DFE) was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. ... Allan Sherman (sometimes incorrectly Alan and Allen), November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973, was an American musician, parodist, satirist, and television producer. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist best known for his classic childrens books under the pen name Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and One Fish Two Fish Red... David Hudson DePatie (born 1935 in New Mexico, U.S.), worked with Friz Freleng to create the animated character known as The Pink Panther, originally created for the opening tiles of the 1963 live-action film The Pink Panther, starring Peter Sellers. ... Hawley Pratt (born June 9, 1911 in Seattle, Washington – died March 2, 1999 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American film director and animator, who directed all The Pink Panther cartoons and two Dr. Seuss animated television specials: The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss on the Loose. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Chuck Jones in 1976 Charles Martin Chuck Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. ... DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (sometimes abbreviated to DFE) was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. ...

Plot

After the Cat makes his entrance and fools around a bit, the kids request that he leave. He does so, but then comes back in, claiming that his "moss-covered three-handled family gredunza" has been stolen, and he accuses the Fish, who is given the name Karlos K. Krinklebein in the special. The Cat sings a ballad about the loss of his treasured keepsake and then tries to describe it to the kids, even though they don't understand what he's talking about. The Cat then leads the kids on a search through the house, using his method of "Calculatus Eliminatus" (better known as the process of elimination), which involves writing marks on every place they've already checked. This makes a mess of everything, and Mr. Krinklebein demands that the Cat leave, but it only prompts the Cat to sing another song, this one about feeling negative and self-loathing. Then he proceeds to put the cynical fish to sleep by singing a lullaby. Once that's done, he brings out Thing One and Thing Two, singing to the kids that "they can find anything under the sun", all the while the Things play sports using Mr. Krinklebein's fishbowl as the ball/puck. (According to them, every house they visit has a pessimist fish.) Mr. Krinklebein then accuses the Cat of not being a real Cat ("Whoever heard of a six-foot cat?!"), and his hat of not being a real hat. This cues arguably the wackiest song in the special, where the Cat sings out his name in practically every other language ("In Spanish, el gato en un sombrero."). The song becomes so catchy that everyone, even Krinklebein, joins in and contributes alternative translations for languages like Eskimo and Russian (the languages used throughout the song are English, French, Spanish, German, Eskimo, Russian, Irish Gaelic, and Dutch). Just as they finish up the song, though, they hear the mother coming home. The Cat then proceeds to clean up the house, just like in the book. Just as he leaves, the mother returns, telling the kids that she just saw a Cat in a Hat "going down the street with a moss-covered three-handled family grudunza." Given that it was his only other possession at the time he walked into the house (hats, boxes and other nicknacks appearing out of thin air aside), it's assumed the that grudunza was actually the Cat's umbrella, which he had never lost at all. Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... For other uses, see Treasure (disambiguation). ... Keepsake is also the name of a computer adventure game (2006). ... The process of elimination is a logical tool to root out problems in larger systems. ... Cynicism was originally the philosophy of a group of ancient Greeks called the Cynics (main article), founded by Antisthenes. ... For other uses, see Lullaby (disambiguation). ... A term used to describe a place or event of intense scrutiny. ... For other uses, see Ball (disambiguation). ... Look up puck in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see Eskimo (disambiguation). ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... An umbrella or parasol (sometimes colloquially, gamp, brolly, or bumbershoot) is a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. ...

DVD release

The special is currently available on DVD (it was originally on VHS via CBS-Fox Video's Playhouse division). While the special faded somewhat into obscurity after its initial transmission, it was re-issued to coincide with the live action adaptation of the book. Since then it has gained a new-found appreciation, helped in no small part by the poor reception of the live-action version. Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 live-action film, based on the 1957 book, produced by Universal Studios, DreamWorks Pictures, and Imagine Entertainment. ...

Other starring roles

Although the original book's sequel did not receive an animated adaptation, the Cat went on to appear in several more Dr. Seuss specials. In 1973, there came Dr. Seuss on the Loose, where Allan Sherman reprised his role as The Cat in the Hat. Here, The Cat in the Hat appeared in bridging sequences where he introduced animated adaptations of three other Seuss stories: The Sneetches, The Zax, and Green Eggs and Ham. Then, in 1982, there came The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, where The Cat in the Hat, now voiced by Mason Adams, meets the title character of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and sets out to reform his new green adversary. Later, in 1995, the Cat appeared again, this time with the voice of Henry Gibson, to narrate Daisy - Head Mayzie, a special based on one of Dr. Seuss' lost works. (It was later adaptated into a book.) Most recently, in 1996, he starred on the Muppet-like kids' show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, where he was voiced and puppeteered by Bruce Lanoil. Dr. Seuss on the Loose is a 1973 animated television special, hosted by The Cat in the Hat, who appears in bridging sequences where he introduced animated adaptations of three Dr. Seuss childrens books The Sneetches, The Zax, and Green Eggs and Ham. ... The Sneetches and Other Stories is a collection of stories by Dr. Seuss. ... The Sneetches and Other Stories is a collection of stories by Dr. Seuss. ... Books cover Green Eggs and Ham is a best-selling and critically acclaimed book by Dr. Seuss, first published in 1960. ... The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is an animated television crossover produced by Marvel Productions in association with DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (in name only) that starred two of Dr. Seuss famed characters The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. ... Mason Adams (February 26, 1919 – April 26, 2005) was an American character actor. ... This article is about the Dr. Seuss book. ... Henry Gibson (born September 21, 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvania) is an American actor who was famous as a cast member of Rowan and Martins Laugh-In. ... Daisy-Head Mayzie is a 1995 childrens book by Dr. Seuss. ... The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss was a live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Television, which aired for two seasons (1996–1998) on Nickelodeon. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: non-referenced puppeteer biography If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ...

Credits

Cast

• Allan Sherman as the voice of The Cat in the Hat
• Daws Butler as the voice of Karlos K. Krinklebein
• Tony Frazier as the voice of Conrad
• Pamelyn Ferdin as the voice of Sally
• Gloria Camacho as the voice of the Mother
• Thurl Ravenscroft as the voice of Thing One
• Lewis Morford as the voice of Thing Two

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Crew

• Music by: Dean Elliott
• Production Design by: Maurice Noble
• Directed by: Hawley Pratt
• Produced by: Chuck Jones, Ted Geisel
• Executive Producers: David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng
• Animation: Hal Ambro, Warren Batchelder, Manny Gould, George Nicholas, Manny Perez, Phil Roman, Robert Taylor, Don Williams
• Layout: Robert Givens, Dick Ung
• Background: Richard H. Thomas
• Camera: John Burton Jr., Ray Lee
• Film Editing: Lee Gunther, Roger Donley
• Production Supervision: Jim Foss
• Production Coordinator: Harry Love
• Music by: Dean Elliott, Lyrics by: Dr. Seuss
• Music Conducted by: Eric Rogers
• Music Recording Engineer: Eric A. Thomlinson
• Storyboard by: Chuck Jones
• Teleplay by: Dr. Seuss

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Trivia

• This was the first DePatie-Freleng/Dr.Seuss special for television.

Goofs

• Thing One (Thurl Ravenscroft) and Thing Two (Lewis Morford) somehow trade voices.

External links

• The Cat in the Hat at the Internet Movie Database