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| creator = [[Dr. Seuss]] |
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| portrayer = [[Mike Myers]] <small>(''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|2003 film]]'')</small><br>[[Matt Frewer]] <small>(''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]) |
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| voice = [[Allan Sherman]] <small>(1971-1973)</small><br>[[Mason Adams]] <small>([[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat]])</small><br>[[Henry Gibson]] <small>([[Daisy-Head Mayzie]])</small><br>[[Bruce Lanoil]] <small>([[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]] Season 1)</small><br>[[Martin P. Robinson]] <small>([[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]] Season 2)</small><br>[[Martin Short]] <small>([[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]])</small> |
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'''The Cat in the Hat''' is a fictional character of [[The Cat in the Hat|the book of the same name]] and the mascot of the Dr. Seuss franchise. He is a farm cat of Dr. Seuss's short story The Cat in the Hat. With his book being an overwhelmingly successful best-seller, the Cat in the Hat has become a logo for Random House's beginner books, the production logo for all of Seuss's animated shorts, and Dr. Seuss's most popular character worldwide. |
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== Physical appearance == |
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The Cat is six feet tall, according to the original cartoon, the size of an average man. He is lean for the most part but has a stomach that sticks out like most Seuss characters. He wears white gloves, a red tie, and, of course, his signature red and white top hat. |
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What has changed about the Cat the most over all his adaptations are his markings. In all adaptations, he has a white face that either stops at the neck or goes down. His stomach on the other hand changes. The original short gives him an all black stomach as does ''I can read with my eyes shut'', however, Daisy Head Mayzie and The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that both give him a white stomach. ''Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'' is especially unusual as his design goes, as his stomach is a dark gray.<ref>http://customvinyldecor.com/the-cat-in-the-hat-iconic-character-from-dr-seuss-wall-vinyl-decal/</ref> |
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==Background== |
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An article by John Hersey about literacy in early childhood provided inspiration for ''The Cat in the Hat''. |
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Theodor Geisel, writing as Dr. Seuss, created ''The Cat in the Hat'' partly in response to the May 24, 1954, ''Life'' magazine article by John Hersey titled "Why Do Students Bog Down on First R? A Local Committee Sheds Light on a National Problem: Reading" In the article, Hersey was critical of school primers like those featuring Dick and Jane: |
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After detailing many issues contributing to the dilemma connected with student reading levels, Hersey asked toward the end of the article: |
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This article caught the attention of William Spaulding, who had met Geisel during the war and who was then the director of Houghton Mifflin's education division. Spaulding had also read the best-selling 1955 book ''Why Johnny Can't Read'' by Rudolf Flesch. Flesch, like Hersey, criticized primers as boring but also criticized them for teaching reading through word recognition rather than phonics. In 1955, Spaulding invited Geisel to dinner in Boston where he proposed that Geisel create a book "for six- and seven-year olds who had already mastered the basic mechanics of reading". He reportedly challenged, "Write me a story that first-graders can't put down!" |
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At the back of ''Why Johnny Can't Read'', Flesch had included 72 lists of words that young children should be able to read, and Spaulding provided Geisel with a similar list.> Geisel later told biographers Judith and Neil Morgan that Spaulding had supplied him with a list of 348 words that every six-year-old should know and insisted that the book's vocabulary be limited to 225 words. However, according to Philip Nel, Geisel gave varying numbers in interviews from 1964 to 1969. He variously claimed that he could use between 200 and 250 words from a list of between 300 and 400; the finished book contains 236 different words. |
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==Reference== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.webcitation.org/6f3yQf5MO?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/catinthehat.htm The Cat in the Hat] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. from the original on February 5, 2016. |
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Revision as of 00:05, 2 November 2018
The Cat in the Hat | |
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File:Thecatinthehat.png | |
First appearance | The Cat in the Hat |
Created by | Dr. Seuss |
Portrayed by | Mike Myers (2003 film) Matt Frewer (In Search of Dr. Seuss) |
Voiced by | Allan Sherman (1971-1973) Mason Adams (The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat) Henry Gibson (Daisy-Head Mayzie) Bruce Lanoil (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Season 1) Martin P. Robinson (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Season 2) Martin Short (The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!) |
In-universe information | |
Species | Cat |
Gender | Male |
The Cat in the Hat is a fictional character of the book of the same name and the mascot of the Dr. Seuss franchise. He is a farm cat of Dr. Seuss's short story The Cat in the Hat. With his book being an overwhelmingly successful best-seller, the Cat in the Hat has become a logo for Random House's beginner books, the production logo for all of Seuss's animated shorts, and Dr. Seuss's most popular character worldwide.
Physical appearance
The Cat is six feet tall, according to the original cartoon, the size of an average man. He is lean for the most part but has a stomach that sticks out like most Seuss characters. He wears white gloves, a red tie, and, of course, his signature red and white top hat.
What has changed about the Cat the most over all his adaptations are his markings. In all adaptations, he has a white face that either stops at the neck or goes down. His stomach on the other hand changes. The original short gives him an all black stomach as does I can read with my eyes shut, however, Daisy Head Mayzie and The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about that both give him a white stomach. Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is especially unusual as his design goes, as his stomach is a dark gray.[1]
Background
An article by John Hersey about literacy in early childhood provided inspiration for The Cat in the Hat.
Theodor Geisel, writing as Dr. Seuss, created The Cat in the Hat partly in response to the May 24, 1954, Life magazine article by John Hersey titled "Why Do Students Bog Down on First R? A Local Committee Sheds Light on a National Problem: Reading" In the article, Hersey was critical of school primers like those featuring Dick and Jane:
After detailing many issues contributing to the dilemma connected with student reading levels, Hersey asked toward the end of the article:
This article caught the attention of William Spaulding, who had met Geisel during the war and who was then the director of Houghton Mifflin's education division. Spaulding had also read the best-selling 1955 book Why Johnny Can't Read by Rudolf Flesch. Flesch, like Hersey, criticized primers as boring but also criticized them for teaching reading through word recognition rather than phonics. In 1955, Spaulding invited Geisel to dinner in Boston where he proposed that Geisel create a book "for six- and seven-year olds who had already mastered the basic mechanics of reading". He reportedly challenged, "Write me a story that first-graders can't put down!"
At the back of Why Johnny Can't Read, Flesch had included 72 lists of words that young children should be able to read, and Spaulding provided Geisel with a similar list.> Geisel later told biographers Judith and Neil Morgan that Spaulding had supplied him with a list of 348 words that every six-year-old should know and insisted that the book's vocabulary be limited to 225 words. However, according to Philip Nel, Geisel gave varying numbers in interviews from 1964 to 1969. He variously claimed that he could use between 200 and 250 words from a list of between 300 and 400; the finished book contains 236 different words.
Reference
External links
- The Cat in the Hat at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. from the original on February 5, 2016.