01x09 - A Tale About Tails/Sticky Situation

[bunniefuu]

♪

♪ Hey!

♪ What?

♪ Come over here,

♪ The Cat in the Hat
is about to appear. ♪

♪ He's whizzing over
to whisk you away ♪

♪ On a fabulous
journey today. ♪

♪ He's coming!

♪ And now he's arrived
In the Thingamajigger ♪

♪ the thing that
he drives ♪

♪ He's a Cat and
he's oodles of fun ♪

♪ With his hairy helpers
Thing Two and Thing One ♪

♪ Instrumental

♪ Instrumental

♪ It's the
Cat in the Hat! ♪

♪ All of our adventures
start like that. ♪

♪ Wherever you're going
Where ever you're at ♪

♪ The Cat in the Hat
Knows a lot about ... ♪

♪ He knows a lot about,
he knows a lot about, ♪

♪ He knows a lot about
....THAT! ♪

[Laughter]

♪

Oh oh!

Wrong place!

Your turn,
Nick!

NICK...?!
[laughs]

Look at my tail,
Sally!

I can even wag it!
See?

♪

It sure would be cool
to have a real tail!

What kind of tail
would you want?

Hm...
I don't know.

But maybe,
if we try real hard,

we can grow one.

Huh.

LOOK, NICK!
I've grown a tail!

[Laughs]
Weeeeee!

Whoa, it's
The Cat in the Hat!Hey, it's
The Cat in the Hat!

Well it just so happens
I know a lot about tails!

My tail is
tailtastic.

It can b*at
the heat...

...scratch my feet...

...AND make a seat!

Cool!

Wowwww!

I want an
AMAZING tail

just like yours,
Cat!

Oh,
me too!

Well, I'd gladly
give you mine but...

...I'm sort of
attached to it.

Aha!

Oh, I know a place where there
are all sorts of tails

that do all
sorts of things!

You could choose
one there!

Really?

WHERE?

The Jungle of WAGGA-TAG-TAIL!

♪ Wagga-tag-tail!

[giggles]

Shall we go?

Your mother will not
mind at all if you do!

Hurray!Hurray!

Mom! Can Sally and
I go to get tails

with the Cat in the Hat?

[chuckles]
Gettin' tails?

Okay, but make sure you
get one the right size.

We can go!We can go!
We can go!We can go!

I know!
I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

Hang onto your
bubbles, Fish!

We're going to the
Jungle of Wagga-tag-tail

to choose a tail.

"Wagga-tag-tail"?

Oooh what fun!

♪ Are you ready?
- Yes we are! ♪

♪ Are you steady?
- Yes we are! ♪

♪ Are you sure you're
ready to explore....? ♪

♪ Yes we are!

Then buckle up!

♪

Flick the Jiggermawhizzer!

[Laughs]

[boing]

[honk]

[pop]

♪

[Laughs]
Isn't this fun?

Ya-hooooooo!

♪ Here we go, go, go, go!
On an adventure. ♪

♪ The thingamajigger
is up and away! ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go!
On an adventure. ♪

♪ We're flying with the
Cat in the Hat today! ♪

♪ We're going to a place
where we can pick, ♪

♪ A tail for Sally,
and one for Nick! ♪

♪ Here we go, go, go, go!
On an adventure. ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go, GO!

♪

[honk, honk]

I spy with my feline eye,

something that begins with ...

'The Jungle of
Wagga-tag-TAIL!'

Hurray!
Hurray!We're here!

Hang on 'cause
...down we GOOOOOO!

Now where to start looking

for the most amazing
tail of all?

This way.

A-hu, a-hu.
If you want amazing,

just look what
this tail can do!

Wow!
That is amazing Fish.

It can splish!
It can splash!

Ahh, but can it flump
a snork or fizz a flap?

Fizz a snork a what?

Exactly my point!

There are even more amazing
tails to choose from

somewhere around here.

We've just gotta look.

So let's find you a tail
that's fluffy and strong.

Or do you like curly,

or wavy and long?

You kids spotted a tail yet?

Wha!
Oh!

TAG!
Heh, you're IT!

Heh, no,
I'm not!

You're IT...
Hey.

Huh..?

[monkey sounds,
laughing]

Hey!
Look, Ma!

NO HANDS!

Nah, nah, nah,
nah, nah!

That's not fair!

We can't chase
you up there!

We could!

IF we had monkey tails!

Then try on a tail.

Or maybe a few?

Thing One and Thing Two!

We've work to do!

[whistles]

♪

♪

And there you have it!

The amazing,
amusing

"TAIL-A-MA-FIXER" MACHINE!

[Sally and Nick]
The "Tail-a-ma-WHAT?

Tail-a-ma-fixer machine!

Jump in and you'll
come out with

a real tail, that you
can try for free!

A REAL tail?
ME FIRST!

One monkey tail,
please!

Oh yeah.

[effort and whirling sounds]

Whoa!

Yeah!
[laughs]

Whoa!

Is this monkey tail
cool or WHAT?

Very cool!

NOW MY TURN!

Monkey tail for
me too, please!

[effort sounds]

Whoa!

I love it!

[laughing together]

It's tail testing time.

Let's see what else our
monkey tails can do!

[gasp]

Hey!
Remember me?

Come and get me!
[laughs]

Ready or not...

...HERE WE COME!

[laughing]
Yeah!

Wahoo!

Wee!Yeah!

Wah!

Woo!

A monkey tail
makes climbing easy!

AND FUN!

Wheeeeeeee!

Yeah!

TAG!
Now you're it!

...uh oh!

[Gasp!] Oh nooo!
Whooaaa...

Why, nice of you to drop in!
[laughs]

[laughs]
Thanks, Cat!

Okay Cat!

This is the one I want!

When it comes
to climbing,

nothing beats
a monkey tail.

Right,
Sally?

Right.

It's like having an extra
arm to hold on with.

[gasp]
But wait!

When it comes to the most
beautiful tail ever...

I'd choose that one....

Ah... my beautiful tail....

Huh?

Look how long it is!

And the colours
are just...WOW!

It is rather nice,
isn't it?

Hrumph!

Quetzal birds are
always trying

to get people to
notice their tails!

THAT'S the tail I want!

C'mon,
Nick!

Two quetzal tails,
if you please!

[effort and happy sounds]

Don't you just love it?

It brings tears to my eye,

it's soooooo beautiful!

And sooooooo long!

Tooooooooo long!

Errrrrghhhh...

[pop]
Wheeee!

Whoooaaaa!

I can't climb trees
with this tail...

Looks like you could
use a tail trailer!

[rattling]

[Gasp]
What's that sound?

Hey!
It's a snake!

But I thought I
heard a rattle!

You did!

[rattling]

It was my tail.

Your tail makes a sound?

WOW!

Yes, people
hear my rattle

and think twice about
stepping on me!

[rattling]

[laughs]

Two rattlesnake
tails, please!

Comin' right up!

Wahoo!

[laughing]

Cha cha cha.
Coooooooool!

Cha cha cha.

Shake, shake, shake,
shake shake sha-shake.

[laughs]

[laughs]

♪ Shake and shook,
shook and shake ♪

♪ Here are the sounds
our tails can make! ♪

♪

♪ Bop to the b*at!

♪ Beep to the Bop!

♪ Once you start to
shake your tail, ♪

♪ you'll find it
hard to stop! ♪

♪ Bop to the b*at.

♪ Beep to the Bop!

♪ Once you start to
shake your tail, ♪

♪ you'll find it
hard to stop! ♪

[laughing]

♪ Shaka-shaka!

♪

♪ bubble song

♪ Shaka-shaka now!

♪ bubble song

♪ Bop to the b*at.

♪ Beep to the Bop!

♪ Once you start to
shake your tail, ♪

♪ you'll find it
hard to stop! ♪

♪ Bop to the b*at.

♪ Beep to the Bop!

♪ Once you start to
shake your tail, ♪

♪ you'll find it
hard to stop! ♪

All tails back in the
'tail-a-ma-fixer' machine,

Woooo!

It's time to
choose a favourite.

I loved that
tail shaking.

But how are we
going to decide

which tail to choose?

Well,
what did you discover

when you put
them to the test?

Some tails let
you hold things..

[laughing]

Others make you
look your best,

[squawk]

Some warn
that you are near,

[rattle]

Now, which tail
do YOU suggest?

What I'd really
like to have

is a tail that can do
all kinds of things!

Maybe we don't have
to choose just one tail.

Why not have a different
tail every day?

That's the best idea,
Sally!

Cat,
can you take us home?

In the blink of an eye

and the shake of a tail!

To the Thingamajigger!

Good-bye
everyone!Good-bye!

♪

And today's special
tails are...

[laughing]

So what are these
tails for, Nick?

Huh, for fun,
Sally!

Just for fun!

[laughing]

Ooh!

I must try on one of
these wonderful tails.

Now now,
don't be jealous, tail.

I just want to try ONE.

♪

Ah,
you're right.

Why would I want
a new tail when

I already have the
most amazing tail ever?

♪

I love you too!

[laughing]

[purring]

♪

[drumming]

Oh, yeah!
Yeah!

Uh Oh!

You need a new
drumstick, Nick!

Oh, you're
right Sally!

♪

[laughing]
The Cat!

The Cat in the Hat!

That's me! The Cat!

The Cat
in the Hat!

What was THAT
crazy sound?

We were drumming,
Cat, only...

I broke my
drum stick!

Oh dear!
Don't worry....

I know a lot
about sticks.....

I have sticks galore!

Hockey stick,
lollipop stick,

candle stick,
joystick,

walking stick,

Stick--stickity-
pick-up STICKS!

Whoa!
That's a lot of sticks.

But none of them
work as a drum stick.

Hmmm, well,
let's not get

stick-stuck,
Nick-nuck!

Let's go see my friend
Betty the Beaver

at Paddle-puddle-pond.

She knows a lot
about STICKS too!

Maybe she can help.

Yeah!Yeah!

Your Mother will not
mind at all if you do!

MOM! Can Sally
and I go and get

a stick from the Cat's
friend Betty the Beaver!

Betty the Beaver?
[chuckles] Okay....

as long as you STICK around here when it's time for dinner!

[laughing]
We will!

We can go!We can go!
We can go!We can go!

I know!
I know!

To the Thingamajigger!

♪

♪ Are you ready?
- Yes we are! ♪

♪ Are you steady?
- Yes we are! ♪

♪ Are you sure you're
ready to explore....? ♪

♪ Yes we are!

Then buckle up!

♪

Flick the Jiggermawhizzer.

[boing]

[honk]

[pop]

♪

[laughs]
Isn't this fun?

Yahoo!

♪ Here we go, go, go go!
On an adventure. ♪

♪ The thingamajigger
is up and away! ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go!
On an Adventure.♪

♪ We're flying with the
Cat in the Hat today!♪

♪ We're off to see Betty
to find a new stick, ♪

♪ a drum stick for Nick

♪ not too long
or too thick! ♪

♪ Here we go, go, go, go!
On an adventure. ♪

♪ Go, go, go, go GO!

♪

There it is!

Paddle-puddle-pond!

Where does Betty live?

Her front door's
underwater.

Pull the Subber-e-blubbler!

[bell ringing]

[everyone together]
Dive! Dive!

Dive!

Betty's Beaver Lodge
straight ahead.

Cooool!
- Cooool!

Let's see if she's home!

[knocking]
Betty!

Hmmm...Doesn't look
like anyone's in.

She's always busy.

Of course she is.

She's probably out looking
for sticks right now.

♪

Whoa!

[chuckles]

Betty!
Oh Betty...

TIIIIIIIMMMMBBBBBER!

Ohhh!

Betty!

Betty, these are
my friends, Nick,

Sally and you
remember Fish.

Hello!

Hello!

Hi!

Nice to meet
you all.

[whacking sounds]

Did you really cut that tree
down all by yourself, Betty?

Sure did!

You must have a
sharp axe to do this!

Pffft!
No axe!

A saw?

Hah!
No saw!

I CHEWED it down.

You CHEWED
through a TREE!

Ah,
it was nothin'.

I have these special
teeth see....

[chewing sounds]

[Gasp]
They're HUGE!

And ORANGE!

Yep! AND they
never stop growing,

so I don't have to worry
about wearing 'em down.

We came here because
I need some help.

I'm looking
for a stick.

Stick? [Gasp]
Did you say Stick?

Oh, I do love sticks,
I do I do I dooooo!

I need to find one
just like this.

Hmmmm.

Yep, yep,
yep,

yep,
yep.

Nice stick!

Do you think you can find
me another one like it?

Maybe we could
look in that GINORMOUS

pile of sticks over there!

Wow!

THAT's a biiiig
pile of STICKS!

Wait, wait, wait
[nervous laugh]

just a second!

That's not just
a pile of sticks!

It's not?

No!
THIS is a DAM!

A DAM!A DAM!

Yup! Lots of water
on one side...

...and not so
much on the other.

Ohhh! A dam is like a wall
to stop the water!

Like the plug
in my bath.

It won't let
the water out!

Yep, yep, yep,

we beavers aren't
too fast on land...

Oh, but we love
to swim --

because we're
so good at it.

♪ La la la...

We dam up rivers to make
a nice safe pond.

With lots of room
for swimming!

[chuckles]

So I guess you need
all these sticks for your dam?

Yep....they're all
specially stacked together.

Oh, but don't
worry, Nick,

I'll find you a stick.

I know just where
to look.

No need for a search.

The Perfect drumsticks's
right here!

You're right.

Oh, we can take
just ONE stick.

Uhh, maybe we should
wait for Betty.

Of course we should
wait for Betty.

♪

Oh dear!
It's too short.

What about that one?

[effort]

Whoooa!
Too long!

♪

Too twisty
[aghhh].

Uhhhh...Cat!

Are you sure
that's a good idea?

It's a great idea.

[Gasp]
Look!

There it is...
the PERFECT STICK!

[stretching]

Almost...
almoooooost.

Ugh, that stick's
hard to reach.

What should we do?

[gasps]
I know!

It's a job for
Things One and Two.

[whistles]

♪

Hello!

♪

Yes!
Got it!

Your drumstick!

Thanks,
Cat.

And another one!

And this one...

[laugh]
What's happening?

Oh no!

[effort sounds]

STOP!

Huh?

Uh-oh!

Uh-oh indeed!

Ugh!

Ooh!

Er!

Agh!

♪

Help!

Hello!

♪

We'll find Betty.

Come on Nick!

Betty!

BETTY!

What, what,
what's going on?

It's the DAM!

It's uh...

Oh,
don't tell me --

Someone took a stick
out then another then

-- Pop, pop,
pop, pop, POP!

Leaks galore.

Yup,
that's about it...

Okay!

Pick up all the
sticks you can carry

and meet me back
at the dam!

Where are you going?

If the dam's bust,

we'll need all the help
we can get to fix it!

♪

What's she doing?

[splashing]

Oh, she's calling to
the other beavers!

Look!

♪

She needs us
to help too!

Lets get some sticks!

♪

[Laughs]

Isn't it amazing what you
can do with a stick?

Or two,
or ten thousand!

Sticks! We brought sticks!

Now, anywhere
you see a hole,

plug it with
a stick.

[efforts]

♪

Big stick coming through!

[throwing effort noise]

We need more sticks!

We're on it!
Let's GO!

♪

[chewing sounds]

♪

These sticks
aren't sticking!

You need a little
mud in the cracks.

I can do THAT!

[effort sounds]

You've got it!

Yes!Yes!

Let's pack this
whole DAM with mud.

Mud!
You need more mud?

♪

♪ With sticks and mud
we'll fix the dam.... ♪

♪ fix the dam,
fix the dam. ♪

♪ With sticks and mud
we'll fix the dam ♪

♪ fix the dam today.

♪

♪ With sticks and mud
we'll fix the dam.... ♪

♪ fix the dam,
fix the dam. ♪

♪ With sticks and mud
we'll fix the dam ♪

♪ fix the dam today.

♪

Hmmm.....
Nice work, everyone!

The dam is fixed!

[everyone together]
Horray!

Uh-oh![pop]

We need one more
stick, and fast.

Uh...
We've used them all...

I've still got one.

But that's
your drum stick.

I know.
But Betty needs it.

♪

Yipee!Wahoo!

[cheering]

What busy beavers
we all are....

With sticks and mud
we helped to make

A dam that's strong
and hard to break.

We turned a stream
in to a lake....

And now we'll take
a well earned break!

Bye Betty!Bye Betty!

Oh wait...
what about your stick?

I need to find you a stick-

No,
two sticks.

You have given me
a much better idea.

♪ drum b*at

♪

I'm drumming BEAVER-style!

YEAH!
Go cat go!

Woohoo!

♪

[cheering]

♪♪

Psst.
Hey kids,

do you want to
find out more stuff

about animals,
plants and well fish?

Go to:
pbskids.org

for fun games,
fascinating facts,

and fintastic
activities.

Ha, ha, ha, ha

♪♪