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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", the first segment, "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" (which parodies the works of Dr. Seuss in general) features an appearance by the Bore-ax, whom Homer (as the Fat in the Hat) [[TakeThat trashes for selling out]], a reference to the MisaimedMarketing of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the 2012 film]] (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]).

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", the first segment, "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" (which parodies the works of Dr. Seuss in general) features an appearance by the Bore-ax, whom Homer (as the Fat in the Hat) [[TakeThat trashes for selling out]], a reference to the MisaimedMarketing marketing of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the 2012 film]] (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]).

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* Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" references the name of the book.

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* In the book Pet Trouble: Oh No, Newf!, a 4-year old Heidi tries to read this under the covers, except she can't read yet so she just looks at the pictures.

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* In the book Pet ''Pet Trouble: Oh No, Newf!, Newf!'', a 4-year old Heidi tries to read this under the covers, except she can't read yet so she just looks at the pictures.



* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': In [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4002 "Doctor Seuph"]] Dora and Martin trade some drunk puns when talking about interpreting their friend Faye:

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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': In [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4002 "Doctor Seuph"]] Seuph",]] Dora and Martin trade some drunk puns when talking about interpreting their friend Faye:


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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'': The sketch "I Am Lorax" is a mashup of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the 2012 film]] and ''Film/IAmLegend''.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "Butchered in Burbank" features the Lorax being taught by "that marketing whore" the Moolah that [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids profit is more important than trying to impart an educational message]]. The Cat in the Hat, Horton and the Sneetches all express similar sentiments.
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** In his review of ''WesternAnimation/FelixTheCatTheMovie'', during Pim's first scene, the Critic does an impression of the Lorax, saying "I speak for the trees!"
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* Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" references the name of the book.
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* ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'': In one episode [[AlienAmongUs Dick Solomon]] reads a passage from ''Literature/FoxInSocks'' out loud, flips to the cover and looks at Seuss' name for a second before announcing, "this man is a genius!"
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* In the book Pet Trouble: Oh No, Newf!, a 4-year old Heidi tries to read this under the covers, except she can't read yet so she just looks at the pictures.
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* ''Literature/LilyAndDunkin'': Lily's grandfather used to read ''The Lorax'' to her under their favorite banyan tree. She brings a copy of the book to her tree-sit when the tree is scheduled to be cut down.


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* ''Literature/GracefullyGrayson'': When Grayson and Emma were in first grade, they appeared in a class production of ''The Lorax'' as pink trees.
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** The Critic has reviewed [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the 2012 film adaptation by]] Creator/IlluminationEntertainment.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", the first segment, "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" (which parodies the works of Dr. Seuss in general) features an appearance by the Bore-ax, whom Homer (as the Fat in the Hat) [[TakeThat trashes for selling out]], a reference to the MisaimedMarketing of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the 2012 film]] (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]).

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", the first segment, "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" (which parodies the works of Dr. Seuss in general) features an appearance by the Bore-ax, whom Homer (as the Fat in the Hat) [[TakeThat trashes for selling out]], a reference to the MisaimedMarketing of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the 2012 film]] (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]).
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The stories and characters created by Creator/DrSeuss have been beloved my children and adults alike for generations, so its only appropriate that the good doctor's works get a fair amount of tributes and parodies in media.

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The stories and characters created by Creator/DrSeuss have been beloved my by children and adults alike for generations, so its only appropriate that the good doctor's works get a fair amount of tributes and parodies in media.
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* Music/{{REM}}'s [[Music/AutomaticForThePeople "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"]] mentions "a reading from Dr. Seuss" as one of the things the narrator lists in a search for "something more substantial" than his soup. The following verse recounts the plot of ''The Cat in the Hat Came Back''.

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* Music/{{REM}}'s [[Music/AutomaticForThePeople "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"]] mentions "a reading from Dr. Seuss" as one of the things the narrator lists in a search for "something more substantial" than his soup. The following verse recounts the plot of ''The Cat in the Hat Came Comes Back''.
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* Music/{{REM}}'s [[Music/AutomaticForThePeople "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"]] mentions "a reading from Dr. Seuss" as one of the things the narrator lists in a search for "something more substantial" than his soup.

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* Music/{{REM}}'s [[Music/AutomaticForThePeople "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite"]] mentions "a reading from Dr. Seuss" as one of the things the narrator lists in a search for "something more substantial" than his soup. The following verse recounts the plot of ''The Cat in the Hat Came Back''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'': The final sketch of "Pacific Ring / Horton Hears a Whodunnit!" is a mashup of this book and ''Series/{{Whodunnit}}''.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'': The final sketch of "Pacific Ring / Horton Hears a Whodunnit!" is a mashup of this book and ''Series/{{Whodunnit}}''.''Series/Whodunnit2013''.
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* ''ReferencedBy/TheresAWocketInMyPocket''
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* ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' has reviewed [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the 2012 film adaptation by]] Creator/IlluminationEntertainment.

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** In his review of the live-action ''Film/{{Garfield}}'' movie, one of the many insults the Critic gives to the film's version of the titular feline is "The Lorax's butt".
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]", the first segment, "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" (which parodies the works of Dr. Seuss in general) features an appearance by the Bore-ax, whom Homer (as the Fat in the Hat) [[TakeThat trashes for selling out]], a reference to the MisaimedMarketing of [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the 2012 film]] (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]).
-->'''Bore-ax:''' I am the Bore-ax, I speak for the woods, but I've plastered my likeness on consumer goods.\\
'''Homer''': Sell-out!
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* "This Machine Is 4" by Music/{{NOFX}} contains several references to the plot of [[Literature/TheSneetchesAndOtherStories The Sneetches]].
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* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': In [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4002 "Doctor Seuph"]] Dora and Martin trade some drunk puns when talking about interpreting their friend Faye:
-->'''Dora:''' He is the Lor-ass, and he speaks for the Fayes.\\
'''Martin:''' Does that make you the Punceler?
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* In ''Literature/LoveAnthony'', the marriage counselor Dr. Campbell's office is described as a library constructed by Dr. Seuss, full of teetering towers of books and magazines that reminds Beth of a game of Jenga just before someone loses.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' made multiple references to Suess' works:
** During their take on ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', the Warners deal with the giant by using the goose's golden eggs and starting a version of ''Green Eggs and Ham'', in this case ''Gold Eggs and Meat''.
** Yet another sketch involved Creator/ErnestHemingway suffering from writer's block. One of his aborted attempts at writing was "I am... sad. Sad, I am. I do not like blue eggs and spam."
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanBlackAndWhite'': "Batsman: Swarming Scourge of the Underworld" includes a billboard featuring a lawyer-friendly but still easily recognizable version of the "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" advertisement.
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* ''ReferencedBy/TheresAWocketInMyPocket''
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** One sketch was a full-blown parody of ''The Cat in the Hat'' called ''The Kid in the Lid''.



* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': At the beginning of "Monstory", Dexter is seen looking upon a tiny civilization with a microscope and says he's studying "Horton's theory of Who".

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* ''ComicBook/DCTheNewFrontier'' begins with a children's author writing about the EldritchAbomination threatening everyone before committing suicide. The author is implied to be Seuss.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' made multiple references to Suess' works:
** One sketch was a full-blown parody of ''The Cat in the Hat'' called ''The Kid in the Lid''.
** During their take on ''Jack and the Beanstalk'', the Warners deal with the giant by using the goose's golden eggs and starting a version of ''Green Eggs and Ham'', in this case ''Gold Eggs and Meat''.
** Yet another sketch involved Creator/ErnestHemingway suffering from writer's block. One of his aborted attempts at writing was "I am... sad. Sad, I am. I do not like blue eggs and spam."
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The stories and characters created by Creator/DrSeuss have been beloved my children and adults alike for generations, so its only appropriate that the good doctor's works get a fair amount of tributes and parodies in media.
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* ''ReferencedBy/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''
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* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': At the beginning of "Monstory", Dexter is seen looking upon a tiny civilization with a microscope and says he's studying "Horton's theory of Who".
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** A CutawayGag from "Love Blactually" is about the story ''Horton Hears Domestic Violence in the Next Apartment and Doesn't Call 911''.
** In "Back to the Pilot", one of the books in 1999!Stewie's bedroom is ''Horton Hears a Suicide''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'': The final sketch of "Pacific Ring / Horton Hears a Whodunnit!" is a mashup of this book and ''Series/{{Whodunnit}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'': A sketch from "Due to Constraints of Time and Budget" features a delinquent elephant named Morton hearing tiny partying people on a crack rock.
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