♪ 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) Ooh ooh, ooh.

Do dat da do do do.

(giggling) (singing together) Dee-dee-a-dom-dom-dom ♪ We're gonna do a dance to show our moms!

♪ ♪ Dee-dee-a-dom-dom-dom ♪ ♪ We're gonna do a dance to show our moms!

♪ Ugh!

(Giggling) My mom loves it when we do a show.

Mine too.

Our shows are sooo great.

Yeah.....when we don't fall over!

(giggling) ♪ Did I hear dancing?

Oh I love to dance!

I really do.

It's the Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

Every time we dance, we seem to fall over!

We want to do a special dance... For our Moms.

You know there are a zillion ways of dancing.

The scintillating salsa... ♪ The limb-bending limbo... ♪ limbo, limbo, limbo like me.♪ Wooh.

Wooh.

The be-eau-ti-ful bal-let... ♪ (laughing) The pre-pos-te-rous po-go-go-go-go.

Ahah!

Ouch!

Cat, are you okay?

I may never rhumba again.

It would be great if we could do one of those dances for our moms.

Can you teach us, Cat?

Me?

Oh, no.

I'm only a beginner.

Not like my friend, Tango.

Who's he?

Tango's a bird of paradise.

He's the best dancer in the whole wide world.

A bird of paradise?

That sounds cool!

He liiiives to dance; and he dances in the Boogie Woogie Woods.

Wanna meet him?

Yeah!

Yes!

Your mother will not mind at all if you do.

Mommy!

Can we go dancing with a bird of paradise in the Boogie Woogie Woods?

(laugh) Sure!

Just don't step on anybody's toes!

We can go!

We can go!

We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thing-ma-jigger!

We're going dancing!

I love to dance!

Buckle up!

(honk) ♪ Flick the jiggermawhizzer!

(boing) (honk) (pop) ♪ (giggles) Isn't this fun!?

Yahooooo!

♪ 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'll learn from a bird how to dance and to move, ♪ ♪ We'll boogie and woogie ♪ ♪ and get in the groove!

♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go go!

On an adventure.

♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go GO!

♪ ♪ (honk honk) ♪ Oh Tang-gooooooo!

Oh Tango-gooo; where arrrre youuuu?

Maybe he's too busy dancing to hear you.

You're so clever!

That's all Tango does all day.

Dance, dance, dance.

His whole life is one long fandango.

Then how do we find him?

We use the Cat in the Hat Dance Detector, of course!

Will that box find Tango?

It already has!

Time to dance!

(laughing) ♪ Mmm-Hmmmm!

Love that crazzzzy beat!

(hums along) Tango!

Yes, it is I, Tango the magnificent.

Wow!

Your feathers are so beautiful.

Of course, I am the most handsomest bird in the world...

Pleased to meet you...

I'm... ...the greatest of the Greater Birds of Paradise AND... King of the Dance.

Ha ha!

We need help...

Yes!

Tango, can you listen... thanks so much... Sally and Nick need to.... Ha ha!

♪ WE NEED HELP!

Oh, why didn't you say?

We want to do a dance for our Moms.

But we keep falling over... Can you show us what to do?

You want me to teach you to dance?

Um... if you don't mind?

Mind?

Why would I mind?

I love to dance.

Ha ha!

Uh, could you, please, show us how to do it?

Could you tell us how we start?

Start?

It's easy!

You find a SPECIAL place to dance in.

A place with lots of room to move around and nothing to make you trip!

♪ It's no good.

Too small.

It's no good.

Too messy!

Okay.

It's good.

Right!

Nothing to trip over.

For sure, to show off your best moves, you need a smooth floor... and make it all look nice!

A dance floor, new decor - Ah... there's so much to do!

That sounds like a job for Thing One and Thing Two!

(whistles) Yahoo!

♪ (coughing) Hmm... Hmmm...

Magnificent!

But ... something's not right... why so dark?

Light!

The maestro needs light!

Ta da!

Hup, doo, doo, doo.

♪ Ah!

♪ Whoa!

♪ Ta da!

Magnificcent!

Everyone can see me!

That's what I like!

Can you show us some cool dance moves now?

When you dance you should look fantastic - like me!

Yeah!

I want to look like Tango.

Lucky for you I packed a change of clothes in the trunk.

Oh I love dressing-up.

I hope we brought sequins!

Whoa!

Weeeee!

We're all gonna look fabulous!

(giggles) Ta-da!

Arrr!

Ta-da!

No good...

Try... try again!

♪ Don't you just love this look?

No.

Okay.

We get the message... More like a bird of paradise!

Try... try again!

Again!

Ta-da!

♪ Feathers - perfecto - almost as handsome as me.

(laughing) Wait for me... (laughing) Ready!

Here we come!

Now, we dance!

Look at me!

I've got feathers too!

Now I teach you to dance like a bird of paradise... To be a great dancer you must move your body to the beat... enjoy how it makes you feel... First a hop.

Like this?

Good.

Now puff out your chest and do a biiggg strut.

(laughing) You're good - but hey, you have a great teacher.

Now, simply add music!

♪ You got it!

We do!

We're dancing!

Fantastic!

Wahoo.

Oh yeah!

Bravo!

But this is how I dance.

You must dance like Sally and Nick.

How do we do that?

Well, add some special moves of your own.

Show me what you can do, eh?

I can kick high in the air!

Ugh!

Yeah!

I can move like a little monkey!

(monkey sounds) (shout together) Go cat go!

♪ Cha-Cha, Cha-cha-cha.

Cha-Cha, Cha-cha-cha.

(monkey sounds) Ta-daaa!

(laughing and giggles) That was sooooo great!

And we didn't fall over!

Magnificcent!

Yeah Tango!

♪ Wow, I just love your dancing.

Thank you, madame.

Looks like you've found a friend, Tango.

Of course.

That's why I dance - to put on a show for my friends and fans.

The Greater Bird of Paradise, Loves dancing so take his advice: First, find yourself feathers, Fantastical.

Then learn many movements - Gymnastical.

Do jumps, hops and bends, you'll amaze all your friends.

As long as your body's... elastical.

Ouch!

Oh my.

Catch you later.

We got to go!

Thank you, Tango.

So do we!

It's time for our dance show back home!

ooh ooh, ooh Do dat da do do do.

(laughing) ♪ Dee-dee-dom-dom-dom ♪ ♪ We're gonna do a dance to show our moms!

♪ ♪ Dee-dee-dom-dom-dom ♪ ♪ We're gonna do a dance to show our moms!

♪ (laughs) Now, where did you learn to dance like that?

From a Bird of Paradise, of course!

We can show you how.

It's easy!

(laughing) ♪ Tango would be so proud.

Why, they didn't fall over at all!

Cha Cha... whoa...oh!

(laughs) ♪ 1-2-3-4-5 freeze, Sally!

I'm coming to get you!

♪ Gotcha!

Oh, you're not Sally!

It's the Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

(gasp) Did Nick hurt his head?

No!

(laughing) We're playing Blindfold Tag.

Finding your way around is really hard when you can't see where you're going.

I wish we could get better at it.

Why, I know someone who does it really well.

A bat named, Zapata.

He's really tip-top.

He lives in a cave in Dos Echoes Del Bop.

I'm sure he could show you how it's done.

Really?

Can we go visit him?

A visit?

Why not?

Your mother will not mind at all if you do!

Mom?

Can we go visit Dos Echoes Del Bop to learn how to see in the dark?

Okay.

But see your way back in time for lunch... it's taco Tuesday!

Okay, Mom, we will.

We can go!

We can go!

We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

♪ Why would anyone live in a cave?

All those cold, drippy, drippy rocks.

(shudders) ♪ 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!

(honk) ♪ Flick the jiggermawhizzer!

(boing) (honk) (pop) ♪ (giggles) Isn't this fun?!

Yahooooo!

♪ 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'll learn from a bat, who is sure to surprise, ♪ ♪ how to see in the dark ♪ ♪ without using our eyes.

♪ ♪ Here we go, go, go, go!

On an adventure.

♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go GO!

♪ ♪ Welcome to Dos Echoes Del Bop!

♪ STOP!

♪ What's the matter, Fish?

There's no way I'm going in there... drip drip!

I'm staying put, right here!

♪ Wow, I've only been in pretend caves under my bed before.

Zapata's cave is much bigger.

It's so drippy it sounds like raindrops.

And there's not very much light.

This way if you will.

We'll find Zapata down heeeeere... ♪ Look!

Drippy, drippy rocks, just like Fish said!

Only these are cool!

Look - ice cream cones!

Two scoops!

This one's just like the Cat.

Like me?

I don't think so.

I'm much taller... and can he do this?

♪ La, La la, la, la, da da.

♪ ♪ la, da-da, da-da!

♪ Aagh!

Catch them!

Got it.

Here you are, Cat.

Thank you.

Thank you ever so... Now where has that bat got to I wonder?

This way!

♪ How long does it take to find a bat?

I do hope that Cat isn't lost.

(worried sigh) ♪ Hey, we've been here before.

Two scoops!

Oh no, we're going around in circles!

No no no no, that cannot be.....

I know this cave like the back of my hand!

Cat!

It's like we're playing Blindfold Tag again!

We don't know where we are.

Oh, we'll never find Zapata like this.

But maybe he can find us.

Great idea!

Let's try calling him.

Hello!

(Hello-o-o) He answered!

Is that you?

( Is that you?)

Yes, it's us!

Yes, it's us!

(yes, it's us) Wait!

I recognize those voices.

It is us!

(It is us!)

How clever you are!

That's an echo.

Your voices are bouncing back off the walls.

(giggle) Aren't caves fun?

♪ Yodel-eh-Eh-eehhh!

♪ ♪ Yodel-eh-eh-eehhh!

♪ ♪ Yodel-eh-Eh-eehhh!

♪ ♪ Yodel-eh-eh-eehhh!

♪ Yodel-eh.

yodel eh.

Yodel-eh.

yodel eh.

(together) Yodel-eh.

Yodel eh.

(together) Yodel-eh- Yodel-eh.

Yodel-eh, yodel-eh.

Yodeleh-he-he.

Yodeleh-he-he.

Yodeleh-he-he.

Yodeleh-he-he.

Yodeleh-he-he, Yodeleh-he-he, Yoodel-odel-odel-oh-eeh!

Shaba-daba-daba-daba-dee, Yahoo.

Yabba dabba, yabba dabba ha-he-he.

Yodalee, yodalee, yodalee, yodelee.

Yodel-odel-odel-odel-oh-yoh-hee.

yoh-hee.

yo-hee yoh-hee.

yo-hee Listen to those screams!

I knew Cat would get into trouble.

(whistles) (hello noises) Thing One and Thing Two, form a search party!

Save them!

Huh?

♪ Yodeleh-he-he.

Yodeleh-he-he.

Ugh!

Agh!

Ugh!

Agh!

♪ Some search party!

Nick!

Sally!

Cat?

Somebody!

(somebody) Boy, Dos Echoes Del Bop sure does echo a lot!

Hey, guys.

Keep the noise down, will ya?

Who said that?

I'd know that voice anywhere.

Zapata!

Amigo!

Hi guys.

I'm right here, trying to take my nap.

Oh, ah... hello, um, we're sorry for spoiling your sleep, Zapata, but we need your help.

Can you really find your way around in the dark?

Oh sure.

Hey, it's easy!

Not for us.

Can you show us how to do it?

Turn off the light and watch me!

(bat squeaks) (gasps) How'd he do that?

You must have really great eyes to get around in the dark like that, Zapata.

Eyes?

No.

Ears.

Yes!

Ears!?

You use your ears?

Sure, like when you were listening to your echoes.

But the echo was just our voices bouncing off the walls.

Right.

And I am listening for my squeaking.

If there's something in front of me I hear my squeak bounce back to me.

(squeaking) (laughs) So I go another way!

Hey, batter-batter-batter.

(Gasp) Zapata's squeak bounces off the walls like a baseball!

(laugh) Or an echo!

Echo!

That's how you know when to turn.

(squeak squeak) It's called 'Echolocation.'

Uhh...Echo-lo...?

Echolocation... Echo... <ECHO> Low... - <LOW> K... - < K...> Shun!

- <SHUN> Echolocation.

That's right.

Now you try.

Hello!

<FAINT HELLO> It's kinda hard to tell.

I guess it takes practice.

Or big bat ears like, Zapata.

Try these!

My See-Hear BAT-Ears are sure to please.

Hello!

<LOUD HELLO> Wow!

That's loud and clear!

It must have bounced off that big rock blocking our path.

Oh, I can't wait to try these ears out playing Blindfold tag.

So, if the path is blocked this way... ...then the way out must be this way!

This way!

To the Thingamajigger!

Oh oh.

Looks like this flashlight has lost its flash!

Hmm... How are we going to find our way back in the dark?

By using our bat-ears of course!

Just like Zapata!

Hello-o-o-o-o-o-o!

(Echo) Helllooo!

Wow!

These Bat-ears tell just where the echoes are coming from!

Yeah, your voice bounced off the wall over there.

So we go this way!

(clicking) You've got it, pal.

Well done.

Yodel-eh-heee-hooo!

(echo) Yodel-eh-heee-hooo!

It's not that way Cat.

Your voice is bouncing off the walls.

And that's using your ears!

Hello?

Hello!

Hello?

Hello?

HELLLOOOO?

That's not an echo!

It's Fish!

Hello Fish.

Hello!

We found the way out.

What took you so long?

Um... and what's with those ears?

We went into a cave to find a small bat, Who can see in the dark, it's as simple as that!

I know it sounds batty, but he taught us the knack Of throwing a sound, and catching it back.

It's called Echolocation.

Finding your way in the dark, can take years!

But not if you use both your eyes... and your ears!

(laughs) Thanks, Zapata.

Maybe we'll bump into you again sometime soon.

Not if I hear you first.

See Ya!

♪ I'm it!

Only this time I'm going to use my ears like a bat.

<giggles> Sally, I can hear you over there!

(giggles) Yay Nick!

My turn to be it!

Hunh?

(laughs) Hey, Sally?

Do you need these?

We're right here!

I know!

But my nose smells your Mom's Mexican food.

It's time for lunch!

She's right.

It's taco Tuesday.... (laughing) Psst.

Hey kids, do you want to find out more stuff about animals, plants and well fish?

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

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

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