Dr. Seuss’s book Green Eggs & Ham is comprised of 50 words, total. They are: a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car, could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green, ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse, not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the, them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would, you. Those 50 words are now a TV show. Its first season includes 13 episodes, which, combined, took four years to make.
Netflix calls the series, created by Jared Stern and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres, a “postmodern Planes, Trains and Automobiles through the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss.” The plot sees Sam I Am (Adam Devine), a big fan of unusually-colored eggs and cured meats meet Guy Am I (Michael Douglas), who is not a big fan of those things. You might think that about sums up the story, given the source material, but you’d be wrong. A synopsis from the streamer also mentions:
A zoo heist
A briefcase mix-up
A corporate overlord crushing the hopes and dreams of an employee, who is left with no other option but to resign
No, seriously, that is part of the show
Romance
Dangerous pets
A goat who is a bounty hunter
And of course, the power of friendship
At the summer Television Critics Association press tour, Stern spoke proudly of the textured, hand-drawn 2D animation—and it does look pretty great. In addition to Douglas, the cast includes Ilana Glazer, Diane Keaton, Keegan-Michael Key, Eddie Izzard, Jeffrey Wright, Jillian Bell, John Turturro, Tracy Morgan, and Daveed Diggs.
