History YMMV / TheWubbulousWorldofDrSeuss

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The entire show can count as this. Now you know what "Wubbulous" means. For instance, the Season 1 intro has things like a car, a chair, and a hot air balloon (which has the Cat in the Hat laughing) floating in space. Justified, given that the show is done in Creator/DrSeuss' distinctive style.

* WTHCastingAgency: In the show's second season, Tim Lagasse voiced Junior Kangaroo, giving him a more mature-sounding voice than Kathryn Mullen did in the first season.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the show's puppeteers would achieve greater success in future projects:
** Stephanie D'Abruzzo, performer of Little Cat B, Sarah Hall-Small and several minor and one-shot characters, would ascend to stardom with her performances as Kate Monster and Lucy in the award-winning Broadway musical ''Theatre/AvenueQ''.
** Leslie Carrara, who took over as Little Cat A and Morton the Elephant Bird from Kathryn Mullen in the second season, would develop the character of Abby Cadabby for ''Series/SesameStreet''.
** Tim Lagasse, an ensemble puppeteer who was cast as Fox in Socks and Junior Kangaroo in season two, would earn major roles on shows such as ''Series/{{Oobi}}'', ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', and ''Series/CrashAndBernstein''.
** John Tartaglia, another ensemble puppeteer who worked on the first season, would be noted for his run on ''Avenue Q'' as Princeton and Rod.

** Leslie Carrara, who took over as Little Cat A from Kathryn Mullen in the second season, would develop the character of Abby Cadabby for ''Series/SesameStreet''.
** Tim Lagasse, an ensemble puppeteer who was cast as Fox in Socks in season two, would earn major roles on shows such as ''Series/{{Oobi}}'', ''Series/BetweenTheLions'', and ''Series/CrashAndBernstein''.

** Leslie Carrara, who took over as Little Cat A from Kathryn Mullen in the second season, would develop the character of Abby Cadabby for ''Series/Sesame Street''.

** Leslie Carrara, who took over as Little Cat A from Kathryn Mullen in the second season, would develop the character of Abby Cadabby for ''Sesame Street''.

** John Tartaglia, another ensemble puppeteer who worked on the first season, would be noted for his Tony-nominated performances as Princeton and Rod in ''Avenue Q''.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The Screaming Greebles, creatures who appear in the Season 1, can certainly be frightening with their skeleton appearances and their chanting.

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The Annoying Greebles, creatures who appear in the Season 1 opening sequence, can certainly be frightening with their skeleton appearances and their chanting.

* UncannyValley: The puppets, particularly the human ones, are arguably frightening because of their wide mouths.

* {{Flanderization}}: This happened to various characters in Season 2.
** Notably, The Cat in the Hat went from being a trickster like his book counterpart was in Season 1 to a ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'' (and possibly [[WesternAnimation/BluesClues Steve Burns]])-like host and a father figure of the Little Cats.
** As for Yertle the Turtle and the Grinch, they became far less evil than their book counterparts. In addition, Yertle's goal to be king of everything (much like his original book counterpart) was retconned and he became nicer, sharing his nut collection with Earl in "A Bird's Best Friend" after refusing to several times.

** As for Yertle the Turtle and the Grinch, they became far less evil than their book counterparts. In addition, Yertle's goal to be king of everything was retconned and he became nicer, sharing his nut collection with Earl in "A Bird's Best Friend" after refusing to several times.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Almost There", Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox go through hell at a travel center to claim the vacation they won. Not so funny after 9/11 complicated air travel worldwide.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: After the first season, the show underwent a drastic shift to try to compete with the Jim Henson Company's big hit at the time, ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', thanks to focus group testing. This change resulted in the show retconning elements previously established in the source material (one good example being that Little Cat Z, carried over from ''The Cat in the Hat Comes Back'', is now visible and possesses a hipster attitude), as well as multiple characters being [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]]--for example, the Cat in the Hat became more of a nurturing host rather than TheTrickster who liked to push the stories along (as well as being recast with a new puppeteer, Marty Robinson). Unsurprisingly, the attempt to compete with Bear failed and the show was cancelled.

** Much like Elmo from ''Series/SesameStreet'', the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats got way too much screen time in the second season.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The second season has even more explicit morals than in the Creator/DrSeuss books (which already don't deliver them gently), either through musical numbers or by using them as key driving forces in its plots.
* BrokenBase: Which season is supreme? Season one or season two?

* NightmareFuel: The Annoying Greebles, creatures who appear in the Season 1 opening sequence, can certainly be frightening with their skeleton appearances and their chanting.

* Anvilicious: The second season has even more explicit morals than in the Creator/DrSeuss books (which already don't deliver them gently), either through musical numbers or by using them as key driving forces in its plots.

* {{Flanderization}}: This happened to various characters in Season 2. Notably, The Cat in the Hat went from being a trickster like his book counterpart was in Season 1 to a ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''-like host in Season 2.

** Yertle the Turtle is arguably even ''more'' of a Jerkass than in the original book, wanting to become king of the entire world, but the simple fact is he's pathetically bad at it.
* SpecialEffectFailure: Being late 1990s era CGI animation, the super imposed backdrops and props haven't really aged well at all, especially in cases the real life puppets try to interact with them (eg. "The Muckster" has characters turning the machine dial by....wriggling their hand under it).

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: After the first season, the show underwent a drastic shift to try to compete with the Jim Henson Company's big hit at the time, ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', thanks to focus group testing. This change resulted in multiple characters being [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]]--for example, the Cat in the Hat became more of a host rather than TheTrickster who liked to push the stories along (as well as being recast with a new puppeteer, Marty Robinson). Unsurprisingly, the attempt to compete with Bear failed and the show was cancelled.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The entire show can count as this. Now you know what "Wubbulous" means.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The end of "The Grinch Meets His Max / Halfway Home To Malamaroo", it's revealed that inside of the story-telling machine is [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wg.png a strange person]] who was running the machine the whole time. The Cat in the Hat quickly says "See you next time", and the episode ends. This comes right out of nowhere and this creature never appears again.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The end of "The Grinch Meets His Max / Halfway Home To Malamaroo", it's revealed that inside of the story-telling machine is [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wg.png a strange creature]] that appears to be human who was running the machine the whole time. The Cat in the Hat quickly says "See you next time", and the episode ends. This comes right out of nowhere and this creature never appears again.