02x02 - Mouse in the Treehouse/Leader of the Pack

[bunniefuu]

Hey, everyone-- it's me, Molly!

♪ Molly of Denali ♪

Let's go!

♪ She's Molly of Denali ♪

(laughing): Whooo!

♪ By plane or sled or snowshoe ♪

♪ She is ready to explore ♪

♪ From Kaktovik down to Juneau ♪

♪ Always wanting to learn more ♪

Yeah!

♪ Together with her best friend Tooey ♪

♪ Always by her side ♪ And Trini!

♪ Discovering the outdoors ♪

♪ On adventures day and night ♪

♪ Come along with Molly ♪

♪ Molly ♪

♪ Through fields of fireweed ♪

♪ Come along with Molly ♪

♪ Molly ♪

♪ From tundra to the sea ♪

Mahsi'choo-- let's go!

♪ Molly of Denali ♪ Yeah!

♪ She's Molly of Denali ♪

♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Let's go! ♪

♪ Molly of Denali ♪

♪ She's Molly of Denali ♪

MOLLY: "Mouse in the Treehouse."

(critters chittering)

(Tooey sighing)

This is the life...

I wish it was khaii.

You wish it was winter?

Yeah. Don't you miss it?

The warm clothes, the chilly air, the soft snow.

(sighing) I can practically see it now.

(gasps) So can I.

It's snowing!

In July!

(gasps) What?!

(gasps) Nah'in.

Vahn gwinzii, Mr. Patak.

Huh?

Oh! Hi, you two!

Oh, sorry,

(chuckling): my pillow sprung a leak.

What are you doing up there, Mr. Patak?

I come up here to look for the kavviaq,

the red fox, who lives nearby.

Cool! Can we join you?

Oh sorry, this tree stand is barely big enough to fit me.

(sighing)

Too bad.

I wish we had a bigger tree stand.

(bird chirping)

♪ ♪

(chirping)

(gasps)

We can build one!

(gasps) Yeah!

We can build a whole treehouse!

Hmm, it would be a good spot for one.

I'll help you build it, if you design it.

(both gasp)

♪ ♪

(Tooey makes whirring sound)

And... done!

How does this look?

I like it.

Hmm.

What's that?

Is it a fan?

Actually, it's a windmill.

And what's that?

A TV?

No, that's an elevator.

When the windmill spins,

it raises the elevator.

Maybe we should put labels in the diagram,

so Mr. Patak doesn't build a giant TV by mistake.

Good idea!

"Windmill."

And connect the label to the windmill with a line.

Now, do the same thing with the elevator.

♪ ♪

(both cry out)

(meowing)

(giggling)

Hey! Mouse!

(Tooey sighing heavily)

He gets stuck up there and then meows for help.

(meowing)

See?

Aww, Mousey...

I'll help you.

Put him over there.

He likes to sleep in my dad's old hockey helmet.

MOLLY: There you go, Mr. Mouseter.

(purring)

Hmm...

Maybe those shelves should have a label.

Those are bunkbeds...

They definitely should have a label.

♪ ♪

Hmm.

A windmill, an elevator...

Eight bunkbeds?

seemed like too many.

Mm-hmm.

Your plan is very clear, and I can see

exactly what you want.

But this is a lot to build.

Can you make your design simpler?

You betcha!

MOLLY: Hmm...

I guess we don't need those bunkbeds.

TOOEY: Or the windmill.

We can make a ladder instead of an elevator.

Good idea!

Ladder.

(Mouse growling)

Huh? Mouse?

What are you doing here?

He must have followed you here.

Isn't he an indoor cat?

He's supposed to be.

We don't want him catching birds.

(meowing) Come on, Mouseter.

Time to go home.

I'll be back in a little bit.

Ah, now this is something we can build.

Much better!

♪ ♪

(laughing)

♪ ♪

(sighs) There.

I think we're done.

Woohoo! Yes!

♪ ♪

Baasee', Mr. Patak.

This treehouse is perfect.

Now we can start phase two.

What's phase two?

♪ Decorating ♪

Ooh.

♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪

♪ Up above the ground so high ♪

♪ Like a treehouse in the sky. ♪

(gasps)

♪ ♪

(Molly laughing)

Tooey.

(laughing): What are you doing?

That fox Mr. Patak was talking about,

it was right there!

Ooh!

The kavviaq!

I love foxes!

Here, help me with this old bench.

It's heavy.

One, two...

(both straining): three!

It's really heavy.

I know.

Dad had to help me get it into the wagon.

How are we gonna get it up there?

I don't know...

This is why we need an elevator.

Mm-hmm.

MOLLY: Mr. Patak?

Will you help us move this heavy...

(grunting nearby) Huh?

(grunting continues, Molly gasps)

(grunting continues)

Whoo!

Whoa!

What is that?

How are you lifting up that big tree trunk?

It's called a block and tackle.

It's a type of pulley that makes it easy to lift heavy things.

(Molly gasps)

That's what we need to lift our bench!

♪ ♪

With one of those,

we could get tons of stuff into the treehouse.

Mr. Patak?

You don't have another one of those

black and tickle things, do you?

(chuckles) Block and tackle.

Let me look.

(latches hook on)

Okay, now start pulling.

(grunting)

♪ ♪

It's working!

Get ready, Tooey!

Here it comes!

Ready!

Got it!

Wow!

That made it so much easier!

Mahsi'choo, Mr. Patak.

I guess you got your elevator after all.

Got it!

♪ ♪

Perfect!

All my comic books are in the library.

And it's conveniently located next to the observatory.

And near the extremely comfortable living room.

(sighs) Now, this is the life.

You said it.

(Mouse purring, Tooey gasps)

Mouse?!

(meowing)

Mouse is out again?

Doesn't he know it's not safe?

There's a fox out there.

We better take him home.

♪ ♪

TOOEY: Now Mouse,

I want you to be a good kitty,

and stay in your helmet.

(meows)

How does he keep getting out anyway?

I don't know.

Maybe he can open the front door.

Or maybe aliens abducted him through the roof.

Or maybe it's that open window!

(gasps)

Mouse!

Come back!

Mouse!

Mouse!

Here, Mouse!

I've got your favorite!

(sniffs)

Ew...

There he is!

(Molly gasps) Kavviaq!

The fox!

Mouse!

Behind you!

(meowing)

Phew!

That was close!

(meowing loudly)

He's really scared.

Come on, boy.

It's okay.

Try luring him with the fish.

TOOEY: Do you want some of this, Mouse?

(meowing)

TOOEY: Hm, I guess not.

Well, just try to grab him.

(agitated meowing)

Hmm...

That gives me an idea!

(fox chittering)

Uh-oh. Look!

It's eating the fish.

Let's make some noise!

Whoo! Go away, Mr. Fox!

Go away, Mr. Fox!

Go! Shoo, shoo!

Come on, go!

(loudly, off-key): ♪ Twinkle, twinkle, little star ♪

♪ How I wonder what you are ♪

Your, uh, singing really did the trick.

Thank you.

Now to put my rescue plan in action.

TOOEY: Ta-da!

You really think that'll work?

(meowing)

It's worth a sh*t.

♪ ♪

It's on!

Raise it up!

♪ ♪

(meowing)

It's okay.

It's just your favorite sleeping helmet.

♪ ♪

He's in!

(meows)

Okay, bring him down!

Runaway cat coming down.

♪ ♪

(meowing)

We're going home, Mouse. (purring)

And closing the windows.

Mouse won't get out again.

I shut every window in the house.

Good.

(sighs) This is the life.

You said it.

Uh-oh.

Time to start phase three.

What's phase three?

Build a roof!

(laughing)

Hey, everyone!

Molly here to answer your questions about life in Alaska.

Soraya from Oakland, California, asks, "What can I do

for the birds in my neighborhood?"

My friend in Anchorage has an idea for you.

Hi, Molly!

My name is Blyth, and I live in Anchorage, Alaska.

Anchorage is Dena'ina land.

Dena'ina people are native to this land.

They've taken care of this land

and continue to take care of it today.

Today I'm gonna build a birdhouse with my uncle.

We're building a birdhouse

because the days are short and cold.

The birds need a place to stay.

You can plan by drawing something or building a model.

A model is a smaller version of what you plan to make.

And we're done.

♪ ♪

Come on, let me show you what we're going to use today.

Clamps, wood, safety goggles,

a drill, hammers, nails, glue,

paintbrushes, and paint.

We're going to get the sides, glue them together.

And to hold them together, we're going to use clamps.

Clamps are like extra hands that you use to hold things.

♪ ♪

Now we are going to drill a hole in the wood

so we can put a nail in.

Make sure when using tools you have an adult to help you.

Now for the roof.

I'm so excited!

I think it looks pretty good,

but it needs some paint!

The blue paintbrush is good for big areas.

And this foam brush is good to use on tight spaces

like the roof.

We're almost done!

Now that the birdhouse is finished,

it's time to hang it in a tree.

That one looks good.

I put some seeds around the house

to encourage birds to stop by.

♪ ♪

Look!

Some birds are visiting the house!

Bye, Molly!

Mahsi'choo!

Thanks for asking, and see you next time!

"Leader of the Pack."

(dogs barking)

Okay! Okay!

Easy, Khi!

Sit.

Almost.

Now just that behind down.

Khi, no!

Whoa!

Hm...

JAY: So...

how's the training going?

Oh, great.

Eat those pants, boy.

(growling playfully)

Uh... (barks)

I taught him to do that.

(chuckling): Right.

Well, why don't you give your fearless leader a break

and help me feed the others? (barking)

I know you don't think Khi can be a good lead sled dog,

but you're wrong.

Lead sled dogs have to set the pace

and keep the pack on the trail.

Khi couldn't run from here to the house

without getting distracted.

Sure he could!

If you can train him to run in a straight line

from here to the house, and stop when you tell him to,

I'll...

Do all my chores for a whole year?

Pff, no!

I'll let you wear my signed Kamaka Hepa jersey for one week.

(gasps)

♪ ♪

(kids cheering)

You're on!

This is gonna be so easy.

Oh really?

Khi, no! (barks happily)

MOLLY: Well, he might not look like one right now,

but I'm sure you'll make him the best lead dog ever.

After all, you've been reading books

on sled dog training since he was born.

I have two whole months of research here.

See?

You're practically an expert.

Yeah, but the stuff I know is for when Khi's

a little older.

Right now, he barely listens to me.

(Suki sniffing, Khi barks)

(Suki barks)

Maybe we can find a website!

"Training sled dog puppies."

This one looks good.

"Teaching your puppy to avoid distraction."

That's perfect!

I'll take notes. (Suki whining)

Huh? Huh?

(whimpering)

♪ ♪

See?

How can we fail?

Khi's got the best teacher: Suki!

(barks)

♪ ♪

(toy squeaks)

(panting)

(whining)

Ready?

Ready!

Here, Khi!

Oonei!

Come, boy!

(panting)

♪ ♪

(sniffing)

(toy squeaks, Khi barks)

No, Khi, over here!

(barks)

♪ ♪

Khi! Look!

(sniffing)

Mmm, yummy dog treat.

(barks)

Hey, I think it's working!

(dogs panting, squirrel chittering)

(barking)

♪ ♪

Khi! Over here!

Suki, no!

Khi! Treat!

Treat!

(squirrel chittering, Tooey exclaiming)

(Suki barks, Tooey grunts)

♪ ♪

JAY: Something tells me

I'm gonna be holding onto my basketball jersey.

I'm just taking a break.

You'll see.

I'm gonna be wearing that shirt every single day.

You know, it might be better to train Khi alone.

Suki could be a bad influence.

A bad influence?

Suki?

No way.

Mmm, just a suggestion.

Well, good luck.

JAY (chuckling): Yeah, you'll need it.

(sighs)

Maybe we should try training Khi to do something else,

and come back to this lesson later.

Good idea.

Let's do

"training your puppy over different terrains."

♪ ♪

(dogs panting)

Hey, let's see if Khi can get over this log.

♪ ♪

Come on, Khi.

Over the log.

Just hop over.

Like this, Khi.

Suki, come on, girl.

♪ ♪

(barks)

You can do it, boy.

♪ ♪

(whimpering)

♪ ♪

Good boy.

Good girl, Suki.

(panting)

See?

I told ya.

Best teacher ever.

Hey, let's get Khi to cross the stream.

♪ ♪

(squirrel chittering)

(low growl)

(chittering)

(barking)

Khi! No! Suki!

♪ ♪

Heel! Oonei! Suki! Stop!

(Suki panting)

(barking)

(breathing heavily)

Khi, no.

Don't even think of...

(barking)

♪ ♪

(heavy sigh)

JOHN: How'd Khi's training go today?

It would have been a smiley face day,

but then Khi decided to take a mud bath.

I just can't seem to get Khi to listen to me.

Why not get some help from a professional?

Dad?

But he's away in Anchorage.

I was thinking of Mr. Rowley.

After all, he helped you pick Khi as a possible lead sled dog.

Yeah, that's right.

Mr. Rowley used to be a great musher.

Thanks!

No problem.

Just mention me when you win the Iditarod.

(stretching)

I'll probably score points in this tomorrow.

Catch ya later, Tooey.

♪ That jersey will be mine ♪

TOOEY: Do you have any tips on how I can get Khi to listen to me?

Just the two Ps: patience and persistence.

You gotta keep at it.

It just takes time.

(sighs)

When he grows up more,

you can try training him with an older dog.

Oh, we're already doing that.

Suki is Khi's private tutor.

♪ ♪

Hmm, if you're trying to get Khi to listen to you,

that might be getting in the way.

It's better if Khi has fewer distractions.

(gasps)

That's what my brother John said.

I suggest you spend a little one-on-one time

with the fella.

MOLLY: But Suki taught Khi how to go over that log, remember?

And she helped him get across that stream.

I know...

But I think we might see more progress if I trained Khi alone.

It's nothing against Suki.

You know I think she's the best.

Oh, it's okay.

We get it, don't we, Suki?

(whines)

(panting)

Not this time.

It's just you and me now, Khi.

You can do it, Khi!

♪ ♪

Okay, Khi.

Come here, boy!

I got a nice treat for you!

(barking)

(sighing)

Why do I even bother?

I'm never gonna be able to train you.

I can't even teach you to sit.

Hey...

Did you just...?

Khi, sit.

It worked!

You just needed fewer distractions.

Stand!

Sit!

Yes!

You're listening to me!

(whimpering)

Come on!

Let's go tell Molly and Suki the good news!

(squirrel chittering)

(barking)

♪ ♪

Molly!

I taught Khi to sit!

Let me show you!

Khi! Huh?

But he was right behind me.

Where did he go?

♪ ♪

(chittering)

(barking)

(tree creaking)

(Khi yelps)

(squirrel chittering)

(Khi whining)

Khi!

Where are you?

Khi?

(Khi barking, Tooey gasps)

This way!

(whining)

TOOEY: Oh no!

Khi! Stay!

(barks, whines)

(Tooey gasps)

Khi!

(panting, whining)

I'm coming for you!

♪ ♪

(whining)

♪ ♪

Phew.

Good girl, Suki.

You okay, boy?

(barks)

Eww...

(both laughing)

Ready?

TOOEY: Ready!

Khi! Come here, boy!

♪ ♪

TOOEY: No.

Over here, Khi.

Focus.

♪ ♪

Stop. Sit.

Good boy.

See?

Told ya I could do it.

Nice job, Little Wolf.

Make sure you wash it before you give it back to me.

♪ ♪

Oh yeah!

Aren't you gonna give Khi a treat now?

Oh, he gets something

much better than that.

Okay, boy, go play with your bestie.

(dogs barking)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪