The Cat In the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Jumping on the Moon: Nick and Sally are trying to jump high enough to touch the moon, but “what goes up must come down” says the Cat. That’s gravity! And to show them just what gravity is, that means a trip to the moon! That’s where they meet Astronaut Audrey who takes them for a space walk to learn all about gravity. Sneezy Riders: Sally and Nick are playing hide and seek, but Nick keeps sneezing! How can they stop it from happening? Good thing Cat’s friend Cluey Looey will be able to help them! At Muddyfeet Waterhole they discover that Louie is having the same problem! Nothing a trip inside Louie’s nose can’t solve! Inside a super shrunken Thingamajigger, Nick, Sally and Cat discover what causes sneezing and what they can do to avoid it from happening!

Inside Out: Nick keeps trying to surprise Sally, but he just can’t do it! The Cat takes them to find a real surprise in the Skippylarito Fields! Once there, Cat shows them a special bean - that suddenly moves! With a shrunken Thingamajigger, they go inside the bean and meet the moth larvae that lives there. They learn that it’s really the moth that causes the bean to move. What a neat surprise indeed! Hear Here: The kids hear chirping but can’t find where it’s coming from. If only they had better ears. Ears like an elephant? Or maybe an owl or even a fox? Not a problem when the Cat’s around! He takes them to meet these animals with amazing ears. Back home the kids used what they learned from their new friends to find the sound – a teeny tiny cricket! What other great sounds are around?

Bounce: Nick and Sally are wondering why their ball is so bouncy. Fish tells them it’s because it’s made from rubber, and rubber comes from trees. Cat doesn’t believe him so it’s time to ask the expert, Dr. Twiggles! It turns out Fish is right! And Dr. Twiggles shows them all just how rubber is made, and all the wonderful things rubber can make! Timmy Tippy Toe: Nick and Sally are playing on a climbing frame but just can’t manage to get to the top. Cat tries to show them how it’s done but he can’t do it either! Time to go see Timmy Tippy Toe, the Klipspringer who is an expert climber! Timmy teaches them to use their hands and their feet, and now they can reach the top of their own “mountain”!

No Night Today: Nick and Sally want to keep playing, but it’s getting dark. Why does nighttime have to come? The Cat knows someone who can answer that question – Astronaut Audrey! With a trip to her International Space Station and a large model of the solar system, the kids learn that it’s the earth’s spinning near the sun that makes it night or day. Fun in the Sun: Phew it’s hot! Too hot to play outside. Not according to The Cat! His friend Hilda the Hippo knows all about having fun in the sun. A visit to Muddymoo River teaches them that hippos make their very own sunscreen to protect them from the hot sun. Now that they all have their sunscreen on, it’s time for some fun in the sun!

Meet the Beetles: Unlike many insects, beetles cannot as a rule take off instantly to the air. So many beetles have evolved means for "buying time" when under attack. Tongue Tied: Animals use their tongues in many ways to detect, catch and eat the food they need.

Manatees and Mermaids: Nick and Sally discover how manatees move slowly yet
gracefully underwater and are at risk as a result from humans in boats. The Last Chocolate: The process of how chocolate is made from the humble cocoa bean – by picking the beans, drying them, roasting them and then crushing them to get the juice, then adding sugar while you heat it, pour it into a mold and cool it.

Tough Enough: Nick and Sally are trying to guess what animal is the toughest one – is it a lion? Oh no, it must be the enormous elephant! Why not at all, says The Cat. The toughest of all is a teeny tiny Waterbear. Huh? Off to meet Cat’s friend Wally the Waterbear. After shrinking down in the Thingamajigger, they find Wally and start to play the Tough Enough game! Wally is tough enough to live anywhere, so it’s off to Freeze Your Knees Snowland to test it out. Then they go to the super hot Gritchity-Gratch Desert, then even a trip into space! Wally can live anywhere! He really is the toughest of all! How Cool is Coral: The Cat needs help! He needs to get his fish friend Ting Tang Tony back to his family. Off to Scoobamareen they go! Tony and Cat got distracted while he was drawing pictures of the beautiful coral that’s all around them. Using Cat’s drawings as a map, they swim to get Tony back home. Along the way they meet little polyps that live in the coral and learn that they actually helped to make it! They learn about how long it takes to make and how delicate it is. Luckily they soon find Tony’s family and they’re reunited. Back home Nick and Sally make their own coral drawings, 'cause you never know when the Cat might need help again!

Babies: Sally is looking after some baby hamsters, but how can she and Nick hold them right? Well, different animals hold their babies different ways. A trip to Ozzie-Wozz Outback will help them, Cat has some friends who know all about carrying babies! First up is Wilma the spider, who carries all her babies on her back. Then it’s off to see Dilly the crocodile, she carries her babies in her mouth! And the last stop, Coco the Koala who uses a pouch to carry her little one. But how does that help Nick and Sally? Well, all the babies were happiest with their moms, so they’ll just leave them all together. Fast: It’s a race to the treehouse, but Nick and Sally wish they could go as fast as an airplane! How about a peregrine? asks The Cat. What’s that? The fastest creature in the world! His friend Perry the Peregrine Falcon will show them how fast he can be. Off to Steep-and-Deep Cliffs to meet him! Using Cat’s special backpacks, the kids have wings like Perry’s so they can fly through the air too. Perry shows them how he dives straight down to catch his food. Who wants to be as fast as an airplane, when you can be a peregrine falcon!

Little Lemmings: It’s cold outside, but Nick and Sally want to keep playing. Is there a way to stay warm out in the cold? Cat’s friend Lars the Lemming will know! He lives in the Wundra-Bundra-Tundra. It’s cold out, but with Lars’ fur coat, he doesn’t even notice! They help Lars find a new home, one where there’s more food for him and his family and they discover that he uses the snow to help keep him warm! Back at home the kids wear two winter coats to help them keep warm. But what’s even warmer than that, hot chocolate! Keep the Beat: Nick and Sally have been running around the backyard and now their chests are thumpity thumping! The Cat explains that that is their hearts boom boom booming! But why? wonders Sally. A visit to Dr. Giggles will answer that question. By shrinking down super small, they follow Dr. Giggles’ directions to follow the path that blood takes, learning about how the heart is a pump. They watch Thing 2’s heart beat faster when he runs, and slows down when he stops. With all this running around, their bodies are now making another sound - rumbling tummies!

Name That Sound: Sally and Nick are trying to stump each other by guessing the animal sounds they’re making. But the Cat stumps them both when he tries to make the sound of a cricket! That didn’t sound like a cricket. They all try but just can’t figure out how a cricket makes its noise. Well Cat’s friend Clarence the Cricket can surely show them! Fabulous Feathers: Sally is playing dressup, but her favourite hat no longer has any feathers on it. Where can they find more? The Cat’s good friend Puranjay might be able to help! He’s a peacock who lives in Feathery Flats, he has plenty of feathers! Sally collects the feathers that have fallen out of Puranjay and discover that each one has it’s own distinct job. But it’s his tail feathers that are just jazzy and snazzy enough for her hat! They are the most fabulous feathers! Off to the Grassy-Grove-Dell to meet him! He shows him his wings, one that is comblike, the other a scraper, when he rubs them together, he makes his wonderful cricket noise. Back at home Nick and Sally find things around the house they can use to mimic Clarence – a deck of cards and a comb!

Take a Walk: Sally and Nick are practicing to be in a three-legged race, but walking on three legs is hard! Well if anyone knows about walking, its Cat’s friends Sid the centipede, Spinny the spider and Bugsy the beetle! They all teach the kids how they walk on many legs by keeping a steady pace and walking in a rhythm and a beat. Back at home, Nick and Sally practice what they learned by using their own special rhythm! Cotton Patch: Oh no! Nick has torn his favourite shirt! He needs a perfect patch of cotton to fix it. Good thing Cat’s friend Dr. Twiggles knows all about cotton! Off to Fluff’n Stuff Fields to see him! Once there, the kids are astonished to learn that you can make clothes from plants! Dr. Twiggles shows them how to pick the cotton, clean and dry it, comb it and spin it into thread. Finally, he demonstrates how the thread comes together to make a patch by using his loom. They even learn how to dye the cotton by using berry juice. Nick’s favourite shirt is as good as new!

Rumbly Tumbly: Nick’s hungry tummy is rumbling! But why do our stomachs make noises when they’re hungry? A super shrunken trip into Thing One’s stomach will show them the answer! They learn how chewing and stomach juices help to break down the food, and the tummy sounds are actually the stomach working. When your tummy is empty, the sounds are much louder! There’s only one way to quiet Nick’s rumbly tumbly… a chewy chocolate chunky chunk chip cookie! Planet Name Game: Nick and Sally have run out of things to name in the garden. Good thing Cat needs help putting his model of the solar system back together – they can help him name the planets! Off in the Space-a-ma-racer they go on a whirlwind trip around the universe, learning the names of the seven planets as they go.

Step This Way: The kids are playing dress up, with Sally wearing her mom’s shoes, and Nick wearing his dad’s shoes. They’re having trouble walking, and the Cat thinks it’s because their feet are the wrong shape. But doesn’t everyone have the same shaped feet? Not at all! The Cat takes them to the Jungle of Bingle-Bungle Boo to meet his friends Emily the teal, Mikey the lemur and Greg the Gecko. They see that animals have differently shaped feet to help them do different things! You need the right feet for the right job! Anything You Can Do: Nick and Sally are pretending to be The Cat in the Hat. But there’s only one Cat, no doubt about that! Pretending to be other people is hard. The Cat takes Nick and Sally to meet his good friend Mimi the Mimic Octopus to learn some tips on how to pretend to be someone else. They learn how to observe, pick out something special about the person and then copy it. Mimi does it to protect herself, but now Nick and Sally can pretend to be the one and only Cat!

Gorillas in the Nest: Sally and Nick have made a sleepover tent on the floor. But it’s not very comfortable. The Cat’s friend Gordon the Gorilla knows how to make a comfortable bed. Off to the Twisty-Misty Mountains to meet him! They discover that gorillas build nests to sleep in, with the dads sleeping on the ground and the moms and kids sleeping in a tree! Now Nick and Sally know how to make their own comfy cozy “nests” at home! Tale of a Dragon: Dragons don’t really exist, but Cat knows some lizard friends who are oh-so like dragons! They can show Nick and Sally how to pretend to be dragons. The first one they meet is Ignacio the green iguana who shows them his spikes and dewlap. Then it’s off to meet Draco the flying lizard who has wings! Kimora the komodo dragon is the last stop, she shows the kids her long wiggly tongue. Now, with some help from things around the house, Nick and Sally know just what they need to be dragons!

Top of the Sky: Sally, Nick and Cat are playing with their toy rocket. Using the Cat’s “Whoa-Look-At-It-Go-Launcher” he shoots the rocket up up and up! But now they need to go find it. Off to the top of the sky! They pass the treetops, and the mountains. Where is the top of the sky? They keep going higher until they’re in space! They meet Audrey the Astronaut who explains that there is no top to the sky. The sky turns into space and space goes on forever! Just when the kids think their rocket is lost, they find it in Audrey’s space station. Though they can’t launch their rocket to the top of the sky, launching it to the moon is just as cool! Jiggle Bones: Nick and Sally are wiggling and jiggling like the jelly mould in front of them. But they can’t quite wiggle the same way. How come? Bones of course! announces the Cat. Bones keep their bodies from being wiggly and jiggly. But why do they need bones? A visit to Dr. Giggles will answer that question! They learn about the big strong bones that help us stand and walk, the small bones that help us bend and move, and the all important bones that help protect our squishy bits! Even though they won’t let you wiggle and jiggle like jelly, bones are important!

Wrappers Delight: Sally and Nick are trying to wrap a present for their moms. But they’re having problems. Why meeting Cat’s good friend Gina the Giraffe Weevil, will help! Gina shows them how she uses leaves to wrap her eggs to protect them while she waits for them to hatch. They learn how to carefully roll and fold the leaf so it doesn’t rip and it protects the egg. Back at home they can finally finish wrapping their present – a statue of the Cat in the Hat! Dive, Swim, Scoop: There’s a frog in Nick and Sally’s pool! They have to get him out but can’t catch him. Cat’s good friend Penny the Pelican can teach them how to catch things in water! Along the way they meet a gannett who shows them how he dives deep into the water to catch his food and a cormorant that zigs and zags through the water to catch hers. But that won’t help them catch the frog in their shallow pool. They finally find Penny and watch how she scoops with her big bill, like a net! Now Nick and Sally know how they can rescue the frog in their pool.

Paper Chase: Sally and Nick are making paper airplanes, but have run out of paper! Luckily Cat’s friend Dr. Twiggles can help them! Off to the Woody Wood Woods to see him. There, Dr. Twiggles shows them how to make new paper out of old paper – recycling! They watch how the old paper is shredded, then water and cleaner are added to make it into a thick, soupy mess! Then they put it through rollers that flatten it into large sheets of paper! Now Nick and Sally can make their airplanes, and the best part, they used recycled paper! A Polar Adventure: Nick and Sally have lost Teddy outside, they need to find him, bears don’t like the snow! Well some bears do, proclaims the Cat. In Freeze-Your-Knees-Snowland, Cat’s friend Polly the polar bear loves the snow! They meet Polly and her two bear cubs and learn how their thick fur keeps them warm and how their long claws keep them from slipping on the ice. When a storm blows in, Polly keeps everyone warm in her den. Polar bears really do like the cold! Back home, Sally finds Teddy buried under the snow, but he was nice and safe in his own little den!

Balancing Act: Sally and Nick are trying to walk across a beam in their backyard, but are having trouble staying on it! Can the Cat help? Why of course! His friend Zappa the snow leopard is an amazing balancer! He uses his big wide feet and his long tail to help him keep his balance. Nick and Sally don’t have tails, but they see how Zappa moves carefully to keep his weight balanced, now they know what to do at home. Using broomsticks to help them stay balanced, Nick and Sally are able to cross the balance beam. And just in time to have some yummy bran berry muffins! Marvelous Marbles: The kids are playing with glass marbles, until one of them rolls away! It was Nick’s “extra luck never miss marble”, now what is he going to do? Cat will take them to a sandy beach that’s full of marbles! But when they get there, all they see is sand. Cat’s friend Sharky McGee explains that sand makes glass. He shows them how sand is turned into glass and all the wonderful things you can make with it. Including marbles!

Biggest Bird: Sally and Nick are pretending to be birds, because it’s fun to fly! But not all birds can fly, says the Cat. His friend Os the ostrich can’t fly, but he can do oh so many other things! Why don’t they go meet him and try to guess what he’s best at doing? Off to Savannah Saloo! They guess that he’s good at being big, a really fast runner, growing beautiful feathers and seeing really far away! But those aren’t what he does best. They meet Os’ wife and ostrich chicks and realize that being moms and dads are what ostriches do best! Just like Nick and Sally’s moms and dads! Drum Di Drum: Nick and Sally are trying to make some music, but they need drums. What about the drums in your ears? asks the Cat. Drums in ears?? Dr. Giggles will teach them all about it! By shrinking down super small, they go inside Thing One’s ear to explore. They get to the ear drum and learn that it’s not for making sounds, but for catching them! Back at home they play their music, and thank their ear drums for being able to hear it!

The Skin I'm In: Nick and Sally are playing super heroes when Nick cuts his finger. He wishes he had skin like a super hero. Oh but you do, says The Cat! And a visit to Dr. Giggles to learn all about how super skin is, is just the thing! By shrinking down really small, they discover teeny tiny hairs on our skin, how stretchy our skin is and slippery too! They even learn that old skin falls off and new skin grows. It even fixes itself when it’s hurt! Skin really is super! Fishy Washy: Sally and Nick need to clean up the backyard. Cat has a friend who’s an expert at cleaning, perhaps he can give them some tips! It’s off to the ocean to meet this cleaner fish! They discover that Rufus doesn’t clean the ocean, he cleans other fish! They watch as Rufus cleans one bit at a time, that’s the trick! It’s not so hard to clean up, especially when you have friends to help!