The Cat in the Hat

The Cat as he appears in The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot about That!.

The Cat in the Hat is a famous character created by Dr. Seuss, who is also his most popular character. His sidekicks are Thing 1 and Thing 2. He first appeared in the self-titled book, The Cat in the Hat, released in 1957.

Trivia

• His list of TV and movie portrayers include the following:
  • Allan Sherman in the 1971 animated special and Dr. Seuss on the Loose
  • Mason Adams in the 1982 special The Grinch Grinches The Cat in the Hat
  • Matt Frewer (who also does Panic) in the 1994 TV movie In Search of Dr. Seuss
  • Henry Gibson in the 1995 Daisy-Head Mayzie TV special.
  • Bruce Lanoil is season 1 of Jim Henson's The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
  • Martin P. Robinson (who also does Snuffy and Telly) in season 2 of Jim Henson's The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
  • Charles Martinet (who also does Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi) in the educational Dr. Seuss CD-Rom's, which he also hosted.
  • Rosie O'Donnell (who also does Terk) in a performance of the Broadway hit Seussical. She was the first of other girls who often play the Cat in Seussical, where he plays narrator.
  • Mike Myers (who also does Shrek) in the 2003 Universal/Dreamworks film
  • Martin Short (who also does Huy, Hubie, Stubbs the Clown, Stefano, and B.E.N.) in The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!
  • Peter "Nice Peter" Shukoff (co-creator of Epic Rap Battles of History) on the Dr. Seuss vs. Shakespeare battle.
  • Bill Hader (who voiced Fear in Inside Out and Flint Lockwood in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, and Spamley in Ralph Breaks the Internet) in the upcoming 2026 Warner Bros. computer animated film.
• The Cat's best friends with Barney the Dinosaur, and is the third-in-command of his Adventures team. He will first join him in Barney and The Cat in the Hat. He will also be the host and narrator of selected Barney Adventures movies and double features, starting with Barney meets Oz the Great and Powerful.
• He will meet Winnie the Pooh, Ash, Simba and their friends in Winnie the Pooh Meets The Cat in the Hat (2003).
• He will meet Littlefoot and his friends in Littlefoot Meets The Cat in the Hat.
• He will meet Aladar, Harry Potter and their friends in Aladar Meets The Cat in the Hat.
• He will meet Tino, Charlie Brown and their friends in Tino Tonitini Meets The Cat in the Hat (2003)
• He will meet George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Red, Belle, CatDog, Rocko, Fred Flintstone, George Jetson, Olie Polie, Larry the Cucumber and their friends in George, Harold and Mr. Krupp Meet The Cat in the Hat.

Appearances

Barney's Adventures

• Barney and The Cat in the Hat
• Barney meets Oz the Great and Powerful (narrator)

Gallery

The Cat's debut

The Cat as he appears in Wubbulous World.

The Cat in the 2003 film, played by Mike Myers.

The Cat in the PBS Kids series.

The Cat in the 71 special