In Search of Dr. Seuss

Nov 6, 1994

1h 30m

★ 7.1

Overview

A nosy reporter wants to find out all she can about Dr. Seuss, aka Ted Geisel, and gets told the real facts by several of his characters, with large snippets of his stories and songs interspersed.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Point Blank Films

Turner Pictures (I)

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Cast

Kathy Lane

Kathy Najimy

The Cat in the Hat

Matt Frewer

Mr. Hunch

Christopher Lloyd

Sergeant Mulvaney

Patrick Stewart

The Voice of America (voice)

Billy Crystal

The Father

Robin Williams

Sam-I-Am (voice)

Howie Mandel

The Ad Woman

Andrea Martin

The Ad Man

David Paymer

Marco (segment "Mulberry Street")

J.D. Daniels

The Who-Villain

Eileen Brennan

The Farmer

Graham Jarvis

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