The Lorax
originally aired on CBS
The Lorax is a musical Dr. Seuss animated short produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. It first aired as a television special on CBS in the United States on February 14, 1972, and in Canada on October 22, 1972. A young boy in a polluted ghost town meets the Once-ler, who recounts the story of the Lorax, a creature who speaks for the trees.