♪ 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) (Kids straining) (Whimpering) Okay, who's idea was this anyway?

It was my idea to use the trunk for our dress-up clothes.

And it was my idea to put it up in the treehouse.

Then, we can play treehouse pirates!

Or cowboys and space monsters.

Well, as long as you're both sure, let's go!

Ready for liftoff.

Uh-oh.

Ah!

Whoa!

Gotcha, Fish.

Doo you really think you're gonna get this big thing all the way up there?!

Well, now that I see it from here, the treehouse is a lot higher than I thought.

We might need some help.

CAT: Did someone say "help?"

Cat?

Where is he?

I'm here to save the day!

That's not the kind of help we need, Cat.

There's no fire.

Whoa!

(Sighing) Really, Cat?

Sorry, Fish.

Let me get that for you.

We need help lifting this trunk up into the treehouse.

It should be easier to lift now that you're not in it anymore.

(Straining) Nope.

Still heavy.

Hmm... Or maybe we could make a dress up trunk out of this?

It is a good box.

Btu I like my trunk better.

Okay.

All right.

Everyone lift together.

(All straining) SALLY: Heave!

Hey!

Why did it get heavier all of a sudden?

Oh.

(Laughing) (Straining) (Sighing) It's no use.

We can't reach.

I know for a fact, and I promise it's true, there really is nothing that you two can't do.

The Cat's right.

There must be a way we can get this all the way up.

Hmm.

You might get help from a simple machine.

A simple machine?

What's that?

And where can we get one?

Actually, there's more than one, but you'll find them all in one place-- Machinamazoo.

Wow!

Machinama-- who?

Machinamazoo.

Let's go see!

Dad, can we go to Machinamazoo to look for a simple machine?

DAD: Machinamazoo?

Sounds like a simply wonderful place.

Have fun!

(Laughing) We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

Good luck.

Have fun.

See you when you get back.

How come you aren't coming, Fish?

Watching all that lifting tired me out.

(All laughing) Buckle up.

(Horn honking) Flick the jigger-mawizzer.

Isn't this fun?

SALLY AND NICK: Yay!

♪ 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've arrived at a place that is useful to you.

Full of simple machines.

It's Machinamazoo.

Wow.

Look all these things!

(Laughing) Uh, Cat, are you sure we've come to the right place?

I thought we were looking for a machine to help get my dress up trunk up the tree.

That's exactly why we're here!

But these aren't machines.

That's a machine.

A spectacular one, too, that does many wonderful things.

But simple machines are simpler and can help you do jobs you can't do on your own.

(Laughing) Yeah!

Sally, pushing and pulling can be hard to do, even harder with something that's bigger than you.

But a simple machine can be helpful with that.

You might move a mountain or even a cat!

(Laughing) Okay, but what's this clothesline doing here?

It's here because it's a simple machine called a pulley.

A-ha!

I wondered where I left my washing to dry.

Ooh!

My socks!

Oh.

(Chuckling nervously) What are those doing here?

(Laughing) But we don't need something that moves this way and that way.

We need something that moves this way, to get the trunk up into the treehouse.

Which one is the best for that?

There are so many things.

Maybe two more things can help you decide.

(Whistling) (Both cheering and laughing) (Both chattering and giggling) (Chuckling) Woo-hoo!

BOTH: Ta-da!

Hi, Things.

Can you help us find a machine that will get our trunk up into the treehouse?

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Great.

Let's go.

(Cheering) Oh!

(Chattering) Hmm.

That thing goes up.

Is that a machine?

It's a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful simple machine called a ramp.

Come on, Nick.

Let's give it a try.

(All laughing) Yeah.

Pushing uphill's a lot easier than lifting.

Yeah!

This ramp really works.

But this only reaches to the top of the cat's hat.

We need a ramp high enough to reach the top of the treehouse.

Hmm.

(Gasping) That one might work.

NICK: But that's too big to fit in the backyard.

We'll have to keep looking.

Uh-huh!

Uh-huh!

Uh-oh!

Bye-bye!

Follow those Things!

(Cheering) (Laughing) (Cheering) (Splashing) Where'd they go?

Oh, no!

They must have fallen down this well.

I hope they're okay.

Huh?

Huh?

BOTH: Hello!

(Chattering) Oh, how those rascally Things love to play.

But now that they're in there, we'll have to get them out.

How?

It's a long way down.

Maybe... we can use this rope!

I like it!

Jump in the bucket!

(Cheering) (Chuckling) (Straining) These two Things are heavy!

Need a hand?

Thanks.

Two people pulling together is much easier than one.

(Straining) (Cheering and laughing) Aw...

This rope sure helped us pull up the Things.

(Laughing) (Gasping) If we pulled up two Things with this rope, how easy would it be to pull up only one thing?

Like my dress up trunk.

Maybe this simple pulling machine is the one we've been looking for.

It is called a pulley.

(Laughing) We gotta try it.

To the Thingamajigger!

Okay.

One, two, three!

ALL: Heave!

(Straining) It's still too heavy.

And I can't help pull because I'm holding onto you.

I don't get it.

The rope worked so well in Machinamazoo.

Are we missing something?

Hmm.

Lifting the trunk didn't work and now pulling it up isn't working either!

Hmm.

What to do?

What to do?

I guess it's time for plan B.

(Sighing) I'll go get the box.

You gave it a good try.

Fish, we won't be needing this rope anymore.

Okay.

I'll help untie this end.

Hey, put me down!

Sorry, Fish!

How did that happen?

I pulled down and you went up.

Whoa!

Very... interesting.

(Voice bubbling) Hmm... What's up, Nick?

It's just like at the well in Machinamazoo.

When we pulled down on the rope, the Things came up, remember?

It's the same thing.

Throwing the rope over that branch changed the direction.

SALLY: The branch works just like the pulley.

Fascinating.

We built a simple machine right here in our backyard.

And I bet it can help us lift more than just a fish.

Ready to give it another go?

You bet.

Heave!

(Straining) Wow!

Pulling down is helping us move the trunk up.

Up, up, up!

Woo-hoo!

(Straining) (All cheering) (Straining) Wow!

Our pulling machine worked.

Aren't simple machines simply wonderful?

They sure are.

And so's this dress up trunk.

There's all kinds of great stuff in here.

Yup.

It's only the best dress up trunk in the world.

Well, if you'll excuse me, it's time to tidy up!

Okay, I'll help down here.

Whoa!

Cat!

I'm still attached!

CAT: Oh.

Oh, boy.

Sorry, Fish!

Sorry?

What for?

(Voice bubbling:) It's fun!

(All laughing) Okay, Fish, we need you to settle this once and for all.

Absolutely.

I am ready to go.

What's the most important superpower?

Speed?

Or strength?

Well, that is a very interesting question.

Speed, right?

I'm Super Sally, the fastest slider anywhere.

Watch.

Woo-hoo!

Top that, Nick!

You mean Mighty Nick.

Watch this, Fish.

I am so strong, I can lift this bucket of sand in one hand and lift you in my other hand.

Whoa!

Whoa!

See?

Whoa!

Easy!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Ah.

So, speed is the most important superpower, right, Fish?

Yeah, speed is great.

No.

Strength.

Uh, yeah.

Strength is very important, too.

Fish, you have to make a choice.

Uh...

Uh... How about "Sprength?"

(Laughing) Cat?!

What's "sprength?"

I mixed your superpower-- speed-- with your superpower-- strength-- and got "sprength."

Isn't that super?!

"Sprength."

I wish I thought of that.

Sprength is good.

It rhymes with "strength--"" the most important superpower!

Uh-uh!

Watch how fast I can zoom down the slide, Cat.

I'm Super Sally!

Wahoo!

Huh?

I hate to point this out, Super Sally, but that wasn't so speedy.

But I just zoomed down a minute ago.

Hmm.

Ah!

Oh, dear!

What is it, Cat?

I'm afraid you've got a serious case of loss of slidiness.

Loss of slidiness?

Btu why would she lose her slidiness?

Well, I don't know that, but I do know where to find out.

Hmm.

Let me see.

Where's... A-ha!

My frictionary!

Ah!

The number one reason for the loss of slidiness is too much of a force called "friction."

A force?

You mean like a superpower?

What kind of superpower stops someone from sliding fast?

Well, there's no better place to go than the frictionarium for a fact and friction expedition.

Shall we go?

Your father won't mind at all if we do.

Dad, can we go to the frictionarium for a fact and friction expedition?

DAD: The frictionarium?

Well, if you don't want to stick around here, I guess that's the place to be.

We can go!

We can go!

I know!

I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

Buckle up.

(Horn honking) Flick the jigger-mawizzer.

Isn't this fun?

(Sally and Nick cheering) ♪ 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 ♪ Frictionarium's near, let's all give a cheer.

There are slides of all sizes awaiting you here.

Wow!

This place is fantastic!

I can't wait to zoom down all these slides.

Same here!

Well, Super Sally, which slide will it be?

I don't know.

There's so many to choose from!

(Gasping) Look at that giant loop-de-loop!

Not doing that one.

What about these slides?

Okay.

Race you to the top.

Mighty Nick picks this one.

Watch me go!

Woo-hoo!

Yeah!

Come on, Super Sally.

Pick a slide and slide!

I'll try this one!

Well, doesn't that look like an excellent choice.

Here I go!

Huh?

Oh, no.

My slidiness is still lost.

But that doesn't make sense.

How come I zoomed and you didn't?

Especially since I'm Super Sally.

I'm going down your slide to see what happens.

Watch this.

Whee!

Now you've lost your slidiness.

But I had it on the other slide.

Hmm.

(Gasping) I should try your slide.

Remember what my friend Zippy Zaroo used to say, "If at first you don't slide fast, slide, slide again."

All right!

Here goes!

Woo-hoo!

Yippee!

You did it!

Super Sally got her slidiness back!

Yay!

Sally!

Yahoo!

Our turn.

Cat, what are you doing?

Hold onto your fins 'cause now, the sliding begins!

Yahoo!

FISH: Whoa!

Whoa.

All right.

Super Sally is back and so is my slidiness.

I knew you had it in you!

Hmm.

Sally got her slidiness back on one slide, but not on the other slide.

Yeah.

What's with that?

And why did Nick lose his slidiness on my slide?

Well, now that you mention it, those are excellent questions!

There's only one thing to do.

Please don't say we have to try out the other slides.

We have to try out the other slides!

I think I'll sit this one out, if you don't mind.

All right, Fish.

But you'll be missing a whole lot of fun.

(Sighing) Phew!

To the slides!

BOTH: To the slides!

Ready, set, go!

Slidey!

Sort of slidey.

Ooh!

Ah!

Ow!

Ah.

Not all that slidey.

We slid down all the slides.

Some were really slidey.

And some weren't slidey at all.

But we don't know why.

What's different?

We must be missing something.

Well, you know what I always say-- if you look very closely and open your mind, you just might be surprised by the things that you find.

"Look very closely?"

With what?

With... the micromaboodle!

It makes the smallest things look ginormous, so you can see what's really happening.

Cool!

So, we can see what's making us slide... or not slide.

But if we're all looking, who's going to be sliding?

When you two can't do what you need to get done, it's a good time to call on Thing 2 and Thing 1.

(Whistling) (Both laughing and cheering) BOTH: Hello!

Now, let's see.

Okay, Thing 1, slide down the slidey slide.

(Panting) (Speaking gibberish) (Cheering) What happened?

It was too fast to see.

No problem!

Let's hit the replay button and take a closer look.

I still don't see anything, Cat.

Let's watch Thing Two slide down the not so slidey slide.

(Speaking gibberish) Wahoo!

(Groaning) CAT: Let's take a closer look.

NICK: Look how rough the slide is.

The other slide wasn't like that.

It was smooth.

I think you're onto something, Nick.

Let's go check.

Okay.

(Squeaking) NICK: This slide is super smooth.

Let me check this one.

This one is really rough.

The slide with the rougher surface stopped us.

And that must be what makes friction.

(Laughing) Now you've got it!

My, aren't you two so clever?

Hey, Fish!

They've got it!

We can go home!

Yay!

Whoa.

Whoa!

Whoa!

Help!

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

Fish!

Super Sally is on the way.

H-e-l-p!

Help!

Whoa!

Super Sally's got you!

And Mighty Nick's got you!

(Laughing) Now, that's what I call spectacular teamwork.

I'm so glad I got my slidiness back in time to rescue Fish.

And I'm even gladder!

Can we go home now that we have all the answers?

We don't have all the answers.

We don't?

We still don't know why Sally lost her slidiness at home.

I think we have to take a closer look.

Look.

We don't need the micromaboodle to see what's happening.

Yeah, it's covered with bumpy stuff.

It's really rough.

What is it?

I remember!

When you showed Fish how mighty you were, you spilled some water and sand on the slide.

And when it dried, it made the slide rough!

And that's why I had too much friction and lost my slidiness.

And that's why I say, and it's totally true, there simply is nothing that you two can't do.

(Laughing) Hey!

Who turned the rain on?

We have to see if we're right.

And there's only one way to know for sure-- let's clean off the slide.

Slide, Super Sally, slide.

Woo-hoo!

Yay!

We did it!

And you did it by putting your two super powers together, just like... ALL: "Sprength!"

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