The Cat In the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

2010 • PBS Kids
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Volume 2 episodes (20)

1 Reindeer Games/ Along Came a Spider
12/20/10
Reindeer Games: Nick and Sally can’t find their sled that’s buried under the snow. Cat’s friend Magnus the reindeer is great at finding things in the snow. Off they go to the Jingly Bell Forest where Magnus shows them how he digs with his feet and shovels snow with his antlers. And when Nick and Sally find Magnus’ old antlers, they can shovel snow now too and find their sled! Along Came a Spider: Nick and Sally are playing soccer when their ball goes through a hole in their net. Luckily Cat’s friend Mabel is a spider who knows all about weaving – maybe she can help them! Mabel, with the help of Cat and a song, teach Nick and Sally how to weave a web. Back at home, they use Mabel’s advice and fix their net, and just in time for Cat to score a goal!
2 Teeny Weeny Adventure / I See Seeds
3/2/11
Teeny Weeny Adventure: Nick has spotted a tiny ladybug, but Sally has found an even smaller ant! And there’s nothing smaller than an ant. Or is there? Cat takes Nick and Sally to meet a variety of single-celled creatures, the smallest anywhere! Nick and Sally soon learn that a drop of water holds a whole lot more than they ever realized! I See Seeds: Sally and Nick are going on an adventure, but how are they going to get there? Skateboard? Train? Rocketship? They just can’t decide! Until Cat suggests they see how trees send their seeds on trips. They follow different seeds as they travel through the air, float on the water and hitch rides on animals.
3 Surprise, Surprise / A Howling Good Time
7/18/11
Surprise, Surprise: Try as they might, Nick and Sally just can’t learn to do a somersault. Luckily Cat’s friend Luis the Armadillo is the king of the roly polys! But when they find Luis, they learn that he only rolls when he gets surprised. They take turns trying to surprise him, and when they finally do, they’re the ones surprised when they learn that not only can Luis roll, but he can even run underwater! Back at home, they follow Luis’ advice and are now able to somersault! A Howling Good Time: Nick and Sally are pretending to be lost adventurers when Sally wonders what to do if you really do get lost. The Cat in the Hat knows a wolf pup who knows all about getting lost and found! In the Hooty Howly Woods Grayson shows them how wolves howl to communicate and to find each other. Now Sally and Nick know one thing to do if they get lost – howl for mom!
4 Secret Super Digger / Pucker Up and Blow
7/18/11
Secret Super Digger: Sally is trying to grow a flower for her mom, but it just won’t grow. Time to see Finola! At Finola’s Farm, she introduces Cat, Sally and Nick to her secret super digger - Diggery the earthworm. Diggery shows them how plant roots need water air and compost, which Diggery helps to make. Sally’s flower is sure to grow once she gets some of her own secret super diggers to help! Pucker Up and Blow: Nick and Sally are trying to whistle but they just can’t seem to get it right! The Cat takes them to visit his friend, Rocky the Winter Wren, who is an expert whistler. Rocky, and his son Ricky, offer this advice: if you want to whistle, start with one note and practice.
5 Sniff and Seek / Aye Aye!
10/20/11
Sniff and Seek: Nick’s most favourite smell is chocolate chip cookies! But what is Sally’s? She’s not sure. What better way to find out than by playing sniff and seek with a skunk! Cat introduces Nick and Sally to Whiffy, and in the adventure of finding Sally’s favourite smell they discover how good Whiffy is at protecting himself with his very own special smell. Aye Aye!: Nick and Sally are making Halloween masks, but they want to make them really scary. Cat takes them to meet Aiya, the Aye Aye, in the forest of Spookywoowoo. Aiya shows them, that even though he may look scary - his big ears, huge eyes and long fingers help him to find food. And now Nick and Sally know just how to make their masks scary!
6 Blue Feet Are Neat / Reef Magic
11/7/11
Blue Feet Are Neat: Nick and Sally are trying out their new blue rubber boots but they keep getting stuck in the mud! Cat knows just who can help them – Buster, the Blue-footed Booby bird. Buster is only too happy to show them how his wide, flat blue feet help him move easily over the muddy shore. With Cat’s help to make their boots wide and flat, Sally and Nick can now walk across the mud without getting stuck – just like Buster!
Reef Magic: Nick has difficulty learning a “disappearing” magic trick, when who should appear but The Cat in the Hat! He takes Nick and Sally to the coral reef of Scoobamareen. There they learn that distraction is a great way for some sea creatures to hide themselves from other fish who might be looking for a bite to eat. Back at home, Nick and Sally use what they learned to make their stuffed panda disappear!
7 Be Cool / Elephant Walk
1/3/12
Be Cool: Phew, it’s hot outside! How are Sally and Nick going to stay cool? Cat suggests that they should visit some friends in the Dizzle-dazzle Desert to learn how to keep cool. They learn that some animals are light coloured, some stay out of the sun, and some, like Tommy the coolest toad around, just mooove sloooow. Nick and Sally take their advice, but Cat has an even better idea – run through a sprinkler!
Elephant Walk: When building a toy construction set, Nick and Sally wonder if there’s such thing as a one-thing-does-it-all tool. Well, the Cat knows just who to visit to find out – Themba the African elephant! Themba, and her daughter Efia, show the Cat and the kids all the different things their trunks can do. Nick and Sally realize that elephant trunks are just like hands, so they already have a one-thing-does-it-all tool!
8 Flutter By Butterfly / Pretty in Pink
6/8/12
Flutter By Butterfly: Sally and Nick are pretending to be butterflies, but they’re not very good at it. The Cat takes them to meet Bernadette the Monarch butterfly, who can teach them all about fluttering. Following Bernadette from Milky Weed Meadow to Prickly Pines forest they learn that butterfly wings are used for so much more than just fluttering!
Pretty in Pink: Sally and Nick are having fun trying out different moves when the Cat arrives to show them some cool moves of his own. He learned them from Pinkie the flamingo. The kids want to learn too, so off they go to Gooney Goon Lagoon! There they learn all about flamingos - fun moves and all! Back at home Cat, Nick and Sally all move together… the flamingo way!
9 Digging the Deep / Puddle Puzzle
11/8/12
Digging the Deep: Nick and Sally are exploring how deep they can dig in the sandbox. The Cat arrives to whisk them away to the deepest place he knows – the bottom of the Swirly Whirly Ocean! They meet up with Aurilia the Angler fish who guides them to the very bottom of the ocean floor. Now that they’ve gone as deep as deep can be, it’s off to find the next adventure!
Puddle Puzzle: Nick and Sally are excited to jump in the giant puddle in their backyard – but it’s gone! Where did it go? With the help of Cat’s Seussian camera, they see that the puddle has turned into water vapour. Off they go to the Bluey Blue Sky to follow their puddle. They discover that the water vapour rises high into the sky, then cools off and falls as rain. They go back home and are delighted to see that their puddle is back.
10 Help With Kelp/ Treetop Tom
11/9/12
Help With Kelp: It’s Fish’s birthday and Nick and Sally want to get him a special present, but who can they ask for ideas? Cat’s friend Gary the Garibaldi fish might have an idea! Off to the Briny Blue Sea where they meet a variety of creatures in a kelp forest who use the kelp for both food and protection. Back at home they make a picture of the kelp forest for Fish. It’s the best present he could ever hope for!
Treetop Tom: Nick and Sally are playing when their ball gets caught up high in the branches of a tree. Oh how they wish they were tall! Being tall is something Cat’s friend Treetop Tom knows all about. They meet the giraffe in the So Sunny Savannah, and with the help of Cat’s “tallerizers”, Nick and Sally are as tall as Tom! They soon learn that being small has its benefits, and luckily, Cat has stilts so he can get their ball out of the tree back at home.
11 Trick or Treat / King Cecil the Seahorse
10/21/11
Trick or Treat: It’s Halloween! The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Nick trick or treating - his way! Around the world they go, meeting three new friends who teach them each of the tricks they do and share the treats that they like to eat. Back at home Nick and Sally are ready to go trick or treating, with plenty of new tricks to share!
King Cecil the Seahorse: Sally is off to fight the “dragon”! But Nick wants to go, he doesn’t want to stay and watch the baby princess, he wants to go on an adventure. The Cat explains that babies can be part of the adventure. Why don’t they go meet King Cecil the Seahorse, he takes all his babies wherever he goes! Nick and Sally discover that taking care of babies is much more fun than fighting dragons.
12 Stripy Safari / Wool
9/14/12
Stripy Safari: Nick and Sally set off on a safari with The Cat in the Hat to find all kinds of stripes. Along the way, Sally and Nick discover that stripes mean different things to different animals – the stripes of Jake the coral snake tells other animals to stay away, and Zelda and Zoran’s zebra stripes help them to identify each other. And best of all, Cat discovers that his stripes are just right for him! Wool: Nick wants to learn how to knit a scarf like Sally, but they’ve run out of wool! A visit to Finola’s Farm is the perfect place to get more. The Cat, Nick and Sally have fun helping Finola get the wool from Feleecia the sheep and then turning it into yarn. Now Sally can teach Nick how to knit his own scarf!
13 A Sweet Deal / King of Swing
2/7/12
A Sweet Deal: Sally and Nick are having a hard time getting customers to come to their “café”. What can they do? The Cat takes them to meet Eddy the honeyguide bird. Eddy shows them how he guides humans to bees’ nests by making noise and putting on a show. Back at home, Sally and Nick follow Eddy’s example and proudly serve their first customer! King of Swing: Swinging from a rope isn’t so easy for Sally and Nick. Good thing the Cat knows the king of swing, Charlie the chimpanzee! In the Leafylafoo Rainforest, Charlie teaches them how to use their hands and feet to swing as they help him search for bananas, his favourite food! Back at home, Sally and Nick mimic Charlie and swing across the backyard to where Cat has a surprise snack waiting for them - bananas!
14 Amazing Eyes / Water Walkers
4/12/12
Amazing Eyes: Sally and Nick are trying to guess which game Harvey the guinea pig might like to play with them. The Cat takes them to meet his friend Katie the Cavy, a wild guinea pig. But when they try to ask her, she playfully runs off! With the help of three different animals with very different ways of seeing, they finally find Katie and discover a guinea pig’s favourite game – hide and seek! Water Walkers: Nick and Sally are waiting for Mom to come back so they can play in the pool. Cat suggests that playing on water is even more fun! But how? A trip to Splishy Splashy Pond to meet Walker the water strider will show them. Walker shows how he’s able to stay on top of the water with the help of air bubbles as he journeys to the other side of the pond. Back at home, Sally and Nick are ready travel to the other side of the pool!
15 Super Cleaner Uppers / Itty Bitty Water
4/9/12
Super Cleaner Uppers: Nick and Sally are cleaning up the backyard when they come across a yucky apple core. Who’s going to pick it up? The Cat in the Hat takes them to meet the best cleaner-upper there is, Sandy the Sand Hopper! Sandy teaches them the difference between natural “garbage” and man-made trash, and how some animals use the natural garbage as food. Back at home, they put the trash in a garbage bag, and the apple core in the garden for Wriggles the worm to enjoy!
Itty Bitty Water: Nick and Sally are about to dump out the water in their kiddie pool when The Cat stops them – water is too precious to waste even a drop! Off they go to the Drippety Dry Desert to meet three creatures who are experts at conserving water. Back at home, they think of other ways to use the water in the pool instead of just dumping it out – like giving Cat a bath!
16 Big Cats / Fantastic Flour
9/17/12
Big Cats: When Sally and Nick have difficulty sneaking up on Nick’s Mom to surprise her, The Cat brings them to meet some great sneaker-uppers – cats! Three big cats in particular. The kids learn to be patient from a snow leopard, speedy from a cheetah and the trick of distraction from a lion. Back in Nick’s yard they sneak up on his mom and surprise her! Then Nick and Sally are surprised when the best sneaker-upper sneaks up on them – The Cat! Fantastic Flour: Nick and Sally are making their “Best Ever Yummy For Your Tummy” muffins when they realize they don’t have enough flour. Cat knows just where to get more – Finola’s Farm! With help from Cat, Sally, Nick, and the Things, Finola harvests the wheat then shows them how to turn it into flour. Now that they have enough flour, they can finish making their muffins!
17 Minnie Meerkat / Leaves
11/21/12
Minnie Meerkat: Sally and Nick are planning to camp out in the backyard, but there are some scary noises out there! Not to worry, The Cat’s friend Minnie Meerkat can teach them all about camping safe. Off to Peekaboo Plains where a group of meerkats show them how they make their camp safe every night. Now Sally and Nick know what to do to feel safe in the backyard. And it doesn’t hurt to have the best lookout ever – The Cat in the Hat! Leaves: Nick and Sally are going to make a leaf collage of Cat, but the leaves they have aren’t the right shape, they need different ones. It’s off to Kaloo-Kalee for some leaf collecting! There, they learn that leaves help trees make food, and that’s why it’s best not to pick the leaves from the branches. They collect fallen leaves from three different trees with very different leaves. Now they have everything they need to make their picture of Cat, and even one for Fish!
18 Hooray for Hair / Ice is Nice
12/19/12
Hooray for Hair: Sally and Nick are getting their hair cut today; maybe they should try new hairstyles! A trip to meet three of Cat’s friends (and some styling help from the Wig-o-lator) will help them decide! Should they have Yak hair? No, too hot! How about hair like a fur seal? Not quite, too short. A porcupine? No way! How will they ever get a hug from their moms with hair that spiky? They decide that the hair they have is what’s perfect for them! Ice is Nice: Nick and Sally want some nice cold lemonade, but there’s no more ice cubes in Sally’s fridge! A trip to Freeze-your-knees Snowland will fix that! They meet Cat’s friend Polly the polar bear who introduces Sally and Nick to all the different kinds of ice that make up her home. After trying many types of ice, they find the kind that will be perfect for their lemonade!
19 When I Grow Up / Doing It Differently
3/8/12
When I Grow Up: Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they’ll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. When they see her, they start guessing right away! A frog? A duck? No, a beaver! They discover that, while Puggle may have some similarities to other creatures, she will grow up to be a duck billed platypus! Doing It Differently: Nick and Sally can’t seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. They find the Cat in the Hat instead! Cat suggests that Sally and Nick might find Harvey by meeting three friends who always do things differently – like a bird that runs instead of flies, or a cat that swims, or a fish that walks on the mud! Nick and Sally are sure to find Harvey now - by doing it differently!
20 Seasons - Spring and Summer / Seasons - Fall and Winter
3/6/12
Seasons - Spring and Summer: For Show and Tell at school, Nick and Sally must bring something from their favourite season. But how can they choose which is their favourite? The Cat in the Hat takes them to the magical Garden of Seasons, where they can visit any season they like, any time they like! They meet three young animals and journey with them as they begin to grow up. Sally decides that she has two favourite seasons, and with the pictures taken from the Snaparama camera, she now has a scrapbook of pictures to show why! Seasons - Fall and Winter: It’s Nick’s turn to choose a favourite season. Back to the Garden of Seasons to visit Fall and Winter! In Fall, they meet up with their friends from Spring and Summer to have a going away party for Candy the goose who’s about to fly south. In Winter, they have a great time playing with Sam the hare while all his other friends hibernate. Nick can’t decide on just one season, so he makes a picture of all the fun they had in both seasons!

About this show

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! follows the adventures 6-year-old best friends, Sally and Nick, as they are whisked off on extraordinary voyages of scientific discovery with the Cat in the Hat. In the Cat’s quintessentially Seussian vehicle, the Thinga-ma-jigger, they fly, float, rocket, and even shrink down to the size of a bee, to explore natural wonders from the bottom of the ocean to the treetops of the rain forest. Along for the ride are the Cat’s zany helpers Thing One and Thing Two, and one very nervous Fish.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
290 reviews
coco chip man
December 28, 2015
You might think it's a cute show for kids and actually it is but really good kids watches they don't understand what's happening when I don't want to sit with them it doesn't make sense
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Ruben Rivera Rivera
July 4, 2022
The cat in the hat knows a lot about that is so terrible I honestly thought that the show was a follow up to mike Myer's Adaptation, mike and Sally are just as 2- dimensional as they get, it might as well be called the cat in the hat knows a lot about good writing narratives 2/10
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King Everett
November 3, 2021
I put 1 star because you know Thing 1 And Thing 2 can not talk One more thing HOW CAN FISH TALK?! Like it has no ears Bruhhhhhhh
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