The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! is an animated musical preschool children's television series featuring Martin Short as the voice of The Cat in the Hat. It premiered on Treehouse TV in Canada on August 7, 2010, also airing on YTV and Nickelodeon Canada on weekday mornings from 2012 to 2013,[2] and on PBS Kids and PBS Kids Preschool in the US on September 6, 2010; it also aired on CITV and Tiny Pop in the UK, and Disney Junior India.[3] The show is based on Random House's Beginner Books franchise and The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library,[4] itself based on the 1957 children's book The Cat in the Hat.
In early 2012, the show was renewed a second season of 20 episodes, which premiered on September 10, 2012. After the second season finale, the show stayed in a hiatus until it started a third and final season with 20 episodes. The third season premiered on March 2, 2018.[7]
In September 2018, the series was canceled after three seasons. The series 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 —),[5] that in turn inevitably leads them around the world to make natural science discoveries.[6]
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.
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 the exception of a few, in Dolby Digital, in 5.1 surround and Dolby surround stereo in Spanish); each has the bonus segments from the show.
