The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Children's educational television series

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Genre	Children's television Musical Educational Comedy Adventure
Based on	The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Directed by	Tony Collingwood
Voices of	Martin Short Jacob Ewaniuk Deandray Hamilton Alexa Torrington Halle Nunes Robert Tinkler
Theme music composer	David Schweitzer
Opening theme	"The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" sung by the cast
Ending theme	"The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" (instrumental)
Composers	David Schweitzer Harold Beckett ("Traveling Song" only)
Country of origin	Canada United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	80 (160 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen Tony Collingwood
Producers	Julie Stall Helen Stroud
Cinematography	Treehouse TV Kids CBC
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Collingwood O'Hare Productions (seasons 1-2) Portfolio Entertainment Random House Children's Entertainment KQED (seasons 1-2)
Original release
Network	Treehouse TV (Canada) Kids' CBC (Canada) CITV (United Kingdom) PBS Kids (United States)
Release	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) – October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
Related
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Gerald McBoing-Boing Green Eggs and Ham Go, Dog. Go!

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! is an animated musical educational children's television series feature starring Martin Short as The Cat in the Hat. The series premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on August 7, 2010, also airing on YTV and Nickelodeon Canada on weekday mornings from 2012 to 2013, and on PBS Kids and PBS Kids Preschool Block in the US on September 6, 2010; it also aired on CITV and Tiny Pop in the UK, and Disney Junior India. The series is based on Random House's Beginner Books franchise and The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library, itself based on the 1957 children's book The Cat in the Hat.

The series was produced by Portfolio Entertainment, Random House Children Entertainment, and Collingwood O'Hare Productions, in conjunction with KQED, PBS, Treehouse TV, and Kids' CBC. The first season has 40 half-hour episodes and ended on September 17, 2012.

In early 2012, the series was renewed a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on September 10, 2012. After the second season finale, the series stayed in a hiatus until it started a third and final season has 20 episodes. The third season premiered on March 2, 2018.

In September 2018, the series was canceled after three seasons before the finale aired on October 14, 2018.

Premise

In the show, The Cat in the Hat leads neighbors Nick, Sally (and sometimes the Fish and Thing One and Thing Two) on a variety of adventures in his "Thinga-ma-jigger”, a Seussian contraption that can sprout wings, fly, pontoons, booster rockets, change size and do just about anything else necessary to further the adventure. Each episode is prompted by a question posed by either Nick or Sally at the beginning of each episode (along with the "Travelling Song" — a rock-'n'-roll song written by Harold Beckett, with The Cat in the Hat saying a varied quote from Dr. Seuss that ends with a vowel —), that in turn inevitably leads them around the world to make natural science discoveries.

Like other PBS Kids-produced shows (such as Curious George and Sid the Science Kid), the show focuses on introducing preschoolers to various science and learning concepts.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	40	September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)	September 17, 2012 (2012-09-17)
2	20	September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10)	June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)
3	20	March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02)	October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
Specials	5	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)	December 26, 2016 (2016-12-26)

Characters

Main

The Cat in the Hat (voiced by Martin Short) is a knowledgeable, adventurous, anthropomorphic cat. He loves to discover the world and act as Nick and Sally's guide, and he frequently speaks in rhyming patterns reminiscent of the Dr. Seuss character on which he is based.
Nick Brown (voiced by Jacob Ewaniuk in seasons 1 & 2 and Deandray Hamilton in season 3) is a Jamaican-American boy and Sally's next-door neighbor and best friend. He replaces Conrad, Sally's brother and the narrator of the original book.
Sally Walden (voiced by Alexa Torrington in seasons 1 & 2 and Halle Nunes in season 3) is a blonde-haired girl and Nick's next-door neighbor and best friend.
Fish (voiced by Robert Tinkler) is a moderately pessimistic fish who is loosely based on the fish in the original story and whose color is changed to red starting with the show. However, he appears to belong to the Cat instead of Sally or Nick; he is also much more cooperative in the Cat's adventures and sometimes joins the Cat's adventures.
- Tinkler also voices Thing One and Thing Two, a pair of blue-haired creatures in red suits who are the Cat's helpers. They speak their own language and sometimes join the Cat's adventures.

Supporting

Mrs. Brown (voiced by Tracey Hoyt), Nick's mother who appears in some episodes and, whenever Nick asks permission to go on an adventure with the Cat, the answering voice is heard; she speaks with a Caribbean accent.
- Hoyt also voices Mrs. Walden, Sally's mother who appears in some episodes and, whenever Sally asks permission to go on an adventure with the Cat, the answering voice is heard.

Home media

NCircle Entertainment released DVDs from October 25, 2010 to June 27, 2016: each being in region 1, subtitled in English and Spanish; approximately 60 minutes (with a few exceptions); in Dolby Digital, in 5.1 surround and Dolby surround stereo in Spanish. Also, each has the bonus segments from the show.

Wings and Things
- Show Me the Honey
- Migration Vacation
- I Love the Nightlife
- Oh Give Me a Home
- Many Ants Make Light Work
Up and Away
- A Plan for Sand
- Whale Music
- Flower Power
- Dress Up Day
- Bath Time
Tales About Tails
- Sticky Situation
- Trees Company
- Rain Game
- You Should Be Dancing
- A Tale About Tails
Told from the Cold
- Snowman's Land
- Flight of the Penguin
- A Long Winter's Nap
- Reindeer Games
Surprise, Little Guys
- Super Secret Digger
- Night Lights
- Along Came a Spider
- Teeny Weeny Adventure
- Hold On Tight
Trick and Treats
- Batty for Bats
- Aye Aye
- Trick or Treat
Breeze from the Trees
- Nest Best Thing
- The Lost Egg
- The Tree Doctor
Miles and Miles of Reptiles
- Now You See Me
- Be Cool
- Itty Bitty Water
Ocean Commotion!
- Reef Magic
- Digging The Deep
- King Cecil the Seahorse
- Ice Is Nice
- Help with Kelp
Safari, So Good!
- Treetop Tom
- Stripy Safari
- The King of Swing
- Elephant Walk
- Follow the Prints
Let's Go on an Adventure
- Maps
- Incredible Journey
- I See Seeds
- Sniff and Seek
- Go Snails Go
Space is the Place
- Jumping on the Moon
- No Night Today
- Planet Name Game
- Top of the Sky
- Tough Enough
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!

Awards

2012 Parents' Choice Award – Winner in Television
2012 Cynopsis: Kids !magination Awards – Winner, TV Series based on books
2012 Cynopsis: Kids !magination Awards – Winner, Song for a TV Series
2012 Kidscreen Awards – Recognized, Best Integrated Promotion
2012 Teachers' Choice Awards – For the Classroom: "Wings and Things" (DVD NCircle Entertainment)
2012 Young Artist Awards – Nominated, Best Performance in a Voice-Over, TV or Feature Film Young Actor
2012 Parents' Choice Award – Best Website
2012 Kidscreen Awards – Finalist, Best Companion Website
2012 Cynopsis: Kids !magination Awards – Honorable Mention, Website for a TV Series or TV Special
2012 Webby Awards – Website, Official Honoree
2011 – Nomination, Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (Martin Short)
2011 Daytime Emmy Awards – Nomination, Outstanding Original Song in Children's & Animation
2011 NAPPA Awards – "Told from the Cold" (DVD NCircle Entertainment)
2011 WGC Screenwriting Awards – Winner, Animation
2011 Young Artist Awards – Nominated, Best Performance in a Voice-Over, TV or Feature Film Young Actor
2011 Young Artist Awards – Nominated, Best Performance in a Voice-Over, TV or Feature Film Young Actress
2011 Youth Media Alliance – Nomination, Award of Excellence, Animation Three to Five Years
2010 Parents' Choice Awards – Recommended Seal

References

"Official Program Credits". PBS. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
"YTV Shows: Cat in the Hat, The". archive.web.org. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
"The Cat in the Hat". pbs.org. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
"Cat in the Hat's Learning Library". Penguin Random House. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ "THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! DEBUTS ON PBS KIDS THIS LABOR DAY". pbs.org. April 6, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ "1st Official Press Release". PBS. May 11, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
"Season Three for Portfolio's Cat in the Hat Series". Worldscreen. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
"Awards". pbs.org. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

External links

Dr. Seuss

Characters

Bibliography

Adaptations

Television series	The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (1956–1957) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996–1998) Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005–2007) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018) episodes Green Eggs and Ham (2019–2022)
Television specials	Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) Horton Hears a Who! (1970) The Cat in the Hat (1971) The Lorax (1972) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977) Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) The Butter Battle Book (1989) In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994) Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995)
Film	Horton Hatches the Egg (short; 1942) Gerald McBoing-Boing (short; 1950) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Horton Hears a Who! (2008) The Lorax (2012) The Grinch (2018)
Video games	Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler (1984) The Grinch (2000) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Dr. Seuss: Green Eggs and Ham (2003) Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2007)
Other media	Welcome (Russian short film) Seussical (musical) Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" (song) The Cat in the Hat (play) The Lorax (musical) Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live! (musical) Dr. Seuss's ABC (musical) Green Eggs and Ham (musical) The Cat in the Hat (musical)

Other works

as "Theo. LeSieg". Posthumous.

v t e Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat
Books	The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat Comes Back The Cat's Quizzer I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! Daisy-Head Mayzie
Live-action film	The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Television shows	The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996-1998) The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018) episodes
Television specials	The Cat in the Hat (1971) Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
Stage	Seussical (2000 musical) The Cat in the Hat (2009 play)
Video game	The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Related	Dr. Seuss Memorial I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and Other Stories A Political Fable Dr. Seuss Enters., L.P. v. Penguin Books USA, Inc.

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1960s–1980s debuts

PBS

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001)
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Jack Houston's ImagineLand (1994–2000)
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The Dooley and Pals Show (2000–2003)
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Redwall (2001–2002)
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Biz Kids (2008–2017)
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Jonathan Bird's Blue World (2008)
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The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018)
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Nature Cat (2015–2024)
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Esme & Roy (2019–2021)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) (2019–2022)
Hero Elementary (2020–2022)
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (2023)
Mecha Builders (2024)

Syndicated

Pocoyo (2010–2011)
Scientastic! (2010)
Wild Animal Baby Explorers (2010–2012)
Space Racers (2014–2015)
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Thomas Edison's Secret Lab (2015–2016)
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2010s debuts	The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–18) My Big Big Friend (2011–14) Toopy and Binoo Vroom Vroom Zoom (2013–17) Sing, Dance and Play with Bobs and LoLo (2013–16) This is Scarlett & Isaiah (2013) Dinopaws (2014–17) Trucktown (2014–18) Little Charmers (2015–19) Snowsnaps (2018–20) Esme & Roy (2018–21)
2020s debuts	Pikwik Pack (2020–21)