♪ Hey!

♪ ♪ 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 Two and Thing One ♪ ♪ Instrumental ♪ ♪ Instrumental ♪ ♪ It's the Cat in the Hat!

♪ ♪ All of our adventures start like that.

♪ ♪ Wherever you're going Where ever 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!

♪ (Laughter) ♪ (giggles) How about this, Nick?

- is this a good hairstyle for me?

Perfect!

(laugh) If you want to look like a sheepdog.

(giggles) Hey, maybe I should try having hair that stands up, like this?

(stifled laugh) Umm... maybe.

What else is in the toy box?

(giggles) Oh, It's the Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

How about that!

Is it 'wear-stuff-on-your-head day' already?

No, it's going-for-a- haircut day.

But we can't decide how we want our hair to look, so we're using the toys to get ideas!

Ah, so you need hair help!

Lucky for you, I know the perfect place to go for ideas.

Where?

To Hilly-hazair!

Where I know a yak with fabulous hair.

His style would look great on you.

Really?

Can we meet him?

Of course!

Your mother will not mind at all if you do.

Let's go ask!

Mommm!

Can we go with Cat to see a yak in Hilly-hazair?

A yak?

In Hilly-where?

(laugh) All right, just be back in time for your haircuts.

Okay!

Thanks, Mom!

We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

♪ Buckle up!

- [honk] ♪ Flick the jiggermawhizzer!

[boing] [honk] [pop] ♪ Isn't this fun?

Yahooooooo!

♪ 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!

♪ ♪ We're off to the mountains of Hilly-hazair ♪ ♪ To look for a brand new style for our hair!

♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go, go!

On an adventure.

♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go, GO!

♪ ♪ Brr!

Is anyone else cold?

(shivers) Me.

Me too.

My bowl is freezing over!

Don't worry - we'll get a warm welcome from my friend Boss.

Going down!

♪ There he is.

Hi, Boss!

It's so good to see your friendly face again.

Uh, Cat?

My face is over here.

Oh, (giggles) Sorry 'bout that.

(giggle) What brings you here?

Your yak-tastic hair!

The kids are looking for a new hairstyle.

And Cat was right - yours is great!

Gee.

Thanks!

I knew you'd like it!

Then it's settled.

You simply MUST try having long, shaggy hair.

That would be great, Cat - but a barber can't make our hair longer!

Maybe not.

But I can!

With... ..the WIG-O-LATOR!

Wow!

Step into my hair salon if you will!

(giggles) [squeaking, whistles] (laugh) We look like rock stars!

Wahoo!

Yea yea yea, wahooo!

♪ Oh, yeah, put your hands in the air!

♪ ♪ We're stars with guitars and we've got great hair.

♪ ♪ Oh, yeah, put your hands in the air!

♪ ♪ We're stars with guitars and we've got great hair.

♪ ♪ Yahooo!

(laughing and rocking out) Yes!

All right.

Ya-hoo.

Rock and roll!

(giggles) (shivering) That wind is cc..COLD!

Is it?

I hadn't noticed.

It's freezing!

The only part of me that's warm, is my head!

Hey, you're right!

The yak hair is protecting our heads from the cold.

Well, I wish I had a hairy coat, like Boss.

He looks nice and warm all over!

Oh, yeah.

It's great to be hairy in the winter!

But if we had hair like you, we'd be way too hot in the summer!

Your hair is perfect for you, Boss - but I think Sally and I need to look for a shorter hairstyle.

Short hair?

Hmmm.

Oh I know someone with short hair.

Let's go and see her!

Okay!

- Thanks for your help Boss.

We had fun meeting you.

And trying your hairstyle, too!

Alright.

Bye.

- Bye!

Hey, what should we do with these wigs?

I have an idea!

(getting comfy noises) Thanks for the bowl-warmer!

It's very cosy.

(laugh) You're welcome.

Where are we going now, Cat?

To Boulder Beach!

You're going to love my friend Celia seal... ♪ Celia!

Cat!

Dah-ling!

You finally came for a visit!

(laughs) Sally, Nick, this is Celia.

She's a fur seal!

Hi!

- Hello!

I love your hair, Celia.

It's so short and smooth!

Thank you!

Sally and I are getting new hair cuts today.

Would you mind if we tried your hair style?

Not at all!

Splendiferous!

The Wig-o-lator is all set up!

(laugh) They're like swimming caps!

So they are!

And that's perfect, because I was just about to invite you for a swim.

Please say yes?

Yes!

Ahh!

There's nothin' like a swim in the Great Blue Puddle-a-roo.

I could swim all day!

(shivers) I couldn't.

The water's kind of chilly.

Yeah.

But my head is warm.

It even feels dry!

Hey, me too!

But how can it be dry?

We were just underwater.

Hmm.

The outer hair is wet... but underneath it's dry and furry!

So seal hair protects you from the cold, AND from getting wet?

It's true, dah-lings.

I'm warm and waterproof!

Kids, seal hair might be your perfect style!

Oops!

Except that it's slippery.

(laugh) My hair band won't stay on!

And I'm not sure I want my hair this short.

Hmm.

In that case, let's see one more hairstyle, before you decide.

To the thingamajigger... again!

[laughing] Good-bye, Celia!

Thanks for your help!

Come back any time, dah-lings!

Mwa!

(giggles) Next stop - Poki-Moloki!

I want you to meet a friend of mine with a really 'sharp' hairstyle... ♪ Hello!

He-lloooooo!

Cat!

You overgrown kitten, is that really you?

It sure is!

Sally and Nick, meet Quimby, the crested porcupine.

Charmed!

Whoa!

What's that?

It's how I introduce myself!

I fluff up my quills, into a crest.

Neat!

Um.

What's a quill?

Quills are a bit like hair, only spiky and sharp.

Don't touch!

- Ooh (giggle) Wow!

Nick and I are looking for new hair styles.

Is it okay if we try your hair er - I mean, quill style?

Sure!

But be careful, now.

Two porcupine wigs, comin' up!

(giggles) [squeaks, whistle] (laughter) Wow!

Quills are amazing!

(gasp) Does this mean we've found your perfect hairstyle?

Yup!

- For sure!

Oh boy, oh joy, we did it!

Hooray!

Let's have a hug!

Awww.

Oh!

Are you alright Cat?

My Hat!

It's been poked!

Pierced!

Punctured!

Sorry, Cat!

Why are quills so sharp, anyway?

Quills keep away UN-friendly critters, who think porcupines might be good to eat.

To pull out this quill isn't going to be fun.

I'd better get help from Thing Two and Thing One.

[whistles] Ta-da!

Weeeee!

Hello!

♪ Yipee!

Ta-da!

You fixed my Hat!

Oh, thank you, Thing One and Thing Two.

Bye bye!

If we had porcupine hair, we'd never get any hugs.

I wouldn't like that.

Me neither.

Maybe porcupine quills aren't right for us after all?

[ringing bell] Uh-oh.

It's time for your haircuts.

And we still haven't found you the perfect style!

That's okay, Cat.

After seeing all these different kinds of hairstyles, I think we know exactly what we want!

Bye!

Good luck with your haircuts!

Thanks, Quimby!

Bye!

See ya!

- Goodbye.

It turns out that hair isn't just there for show.

It can help you stay warm in the cold winter snow.

It keeps porcupine from becoming a meal.

And helps you stay dry if you're a fur seal!

♪ Sally!

Nick!

Time for your haircuts!

Coming!

- Yay!

Well, you two sound excited!

Yeah!

We know exactly how we want our hair cut.

I want the same style as I have now, only a little shorter.

Me too!

I like my hair just the way it is.

You know what?

So do I.

(chuckle) I'll get my car keys... Wasn't it cool, wearing all those different kinds of hair?

Yeah.

It's fun to try new things!

You never know what you might like.

I couldn't agree more!

(laughter) In fact...

I couldn't decide which I liked best!

Hooray for Hair!

(laughter) <Happy skating noises> <Groans, getting hot> <Leaping, excited noises> <Sad, confused noises> <Giggles> Hi kids!

Do you know what kind of sound an OWL makes?

WHOOOO?

WHOOOO?

Who?

Well, the Owl of course.

You know, the bird with really BIG eyes.

WHOOOO?

WHOOOO?

Anyway, what sound does an owl make...?

WHOOOO?

WHOOOO?

Whooo!

That's right!

An owl says "whooo!"

You got it this time but next time I'll stump you for sure.

WHOOOO?

ME, that's who!

♪ We've nearly reached the far side of the great desert, Nick.

I'm so hot, I don't think I can make it, Sally.

What we need is an ice-cold drink!

Yay!

[laughs] ♪ Here's the lemonade!

- Thanks!

You're welcome.

I'll get some ice.

♪ [humming] ♪ Uh-oh!

We're all out of ice!

Oh no... (sigh) ♪ Cold...drink...please!

Hey!

It's the CAT!

The Cat in the Hat!

Ugh...Would you by any chance have a glass of cool, refreshing, icy lemonade.

We have lemonade.

But we don't have any ICE.

No, ice?

That will not do!

Let's see now...

I have rice... And spice... (sniff) Achoooo!

I even have mice.

(Happy squeaks) (giggle) Hi guys.

But to my surprise I have no ice.

Where can we get some?

(gasp) There's plenty of ice in Freeze-your-knees-snowland Can we go there?

- Of course.

We'll visit Polly the polar bear.

She knows all about ice.

Your mother will not mind at all if you do!

(laughs) Mo-ooom can we go to Freeze-your-knees-snowland with the Cat and get some ice?

Freeze-your-knees-snowland !

That sounds cool -- huh, chilly, even!

Wrap up warm!

We will!

We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thinga-ma-jigger!

♪ Are you sure you want to go to Freeze-your-knees-snowland?

That place is like one big block of ice!

And that's why we're going there!

Buckle up!

[honk] ♪ Flick the jiggermawhizzer!

[boing] [honk] [pop] ♪ 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!

♪ ♪ Polly the polar bear knows about ice, ♪ ♪ we'll all have cold drinks, now won't that be nice?

♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go, go!

On an adventure.

♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go GO!

♪ ♪ Welcome to Freeze-your-knees-snowland !

It really IS cold!

I'll just have to keep moving to stay warm.

Think warm thoughts...

Think warm thoughts... Let's find Polly.

Yea!

♪ Mmm, where is Polly?

I have no idea!

I can't see her anywhere, I...!

Oh Polly!

CAT!

[laughs] Whoah!

That's what I call a bear hug.

These are my friends, Sally and Nick.

Hello!

- Hi!

Hi!

I'm Polly.

Pleased to meet you!

Can you help us, Polly?

We're looking for ICE!

Well, ya came to the right place!

We have just about every kind of ice ya can think of -- and they're alllll DIFFERENT!

Oh...We didn't know there were different kinds of ice.

There most certainly are!

Hey!

Come along and I'll show you all the different sorts of ice!

Then you can choose the one you like best - won't that be nice?

Yea!

- Yea!

Whoooaaaaa-whoooo!

Polly, slow down!

We can't keep... up -- The ground's too slippery for us to walk on-- (laughs) That's because it's ice!

WHOOOAAA!

This is pack ice!

Pack ice?

What's pack ice?

It's frozen ocean!

The ocean freezes?

Cool!

It only freezes this much in really, really cold places.

Like here!

Pack ice is so thick it never melts, even in summer!

(picking up efforts) We could never break pieces off this ice.

There's no way we can take this home with us.

You're right.

Just leave that ice, right where it is.

Follow me, guys.

We'll try!

But it's hard for us.

Wow, we're really high up.

You could try sliding polar-bear-style!

Weeeee!

(Laughing) Wahoo!

Whee!

This is fun.

- Oh yes!

Yahoo!

Uh... And COLD too!

Whooooooaah!

Whoooooooooah!

[giggles] Hey, the ice has changed.

This is where the ocean is just starting to freeze.

The ocean?

You mean we're at the edge of Freeze-your-knees-snowland?

Absolutely.

So if back there is frozen ocean.

What's this?

This is called sea ice!

This ice is sort of bendy!

Like pizza dough!

Ha-ha!

[laughs] Hey!

Look at meee!

I'm making an ice pizza- [laughing] The sea ice just melted!

Yeah...It's too slushy to go in our lemonade.

(tastes) Yuck.

And salty too.

I think we need a DIFFERENT kind of ice that's not so salty.

Then follow me!

Wait Polly!

It's too cold for us to swim in that water.

We don't have thick fur like you!

But we do have a Thingamajigger!

[whistles] ♪ Hello!

We're right behind you, Polly!

♪ Whoa!

Look out!

♪ Now THAT is a BIG piece of ICE!

A big block of ice that floats in the sea We call it an ICEBERG.

Now say it with me!

ICEBERG!

CAT!

Fly over it!

I have a better idea.

Let's dive UNDER it!

Pull the subber-e-blubber Sally!

[laughs] DIVE, DIVE, DIVE!

Aruuuuga!

WOOOOWWWWWW!

I thought the iceberg looked big ABOVE the water.

But MOST of it is UNDER the water.

Whooooooaaaaa!

DEFINITELY too big to put in a glass of lemonade.

(laughs) Isn't this fun?

Here we are!

Uh-oh.

Looks like a storm's coming!

Oh, no!

Freezeyourknees storm warning!

Ta-da!

Ah!

Everyone get under... whoa!

♪ What should we do now?

I know, help me dig a hole!

Wow!

You're a great digger, Polly!

We'll help you!

And allow me!

(digging efforts) OK, now cuddle up under me!

I'll protect you from the wind with my nice, thick fur.

Oooh, comfy!

And COZY!

And WINDY!

Are you sure you're all right, Polly?

You BETCHA!

It takes more than a cold wind to get through my fur!

What is THAT?

It's a hail storm now!

Hail's another kind of ice.

Little pieces of ice that fall from the sky.

Cuddle up, kids!

♪ Okay!

Storm's passed over.

Everybody out.

When a cold storm blows up and there's ice in the air, There's no place as warm as beneath a white bear!

(giggle) Can we take some of these lumps of ice home!

As much as you like.

(tastes) They're not salty or slushy.

And they're the PERFECT size to go in a glass of lemonade!

Oh Polly they're perfect!

But how can we get them home without melting?

You don't want your ice to melt in the sun, Why not get some help from the Things Two and Thing One?

[whistles] Ta-da!

♪ [laughing] ♪ Ta-da!

Wow!

- Thanks guys.

Bye Bye!

This cooler will keep the ice cold on the trip home.

Now we can go home and have COLD lemonade!

Thank you for helping us find the right kind of ice, Polly!

You're welcome.

Bye Polly!

- See ya Polly!

Bye!

Polly the Polar Bear sure knows her ice, There's pack ice and sea ice and icebergs are nice, Ice floats on the sea, ice falls from the sky, And there's ice to bring home, it's an endless supply!

♪ (sipping noises) Ahhhh!

Well my swimming around to stay warm really worked.

Now I have to think of a way to get COOL!

How about some lemonade?

..and some... ...ICE!

Ahhh, much better.

My very own iceberg.

(laughing) Welcome to Hat Chat.

Sure is ch-ch-chilly here in Antarctica.

...but we had to come here to interview our friend the Penguin!

Meet my son Junior.

HI!

Hi!

How do you stay warm?

We have a thick layer of fat under our skin... and special feathers that overlap.

You mean like THIS!?

Right!

Our feathers are covered in special oil to make us waterproof and windproof!

Hey, what are those penguins doing?

When it gets really cold we huddle together.

The heat from all our bodies helps us keep each other warm.

Hey!

Where did Junior go?

Under DAD!

I just stay under here, nice and warm, and if Dad needs to go somewhere, he carries me.

Wheeeeeee!

By-bye!

Bye, Bye!

That's a wrap with our friends the penguins!

Bye everybody!

♪ Psst.

Hey kids, Wanna find out more fun stuff about animals, plants and well fish?

Go to: pbskids.org for fun games, fascinating facts, and fintastic activities.

[laughs] ♪