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''The Lorax'' is a story written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss that was first published in 1971. It is an environmentally-oriented story about a person named Once-ler (shown only as a pair of arms) who caused devastation to the land and was constantly scolded for it by a creature called the Lorax, whose warnings the Once-ler had ignored until it was too late.
 
''The Lorax'' was adapted into a TV special in 1972 by [[DepatieDePatie-Freleng Enterprises]] and featured Eddie Albert and Bob Holt as the voices of the two main characters of the story. A [[The Lorax (Filmfilm)|feature-length film]] from the producers of ''[[Despicable Me]]'' was released in 2012, with Danny DeVito as the title character.
 
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* [[Informed Ability]]: In the animated special, the song "Do Do Need a Thneed" lists a number of uses for the Thneeds, including a hammock, a toothbrush holder, a nest, an addition to soup, a grooming item, a dust cloth, a rust remover, a windshield wiper, a viper trap, a tobacco substitute, and a baby's diaper. We never see them used in any of these ways.
** Subverted when we see the first Thneed, as it ''visibly'' changes into a shirt, a sock, a glove, and a hat. Off-screen, it also turns into a pillow and a blanket.
* [[Look Onon My Works Ye Mighty and Despair]]: Before the events of the story the Once-ler and his relatives ran a lucrative, though highly destructive, business turning the foliage of the Truffula Trees into Thneeds. When the last(?) Truffula Tree is felled, however, the Thneed factories shut down and the Once-ler's relatives leave for new ventures. By the time the story begins, all that remains of the forest is a field of tree stumps, the ruins of the Thneed factories, wild weeds (call Grickal Grass) growing, and the Once-ler himself.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The Once-ler.
* [[The Musical]]: The TV adaptation.
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