Horton the Elephant

Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from the books "Horton Hatches the Egg" and "Horton Hears a Who", both by Dr. Seuss. Horton is a kind, sweet-natured elephant who cares about other animals or people. Though he goes through many hardships, whether trying to keep an egg warm through storms, rough travels, and humiliating shows, or tries to save a small planet from harm, he always triumphs; the egg hatches into an elephant-bird, while the planet is saved and respected by the others. He is very popular because of his big heart and respectful compassion, which makes him more humorous.

Horton is also a character on the TV series "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". Kent Rogers voiced the character in "Horton Hatches the Egg".

Horton is portrayed by Jim Carrey in the computer-animated adaptation of Horton Hears A Who, where he is shown as being eccentric and imaginative.

Other Characters

Horton Hatches the Egg

*Mayzie: A lazy who was sitting on an egg, but probably got lazy after a few days. She convinces Horton to sit on the egg, but when it started hatching, she demanded it back until it hatched into an elephant bird. In the Broadway musical production "Seussical", her full name is given as Mayzie La-Bird.

*Hunters: 3 game hunters who planned to shoot Horton, but decided to sell him to the circus due to his ability to climb trees. In the Seuss book, they are illustrated as gentle folk, but in the cartoon, they look more like Yosemite Sam or Elmer Fudd.

*Morton the Elephant Bird: Half elephant, half bird. The most likely reason for his being half elephant/half bird is because of Horton's hatching the egg.

Horton Hears a Who

*Sour Kangaroo or Jane Kangaroo: A cruel and obsessive kangaroo who does NOT believe that the Whos and Whoville exist. She also believes Horton knows they don't exist. She will do anything to get rid of Whoville, and even follows Horton over the mountains to carry out her nasty mission.
*Junior Kangaroo: Sour Kangaroo's young joey. Junior has the habit of repeating what his mother says, even if it's not a word, such as "HMMPH".

*Mayor of Whoville: The mayor of the microscopic world of Whoville who cares very much for his city and its people. In the animated special of Horton Hears a Who, he is changed a bit: his name is "Dr. Hoovey" and he is a scientist who works on communicating with extraterrestrial life. Nobody in Whoville believes him about Horton until Whoville crashes when Vlad drops the flower and decides to help him save Whoville.

*The Wickersham Brothers: A group of vicious monkeys who steal the flower upon which Whoville rests. They have a very large family consisting of their uncles, cousins, and in-laws who help bind Horton.

* Vlad Vladikoff: A black eagle that takes the flower that Whoville rests upon and drops it in a huge patch of flowers. In the animated special of Horton Hears a Who, his name is changed to "Whizzer McWoff" and he appears more sinister than his book counterpart.

*JoJo: A little boy who is quiet by nature, but turns out to be very loud when he saved Whoville by shouting the made up word "YOPP". In Seussical, he plays a much larger role. He is portrayed as an over-imaginative boy who is misunderstood by everyone except for The Cat in the Hat and Horton. He ends up being the hero. Jo-Jo is played by Jesse McCartney who is a singer.

ee also

*The Grinch