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The Cat in the Hat is back -- and this time, he's teaching Sally and her brother, Nick, some awfully nifty things to think about!

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    The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 3 - I Love the Nightlife
    9.2/10(8 votes)

    #1 - I Love the Nightlife

    S1:E3

    When Nick wants to stay awake all night, the Cat takes Nick and Sally to Wagamaroo on a nocturnal adventure to see a variety of night animals (such as a bat, an owl and an opossum).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shawn Kalb

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  2. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 1 - Show Me the Honey
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Show Me the Honey

    S1:E1

    When Sally and Nick run out of honey, the Cat knows just where to go to get more. They visit Queen Priscilla Buzzoo, the honey bee who invites them to join in the honey dance to learn how to make honey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Cuperus

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  3. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 2 - Migration Vacation
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Migration Vacation

    S1:E2

    In Sally's backyard, the purple martin has gone missing—and with the help of a variety of forest creatures, The Cat takes Nick and Sally to track down the bird; it teaches them how and why birds migrate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Dias

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  4. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 31 - Chasing Rainbows
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Chasing Rainbows

    S1:E31

    Nick and Sally are painting a picture of a rainbow but don't know what are the colors that are used for the picture. The Cat takes them to Color-ga-lore to meet King Kaleidoscope, an expert on rainbows: a song teaches them the proper color order and after that a silly spray of water leads them to discover how to make their very own rainbow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Amanda Smith

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  5. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 4 - Oh Give Me a Home
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Oh Give Me a Home

    S1:E4

    Nick has a super-duper special shell and Sally also has one—The Cat in the Hat takes them on an adventure to the beach where they meet Tucker, the hermit crab, who is also looking for a new shell because he's grown too big for him, both Tucker and Sally now have super duper special shells at a seaside fashion show in its first edition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Birch

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  6. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 5 - Many Ants Make Light Work
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Many Ants Make Light Work

    S1:E5

    Nick and Sally are trying to put up a tent in their backyard but it's not working: Nick is pulling when Sally is pushing and it's just making a giant heap. Good thing the Cat knows millions of friends like ants who are experts at teamwork; he takes the kids to visit an ant colony. In the colony, Nick and Sally learn teamwork makes almost anything possible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:John Slama

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  7. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 6 - Nest Best Thing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Nest Best Thing

    S1:E6

    Nick and Sally have found some bird eggs in their backyard, but their nest is destroyed... until the Cat finds out the place that they are going to keep them. He takes them to meet an expert nest builder, Mrs. Robin the robin who shows the children how to build a nest especially for the homeless eggs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Ardiel

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  8. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 7 - A Plan for Sand
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - A Plan for Sand

    S1:E7

    Nick and Sally are playing in their sandbox but there isn't enough room for them to build their sandcastles. The Cat takes them to the biggest sandbox ever made and meet Carmela the camel. She teaches them about how camels are adapted to live in the dry, sandy climate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shawn Kalb

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  9. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 8 - Whale Music
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Whale Music

    S1:E8

    Nick and Sally make a song to their moms but can't get the end almost right. The Cat takes them to meet the best singing teacher in the world who is Humphrey the humpback whale. While bobbing in the ocean, Humphrey teaches the kids that whales communicate by singing—and that it's not how you sing that matters but what you're saying in song. Back home, Nick and Sally delight their moms with their song production.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Karen Moonah

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  10. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 9 - Flower Power
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Flower Power

    S1:E9

    When Sally's mom has a cold, Sally herself wants to pick some colorful flowers to make Sally feel better. The Cat in the Hat takes Nick and Sally to the forest of Flora-Fah-Zoom where they meet three different creatures, like a hummingbird, a litter frog, and a butterfly that all depend on flowers to live. Sally decides to make her mother a picture of the flowers they have encountered in Flora-Fah-Zoom instead of picking a flower that animals need in order to survive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brad Birch

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  11. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 10 - Snowman's Land
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Snowman's Land

    S1:E10

    Sally and Nick have just finished making a statue of the Cat in the Hat out of snow, but it's starting to melt... Good thing the Cat knows where to take the melting snowman in the cold and snowy north: in the arctic, the kids skate on a frozen lake, make snow sculptures, and learn that water can freeze and melt when it's cold or warm outside. Because it’s getting warmer back home, they leave their snowman sculpture there so they can come back and visit him along their way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kenn Scott

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  12. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 11 - Dress Up Day
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Dress Up Day

    S1:E11

    Nick and Sally are playing dress-up but something's wrong with it: Sally's princess dress has torn (and Sally's mom doesn't have any silk thread to fix it). The Cat takes them to see his good friend Mindy, the silkworm who shows them how she makes silk by leaving out the cocoon. Sally uses the silk thread to fix the "swirly-twirly" princess dress to finish dress-up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Katherine Sandford

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  13. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 12 - Bathtime
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Bathtime

    S1:E12

    Nick and Sally have been playing in the mud, and now they need to get clean. The Cat in the Hat knows some friends who have some very wonderful ways to bathe. In Bana Bana Savanah, they meet three different animals, like a lion, a sparrow, and a hippopotamus who all keep clean in very different ways. Even though it's fun to try bathing the way the animals do, Sally and Nick decide that good old soap and water works best for them!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bruce Robb

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  14. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 13 - Tree's Company
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Tree's Company

    S1:E13

    Sally and Nick are playing up in their tree house when Nick's mom calls them in for lunch: Nick wonders what it would be like to stay up in that tree all the time... The Cat in the Hat knows, or at least he has friends especially (a capuchin monkey, a tree frog and a boa snake). In the Jimmer-Jammer Jungle the kids learn how different animals spend their entire lives in trees and so there's one thing those trees don't have—especially coming in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Clark

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  15. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 14 - Now You See Me
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Now You See Me

    S1:E14

    Nick and Sally play hide-and-seek but Sally keeps getting found. The Cat takes the kids to meet the best hider ever, his friend Mr. Gecko, the gecko: through a game of hide-and-go-seek in the jungle, the kids learn how Mr. Gecko not only hides, but how he runs and climbs. Now Sally knows how to camouflage herself so she isn't found—as usual.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Katherine Sandford

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  16. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 15 - The Rain Game
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - The Rain Game

    S1:E15

    Jump!: Nick and Sally can't jump high enough to get their balloon that is stuck up in a tree. Good thing The Cat knows some of the best jumpers ever! Off they go to Jumpalaroo to learn how to jump from nature's masters: grasshoppers, a kangaroo, and even a flea! Slow Down for Sloths: Nick and Sally are trying to draw a picture of a butterfly but can't get close enough to see it. Cat takes the kids to meet Onslow the sloth, who teaches them that when you slow down, the world comes to you. After lots of practice (and a race to see who's the slowest!), Nick and Sally are...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ken Cuperus

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  17. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 16 - No Sssweater Is Better
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - No Sssweater Is Better

    S1:E16

    Nick has grown out of his favorite sweater and he doesn't want to part with it. The Cat in the Hat has a friend with the exact same problem. He brings them to meet Slyde the coral snake who shows Nick and Sally how he sheds his skin when it gets too small for him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Grant Sauvé

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  18. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 17 - A Tale About Tails
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - A Tale About Tails

    S1:E17

    Nick and Sally are playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey, when they wish they had tails of their own. Luckily, the Cat knows a lot about tails and brings them to the Jungle of Wagga-Tag-Tail where they meet a number of animals with very different tails (such as a squirrel monkey, a quetzal and a rattlesnake). With the help of an ingenious machine, Nick and Sally get to test out all of these tails for themselves and they learn that different tails can do different things.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Peter Sauder

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  19. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 18 - Sticky Situation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Sticky Situation

    S1:E18

    Sally and Nick are playing the drums on overturned buckets when Nick breaks his drumstick. The Cat knows someone who is a stick expert, his friend Betty, the beaver, who finds Nick the perfect drumstick, but when the dam springs a leak, Nick, Sally and the Cat help Betty fix it, using Nick’s new stick. Instead of a stick, Nick learns an even better way to drum: using a home-made beaver tail—as expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Katherine Sandford

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  20. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 19 - Night Lights
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Night Lights

    S1:E19

    Nick and Sally are making shadow puppets with the Cat in the Hat but the batteries in the flashlight have gone out... they jump into the Thingamajigger and shrink down to visit the fireflies that live in the backyard. They learn that the fireflies communicate by flashing their lights. When the fireflies provide the light the kids need, the shadow puppet show can continue as expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Karen Moonah

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  21. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 20 - Go Snails Go!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Go Snails Go!

    S1:E20

    Nick, Sally and the Cat have been invited along on a snail expedition and they jump into the Thingamajigger and shrink down to meet up with Lewis and Clark, the two snails that lead the way... through the forest of Slippity-Goo (a place with fun sliding in their own makeshift shells), the kids learn about all the different ways snails use their shells.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Shawn Kalb

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  22. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 21 - Flight of the Penguin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Flight of the Penguin

    S1:E21

    Sally and Nick are pretending to fly in their backyard... if they really were going to be zooming and swooshing like a bird. The Cat in the Hat brings them to meet his good friend Percy the penguin. After a fun race with a penguin and a seagull, the kids learn that not all birds fly, but that doesn't mean they can't go zooming and swooshing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bob Ardiel

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  23. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 22 - Let's Go Fly a Kite!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Let's Go Fly a Kite!

    S1:E22

    Sally, Nick and the Cat are trying to fly a kite but don't have enough wind. The Cat in the Hat takes them to Huff-Puff-Maguff where there's so much wind, their kite gets away from them... until they chase the runaway kite, using the wind to help them. When they finally reach it, the breeze helps to cool them down—as expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adam Higgs

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  24. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 23 - You Should Be Dancing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - You Should Be Dancing

    S1:E23

    Nick and Sally are planning to put on a show for their moms but can't finish the dance without falling down. The Cat in the Hat takes them to meet one of the best dancers in the world, Tango, a bird-of-paradise. With a few costume-changes and a little practice, Nick and Sally are finally able to show their moms without falling down their new dance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bruce Robb

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  25. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Season 1 Episode 24 - Batty for Bats
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Batty for Bats

    S1:E24

    Sally and Nick are playing a game of blindfolded tags but can't seem to find each other. Luckily, the Cat has a friend who is always able to find his way in the dark. He takes them to meet Zapata, a bat who teaches the kids about animal echolocation. Now that Nick and Sally know how to listen to find their way, the blindfold tag has become a lot more fun as expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Patrick Granleese

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Best Episodes Summary

"I Love the Nightlife" is the best rated episode of "The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!". It scored 9.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Shawn Kalb, it aired on 9/7/2010. This episode scored 1.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Show Me the Honey".