| The Cat in the Hat | |
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 Nice Peter as the Cat in the Hat | |
| Character information | |
| Full name | The Cat in the Hat |
| First appearance | March 12, 1957 The Cat in the Hat |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | White and black fur |
| Eyes | Black |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare |
| Vs | William Shakespeare |
| Release date | August 17, 2011 |
| Official vote(s) | 58% (Old poll from ERB Website) |
| Location(s) | Dr. Seuss' storybook Red and white stripes A red background |
| Cameo appearance | |
| Cameo information | |
| Appeared In | Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali |
| During | Nice Peter's first verse Michael Jordan's verses |
| Location(s) | A blue background (Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD) A poster in the basketball court (Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali) |
| “ | How you gonna battle with the Cat in the Hat?
— The Cat in the Hat
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The Cat in the Hat assisted Dr. Seuss in his battle against William Shakespeare in Dr. Seuss vs Shakespeare. After Shakespeare's second verse, he brought out Things 1 & 2 to rap Seuss' second verse. He also made a cameo appearance in Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD. A silhouette of him was also used in Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali. He was portrayed by Nice Peter on all occasions.
Information on the rapper
The Cat in the Hat is the title character in Dr. Seuss' book The Cat in the Hat and its sequel The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, along with four other books. The Cat in the Hat is a tall, mischievous cat wearing a big, red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. He is one of Dr. Seuss' most famous characters and is the company mascot of Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Seussical, a musical adaptation that incorporates aspects from many of Seuss' works, features the Cat as the narrator, who often interacts with the story. The Cat also stars in the 1982 television film The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat, the 1994 television film In Search of Dr. Seuss (portrayed by Matt Frewer), the 1996 television series The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (produced by The Jim Henson Company), the 2003 movie The Cat in the Hat (portrayed by comedian Mike Myers), the 2010 animated television series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (voiced by Martin Short), and The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library educational book series. A ride at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure park in Orlando, Florida, is based around the Cat in the Hat.
Appearance in the battle (cameo)
Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD:
The Cat in the Hat danced next to Nice Peter during the line, "But I'm the one who had the brains to let a midget play the bad guys! Look at you!"
Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali:
The Cat in the Hat appeared on a poster at the back of Michael Jordan's basketball court, imitating the NBA logo.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
I would not, could not on a boat,
Read any of the boring-ass plays you wrote!
Even Horton doesn't want to hear you,
And Cindy Lou Who is afraid to go near you!
You bore people to death!
You leave a classroom looking like the end of Macbeth!
I entertain a child of any age!
You gotta translate what you said on the opposite page!
How you gonna battle with the Cat in the Hat?
Little kids get scared when I step on the mat!
Think your ruffled-neck ass gonna rap to that?
I got a best-selling book about me coming back!
Verse 2:
You rap fast, you do. Yes, you rap fast, it's true.
Now, let's see how you rap versus Things 1 and 2!
Trivia
- The Cat in the Hat is the first rapper to rap in place of a contestant, covering for Dr. Seuss.
- He and Things 1 & 2 are the first, second, and third back-up rappers to appear in their battle's cover art.
- Nice Peter announced on the ERB Forums that the Cat in the Hat was his second-favorite character to portray.
- Peter said that he took the picture of the Cat in the Hat from Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD for Michael Jordan's background in Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali.
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