The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

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| image = the-cat-in-the-hat-logo.png

| genre = Children's television
Musical
Educational
Comedy
Adventure

| country = Canada
United Kingdom
United States

| first_aired = {{Start date|2010|9|6}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2018|10|14}}

| based_on = The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

| creator =

| developer =

| writer =

| director = Tony Collingwood

| creative_director =

| presenter =

| judges =

| voices = Martin Short
Jacob Ewaniuk
Deandray Hamilton
Alexa Torrington
Halle Nunes
Robert Tinkler

| narrated =

| theme_music_composer = David Schweitzer

| opentheme = "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" sung by the cast

| endtheme = "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" (instrumental)

| composer = David Schweitzer
Harold Beckett ("Traveling Song" only)

| language = English

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 80 (160 segments)

| list_episodes = List of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! episodes

| executive_producer = Lisa Olfman
Joy Rosen
Tony Collingwood

| producer = Julie Stall
Helen Stroud

| editor =

| cinematography = Treehouse TV
Kids CBC

| camera =

| runtime = 30 minutes

| company = {{Unbulleted list|

Collingwood O'Hare Productions (seasons 1-2)
Portfolio Entertainment
Random House Children's Entertainment
KQED (seasons 1-2)

}}

| network = Treehouse TV (Canada)
Kids' CBC (Canada)
CITV (United Kingdom)
PBS Kids (United States)

| related = {{Plainlist|

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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,{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.com/shows/134/cat-in-the-hat-the|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526135928/http://www.ytv.com/shows/134/cat-in-the-hat-the|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2013|title=YTV Shows: Cat in the Hat, The|work=archive.web.org|access-date=January 4, 2020}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/parents/catinthehat|title=The Cat in the Hat|work=pbs.org|access-date=January 20, 2017}} The series is based on Random House's Beginner Books franchise and The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library,{{cite web |title=Cat in the Hat's Learning Library |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/CLL/cat-in-the-hats-learning-library |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=4 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://worldscreen.com/tvkids/season-three-for-portfolios-cat-in-the-hat-series/|title=Season Three for Portfolio's Cat in the Hat Series|work=Worldscreen|date=February 14, 2017 |access-date=February 15, 2017}}

In September 2018, the series was canceled after three seasons before the finale aired on October 14, 2018. 80 episodes (160 segments) were produced.

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|List of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! episodes}}

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. He is much more wiser and less of a trickster in this incarnation.
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 (Although some previous media like the original 1971 special and the 2003 movie depicted the fish as orange) starting with the show. However, he appears to belong to the Cat instead of Sally or Nick as depicted in this incarnation; 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 Joan 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{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/parents/catinthehat/awards.html|title=Awards|work=pbs.org|access-date=January 20, 2017}}

References

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{{Cite web|access-date=June 9, 2010 |date=May 11, 2009 |title=1st Official Press Release |website=PBS |url=http://www.pbs.org/aboutpbs/news/20090511_pbskidscatinthehat.html}}

{{Cite web|access-date=January 20, 2017 |date=April 6, 2010 |title=THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! DEBUTS ON PBS KIDS THIS LABOR DAY |work=pbs.org|url=http://www.pbs.org/about/blogs/news/the-cat-in-the-hat-knows-a-lot-about-that-debuts-on-pbs-kids-this-labor-day/}}

{{Cite web|access-date=August 27, 2010 |title=Official Program Credits |website=PBS |url=http://www.pbs.org/parents/catinthehat/about_prog_program_credit.html}}

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