The Cat in the Hat (TV special) After MGM stopped animation production and closed down its animation department for good in 1970, production was moved to DePatie–Freleng Enterprises (marking the company's first Dr. Seuss television special), which was run by Jones' fellow Warner Bros. Cartoons alumnus Friz Freleng and WB's last original production executive David DePatie. Although Chuck Jones and his staff were retained by DePatie–Freleng in the production of the special, Jones left the studio and did not work on any other Seuss projects after "The Cat in the Hat". Other staff members that have worked with Jones such as Dean Elliott and Maurice Noble eventually
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! at the beginning of each episode, which will inevitably lead them around the globe to "make natural science discoveries." Similar to other PBS Kids series such as "Curious George" and "Sid the Science Kid", "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!" focuses on introducing preschoolers to various science and learning concepts. Various DVDs were released by NCircle Entertainment beginning in late October 2010 where every DVD is in region 1, subtitled in English and Spanish, approximately 60 minutes except for a few, in Dolby Digital, in 5.1 surround and Dolby surround stereo in Spanish. Every DVD has