♪♪ Hello!
♪ Come on along, get up
And let's shout hooray now ♪
♪♪ Hooray! Here we go!
♪♪ Ha ha!
♪♪ ♪ We're gonna have
A wubbulous kind of day now ♪
♪♪ Come on, sarah.
♪♪ Ok.
♪♪ ♪ Just grab a hat
And spin around
You'll be feet
Off the ground ♪
♪♪ Great!
♪♪ ♪ Come on along,
We're waiting for you ♪
♪♪ Come on!
♪♪ ♪ This is the song
To welcome you to
"The wubbulous world
Of dr. Seuss" ♪
[Door opens]
♪♪ I am here! [Gasp]
And you are here, too--
[Boing]
I'm so glad that you're here--
Oh, I like it a lot!
It's just not as much fun
To be here when you're not!
♪♪ [Squawk]
Did you hear that?
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ I know you heard that.
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ That, my friends, is the cry
Of a bird who needs help. Have
No fear, bird. Cat to the
Rescue!
[Captioning made possible by
Kcet]
What is it, my birdly friend?
I am here to help. That
Squawk you are squawking--
It does not sound good.
♪♪ Well, cat, if you must know,
I'm tired. And when I'm tired,
I--i tend to squawk.
♪♪ Bird, I can help you with
That. I know a good game we can
Play!
♪♪ Oh, I'm too tired for
Games. I barely have enough
Energy to flap my wings.
This is no time to play. Now,
Cat, please, go away!
♪♪ But this game will put the
Zap back in your flap! This is a
Game that I call the cat nap.
♪♪ The cat nap?
♪♪ Mm-hmm.
♪♪ Oh, no, no, no, no.
I will not take a cat nap.
I am a bird. And birds do
Not nap like cats.
♪♪ Bird, have no fear. I will
Show you how to take a cat nap.
It is easy. Watch and you'll
See.
We'll need help with this
Cat nap. Take a look at these
Doors. Behind these doors is the
Help that we need. Now trust me,
I know that our help is about --
But how can we get our help to
Come out?
Should I knock?
Should I ring?
[Doorbell rings]
Should I pull on this string?
[Zoom!]
♪♪ Little cat "a" at your
Service!
♪♪ Little cat "b" is right
Behind "a!"
♪♪ Back off "b," little cat "c"
Coming through.
♪♪ Thank you, little cats a, b,
And c! But I need more little
Cats. Could little cat "p"
Please pop by?
♪♪ Little cat "p" has popped!
♪♪ And I definitely need little
Cat "z!"
♪♪ ♪ Zip, zap, zup, zop!
♪♪ Thank you, little cats "z,"
"P," "c," "b," and "a!" Could
You help us out with
A cat nap today?
♪♪ [Excited murmuring]
♪♪ All right, my bird. Now we
Will show you how to cat nap!
♪♪ [Grumbling]
[Jazz music playing]
♪♪ Now come on, little cats,
Are you ready to nap?
♪ C-a-t n-a-p cat nap!
All you cats come gather round,
There's a new b*at going down,
Groovicate that swingin' sound,
And take a nap with me,
C-a-t n-a-p
Cat nap! ♪
♪♪ [Snoring]
♪♪ ♪ Happy, nappy, make it
Snappy, take that snippy snooze,
Mister, what I need is shut-eye
When you're feeling sleepy
Count yourself some sheepy ♪
♪♪ ♪ Easy as your a,b,c's
♪♪ ♪ Not to mention
P's and z's ♪
♪♪ ♪ Grab a blanky if you please
And take a nap with me,
C-a-t n-a-p
Cat nap ♪
♪♪ [Snoring]
♪♪ [Horn solo]
♪♪ ♪ Cat nap...
Cat nap!
Cat nap ♪
♪♪ [Laughing]
♪♪ That cat nap was just the
Thing to give this little cat
Some extra zing!
♪♪ That cat nap gave me zap!
♪♪ Yeah, that was some great
Nappin'! See ya!
♪♪ Hah.
♪♪ [Scatting]
♪♪ [Scatting] ♪♪ [squawking]
♪♪ [Squawking]
♪♪ Now, bird, would you like to
Play? When we cats get tired,
We take a cat nap.
When we wake up, we have zip!
We have zap!
♪♪ Look here, cat.
I will not play this game.
I am a bird. And birds
Do not nap. And this bird
Will not nap like a cat and
That's that! Hmph!
♪♪ Bird, I wish you would try a
Cat nap just once.
[Clinking, clanking]
♪♪ [Gasp]
[Snoring sounds]
♪♪ What does that sound like to
You? I hear a lullaby. I hear
Snoring. It's the sound of
Sleep from the wubbulous world!
Everyone in the whole wubbulous
World is asleep! Let's look at
The map of the wubbulous
World.
Everyone who lives here
Is sleeping and snoring.
Do you think that sleeping
And snoring is boring?
There's something else that
Happens when we sleep...
We dream!
We'll start our search for
Dreams here, in the kingdom of
Didd.
Let's travel there and look for
Let's travel there and look for dreams!
Dreams!
It's nighttime here in the
Kingdom of didd.
And there's norval the fish
Asleep in his bowl. Now what
Does a fish like to do in his
Dream? Swim in the ocean
Or swim in a stream?
[Popping]
♪♪ Wait! Look at that!
This fish can fly!
A dream is the place to give
Flying a try!
Keep flying fish,
Fly through the night.
We're going to move on
We're going to move on to another dream I sight.
To another dream I sight.
Ah, yes! It's mt. Crumpit.
And guess who lives here.
It's the grinch! He's asleep.
We have nothing to fear.
[Popping]
♪♪ Now look! There's a dream
From his green, grinchy head.
♪♪ I love birthday parties.
They make me so...happy!
Oh, maxie-waxie, would you like
Some birthday cakie-wakie!
♪♪ [Barking] yeah, yeah, yeah.
♪♪ Even grinches have dreams
That are happy and sweet!
The grinch in this dream is
A nice, friendly treat.
I hope that this sweet dream
Will go on all night,
But I think we'll move on
To another dream sight.
We've come to seussville!
This is the home of sarah
Hall-small.
She's the tiniest seussville
Citizen of all.
Sarah hall-small is
Asleep in her bed.
What kind of dream does
She have in her head?
Aha! This is sarah's own house
That we see in her dream.
Just an every day house,
Or so it would seem.
But wait, this house is moving
It's floating away!
Now this isn't something
You see every day!
In sarah's dream, her house is a
Spaceship that travels the sky.
This house is a spaceship
That sarah can fly!
She can fly her house
To malamaroo!
♪♪ Wow!
♪♪ On malamaroo there is one
Thing to do.
They call it the malamaroo
Skip skidoo!
♪♪ Skip-skidoo! [Laughing]
Wee!
Whoa! Whoa!
[Laughing]
♪♪ Sarah is sleeping and
Dreaming of malamaroo and doing
The malamaroo skip-skidoo.
We'll leave sarah to sleep
And to dream. Goodbye, sarah!
So you see why I say
That sleep is not boring?
There's much more to
Sleeping than snoozing and
Snoring. Sometimes we dream when
We sleep at night. When you
Sleep, you can travel to any
Dream sight!
♪♪ Hello, cat!
♪♪ It's my friend, sam-i-am!
♪♪ I am sam. Sam-i-am.
♪♪ Please, sam, come on in.
♪♪ Thank you, cat, I'll see you
On the inside!
So, what have you been doing
Today, cat?
♪♪ The little cats and I did
Some very fine napping.
♪♪ I love the way you cats take
A nap.
♪♪ Why, thank you, sam-i-am.
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ What was that?
♪♪ That is the squawk of a tired
Bird. This way!
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ Why don't you take a little
Cat nap? You'll feel better.
♪♪ I simply cannot nap like a
Cat.
♪♪ Bird, I will help you find
A way!
♪♪ But, sam--
♪♪ Bird, you will see. You can
Nap like cat. You have my
Guarantee!
♪♪ But, sam, i--
♪♪ Would you, could you with a
Blanky?
♪♪ Bll-bll-bll!
♪♪ Would you, could you with a
Hanky?
♪♪ [Blows nose]
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ Would you, could you with
This song?
♪♪ ♪ Rock-a-bye, birdy, on your
Tree top! ♪
♪♪ That was nice.
♪♪ Thank you.
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ Would you, could you with
♪♪ Would you, could you with this gong?
This gong?
[Chuckling]
Would you, could you
In a closet?
Would you, could you with a
Snozzit?
♪♪ Hey, keep it down! I'm trying
To sleep in here!
♪♪ Sorry, snozzit. I'll close
The closet.
♪♪ Would you, could you in the
Sink?
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ If you had some milk to
Drink?
♪♪ No could. No would.
No cat. No nap.
This bird will not nap like a
Cat, and that's that!
Now, if you'll excuse me.
I've got some "squawking" to do.
♪♪ Sorry, cat. I tried to find a
Way to help that bird to nap.
♪♪ Thank you, sam. You tried
Hard, but this is one tough
Bird.
♪♪ Good-bye, cat friend, and
Good luck with that bird!
♪♪ Wait! Stop everything!
I think there's another story
Coming in! And what have we
Here? Let's take a closer look.
Hmm. It's fur. It's yellow.
It's green...hmm. This
Isn't something you see
Everyday. This is the fur of
The green-tufted, yellow-furred
Yapper-nap!
[Boing]
♪♪ Hmm. And this is the sound of
The yapper-nap yapping.
The yapper-nap likes to take
Naps. If he does not nap, he
Will start to yap.
Now where does this yapper-nap
Story take place? Let's look at
The map.
Let's find seussville.
Ah, yes! We need to travel
To seussville the town.
Oh, I like this a lot! We've
Got the beginning of a story.
We've got where and we've got
Who. Let's look through the
Wubbulascope and find our story!
We'll find our story
In seussville the town.
That's where the yapper-nap's
Running around.
There's the green-tufted, yellow
Furred yapper-nap.
♪♪ Yap!
♪♪ Aah!
♪♪ Yap...
[Gasp]
[Horn playing]
♪♪ Must nap! Must nap!
Nice music for taking a nap.
I will nap here. [Yapping]
♪♪ Aah!
♪♪ [Yapping]
♪♪ Monster! Monster! Help! Help!
♪♪ What happened? What's wrong?
♪♪ I was nearly eaten by a
Horrible monster! He yapped at
Me!
♪♪ Which way did he go?
♪♪ He went that-a-way!
♪♪ We must stop him before he
Hurts someone! Hmph!
♪♪ [Yapping]
♪♪ Oh, my. Are you lost?
♪♪ No.
♪♪ Are--are you hurt?
♪♪ No. [Yapping]
♪♪ Can you tell me what is
Wrong?
♪♪ I need to nap! Yap!
♪♪ Ok, ok. Now we're getting
Somewhere. You need to nap?
♪♪ I need to nap or else I yap.
[Yapping]
♪♪ Ok, ok, there's no need to
Yap. Feel free to nap, right
Here on this bench, mr.
Whatever-you-are.
♪♪ I am the yapper-nap.
♪♪ I'm sarah hall-small. Enjoy
Your nap.
♪♪ Yap.
You're not going to yell at me?
♪♪ Nope.
♪♪ You're not going to chase me
Away?
♪♪ Nope. You just nap away.
♪♪ Yap. Yap. Yap.
Yap...
Yap. Yap. [Sigh]
Yap!
♪♪ What?
♪♪ I feel jumpy and jittery. Too
Much yapping and not enough
Napping. And now I can't fall
Asleep. Yap...
♪♪ Well, don't yap yet. I think
I can help you calm down for
This nap. How about I sing you a
Lullaby?
♪♪ A what? What's a lullaby?
♪♪ It's a nice song that you
Sing to help someone fall
Asleep. I can sing one for you.
♪♪ You would do this for me?
♪♪ Yes.
♪♪ This is the nicest thing
Anyone has ever done for the
Yapper-nap. You will sing, and I
Will nap?
♪♪ Yes. I will sing, and you
Won't yap. Deal?
♪♪ Deal.
Oh, yap. Yap. Yap...
♪♪ Come over here.
♪ Go to sleep,
Sweet monster of mine,
Rest your humongous head,
Close your eyes
And open your--paws,
And try not to fall out of bed,
Don't be afraid of people,
Even if they're afraid of you,
One day the world
Will understand
Yapper-naps are people too,
That is-- I mean-- ♪
♪♪ Yapper-nap know what you
Mean.
♪♪ ♪ Anyway, pleasant dreams,
Sweet monster of mine,
Dreams filled with
Whatever nice things yapper-naps
Dream of,
And though you're big enough to
Smash things to smithereens,
Monster dear,
All that means is
There's more of you
There's more of you to love ♪
To love ♪
♪♪ There he is! Let's get him!
♪♪ Ha ha!
♪♪ Stand back, little girl!
We'll protect you from this
Horrible monster!
♪♪ Shh! Quiet down, will you?
He's asleep.
♪♪ Aha! The monster is asleep!
♪♪ Perfect! Let's get him!
♪♪ Wait a minute. First of all,
He's not a monster. He's just a
Yapper-nap.
♪♪ A yapper-what?
♪♪ All he wants is a place to
Nap. If he doesn't nap, he
Starts to yap. So, please be
Quiet. He's really very sweet.
♪♪ You know, I didn't really get
A good look at him before.
He's kinda cute.
♪♪ That's a nice green tuft on
His head. Very fluffy. I like
It.
♪♪ I feel bad for yelling at
Him.
♪♪ I called him a monster.
♪♪ When he wakes up, maybe we
Should have a picnic for him.
♪♪ Yeah, that would show him
That we seussvilleans are the
Friends of all the yapper-naps.
♪♪ We could have food and games
And music.
♪♪ And a special blanket for the
Yapper-nap so he can lie down
And take a nap anytime he wants!
♪♪ Aww...
♪♪ Now we know how the yapper
Nap story ends. He's happily
Napping surrounded by friends.
That's what I call a happy
Ending. I like it when a story
Works out that way, don't you?
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ So, bird, as you can see from
The story of the yapper-nap,
Cats aren't the only ones who
Like to nap.
♪♪ [Squawk]
♪♪ Would you try one
Little cat nap? Just to see if
You like it?
♪♪ No nap. Not even a
Chance of a nap. Not even a
Yawn...
♪♪ [Sigh]
Hey, wait a minute! I know a
Good game we can play with a
Yawn! We'll need help with this
Game. We need more than one cat.
Well, we know what to do with
This string!
[Zoom!]
♪♪ You called?
♪♪ Yes! Little cat "a," could
You give me one yawn?
You give me one yawn? ♪♪ Absolutely!
♪♪ Absolutely!
There it is! We started with
One yawn. And that one little
Yawn just went on and on.
♪♪ Cat, this is a good game.
♪♪ Yes, yes, I like it a lot.
♪♪ Cat, what is the name of this
Game?
♪♪ Little cats, I am naming this
Game, uh,
"Pass-the-yawn."
♪♪ [Cheering]
♪♪ You start with one yawn,
And you go on and on!
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
And now, little cats, we shall
Play "pass-the-yawn" with the
Bird!
♪♪ Ohh, good idea.
♪♪ Come on. Come on.
Are you ready? You help us,
Too! Help us out with your
Too! Help us out with your very own yawn!
Very own yawn!
♪♪ [Yawn]
♪♪ [Yawn] [snoring]
[Snoring]
Uh, ah, ah, ah.
♪♪ So, tell me, bird, how do you
Feel?
♪♪ I feel very well, thank you,
Cat.
I feel like flapping! I have
Zip! I have--
Wait a minute--was that--
Did i?
♪♪ [Chuckling]
♪♪ Are you telling me that
I just took a very short, very
Quick...
♪♪ Cat nap!
♪♪ Cat nap.
♪♪ So, what do you say, bird?
Did you like it?
♪♪ Cat, I must say that my cat
Nap was good.
♪♪ Would you try it again?
♪♪ Yes. Yes, cat, I would.
♪♪ Hooray! [Cheering]
♪♪ Everybody, come on now.
Are you ready to nap?
♪ C-a-t n-a-p,
Cat nap,
Everybody now you see,
Snoozelating is the key,
Take a tip from mr. "T" ♪
♪♪ ♪ That's me!
♪♪ ♪ And take a nap with me,
C-a-t n-a-p
Come on, bird! ♪
♪♪ ♪ Cat nap!
[Snoring]
♪♪ I had such a good time with
You today!
[Piano music plays]
♪ Hooray for us,
Hooray I say,
Hooray for all the fun
That we have every day,
And all the new faces
And all the new places we see,
Just you and me,
So come back soon
And when you do
I'll have some new surprises
In my hat for you,
Just one last thing,
And then I'm on my way,
Let's shout hooray!
Let's shout hooray! Just shout hooray! ♪
Just shout hooray! ♪
02x01 - The Cat In The Hat Takes A Nap
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Combines live puppets with digitally 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.
Combines live puppets with digitally 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.