01x36 - The Glow Games/Have a Grape Day

[bunniefuu]

That's me, Fred the housecat.

When my family leaves for the day,

I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.

I become...

Nature Cat, backyard explorer extraordinaire!

♪ Oh, go go go ♪

Tally-ho!

♪ Go go go ♪

Tally-ho!

♪ We're climbing up the trees now ♪

♪ We're swinging through the breeze now ♪

♪ We're getting muddy knees now ♪

♪ With Nature Cat ♪

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪

♪ So what are we waiting for? ♪

♪ We're so excited to explore ♪

♪ All that nature has in store with Nature Cat ♪

♪ Go go go ♪

Tally-ho!

♪ Go go go ♪

Tally-ho!

♪ He's our favourite nature guide ♪

♪ We just can't wait to get-- ♪

Outside!

♪ We're swinging through the trees now ♪

♪ We're jumping in the leaves now ♪

♪ We're getting muddy knees now ♪

With Nature Cat!

Tally-ho!

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪

Tally-ho!

Oh, look!

There's the Big Dipper.

Oh, and there's the Little Dipper!

Ahh...

I tell you, friends, there's nothing more relaxing

than a quiet evening of stargazing.

(Sighing) What he said.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

(All exclaiming)

Hey-oh, everyone!

Get ready because it's time to play that glow-ariffic game,

The Glow Game!

Ha ha ha!

ALL: The Glow Game?

That's right, Nature Cat!

The Glow Game,

just another game that I can b*at you at!

What?

Puh-lease!

Ronald, you never b*at me at anything!

Well, these trophies tell a different story.

Hmm?

RONALD: Hopscotch World Champs of the Neighbourhood!

Premiere Ping-Pong Players of Earth!

Pizza Numero Uno Campione!

Gold Medal Winner in Yarn Ball Olympics!

(Ronald chuckling)

Okay, so maybe you b*at me at a few things.

And I'm gonna b*at you at the Glow Game, too.

Unless you're too scared to play me!

Scared to play you?

Hahahaha!

Don't make me laugh!

How can I be scared when I don't even know how to play?

It's easy!

To win the Glow Game, you just need to be the first team

to find three things in nature that are bioluminescent.

(Laughing)

No problem!

Tally-ho!

We can easily be the first team

to find three bioluminescent things!

Ha ha!

Yeah!

(All cheering)

ALL: Bio... lumi...

nescent...

(Ronald laughing)

You don't even know what bioluminescence means, do you?

Ha ha ha!

Not a clue.

Well, let me tell you all about bioluminescence.

Better yet!

Let me sing about bioluminescence!

Hit it!

A , , , !

Hit me! Yow!

♪ Some fungi, bugs and animals ♪

♪ Have lights that glow, it's true ♪

♪ Their lights shine bright in colours ♪

♪ Red, yellow, green or blue ♪

♪ The thought of this amazing sight might seem a bit intense ♪

♪ But when you look around at night ♪

♪ You'll see bioluminescence ♪

♪ Bioluminescence means you make your own light ♪

♪ Bioluminescence ♪

♪ Means you glow when it's dark at night ♪

♪ This may sound a bit absurd and not make a lot of sense ♪

♪ But let me assure you it's for real, bioluminescence ♪

Hey!

Bioluminescence! Ow!

♪ Some animals they use their light ♪

♪ To find a yummy snack ♪

♪ Others they use their light to stay safe from att*ck ♪

♪ Some use their shiny light when they wanna find a date ♪

♪ Their glowing, gleaming bodies help them attract a mate ♪

♪ Bioluminescence means you make your own light ♪

♪ Bioluminescence means you glow when it's dark at night ♪

♪ This may sound a bit absurd and not make a lot of sense ♪

♪ But let me assure you it's for real, bioluminescence ♪

Ha!

Bioluminescence! Hey!

♪ Let me assure you this is for real, bioluminescence ♪

Ow!

So, we just have to find living things

that can make their own light?

We can do that!

Didn't need a whole song.

Oh, so you're challenging me?

Well, then get ready to lose!

Team Ronald, assemble!

Whoa!

Team Nature Cat, assemble!

(Groaning)

Ugh!

All right!

Here are the rules.

The first team to find three bioluminescent creatures

will win the Golden Glow!

ALL: Ooooh!

It shall be mine.

Not today...

or... night.

Teams ready!

Teams set!

Teams...

Go!

Hey!

Keep your eyes open, friends!

We have to find three creatures that glow before Team Ronald!

Hurry!

Excuse me. Quick question.

Do you glow?

Uh, nope.

Beetle! Quickly!

Do you glow?

Glow? Me?

Nah, now would ya put the rock back down?

I'm tryin' to hide under here.

Ah! Right!

Yes.

(Bat squeaking)

Dude, do you glow?

Uh-uh!

Do you glow?

(Hooting)

You! Do you glow?

(Hooting)

You!

I'm talking to you, buddy!

(Hooting rapidly)

You!

Am I not being understood?

You!

What is happening? Whoa!

Whoa!

Has anyone found any bioluminescence?

No! Nope!

Uh-uh!

Oh no!

If we don't find any bioluminescence,

Ronald will win!

Again!

Where are you, bioluminescence?

Come out, bioluminescence!

Ugh, I need bioluminescence!

Ya know, an animal that glows at night!

Huh, look at that!

A bioluminescent.

(All cheering)

Come back here, you bioluminescent creature!

Hey, wait!

Come back here, please!

We need you!

Oh, look!

Its belly glows!

Oh hey!

It's a firefly, Nature Cat!

Hello, firefly, it's me, Hal!

Ooh!

Not only do they glow, but they also frolic...

like butterflies!

(Laughing happily)

Frolic-frolic-frolic!

Tee-diddley-hee-diddily frolicking!

You did it!

A firefly makes its own light to attract a mate.

It's bioluminescent!

That's one point for Team Nature Cat!

(Cheering)

Oh, yeah!

Bioluminescent!

We're in the lead!

(Ronald panting)

Firefly...

I found...

a fire... fly!

That's one point for Team Ronald!

The score is now tied.

Ronald!

Can't you find your own bioluminescence?

Oh yeah, I can!

Watch as I take the lead!

Come on, you guys!

We gotta find more living things that can make their own light!

Bye, fireflies!

Hey, call me if you ever want to frolic!

Ya know, if you're in the neighbourhood?

Or anything.

Onward and glow-ward!

Hmm... nope.

No glow here!

None here, either!

We got a no-glow zone over here too too also!

I don't see any glow in there!

Wait!

I think I see some light!

Hey!

Come back here!

Hee-hee-hee, this oughta keep 'em distracted for a while.

ALL: I got it!

(Crashing, groaning)

Boom!

(Laughing)

Yes!

Uh-oh.

Oof!

Ronald!

It was you who was making that light.

I should have known.

What light?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

The light you're currently holding in your hand.

What?

Oh, oh, this!

No, this is um...

Uh, gotta go!

Oh!

We're never going to find anything else that glows.

You guys! You guys!

Look! Something that glows!

Uh, and by "never", I obviously meant right now.

Come on!

It's coming from behind that log!

(All exclaiming)

Are these mushrooms making their own light?

I'm sorry.

I'm freaked out.

That's right!

It's bitter oyster fungus

and it makes its own light to attract insects!

So, it's bioluminescent!

That's one more glowing point for Team Nature Cat.

Looks like you're once again in the lead!

(Cheering) Oh, yeah, baby!

Oh yeah! In the lead!

Oh yeah!

(Ronald panting) Glowing...

we found them.

Bioluminescence!

Oh yeah!

That's another point for Team Ronald!

You just followed us, Ronald!

Doesn't matter!

We're tied again!

And we're gonna get the next point before you and win it all!

Come on, guys!

We have to find one last glowing creature before Ronald!

I cannot lose to him again!

Look!

Something's glowing over there!

On the ground!

Come on!

We did it!

We found...

A cat toy?

Oh man, oh man!

Ronald tricked us again!

Ronald!

Oh, but it's so fun!

Uh-oh.

Whoa!

Hal?!

Sorry!

Hey! Wait a minute!

What?

Worms!

Worms? Whaddya mean worms?

Glowing worms!

We saw them in that cave when we were hiking last month!

Oh, yeah!

I remember them, too!

Me three member also too!

You know what this means.

It means Team Ronald is on the way to the cave

to find glow worms!

Oh no, you don't, Ronald!

Come on, team.

We've got to get there first!

It's this way!

I think.

Or, uh, maybe that way!

We'll never find our way!

It's too dark!

We're gonna lose again!

Oh, no, we're not!

We just need to shine a little light on the subject.

ALL: How?

Like this.

Hey, fireflies!

Can you come out for another firefly frolic?

Hee-de-hee-de-hee!

Tiddly frolicking!

Frolicking!

Now I can see the way!

Come on!

Tiddly-diddly-hee!

Frolicking!

Let's hope they're still there!

(Hal singing tonelessly)

NATURE CAT: I don't see them.

(Gasping)

Glow worms!

Yes!

Glow worms!

They use the light to attract a meal!

They are indeed bioluminescent!

Wait!

(Panting) Glow worms!

I found them first!

It was me!

I saw that bioluminescence from way down the road.

It was me!

Sorry, Ronald!

The winner of the Glow Game is...

Team Nature Cat!

(Cheering)

Team Nature Cat! Oh, yeah, oh, yeah!

Team Nature Cat! Oh yeah!

No fair!

I want a recount!

I want a redo!

Whoa!

(Cheering)

Bioluminescence!

Yay for the Glow Games!

Oooh!

I see a cloud that looks like a tree!

Oh! And over there!

That one looks like an ice cream cone!

Vanilla!

And hey, no way!

I see a humongous, delicious dog bone!

Hi, humongous, delicious cloud dog bone! It's me, Hal!

Oh! I wish I could eat you!

Guys, guys, it's here!

It's here!

What's here, Squeeks?

Grape Day!

Grape Day?!

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

So, usually I would be all excited

and pretend to know what Grape Day is,

and then finally ask what it is,

but let's just cut to the chase today.

What's Grape Day?

Oh, Hal!

Grape Day is when the wild grapes at the meadow

are finally ripe for pickin'!

Oooh, Squeeks, it sounds amazing!

It is!

Every year at this time...

there are loads of purple grapes,

as far as the eye can see,

and smell like no smell has ever smelled!

(Squeeks moaning happily)

Like no smell has ever smelled?

I am so down with that!

And all filled with fantastic, fruity grape flavour!

Grape gazpacho,

grapes à la mode,

grapes kabob,

grapes Suzette,

grapes flambé,

grapes tartar.

Grapes!

Man-oh-man, we are so with you, Squeeks!

Yes, yes!

Today is Grape Day!

To the meadow we go!

Tally-h--

Wait!

A good grape picker is always prepared!

We need gloves!

Gloves! Check!

Clippers!

Clippers! Check!

And finally a basket!

Basket! Check!

That's everything!

Then, let's go!

Grape jelly!

Grapes n' cheese!

Grape creole...

Onward and grapeward!

Tally-ho!

Grapes fricassee!

Grape cassoulet!

Grape Parmesan! No...

Oh! How about grapes 'n kibble?

(Slurping)

Yeah, I could see that!

Yes!

Hey, Bob!

It's Grape Day, remember!

The meadow's the other way!

That's weird, he loves Grape Day.

Yo, Red! Howard!

Where you guys goin'?

The meadow's right over there!

We know.

Perk up, my furry friends.

It's Grape Day!

What he said!

Time to pick the tastiest grapes in all the world!

We know.

Aren't you coming with us?

Nope.

But why?

You'll see.

That was really weird.

What has gotten into everyone today?

Come on!

Stop.

Whoa!

Something's wrong!

What is it?

(Sniffing)

You smell something?

(Sniffing)

I don't smell anything.

That's the problem!

I don't either.

I don't smell...

I don't smell the grapes!

Huh?

Noooooooo!

What happened to the grapes?!

Looking, looking, looking.

♪

Oh, wait, I found them, here they are!

(Gasping)

They don't look so good.

I know, they're still green.

They haven't even ripened yet!

And the grape leaves are pale, too too also!

You guys, the grape plants are not getting enough sunlight

because of these weeds!

Oh, man, oh, man, this whole meadow is in trouble!

(Bird chirping)

Oh, no!

I was counting on a grape feast

for energy to help me get through winter!

Now what am I supposed to do?

I hear you, sister!

Have you tried these little red berries?

Bleh! They're terrible!

And these prickly leaves make me itch all over!

What a disaster!

(Chirping)

This is so, so, so terrible!

Huh.

So many animals use this meadow as their home.

And the grapes are a very important part of that home.

What is happening here?

I don't know, but it's all because of this weed!

It wasn't even here a month ago!

Hmmm...

I've never seen this plant before.

Huh!

Me either.

Me either, too too also either!

It appears that we have a fast-growing weed

that is new to the area.

But where could it have come from?

RONALD: Berries!

Get your berries here!

I know that voice.

Get 'em while they're fresh!

Ronald!

Oh!

Hello, Nature Cat.

Hello, Ronald.

And what are you doing here?

If you must know, my cousin Donald, a Siamese cat from Siam,

now known as Thailand,

sent me these exotic Ahgeeshoo berry seeds.

So I planted them.

(Giggling)

Ew!

Now I'm selling my berries to any animal that wants one.

That'll be a dollar, Hal.

Hey, no fair!

I didn't even like it.

Um, excuse me, Ronald.

Why are you selling them to animals?

Ha ha! Oh, Daisy!

Because it will make me rich, rich, rich!

They'll love my berries.

(Munching)

Ew...

I mean, mmm-yum-yum!

A flawed plan, Ronald.

First of all, animals can eat berries free anywhere they want.

And second of all, animals don't have money!

But--

You might have a point there.

And the biggest flaw of all, Ronald,

is that you and your plants have ruined all the grapes,

and ruined the meadow, maybe for good!

I did no such thing!

Look again!

Huh?

Uh-oh, my bad!

That one's on me! Okay.

SQUEEKS: Because you planted those weeds,

our friends, who need the meadow for food and shelter,

may have to find a new place to live now!

Well, they could buy my berries.

You can't eat your berries!

They're terrible!

And they taste really bad, too!

Bleh!

Okay, okay.

But I didn't mean to hurt the grapes.

I didn't know these seeds would grow

into really big vines, really fast.

"Caution: these seeds grow into really big vines, really fast."

Oh!

I um...

I guess I missed that part.

That's my bad again!

I guess you missed a lot of parts, Ronald.

You can't just go planting things

when you don't know anything about it.

Because then something like this could happen.

I really did ruin the meadow!

There's gotta be some way to fix this.

Hmm, well, my Grape App says

that grapes need direct sunlight, water and good soil.

And they're not getting any of that with these weeds!

We gotta get rid of them all!

Allow me!

Excuse me, weeds.

I'm Hal. Nice to meet you.

Would you mind leaving the meadow?

Please? Hm?

Uh, Hal, I got this.

Begone, weeds!

Depart this area forth hence!

Or else!

Take that! And that!

Maybe two of these!

And four more of these!

Guys, the only way to get rid of the weeds

is to pull them out one by one!

Yes!

One by one!

Each by each!

Weed by single weed!

Oh, boy, that's gonna be a lotta work.

Let's do it! Let's do it!

Yes, to save the grapes!

Tally-ho!

RONALD: Yeah, good job!

Way to go, guys! Way to go!

Oh! Wait!

Oh, nope. Nope. Over there.

You missed a few!

No, no, to your left!

Listen up, Ronald!

Don't you think you should help

since you caused the weed problem in the first place?

Yes, I suppose I did.

Then, help us!

Please?

(Ronald sputtering)

Right away. Right away.

♪

(Grunting)

Ahhh!

(Grunting)

Huh?

(Grunting)

Whoaaa!

(Laughing)

Huh?

(Groaning, shouting)

(Both shouting)

I hereby proclaim that the grapes of the meadow

are now free!

(Cheering)

So, I guess everything's going to be okay now.

No harm, no foul.

I don't know, Ronald.

These grapes don't look so good.

(Sighing)

It's definitely not Grape Day.

But will we ever have Grape Day?!

Maybe!

All is not lost.

It says here, with the proper sunshine...

No, no, no! We got that!

We got sunshine!

Plenty of sunshine.

A little rain...

It's supposed to rain tomorrow.

I remember because I made tomorrow an inside day.

Maybe in a week or two,

the grapes will be ripe and ready to pick!

They just need a little time.

(Bird chirping)

♪

Wow, that transition sure made those two weeks fly by.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy!

I can't wait!

I can taste those grapes already.

Yum!

Grape omelette,

grape in a blanket, grape quiche.

Wait for us!

Hey, Red! Hey, Howard! (Chirping)

I'm comin' too!

Onward and grapeward!

Tally-ho!

Stop!

Everybody smell what I smell?

ALL: Grapes!

Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Grapes!

They're grapes! Grapes, grapes!

Grapes, grapes! Oh yeah!

♪

Yes, indeedy-do.

It's Grape Day, after all!

Grapes!

Get your delicious grapes here!

Fresh off the vine, and they taste-- oof!

(Slurping)

Divine!

You guys are the best friends a girl could ask for,

helping to save Grape Day.

Anything for you, Squeeks.

Yep. Anything!

What they said!

Grapes!

NARRATOR: Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy, and Hal

are cartoon characters, and not real animals.

To keep all of our animal friends safe,

check with a grownup

before you bring a pet on your next nature adventure.

Ha ha!

♪