Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995) (TV)

Director:

Tony Collingwood

Writer:

Dr. Seuss (written by)

Release Date:

5 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Family

Plot:

The Cat in the Hat (the most famous Dr. Seuss character) narrates a story about a girl named Mayzie McGrew...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Fran Smith	...	Mayzie McGrew (voice)
Henry Gibson	...	Cat in the Hat (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Finagle (voice)
George Hearn	...	Mayor (voice)
Lewis Arquette	...	Principal (voice)
Jonathan Winters	...	Dr. Eisenbart (voice)
Susan Silo	...	Miss Sneetcher (voice)
B.J. Ward	...	Mrs. McGrew (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Mr. McGrew (voice)
Robert Ridgely	...	Finch (voice)
Benjamin Kimball Smith	...	Butch (voice) (as Benjamin Smith)
John Christian Graas	...	Einstein (voice) (as John Graas)
Edie Lehmann	...	Background Singer (voice)
Beth Anderson	...	Background Singer (voice) (as Beth Andersen)
Stephanie Berg	...	Background Singer (voice)
Jessica Boddicker	...	Background Singer (voice)
Billy Bodine	...	Background Singer (voice)
Susan Boyd	...	Background Singer (voice)
Randy Crenshaw	...	Background Singer (voice)
Donna Davidson	...	Background Singer (voice)
Rick Logan	...	Background Singer (voice)
Daniel Neciosup-Acuna	...	Background Singer (voice)
Regina Neciosup-Acuna	...	Background Singer (voice)
Brett Tattersol	...	Background Singer (voice)

Directed by
Tony Collingwood

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dr. Seuss		written by (as Theodor Geisel)

Produced by
Audrey Geisel	....	co-executive producer
Margot McDonough	....	associate producer
Christopher O'Hare	....	producer
Buzz Potamkin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Philip Appleby

Film Editing by
Nigel Rutter		(as Nigel Rudder)

Casting by
Kris Zimmerman

Art Direction by
Trevor Ricketts

Production Management
Christian Holland	....	production manager
Joe Mazzuca	....	executive in charge of production
Catherine Winder	....	executive in charge of production

Art Department
Myrna Bushman	....	storyboard slugging (as My Bushman)
Tony Collingwood	....	storyboard artist
Richard Fawdry	....	storyboard artist
Trevor Ricketts	....	prop designer
Ronan Spelman	....	design assistant

Sound Department
Jon Baker	....	sound recording engineer
Tony Collingwood	....	recording director
Richard Lambert	....	sound designer
Richard Lambert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry O'Riordan	....	sound recording engineer
Nigel Rutter	....	sound designer

Animation Department
Selena D'Santos	....	color stylist
Richard Fawdry	....	character designer
Michael Longden	....	sheet timer
John Rice	....	overseas animation director
Trevor Ricketts	....	background designer
Denis Ryan	....	background color stylist (as Dennis Ryan)
Jess Espanola	....	animator (uncredited)
Tapani Knuutila	....	overseas layout director (uncredited)
Bong Macarayan	....	animator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Chris Beeton	....	telecine artist
Jason Farrow	....	editbox operator
Rockett Norton	....	editbox operator

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	conductor (as Geoffrey Alexander)
Bodie Chandler	....	director of music production
Andre Gersh	....	jazz director
Gerry O'Riordan	....	music recording engineer

Other crew
Heather Kenyon	....	production assistant
Maureen Massarella	....	production assistant
Phillip Rashleigh	....	production assistant
Helen Stroud	....	production coordinator
Brooke Williams	....	international production coordinator
Maureen Wood	....	production accountant
Clair Yeo	....	track reader
Jill Ziegenhagen	....	talent coordinator

Thanks
Herb Cheyette	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises
• Tony Collingwood Productions (in association with)
• Fil-Cartoons (in association with)

Distributors

• Turner Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (1995) (USA) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Daisy-Head Mayzie: A Newly Found Treasure" - USA (video box title)
"Dr. Seuss' Daisy-Head Mayzie" - USA (video title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

This story was found by Dr. Seuss's widow after his death; he had written it in the form of a script and then had tucked it away. A novelization was written and published by the same publisher who'd published the stories Dr. Seuss had written while he was alive.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Best of Dr. Seuss (2000)

Charming Dr Seuss animation that you get more out of on second viewing

Daisy-Head Maizie, both as a story and an animated adaptation, may not be the best of Dr Seuss, but for someone relatively new to the story and as someone very fond of Dr Seuss it was treat. The animation is bright and colourful, with every background and character drawn simply but elegantly, while the whimsical scoring and cheery songs are also winners. The writing respects Dr Seuss' style with the dialogue, rhymes and song lyrics witty and bouncy. What's also great is how well you makes you laugh and cry without being too forceful. The story may be somewhat slight and sentimental, but also undeniably charming and fun, the sort of story you get more out of on subsequent viewings. The characters are memorable and engaging, and the voice acting is terrific, Henry Gibson and Tim Curry in particular standing out.

All in all, charming and well done, the more you're familiar with it the more you get out of it. 9/10 Bethany Cox