The Cat in the Hat (TV special) song parodies, however only Seuss is credited. The Cat in the Hat (TV special) The Cat in the Hat is an American animated musical television special first aired on CBS on July 4, 1971, based on the 1957 Dr. Seuss children's book of the same name, and produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. With voices by Allan Sherman and prolific vocal performer Daws Butler, this half-hour special is a loose adaptation with added musical sequences. As the story opens, it is too rainy and cold to play outside, so Sally and Conrad sit bored and look out the window. Their mom announces
The Cad and the Hat to a distracting degree. Which might be interesting if it were bolder, or a lot funnier. As it is, the episode is dispiriting in how disposably it treats its world, while reaching for a pair of emotional epiphanies that fall flat in the execution." "The Cad and the Hat" scored a 1.1 rating and was watched by 2.44 million people, making it Fox's highest rated show of the night. The Cad and the Hat "The Cad and the Hat" is the fifteenth episode of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 611th episode of the