Horton Hears a Who! (TV special)

Horton Hears a Who! is a 1970 American animated television special based on the 1954 Dr. Seuss book of the same name, Horton Hears a Who! It was produced and directed by Chuck Jones who previously produced the Seuss special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for MGM Television and first broadcast March 19, 1970 on CBS. The special contains songs with lyrics by Seuss and music by Eugene Poddany, who previously wrote songs for Seuss' book, The Cat in the Hat Song Book.

This article is about the 1970 television film. For the book it was based on, see Horton Hears a Who! For the 2008 film by Blue Sky Studios, see Horton Hears a Who! (film).
Horton Hears a Who!
GenreAnimation
Created byDr. Seuss
Based onHorton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss
Written byDr. Seuss
Directed byChuck Jones
Ben Washam
Voices of
Narrated byHans Conried
Music byEugene Poddany
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerAudrey Geisel
ProducersChuck Jones
Ted Geisel
EditorJim Faris
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesCat in the Hat Productions
MGM Animation/Visual Arts
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMarch 19, 1970 (1970-03-19)
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