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The Lorax (TV special)

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Synopises

While a cute little Lorax speaks for the trees, a Once-ler is chopping down the forest to make highly-profitable Thneeds. The Greedy Once-ler won't listen to the Lorax. And so, the whole Once-ler family is working in the big Once-ler factory, traveling on the four-lane Once-ler highway, and driving out all of the forest creatures... except for the brave Lorax. He continues to speak for the trees... and in the end, with all the trees gone, even the Once-ler gets the message!

Cast

  • Allan Sherman - Cat in the Hat
  • Bob Holt - The Lorax, The Once-ler
  • Harlen Carraher - Boy (The Lorax)
  • Hans Conried - Narrator

Television broadcast timeline

Broadcast date(s) Channel aired
  • February 14, 1972
  • March 28, 1973
  • March 10 and 25, 1974
  • July 19, 1977
  • August 4, 1978
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  • July 31–August 30, 1983
  • February 6–29, 1984
  • August 8, 1984
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  • May 27–June 12, 1987
  • October 10, 1993
  • October 26, 1993
  • November 13, 1993
  • November 28, 1993
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  • December 20, 2007
  • December 18, 2008
  • December 1, 2010
  • December 24, 2011
  • December 17, 2012
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Home video release history

Format Release Date(s) List price Notes
VHS
  • 1985
  • 1989

Originally, Playhouse Video distributed all seven Dr. Seuss short films from 1971 to 1982 (The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss on the Loose, The Hoober-Bloob Highway, The Lorax, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, Pontoffel Pock, and Grinch Night).
VHS
  • February 1994
  • July 29, 1997

$9.98

 During the mid-1990s, all seven Dr. Seuss films were re-released with sing-along lyrics during most of the musical numbers in each film.
DVD


  • September 7, 2004 (4-pack)
  • $14.98 (DVD)
 At the same time, the very first DVD releases of the seven Dr. Seuss short films also marked  releases from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
DVD
  • September 27, 2005
  • $26.98 (2005-2009)
  • $19.98 (2010-2011)
 Comprises of all seven Dr. Seuss short films.
Blu-ray
  • February 14, 2012 (Blu-ray Disc)
  • September 18, 2012 (DVD)
  • $24.98 (Blu-ray Disc)
  • $9.97 (DVD)
 Includes The Lorax (1972) and Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980).

Gallery

Preceded by
The Cat in the Hat (TV special) 		The Lorax Succeeded by
Dr. Seuss on the Loose

TV Shows
Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) • Horton Hears a Who! (1970) • The Cat in the Hat (1971) • The Lorax (1972) • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) • Grinch Night (1977) • Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (1980) • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
Animated series My Little Pony (1984) • Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) • Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990) • Super Mario World (1991) • My Little Pony Tales (1992) • Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) • Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) • Arthur (1996) • Pokémon (1998) • Sonic Underground (1999) • Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2002) • Sonic X (2003) • My Little Pony (2003) • My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (2010) • Sonic Boom (2014)
Game shows Wheel of Fortune (1983) • Jeopardy! (1984)
Educational Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968) • Thomas & Friends (1984) • Kidsongs (1985) • Shining Time Station (1989) (List of episodes • List of videos) • Barney & Friends (1992)
Comedy Full House (1987) • All That (1994) • The Amanda Show (1999)

Dr. Seuss
Books Horton Hears a Who! (1954) • The Cat in the Hat (1957) • How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957) • Green Eggs and Ham (1960) • The Lorax (1971)
Television How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) • Horton Hears a Who! (1970) • The Cat in the Hat (1971) • The Lorax (1972) • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (1975) • Grinch Night (1977) • Pontoffel Pock and His Magic Piano (1980) • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982)
Home media VHS: The Cat in the Hat • The Lorax • Dr. Seuss on the Loose • The Hoober-Bloob Highway • Grinch Night • Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
DVD: The Cat in the Hat • The Lorax • Dr. Seuss on the Loose • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat
Blu-ray: Dr. Seuss's Holidays on the Loose! (DVD only) • The Lorax • Green Eggs and Ham and Other Stories • The Cat in the Hat
Movies How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) • The Cat in the Hat (2003) • Horton Hears a Who! (2008) • The Lorax (2012) • The Grinch (2018)

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