The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Created by	Dr. Seuss (characters)
Based on	The Works of Theodor Geisel
Directed by	David Gumpel
Creative director(s)	Ed Eyth
Presented by	Bruce Lanoil
Starring	Anthony Asbury Stephanie D'Abruzzo John Kennedy Kathryn Mullen Leslie Carrara-Rudolph Tim Lagasse Pam Arciero
Theme music composer	Joe Caroll, Hal J. Cohen and David Steven Cohen
Opening theme	Wubbulous Feet
Ending theme	Wubbulous Feet (instrumental)
Composer(s)	Joe Caroll, Mark Gray, Peter Thom, Steve Klapper, Hal J. Cohen, Zina Goldrich and David Steven Cohen
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	60
Production
Executive producer(s)	Michael K. Frith David Steven Cohen Brian Henson Jonathan C. Meath
Producer(s)	Jonathan C. Meath David Gumpel
Production location(s)	Kaufman Astoria Studios
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. The Jim Henson Company PBS Kids
Distributor	The Jim Henson Company Hit Entertainment (2004–present)
Release
Original network	PBS Kids PBS Kids Go! ABC Kids (2004–2011)
Audio format	Dolby Surround
Original release	January 8, 2002 (2002-01-08) – present

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The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American longest running children's television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by The Jim Henson Company. It aired since January 8, 2002, on PBS Kids. It combines live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and since 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.

Format

In many respects, longest running tv show of the program are very different shows. The virtual settings seen in this longest running show are created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop and Kaufman Astoria Studios. 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 introducing and commenting on by The Cat in the Hat (now 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 a trickster, as in his original eponymous books (ex. episode 1.28: "The Simplifier").

This show is 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, goofy, colorful, cute or sweet elements which, like some Dr. Seuss books, may be appropriate for all ages.

Characters

Main

• The Cat in the Hat – (performed by Bruce Lanoil) – The main character and host of the series.
• The Little Cats – They debuted in The Cat in the Hat Comes Back.
  • Little Cat A (performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) – Seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.
  • Little Cat B (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – Seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.
  • Little Cat C (performed by John Kennedy) – Seen as one of the Cat in the Hat's sidekicks.

Supporting

• The Grinch (performed by Anthony Asbury) – He appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He likes to dampen other people's fun and pleasure for his own vile and sadistic amusement. He serves as the main antagonist of the series.
• Max the Dog (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – He appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Max is the Grinch's long-suffering yet loyal dog. He serves as the secondary antagonist of the series.
• Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox (performed by Bruce Lanoil and John Kennedy respectively) – They came from Fox in Socks. Fox is lively and Knox is moody and easily annoyed.
• Little Lucy (performed by Susan Garland) – She came from Call Me Little Lucy, Little Lucy and her Umbrella, Oh the Thinks you can Think! and Oh Say Can You Say?. Little Lucy is a girl who lives next to Jane Kangaroo’s house.
• Marvin K. Mooney (performed by Jennifer Barnhart) – She came from in Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!. Marvin K. Mooney is debuted in second season along with Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose.
• Yertle the Turtle (performed by Anthony Asbury) – Yertle is a turtle who tries to be king of anything, and usually uses other characters to his advantage. He serves as an antagonist of the series.
• Horton the Elephant (performed by John Kennedy) – He appeared in Horton Hatches the Egg and Horton 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 by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) – He is Horton's half-bird son who appeared in Horton Hatches the Egg.
• Vicky (performed Susan Garland) – She appeared in Vicky Gets Her Glasses. She is so filled with autism.
• Jane Kangaroo (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – She came in Horton 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 by Tim Lagasse) – He appeared in Horton Hears a Who! and is the son of Jane Kangaroo By 2004, he and Morton have become friends.
• Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (performed by Anthony Asbury) – A moose who is very loving and sweet. In this show, Thidwick is also Horton the Elephant's younger brother as seen since "Little Lucy, Where Are You?" and Morton the Elephant-Bird's uncle as seen since "The Birthday Moose" . Thidwick is debuted in the second season.
• The Wickersham Brothers (performed by John Kennedy, Anthony Asbury, and Bruce Lanoil) – A family of apes who come from Horton Hears a Who! and are often employed by Jane Kangaroo and/or Yertle the Turtle.
• Sue Snue (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – A girl who is a resident of Seussville and a friend of Little Lucy. She debuted in second season.

Minor

• Mayor Stovepipe ( performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) – The mayor of Seussville who appeared in 2004–present.
• The Birthday Bird (performed by John Kennedy) He appeared from Happy Birthday to You! He lives in Katroo and loves birthdays.
• Sally Spingel-Spungel-Sporn (performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – She is a News reporter who came from The Cat in the Hat Song Book.
• Norval the Fish (performed by John Kennedy) – Norval would appear in different roles in the show.
• Snark (performed by Fran Brill) – A pink bird that appears and lives in the Jungle of Nool. She is seen in Season 3. Snark is a recycled version of Shirley from The Muppet Show.
• Sneels (performed by Kathryn Mullen, Heather Asch, Bruce Lanoil and Stephanie D'Abruzzo) – A race of green and pink furry creatures that live in the Jungle of Nool. They were previously used as background cave creatures in Fraggle Rock, as well as its animated series, but had different eyes here. Their babies, years after the adults first debuted on the aforementioned production, also debuted here.
• Mick Maputo Bird (performed by Anthony Asbury) – An Elvis Presley-themed bird that lives in the Jungle of Nool who is also seen in season 3. He sings "Out in the Jungle" in the episode "The Maputo Bird."

Episodes

Main article: List of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss episodes

Puppeteers

• Bruce Lanoil – The Cat in the Hat, Fox in Socks, 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, Haji, The Hum-Bleeper, King Noogle of Nug, Larry Nooly, Little Wimpy Guy (puppetry only), Mayor's Servant, Mr. Webley, Newsboy, Onlooker #2, Pa Blozzit, Ronald Q. Clark, Rudellis Valloquinox, Yertle the Turtle (assistant in "The King's Beard"), Singing Classmate in Play, Tiger, Uncle Dutter, Unhappy Man, The Wickershams, Zander, Zauber
• Jennifer Barnhart – Marvin K. Mooney
• Martin P. Robinson – Civil Servant #1, Civil Servant #2, Civil Servant #5, Civil Servant #6, The Milk, The Old Man, Friver McGee, Flying dog, Oven, Little Lucy’s uncle
• Anthony Asbury – The Grinch, Yertle the Turtle, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose, Simone McTellow (puppetry only) Bald Eagle with Toupee, Bullfrog, Charlie, Dad Tidbiddle, Footman, Gink, 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, The Wickershams
• Stephanie D'Abruzzo – Little Cat B, Jane Kangaroo, Max the Dog, Admiral Abigail Breeze, Annie DeLoo, Backup Singer, Bunny, The Cheese, Civil Servant #4, Daisy-Head Mayzie, 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, Megan Mullally, Mom Jalloo, Morton's Yellow Friend, Mrs. Dorfman, Nola Nicola Raphaella Miraldo, Poodle That Doodles, Sally Spingel-Spungel-Sporn, Space Creature, Sue Snue, Tallullah, The Travel Poohbah, White-Tuffted Floozle Bird
• John Kennedy – Little Cat C, Horton the Elephant, Mr. Knox, Norval the Fish, Felix Finkledooper, Alvin, Announcer, Armand, Backup Singer, The Birthday Bird, Celli, Delivery Bird, Downer Than Down Whozit, Earl, Flitzpizzle, 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, Mr. Dorfman, Muckster, Nervous Whozit, Raffle Ticket-Selling Kid, Rock Singer, Royal Archer, Singing Lion, Spaceman, Thaddeus, Uncle Docks, Uncle Dutter (assistant), The Wickershams,
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph – Little Cat A, Morton the Elephant Bird, 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 (Alice) Tidbiddle, Money Whozit, Mrs. Orissa Buttons, Onlooker #1, Number One, Phone Operator, Pink-Tufted Sneel, Princess Mindy, Singing Classmate in Play, Squirrel, The Teacher, Tubby Tarbaloot, Verma
• Tim Lagasse – Junior Kangaroo, 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
• Joey Mazzarino – Jester Elwood, Announcer, Musical Chorus Whozit
• Vicki O'Brien – Squirrel, Whozit, Mr. Knox (assistant), Musical Chorus Whozit, Civil Servant #18
• Susan Garland Little Lucy, Vicky, Queen Regina of Ka-Larry, Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (assistant), Fox in Socks (assistant), Musical Chorus Whozit, Civil Servant #19
• Pam Arciero – Lulu's Dog, Zubble-Wump, Snake, Mama Gink, Musical Chorus Whozit, Civil Servant #20
• Vicki Eibner – Snooty Bird, Jane Kangaroo (assistant), Musical Chorus Whozit, Poochie the poodle, Civil Servant #17
• Heather Asch – Sneels, Vicky (assistant), Civil Servant #7
• Rollie Krewson - Civil Servant #11, Dormouse, Musical Chorus Whozit
• Brian Meehl – Binkham Tamino McDoyal the third
• Nikki Tilroe – Operator voice (in "The Simplifier", 2002), Sports Commentator (in "Wubbulous Olympics" (2003))
• Lily Dawn Tilroe – Civil Servant #13
• Jim Kroupa – Annoying Greebles, Dad Jalloo, Doily-Cart, Mr. Wimpletwerp, Space Creature, Zippedy Quick, Civil Servant #16
• John Tartaglia – Bird (in "The Kings Beard" (2003)), Delivery Man, Musical Chorus Whozit, Civil Servant #15
• Ron Binion - Civil Servant #8
• Jim Martin - Civil Servant #10, Papa Gink
• Eric Jacobson – Civil Servant #14
• Matthew Brooks - Civil Servant #12
• David Rudman – Civil Servant #21
• Alice Dinnean – Civil Servant #22
• Amy Carrara-Rudolph – Civil Servant #23
• Matt Vogel – Civil Servant #24,
• Peter Linz – Civil Servant #27
• Carmen Osbahr – Civil Servant #26
• Noel MacNeal – Civil Servant #25
• Jennifer Barnhart – Civil Servant #27
• Ryan Dillon – Civil Servant #28
• Julianne Buescher – Civil Servant #29
• Eric Buescher – Civil Servant #30
• Fran Brill – Snark

Home video releases

The series is never systematically issued to home video on either VHS or DVD. Current DVD releases contain four episodes per disc and are a mix of episodes from the seasons.

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

Anniversaries

Title	Date
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss celebrates 10th Anniversary	January 8, 2012
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss celebrates 15th Anniversaryc	January 8, 2017
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss celebrates 20th Anniversary	January 8, 2022

Stage Shows

In March 2003, Michael K. Frith planned the stage show The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Live on 2004.

Syndication

PBS Kids aired the series since 2002.

Starz Kids & Family began carrying reruns of the series in 2018.

External links

• The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss on IMDb Search this movie on

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