The Hoober-Bloob Highway
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| The Hoober-Bloob Highway | |
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| Directed by | Alan Zaslove |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng Theodor Geisel |
| Written by | Dr. Seuss |
| Starring | Bob Holt Hal Smith |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Distributed by | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and CBS (original telecast) |
| Release date(s) | February 19, 1975 |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Hoober-Bloob Highway is an animated special written by Dr. Seuss and produced by DePatie-Freleng for CBS in 1975. The special is a musical, and features several songs written by Dr. Seuss and composed by Dean Elliott.
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[edit] Plot
The plot revolves around a newborn child as it tries to decide what it wants out of its life, or even if he wants to go at all, before being sent down the Hoober-Bloob Highway to be born. Mr. Hoober-Bloob, with the help of a lute with arms and legs that often breaks into fast-paced solos (which annoys Mr. Hobber-Bloob), explains to the child what to expect in human life. His explanations are often accompanied by musical vignettes of the baby, depicted as a pre-adolescent boy, in an unusual situation that accompanies the song (such as being placed in front of a long and quickly scrolling tape with checkboxes on it and being expected to check the boxes quickly in the "Answer Yes or No" segment). Eventually, the baby makes its decisions, and Mr. Hoober-Bloob excitedly pushes it down the Hoober-Bloob Highway at last.
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[edit] Reception
The Hoober-Bloob Highway was nominated for a Primetime Emmy, but it lost to Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus. Today, it's one of the lesser-known Dr. Seuss animated specials, having not been a book adaptation. It was given limited release on VHS, and can also be found alongside the VHS release of The Cat in the Hat and the VHS and DVD releases of The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat.
[edit] Soundtrack
The Hoober-Bloob Highway, being a musical, features a number of songs. All the lyrics are written by Dr. Seuss, all music by Dean Elliott.
- The Hoober-Bloob Highway
- ...And That's the Way It Is, Bub
- West Watch-A-Ka-Tella
- This Is Your Life
- Among the Daisies
- That's Just the Beginning
- Things You Have to Know
- I Know the Way You Feel, Bub
- On the Other Hand
- It's Fun to be a Human
- What Do You Do?
- Answer Yes or No
- You're a Human
[edit] Trivia
This was DFE's first Dr. Seuss special not based on Geisel's books and the last for CBS, as the studio would make the last three for ABC.
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