The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Genre	Children's television series Surreal humor Preschool
Based on	Characters byDr. Seuss
Directed by	David Gumpel
Creative director	Ed Eyth
Presented by	Bruce Lanoil Martin P. Robinson
Starring	Anthony Asbury Stephanie D'Abruzzo John Kennedy Kathryn Mullen Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Tim Lagasse Pam Arciero
Narrated by	Bruce Lanoil Martin P. Robinson
Theme music composer	Joe Caroll Hal J. Cohen David Steven Cohen
Opening theme	Wubbulous Street (Season 1) Come on Along (Season 2)
Ending theme	Wubbulous Street (Season 1, instrumental) Just Shout Hooray (Season 2) Come on Along (Season 2, instrumental)
Composers	Joe Caroll Mark Gray Peter Thom Steve Klapper Hal J. Cohen Zina Goldrich David Steven Cohen
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producers	Michael K. Frith David Steven Cohen Stephanie Simpson (Season 2) Brian Henson Jonathan C. Meath
Producers	Jonathan C. Meath David Gumpel
Production location	Jim Henson's carriage house (Season 1)[1]
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	The Jim Henson Company
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13) – May 15, 1998 (1998-05-15)
Related
Gerald McBoing-Boing The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Green Eggs and Ham Go, Dog. Go!

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American children's puppet television series based on characters created byDr. Seuss, produced byThe Jim Henson Company. It aired from October 13, 1996, to May 15, 1998, onNickelodeon. It combines live puppets withdigitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, 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.

In many respects, seasons one and two of the program are very different shows. The two seasons have completely different intro and outro credit sequences and songs reflecting their differing orientations. The virtual settings seen in this show are created byJim Henson's Creature Shop.

Each episode is a self-contained story based on Dr. Seuss characters such as Yertle the Turtle and Horton the Elephant. The unifying element is that the stories are introduced and commented on byThe Cat in the Hat (performed byBruce 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 atrickster, as in his original eponymous books (ex. episode 1.6: "The Simplifier").

The season is notable for hewing closely to many of the themes of the original Dr. Seuss stories, with each episode possessing a strong moral overtone.

For season 2, the show was reworked to reflect more traditional children's programming. The Cat in the Hat (now performed byMartin P. Robinson) lives in a playhouse with his Little Cats A through Z and the often flustered Terrence McBird (performed byAnthony Asbury). The Cat in the Hat is no longer a trickster and instead has assumed the role of a friendly and enthusiastic host who is helpful, nurturing and sweet. Aside from the residents of the house, there are frequent visitors based on Dr. Seuss characters.

Each episode revolves around a theme (such as family, health, art) and features one or two songs about the theme. A closing song was also added at the end of each episode. The action shifts between The Cat in the Hat and what is going on in his playhouse and shorter related story interludes, which he shows to the audience by means of his "Wubbuloscope". These story vignettes take place in various locations like:

• Seussville – a contemporary city where Sarah Hall Small and her family live.
• 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.
• Kingdom of Didd – a Renaissance-like kingdom that is ruled by King Derwin.
• Mount Crumpit – home of the Grinch and his dog, Max.

Writers hired for the season includedAdam Felber andMo Rocca. A similar episode format was featured inJim Henson Productions' next children's programBear in the Big Blue House, which aired onDisney Channel.

• The Cat in the Hat (performed byBruce Lanoil in Season 1 andMartin P. Robinson in Season 2) is the main protagonist and host of the series. He starts out as a trickster, then becomes a more nurturing and optimistic host.
• The Little Cats debuted inThe Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
  • Little Cat A (performed byKathryn Mullen in Season 1 andLeslie Carrara-Rudolph in Season 2) – seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.
  • Little Cat B (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) – seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.
  • Little Cat C (performed byJohn Kennedy) – seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.
  • Little Cat F (performed and voiced byPam Arciero) – seen in Season 2 at the Cat in the Hat's playhouse.
  • Little Cat N (performed byPam Arciero) – seen in Season 2 at the Cat in the Hat's playhouse.
  • Little Cat P (performed byTim Lagasse) – seen in Season 2 at the Cat in the Hat's playhouse.
  • Little Cat S (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) – seen in Season 2 at the Cat in the Hat's playhouse.
  • Little Cat Z (performed byAnthony Asbury) – seen in Season 2 at the Cat in the Hat's playhouse. He is the smallest of all and mutters Z-words.
  • Little Cat Fleep (performed byKevin Clash) is an indifferent little cat who only speaks in fleeps.
• Terrence McBird (performed byAnthony Asbury) is abird that joins the main cast in Season 2. He is the cats' roommate, and is often grumpy throughout his daily activities in each episode until the end.

• The Grinch (performed byAnthony Asbury) – he appeared inHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He likes to dampen other people's fun and pleasure for his own vile and sadistic amusement. He serves as one of the two main antagonists of Season 1 (along with Yertle the Turtle), despite appearing in four episodes, and the main antagonist of Season 2.
• Max the Dog (performed byKathryn Mullen in Season 1 (The Guest) andStephanie D'Abruzzo in Season 2) – he appeared inHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Max is the Grinch's long-suffering yet loyal dog.
• Fox in Socks and Knox in Box (performed byBruce Lanoil in Season 1 andTim Lagasse in Season 2 andJohn Kennedy respectively) – they came fromFox in Socks. Fox is lively and Knox is moody and easily annoyed.
• Yertle the Turtle (performed byAnthony Asbury) – Yertle is a turtle who tries to be king of anything, and usually uses other characters to his advantage. He serves as one of the two main antagonists of Season 1 (along with the Grinch, due to having more episodes than him), and redeems himself, becoming a recurring character in Season 2.
• Horton the Elephant (performed byJohn Kennedy) – he appeared inHorton Hatches the Egg andHorton Hears a Who!. He is a friendly, humble and steadfast elephant who often receives ridicule for believing in things that no one else does.
• Morton the Elephant-Bird (performed byKathryn Mullen in Season 1 andLeslie Carrara-Rudolph in Season 2) is a Horton's half-bird son who appeared inHorton Hatches the Egg.
• Jane Kangaroo (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) – she appeared inHorton Hears a Who!. She is a very snobbish and strict kangaroo who is portrayed in this series in a more sympathetic light than her book counterpart.
• Junior Kangaroo (performed byKathryn Mullen in Season 1 andTim Lagasse in Season 2) – he appeared inHorton Hears a Who! and is the son of Jane Kangaroo. By season 2, he and Morton have become friends.
• Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (performed byAnthony Asbury) is a moose who is very loving and sweet. In this show, Thidwick is also Horton the Elephant's adoptive younger brother and Morton the Elephant-Bird's adoptive uncle as seen in "The Birthday Moose". Thidwick was later dropped from the show at the end of Season 1.
• The Wickersham Brothers (performed byJohn Kennedy,Anthony Asbury, andBruce Lanoil) is a family ofapes who come fromHorton Hears a Who! and are often employed by Jane Kangaroo and/or Yertle the Turtle.
• Sarah Hall Small (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) is a girl who is a resident of Seussville. She debuted during the second season.
• Sam-I-Am (performed byJohn Kennedy) – he appeared inGreen Eggs and Ham. He appeared in Season 2 where he would often lend a hand to the Cat in the Hat.
• Pam-I-Am (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) is a female counterpart of Sam-I-Am and expertrepair girl. The Cat in the Hat often summons her by calling on her on the Pam Phone, using her number's phone signals he calls "The Pam Alert", as revealed in "The Sounds All Around". Her motto is "Pam-I-Am, fix it I can!
• Matthew Katroom (performed byAnthony Asbury) is a boy who is a resident of Seussville and is good friends with Sarah Hall Small.
• King Derwin (performed byAnthony Asbury) is the King of the Kingdom of Didd who came fromThe 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
• Princess Tizz (performed and voiced byLeslie Carrara-Rudolph) is the daughter of King Derwin.
• Milo (performed byJohn Kennedy) is a boy who resides in the Kingdom of Didd and serves as King Derwin'spage.
• Norval the Fish (performed byJohn Kennedy) – he appeared fromYou're Only Old Once! Norval would appear in different roles in the show. Around Season 2, Norval would work as an advisor to the King Derwin of the Kingdom of Didd.

• Mayor Stovepipe (performed byKathryn Mullen) is the mayor of Seussville who appeared in season 1.
• The Birthday Bird (performed byJohn Kennedy) appeared inHappy Birthday to You! He lives in Katroo and he likes to celebrate birthdays.
• Sally Spingel-Spungel-Sporn (performed byCamille Bonora in "The Muckster" andStephanie D'Abruzzo in "Max the Hero" and "Horton Has a Hit") is anews reporter who came fromThe Cat in the Hat Song Book.
• Sue Snue (performed byStephanie D'Abruzzo) is a girl who is a resident of Seussville and appeared in season 1.
• The Yapper-Nap (performed byJohn Kennedy) is a monster likes to takes nap in Seussville.
• A Snark is a pink bird that appears and lives in the Jungle of Nool. She is seen in Season 2. The Snark is a recycled version of Shirley fromThe Muppet Show.
• Sneels (performed byKathryn Mullen,Heather Asch,Bruce Lanoil andStephanie D'Abruzzo) is a race of green and pink furry creatures that live in the Jungle of Nool. They were previously used as background cave creatures inFraggle Rock, as well as itsanimated series, but had different eyes here. Their babies, years after the adults debuted on the aforementioned production, also debuted here.
• Mick Maputo Bird (performed byAnthony Asbury) is anElvis Presley-themed bird that lives in the Jungle of Nool who is also seen in season 2. He sings "Out in the Jungle" in the episode "The Cat in the Hat's Indoor Picnic".
• Lester McBird (performed byJoey Mazzarino) is Terrence McBird's twin brother who is very sensitive towards things he doesn't like and speaks in an upper English accent.

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• Bruce Lanoil – The Cat in the Hat (1996–1997), Fox in Socks (1996–1997), Alonzo, Announcer, Aunt May, Barney Balaban, Big Nosed Whozit, Big-Bottomed Rumpit, Bob the King of the Wickershams, First Mate, Grandpa Mullally, Green-Tufted Sneel (in "Yertle the King"), The Grinch's Singing Voice (in "The Guest"), Haji, The Hum-Bleeper, King Noogle of Nug, Larry Nooly, Little Wimpy Guy (puppetry only), Mayor's Servant, Money Whozit, Morton's Pink Friend, Mr. Webley, Newsboy, Onlooker #2, Pa Blozzit, Ronald Q. Clark, Yertle the Turtle (assistant in "The King's Beard"), Singing Classmate in Play, Subscription-Selling Whozit, Tiger, Uncle Dutter, Unhappy Man, The Wickershams, Zander, Zauber
• Martin P. Robinson – The Cat in the Hat (1998), Civil Servant #1, Civil Servant #2, Civil Servant #5, Civil Servant #6, The Milk, The Old Man, Goober the Dog, Paul Hall Small, Yertle the Turtle (assistant in "A Bird's Best Friend"), Friver McGee, Flying Dog,Oven
• Anthony Asbury – Terrence McBird, Little Cat Z, The Grinch, Yertle the Turtle, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, Matthew Katroom, King Derwin, Mr. Hall Small, 8th Birthday Glurk, Bald Eagle with Toupee, Benjamin, Bullfrog, Charlie, Dad Tidbiddle, Footman, Gink, Grandpa Jacob Kangaroo, Little Guy in Machine, Mick Maputo Bird, Morris Nooly, Morton's Purple Friend, Mrs. Zabarelli, Onlooker #3, The Royal Herald, Singing Classmate in Play, Uncle Bocks, Uncle Schmeeze, Voice from Globe, Waldo F. Sterling, The Wickershams
• Stephanie D'Abruzzo – Little Cat B, Little Cat S, Jane Kangaroo, Max the Dog (1997-1998), Pam-I-Am, Sarah Hall Small, Admiral Abigail Breeze, Annie DeLoo, Backup Singer, Bunny, The Cheese, Civil Servant #4, Megan Mullally, Dolores Nooly, Dr. Gazeat, Elise, Eskimo Kid, Fiona Phish, Goofy Gargaloof, Green-Tufted Sneel, Happy Announcer, Heather Tidbiddle, Iguana from Xanadu, Lady Fretibula, Lady from "Up With Folks", Lulu, Ma Blozzit, Mandy, Mom Jalloo, Morton's Yellow Friend, Mrs. Dorfman, Nola Nicola Raphaella Miraldo, Poodle That Doodles, Sally Spingel-Spungel-Sporn (in "Max the Hero" and "Horton Has a Hit"), Space Creature, Sue Snue, Tallullah, The Travel Poohbah, Web-Footed Batula, White-Tuffted Floozle Bird
• John Kennedy – Little Cat C, Horton the Elephant, Mr. Knox, Norval the Fish, Sam-I-Am, Felix Finkledooper, Milo, Alvin, Announcer, Armand, Backup Singer, The Birthday Bird, Celli, Delivery Bird, Downer Than Down Whozit, Earl, Flitzpizzle, The Grinch (assistant in "The Guest" and "There is Nothing to Fear in Here"), Hairy, Herbie Tidbiddle, Horace P. Riddley, Irish Setter, Julian Jeremy Jaroo Jalloo, King Lindy of Lime, Little Wimpy Guy (voice), Man from "Up With Folks", McZuff, Money Whozit, Mr. Dorfman, Muckster, Narrator, Nervous Whozit, Picnic Bug, Raffle Ticket-Selling Kid, Rock Singer, Royal Archer, Singing Lion, Spaceman, Thaddeus, Uncle Docks, Uncle Dutter (assistant), Uncle Norton the Elephant, The Wickershams, Yapper-Nap
• Kathryn Mullen – Little Cat A (1996–1997), Junior Kangaroo (1996–1997), Max the Dog (1996, The Guest), Morton the Elephant Bird (1996–1997), The Grinch (assistant in "The Guest"), Aunt Mertle, Babs Balaban, Backup Singer, Civil Servant #3, Daisy's Mom, Disgusted Guest, Down Whozit, Eliza Jane Dorfman, Finnegan, Gertrude, Hopwood, Mayor Stovepipe, Molly Livingood, Mom Tidbiddle, Money Whozit, Mrs. Otissia Buttons, Onlooker #1, Number One, Phone Operator, Pink-Tufted Sneel, Princess Mindy, Queen Regina of Ka-Larry, The Sandwich, Singing Classmate in Play, Squirrel, The Teacher, Tubby Tarbaloot, Verma
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph – Little Cat A (1998), Morton the Elephant Bird (1998), Princess Tizz, Mrs. Hall Small, Grandma Hall Small, Grox, Sadie the dog
• Tim Lagasse – Little Cat P, Fox in Socks (1998), Junior Kangaroo (1998), Annoying Greebles, Ben, Bunky Balaban, The Clam, Eskimo Kid, The Grinch's Right Hand Puppeteer (in "The Song Of the Zubble Wump"), Mr. Moriarty Seagoin Eccles, Old Man Time, Scotty, Sid Spider, The Speaker, Smooch Smooch the pooch, Weasel from Sleezeldoo, Mink, Civil Servant #9
• Pam Arciero – Little Cat F, Little Cat N, Lulu's Dog, Zubble-Wump, Snake, Mama Gink
• Bill Barretta – Uncle Berklummer
• Joey Mazzarino – Elwood the Jester (in "The King's Beard"), Lester McBird (in "Lester Leaps In")
• Vicki Eibner – Puffy the Cat (in "Cat's Play"), Snooty Bird
• Heather Asch – Sneels
• Nikki Tilroe – Civil Servant #7, Poochie thepoodle
• Brian Meehl – Binkham Tamino McDoyal the Third
• Camille Bonora – Sally Spingel-Spungel-Sporn (in "The Muckster")
• Jim Kroupa – Annoying Greebles, Dad Jalloo, Doily-Carte, Mr. Wimpletwerp, Space Creature, Zippedy Quick
• Jerry Nelson – Snoozer
• John Tartaglia – Bird ( in "The King's Beard"), Delivery Man
• Kevin Clash – Little Cat Fleep

The series was never systematically issued to home video on eitherVHS orDVD. Some VHS tapes were distributed byColumbia TriStar Home Video in 1999. Current DVD releases contain three episodes per disc and are a mix of episodes from the first and second seasons.

In 2015, the whole series was released on DVD from Shock Entertainment in Australia.

Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. aired the series from October 13, 1996, to 1998, with reruns airing until February 6, 2000.

Starz Kids & Family began carrying reruns of the series in 2018.^[8]

As of July 2025, the series is featured on theYippee TVstreaming service.^[9]

• The puppet used for Annie DeLoo was later used inIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, for Billy in episode 17 ofStatler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, inPuppet Up! alongside the Flitzpizzle and another Whatnot from this show as well as other productions includingThe Happytime Murders.
• Each of the Whozits have appeared as different characters inMopatop's Shop, and years after the purchase ofThe Muppets, started appearing inHenson Alternative productions.
• One of the Wickersham Brothers was seen on a couple ofSesame Street segments, the "Jump" song (with India Arie) on theHappy Healthy Monsters resource video, and as the Nascount Greasemonkey from Episode 4154.

• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss atIMDb

• 1990s American children's comedy television series
• 1990s Nickelodeon original programming
• 1996 American television series debuts
• 1998 American television series endings
• 1990s preschool education television series
• American preschool education television series
• American television series with live action and animation
• American television shows based on children's books
• American television shows featuring puppetry
• Nick Jr. original programming
• Television series about birds
• Television series about cats
• Television series about elephants
• Television series by The Jim Henson Company
• Television shows based on works by Dr. Seuss
• Horton the Elephant
• The Cat in the Hat
• American English-language television shows

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