The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!: Surprise Surprise/A Howling Good Time

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!

Surprise Surprise/A Howling Good Time (#123)

Nick and Sally can't learn to do a somersault, but Luis the Armadillo is the king of the roly polys! [28 minutes]

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Grade Levels: PreK-2
Curricular Areas: Science & Technology
Series Length: 61 episodes
Average Episode Length: 28 minutes
Record Rights: Record and retain for 1 year from each broadcast. No duplication allowed.
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Series Description: Coming to television for the first time ever in an animated series, the Cat in the Hat whisks pre-schoolers off on a voyage of scientific discovery. "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" features six-year-olds Sally & Nick, best friends and next door neighbors, who are transported on magical journeys to all corners of the globe where the natural world becomes their playground. With the Cat as their guide, his two energetic helpers, the zany duo, Thing One and Thing Two and the enigmatic Fish along for the ride, every outing becomes an unpredictable adventure. In each episode, Sally and Nick head off with the Cat in his one-of-a-kind custom vehicle, the Thinga-ma-jigger, a quintessentially Seussian contraption that instantly transforms from plane to boat to submarine with just a flick of the jigger-ma-whizzer or a honk of the shrinkamadoodle. They go everywhere from the ocean bottom, to a rainforest, or to the centre of a beehive. The Cat in the Hat "knows a lot" but he doesn't know everything making him the perfect guide for learning and fun.

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Manatees and Mermaids/The Last Chocolate (#206)

Matilda the Manatee and her son Marlin teach Nick and Sally how to swim slowly and gracefully. [28 minutes]
- Thu, May 23, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, May 23, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 30, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Tough Enough/How Cool Is Coral (#207)

The kids shrink down in the Thingamajigger and meet the toughest animal, Wally the Waterbear. [28 minutes]
- Fri, May 24, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, May 24, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Digging The Deep/Puddle Puzzle (#129)

Nick and Sally meet Aurilia the Angler fish who guides them to the very bottom of the ocean floor. [28 minutes]
- Sat, May 25, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Big Cats/Fantastic Flour (#136)

The kids learn how to sneak up on someone by watching a snow leopard, a cheetah and a lion. [28 minutes]
- Sat, May 25, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 16, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Help with Kelp/Treetop Tom (#130)

Gary the Garibaldi fish helps Nick and Sally pick a special present for Fish's birthday. [28 minutes]
- Sun, May 26, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Bounce/Timmy Tippy Toe (#203)

Dr. Twiggles shows Nick and Sally how rubber is made and all the wonderful things rubber can make! [28 minutes]
- Sun, May 26, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Sat, June 22, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Minnie Meerkat/Leaves (#137)

The Cat's friend Minnie Meerkat teaches Sally and Nick all about camping safe in Peekaboo Plains. [28 minutes]
- Sun, May 26, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, June 22, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Little Lemmings/Keep The Beat (#209)

Lars the Lemming from the Wundra-Bundra-Tundra teaches the kids how to stay warm out in the cold. [28 minutes]
- Mon, May 27, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, May 27, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 2, 7:30 AM on IPTV
Babies/Fast (#208)

The kids learn about carrying babies from Wilma the spider, Dilly the crocodile and Coco the koala. [28 minutes]
- Tue, May 28, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, May 28, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Rumbly Tumbly/Planet Name Game (#212)

The kids take a super shrunken trip into Thing One's stomach to learn why stomachs make noises. [28 minutes]
- Wed, May 29, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, May 29, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Gorillas in the Nest/Tale of a Dragon (#214)

Gordon the Gorilla shows the kids how to make a comfortable bed in Twisty-Misty Mountains. [28 minutes]
- Thu, May 30, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, May 30, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Top of the Sky/Jiggle Bones (#215)

Nick and Sally launch a rocket into the sky and find it in Audrey the Astronaut's space station. [28 minutes]
- Fri, May 31, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, May 31, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Trick Or Treat/King Cecil The Seahorse (#131)

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Nick trick or treating - his way! Around the world they go! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 1, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Hooray for Hair/Ice Is Nice (#138)

Sally and Nick are getting their hair cut today. They get some styling help from the Wig-o-lator. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 1, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 23, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Stripy Safari/Wool (#132)

Nick and Sally set off on a safari with The Cat in the Hat to find all kinds of stripes on animals. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 2, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently (#139)

Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 2, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sat, June 29, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Show Me The Honey/Migration Vacation (#101)

Queen Priscilla Buzzoo invites Sally and Nick to join in the bee dance to learn how to make honey. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 3, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 3, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 9, 7:30 AM on IPTV
I Love The Nightlife/Oh Give Me A Home! (#102)

The Cat takes Nick and Sally to the forest of Wagamaroo at night to find his favorite hat. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 4, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 4, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Many Ants Make Light Work/Nest Best Thing (#103)

Nick and Sally visit an ant colony and learn that you can do anything when you work together! [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 5, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 5, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Plan for Sand/Whale Music (#104)

Carmela the Camel teaches the kids about how camels are adapted to live in the dry, sandy desert. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 6, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 6, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Flower Power/Snowman's Land (#105)

Nick and Sally visit the forest of Flora-Fah-Zoom and meet creatures that depend on flowers to live. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 7, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 7, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Sweet Deal/King of Swing (#133)

Sally and Nick want get customers to come to their "cafe." Maybe Eddy the honeyguide bird can help! [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 8, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Seasons - Spring and Summer/Seasons - Fall and Winter (#140)

Nick and Sally visit the magical Garden of Seasons, where they can visit any season they like. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 8, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
- Fri, June 21, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 21, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 30, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Amazing Eyes/Water Walkers (#134)

Three different animals with very different ways of seeing help the kids find a missing guinea pig. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 9, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Aye Aye!/Trick Or Treat (#141)

Nick and Sally make Halloween masks and meet Aiya, the Aye Aye, in the forest of Spookywoowoo. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 9, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Dress Up Day/Bathtime (#106)

Mindy the caterpillar shows Sally how she makes silk and uses the silk thread to fix Sally's dress! [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 10, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 10, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 16, 7:30 AM on IPTV
Trees Company/Now You See Me (#107)

In Jimmer Jammer Jungle, the kids learn how different animals spend their entire lives in trees. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 11, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 11, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Rain Game/No Sssweater Is Better (#108)

Nick and Sally explore each level of the rain forest and meet some toucans and howler monkeys. [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 12, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 12, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Tale About Tails/Sticky Situation (#109)

The kids visit the Jungle of Wagga-Tag-Tail and meet many animals with very different tails. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 13, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 13, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Night Lights/Go Snails Go! (#110)

The kids jump into the Thingamajigger and shrink down to visit fireflies that live in the backyard. [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 14, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 14, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Super Cleaner Uppers/Itty Bitty Water (#135)

Sandy the Sand Hopper teaches the kids the difference between natural "garbage" and man-made trash. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 15, 7:30 AM on IPTV Learns
Jumping on the Moon/Sneezy Riders (#201)

The kids visit the moon and Astronaut Audrey takes them for a space walk to learn all about gravity. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 15, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
The Surprising Bean/Hear Here (#202)

With a shrunken Thingamajigger the kids go inside a bean and meet the moth larvae that lives there. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 16, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Flight of the Penguin/Let's Go Fly A Kite (#111)

Sally and Nick meet Percy the penguin. After a fun race the kids learn that not all birds can fly. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 17, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 17, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 23, 7:30 AM on IPTV
You Should Be Dancing/Batty for Bats (#112)

The kids get dancing lessons from one of the best dancers in the world, Tango a bird of paradise! [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 18, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 18, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Jump!/Slow Down for Sloths (#115)

The kids visit Jumpalaroo to learn how to jump from grasshoppers, a kangaroo and even a flea! [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 19, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 19, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
The Lost Egg/Hold On Tight (#114)

The most fantabulous decorator, Stan the bower bird, shows the kids how to decorate for their party. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 20, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 20, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
No Night Today/Fun in the Sun (#204)

Nick and Sally meet Astronaut Audrey and take a trip to her International Space Station. [28 minutes]
- Sun, June 23, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns
Maps/Termite Towers (#113)

The kids go on a pirate adventure by following a treasure map! Termites help the kids make a tower. [28 minutes]
- Mon, June 24, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Mon, June 24, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
- Sun, June 30, 7:30 AM on IPTV
Chasing Rainbows/Follow The Prints (#116)

The kids are painting a picture of a rainbow and get help from color expert King Kaleidoscope. [28 minutes]
- Tue, June 25, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Tue, June 25, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Incredible Journey/Bamboozled (#118)

With the help of the Subber-e-blubber, the kids follow salmon Samantha underwater and upriver! [28 minutes]
- Wed, June 26, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Wed, June 26, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Thump/Squirreled Away (#119)

Twitch the rabbit and her bunnies teach Nick and Sally how to stop, look and listen for danger. [28 minutes]
- Thu, June 27, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Thu, June 27, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
A Long Winter's Nap/The Tree Doctor (#117)

Sally and Nick are so excited to go ice skating tomorrow they can't asleep! Boris the bear can help! [28 minutes]
- Fri, June 28, 7:30 AM on IPTV
- Fri, June 28, 5:30 PM on IPTV Learns
Meet The Beetles/Tongue Tied (#205)

The kids meet Treetop Tom and see how his tough tongue can pick food off of thorny branches. [28 minutes]
- Sat, June 29, 2:00 PM on IPTV Learns

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