Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)

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Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 television half-hour long special based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, Horton Hears a Who. It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones, who previously produced the Seuss special How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who would later write songs for Seuss' book, The Cat in the Hat Song Book.

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[edit] Plot

Horton is an elephant splashing in the pool one day when he hears a person calling for help. The sound is coming from a small dust speck. The inhabitants of that tiny planet, the planet of Who, then ask Horton to save them. "A person's a person, no matter how small," says Horton as he decides to save the Whos. But the other jungle citizens don't believe him. Jane the Sour Kangaroo and the Wickersham brothers are Horton's main and worst tormentors, but at last, the Whos make themselves heard.

[edit] Production notes

Some animated cells featuring noisemaking instruments were reused from the 1966 television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas (animated short).

[edit] Home video releases

The special has frequently been included on home video laserdisc and DVD releases of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and was released on its own DVD on March 4th, 2008. Bonus features include a songs-only option, the cartoons inspired by Horton Hatches the Egg, The Butter Battle Book, and Daisy-Head Mayzie, and the 1994 documentary In Search of Dr. Seuss.

[edit] Cast

  • Hans Conried as Narrator / Horton / Dr. H. Hoovey
  • Chuck Jones as Junior Kangaroo / Whizzer McWoff / JoJo
  • June Foray as Jane Kangaroo / Cindy Lou Who
  • The Mellomen as Wickersham brothers (uncredited)
  • The MGM Chorus as the Whos

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