The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! (film)

The Cat in the Hat Comes Back! (known internationally as The Cat Comes Back) is an American animated comedy film which serves as an sequel to The Cat in the Hat. It is also based off of the books of the name same written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. The film was distributed by Warner Animation Group and directed by Todd Grimes who directed the first film. Nat Faxon, Elle Fanning, Ramone Hamilton, and Steve Buscemi reprise their roles from the first film.

After being pushed to a 2026 release, it was pushed to an August release in 2025. The film released on August 18 of the same year in Dolby Cinema. On January 3, 2024 on YouTube, the first preview was released of The Cat in the Hat coming back to Conrad and Sally's home. Writer J.J. Abrams returned as the screenwriter while Thurop Van Orman, co-director of the first film, returns to the film as a screenwriter and supervising producer. It once again (from the first film in 2022) received positive reviews.

Synopsis
Conrad and Sally's mother is out again as aways, but instead of a rainy day, it's an snowy day. A very snowy day. They have nothing to do and hope that the Cat will come back, just like he said last time he met them. But, the Cat does come back and tries to make their fun even more fun and funnier! However, the Cat leaves a pink stain in the family bathtub, which spreads around the house as the children try to get rid of it. He then unveils a series of increasingly small cats from beneath his hat, the smallest of which resolves the problem.

Plot
After flashbacks from the first film, Conrad and Sally's mother leaves to work on a snow day. After she leaves, she gives them in instructions to clear away a large amount of snow, however, they are interrupted when the Cat in the Hat comes back to their house. Conrad tries to say hello to him, but Sally tells him not to talk or communicate with the Cat after what he did with the house last time before their mother came home.

Carlos K. Crinklebine, who is wildly annoyed by the cat, responds with "Oh boy. Here we go again." However, the Cat lets himself into their house to get out of the snow, and Conrad and Sally follows him in. When he reaches the bathroom, he finds the Cat eating a cake in the tub with the hot and cold water on. Conrad and Sally (who both lose their patience) scold the Cat for eating in the bathtub like a pig. They (along with Carlos) say that his work is done and he should leave but the Cat denies it.

Sally then turns off the water, only to find a long pink ring has formed around the sides of the bath tub. The Cat offers to help, but his preliminary attempts to remove the pink spot end in disaster as he only transfers the mess to a succession of one object after another. Conrad and Sally's mother's white dress, their father's $10 shoes, and many more including the walls of the house. Sally, who is angry at this responds with "CAT! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!" Carlos then says that he has had enough of this before going in the basement, which also has pink walls and objects all over in there.

Unsure of how to remove the stain from the bed, the Cat calls on the help of Little Cat A, who lives inside his hat, who lifts his hat to reveal Little Cat B, and then Little Cat C. The three Little Cats go to work, transferring the stain to the television, then a pan, and finally outside with a fan. The Cat also calls in his secretary's, Thing One and Two. But Conrad looks out qthe window, and finds out that it is also spreading on the street. Trying to find out how to fix it, the Cat then tries to go to a friend to fix the problem while he trusts Conrad, Sally, and both of the Things to controls the Little Cats from messing up the house more then the pink stain does.