03x16 - Enough Is Enough/Back on Track

Episode transcripts for the TV show "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!". Aired: August 7, 2010 - October 14, 2018.*
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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.
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03x16 - Enough Is Enough/Back on Track

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[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]

[bright music]



- Hey, what's in the box, Nick?

- Something my grandpa sent me
in the mail.

And I think I know what it is.

Yes!

He found a mail car
for my trainset.

- Mail car?
- In the olden days,

when a train went
past the station,

this little arm would catch
the bag of mail.

- Do you think this model works
like the real thing?

- Only one way to find out.

- Oh, let me down!
I want to see!

- I'll help you out.

Hey! Don't get rid of the box.

- Why not?

It's too small to be good
for anything.

- And what is wrong with small?

- [giggles] Nothing.

It's a great box.

I'm sure it's the right size
for something.

There, that fits nicely
in Tiny Town Station.

- Okay, the mail car's on.

[gasps] Check out the little
mailbag it came with!

- Aw, it's so cute.

- It hangs up here
on this hook.

And when the mail car goes by,
it grabs it.

Oops. Dropped it.

It's fallen between
these barrels,

and now it's stuck.

- Did someone say stuck?
both: Cat!

- Oh, you have a model train.

[grunts]

Can I play? Can I? Huh?

- Hi, Cat.

Sure you can play.

- So, what's
the train carrying?

Is it logs? Passengers?

Dinosaurs?

[chortling]

- And mail, but I dropped
my mailbag,

and it's stuck between
these barrels.

- Hmm, let's see.

I'll measure it. Aha.

So, this space between
the barrels is one stripe wide,

but your fingers are
three stripes wide.

They're too big for the job!

- That's a problem.

- It sure is.
Mail is very important.

We simply must deliver it.

- Okay, but how do we get
the mailbag out?

- There is one way.

But we'll have to take a little
trip in the Thinga-ma-jigger.

Your mother will not mind
at all if you do.

- Mom, can we go with
the Cat in the Hat

to help deliver the mail?

- Of course. The mail
must get through. [chuckles]

- 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 ♪

- Here we are!
- Uh, Cat?

We're still at my house.

- I know. I said we were going
on a little trip.

[laughing]

Hit the Shrinkamadoodle!

- [gasps]
[horn honks]

[exciting music]



You should know where you are,
'cause for your information,

we just made a trip back
to Tiny Town Station.

- Wow, cool.

[banjo music]

This is amazing.

- It doesn't look tiny at all.

- That's 'cause
we're tiny too.

- Isn't this fun?

Come on, let's rescue
that mailbag.

[jazzy music]

- My fingers were too big
to fit in here before.

But now, my whole arm can fit.

- Yes, the Shrinkamadoodle
is oodles of fun.

Ah! Now we're just
the right size

to make sure the job's done.

- All right, the mail
is ready for pickup.

- Ah! Great.

Let's get big again
and deliver that mail.

- Cat, wait.

Do we have to go?

Can't we stay small
for a while?

- Yeah, it's not every day we
get to run our own railroad.

- Well, we are the right size
for the job.

Let's do it!

All aboard!

[laughter]
both: Choo-choo!

- This way, sir.
Watch your step.

- I call dibs on
a window seat.

- All right, Fish.

- Mail car's ready!

- Then find a seat, Nick!

This train is ready to roll.

It... won't... move!

Oops. [giggles] I forgot
it's just a model train.

Nick, how do we make it go?

- Ah, I forgot.

The on switch is way over there
on the control box.

One of us has to stay behind
to work the switch.

- Not it!

- Not it!
- Not it!

- Not it! [laughing]

- We all want to ride
the train,

but somebody has
to start it.

- If a good turner-on-er
is all that we need,

then let Thing One
and Thing Two

get our train up to speed!

[whistles]

both: Whoo-hoo!

both: Hello!

- Things, we've hit
a little bit of a glitch.

Can you go over there
and throw that switch?

both: Uh-huh!

[laughter]

[chattering, grunting]

both: Ta-da!

[horn whistles]

- Whoo-hoo!
- Yay!

- Here comes the mail car!

[upbeat music]

- We did it.
The hook caught the mailbag.

- The mail is on the move.

[laughing]

- Uh-oh.
And so's the Thinga-ma-jigger.

- Oh, no. I can't look.

[train whistles]

- Uh-oh!

[dramatic music]



both: Uh-oh!

- [gasps] It didn't break.

- But when did the train
get so high up?

- It didn't get higher.
We got shorter.

Too short to jump down.

- But if we can't get back
to the Thinga-ma-jigger,

then how can we get big again?

- There's got to be a way.

Maybe we just need
the right tool for the job.

- Yeah, something to get us
from a high place

to a low place.

- Like stairs or an elevator.

- Or, [gasps] a ladder!

- [gasps] The track does
look like a ladder.

It's nice and long.

- Yeah, it's almost as long
as a train car.

Let's try it.

[ladder creaks]

both: Uh-oh!

[clank]

- Whoopsie.

Looks like that tool

is a little too short

for the job.

- We need a longer tool.

- [gasps] What about
the pretend logs?

- Are they long enough?

- Hmm. The log is shorter
than the train car.

- And the piece of track
we used

was almost the same length.

- So we still need
something longer.

- Well, that's just great.

We're stranded here stuck
small, forever.

- Fear not, Fish.
We'll think of something.

Hmm, now what's longer
than a train car?

- [gasps] I know.

Come on!

What's longer than a train car?

- [gasps] The box it came in!

Because the car had to fit
inside the box.

And it's only made
of cardboard.

So, we should be able
to carry it.

[all grunting]

- That's it!
- It's long enough!

- We did it! We found
the right tool for the job.

- It's also the most fun
tool for the job.

[laughing]
Look, it's a tube slide!

Who wants to go first?

- Me go!
- Whoo-hoo!

- Whee-hee-hee-hee!

- Yahoo!

- Whoo-hoo!

- Whee!

[laughing]

[all cheer]

- Now let's not try to go
too fa--

[yelling]

- Ah-ha-ha-ha!

- [exhales]

Can we do that again?

- We've had a ball being small,

but now it's time to get tall.

To the Thinga-ma-jigger!

[upbeat music]

[helicopter blades whirring]

- Bye-bye, Tiny Town.

[all cheering]

- Hit the Big-ama-boodle!

- Yeah!
- Whoo-hoo, yeah!

[upbeat music]

- Hello, Tiny Town.
- You did it.

You rescued the mail. [laughs]

- It's so tiny.

I-I don't want to drop it
again.

- And we know our fingers are
a little too big for the job.

- We need something that's
the right size to grab it.

- Well, why didn't you say so?

[laughs] I have a whole hat
full of grabbers.

I got tongs.

- But these are even bigger
than our fingers.

- Hmm, how about tweezers?

- The tweezers are small.
A small tool for a small job.

There.

Let's see.

[train whistles]

- Yes, the mail
is back on track!

[all cheer]

- So you still want
to throw this out?

It's too small to be any good.

- No way.

It's just the right size

for the right kind of job.

- I guess answers to problems
can come in all sizes.

This wee empty box was just
full of surprises.

[laughter]

- Choo-choo!

[all cheering]

- ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo,
do-da-le-do ♪

♪ Do try this at home

Let's see what Nick and Sally
are doing at home today.

- Okay, who's ready to play
my brand new game,

Measure-a-rama?

- How do you play that?

- You show me how many
different ways

you can measure the distance

from this starting line
to the tree.

Let's keep track on this paper.

- I know, I'll count how many
giant steps it is.

One...

two...

three...

four!

- Good one, Nick.
Four giant steps.

Okay, what do you got, Sally?

- The jump rope.
Do you think we can use that?

- There's only one way
to find out.

- You take the other end, Nick,

and see if it goes all the way
to the tree.

- It reaches!
- Yes!

It's one jump rope from
the wagon to the tree.

So, there's two
different ways to--

- Wait, I just thought
of another way.

We can measure in wagons.

- How?
There's only one wagon.

- But we can use the wagon
over and over.

See, if we do it this way,

then we can measure one...

- Two...

- Three wagons
to the tree.

- Ha! I guess there are all
kinds of ways to measure.

What can you use
to measure things with?

- So...
both: Do try this at home!

[bright music]



- Hi, Sally.
Where did you get those sticks?

- They're left over from
Mom's vegetable garden.

I thought we could build
something neat with them.

But what can you build with
only one, two, three sticks?

- Just three? Three sticks
isn't enough to build anything.

- You're going to need more.
- Lots more.

- More what?
I hope it's fun, fun, fun.

[laughing]
- Hi, Cat.

- It would be fun if we had
more sticks to build with.

- I think I can help you get
out of this fix.

I know a place where you'll
find lots of sticks!

- [gasps] You do?

- It's a place called Bambaroo!

Does it sound like fun to you?

Your mother will not mind
at all if you do.

- You bet! Let's go.

Mom, can I go to Bambaroo with
Sally and the Cat in the Hat

to get more sticks
to build with?

- Bambaroo? Sounds like a place
you can stick with.

Have fun.
- 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 ♪

[calm music]



- In Bambaroo's forests,

there's lots to be found.

And you're welcome to take
what you find on the ground.

- So where do we start, Cat?

- This way! Follow me.

- Wow, check out all
the sticks!

- I think we'll find enough
to build with here.

Quick, Nick, help me
pick up sticks.

- Remember, you can take
what you need,

as long as you need
what you take.

[both yelp]

- I don't think we can
carry them all ourselves.

- When you need extra hands
picking up sticks in Bambaroo,

then who better to call than
Thing One and Thing Two?

[whistles]

both: Whoo-hoo!

[chattering]

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

- Well, hello, Things.

Would you kindle come over
and help pick up sticks?

[laughter]

[chattering]

- [giggling]

- Ta-da!

- Thanks, Things.
- To the Thinga-ma-jigger.

- We've picked up all
the sticks in Bambaroo.

So, what are you going
to build first, Sally?

- I don't know.
With enough sticks,

you can build anything.

- Oh, dear. Oh, my. Oh, no.

- Oh, dear? Oh, my? Sounds like
someone's in trouble.

- [straining]

One more.
[straining]

Oh. [straining]

- [gasps] Hello.
What's the matter?

- Every day I have trouble
trying to get up there.

- That's quite a problem.

- Hmm, no wonder
you're having trouble.

It's too high.

[gasps] We can build something
out of sticks

to help you get up there.

- Oh, thank you.

Building is not what
snails do best.

But do you have enough
to spare?

- We have lots.
- And lots.

[both chatter]

- Let's think of how
to do this.

- [gasps] How about
building a ramp?

- That's a great idea.

Let's try!

There you go. Try that.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whuh!
- It wobbles too much.

- And I think it needs
to be wider.

- [gasps] Maybe if we add
a stick on each side,

it'll be wide enough.

- Great idea!

- There.
- It's wide enough.

But it still wobbles.

What if we tie it
together?

Does anyone
have any string?

- String's one of my
favorite things.

I just have to remember
where I put it.

[grunts]

Ah!

There it is.

- Thanks, Cat.

Try that!

- Oh, oh. [giggles]

Oh, this ramp works great.

Thank you so, so much!

- Well done, Sally and Nick.

That ramp did the trick.
- Bye, snail.

Happy trails.
- Bye for now!

- Ah, that felt good.
- What did?

- Building something to make
life easier for someone.

And it only took one,
two, three sticks.

- Three? Is that all?
For such a good feeling?

Ah, imagine that.

- [humming]

- Oh, hello.
What's up?

- What's up? That.

It's the world's first
Shapes Mobile

built by a dragon.

[chuckles]
That's me.

- Wow, that's so cool.

- I hate to mention this,but...

it looks a little
lopsided.

- Oh, I was hoping
you wouldn't notice.

Oh, if I had just one more
shape, it'd be perfect.

- So, why don't you just
make the last shape?

- Oh, I would, but I can't find
any sticks.

I looked and I looked, but
there were none on the ground.

- Oh, I'm sorry. I guess we
picked them all up.

- We have more than
enough for ourselves.

How many do you need?

- Oh, um, well, only
one, two, three sticks.

- Just three?
- You got 'em.

- What? You'd give me
three whole sticks?

- Sure, but what can you build
with only three sticks?

- My favorite shape of all.

One, two, three.

- It's a perfect triangle.
- Um...

[chuckles] You wouldn't happen
to have any string, would you?

- Yes, I do. I know I have some
more around here somewhere.

both: Cat!

- Ah, there it is.

Here you go.
- Oh, perfect!

[muttering]

- Look at him build.
That is one talented dragon.

- Ah. There it's finished.

[gasps]

The world's first Shapes Mobile
built by a dragon.

That's me.

[laughter]

- And I couldn't have
finished it without you.

Thank you, thank you, thank
you, thank you, thank you.

- [giggles] You're welcome.

- And it only took
three sticks.

- Imagine that.
Only three.

- Ah! Look out!
It's tipping over!

- Oh, no! No, no, no, no!

Please tell me this
isn't happening!

No!

- Your beautiful mobile.

- Oh, so much for the world's
first Shapes Mobile

built by a dragon.

That was me.

- Why did it fall over?

- It looks like this one pole
wasn't strong enough

to hold up the mobile.

- It needs something
to help it stay up.

- Yeah, more support
to make it stronger.

- [sniffling] But that would
take more sticks.

- Hmm.

Would three sticks help?

- Are you kidding?
That's exactly what I need!

- Okay, coming right up.

- Oh, but then you won't have
any sticks left.

- I know. But it is the world's
first Shapes Mobile

built by a dragon.

- Ha, you're right!
That's me!

And... that should do it.

Ta-da!

Huh? Ooh.

- Please, please, please!

[creaking]

- It works!

- Those three sticks
were perfect!

They'll support the pole
and make it strong enough

to hold up my mobile!

- I never thought I'd see
the importance of three.

- Oh, thank you, thank you,
thank you.

I'll never forget
your kindness.

[both laughing]
Aw, yeah.

- I feel warm all over.

- That's a feeling you get
helping others with less.

And it does bring a tear
to my eye,

I confess. [laughs]

[blows nose]

You two are great builders.

- Great builders?
- What? We built?

- You built some
wonderful friendships

out of sticks.

- Speaking of sticks,
we're all out of them.

- That's okay, Fish.
We don't need more sticks.

- I thought that was the whole
point of this trip.

- I know, but now I think
three sticks

is enough to build with.

- Let's go find out.

- The ramp was made
with three sticks.

- And the dragon's
triangle shape

was made with three sticks.

- And when we used three sticks
to support the pole

for the dragon's mobile,

it reminded me
of something else.

What if I put these
two sticks together

this way, and you bring
the point of the third stick

together with them?

- Oh, I get it.

- Cat, you don't happen to have
any more string, do you?

- Yes, I do. This time I put
the string around my finger

to remember where it is.

Aha! Here.
[laughing]

- See? Three sticks is exactly
how many we need

to make a perfect
tent shape.

- All it needs is
a finishing touch.

- How cool!

- Thanks, Cat.

- Awesome! Ha, ha!

- Who knew you could build
so much from so little?

- I have an idea who.

- Is there room
for one more?

[laughing]
- Just enough.

[all laughing]

[upbeat music]

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