The Cat in the Hat (TV special) Mayzie", a special based on a posthumously published Dr. Seuss book. In 1997, a puppet version of the Cat starred in "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss", where he was voiced by Bruce Lanoil and Martin P. Robinson. "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!", an educational animated series based on the "Random House Library" series, premiered in September 2010; the Cat is voiced by Martin Short. The production began at Chuck Jones' MGM Animation Studio in the late 1960s after the studio had finished "The Phantom Tollbooth" and another Dr. Seuss special, "Horton Hears a Who!".
The Cat in the Hat there were a lot of Dick and Jane devotees, and my book was considered too fresh and irreverent. But Bennett Cerf at Random House had asked for trade rights, and it just took off in the bookstores." Geisel told the Morgans, "Parents understood better than school people the necessity for this kind of reader." After three years in print, "The Cat in the Hat" had sold nearly one million copies. By then, the book had been translated into French, Chinese, Swedish, and Braille. In 2001, "Publishers Weekly" placed it at number nine on its list of the best-selling children's books