[upbeat music]
♪
- ♪ Hey
- What?
- ♪ Come over here
♪ The Cat in the Hat
is about to appear ♪
♪ He's whizzing over
to whisk you away ♪
♪ On a fabulous journey
today ♪
- He's coming!
- ♪ Now he's arrived
♪ In the Thinga-ma-jigger,
the thing that he drives ♪
♪ He's a cat
and he's oodles of fun ♪
♪ With his hairy helpers,
Thing Two and Thing One ♪
- Whoo-hoo!
♪
- Whoa!
♪
[laughter]
♪
- Whoa!
- Wahoo!
- ♪ It's the Cat in the Hat
♪ All of our adventures
start like that ♪
♪ Wherever you're going,
wherever you're at ♪
♪ The Cat in the Hat
knows a lot about... ♪
- ♪ He knows a lot about,
he knows a lot about ♪
all: ♪ He knows a lot
about that ♪
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
♪
[laughter]
- I won the race to my room!
- What do you want
to play next?
Hey!
Why don't we play with that?
- Okay. You have to turn it on
to make it go.
[electronic music]
- Cool.
[music stops]
- Oh, no!
The battery must have run out.
- Run out of what?
- Uh, energy...I guess?
- Maybe I can make it work!
My mom says I never
run out of energy.
- [laughs]
I don't think so, Sally.
We need a new battery,
or the toy won't go.
- Okay. Let's get one!
- Mom, do you have a new
battery to make my toy go?
- Sorry, Nick!
We're all out!
[sad music]
- No battery, no power.
No power, no toy.
- Aww, too bad.
What are we gonna do now?
- There you are!
Are you ready to go, go, go?
- Go, go, go where?
- Why, to see
the Dipsy-doodlers, of course.
- What are Dipsy-doodlers?
- The funniest, flappiest
birds that I know,
and they're due to put on
a spectacular show!
- That sounds like fun to me.
- And we need
something fun to do,
since the toy we wanted
to play with ran out of energy.
- Your mother will not mind
at all if you do!
- Mom, can I go see
the Dipsy-doodler show
with Sally
and the Cat in the Hat?
- [laughs]
That sounds fun,
you silly goose!
- We can go, we can go!
- I know, I know!
To the Thinga-ma-jigger!
Buckle up!
[horn honks]
[playful music]
[whirs, clicks]
Flip the Jigger-ma-whizzer!
[boing]
[exciting music]
♪
Isn't this fun?
both: Whoo-hoo!
- ♪ Here we go, go, go,
go on an adventure ♪
♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger
is up and away ♪
both: ♪ Go, go, go,
go on an adventure ♪
♪ We're flying
with the Cat in the Hat today ♪
[peaceful music]
♪
- We've arrived just in time
in Lots-o-lakes Land,
where the show you will see
is especially grand.
- Hmm.
I don't see any show.
- You should hear it coming
any second.
- All I hear
is a bunch of honking.
- That's how you know
it's the start of the show.
[birds honking]
- [laughs]
Oh, the Dipsy-doodlers!
- [laughs]
They're pretty silly.
[honking]
- Watch this part!
It's my favorite!
[honking]
♪
[laughter]
[honking]
♪
- Is it over already?
Where are they going?
- To their next show.
They do them all over
Lots-o-lakes Land.
- Honk--whoa!
Yikes!
Whoa-oh!
- Something's wrong
with that Dipsy-doodler.
- Honk!
Oh, I'll be fine.
I'm just a little tired.
Honk!
[snores]
Honk!
- Are you okay?
- We loved your show.
- Aww, thank you!
But they're so exhausting.
A little nap, and I'll be ready
for the next one.
[yawning]
[snores]
- Your friends are flying away.
Do you know where
the next show is?
- Oh, good point.
I'll just have to...
[yawns]
keep up with them and--
[snores]
- Wake up, wake up!
You're going to lose track
of your friends
and miss the next show!
[distant honking]
- What are we going to do?
- Maybe we can take him
in the Thinga-ma-jigger
and catch up to them.
- They've got a big head start.
- Luckily, Dipsy-doodlers
never fly in a straight line,
so there's still a chance!
- All right!
Let's go, go, go!
- We're going to help you
catch up to your friends.
- Oh, how very kind!
[snores]
- Flip the Jigger-ma-whizzer!
[boings]
[exciting music]
[clinking, clunking]
- Huh?
What's wrong?
- Oh, dear.
It's out of go, go, go juice.
- But go, go, go juice
is what gives
the Thinga-ma-jigger energy.
Without energy,
it won't go, go, or go!
- Kind of like
this Dipsy-doodler.
- Hmm.
I don't see any go, go, go
fruit bushes around.
- So...we're stuck.
- If only there was another way
to get energy to make
the Thinga-ma-jigger go.
- I'm full of energy.
I can pedal my bike forever!
- You think you could
make the Thinga-ma-jigger go
on pedal power?
- Excellent idea!
Flip the Peddle-ma-doodle.
[boings]
- Wow! Cool!
- Let's get pedaling.
♪
- It's working! Pedal faster!
- That's it!
Put some energy into it!
[laughs]
♪
- Yay!
- Whoo-hoo!
♪
- I spy Dipsy-doodlers
flying that way!
[honking]
- [panting]
We're gonna catch up!
- [grunts]
I'm running out of energy.
- [panting]Me too!
♪
- Uh...I...just...
Can't do it anymore.
♪
- [snores]
Huh?
Are we here?
Oh, thank you so much!
[muttering]
Oh, dear.
I'm still a little tired.
[snores]
- We need to find
some other way
to make
the Thinga-ma-jigger go.
Do you have something
that can help, Cat?
- Let me have a look.
How about this?
- A balloon?
♪
- Hey!
What made that balloon fly?
♪
- Hmm.
It had air inside when the Cat
pulled it out of his hat,
but now it's flat and empty.
If I put air in it again...
[blows, air hissing]
[gasps]
It flies!
- Maybe pushing the air out
makes the balloon fly.
- If we fill it with air
till it's really, really big,
it might have enough energy
to push the Thinga-ma-jigger.
- Well, there's only one way
to find out!
- [blows, sighs]
[blows, groans]
I'll never have enough energy
to blow it all up.
- When you need lots of air
to work hard for you,
who better to call
than Thing One and Thing Two?
[whistles]
[both cheering]
both: Doo-doo-doo-doo!
- Hello, Things.
Can you please
blow this balloon up
until it's really,
really big?
[playful music]
♪
Now, that's a really,
really big balloon!
Thanks, Things!
Hop back onboard,
everyone.
[upbeat music]
There's nothing like
balloon power.
- [gasps]
I see Dipsy-doodlers!
We're catching up!
[honking]
- Uh-oh.
The balloon needs more air.
- [gasps, exhales]
- [blowing]
♪
- We're almost there!
- Keep going, Things!
- [sputtering]
- [gasps, blowing]
[both groaning]
- Oh, no.
The Things
are all out of breath.
- If they're out of energy,
the balloon's
out of energy too!
♪
[distant honking]
- Well, that
was our last chance.
There go the Dipsy-doodlers.
[honking]
- What a pickle.
- [gasps]
- Wait! They're landing!
[honking]
- Huh?
Why are they stopping here?
[all chomping, gulping]
- It looks like
they're eating something.
- Honk! Are we there?
- Fortunately, your friends
took a break to get a snack.
- Of course!
We always stop here
and eat fruit.
They give us the energy
we need to--
honk, honk, honk--
do a show!
- You always stop here?
Why didn't you just
tell us to come here
instead of flying
all over the place?
- Oh!
[laughs]
I must've dreamt I told you.
[laughs]
Thank you so much
for your kindness.
- You're welcome!
- [laughs]
The other way!
- Oh, silly me.
[laughing] Honk!
[laughing]
♪
- Look at them eat!
- You need to put energy in
to take energy out.
- Hmm. What kind of fruit
would give them so much energy?
- Go, go, go fruit,
of course!
all: Go, go, go fruit?
- You mean the same
go, go, go fruit
that gives the Thinga-ma-jigger
the energy to go, go, go?
- Hmm.
I never thought of that.
I guess I can be a bit
of a Dipsy-doodler myself.
[laughs]
Come on!
Let's grab some fruit.
♪
- You were right, Cat.
Seeing the Dipsy-doodler show
was fun.
- And now we know
we don't need energy
from a battery
to have a good time.
- Right!
We can do things
using our own energy!
Want to go ride our bikes?
- [sighs]
I think I'm kind of tired,
like that Dipsy-doodler.
- Maybe you need a new battery.
- If you run out of energy,
here's a quick fix.
Try one of my fabulous
energy sticks.
- Energy sticks?
What are those?
[laughter]
both: Bananas! Yum!
- To put energy out,
you need energy in.
When we've all had our snack,
let the playing begin!
[laughs]
- This is gonna be the tallest
building ever!
- Oh, no!
I guess not.
- ♪ For every try
that doesn't work ♪
♪ There's another one
that might ♪
♪ You gotta make
a small mistake or two ♪
♪ Before you get it right
♪ If you don't give up
♪ If you keep on asking why
♪ You might just get it
on the very next try ♪
♪ Ask, why did it fail?
♪ And how?
And when? ♪
♪ Make a new plan
and try it again ♪
- Maybe we should just
use blocks for our building,
and no other toys.
♪
- ♪ For every try
that doesn't work ♪
♪ There's another one
that might ♪
♪ You gotta make
a small mistake or two ♪
♪ Before you get it right
♪ If you don't give up
♪ If you keep on asking why
♪ You might just get it
on the very next try ♪
♪ Ask, why did it fail?
♪ And how?
And when? ♪
♪ Make a new plan
and try it again ♪
- Maybe we should have
bigger blocks on the bottom
and smaller blocks on the top.
- ♪ For every try
that doesn't work ♪
♪ There's another one
that might ♪
♪ You gotta make
a small mistake or two ♪
♪ Before you get it right
♪ If you don't give up
♪ If you keep on asking why
♪ You might just get it
♪ I think you'll get it
all: ♪ Hey, look at us
♪ We did it on the very
♪ Next try
[upbeat music]
♪
- Well, Fish, what do you think
of our Father's Day gifts?
- I think your dads
are gonna have the nicest
pencil holders in town!
- Thanks, Fish.
I made mine from a soup can.
Does it look like an owl?
- Yes, it does!
- Mine's made of wooden sticks.
- Fancy!
- And a lot of glitter glue.
- Hey, Sally,
want to have a wrapping race?
- You're on!
- On your mark...
[drum roll]
Get set...
♪
Wrap!
- Whoo-hoo! Yeah!
- [laughing]
- You two are speedy.
both: Done!
- It's a tie!
Whoo-hoo! Nice job.
- I'll get the gift tags.
Oops.
♪
Uh, wait.
Which one's mine?
- Uh...
I can't tell them apart.
♪
- Now we have to open them
to find out which is which.
- But we're
out of wrapping paper.
- I wish there was some way
to know what's inside.
- I'm inside![laughs]
both: Cat!
- What do you need?
- We can't tell
our dads' gifts apart.
- How do we know what's inside
without ripping them open?
- Hmm. Ha-ha!
I know an expert on things
inside other things.
Should we go and see
my old friend Zippy Zaroo?
Your mother will not mind
at all if you do.
♪
- Mom!
We mixed up our Father's Day
presents.
Can we go see Zippy Zaroo
with the Cat in the Hat?
He can help us sort it out!
- Sure!
[chuckles]
Hope you can fix up
the mix-up!
- We can go, we can go!
- I know, I know!
To the Thinga-ma-jigger!
♪
Buckle up!
[horn honks]
[playful music]
[whirs, clicks]
Flip the Jigger-ma-whizzer!
[boing]
[exciting music]
♪
Isn't this fun?
both: Whoo-hoo!
- ♪ Here we go, go, go,
go on an adventure ♪
♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger
is up and away ♪
both: ♪ Go, go, go,
go on an adventure ♪
♪ We're flying
with the Cat in the Hat today ♪
[peaceful music]
♪
- Hey, Cat.
What is this place?
- This factory's famous,
it's known far and wide,
and you'll understand why
when you see what's inside.
- Yahoo! Visitors!
- Nick and Sally,
meet Zippy Zaroo,
the owner of this factory.
- Hi!
- Hi, Zippy.
Nice to meet you.
- Pleased to meet you two too.
[laughing]
Oh, Cat.
Would you mind moving
your Thinga-ma-jigger?
It's kind of in the way
of my delivery trucks.
- No problem!
I always carry
my own parking space.
- Your hat?
- Yep.
All I have to do is hit
the Shrinkamadoodle...
[beeps]
[pops]
And presto!
It's the perfect size
for parking it right here.
[both laugh]
- Welcome to Zippy Zaroo's
Cookie Surprise Factory!
Every cookie
has a toy inside.
- Really? Amazing!
- Come on.
I'll show you how it works.
The cookie batter
squirts out here...
♪
Then the cookies bake
in this oven,
and when they're done,
a toy drops into each cookie!
- Wow, cool!
- Look at that.
- Those robot hands
are wrapping the toys
in the cookies!
- And then that boot
kicks it into the bin.
[buzzer blares]
- Uh-oh. It's stuck.
This happens sometimes.
[buzzer blares]
Aha!
♪
There!
Now we start things up again.
[bell rings, machines whir]
What do you think?
- It's incredible!
- That's what I call
a sweet deal.
[alarm ringing]
Oh!
Time to mix up more batter
for a big order.
Um, could you keep an eye
on things for a few minutes?
- Sure!
Anything we should know
before you go?
- Um, whatever you do,
do not push that button.
Back in two shakes!
Zip-zip-zaroo!
- This is amazing, Cat,
but what about our problem?
- Oh, your presents.
- Hello?
I think we've got
a bigger problem.
♪
- It's jammed again!
- Oh, uh...
Oh, yes.
The toolbox!
- You've got to stop
the machine first.
Push the red button.
[buzzer blares]
[machines stop]
[playful music]
- That should do it.
[machine clanking]
Oh, dear.
♪
- Oh, no!
It emptied all the toys!
- I guess that means we have to
put the toys
on the cookies by hand.
- We're gonna need help.
- Filling cookies by hand
is no problem, I'd say,
with Thing One and Thing Two
just a whistle away!
[whistles]
[clamoring]
- Ah!
- Oh!
I guess I Shrinkamadoodled them
in the Thinga-ma-jigger.
[laughs]
both: Oh!
- Hi, guys.
Sorry about the size surprise.
Fortunately,
I remembered to bring
my remote Bigamaboodle.
[beeping]
[zaps]
Right before our eyes,
you're back to normal size!
Now, we need your help putting
these toys into those cookies.
both: Ooh.
[excited chatter]
- Okay, Cat, now you can
turn it back on.
- Rightio,
green makes it go!
[dinging]
♪
- Whoa, Cat!
Can you slow it down?
- No problem.
- Cat, that's the one
you're not supposed to hit.
♪
[chattering]
♪
- Hurry!
We need a toy there!
- And another one there, quick!
- Work faster!
Faster!
[excited chatter]
♪
- I can't keep up!
Hit the red button!
[buzzer blares]
- Phew.
- Oof.
- Ah!
Well, that was exciting.
- I think you should just
Bigamaboodle
the Thinga-ma-jigger,
and we should go home!
♪
- Where is the
Thinga-ma-jigger?
It was right there
with the toys.
both: Oh?
both: Uh-oh.
- It must be inside a cookie!
- But which one?
- We can't
break them all open.
- Maybe we can figure it out
without opening them.
There are only four things
that could be inside.
- Right.
A car, a stuffy, a yo-yo...
- Or...the Thinga-ma-jigger!
[rattling]
This one rattles,
and this one doesn't.
Hey, maybe we can find it out
by how they sound.
Which toy wouldn't rattle?
- Something soft.
[gasps]
The stuffy!
- So all the cookies
that don't rattle
probably have stuffies inside.
- Good thinking!
Things, get shaking.
[playful music]
♪
- Oh?
- Leave all the cookies
that rattle.
One of them could have
the Thinga-ma-jigger!
- And put the ones that
don't rattle in this bin.
[rattling]
♪
- Brilliant!
That way, we'll have
all the stuffies in one place.
♪
- So now the rest
of the cookies
should either have
a car or a yo-yo.
- Or the Thinga-ma-jigger.
- But how can we
narrow it down?
- Hmm. Oh.[gasps]
What's in that toolbox?
- Good thinking, Nick!
♪
These might do the trick.
[laughing]
- [gasps]
A magnet!
- They only stick
to metal things.
Right?
- Right!
So it'll stick to metal,
like the toy car,
but it won't stick to wood,
like the yo-yo.
- [gasps] Cat!
The Thinga-ma-jigger's
made of metal, right?
- Mostly. So?
- We can use this magnet
to find out
which cookies have
something metal inside.
- Ah!
The way you two think
just tickles me pink!
♪
- This has something metal.
♪
Nope. Must be a yo-yo.
Metal.
Yo-yo.
Metal.
Yo-yo.
[excited chatter]
- There's only a few
cookies left.
- And we know they all
have something metal inside.
- But only one
has the Thinga-ma-jigger.
So...which one?
- Hmm.
- Hmm...
What to do, what to do?
- Cat, what's that other tool?
- It's a scale.
- It measures
how heavy things are.
- Hmm. If two cookies
are the same weight...
- The two pans
should be balanced.
- And they probably have
the same thing inside!
- Yeah.
Probably both cars.
- But if we find one cookie
that's lighter
or heavier than the others...
♪
- It's heavier!
[gasps]
It must be
the Thinga-ma-jigger!
- Please, please, please.
♪
- Hooray!
- Yay!
- You found it!
- Zip!
I'm back.
How's every little thing?
- Actually,
everything's perfect.
Thanks to your factory, Zippy,
I've figured out how to solve
our problem at home.
- Well, I don't know
what I did,
but I'm glad it helped.
- See you, Zippy!
- See you later!
- Thank you, Zippy.
- Thanks for coming.
Visit anytime!
- Thanks to Zippy's factory,
we know how to tell my gift
from Nick's gift.
- I'm glad you do,
'cause I don't get it.
- If the magnet sticks,
there's metal inside,
so it won't stick
to my wooden pencil box.
- But my soup can
pencil holder is metal.
♪
Ha-ha!
It sticks!
This one's mine.
- Which means this one is mine.
- Oh, that's wonderful.
Now we can tell them apart.
Have I mentioned that you two
are incredibly smart?
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
♪
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Animated series follows the magical adventures of 6-year-olds Nick and Sally, who travel the world with the Cat in the Hat as their guide.
Animated series follows the magical adventures of 6-year-olds Nick and Sally, who travel the world with the Cat in the Hat as their guide.