04x07 - The Moss Queen/Leaf Moving Machine Mayhem

[bunniefuu]

[serene music]

That's me, Fred the house cat.

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 ♪

♪ 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 guy ♪

♪ We just can't wait to get.

Outside!

♪ Swinging through the trees now ♪

♪ We're jumping in the leaves now ♪

♪ We're getting muddy knees now ♪

♪ With Nature Cat

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat Tally-ho ♪

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat Tally-ho ♪

[Daisy]: Moss Mouse.

[bright music]

Ooh, hot.

Hot and dry.

We could use some rain.

Phew, we played hard this morning.

I'm ready for some quiet me time.

[yawns]

[snoring] Cheddar...

Swiss...

Blue...

American...

[snoring]

[Squeeks gasps] Salamander? Where'd you come from?

Oh, I love tree frogs! Big fan! Big fan!

I've never seen you guys around here before.

I'm Squeeks, hello.

[sniffing]

Oh, everything smells wet and earthy.

Like me! Oh! Haha!

I could use a shower!

[gasps] What is all this?

This wasn't here when I went to sleep.

This gleaming green world!

What is all this?

[trilling]

Moss? I like moss, it turns out.

Haha! And yes, I speak fluent moss critter.

Not a lot of people know that.

[trilling]

Oh, oh, oh. You're saying moss needs moisture to survive

and grow more moss, and that rain really helped.

[Squeeks]: Got it. Yes, yes, yes.

Let's play!

Where is Squeeks?!

We have to get back to playing after our naptime.

[Hal]: Whoa, you guys have to see this, baby!

Look this! It's all green and lush,

and all at the same time!

Ahh, the beauty is just breathtaking!

[gasping] See, I just lost my breath!

Man-oh-man, look at all that moss!

Moss? Is that even a word?

Moss? Sounds weird.

Moss...

Hahaha! Of course it's a word!

Moss is... it's, well...

I never thought about what moss is. Is it a plant?

It looks leafy and green, like the plants in my garden.

[Daisy]: And check out those little st*lks.

Hey! When you look closely,

you can see it's lots of individual mosses

that make up this big clump here!

[Squeeks]: Woo-hoo! Yeah!

We must leave the magic of nature,

because we have a mouse to find!

Bye, moss!

It's great meeting you! Hope to see you around!

I'm Hal!

[laughing] Okay, stop, stop!

You found me, you guys!

So, that's a little game I like to call hide-and-seek.

I made it up. It's fun, right?

[trilling]

Well, of course, I was easy to find.

I'm way bigger than you guys. Come on, man!

Haha! You guys ragging on me.

You guys are hilarious.

[Hal]: Squeeks! We found you!

Oh, my other friends. Hey, guys!

We were worried about you, Squeeks!

But it looks like you've been having fun in the moss,

and even made some cute new friends.

Um, yes, this is Salamander and Tree Frog.

And they're here because, like the moss,

they enjoy a shady, wet environment.

As do I.

Well, I know moss is a word,

and I think moss is also a plant.

Tree Frog told me moss was one of the very first plants

to grow on land a very long time ago.

Moss is a lifestyle. Moss is...

[trilling]

[laughing]

[chuckling nervously]

What's so funny, Squeeks?

Sorry, inside... it's an inside joke.

Moss critter humour. Haha!

Doesn't translate.

So, are you a moss critter now too?

Well, I'm more of a leader,

maybe a president, probably a queen.

A queen?!

That's right.

I am Queen of the Moss,

and this is my kingdom!

I call it Mossylvania.

Well, it all sounds fun

and we'll have to come back some time.

But now the four of us need to head back to my place

for play time!

Bye, moss critters. Come on, Squeeks!

I appreciate your care,

but I have no plan, nay, desire

to return to non-moss civilization!

I have found my purpose, my people!

I am The Moss Queen and I shan't abandon

my royal domain!

We don't want to lose you, Squeeks!

Not over moss!

But what'll we do without you?

Yes, I have loved you. But the moss is my destiny.

Be well. Goodbye.

We have to get Squeeks back! Ugh!

What could a Moss Queen want that she doesn't already have?

Ooh, a tarantula?! No, a zebra?!

A tarantula-zebra! A speed boat!

Tickets to Hamilton?!

I wonder...

if there were more moss in our backyard,

would Squeeks come back?

Moss! What a weird word.

Are you in this yard? Moss!

Don't make me say it again! Please.

I don't see any moss.

Maybe we can plant some moss!

[gasps] We can! A moss garden!

[Daisy]: It says here moss does well in lots of places,

even where other plants won't grow.

Like this spot!

Nothing really grows here.

It's shady and the soil isn't good.

But it stays damp, so maybe moss will do well here.

So, how does one make a moss garden?

Maybe we can buy some moss seeds?

Oh! Moss doesn't make seeds like most plants.

[Daisy]: They release spores

from those little stalk things we saw.

And the spores grow into new moss!

But it says we don't need moss spores to make a moss garden.

We can transplant moss from a place that's similar

to this yard.

Ronald's yard has tons of moss,

and his yard is like our backyard.

Yeah, let's get us some Ronald moss

and bring our Squeeks home!

[Squeeks]: Woo! Okay, this is another game

that I like to call tag! I invented this one as well.

Tag!

Go! Woo! Well played, Salamander!

That was great.

You know, my buddy Hal was the best tag player

of all time. Like the best. Oh, Hal.

Okay, tag!

[yawning]

[snoring]

Um, Ronald can be a little cranky

when he's woken from his naps.

Maybe we shouldn't wake him. Trust me. Don't do it.

We'll just ask him nicely for some of his moss

and be on our way.

It's my moss and you can't have it!

It's where I do my best napping!

Please, Ronald.

We want to make Squeeks a moss garden

so she'll come home.

Well, if we don't get her back now,

she'll stay in Mossylvania forever!

Mossylvania?!

As a moss enthusiast,

surely you've heard that Squeeks

is now Queen of the Moss over yonder.

Queen? Ridiculous!

Go ahead, take my moss!

Lure her back! Then I will replace her

as Moss King!

And nap there as a comfy king!

[chuckling]

But if you wake me again, then you cannot have any moss!

[snoring]

[whispering]: Hello tiny strands that are kind of like roots.

Nice work, Hal!

Behold, Ronald the Moss King,

napping in Mossylvania!

[chuckling]

[snoring]

[Daisy]: Hmm. Says we should make the dirt very wet

before we lay down the moss.

I was thinking Squeeks might like some pretty rocks

to sleep behind in her moss garden.

And a bench! Squeeks loves to sit!

Hear ye! Hear ye!

This shall be a moss garden

fit for a Moss Queen!

Pat! Pat! Pat! I'm pattin' for Squeeks!

Squeeks likes moss and she's the boss!

Moss needs to stay very moist.

That will help it grow.

Moss-ture! It will look great!

And Squeeks will love it! I hope.

Oof. Okay. Sorry.

[chuckling]

I know what it's like to be very small.

You just gotta make it work for you, you know?

A good rock to stand on will help. Here you go.

[Daisy]: Squeeks! We want to show you something

we hope you'll like.

Or love!

Is this a trick to get me to abandon my reign?

As the Queen of Moss?

Trick?! I've got tricks! Somebody throw something!

Watch this, you guys, he can do this all day.

[panting]

[Hal giggling]

Please, Squeeks, we just want to show you something.

Fair, if you insist!

Will you come? Salamander? Tree Frog?

Over here, Squeeks!

So, what am I looking at here?

'Cause we are on a tight schedule

back in Mossylvania, game-wise.

We're no Mossylvania,

but we do get how cool moss is.

Just like you, Squeeks!

So, without further ado,

we present the mossy garden for Squeeks the Moss Queen

made by Nature Cat, Daisy, and Hal

with moss from Ronald's backyard!

You kind of have to use your imagination

and picture what it'll look like all grown in.

We were thinking you could be a Moss Queen here, with us.

Oh, please come back!

Guys, this means so much to me.

But I can't abandon the ones who changed my life,

who saw in me the queen I was always meant to be.

We were thinking that with this new habitat,

even more Moss-Queen-loving critters will come around.

Moss is a critter magnet!

You know, I think I might have gotten carried away

with the whole queen thing. I'm so small,

it's nice feeling big for a change.

But I want to be with all my friends!

The big ones and the little ones.

So...?

So, I guess what I'm saying is...

Let's all jump rope together!

[all laughing]

So, now that your Moss Queen is leaving Mossylvania,

I am ready to replace her as your king!

And a find a kingly napping spot in the moss!

[squeaking]

Uh, I'm sorry, what was that?

Woo!

[all laughing]

[Daisy]: Leaf Moving Machine Mayhem.

Ah... Practicing Tai Chi in nature

always makes me feel so calm.

[roaring]

Ahh! What was that?! A mountain lion?! A brown bear?!

It was just Ethel, baby.

[loud roaring]

Hey, Ethel, what's up, honey? Why are you roaring like that?

Because I'm angry! That's why!

Litterbugs keep dumping litter in the park

where I play chipmunk chess!

[Ethel]: And the food they dump is starting to smell!

And the plastic containers are flying in the air

and getting caught in the trees!

And my salamander friend, Stevie, got stuck

in an old bottle!

It's unhealthy, I tells ya!

And it makes me mad!

[roaring]

Well, instead of roaring so loudly, Ethel,

maybe there's something you can do to stop the littering.

Me?! I can't do that!

I'm just a little chipmunk.

But Ethel, sometimes someone who is really small

can help make big changes!

Perhaps you need to hear a little story.

It's the story of a little kitten

and his little friends who helped make a big difference.

Oh, I love that story!

I would like to hear it too, please.

Very well, then...

Once upon a time, many years ago,

when I was known as Nature Kitten...

[Nature Cat]: I was playing with my friends in the park.

Woo-hoo! Yay!

[all laughing] Woo-hoo!

Leaves! They're everywhere!

I know! Isn't it wonderful?

No! It's not wonderful!

Leaves are messy! And really annoying!

In fact, I wish these leaves would just leave already!

[horn honking]

Did someone say they want to get rid of leaves?

Yes! Ronald did!

Well, then do I have the invention for you!

[rhythmic music]

♪ Leaves fall from the trees

♪ They fall like rain

♪ They make a big mess

♪ They're kind of a pain

♪ Wanna lose those leaves

♪ Of brown and green

♪ Well, I have a device

♪ That can get the ground clean ♪

♪ It's my new, patented Leaf Moving Machine ♪

♪ My big, high-tech Leaf Moving Machine ♪

♪ My super great Leaf Moving Machine ♪

Wow! That is the greatest invention in the history

of the entire world! I need to have one.

[Nature Kitten]: I think it's terrible!

No one in their right mind would want one of those things!

[overlapping chatter] I want a Leaf Moving Machine!

-Yeah! -Me too!

[Ronald]: No one wants one, huh, Nature Kitten?

[machine whirring]

Nature Kitten says put your hands on your head!

Nature Kitten says...

Ahh!

I guess we do what Nature Kitten says.

[shouting]

Oof!

We have to do something to stop these leaf blowers!

I don't like those leaf blowing machines either.

They take away all my hiding spots.

What did you do?

Well, we went to Daisy's Granny Bunny for some advice.

And she said we should find out everything we could

about what the Leaf Moving Machines were doing

to nature, so that's exactly what we did.

[machines whirring]

[coughing]

Excuse me, my squirrelly friends,

but have you been bothered by all this recent leaf blowing?

Oh, yes. Very much so.

Those smelly machines make a lot of smoke!

[coughing]

It makes it really hard to breathe!

Makes a lot of smoke...

Hard to... How do you spell "breathe"?

Man-oh-man, all that smoke

can't be good for a squirrel's lungs!

Let's see what else we can find out

about these Leaf Moving Machines!

Tally-ho!

[whirring]

Well, I tell you, that leaf blowing noise really...

[whirring] Ahh!

Keeps me from falling asleep!

Oh, I haven't had a decent day's sleep in weeks!

The machine causes so much noise.

Make it stop, man! Make it stop!

Hello, voles, it's me, Hal! All business today.

Can we ask you a few questions, please?

Sorry, we can't stay and chat, we're moving.

Moving? Why are you moving?

Those Leaf Moving Machines are messing up our homes

by blowing so much soil around.

We had to re-dig the entrance.

Destroying animals' homes!

Now, please excuse us.

Wait! Don't go!

But we need to find someplace else to live!

You might not need to,

because my friends and I are going to try to convince

our neighbours that they don't need those Leaf Moving Machines!

Well, how are you going to do that?

By telling them everything I wrote in my notebook!

[whirring]

Let's see if we can convince Ronald

to stop using his Leaf Moving Machine.

Ahem, excuse me, Ronald!

I said, excuse me, Ronald!

Ron--! [shouting]

Oopsie to the oops! Sorry, Nature Kitten.

Can you please stop with that Leaf Moving Machine, Ronald?!

But my Leaf Moving Machine is the greatest invention ever!

Why would I ever stop using it?

Because it's loud, and it stinks,

and we're against Leaf Moving Machines!

Well, I think it's amazing!

Ronald!

Sorry, Nature Kitten!

But I love my Leaf Moving Machine!

Well, that didn't work!

Maybe the problem is you yelled at Ronald

and said we were against the Leaf Moving Machine.

Maybe we should be more positive.

Talk about good things. Like clean air!

That's a good idea!

But let's try with someone other than Ronald.

[Nature Kitten]: I don't think we can change his mind.

He really loves that machine.

Excuse me, Mr. Bear.

[grunting]

I got this, Nature Kitten.

Hello, sir.

We are Animals for Less Leaf Moving Machines in Nature!

Less Leaf Moving Machines in nature?

Why would I want there to be

less Leaf Moving Machines in nature?

Well, because we are for clean air,

and leaves on the ground, and peace and quiet.

The machines are very noisy as you know,

and they are keeping some nocturnal animals

from being able to sleep during the day.

And they also let off a lot of yucky smoke,

and that makes it hard for other animals to breathe.

[coughing]

And the machines are blowing away the soil

and ruining the homes of some of the animals

who live in the ground. And did you know

that some animals live under the leaves?!

[Mr. Bear]: Oh! I didn't know all of that.

Will you stop using the Leaf Moving Machine, Mr. Bear?

Yes, I will! It was giving me a headache anyway!

And you know what else?

I think I'll join you

and help get less Leaf Moving Machines in nature!

[together]: Hooray!

Come on! Let's see if we can get others to join us.

[upbeat music]

[snoring]

Ahh!

[whirring stops]

[coughing]

[whirring stops]

[whirring]

[shouting]

Aww! I didn't convince that badger to put down

the Leaf Moving Machine!

It's okay, Nature Kitten,

you can't always change everyone's mind.

But you did change my mind!

Mine too! You made a very good argument

as to why we should get rid of our Leaf Moving Machines.

Well, I still think there's more we can do

to get other animals to join us

and put down their Leaf Moving Machines!

What more can we do?

Maybe we can put up signs.

And march through the park and neighbourhood

so everyone knows how bad those Leaf Moving Machines

really are!

[all]: Yeah!

Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!

Hey, that's fun, that should be my catch phrase!

Come on! Let's go make some signs!

These Leaf Moving Machines really are the greatest

invention in the world!

[others]: Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Those big Leaf Moving Machines have got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Those big Leaf Moving Machines have got to go!

Hey! What's going on?

We're protesting, Ronald!

Protesting? What's that?

It means we're standing up together to let the whole world

know we want to change things!

Is this still about the Leaf Moving Machines?

[Nature Kitten]: Ronald, listen!

I'm not giving up my Leaf Moving Machine!

And why should he?

Keep moving those leaves, Ronald!

Ronald! These machines are loud!

And they're keeping nocturnal animals like that raccoon

from getting any sleep during the day.

They are?

No, no, no, don't listen to him, Ronald!

And you see all that smoke?

It's making it hard for animals

like those squirrels to breathe!

I had no idea.

Okay, okay! Yeah, that's true.

But it still moves those pesky leaves!

And the machines are blowing away the soil

and ruining animals' homes like those voles!

Ruining homes?

Don't listen!

What say you, Ronald?!

I say...

We need fewer Leaf Moving Machines!

Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Those big Leaf Moving Machines have got to go!

[together]: Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Those big Leaf Moving Machines have got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Those big Leaf Moving Machines have got to go!

Hey, hey, ho, ho!

Fine! Keep your leaves! I'm out of here!

We did it!

[all cheering]

Low five.

Wow! You were all so little,

but you helped make a big change!

We sure did!

And you know what? I can too!

I'll form a group, make signs,

march and let everyone know it's not okay

to dump litter in nature!

We'll march with you, Ethel!

Let's do it! Onward and march-ward!

[rhythmic music]

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