01x34 - The Queen of the Night/Space Rocks

[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!

And what else is alive in the yard, g*ng?

Dandelion!

Yep, that's alive!

Uhh, chipmunk!

Definitely alive, and cute to boot!

Ooh! How 'bout a rake?

Hmm, let's see.

Well, a rake doesn't need food and water and air

to live and grow.

So, it's not a living thing, Hal.

Oh, okay. But you know what, it still gets a Hal hug!

Come here, you!

(Giggling)

VOICE ON PHONE: Flower Alert! Flower Alert!

Sweet jumping gerbils!

What is it, Dais?

Tonight, the queen of the night cactus blooms!

No way! That's tonight? I can't believe it!

That's so cool. Wait.

Who is this queen of the night we're talking about?

The queen of the night is a cactus

that only blooms one night a year.

And the flower only lasts for a few hours.

And I've always wanted to go to the desert to see it.

But I didn't think anything could live in the desert!

Hmm, well, it looks like the queen of the night cactus does!

A flower that blooms in the desert?

This I got to see. To the desert! Tally-ho!

To the desert! To the desert!

Hold on there, my excited amigos.

Deserts are really dry and can be really hot.

It's pretty harsh there! We had better prepare.

"Prepare"? How?

You don't have, like, a song to sing

about the preparation process, do you?

Funny you should ask, Hal! Hit it!

♪ If you're heading to the desert to see a flower queen ♪

♪ Make sure that you bring some extra sunscreen ♪

♪ Come on, let me inspect you, need SPF to protect you ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

♪ Don't want to get stuck in a desert sand trap ♪

♪ So, bring along a phone and a map ♪

♪ If you're lost, you'll get found ♪

♪ While your desert bound ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

♪ Wear a big hat and a long sleeve shirt ♪

♪ To make sure you don't burn, don't get hurt ♪

♪ Put on your boots and high socks ♪

♪ Protect your feet on those walks ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

♪ To keep yourself warm, pack a sweatshirt, please ♪

♪ 'Cause at night, it can drop as much as degrees ♪

♪ What's the reason? The night gets freezin' ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

♪ Before you hit the desert, before you go ♪

♪ Make sure to pack plenty of that HO ♪

♪ You need lots of water if you're a desert trotter ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

♪ When you're walking in the harsh, dry desert ♪

All right, now we're ready! Let's go find that cactus!

Onward and yonward!

Whoa-ho-ho-ho!

This desert is beautiful, Daisy, but so hot!

I-- I really don't see much life here.

Maybe if we look closer we can spot more life here.

Let's see.

Oh, look over there, in that burrow!

Hello.

Yeow!

Whoa! That was jump-a-licious! How did you jump so high?

Well, ma'am, it's 'cause I'm a kangaroo rat.

That's what we do. We hop!

Zounds! A kangaroo rat lives in the desert?

Things that live in the desert: kangaroo rat.

So cool.

Hello, kangaroo rat! It's me, Hal, the dog!

Hey, not that I don't enjoy a nice hug there, partner,

but what are you doing out here in the desert?

We're looking for the queen of the night cactus.

Tonight's the one night of the year that it blooms!

That sounds like rooting tooting desert fun.

But where exactly is that cactus located?

Let me check my map.

Says the first thing we have to do

is turn right at the mesquite trees.

"Mesquite tree"? Mesquite beans are my favorite snack!

Come on. I'll show you where they are. Hop this way.

♪

This here is the mesquite tree!

Oh, hello, mesquite tree! It's me, Hal!

The mesquite tree is alive in desert too.

Amazing. Exclamation point. Scribble underline.

Yep, mesquite trees grow real nice and easy in dry places.

And that's good 'cause they have

dip-a-dee-doo-dah delicious beans that I like to eat.

Ooh, I want to try.

Mesquite-y!

(Groaning)

Say, how come you can put so many beans

in your cheeks all at once?

It's 'cause we kangaroo rats have pouches in our cheeks

to hold lots of seeds.

It's how we collect enough food to survive

here in the harsh desert!

Whoa, those are some big cheeks!

The sun is starting to go down, you guys.

We have to get to the queen of the night cactus by nightfall!

Thanks for getting us here, kangaroo rat!

Good luck, ma'am. Stay on the path.

And watch where you walk here in the harsh dry desert!

We will! We will!

Thanks!

And now I'm off to start my day-- I mean, night.

Yeow!

(Panting)

Anybody else getting a little thirsty?

I'm so thirsty.

Our bodies need water. Time for a--

Water break! Water break!

(Sighing)

I think we got to drink more often here in the desert,

before our bodies get so thirsty!

A splashing idea, Squeeks!

Where to next, Daisy?

It says here we have to travel past the Russian thistle patch!

What was that?

There it goes again.

And again! What is it!?

I'm a roadrunner!

(Screaming)

Please don't do that.

Oops, sorry. I live here in the desert.

And here in the desert.

And here in the desert.

Incredible, a roadrunner is another thing

that lives in desert and quite surprising.

Hello, roadrunner! It's me, Hal!

I do live in the desert. And I run in the desert.

And I hunt in the desert,

for lizards and other small animals!

"Small animals"? What kind?

Don't worry. I already ate.

Now, just what are you doing out here in the harsh, dry desert?

We're here to see the queen of the night cactus bloom.

But first, we got to go past the Russian thistle patch.

"Russian thistle patch"? I know where that is! Follow me!

Here's the Russian thistle patch!

Hold on, friends. Before we get too thirsty, it's time for a--

Water break! Water break!

(Sighing)

Oh my goodness. What, was I raised in a barn?

Where are my manners?

Would you like some water, Mr. Roadrunner?

No, thanks. I get all the water I need from the animals I eat.

That's how I survive in the harsh, dry desert.

Wow! Wow!

Speaking of harsh, it's about to get harsher!

How?

Wind!

It can get very windy here in the desert!

How windy?

Whoa! Whoa!

Does that answer your question?

Oh, that's windy! Wee!

Yeah and when the wind blows,

you know what that dried up Russian thistle becomes?

What? What?

Tumbleweed!

Oh no, tumbleweeds straight ahead, Captain!

Run!

It's what I was born to do!

Whoa! Whoa!

(Grunting)

A-ha!

Uh-oh.

What's all that stuff falling off the tumbleweeds?

It's how the Russian thistle spreads its seed

so more can grow.

When it blows as a tumbleweed,

it drops seed everywhere so more thistle can grow!

Oh, no! Guys, it's almost sundown!

Well, it sure is going to get cold when the sun goes down.

That's one of the things that makes the desert so harsh.

It can be super hot during the day.

And then the temperature drops a lot at night.

It's a good thing we packed our sweatshirts. Here you go, guys.

Thank you so much

for getting us past that Russian thistle patch, roadrunner.

My pleasure! Bye-bye!

Which way to the queen of the night cactus now?

Ooh, it says it's right up on top of that mesa.

Onward and upward!

Tell me that wasn't a tongue!

Just me! I'm a Gila monster!

Wow, another amazing living thing in the desert.

Is "Hila" with an "H"?

No, "G".

Hello, Gila monster with a "G". I'm Hal with an "H".

Hal, no hugging!

Says here Gila monsters are poisonous if you get bitten!

Stay back!

(Screaming)

And it also says that they eat mice. And they eat rabbits.

Uh-oh. That's not good.

That we do.

That's how we survive in the harsh, dry desert!

And might I say you all smell yummy.

HAL: Hey, check out that forked tongue!

I think he's using it to help him smell! Isn't that cool?

Not really the point, Hal! Run!

Uh-oh! We got to go!

Let's climb!

Uh-oh! I don't know if I can hold on!

Don't worry! I'll catch you!

Not on my watch, Gila Monster with a "G"!

Ladder time!

Hurry!

GILA MONSTER: Or don't hurry!

Grab on!

Or don't grab on!

(Grunting)

Oh, well, looks like I've got to find some other food.

So long!

The sun's down! It's night! Did we make it in time?

Daisy, look!

Man, oh, man, I think it's happening!

It's beautiful!

NATURE CAT: Now this was worth being thirsty for!

Queen of the night blooms! Queen of the night blooms!

Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!

You know, I certainly could never live in the desert.

But isn't amazing how the roadrunner, the kangaroo rat,

the beautiful queen of the night

or even the Gila monster with a "G" do live here?

I got to write this in my journal!

Let's get a picture to remember this flower

and this day forever!

Say "Desert!"

Desert! Desert!

(Shutter clicking)

ALL: Whoa!

We've got to stop that space rock. Tally-ho!

We can do this, Hal Solo!

If we don't, the space station is doomed. Doomed, I tell you!

(Squeaking)

That's right, Mr. Chewbaccinsky.

I got a bad feeling about this.

Whoa! Whoa!

Look out!

ALL: Whoa!

Oh, no, space station ahead!

HAL: The space rock's going to crash right into it!

(Squeaking)

I know, Mr. Chewbaccinsky!

I, Nature Luke, will stop it!

Princess Daisy-a, take the controls!

On it! Yahoo!

Pull up right next to that space rock, please.

Copy that!

Stay frosty, Princess Daisy-a. Stay frosty.

HAL: Be careful, Nature Luke.

Tally-ho!

Got it!

Whoa!

I've got you now!

Wahoo!

Whoa-ho-ho! What a ride!

Yeah! We stopped that space rock just in time!

Man, space rocks rock!

What's that, Mr. Chewinsky?

Oh, yeah, you're right!

It would be so cool to find a real space rock. Good thinking!

Amazing idea, Mr. Chewinsky!

Oh, yeah!

I'd love, love, love a space rock in my rock collection!

But wait. Don't you have to be in space to find one?

Hmm. I don't think so.

VOICE ON PHONE: So, you say you want to find a space rock?

Yeah! Yeah!

Fantastic! And guess what?

You don't have to be in outer space to find one!

Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!

DAISY: A space rock! Oh, yeah!

Space rocks are broken off pieces of asteroids or comets.

Often they are really small,

like a grain of sand or a little pebble.

Some are golf ball-size or even bigger. How about that?

These space rocks are called meteoroids!

Most meteoroids that enter Earth's tough atmosphere

burn up. Whoa! Hot stuff!

See a flash of light?

Well, that's what we call a meteor!

Oh, that's what we call a sh**ting star!

Oh, so, you do have to be in space to find a space rock?

Oh, no, you don't, Hal.

Wait. He can hear me?

Hi, narrator! It's me, Hal! Big fan, you're doing great!

Thanks, Hal!

As I was saying, if a space rock

makes it through Earth's atmosphere

and reaches the ground, it's called a meteorite!

"Meteorite"?

It doesn't sound as cool as "Space rock". But I'll take it.

A meteorite usually has a weird shape.

It wouldn't be perfectly round.

And it could have some iron in it.

So, see if a magnet sticks to it.

Good luck finding one!

They are quite rare and easy to confuse with Earth's rocks.

That would make the meteorite a meteor-wrong!

(Narrator laughing)

Now what do you say? Go find yourselves a real space rock!

When you see a sh**ting star,

track it to see if it falls to Earth.

Then go find yourselves a meteorite!

Oh yeah, man, easy as cheesy pie!

Wait!

Since most space rocks don't get through our atmosphere,

it's not going to be that easy to find one.

Yeah, remember our atmosphere is tough, so, so tough!

It'll be, like, "Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

You don't mess with our atmosphere! Pow! Pow!"

But just, umm, one question: What is atmosphere?

I don't know what it is.

A thin layer of air that surrounds Earth.

Kind of like my fur or like a blanket?

Exactly, a blanket that protects us from stuff

flying in from outer space.

But you guys heard the voice from the video!

Some sh**ting stars do make it all the way to Earth.

It can happen. Onward and--

ow ward.

Well, you guys,

we'll probably have better luck when it's darker.

(Squeaking)

I think you're right: no meteors tonight.

Yes, no, I know that rhymes, Mr. Chewinsky. Please.

Whoa, you guys, it's a sh**ting star!

NATURE CAT: And that's the same as a meteor!

Yes! We're in business! Onward and yonward!

That doesn't look like an ordinary sh**ting star!

Methinks a space rock has landed in the woods!

Now that it landed, it's called a "Meteorite"!

Can we just call it a "Space rock"?

We can and we will!

Tally-ho!

That way!

This way!

I'm sorry. It's got to be this way!

Anyone find that space rock perchance?

Umm, Nature Cat, yeah, I think you're standing on it.

Huh? Of course I am!

Behold the meteorite!

Uhh, I don't think so, Nature Cat. It's too round.

And it doesn't look like it's been on fire.

It's meteor-wrong!

"Meteor-wrong", that's a good one! Wait! What about this one?

Look. It's got a really weird shape.

Well, you got that right, Hal! It's weird.

That's like an alien's face from outer space!

Okay, let's see. Here's a meteorite checklist.

Does it have a crusty or dented surface?

Yep, feels crusty to me! Check!

Okay, can a magnet stick to it?

Magnet sticks! Check!

Okay, so far, so good.

Any crystals? Meteorites don't have crystals.

Zero crystals. Triple check!

Oh, baby, I'm getting really excited!

So, it's got a weird shape, feels crusty.

A magnet sticks to it. And there's no visible crystals.

It's a meteorite!

♪ We found a meteorite, we found a meteorite ♪

♪ We found a meteorite ♪

Guys, I'm not so sure.

What? I mean, how? Who? And why?

It doesn't look like it landed here.

There's no hole around it.

I'm just still not absolutely, totally, %,

without a doubt sure that it is.

Okay, so, how can we be absolutely, totally,

%, without a doubt sure?

Oh, I know! Let's take it to Houston.

He's an expert in all things space!

Great idea, Daisy! I got it!

(Grunting)

It's really heavy.

(Grunting)

It's moving. I can feel it moving.

Yeah, it's not moving.

We'll never be able to carry this all the way to Houston.

Fear not, my fellow creatures.

Nature Cat has a plan!

♪

(Grunting)

A-ha!

All systems go!

To Houston! To Houston!

The gerbil, not the place!

We're almost there.

Yup, Houston's at the bottom of the hill.

Uhh, is there another way to get to Houston? A less scary way?

It's the only way, Hal. Prepare for launch!

Blast off!

♪

(Screaming)

Oh, no! You guys, look!

Space rock, no!

Whoa! Whoa!

(Barking)

We got to stop that space rock!

It's Nature Cat to the rescue!

Daisy, take the controls.

Tally-ho!

Ha! Whoa!

Ow!

Nature Cat!

Uhh, maybe this wasn't the best idea.

(Screaming)

Hang on, Nature Cat! We'll stop you!

(Grunting)

Ah!

This is not how I planned it!

Oh, hi, Nature Cat. Thanks for dropping in.

Oh no, look, the space rock!

Man, this is not good.

Well, look at it this way.

Now we have five space rocks.

(Chuckling)

Excuse me. I believe I can be of some assistance.

Houston! Houston!

I'm not sure these are space rocks, sir.

Not space rocks?

Affirmative, ma'am. See all that sparkly stuff inside?

Those are quartz crystals.

Copy that, Houston. That means it's not a real meteorite.

"Not a real meteorite"? "Not a real meteorite"?

I'm sorry to burst your bubble. But no, I'm sorry.

Well, at least we almost found one.

(Beeping)

Guys! I just got an alert!

There's a meteor shower near Sunset Park!

Meteor shower means possible space rocks! The dream lives!

Prepare for blast off!

Next stop: space rocks!

Affirmative. I'm in too.

Onward and let's keep looking-ward!

Hey, Daisy, hit hyper drive.

HOUSTON: Wee.

(Cheering)

♪

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!

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