The Lorax

The Lorax is a 1972 animated musical television special produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises. It first aired on CBS on February 14, 1972 based on the book by Dr. Seuss. It last aired on July 30, 2005 as the airing of ABC. In this special, a ruined industrialist who is known as The Once-ler tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature with a yellow mustache called The Lorax, who speaks for the Truffula Trees. When the entire forest was chopped down by the Once-ler and his family, they made Truffula Trees into soft things called Thneeds. But they did not hear The Lorax' wise warnings as he protect. In addition there are also animals in the forest which are the bear cubs called the Bar-Ba-Loot Suits, the birds called the Swamee Swans, and the goldfish called Humming Fish.

The special features the voices of Bob Holt as The Lorax and The Once-ler. Athena Lorde as Miss Funtzler and Miss O'Schmunsler. And Harlen Carraher as The Boy who hears the Once-Ler's story and uses the Truffula Seed to grow back the forest before the special ends.