Daisy Head Mayzie is a special that debuted on TNT in 1995. It was the last Dr. Seuss TV special overall as well as the only one to be produced by Hanna-Barbera and after Dr. Seuss' death in 1991.
Plot[]
The Cat in the Hat narrates a story about a girl named Mayzie McGrew, who mysteriously has a daisy growing from her head! This happens during the school hours, so she's ridiculed by her friends, and speculated by her teacher, principal, parents, and any other adults confirmed of Mayzie's problem. The situation reaches its high point when Finagle steps in and offers Mayzie a place in stardom, based from the daisy in her head. Mayzie herself, for reasons unknown, takes the offer, not long before she finds out the hard way how fame & fortune can bring unhappiness. It's some time after her daisy disappears that Mayzie realizes that the love of her family & friends is what really matters. From that point on, things are back to normal (except for a few of Mayzie's daisy's occasional sprout up every now & then).
Cast[]
- Fran Smith - Mayzie McGrew
- Henry Gibson - The Cat in the Hat
- Tim Curry - Finagle
- George Hearn - Mayor
- Lewis Arquette - Principal
- Jonathan Winters - Dr. Eisenbart
- Susan Silo - Miss Sneetcher
- B.J. Ward - Mrs. McGrew
- Paul Eiding - Mr. McGrew
- Robert Ridgely - Finch
- Benjamin Smith - Butch
- John Graas - Einstein
Uncredited[]
- Unknown voice actor - Mayor's Owner, Mr. McGrew's Customer, Dr. Eisenbart's Customer, News Reporter, Daisy-Head Book Owner
Trivia[]
- This was the only other Dr. Seuss TV special (the first being The Butter Battle Book) to be aired on TNT.
- This was the only Dr. Seuss TV special to be produced by Hanna-Barbera.
- This was the only Dr. Seuss TV special to have been released before the book was.
- This is the last Dr. Seuss TV special to date.
- This was the only Dr. Seuss TV special produced after Dr. Seuss' death in 1991.
- Fran Smith, who voiced Maisy, is a known voice for Helga Pataki on Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold.
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