The Cat in the Hat (TV special) The Cat in the Hat. Here, The Cat in the Hat appeared in bridging sequences where he introduced animated adaptations of three other Dr. Seuss stories: "The Sneetches", "The Zax" and "Green Eggs and Ham". In 1982's "The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat", the character, now voiced by Mason Adams (Sherman had died shortly after "Dr. Seuss on the Loose" finished production), meets the title character of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" and sets out to reform his new green adversary. In 1995, the Cat appeared again, this time with the voice of Henry Gibson, to narrate "Daisy-Head
The Cat in the Hat for the series, including "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back" (1958), "Green Eggs and Ham" (1960), "Hop on Pop" (1963), and "Fox in Socks" (1965). He initially used word lists of limited vocabularies to create these books, as he had with "The Cat in the Hat", but moved away from the lists as he came to believe "that a child could learn any amount of words if fed them slowly and if the books were amply illustrated". Other authors also contributed notable books to the series, including "A Fly Went By" (1958), "Sam and the Firefly" (1958), "Go, Dog.