Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Balancing Act/Marvelous Marbles

Season 2, Episode 18 of 20

Balancing Act - Sally and Nick are trying to walk across a beam in their backyard, but are having trouble staying on it! Can the Cat help? Why of course! His friend Zappa the snow leopard is an amazing balancer! He uses his big wide feet and his long tail to help him keep his balance. Nick and Sally don't have tails, but they see how Zappa moves carefully to keep his weight balanced, now they know what to do at home. Using broomsticks to help them stay balanced, Nick and Sally are able to cross the balance beam. And just in time to have some yummy bran berry muffins! Marvelous Marbles - The kids are playing with glass marbles, until one of them rolls away! It was Nick's "extra luck never miss marble", now what is he going to do? Cat will take them to a sandy beach that's full of marbles! But when they get there, all they see is sand. Cat's friend Sharky McGee explains that sand makes glass. He shows them how sand is turned into glass and all the wonderful things you can make with it. Including marbles!

Previously Aired

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Channel
6/4/2014
11:30 a.m.
6/4/2014
10 p.m.
6/5/2014
8 a.m.
6/23/2014
11:30 a.m.
6/23/2014
10 p.m.
6/24/2014
8 a.m.
8/20/2014
8:30 a.m.
8/20/2014
noon
8/20/2014
10:30 p.m.
9/5/2014
2:30 p.m.
9/5/2014
10 p.m.
9/7/2014
11:30 p.m.
9/8/2014
8 a.m.
11/12/2014
8:30 a.m.
11/12/2014
10:30 p.m.
11/29/2014
11:30 p.m.
2/2/2015
8:30 a.m.
2/2/2015
10:30 p.m.
2/26/2015
8:30 a.m.
2/26/2015
10:30 p.m.
4/20/2015
2:30 p.m.
4/20/2015
10 p.m.
4/21/2015
8 a.m.
6/5/2015
2:30 p.m.
6/5/2015
10 p.m.
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