"The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss" (1996) TV series 1996-1998

Director:

Steve Feldman

Writers:

Adam Felber
Mo Rocca
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

13 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Anthony Asbury	...	The Grinch / ... (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Kennedy	...	Herbie Tidbiddle / ... (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bruce Lanoil	...	The Cat in the Hat / ... (5 episodes, 1996)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo	...	Heather Tidbiddle / ... (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Kathryn Mullen	...	Eliza Jane / ... (3 episodes, 1996)

Series Directed by
David Gumpel		(7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Steve Feldman		(unknown episodes, 1996)

Series Writing credits
Will Ryan		(3 episodes, 1996)
Allan Neuwirth		(1 episode, 1997)
Gary Cooper		(unknown episodes)
Adam Felber		(unknown episodes)
Richard Marcus		(unknown episodes)
Bill Marsilii		(unknown episodes)
Jay Martel		(unknown episodes)
Mo Rocca		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Stephanie Simpson	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1997-1998)
David Steven Cohen	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1997)
David Gumpel	....	co-producer (1 episode, 1997)
Brian Henson	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1997)
Jerry Kupfer	....	producer (1 episode, 1997)
Lauren Gray	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Lou Berger	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Jonathan G. Meath	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Bob Stein	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Michael K. Frith	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Will Ryan	....	consulting producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Stephen Lawrence		(1 episode, 1997-2000)
Joe Carroll		(unknown episodes)
Bob Golden		(unknown episodes)
Jim Klein		(unknown episodes)
Peter Thom		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Jason Bielski		(1 episode, 1997)
Vadia Potenza		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Edward Eyth		(1 episode, 1997)
Jim Dultz		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Chas Plummer		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Jason Weber		(1 episode, 1997)
Mark Ruffin		(unknown episodes, 1996)

Series Production Management
Abby Strauss	....	production manager (1 episode, 1997)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Gordon	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1997)
Jennifer Torpie	....	assistant director (1 episode, 1997)

Series Art Department
Cindy Fain-Vreeland	....	assistant prop master (9 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeff Baumgardner	....	carpenter (unknown episodes, 1996)
Sherief Elkatsha	....	prop builder (unknown episodes)
Dina Varano	....	scenic artist / storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Joe Carroll	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Neil Cedar	....	dialog editor seasons 1 and 2 (unknown episodes)
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Hal Bertram	....	virtual set (1 episode, 1997)
Jim Gettinger	....	animator/modeler (1 episode, 1997)
Adam Hawkey	....	virtual set animator (1 episode, 1997)
Chas Plummer	....	art director (1 episode, 1997)
Joanne Tolkoff	....	graphics supervisor (1 episode, 1997)
Eric Tenneson Rich	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Adelman	....	lighting designer (1 episode, 1997)
Mitchell Bogard	....	lighting designer (1 episode, 1997)
Rafael Latorre	....	lighting technician (unknown episodes, 1996)

Series Music Department
Bob Golden	....	music producer (1 episode, 1997)

Series Other crew
Kip Rathke	....	muppet workshop (24 episodes, 1996-1997)
Dave Powitz	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1996-1997)
Peter J. Villa	....	production assistant (1 episode, 1996-1997)
Sarah de Gaudemar	....	intern (unknown episodes, 1996)
Madeline S. McEneney	....	production staff (unknown episodes, 1996)
Jane Howell	....	puppet builder (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Dr. Seuss Enterprises
• Jim Henson Company, The
• Jim Henson Productions

Distributors

• Nickelodeon Network (USA)

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:TV-Y

Company:

Dr. Seuss Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Blockbuster Buster: The Cat in the Hat (#2.25)" (2012)

Most underrated Muppet related show.

I'm surprised no one has reviewed this show considering it's already 15 years old now. So let me state what I remember of it.

It was a Dr. Seuss related show with the help of the Muppet company creating and supervising the Muppets designed to resemble all of the characters in the Seuss universe. During Season 1 contain entirely original episodes with stories not adapted from any book but feature at least one recognizable character such as The Grinch or Horton the Elephant. While Season 2 was considered a lighter approach to the series with a formula later used for "Bear in the Big Blue House" except with The Cat in the hat as the host.

Why was this series so underrated? I'm wondering the same thing as well. It was either because of the sudden change of format from non-moral story telling to educational story telling. Or it was because it aired on prime-time on Nick when it was more for Nick Jr.

Whatever case, I thought it was a unique thing that happen to Dr. Seuss's books and there will likely won't be another show like this one again.