The Cat In The Hat
- Studio
- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Synopsis
On a rainy day with nothing to do, two kids have to watch over the house when their mother leaves to run some errands. Not long after she leaves, a cat appears and winds up turning the home upside-down and inside-out and then back to normal right before their mother walks in the door.
Characters
Cat in the Hat, Karlos K. Krinklebein, Boy, Girl, Mother, Thing 1, Thing 2, Fish
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hawley Pratt
Producing
- Producer
- Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Chuck Jones
- Executive Producers
- David H. DePatie, Isadore Freleng (as Friz Freleng)
Writing
- Writer
- Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
Voices
- Voice
- Allan Sherman (Cat in the Hat), Daws Butler misspelled Dawes (Karlos K. Krinklebein, Fish), Tony Frazier (Boy), Pamelyn Ferdin (Girl), Gloria Camacho (Mother), Thurl Ravenscroft (Thing 1), Lewis Morford (Thing 2)
Music
- Music
- Dean Elliott, Dean Elliott
- Lyrics
- Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss
Animation
- Animator
- Hal Ambro, Warren Batchelder, Manny Gould, George Nicholas, Manny Perez, Phil Roman, Robert Taylor, Don Williams
- Layouts
- Robert Givens, Dick Ung
- Animation
- Hal Ambro, Warren Batchelder, Manny Gould, George Nicholas, Manny Perez, Phil Roman, Robert Taylor, Don Williams
Art Department
- Production Design
- Maurice Noble
- Storyboards
- Chuck Jones
- Backgrounds
- Richard H. Thomas
Camera
- Camera
- John Burton Jr, Ray Lee
Editing
- Editor
- Lee Gunther, Roger Donley
- Film Editing
- Lee Gunther, Roger Donley
Sound
- Music Recording Engineer
- Eric A. Thomlinson
Music Department
- Music Conductor
- Eric Rogers
Production Management
- Production Coordinator
- Harry Love
- Production Supervision
- Jim Foss
Crew
Companies and other credits
- produced for the CBS Television Network
- by DePatie-Freleng Films
Production notes
This was the first Dr. Seuss special to be produced by DePatie-Freleng. The production originally began at Chuck Jones' MGM Animation studio, but was moved to DePatie-Freleng later.
In Dr. Seuss's original 61-page book, the girl's name, Sally, is mentioned. However, the boy is unnamed.
In Dr. Seuss's original 61-page book, the girl's name, Sally, is mentioned. However, the boy is unnamed.