The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss

Overview

The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss is an American live-action/puppet television series based on characters created by Dr. Seuss, produced by Jim Henson Productions. It aired for two seasons on the Nick Jr. Block on Nickelodeon. For the first few episodes, the show aired during Sunday night prime time, immediately before Nick News. It also premiered on PBS from January 12, 1998 until May 25, 2002. It is notable for its use of live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, for refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss's own works. It derives its name from wubble, a type of unicycle mentioned in the Dr. Seuss book I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew.

Episodes

The Gink

S01E01 The Gink

October 13, 1996 30 min
When Eliza Jane gets to choose a pet, she wants something special, so the Cat in the Hat offers her a Gink (a cross between a gunk and a skink). Taking care of the Gink...
Who Are You, Sue Snue?

S01E02 Who Are You, Sue Snue?

October 20, 1996 30 min
It's Sue Snue's 11 ½ birthday, and tradition decrees that she decide what she wants to do for the rest of her life (or else eat her hat). Her four uncles want her to follow...
The King's Beard

S01E03 The King's Beard

October 27, 1996 30 min
King Lindy of Lime has a beard so long that no one knows just how long it is. Yertle the Turtle, the King's trusted advisor, suggests that a young jester named Elwood be sent to...
The Song of the Zubble-Wump

S01E04 The Song of the Zubble-Wump

November 3, 1996 30 min
The priceless Zubble-Wump egg has been in Megan Mullally's family for as long as anyone can remember, so when the Grinch steals it, she sets off with Horton to get it back. The egg is...

S01E05 The Guest

November 10, 1996 30 min
Larry Nooly and his family are going to the Lodge at beautiful Lake Mulloon, the most perfectly happy place you can possibly imagine. That is, of course, until the Grinch checks in and everyone else...

S01E06 The Simplifier

November 17, 1996 30 min
Harried Dad Tidbiddle is a remarkably busy man with no time to spare, so when the Cat in the Hat tries to sell him a ""Simplify-Your-Life-Machine,"" Dad is immediately smitten. Too smitten, it seems, because...

S01E07 The Snoozer

November 24, 1996 30 min
The beloved Snoozer statue is missing, and there is only one suspect: Yertle the Turtle. Jane Kangaroo is convinced that Yertle is guilty, and when Horton the Elephant comes to his defense, Jane assumes that...

S01E08 Mrs. Zarbarelli's Holiday Baton

December 15, 1996 30 min
Mrs. Zabarelli has been in charge of the town's Jingle Day Pageant for 49 years, but this year, she's put the show in the hands of her young student, Annie DeLoo. One by one the...

S01E09 The Mystery of Winna-Bango Falls

January 5, 1997 30 min
When Jane Kangaroo insists that the citizens of Lake Winna-Bango cease sliding around on Fruzzle-Floom Fruit peels and instead discard them, the mighty waterfall mysteriously stops falling. It's up to our hero, Thidwick the Big-Hearted...

S01E10 Almost There

February 2, 1997 30 min
Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox have won a free trip to far-off Gazir! However, they must first claim their prize at the bureaucratic Travel Center, where they must endure Yertle the Turtle, dozens of...
Oh, the People You'll Meet

S01E11 Oh, the People You'll Meet

February 9, 1997 30 min
It's moving day, and no one is more bummed than Julian Jeremy Jaroo Jalloo. But when the Cat in the Hat appears, Julian is whisked away on a magical elevator ride to meet all (or...

S01E12 The Blag-Bludder Beast

March 2, 1997 30 min
The people of Troomph are the most frightened people around, and their biggest fear is the oft- discussed-but-never-seen Blag-Bludder Beast. So when Yertle unknowingly ""conquers"" this mythical creature, he has the Troomphians in the palm...

S01E13 The Muckster

March 16, 1997 30 min
The ""House and Home Show"" is coming to feature the super-tidy Jane Kangaroo, but young Junior has made their house an absolute mess. Enter the Cat in the Hat with the mighty Muckster, a cleaning...

S01E14 Norval the Great

March 30, 1997 30 min
Binkham Tamino McDoyal the Third (but everyone calls him Binky) spins a mighty yarn about the many adventures he has had with his amazing goldfish, Norval. Of course, such tall tales couldn't possibly be true,...
Max the Hero

S01E15 Max the Hero

April 20, 1997 30 min
Max, the Grinch's dog, has saved a baby's life and won the hearts of everyone. Mayor Stovepipe invites the new hero to live in the mayoral mansion, leaving the Grinch alone, interviewing new candidates for...

S01E16 The Road To Ka-Larry

April 27, 1997 30 min
Sue Snue is sent on an important mission: to deliver a box filled with precious gifts to Regina, the Queen of Ka-Larry. With Fox in Socks and Mr. Knox as her escorts, she must do...

S01E17 Yertle the King

May 4, 1997 30 min
Yertle's Aunt Myrtle (a bona-fide queen!) has left Yertle temporarily in charge of her kingdom while she is away. Big mistake.

S01E18 Horton Has a Hit

May 11, 1997 30 min
When Yertle hears Horton singing a lullaby to Morton, he knows that Horton has what it takes to make it to the top (and to take Yertle with him). Horton must leave the suddenly-popular Morton...

S01E19 The Birthday Moose

May 18, 1997 30 min
Thidwick is so excited...it's his birthday, and just like every other year, the Birthday Bird will take him (and all of the other birthday celebrants) to Katroo for a huge party. But when word comes...

S01E20 The Grinch Meets His Max / Halfway Home To Malamaroo

May 25, 1997 30 min
The Cat in the Hat has left Little Cats A, B, and C alone with a nifty storytelling machine, and when they insert a backscratcher, they hear the story of how the Grinch and his...

S01E24 Episode 24

September 21, 1997
The fur starts to fly when the Cat in the Hat tries to find his missing bow tie. Elsewhere, Yertle the Turtle profits handsomely from selling his mess-free Turtle Tree to Jane Kangaroo.

Cast

Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Max the Dog / Little Cat B
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Little Cat A
Bruce Lanoil
Bruce Lanoil
The Cat in the Hat
John E. Kennedy
John E. Kennedy
Little Cat C
Anthony Asbury
Grinch
Anthony Asbury
Yertle the Turtle
John E. Kennedy
John E. Kennedy
Horton the Elephant
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Junior Kangaroo
Kathryn Mullen
Kathryn Mullen
Morton the Elephant-Bird
Anthony Asbury
Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Tim Lagasse
Tim Lagasse

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