"The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss" (1996) TV series

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Directors:

David Gumpel
Steve Feldman

Writers:

Gary Cooper (writer) (episode)
Adam Felber (writer)
(more)

Release Date:

13 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Bruce Lanoil	...	The Cat in the Hat / Fox in Socks
Anthony Asbury	...	Yertle the Turtle / The Grinch / Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose
John Kennedy	...	Little Cat C / Horton the Elephant / Mr. Knox / Norval the Fish
Kathryn Mullen	...	Little Cat A / Morton the Elephant-Bird / Junior Kangaroo
Stephanie D'Abruzzo	...	Little Cat B / Jane Kangaroo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pam Arciero	...	Lulu's Dog (voice)
Tim Lagasse	...	Fox in Socks / Jr. Kangaroo / Others

Directed by
David Gumpel
Steve Feldman		(1996)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Cooper		writer (episode "Great Mystery of Lake Winna-Bango")
Adam Felber		writer
Richard Marcus		writer
Bill Marsilii		(episodes "The Muckster", "Horton Has a Hit")
Jay Martel		writer
Allan Neuwirth		(episode "Great Mystery of Lake Winna-Bango")
Mo Rocca		writer
Craig Shemin		writer

Produced by
Lou Berger	....	supervising producer (1996-1997)
David Cohen	....	executive producer
David Steven Cohen	....	executive producer
Michael K. Frith	....	executive producer
Lauren Gray	....	producer (1996-1998)
David Gumpel	....	co-producer
Brian Henson	....	executive producer
Brian Henson	....	producer
Jonathan G. Meath	....	producer (1996-1997)
Will Ryan	....	consulting producer
Stephanie Simpson	....	executive producer (1998)
Bob Stein	....	producer (1997-1998)

Original Music by
Joe Carroll
Bob Golden
Jim Klein
Stephen Lawrence		(2000)
Peter Thom

Film Editing by
Jason Bielski
Vadia Potenza

Production Design by
Jim Dultz

Art Direction by
Chas Plummer

Art Department
Jeff Baumgardner	....	carpenter (1996)
Sherief Elkatsha	....	prop builder
Dina Varano	....	scenic artist
Dina Varano	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Joe Carroll	....	supervising sound editor
Neil Cedar	....	dialog editor seasons 1 and 2
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Adam Hawkey	....	3D virtual set animator
Eric Tenneson Rich	....	animator

Camera and Electrical Department
Rafael Latorre	....	lighting technician (1996)

Music Department
Bob Golden	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Eric Black	....	production staff
Sarah de Gaudemar	....	intern (1996) (as Sarah E. Meyer)
Jane Howell	....	puppet builder
Madeline S. McEneney	....	production staff (1996)
Dave Powitz	....	writing assistant (1996)
Peter J. Villa	....	script supervisor (1996)

Production Companies

• Dr. Seuss Enterprises
• Jim Henson Company, The
• Jim Henson Productions

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (USA)

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Wubbulucious

This show aired on Nickelodean for a while I believe. It was made by the Jim Henson company using puppetry and computer animation, so it goes without saying that it's top-notch. It had it's funny moments, but it was mostly for children and I rarely laughed when watching it. The voice acting is good, and the Henson company did a great job of making the characters and surroundings reminiscent of Dr. Seuss' books. All the stories contain characters from Seuss' books, like the Cat in the Hat, the little cats, Fox in Sox, Horton, Morton (Horton's son), and the Grinch. While watching this I was reminded of another great show by the Henson company called The Animal Show, which aired on Animal Planet several years ago.

Although it is in no way equal to the actual animated movies of Seuss' stories, nor is it half as rhyme-witty, it is still a great tribute to Seuss' legacy. Children and adults alike will find this to be a wonderful and visually appealing show.