♪ Hey ♪ BOTH: 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!

♪ And now he’s arrived in the Thingamajigger ♪ ♪ The thing that he drives ♪ ♪ He’s a cat and he’s oodles of fun ♪ ♪ With his hairy helpers, Thing 2 and Thing 1 ♪ Yoo-hoo!

♪ Whoa!

Woo-hoo!

♪ Can’t stop 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 ♪ ♪ He knows a lot about that ♪ (Children laughing) (Sally giggling) Our sleepover tent looks great, Nick!

It’s like we’re camping out in the wild jungle, Sally!

(Giggling) Let’s go inside before the ferocious lions see us!

Or the scary giant gorillas!

(Giggling) (Yawning) I’m sleepy after exploring all that jungle.

Me, too.

(Groaning) But it’s-- it not very comfy in here!

Yeah, the floor’s too hard!

A hard floor is such a bore!

It’s the Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

You need to make your bed in a different way.

How?

My friend Gordon, the gorilla, lives in the jungles of Twisty Misty Mountain.

He knows all about building beds.

Is he a giant, scary gorilla?

Gordon?

No, he’s a real softie.

Just like his bed!

Can we go meet him in the jungle?

Of course you can!

Your mother will not mind at all if you do!

(Giggling) Mom, can you hear me?

NICK’S MOM: Loud and clear!

Can Sally and I go to Twisty Misty Mountain to meet a gorilla and learn how to make comfy beds?

(Nick’s mom laughing) NICK’S MOM: At Twisty Misty Mountain?

Roger that, have fun!

But don’t go ape on me.

(Laughing) Over!

I won’t!

Thanks, Mom!

Over and out!

BOTH: We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the thingamajigger!

The only beds fish need are riverbeds.

(Giggling) Is that where you sleep, Fish?

Me?

No, I float in the water, like this.

(Fish snoring) Wow, you don’t even need a pillow!

Buckle up!

Wha?

(Whirring) Flick the jigger-mawizzer!

(Giggling) (Horn honking) Isn’t this fun?

Yahoo!

♪ Here we go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ ♪ The thingamajigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, on an adventure ♪ ♪ We’re flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ ♪ On a mountain that’s misty we hope to see ♪ ♪ How a gorilla makes beds for you and for me ♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪ (Horn honking) Where are we, Cat?

I don’t know.

I can’t see a thing in all this mist.

(Gasping) Wait!

I can see the mountain!

Twisty Misty Mountain!

Then, let’s go land, shall we?

BOTH: Yay!

Hmm, where’s Gordon?

He’ll be here any minute.

Are you sure?

Sure, I’m sure!

Any moment... now!

(Gordon snorting) Whoa!

(Grunting, beating chest) BOTH: Ahhh!

(Howling) Gordon, how are ya?

Huh?

Cat, is that you?

It is!

And I brought my friends Nick and Sally-- Nick?

Sally?

You looked really scary!

Loud and scary!

Oh!

(Laughing) I only do it to scare away strangers.

If you’re Cat’s friends, I’ll give you a big gorilla-style hello.

(Chuckling) Hello!

Hi!

(Monkey chittering) Huh?

(Chittering) Ooh, ooh, ooh!

Ah, ah, ah!

Oh, oh, oh!

Oh, good work, Junior!

Nice "Oh, oh, oh!"

Ah, thanks, Dad!

So, do you think I’m scary like my dad?

(Giggling) BOTH: Yes, very scary!

Oh, me, oh, my!

Is it safe to come out now?

See, Dad?

They say I’m scary!

Well, you are, son!

Why don’t you try to be scary, too?

Like this.

Oh, oh, oh!

Oh, oh, oh!

NICK AND SALLY: Ooh, ooh, ooh!

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

Very good!

Whoo-ooo!

Oo-oo-ooh!

(Coughing) I need to lie down... on a comfy bed.

(Sally giggling) Oh, that’s why we’re here!

To ask you how to make a bed!

A comfortable place to sleep!

Oh, I don’t sleep in a bed.

I sleep in a nest.

A nest?

We thought only birds make nests.

Gorillas do, too!

Dad built his nest on the ground!

My dad’s the best nest-builder ever.

Oh, that’s my boy!

Heh, heh!

I know!

They could help us make our nests!

Can they, Dad?

Can they?

Sure!

We’d love to!

Yes!

We’re your nest-building crew!

Hoo-hoo-hoo-- (Coughing) I must stop doing that.

(All giggling) Follow me!

We have to get them finished before the sun goes down!

Oh, my mom will be back then!

She’s gone for a jungle walk.

Oh!

(Gordon chuckling) This is a good spot to build a nest.

Plenty of room, a few trees around.

Heh, heh, and lots of leaves and twigs to build with.

(Chuckling) You got that right, Junior.

Let’s get started.

Ah!

Now, copy me.

Okay!

Now, scoop some of the leaves up around you.

Nice and tight.

(Grunting) Ah!

This is cool!

Like this?

Oh, nice work there!

Oh!

Maybe I overdid the leaves just a tad.

(Laughing) I got twigs, Dad!

Oh, that’s good, son.

Now, everyone collect more twigs like Junior.

Okay!

Hey, I can see plenty around here!

(Giggling) Ugh!

Ah!

(Sally giggling) This is fun!

Hmm.

This, I think, could take all day.

Now, make the pile of twigs flat.

Give it a good pat, like this.

Ugh, ugh, ugh!

ALL: Pat!

Pat!

Pat the pile!

Great!

Now, roll around to get a great shape.

Roll!

NICK AND SALLY: Roll, roll, around the pile!

Ready to roll!

Ugh, whoa!

Ouch!

Who left this tree here?

(Giggling) Oh, Cat!

Oh, splendid nests, you two.

Thanks!

(Giggling) Hey, this is really comfy!

(Sighing) Mmm, the leaves make it fluffy and soft.

I told you my dad was the best nest-builder ever!

Oh, that’s my boy!

Now, we need to make the other nest.

Before it gets dark and Mom comes home!

Why do you need two nests?

Mom and the kids like to sleep up there in the tree.

NICK: Cool!

What about you?

Don’t you like sleeping in a tree?

Oh, ho, ho!

Dad’s too heavy to sleep in a tree.

(Grunting) (Laughing, grunting) He breaks the branches, and... oh!

Falls out!

Oh, my!

That’s why I sleep on my own personal nest, right here on the ground.

I’ll build the tree nest, Dad.

Nick and Sally can help!

We’ll build the best tree nest ever!

And I’ll build a tree nest that’s better than best.

Oh, ho, ho!

Sounds like we have a nest-building contest.

ALL: Yay!

(Laughing) Three against one?

Oh, that’s not fair!

Hmm, if building a tree nest is what you want done, then you must call Thing 2 and Thing 1!

(Whistling) Hello!

(Chittering) Cat, choose your branch.

Hmm, what about that one.

(Things chittering) How are we going to climb up to our branch?

Hop on my back, and I’ll swing you up.

Cool!

(Grunting) Mmm, ah!

These branches are easy to bend.

That gives our nest a good start.

I’ve got more twigs and leaves!

Ho, ho, ho!

That’s my boy!

(Thing 2 and 1 grunting) (Cat sighing) Gee, I like hard work.

I could watch it all day.

(Thing 2 and Thing 1 talking incoherently) We are getting great at building gorilla nests!

Yeah, we sure are!

Remember to flatten it down, and make sure it’s strong and safe.

Like this, hoo-hoo!

Jump, jump, jump!

ALL: Jump, jump, jump!

Oh, good work!

(Sighing) Ta-da!

Oh, goody!

I’m going to test my nest.

Ah-ha-ha!

It is the best!

(Sighing) (Branches cracking) Ahhhh!

Oof!

Uh-oh!

Ouch.

I’ll build a nest on the ground like Gordon’s next time.

(Sally sighing) This is so comfy!

And snuggly!

Well, that looks like a mighty fine nest you’ve built up there!

Oh, ho, Mom’s back!

Well, we’ve had some great help from Nick and Sally over here.

Thank you all!

(Baby cooing) That’s my sister.

Ah, coochie-coochie-coo!

(Spitting) Oh!

How utterly adorable.

(Laughing) Come along, Junior.

Time to go to your nest and sleep.

Bye!

NICK AND SALLY: Bye!

Goodbye, everyone!

BABY GORILLA: Bye-bye!

BOTH: Bye!

I guess it’s time for us to go home too.

To our own nests!

Thanks for showing us how to make the best nest in the jungle!

Oh, you’re welcome!

Come again soon.

See you later!

Bye!

Bye-bye!

It’s really quite clever, I’m sure you’ll agree, how a gorilla builds a nest on the ground and in a tree.

Their nests are such comfy, warm, cozy beds, made from twigs and leaves, all soft for their heads.

I’m building my own gorilla nest, out of pillows and blankets.

Ahh!

Me, too!

(Giggling) Everyone cozy and comfy?

Oh!

(Snoring) Building a gorilla’s nest is simply the best.

Shh!

Look yonder!

The mighty castle in the tree, Queen Sally!

We’re almost there, Sir Nick!

Only one thing stands in our way.

SALLY: The scary dragon!

Roar!

Oh!

It sounds angry.

How can we get past?

CAT: You need a dragon-catcher!

Aiiie!

Oof!

It’s the Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

You mean the Catcher in the Hat!

Hmm, are you sure this is a dragon?

No, it’s my pink pony.

We had to pretend, ’cause we don’t have a dragon.

What?

No dragon to guard the mighty castle in the tree?

How can that be?

We need to find a real dragon right now!

There aren’t any real dragons, Cat.

Only make-believe ones.

Then, maybe one of you should be a dragon.

Me, me!

I want to be a dragon!

Grrr!

Roar!

Ah, that’s scary!

But not scary enough to stop Sir Nick!

How can I be more like a dragon, Cat?

Well, I know some lizards who look oh-so like dragons.

Maybe they can give you some tips.

Can we meet them?

You can!

(Giggling) Your mother will not mind at all if you do!

(Giggling) (Sally’s Mom humming) Mom, can we go with the Cat to meet some lizards that look oh-so like dragons?

Lizards that look oh-so like dragons?

Sure, honey!

That sounds like a request to go on a quest.

Fare thee well, kids!

Thanks, Mom!

NICK AND SALLY: We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the thingamajigger!

♪ Are you ready?

♪ Yes, we are!

♪ Are you steady?

♪ Yes, we are!

♪ Are you sure you’re ready to explore?

♪ Yes, we are!

Then, buckle up!

(Horn honking) Flick the jigger-mawizzer!

(Giggling) (Honking) Isn’t this fun?

Yahoo!

♪ Here we go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ ♪ The thingamajigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, on an adventure ♪ ♪ We’re flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ ♪ To be like a dragon is our quest ♪ ♪ A scary dragon would be the best ♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go, go on an adventure ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, go ♪ (Horn honking) First stop, the rainforest of El Sudo Soleil!

Home to my friend Ignacio, the green iguana.

Iguana?

Is that a kind of lizard?

It is!

A green iguana is a lizard that lives in a tree.

Isn’t the thingamajigger too big to fit in a tree?

You’re right!

Press the shrinkamadoodle, Sally!

(Giggling) What does Ignacio look like, Cat?

He’s green, scaly and a lot like a dragon.

(Gasping) Wow, is that him?

He does look just like a dragon!

NICK: Cool!

Hey!

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, what’s going on?

This is my branch, buddy!

Hey, you get off-a my tree!

Ignacio, it’s me!

The Cat!

Oh, Cat!

Oh, I’m sorry.

I thought someone was trying to take my sun spot!

I’d never do that!

Nor would my friends Sally and Nick.

Hi, Ignacio!

You scared us!

That was the idea!

I love to lie in the sun, and I don’t want anyone else taking my spot.

SALLY: Your spikes are amazing!

And that thing around your neck, too!

My dewlap.

You like it?

What’s a dewlap?

What’s a dewlap?

It’s a big flap of skin that goes around your neck and under your chin.

And it makes me look scary, too!

If I’m going to be a dragon, I want a dewlap!

And spikes, too!

Well, isn’t it lucky I brought some along?

Now, you can both be a dragon.

Try them on.

Yeah!

Thanks, Cat!

Now, I’ll show you how to look really scary.

Heh, nice, I like that!

But make yourself look big.

Stick those spikes up!

Push that dewlap out!

Like this?

Oh, excellent!

You look just like me.

Let’s try them out.

This is my branch!

And this is my sun spot!

Oh, my!

That was scary!

Oh, you say the nicest things!

You’ve given us some great dragon ideas!

Time to move on to stop number two, and more dragon ideas in Volare Valoo.

Goodbye!

Thank you!

Anytime!

Mmm... ♪ Our quest is to be like a dragon ♪ ♪ As scary as can be ♪ ♪ To be like a dragon, a dragon, a dragon ♪ ♪ What is it that we need?

♪ Spikes!

A dewlap!

Yes, that’s right!

♪ Spikes and a dewlap, indeed ♪ ♪ If we’re going to be dragons today ♪ ♪ Spikes and a dewlap are what we need ♪ Time to drop in on my friend, Draco.

That’s if he doesn’t drop in on us first.

Is Draco like a dragon?

Or a very small dragon.

So, why don’t we shrink down some more?

Press the super-duper shrinkamadoodle.

(Giggling) Oh, Draco?

Where are you?

Coming right over, Cat!

Ho!

(Laughing) NICK AND SALLY: Whoa!

You can fly!

I’m a flying lizard!

Of course I can fly!

If I’m going to be a dragon, I’ve got to have wings like Draco!

Flying lizard wings coming right up.

Hooray!

Oh, they’re just like mine!

Open, closed!

Open, closed!

You try!

BOTH: Open, closed!

Open, closed!

Oh, that’s good!

Can we try flying?

Give me a minute.

High up in a tree wearing lizard wings, yahoo!

If you want to stay safe, call Thing 1 and Thing 2.

(Whistling) Ta-da!

(Chittering excitedly) (Things babbling) Thank you, Things!

Okay, open!

Yahoo!

Whoa!

I’m flying!

Cool!

Let’s go, everyone!

Open, whoo-hoo!

Open, yippee!

We’re flying!

Yay!

(Nick and Sally giggling) Yahoo!

Wings are a great dragon idea!

We should be going.

We have one more stop to make.

Can you show us how to fly up to the thingamajigger?

Fly up?

Oh, I can’t fly up.

I can only fly down.

Huh?

Then, how do you go up?

Well, I go up by climbing, of course.

NICK: That’s a long way!

Lucky for us, we can call our ride!

(Whistling) THING 1 AND THING 2: Hello, yay!

Thanks, Things!

Uh-huh!

Bye-bye!

Thanks, Draco!

Bye!

Fly by anytime!

♪ Our quest is to be like a dragon ♪ ♪ As scary as can be ♪ ♪ To be like a dragon, a dragon, a dragon ♪ ♪ What is it that we need?

♪ Fantastic wings!

♪ Yes, that’s right ♪ ♪ Fantastic wings, indeed ♪ ♪ If we’re going to be dragons today ♪ ♪ Fantastic wings are what we need ♪ Next stop, the isle of Kibble-Ki-Yay to meet my lizard friend Kimora.

She’s a Komodo dragon.

Dragon?

Dragons breathe fire!

I’ll look after you!

(Pumping) Hmm?

Oh, ah!

(Giggling) Very funny, ha ha!

(Giggling) Kimora!

Where are ya?

I don’t see her.

(Thumping) Uh, what’s that?

It sounds big!

Of course!

Komodo dragons are the biggest lizards in the world.

Too bad we forgot to press the bigamaboodle.

We’re teeny-weeny!

(Kimora laughing) Kimora is really big!

And so is her tongue!

Whoa!

Hey!

Cat, it’s you!

I recognize the smell of that hat.

And I recognize that wiggly tongue.

NICK: It looks like fire coming out of her mouth.

Your tongue is awesome!

(Laughing) Why, thank you!

I use it for smelling, too.

If I’m going to be a dragon, I have to have a tongue like that!

No need to ask!

I have dragon tongues right here.

NICK AND SALLY: Yeah!

(Whistling) (Giggling) Just like mine!

Komodo dragon tongues are cool!

(Whistling) Too bad we can’t smell with them, too.

Come back some other time, and I’ll give you a lesson.

Ta-ta, see you later!

NICK AND SALLY: We will!

♪ Our quest is to be like a dragon ♪ ♪ As scary as can be ♪ ♪ To be like a dragon, a dragon, a dragon ♪ ♪ What is it that we need?

♪ A wiggly tongue!

♪ Oh, yes, that’s right ♪ ♪ A wiggly tongue, indeed ♪ ♪ If we’re going to be dragons today ♪ ♪ A wiggly tongue is what we’ll need ♪ (Giggling) Today, we met lizards whose tongue, wings and spikes, make a great scary dragon.

I see it!

Oh, yikes!

Grrr!

Rowr!

Whither Sir Nick and Queen Sally?

I need their help!

The dragon gobbled them up!

Now it’s coming for you!

Grrr!

Roar!

Ahhh!

I’m gonna get you!

Ahhh!

I’m coming, Cat!

(Giggling) Psst!

Hey, kids!

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(Laughing) ♪