Characters / The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

A list of characters featured in The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.

Introduced in Season 1:

The Cat in the Hat

Voiced by: Bruce Lanoil (Season 1), Martin P. Robinson (Season 2)

The main character and the host of the show. Introduced in the eponymous book.

• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Much like his book counterpart, his only articles of clothing are a red bow tie and a tall red and white striped hat.
• Flanderization: In the first season, the Cat was a Karmic Trickster like his book counterpart, "Yertle the King" being one of the best examples of this. In the second season, he becomes a warm-hearted host not unlike Bear or Steve Burns and a father figure to the Little Cats.
• Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing: In the second season, he serves as the Gleeful to Terrence's Grumpy; he is the show's warm-hearted host who encourages both Terrence and the viewers to participate in whatever activity he and the Little Cats have planned for the episode.
• Karmic Trickster: He occasionally filled this role in the first season, particularly in episodes focusing on Yertle.

The Little Cats

Voiced by: Kathryn Mullen (Little Cat A, Season 1), Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Little Cat A, Season 2), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Little Cats B and S), John Kennedy (Little Cat C), Pam Aerciero (Little Cats F and N), Tim Lagasse (Little Cat P), Anthony Asbury (Little Cat Z), Kevin Clash (Little Cat Fleep)

The Cat in the hat's sidekicks, who originally appeared in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Little Cats A, B, and C debuted in Season 1, while Little Cats F, N, S, P, Z, and Fleep debuted in Season 2.

• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Like the Cat in the Hat, they all wear red bow ties and tall red and white striped hats. In Season 2, Little Cat B seems to have traded in her bow tie for a ruffled collar.
• The Unintelligible: While most of them speak English, there are two exceptions; Little Cat Z mutters Z words, and Little Cat Fleep from "Talkin' With the Cat" speaks his own language called Fleep.

Norval the Fish

Voiced by: John Kennedy

A goldfish who originally appeared in You're Only Old Once! In Season 2, he served as the advisor to King Derwin of Didd.

• The Ace: "Norval the Great" reveals that he had swallowed the Mystic Ring of Malamading to keep it out of the hands of the Camel-backed Brigands of Far-off Taboo. It also reveals him to be the captain of his own pirate ship and a tamer of wild animals. A lot of this is told by his owner Binkham Tamino McDoyal III (Binky for short), whose friends accuse Norval of being a boring pet, implying it to be a tall tale, but near the end of the episode, Norval coughs up the Mystic Ring of Malamading.
• A Day in the Limelight: "Norval the Great" is an episode that focuses on him, as Binky tells his friends about the adventures he and Norval went on together.

Horton the Elephant

Voiced by: John Kennedy

A humble, friendly, and steadfast elephant who is often ridiculed for believing in things that no one else does. Introduced in Horton Hatches the Egg.

• Family Theme Naming: His son's name is Morton, and his uncle's name is Norton.
• Good Parents: He cares a lot about Morton, as many episodes show him teaching Morton welcome life lessons and trying to make him happy.
• Honorable Elephant: Much like his book counterpart, he is always 100% faithful.
• Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: In the second Seuss Story in "A Bird's Guide to Health", he is shown to be afraid of spiders, though he gets over it when he helps take care of Sid the Spider, whose left legs were crushed by a fallen tree.

Morton the Elephant Bird

Voiced by: Kathryn Mullen (Season 1), Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Season 2)

Horton's elephant bird son, introduced at the end of Horton Hatches the Egg.

• Ascended Extra: He originally appeared at the end of Horton Hatches the Egg. In this series, he's one of the show's main characters, and many episodes revolve around his relationship with Horton.
• Birthday Buddies: In "The Birthday Moose", it is revealed that he, Thidwick, Fox in Socks, Mr. Knox, and Fiona Phish share the same birthday.
• Elephants Are Scared of Mice: Averted; "Horton Has a Hit" reveals that his best friend is Scotty, a mouse who assures him that he'll always be his friend, in contrast to most of the other animals of the Jungle of Nool, who tease Morton for being an elephant bird.
• Mix-and-Match Critters: Much like his book counterpart, he is a tiny elephant with bird wings due to Horton incubating his egg.
• Named by the Adaptation: He appeared without a name at the end of Horton Hatches the Egg. In this series, he is given the game "Morton".

The Grinch

Voiced by: Anthony Asbury

One of the series' main antagonists. He likes to dampen other people's fun and pleasure for his own vile and sadistic amusement. Introduced in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

• Adaptational Context Change: In the original book, the Grinch lived in a cave on Mt. Crumpet. Here, while he still lives on Mt. Crumpet, instead of a cave, he lives in a tree-like tower surrounded by dying plant life.
• Adaptational Villainy: In How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, he underwent a Heel–Face Turn after discovering the True Meaning of Christmas, returning the Whos' stolen presents and celebrating Christmas with them. In "The Guest", Larry Nooly decides to throw him a party in his honor despite him having tried unsuccessfully to get him and his parents to leave the Lake Malloon Lodge. The Grinch is unable to handle people being nice to him and retreats back to Mt. Crumpet.
• Advertised Extra: He is featured quite prominently on DVD and VHS covers, but only appears in 7 episodes in the series-proper.
• Big Bad: Despite his relatively few appearances, (and thanks to Yertle becoming nicer in Season 2) he is ultimately the main antagonist of the entire series.
• Deadpan Snarker: The Grinch, as usual per adaptation, supplies some ice-cold retorts, case in point, the poor schmucks that drop by his door in "The Grinch Meets His Max":
  Saleswoman: Would you like to buy a raffle ticket for a good cause?
  Grinch: No, would you like to GET LOST?! (slams the door)
• The Dreaded: You think?
• For the Evulz: He mainly justs terrorizes people for the sake a chuckle.
• Gadgeteer Genius: Like most versions of his character, with his genius-level intellect, he has a knack for inventing all sorts of devices... all for the sake of ruining people's lives.
• Go-Karting with Bowser: In a video postcard featured in select airings of the Blue's Clues episode, "Blue's Birthday", the Grinch is among the Wubbulous World characters who wish Blue a happy birthday. The Grinch may be a villain, but he does have a pet dog that he cares about.
• Green and Mean: Like his depiction in the 1966 special, he has green fur and is mean to everyone around him.
• The Killjoy: In "The Guest", he sees a commercial for the Lake Malloon Lodge, and hates how happy everyone is there. He checks into the lodge for the sole purpose of sabotaging the fun of everyone there, including Larry Nooly, a young boy who is dragged along by his parents, who are on their second honeymoon. Among the things The Grinch does during his stay are drain the lake, dismantle the roller coaster, and cut holes in the trampoline. After The Grinch drives everyone else away, Larry gets an idea to throw a party in The Grinch's honor, topping it off by giving him a gift. However, instead of undergoing a Heel–Face Turn like his book counterpart, The Grinch is unable to handle people being nice to him, and retreats back to Mt. Crumpet.
• Punch-Clock Villain: In the first Seuss Story in "The Cat in the Hat Takes a Nap", he has a dream where he celebrates his birthday with Max.
• Practically Joker: He's almost as excitable and sadistic as the legendary Clown Prince of Crime.
• Sadist: To call him this would be a heavily severe understatement.
• Shrine to Self: His living room is quite adorned with pictures of himself and the fence outside his tower resembles the shape of his head.

Max

Voiced by: Kathryn Mullen (Season 1), Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Season 2)

The Grinch's loyal yet long-suffering dog. Introduced in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

• The Cat Came Back: Or rather, the dog. "The Grinch Meets His Max" reveals just how Max came to be adopted by the Grinch. When Max first came to Mt. Crumpet, the Grinch tried to send him away, but no matter what he did, Max would always return. The Grinch eventually decided to adopt Max when Max was able to scratch an itch that he couldn't reach.
• The Dragon: To the Grinch.
• Morality Pet: Perhaps a literal example; The Grinch is shown to have some odd ideas about pet ownership (having Max brush him instead of the other way round), but he's also shown to genuinely care about him. When he's actually cruel to Max in "Max the Hero", it's because he thinks he's losing him and doesn't know how to react, and he immediately regrets it (even if it takes him a while to admit it).

Yertle the Turtle

Voiced by: Anthony Asbury

A turtle who tries to be king of anything, and usually takes advantage of others, as well as another of the series' main antagonists. Introduced in the eponymous book.

• All for Nothing: In "Yertle the King", his Aunt Myrtle temporarily leaves him in charge of her kingdom, and he starts seizing surrounding properties. He cannot convince the Cat in the Hat to sell his small plot of land until in desperation he ends up trading every other piece of land instead.
• Evil Chancellor: In "The King's Beard", he serves as the trusted advisor for two kings sharing the same beard; King Noogle of Nug and King Lindy of Lime. This is part of his plan to put the two kingdoms at war so that he can rule them both.
• Family Theme Naming: In "Yertle the King", he is revealed to have an aunt named Myrtle, who is the queen of her own kingdom.
• Kick the Dog: Much like his book counterpart, Yertle the Turtle is obsessed with ruling over everything and everyone he sees, but what he does in the episodes "The Blag-Bludder Beast" and "Horton Has a Hit" are particularly low, even for him;
  • In the former episode, Yertle is kicked out of a kingdom (again) and finds himself in a mucky, garbage-infested pit. Along comes two people from the village of Troomph, named Thaddeus and Gertrude, who are tasked with dumping a bag of garbage for the dreaded-but-never-seen "Blag-Bludder Beast" (so the people of Troomph won't ever have to encounter him). The snarling Yertle comes out of the pit with his lower half conveniently resembling the Beast (with huge, fiery, red eyes; sharp, green horns; and stringy hair), as Thaddeus begs for the "Beast" not to hurt him. When Yertle reveals himself, Thaddeus enthusiastically thanks him for "conquering" the Beast. Yertle, never one to pass up an opportunity to glorify himself, plays along and passes himself off as "Yertle the Brave". Yertle then convinces the others that since the Beast (which Yertle constantly misnames) is likely to return and terrorize the Troomphians, they need someone who can keep him away, eventually leading the Troomphians to nominate Yertle as their leader. Yertle, of course, takes this opportunity to treat the people of Troomph as his slaves, commanding them to bring him jewels, clothes, even a tower made from their homes to sit on top of (with tapestries, lots of tapestries), all in the name of being their "protector". Eventually, the Blag-Bludder Beast does return, and its roar ends up frightening the conceited turtle, exposing him as a Dirty Coward. Eventually, what was thought to be the dreaded Blag-Bludder Beast turns out to be just the squawk of a tropical bird (in keeping with the moral of things not always being what they seem). As Yertle laughs at the outcome, the angry Troomphians all turn on Yertle and send him back to the muck from which he came.
  • In the latter, Yertle overhears Horton the Elephant singing his son, Morton the Elephant Bird, a lullaby. Sensing a chance to hit the big time, Yertle convinces Horton to become a pop star (with Yertle as his manager), and pulls the elephant away from his son (even interfering in a phone call between them) with the prospect of a world tour. Yertle even employs a security guard to ensure Morton does not get a chance to see his dad (a tactic Morton thwarts by entering the concert with a disguise). Once he does enter the building, Morton tearfully begs his dad to come home. In spite of Yertle's objections, Horton agrees, and quits being a pop star on the spot, before singing his son the lullaby that made him famous, also putting everyone else (including Yertle) to sleep. Yertle is last seen in the episode performing a song in his pond that earns him rotten food being pelted at him. While Yertle had a misguided desire to see Horton gain fame and fortune, separating him from his beloved son for what seems like months at a time to accomplish that goal is just borderline evil.
• Villain Decay: In the first season, Yertle had a goal to be king of everything, much like his book counterpart. In the second season, this goal was retconned and he became nicer, one of the most notable examples being sharing his nut collection with Earl in the second Seuss story in "A Bird's Best Friend" after refusing to several times.
• Villain Song: In "The King's Beard", he sings "Ruler of the World", a song about how he plots to rule the kingdoms of Lime and Nug once he puts their respective kings, Lindy and Noogle at war with each other.

The Wickershams

Voiced by: John Kennedy, Anthony Asbury, Bruce Lanoil (Season 1), Tim Lagasse (Season 2)

A family of apes who are often employed by Jane Kangaroo, Yertle the Turtle, or both. Introduced in Horton Hears a Who!.

• Adaptational Dumbass: In Horton Hears a Who, they were clever simians who assisted Jane in her scheme to expose Horton as a fraud when the latter claims to have heard an entire civilization on a speck of dust. In this series, they are depicted as clumsy louts who talk in Hulk Speak.
• The Cameo: After Wubbulous World ended, one of the Wickershams appeared in two sketches on Sesame Street due to his puppet being recycled. He appeared in a sketch in Episode 4154 as a member of Count Billy Bob Von Count Jr.'s Greasemonkey work crew, and he appeared in a sketch from the direct-to-DVD release, Happy Healthy Monsters, where he (performed by David Rudman) jumps alongside India.Arie and other Muppet animals.
• Punch-Clock Villain: Most adaptations interpret them as mooks hired to do Jane Kangaroo's dirty work, and although Jane does sometimes re-enlist them in this series, other times, they do grunt work for other characters, such as Yertle.

Jane Kangaroo

Voiced by: Stephanie D'Abruzzo

A very snobbish and strict kangaroo, introduced in Horton Hears a Who!.

• Adaptational Karma: Out of the three antagonists in the Horton books, she is the only one not to recieve comeuppance of any kind, though she at least has a Heel Realization in the 2008 movie. In this series, most of her worst moments result in her becoming The Chew Toy or being forced to make amends.
• Adaptational Nice Guy: Jane is still pretty conceited, but we see a lot more of her redeeming qualities in this series than in Horton Hears a Who!. Her treatment of Horton is also generally nicer (or at least more well-meaning). This is at least partially due to Adaptational Karma and the consequences of her nastier moments being put in front of her more blatantly than in the book.
• Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: She's colored yellow in this series, much like her counterpart from the 1970 Animated Adaptation of Horton Hears a Who! by Chuck Jones.
• Ascended Extra: She only appeared as an antagonist in one Seuss book, though a lot of adaptations like to use her prominently. In this series, she appears in several episodes, a few of which have her as the main character.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She can be overbearing and close minded like her book counterpart, but does care about her son and sometimes feels bad when she crosses the line.
• Mama Bear: She is very protective of Junior in this series, one of the best examples being in "The Muckster", when the titular machine she orders to help her clean her house tries to suck him up.
• Mythology Gag: She retains her name from the 1970 animated special.
• Neat Freak: Her characterization in this series, particularly in "The Muckster", where she orders the titular machine to help her clean her house. Her motto in the episode is "You can never be too clean."
• Obsessively Organized: This series seems to handwave her obsessive behaviour as such. It is revealed in the second Seuss story in "The Cat in the Hat's First-First Day" that she even lullabies her son to sleep on a strict regiment which involves reading to him from a mathematics book and playing a lullaby on the drums.

Junior Kangaroo

Voiced by: Kathryn Mullen (Season 1), Tim Lagasse (Season 2)

Jane Kangaroo's young son. Introduced in Horton Hears a Who!.

• Adaptational Nice Guy: Zig-zagged; while he's still a Yes-Man to Jane like his book counterpart, he shares some of her redeeming qualities, and is friends with Morton.
• Morality Pet: In spite of Jane's still-evident snobbishness, she s unambiguously loving towards him.
• Mythology Gag: He retains his name from the 1970 Animated Adaptation of Horton Hears a Who! by Chuck Jones.

Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox

Voiced by: Bruce Lanoil (Fox in Socks, Season 1), Tim Lagasse (Fox in Socks, Season 2), John Kennedy (Mr. Knox)

A comedy duo, introduced in Fox in Socks.

• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal:
  • Fox in Socks wears blue socks on his hands and feet, as well as a matching bowler hat and scarf.
  • Mr. Knox wears a red hat.
• Birthday Buddies: In "The Birthday Moose", it is revealed that they share the same birthday not just with each other, but with Thidwick, Morton, and Fiona as well.
• Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing: Fox and Knox have this respective dynamic. Fox is lively, while Knox is moody and easily annoyed.
• Minsky Pickup: Done at the beginning of the Fox and Knox intro.
  Fox: I'm Mr. Knox.
  Knox: I'm Mr. Knox!
  Fox: You're Fox in Socks.
  Knox: You're Fox in Socks!
  Fox and Knox: Yes, we are Fox and Knox!
• Those Two Guys: They always work together as a comedy duo.

Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose

Voiced by: Anthony Asbury

A moose who is very loving and sweet. Introduced in the eponymous book.

• Birthday Buddies: In "The Birthday Moose", he shares the same birthday as Morton, Fox in Socks, Mr. Knox, and Fiona. When he finds out that the Birthday Bird is unable to take them to Katroo for a huge party, he tries to take them there himself, disguised as the Birthday Bird.
• Honorary Uncle: In "The Birthday Bird", Horton considers him like a brother, and Morton refers to him as "Uncle Thidwick".
• Put on a Bus: He stopped appearing on the show after the first season ended.

Introduced in Season 2:

Terrence Mc Bird

Voiced by: Anthony Asbury

A bird who serves as the Cat in the Hat's roommate. He is often grumpy throughout the Cat's daily activities in each episode until the end.

• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He wears a green neck collar and scarf.
• Canon Foreigner: He is not a pre-existing Dr. Seuss character and was created for the series.
• The Complainer Is Always Wrong: The A-plot of many episodes in the second season usually involves the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats engaging in some kind of fun activity, which Terrence will refuse to try at first. When he does finally join in the fun activity towards the end of the episode, he finds out he actually had fun and it wasn't as bad as he thought it would be.
• Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing: He serves as the Grumpy to the Cat in the Hat's Gleeful. He frequently complains and gripes about disliking things and will often refuse to participate in whatever activity the Cats have planned.
• Picky Eater: In "The Feed You Need", he refused to eat birdseed brickle in any color other than red. He eventually tries both pink and blue birdseed brickle near the end of the episode and finds they weren't as bad as he thought they would be.
• Sibling Rivalry: In "Lester Leaps In", he is shown to have a rivalry with Lester, his brother. Lester is a Neat Freak who gripes about how Terrence looks and dresses. Lester also wonders why anyone would have a tree indoors and views the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats as someone who would try to attack him. Lester eventually ovecomes his stuffy attitude and begins to enjoy having Terrence as a brother.
• Trademark Favorite Food: In "The Feed You Need", it is revealed that his favorite food is red birdseed brickle.

Sarah Hall-Small

Voiced by: Stephanie D'Abruzzo

A resident of Seussville.

• Canon Foreigner: She is not a pre-existing Dr. Seuss character and was created for the series.
• Infant Sibling Jealousy: In the second Seuss story in "Lester Leaps In", Sarah Hall-Small becomes jealous of her new little brother, Paul, because of how much time her parents spend with him, and how they hardly pay attention to her anymore. Whenever they do, it's usually to remind her to be considerate of him, such as not playing her big bass thumper bumper too loud when he's trying to sleep. Sarah eventually gets the idea of acting like a baby herself to get her parents' attention, until her parents tell her that they'll always love both her and Paul equally. Upon hearing this, Sarah changes her attitude about Paul and promises him that she'll be the best big sister ever.

Sam-I-Am

Voiced by: John Kennedy

A friend of the Cat in the Hat, who often stops by the Cat's Playhouse to lend him a hand. Introduced in Green Eggs and Ham.

• Adaptation Dye-Job: In Green Eggs and Ham, Sam had white fur and wore a yellow shirt. In this series, Sam has a yelllow face and an orange body. However, he still retains his signature red hat.

Pam-I-Am

Voiced by: Stephanie D'Abruzzo

The female counterpart of Sam-I-Am. The Cat in the Hat often uses the Pam Phone to call on her.

• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: She wears a hat, but nothing else.
• Canon Foreigner: She is not a pre-existing Dr. Seuss character and was created for the series.
• Catchphrase: Her motto is "Pam-I-Am, fix it I can!"
• Distaff Counterpart: She was created as the female counterpart of Sam-I-Am.
• New Job as the Plot Demands: She has multiple jobs—such jobs include a personal trainer, an art critic, a linguist, a repair girl, a medic, etc. The emblem on her hat also depends on the theme of the episode.
• Pink Means Feminine: She has pink fur.