Context

Sally and her brother are home alone one boring, rainy afternoon with nothing to do (we're guessing characters in Dr. Seuss books don't have Nintendo). Suddenly a mysterious character named the Cat in the Hat appears and offers to show the children all kinds of super fun games. Hey, it's cool. Their mother won't mind at all. Or so the cat says…

Sally and her brother might want to start backing slowly away from the doorway, but instead they let the Cat in and he follows through with his promise. They have all kinds of funny fun and then the Cat cleans everything up. Wow, that weird hat-wearing critter turned out to be the perfect houseguest. Come again anytime, Cat… though it never hurts to call ahead.

Where you've heard it

Are you looking to have a good time? Then you might have heard the Cat's famous line as you were enjoying some funny fun.

Additional Notable References:

• This line also makes an appearance in The Cat in the Hat movie.
• Naturally, the Cat gets his own song in Seussical: The Musical.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

The Cat in the Hat is never pretentious. But, presumptuous? Yes, definitely.