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2	[[caption-width-right:350:"Tighten up, get loose, in the Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss!"]]
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4	''The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'' is a DenserAndWackier American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Creator/DrSeuss, produced by [[Creator/JimHenson The Jim Henson Company]]. It is notable for its use of live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss' own works.
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6	Each episode of season one is [[{{Anthology}} a self-contained story based on Dr. Seuss characters]] (such as [[Literature/YertleTheTurtleAndOtherStories Yertle the Turtle]], [[Literature/HortonHearsAWho Horton the Elephant]], [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]], [[Literature/FoxInSocks the Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox]], and Literature/ThidwickTheBigHeartedMoose). The unifying element is that the stories are introduced and commented on by Literature/TheCatInTheHat (performed by Bruce Lanoil) who serves as host of the show. Occasionally, The Cat in the Hat himself appears in the episode, reprising his role as a bit of [[TheTrickster a trickster]], as in his original eponymous books.
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8	It was notable for hewing closely to many of the themes of the original Dr. Seuss stories, which often had a strong moral overtone. As a result, some episodes have distinctly [[DarkerAndEdgier dark or sinister elements]] which, like some Dr. Seuss books, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids may not be appropriate for younger children]].
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10	[[ExecutiveMeddling Due to complaints about]] [[MediaWatchdog how scary the first season of the series was]] to some children, season two was completely [[{{Retool}} reworked]] along the lines of a more traditional PreschoolShow. The Cat in the Hat (now voiced by a much less gravelly sounding Martin P. Robinson) lives in a playhouse with his Little Cats A through Z and the often flustered Terrence [=McBird=] (performed by Anthony Asbury). Aside from the residents of the house there are usually visitors based on Dr. Seuss characters, including the introduction of [[Literature/GreenEggsAndHam Sam-I-Am]].
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12	Each episode revolves around a theme (such as family, health, art) and features one or two songs about the theme. The action shifts between The Cat in the Hat and what is going on in his playhouse and the shorter related story interludes, which he shows to the audience by means of his "Wubbuloscope". These story vignettes take place in various locations:
13	* Seussville – A contemporary city where Sarah Hall Small and her family live.
14	* The Jungle of Nool – A jungle that is home to Horton the Elephant, Morton the Elephant-Bird, Jane Kangaroo, Junior Kangaroo, Yertle the Turtle, the Wickershams, and the Sneels.
15	* The Kingdom of Didd – A [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance Renaissance]]-like kingdom that is ruled by King Derwin.
16	* Mount Crumpit – Home of the Grinch and his dog, Max.
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18	The tone of season two is much lighter, no doubt the result of bringing in a number of comedic writers such as [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Adam Felber]] and Mo Rocca. The Cat in the Hat is no longer a trickster and instead has assumed the role of [[ExcitedKidsShowHost a friendly and enthusiastic host]] who is helpful, nurturing and sweet. Although this revised format only lasted one season before the show ended, the format was recognizably previously featured in Jim Henson Productions' other children's program ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse'', which aired on Creator/DisneyChannel.
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20	The show aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} where it did modestly well in viewership ([[ScrewedByTheNetwork at the time]]), and aired [[ShortRunner for two seasons]] from October 13, 1996 to December 28, 1998. It was moved to Creator/NickJr once Season 1 ended, and the second season was very quickly burned off.
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22	Both seasons of the series are currently available to stream on [[https://www.amazon.com/Wubbulous-World-Dr-Seuss/dp/B07P65ZV6Q Prime Video]] and [[https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/9ce1cba2156b5ce8b078b555d9fbf460/the-wubbulous-world-of-dr-seuss/season-1 the Roku Family Channel]].
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24	!!The Wubbulous Tropes of Dr. Seuss:
25	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal:
26	** The Cat in the Hat, as usual, and the Little Cats all wear said hat, bowties, and gloves. In season 2, however, Little Cat B seems to have traded in his/her bowtie for a ruffled collar.
27	** Terrence [=McBird=] wears a green neck collar and scarf.
28	** In addition to wearing blue socks on his hands and feet, Fox in Socks wears a matching bowler hat and scarf. Mr. Knox also wears a hat.
29	** Pam wears a green cap, but that's pretty much it.
30	* AdaptationalDumbass: The Wickershams tend to be portrayed as clumsy louts who talk in HulkSpeak, a far cry from the clever simians they were in the book.
31	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Jane Kangaroo is still pretty conceited, but we see a lot more of her redeeming qualities than in ''Literature/HortonHearsAWho''. Her treatment of Horton is also generally nicer (or at least well meaning). This is at least partially due to AdaptationalKarma and the consequences of her nastier moments [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone being put in front of her]] [[BreakTheHaughty more blatantly]] than in the book.
32	%%* AnAesop
33	* AllForNothing: In "Yertle the King", Yertle seizes surrounding properties around his aunt's kingdom. 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.
34	* ArtEvolution: While the entire series used a "digital backlot" with the puppets performing in front of a green screen and a CGI set, the second season had the Cat's playroom as the only live-action set.
35	* AscendedExtra: Quite a few characters, including the Little Cats (who appeared in ''The Cat In The Hat Comes Back''), and Morton the Elephant Bird (who appeared without a name at the end of ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'').
36	* AwkwardFirstSleepover: In the second Seuss story "The Cat in the Hat's First First-Day", Morton is excited but also nervous about his first sleepover at Junior Kangaroo's house. Morton finds Junior's bedtime routine strange (having Jane read to him from a mathematics book and play a lullaby on the drums) and is also afraid of [[ScaryShadowFakeOut the shadows that look like scary monsters]]. Fortunately, Junior helps Morton overcome this fear. When Morton wakes up, he freaks out when he realizes he's not in his own house, but soon remembers that he's sleeping over at Junior's house.
37	* BewareTheNiceOnes: In Season 2, the Cat in the Hat is a very warm-hearted main host, but in Season 1 he does still have shades of his trickster personality, "Yertle the King" being one of the best examples.
38	* BigStormEpisode: In "There is Nothing to Fear in Here", The Cat in the Hat, the Little Cats, and Terrence [=McBird=] take shelter in the Cat's Playhouse when a thunderstorm causes the lights to go out. Terrence is afraid of thunderstorms, but the cats help him overcome his fear by inventing in-the-dark games.
39	* BirthdayBuddies: In "The Birthday Moose", the Birthday Bird takes everyone sharing the same birthday to Katroo for a huge party. In this episode's case, it's Literature/ThidwickTheBigHeartedMoose, [[Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg Morton the Elephant Bird]], [[Literature/FoxInSocks Fox in Socks, Mr. Knox]], and Fiona Phish. When Thidwick finds out that the Birthday Bird is unable to make it this year (due to [[HarmlessFreezing being frozen alive in a block of ice]] at an arctic climate), Thidwick tries to take him and his friends sharing the same birthday to Katroo himself, disguised as the Birthday Bird.
40	* BirthdayEpisode:
41	** In "The Birthday Moose", it's Thidwick's birthday, and Thidwick is excited about the Birthday Bird taking him and his friends sharing the same birthday, Morton the Elephant Bird, Mr. Knox, Fox in Socks, and Fiona Phish, to Katroo for a huge party. When Thidwick finds out that the Birthday Bird is unable to make it this year, he decides to take him and his friends to Katroo himself, disguised as the Birthday Bird.
42	** In "The Cat in the Hat's Big Birthday Surprise", it's Terrence [=McBird's=] birthday, and he thinks his friends have forgotten. They're really planning his surprise party. In the Wubbulous World, Felix Finkledooper celebrates an extra-special 8th birthday with the 8th Birthday Glurk, and Princess Tizz is sad because all of her birthday presents are too rare and precious to play with.
43	* BlindWithoutEm: Fiona Phish from "The Birthday Moose" is an elderly fish who can't see very well without her glasses. When the Birthday Bird is unable to take her and everyone else sharing the same birthday to Katroo for a party due to being frozen alive in a block of ice while visiting the Arctic, Thidwick decides to take his friends to Katroo himself, disguised as the Birthday Bird. Thidwick is able to easily convince Fiona that he is the Birthday Bird due to her poor eyesight.
44	* BreakTheHaughty: Most of Jane Kangaroo's delusions of grandeur end up in smoke.
45	%%* ButtMonkey: Terrence [=McBird=].
46	* CanonForeigner: While many of the characters on the show are pre-existing Dr. Seuss characters, others were created specifically for the series. Two of the most notable are Sarah Hall-Small and Terrence [=McBird=], both of whom debuted in the second season.
47	* CatUpATree: In "Cat's Play", Sarah Hall-Small imagines herself as a superhero while she waits for her grandmother's cookies to be ready to eat. In her ImagineSpot, she rescues Puffy, Felix Finkledooper's pet cat, when she gets stuck in a tree.
48	* ClearMyName: In "The Snoozer", the titular statue disappears and the animals of the Jungle of Nool (save for Horton) accuse Yertle of stealing it due to his desire to replace it with a six-story statue of himself. Yertle has to find the statue to prove his innocence as well as Horton's when the latter defends him. In the end, it is revealed that [[spoiler:the Snoozer is really a living creature called a Plunket who sleeps for 100 years and moved to a cave so he could get some peace and quiet]].
49	* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: This was the A-plot for many of the episodes of the second season. Usually, the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats will engage in some kind of fun activity, but Terrence [=McBird=] will refuse to try it 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.
50	* DeadpanSnarker: 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":
51	-->'''Salesman:''' Would you like to buy a raffle ticket for a good cause?
52	-->'''Grinch:''' No. Would ''you'' like to ''GET LOST''? ''slams door''
53	* DemotedToExtra: The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats still appeared as a FramingDevice for the Seuss stories in each Season 2 episode, but many other pre-existing Creator/DrSeuss characters got this.
54	* DidYouDie: The episode, "Norval the Great" features Binky telling his friends about his adventures with his pet fish, Norval. In the middle of the story, one of his friends asks, "Did you and Norval die?". The others look at her and respond, "Duh...".
55	* DistaffCounterpart: The second season introduces Pam-I-Am, the female counterpart of [[Literature/GreenEggsAndHam Sam-I-Am]] (who also debuts in the same season).
56	* DreamEpisode: In the first Seuss Story "The Cat in the Hat Takes a Nap", we get to see the dreams of the citizens of Seussville. Norval the Fish dreams that he can fly, The Grinch dreams about [[PunchClockVillain celebrating his birthday with Max]], and Sarah-Hall Small dreams that her house is a spaceship that she flies to the planet Malamaroo.
57	* EggMacGuffin: The episode, "The Song of the Zubble-Wump" involves a girl named Megan and her friend Horton the Elephant trying to retrieve the priceless Zubble-Wump egg, which was stolen by The Grinch.
58	* EmergencyCargoDump: In "The Road to Ka-Larry", Sue Snue, Fox in Socks, and Mr. Knox are on the way to the Kingdom of Ka-Larry to deliver an important package to Queen Regina. When they travel aboard a zeppelin piloted by Horton, they are in danger of crashing into a mountain and have to throw something overboard to make the zeppelin rise. At first, Sue, Fox, and Knox all turn their attention to Horton, since he's an elephant, but decide against tossing him overboard since he's the pilot. Horton instead tosses out the three 25-karat donuts in the box, much to Sue's dismay (he didn't find them very tasty). This results in the zeppelin flying over the mountain, but he, unfortunately, tosses out too much weight, causing the zeppelin to fly too high, and into thin air.
59	* EvilChancellor: In "The King's Beard", Yertle the Turtle acts as the trusted advisor for two different kings. This is part of his plan to put the two kingdoms at war so that he can rule them both.
60	* FakeStatic: In "Horton Has a Hit", Horton becomes famous when Yertle turns his lullaby, "You're My Baby" into a hit rock song. Wanting to keep his success going, Yertle does everything he can to keep Horton away from Morton, his elephant bird son. At one point, when Horton calls Morton, Yertle interferes in a phone call between the two by making static noises on the phone.
61	* FearOfThunder: In "There is Nothing to Fear in Here", Terrence [=McBird=] is revealed to be afraid of thunderstorms, especially ones that cause the lights to go out. The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats help him overcome his fear by inventing in-the-dark games.
62	* {{Flanderization}}: This happened to various characters in Season 2.
63	** 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.
64	** As for Yertle the Turtle and the Grinch, they became [[VillainDecay 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.
65	* ForInconveniencePressOne: In "Almost There", Fox in Socks and Mr Knox have won a free vacation. However, they have to claim it at the travel center where they're confronted by a screen with a cheerful, computerized "Travel Poobah", who gives them 100 options to press, none of which are claiming free tickets. The last option is "If you would like to speak to a real person, press 0". Knox does, and she says "Well, why didn't you say so in the first place?" The entire screen then rises up to reveal that the real, decidedly uncheerful Travel Poobah has been standing behind it the entire time.
66	* ForWantOfANail: In "The Mystery of Winna-Bango Falls", Jane Kangaroo's efforts to keep the inhabitants of Lake Winna-Bango from littering their Fruzzle Floom Fruit peels causes a whole chain reaction that stops the Winna-Bango waterfall from flowing.
67	* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: In "A Bird's Guide to Health", Horton meets Sid the Spider, a spider whose left legs were crushed by a fallen tree. Despite Horton's initial fear of spiders, he and Sid become friends. Horton nurses Sid back to health, but is harassed by Jane Kangaroo and the Wickershams, who all think that bugs are creepy and not friendly. Sid, not wanting to cause trouble for Horton, sweetly says his goodbyes, causing a HeelRealisation from Jane.
68	* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing:
69	** The Cat in the Hat and Terrence [=McBird=] have this respective dynamic in the show's second season. The Cat 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, while Terrence frequently complains and gripes about disliking things and will often refuse to participate in whatever activity the Cats have planned.
70	** Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox also have this respective dynamic, albeit to a lesser extent; the former is lively and the latter is moody and easily annoyed.
71	* HarmlessFreezing: In "The Birthday Moose", the Birthday Bird gets frozen in a block of ice while visiting the arctic. He is soon found by an admiral and calls for her help from inside the ice block. She uses an ice pick to break open the ice, eventually freeing him.
72	* HiccupHijinks: In "The Sounds All Around", Terrence [=McBird=] gets a case of the hiccups. At the end of the episode, Terrence follows Pam-I-Am's advice to take slow, deep breaths, and this cures him.
73	* HumanMail: In "The Cat in the Hat Gets a Package", Sarah Hall-Small does this in an ImagineSpot when she wonders what it would be like to mail herself to her grandmother while she waits in line at the Post Office.
74	* InfantSiblingJealousy: 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.
75	* InventionalWisdom: In "The Muckster", Jane orders the titular invention to help her clean her messy house for her appearance on ''The House and Home Show'', with specific instructions from the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats never to turn the dial to 6. When Jane is tempted to turn the dial to 6, Junior reminds her not to do so, to which Jane questions why the Cats would put a 6 on the machine to begin with.
76	* {{Jerkass}}: The Grinch and Yertle expectedly take the role of antagonists, though with PetTheDog moments here and there.
77	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jane Kangaroo 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.
78	* KarmicTrickster: The Cat in the Hat occasionally filled this role in the first season, particularly in episodes starring Yertle.
79	* KickTheDog: 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.
80	** 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 DirtyCoward. 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.
81	** 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.
82	* TheKilljoy: In the episode, "The Guest", [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas The Grinch]] 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 HeelFaceTurn like his book counterpart, The Grinch is unable to handle people being nice to him, and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere retreats back to Mt. Crumpet]].
83	%%* LazyBum: The Cat in Season 2.
84	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Many of the characters from many of Dr. Seuss' works combine to form the series' adventures. Notably, The Cat in the Hat is the show's host, and The Grinch and Yertle the Turtle are the series' recurring villains.
85	* MinskyPickup: Done at the beginning of the Fox and Knox intro.
86	-->'''Fox:''' I'm Mr. Knox.\
87	'''Knox:''' ''I'm'' Mr. Knox!\
88	'''Fox:''' You're Fox in Socks.\
89	'''Knox:''' ''You're'' Fox in Socks!\
90	'''Fox and Knox:''' Yes, we are Fox and Knox!
91	* MobileFishbowl: Fiona Phish from "The Birthday Moose" has a one-wheeled fishbowl that helps carry her when she joins her friends sharing the same birthday on their trip to Katroo.
92	* MoralityPet: Perhaps a literal example with Max, the Grinch's dog. The Grinch is shown to have some odd ideas about pet ownership (having Max brush him instead of the other way around), 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).
93	* MusicalChores: "The Cat in the Hat Cleans Up His Act" has a song called "Clean It Up", which the Cat in the Hat, the Little Cats, Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox all sing as they clean up the Cat's messy house.
94	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Said word for word in "The Muckster" when Jane Kangaroo accidentally commands the title device to "Clean up Junior".
95	* MythologyGag:
96	** The sour kangaroo and her joey from [[WesternAnimation/HortonHearsAWho1970 Horton Hears A Who]] are named Jane and Junior, as they were in Chuck Jones' AnimatedAdaptation.
97	** In "Mrs. Zabarelli's Holiday Baton", one Seussvillian recites the opening and closing lines of ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' during rehearsals for the Jingle Day Pageant.
98	** In "The Muckster", Horton tells a squirrel about [[Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg the time he hatched Morton's egg]] and [[Literature/HortonHearsAWho the time he saved Whoville]] before getting sucked up by the titular machine. Later in the episode, when everyone trapped in the titular machine gets released, Horton tells Sally Spingle-Spungle-Sporn about how nobody believed him when he told them there were people living on the dust speck he found.
99	* NamedByTheAdaptation: The elephant bird who appears at the end of ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' is named "Morton" in the series. Also, Jane and Junior Kangaroo maintain their adapted names (see MythologyGag).
100	* NewBabyEpisode: In the second Seuss Story in "Lester Leaps In", Sarah Hall-Small gets a new baby brother, Paul. At first, Sarah doesn't get along with Paul; she dislikes how much attention their parents give him and how little they give her as a result. She also dislikes whenever her parents have 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. After Sarah tries to act like a baby herself so her parents will pay attention to her, 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.
101	* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Pam-I-Am 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.
102	* NiceMice: Scotty from "Horton Has a Hit" is a mouse who is a friend of Morton the Elephant Bird. While the other animals of the Jungle of Nool tease Morton for being an elephant bird, Scotty assures Morton that he'll always be his friend.
103	%%* NoFourthWall: Mostly used in season 2.
104	* NotOnTheList: In "Horton Has a Hit", Morton is trying to get into the theater where his father, Horton, is performing, to stop a WorldTour that Yertle the Turtle is planning to take him on afterwards. The security guard refuses to let him in, telling him he's not on the guest list. Morton asks him who is, and he checks his list and tells him, "Everyone except Morton the Elephant Bird". Upon hearing this, Morton leaves, then comes back in a [[CoatHatMask Coat Hat and Mask disguise]] [[LoopholeAbuse so the Security Guard will let him in]].
105	* ObsessivelyOrganized: Jane Kangaroo tends to do a lot of things on a strict regiment, even lullabying her son to sleep.
106	* ParasolParachute: At the beginning of "Norval the Great", the Cat in the Hat uses his umbrella to slowly descend as he jumps from a 15-story-high painting of his Uncle Lou.
107	* PassingTheTorch: In "Mrs. Zabarelli's Holiday Baton", after directing the Jingle Day pageant for 49 years, Mrs. Zabarelli retires and gives the job and her baton to her prize student, Annie [=DeLoo=]. The episode ends in the future, with an elderly Annie passing the job and the baton to her prize student, Arianna.
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109	* PickyEater: In "The Feed You Need", Terrence [=McBird=] 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 it isn't as bad as he thought it would be.
110	* PicnicEpisode: In "The Cat in the Hat's Indoor Picnic", rain spoils plans for an outdoor picnic, much to the dismay of Terrence [=McBird=], who was looking forward to playing in the sandbox. The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats improvise by spending their picnic in the Cat's Playhouse, and making a sandbox for Terrence with his birdbath and dried corn. In the Wubbulous World, Princess Tizz imagines the most special picnic spot.
111	* PowerOutagePlot: In "There is Nothing to Fear in Here", a thunderstorm causes the lights to go out in The Cat's Playhouse. This is bad news for Terrence [=McBird=], who has a FearOfThunder. The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats help him overcome his fear by inventing in-the-dark games.
112	* PutOnABus: Sue Snue, Mayor Stovepipe, and Thidwick the Big Hearted Moose only appeared in the first season.
113	* ReTool: The second season boasted a [[ThreeShorts Two Shorts]] format, with a sub-plot involving Literature/TheCatInTheHat and the Little Cats from the second book serving as a FramingDevice for each episode. The theme song and several performers/puppeteers were also replaced.
114	* RhymesOnADime: Not consistently, but given the books they're based on, more than a little rhyming peppers the dialogue. Especially apparent in Season One.
115	* RubeGoldbergDevice: In "The Cat in the Hat Builds a Door-A-Matic", the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats build this kind of machine in order to open their closet door. It doesn't work at first, but over the course of the episode, they add more pieces.
116	* ShoutOut:
117	** In "Oh, the People You'll Meet", one of the people Julian meets is a teacher called [[Radio/TheGoonShow Mr Moriarty Seagoon Eccles]]. Another is his own future self, who travels to imaginary planets via [[Comicbook/AdamStrange Zeta Beam]].
118	** "The Road to Ka-Larry" is an homage to the ''Film/RoadTo'' movies, with Fox in Socks and Mr Knox in the roles of Hope and Crosby. "The Guest" had previously stated that Fox and Knox were the stars of the movie ''Road to Solla Sollew''.
119	* SickEpisode: In "A Bird's Guide to Health", Little Cat Z gets sick, and Terrence [=McBird=] is afraid he'll catch his cold. It's up to the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats to show him how to stay healthy.
120	* SleepAesop: In "The Cat in the Hat Takes a Nap", Terrence [=McBird=] is a bit cranky, so the Cat suggests he take a nap. Terrence initially refuses as he is a bird and it's cats who are known for sleeping a lot, but with the help from the Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats, he learns the importance of taking a nap. In the Wubbulous World, we see everyone's dreams and meet the Yapper-Nap, a creature who looks scary but turns out to be tired, so Sarah Hall-Small sings a lullaby to help him sleep.
121	* SmallNameBigEgo: Keeping with his book, Yertle the Turtle is obsessed with power plays.
122	* SmallParentHugeChild: In the first Seuss Story in "Lester Leaps In", the Cat in the Hat shows the viewers the kind of families that live in the Wubbulous World. In the Jungle of Nool, one such family consists of two Sneels and a baby Fribbermaggee. While the Sneels are small creatures, the baby Fribbermaggee is much bigger than them. The Cat reveals that the baby Fribbermaggee was the size of a mouse when the two Sneels first found him and decided to adopt him.
123	* SpikingTheCamera: The characters tend to do this ''a lot'', especially in the second season.
124	* SpringCoil: In the first Seuss story in "Walkin' With the Cat", The Cat in the Hat observes the various creatures in the Wubbulous World and how they move around. The first creature he observes is the Spring-a-Ling Snake, a snake that uses its coils to bounce to high places.
125	* StockFootage: The ending sequence of the Cat singing "Let's Shout Hooray" in almost every episode of season 2.
126	** Speaking of season 2, we also get stock footage of the Wubbulascope cranking up and a transition from the Cat's playroom to the setting of the story.
127	* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: In "Halfway Home to Malamaroo" Jane and Thidwick are visited by an alien named Alvin, however he soon drives them crazy with his destructive AttentionDeficitOohShiny habits. As it turns out, his habit of only halfway finishing anything made him a pariah on Malamaroo and now he can't even finish his trip home. The two attempt to solve Alvin's problem so he won't be stuck crashing with them forever.
128	* ThoseTwoGuys: Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox, who work together as a comedy duo.
129	* TitleThemeTune:
130	** "Tighten up, get loose! / In the Wubbulous World... / In the Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss! (Yeah!)"
131	** "Come on along, we're waiting for you (Come on!) / This is the song to welcome you to... / The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss!"
132	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Terrence [=McBird=] loves red birdseed brickle, as revealed in "The Feed You Need".
133	* TrashOfTheTitans: "The Cat in the Hat Cleans Up His Act" uses this premise for both its wraparounds and its second Seuss story:
134	** In the wraparounds, the Cat's playhouse is so messy that the Cat has lost his red bow tie. Terrence finds it unfair that the house has become so messy since he is the Cat's roommate. Near the end of the episode, the Cat, with help from the Little Cats, Fox in Socks, and Mr. Knox, manages to clean the house through a song called "Clean it Up".
135	** In the episode's second Seuss story, Matthew Katroom's bedroom is littered with piles of trash due to Matthew neglecting to clean it, so he spends the day cleaning his room, succeeding by the story's end.
136	* TurnTheOtherCheek: One episode revolves around a young boy named Larry Nooly, who's dragged along to a hotel by his parents who are on their second honeymoon. He attempts to enjoy himself, except that the Grinch is also a guest and goes out of his way to sabotage everyone's fun, especially Larry's. Larry gets an idea at the end, however, and has all the guests throw a surprise party in the Grinch's honor, and tops it off by giving him a gift. Unable to handle people being nice to him, the Grinch leaves.
137	* TheUnintelligible: While most of the Little Cats 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.
138	* UnsuccessfulPetAdoption: In the first episode, "The Gink", Eliza Jane wants to keep a Gink (which is a cross between a Gunk and a skink) as a pet. The Cat in the Hat sings to her to adopt a different sort of pet because although Ginks can be pets, they require a lot of attention. When Eliza adopts a pet, she becomes too busy for her friends and eventually, the Gink grows homesick, so she puts him in the jungle but promises to visit him.
139	* ViciousVac: In "The Muckster", Jane Kangaroo orders the titular machine to help her clean her messy house for her appearance on ''The House and Home Show''. The Cat in the Hat and the Little Cats give her specific instructions never to turn the dial to 6. Jane turns the dial to 6 despite her son Junior reminding her of the Cats' warning, and the Muckster begins sucking up everything in sight, even chasing Junior down and trying to suck him up.
140	* WhaleEgg: In the prologue to "The Song of The Zubble-Wump", the Cat in the Hat is seen incubating some eggs that house mammal-like creatures, including a cow (which he describes as "udderly" ridiculous), [[MixAndMatchCritters a cross between a cat and a dog]], and a tiger, whom he names "Benjamin" when he hatches after the commercial break. In the epilogue, the Cat ships out eggs with cat tails protruding and wears tall red and white striped hats, not unlike his own.
141	* WhosOnFirst: In "Horton Has a Hit", Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox do this kind of routine with [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Cindy Lou Who]].
142	* WrapUpSong: Each episode from the second season ends with "Just Shout Hooray!", a song sung by the Cat in the Hat, telling the viewers to come back next time for more fun with him. In some episodes, the Cat is accompanied by the Little Cats and Terrence [=McBird=]
143	-->Hooray for us,\
144	Hooray I say,\
145	Hooray for all the fun that we have every day,\
146	And all the new faces and all the new places we see,\
147	Just you and me!\
148	So come back soon, and when you do,\
149	I'll have some new surprises in my hat for you!\
150	Just one last thing, and then I'm (we're) on my (our) way,\
151	Let's shout hooray!\
152	Just shout hooray!
153	* YouMeanXmas: In "Mrs Zabarelli's Holiday Baton", the citizens of Seussville celebrate Jingle Day. Jingle Day Eve is the shortest day of the year, with the longest and coldest night (which implies that it takes place on the same date as the Winter Solstice). The annual Jingle Day pageant is held, and although each act in the pageant is different every year, it always ends with the youngest performer tinking the tink, which makes the sun rise, ending the night and properly beginning Jingle Day.

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