The Cat in the Hat
Who Can See the Wind/Gravity Drop
Season 3 Episode 7 | 23m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
The Cat takes the kids to Windnasium. / Nick and Sally go to Gravity Drop with Cat.
The Cat takes the kids to Windnasium where they learn to "see" wind in all kinds of ways. / Cat takes Nick and Sally to Gravity Drop where they discover what happens when there's more or less gravity.
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The Cat in the Hat
Who Can See the Wind/Gravity Drop
Season 3 Episode 7 | 23m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
The Cat takes the kids to Windnasium where they learn to "see" wind in all kinds of ways. / Cat takes Nick and Sally to Gravity Drop where they discover what happens when there's more or less gravity.
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♪ 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 Thinga-ma-jigger ♪ ♪ 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!
Whoo-hoo!
Whee!
Yippee!
Whoo-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 said to meet us right here.
Fish, I wonder what she wants.
I don't know, but I hope it's something terrific.
SALLY: Nick!
Guess what today is?
Is it Fish's birthday?
(Gasping) Happy birthday, Fish!
It's not my birthday!
But I wish it was.
SALLY: No.
It's the day I fly my very own kite, and I'm going to get it up in the air all by myself.
Watch this!
(Panting) Watch out, Sally!
Huh?
Whoa!
(Thudding) Are you okay?
Yeah.
But I'm not sure my kite is.
Kites are supposed to fly, right?
What am I missing?
Hmm.
I think you're missing the wind!
Did someone say... (Groaning) Wind?
(Sally giggling) SALLY: Cat!
What are you doing?
Walking... (Whooshing) Against the wind to get to you.
(Giggling) Very funny, Cat, but we need some real wind to fly Sally's kite.
Yeah, the problem is there's not enough wind to get it to fly.
Well, wind is just blowing air.
(Sighing) But we can't see air.
Then how do we know there's enough to fly a kite?
Hmm.
I see your problem!
I know the perfect place to figure it out.
The Windnasium!
I love the sound of that!
Let's go!
Winderful!
(Giggling) Your father won't mind at all if you do.
Dad!
Can we go to the Windnasium with The Cat in the Hat?
To see how much wind we need to fly my kite?
(Door opening) The Windnasium?
Sounds like a real blowout!
Have fun!
We can go!
We can go!
I know, I know!
To the Thinga-ma-jigger!
Buckle up!
(Horn honking) Flick the jigger-ma-whizzer!
(Fireworks exploding) Isn't this fun?!
SALLY AND NICK: Yahoo!
♪ Here we go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ We're flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ The Windnasium's winds are the best; they're supreme, and that's why it's known as a kite-flyer's dream.
Finally, a place I can fly my kite!
Yeah!
Huh?
It still doesn't work!
We have the same problem we had in the backyard!
No wind!
Hmm, and they call this place a Windnasium?
They do, indeed, because you make your own wind here!
Make our own wind?
How?
Ready to have your minds blown?
(Giggling) Ta-da!
What's that thing?
It's a wind-making bluster-guster.
I'm a huge fan!
(Both giggling) Check this out!
(Whooshing) (Gasping) There's wind!
Is there?
How do you know?
I thought you couldn't see the wind.
No, but I can feel it on my skin!
It's light and tickly.
If we can feel the wind, it must be there, even if we can't see it.
And if there's wind... That means I can fly my kite!
Watch this!
Yay!
Yeowch.
I guess there was enough wind to feel it on our skin, but not enough to fly a kite!
Cat, look!
Could we make a bigger wind with that bigger bluster-guster?
Let's give it a whirl!
Thar she blows!
I was right!
The wind is stronger.
I can feel it even more on my skin!
(Tinkling) Me too!
But what's that tinkling sound I hear?
It's coming from over there!
SALLY: Look, those chimes are swaying!
That's what's making the tinkling sound!
I've got an inkling that there's a reason for that tinkling.
Maybe the reason is that the wind is pushing them into each other!
Yeah!
So we might not be able to see the wind, but we can hear the things it moves when it's strong enough to push them around.
Hear, hear!
But is the wind strong enough to make your kite fly?
Let's try it!
FISH: It's working!
It's working!
It's not working.
Maybe that even bigger bluster-guster can help!
Let's give 'er a spin!
(Groaning) (Loud whooshing) This is the strongest wind yet!
NICK: Look at the pinwheel, and what is that thing?!
Did someone lose a sock?
Hmm.
Not me!
Look!
The big bluster-guster is making enough wind for everything here to move!
So maybe the sock's there to show us how strong the wind is.
That makes total sense.
You can't see wind, but you can feel it on your skin.
SALLY: And you can hear the things it pushes around.
And see it lift things up, like that sock!
And like my kite!
Look, Nick!
The wind is strong enough to fly it!
This is so much fun.
(Sighing) But how will I know when there's enough wind to fly my kite at home?
I wish there was a way I could tell wherever I am.
Maybe there is.
All I need is something to write with.
Something like a doodle-ma-boodle?
A doodle-ma-boodle can write anywhere.
You can write what you're thinking right here in the air.
Okay, here's what we know.
When we can only feel the wind a little on our skin, Sally's kite won't fly.
And when we feel the wind more and hear it push things around, the kite flutters a little but won't fly.
And when the wind's strong enough for us to feel it, hear it and see it lift things up, we can fly a kite!
With this much wind, I can fly my kite all day!
(Panting) There...just...may be a-a problem with that!
Sally, I'm afraid...I'm too...winded.
(Sighing) Well, it was fun while it lasted.
(Sighing) I guess kite-flying's done for the day.
Ah, maybe not!
When you need some more wind and you're feeling quite blue, it's the time you should call on Thing 1 and Thing 2!
(Whistling) BOTH: Whoo-hoo!
(Chattering) Whoo-hoo!
(Giggling) SALLY: Yay!
My kite's working again!
(Chattering) Oh, no!
Things!
I think that's enough wind!
Whoa, I can't hold onto my kite!
Don't worry, Sally!
We've got you!
Uh-oh!
SALLY: Cat, your hat!
NICK: We have to get it back!
You have other hats, right, Cat?
Of course I do.
Unfortunately, I keep them in that hat!
Things, you have to slow down the bluster-guster!
(Chattering) BOTH: Whoa!
(Crashing) Uh-oh!
(All cheering) Good job!
Good job, Things!
Way to go!
(Sighing) All we have to do is wait for the hat to fall down.
SALLY: Oh, no!
We don't have a bluster-guster strong enough to move those blades!
No, but we have two smaller bluster-gusters to make some wind!
And we have an expert kite-flyer!
Yes, if you can make enough wind to fly my kite, I can use it to knock the hat off the windmill!
That's so clever, it just might work!
Let's do this with gusto!
(Giggling) On your marks...
BOTH: Whoo-hoo!
CAT: Get set... Blow!
I can feel the wind on my skin... (Tinkling) And hear it push things around, and see it lift things!
It's time to fly!
(Giggling) Welcome home, hat!
Great kite-flying, Sally!
Thanks.
I can't wait to fly it in our own backyard!
But how will you know there's enough wind?
I think we now have ways of finding out.
I don't get it, Sally.
What are you doing with your dad's sock?
It's a windsock!
Like the one in the Windnasium!
Okay, but why are you hanging spoons to dry?
It's like the wind chimes we saw.
And now we're ready for the checklist.
Right, Nick?
Right.
Okay, can we feel any wind?
Check!
Can we hear it push things around?
(Tinkling) Check!
Can we see it lift things?
Check-a-rooni!
Then the wind's strong enough to fly a kite!
You figured it out!
I knew that you could!
(Cheering, laughing) (Grunting) I don't think you can jump that high, Nick.
NICK: But that's my best flyer.
How else am I gonna get it down?
Well, that's a real problem.
Hmm.
(Gasping) Why don't you try throwing something up to knock it off the branch?
Maybe it'll fall.
Great idea!
(Gasping) This will be perfect!
Stand back!
Too bad this isn't a game of "Let's Get Things Stuck in the Tree."
Look out below!
Oh!
I hope you don't mind me dropping in!
Where did you come from, Cat?
What goes up must come down.
I wish that was true.
(Cat gasping) Not your best flyer!
It's true.
We're trying to get it down, but we aren't having much luck.
If only I could jump as high as a tree.
Nobody can jump as high as a tree.
Hmm.
(Bell dinging) (Gasping) Jumping jelly bean!
I know a place where you can do exactly that.
It's called Gravity Drop.
Can we go?!
I can take you both there at the drop of a hat.
So, tell me, you two, what do you think of that?
I think it sounds perfect!
Let's go!
Your father won't mind at all if you do.
Dad?
Can we go to Gravity Drop with The Cat in the Hat?
To jump as high as a tree?
DAD: Sure!
But you know, trees don't jump.
(Giggling) We can go!
We can go!
I know, I know!
To the Thinga-ma-jigger!
Buckle up!
(Horn honking) Flick the jigger-ma-whizzer!
(Fireworks exploding) Isn't this fun?!
SALLY AND NICK: Yahoo!
♪ Here we go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ We're flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ If you look down below, you will see we're atop an unusual canyon called Gravity Drop!
I don't know, Cat.
What makes this place so special?
Yeah.
And how are we going to jump as high as one of these trees?
You'll see in a second, but first, I have to put these on!
What are those big heavy boots for?
Someone needs... to... keep their... feet on the ground.
(Grunting) Especially when there's less gravity.
(Panting) What's that machine, Cat?
And what happens if you turn that dial?
There's only one way to find out.
Give it a try!
(Whooshing) Hey!
I feel different all of the sudden.
I feel funny, too!
Uh...who moved the ground?
We're floating!
Look, I'm a flying fish!
What did you do with that machine, Cat?
It's a Gravitometer!
It can change the amount of gravity that's pulling us down.
Isn't it fun?!
(Powering down) Oh, yeah, tons of fun.
Hey, Cat?
Why didn't you float like us?
These heavy boots give gravity more to pull on, and keep me on the ground.
So, how does this thing work?
Gravity is why things fall down instead of up.
Whoa!
CAT: See?
So even if you hold something way up from the ground, gravity pulls it back down?
Yes, it also holds us down so we don't float away!
That's why I couldn't jump up to get my plane!
Gravity was pulling me down.
But with the Gravitometer, you can feel what it's like to have more or less gravity.
Cool!
Can we play some more?
Abso-toot-ly do.
(Grunting) Less gravity coming right up!
Now, jump!
(Giggling) Look, Sally!
With the less gravity holding me down, I'm jumping as high as a tree!
Less gravity's pretty cool.
It is kind of fun to float outside my bowl for a change.
Too bad we're stuck with gravity back home.
If it was like this, I could get my plane down, no problem.
Hey!
Why don't we use the Gravitometer to make less gravity back home?
Great idea!
Can we, Cat?
That would be fun, but I'm afraid the Gravitometer only works here on Gravity Drop.
Oh well.
Better have fun while we can.
(Grunting) Yeah!
(Giggling) Careful you don't push too hard, Nick!
Why?
Because I might not come back down?
I'm sure you'd come back down, eventually.
Great.
Time to get back in my bowl.
Cat, maybe you should dial up a little more gravity, just to be safe, okay?
Why just a little?
We know what less gravity feels like.
Let's see what more gravity feels like.
Let's bring you down before we turn gravity up!
Whoa!
Wh-- whoa!
CAT: More gravity coming right up!
Yeah.
First I was a flying fish, now I'm a flat fish.
(Groaning) I feel so heavy!
(Grunting) So does Fish!
That's because... more gravity has a stronger pull on you, and me, too!
(Grunting) Whoa, my feet feel so heavy!
Try walking, Sally!
(Groaning) Race you to the Gravitometer, Nick!
Are you more or less done having more and less fun?
Yes, Cat!
Change it, please!
(Both groaning) Oh, my!
I wonder if it got stuck on more or less gravity.
SALLY: Uh, I think we can guess.
Oh, dear!
Hang on!
Try these on for size!
BOTH: Thanks, Cat!
Cat, you said these boots were heavy, but they don't feel heavy at all!
That's because there's less gravity.
Those boots are just heavy enough to keep you on the ground until I can fix the Gravitometer.
When I need a quick fix, I know just what to do.
Simply give a quick shout to my quick fix-it crew.
(Whistling) (Cheering) (Chattering) (Cheering) (Giggling) You two can play later.
Right now, I need you to get my Fixa-ma-doodle from the Thinga-ma-jigger.
What Thinga-ma-jigger?!
Oh, my!
I guess after I took out the heavy boots, you Things are the last bit of weight holding it down.
(Chattering) Huh.
When they bounce out of the Thinga-ma-jigger, there was less weight in it, and now it's floating up!
Hmm, how will I get the Thinga-ma-jigger back down here when it's way up there?
Maybe if we gravity more to pull down on, the Thinga-ma-jigger will come back down.
(Giggling) Lucky for us, that's easy to do right now!
Ready?
(Chattering) Up you go!
(Chattering) Thing 2, going up!
(Chattering) (Cheering) (Giggling) It's working!
BOTH: Ta-da!
Thank you!
That Fixa-ma-doodle will do that trick!
BOTH: Whuh-oh!
BOTH: Oh, no!
Whoo-hoo!
Thank you!
See what you can do when you've got gravity on your side?
(Powering down) I think you fixed it, Cat.
These boots are super heavy again.
Yup, everything's back to normal.
Oh, gravity, how I missed you!
Oh, Fish.
Playing with gravity was fun, and it gave me an idea!
I think I know how to rescue my plane!
We had the right idea, Sally.
Only, we didn't know it!
Right.
We don't need to get the plane down.
We can help gravity do it for us.
See?
That tennis racket gave gravity more to pull on.
And the branch is bending lower with the extra weight.
Let's give it even more help.
Go, gravity, go!
One more should do it.
Hmm.
Don't even think about it!
Allow me.
Come on, gravity!
Whoo!
Yippee!
Yeah!
I got my plane back!
We did it!
That's why I always say, what goes up... Must come down.
(Giggling) Thanks to gravity!
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