03x06 - The Great Swordfish

[bunniefuu]

[birds chirping]

[opening theme song playing]

♪ Come and gather 'round
Listen to the story ♪

♪ Here in Xus Park
Where the spirits play ♪

♪ Someone must protect Chumash territory ♪

♪ Who will hear the call
To save the day? ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Oh, yeah! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Cho-h*! ♪

♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪

Yeah!

♪ Hurricane or flood
Sleeping sun or blizzard ♪

♪ Kodi, Summer Hawk, Eddy Turtle too ♪

♪ With their friend, Coyote ♪

♪ And their best friend, Lizard ♪

♪ Come and join the fun
And we'll all say ♪

♪ Haku! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Oh, yeah! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Cho-h*! ♪

♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪

-♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Yeah! ♪

[Summer] "The Great Swordfish."

-[Eddy] I don't see anything.
-Me neither.

Me three-ther, and I have hawk eyes.
What are we looking for, anyway?

The Swordfish People.

The Chumash have always honored
the swordfish.

They would chase whales to shore
to help your ancestors hunt for food.

[Mom] But now, the Swordfish People
are friends with the whales.

Every Swordfish Day, they welcome
the whale spirits to play finball.

It's tradition.

I love sports. But what's a tradition?

A tradition is something
people like to do the same way,

over and over and over and over again,
for a long time.

Oh, like trick-or-treating
or a birthday party.

That's right.
And our Swordfish Day tradition

is to take out the boat
and look for Swordfish People.

Hopefully, we'll get a glimpse
of 'Eleyewun.

He's the leader of the ocean.

[thunk]

-Cool.
-[Eddy] Awesome.

My Swordfish Day tradition is snack duty.

Whale-tail sandwiches, anyone?

Why are we looking for Swordfish People
when we can play with them down there?

I would like to meet 'Eleyewun.

And I could talk to the whales
about, you know, whale stuff.

Like blowing bubbles
or our favorite whale songs.

Yeah, sure, sure.

But I wanna play finball.
Can we go see Swordfish Day?

But what about all the sandwiches?
And then we were gonna play Go Swordfish.

[chuckles]

Okay, but don't be gone too long.

We can't eat
all of Dad's snacks by ourselves.

But we can try.

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers
Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers
Calling Kodi, Summer, Eddy ♪

Kodi Stingray!

Summer Octopus!

♪ Spirit Rangers
Spirit Rangers ♪

And Eddy Orca.

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers
Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ They're Spirit Ranger ready ♪

Wow!

[majestic music playing]

[kids] Wow!

[Kodi] Whoa,
that coral house is fintastic.

And look at all those Swordfish People.

Wow!

[playing traditional music]

[giggling] Their noses play music.

[laughter]

Look. They're warming up.

[laughing]

Go long.

Spot me, bro.

[grunts]

Woo-hoo!

Go, swordfish!

Happy Swordfish Day, Spirit Rangers.

Like my flag? Doesn't matter.

Gonna wave it anyway. Woo!
I'm a swordfish super fan.

Oh! All right, I see the flag.

Come on, let's do the wave next.
Ready? Wave.

[all] Wave!

[laughs]

I wonder when the game starts.
I should probably start stretching.

[grunts]

Wait. I'm an octopus.
We're always stretched.

[gasps]

[cheering]

[Summer gasps] I think they're starting.

[crowd cheering]

[Otter Woman] Haku, my relatives.

Let's welcome
the leader of all sea spirits,

the Great Swordfish himself, 'Eleyewun.

[Coyote] Go, 'Eleyewun!

-[Eddy] Hooray!
-[Summer] Wow!

-[Coyote] 'Eleyewun!
-[Summer] Woo-hoo!

Welcome, all, to Swordfish Day.

Handsome flag there. [chuckles]

[exclaims]

He noticed! Isn't he great?

I am the Great Swordfish.

[giggles] Yes. Good one.

'Eleyewun, these are the Spirit Rangers,
Summer, Kodi and Eddy.

It's so nice to meet you, Mr... Sir.

I mean, Your Highness.

Or Your Fishness...

You can call me 'Eleyewun.

Thanks for letting us watch Swordfish Day.

So, which position should I play?
I'm pretty fast, so maybe a forward?

Sounds like someone has
the Swordfish Day spirit.

But I'm sorry, little octopus,

Swordfish Day traditions are just
for Swordfish People and whale spirits.

What? But why?

Are we playing ball or what?

Looks like my team
needs its best scorer, ha!

Here you go, Coyote.
Next time, get my good side.

He high-finned me.
I'm never washing this paw again.

[epic music playing]

-Play ball, folks.
-[blows whistle]

[cheering]

That's not fair. I'm fast.
I'm tough. I got eight arms.

And I can definitely play finball.
I'm playing that game.

[propulsive music playing]

[cheering]

[blows whistle]

One point, swordfish.

Summer, I don't know
if that's such a good idea.

Yeah. 'Eleyewun probably has a reason
for not letting us play.

Like Mom and Dad say,
we should respect the tradition.

[blows whistle]

Penalty. ill*gal use of blowhole.

Tradition isn't a reason. I'm playing.

-Hey.
-I call that a Summer steal.

-[grunts]
-Huh?

Who are you?

Summer...

How about a little Summer speed?
Tentacle twirl!

-Summer!
-Get back here!

Hey.

-Ah!
-Watch it.

[grunts] Whoops.

Time out. Ink on the field.

-Summer.
-Summer.

[blows whistle]

[crowd cheering]

Fincoming.

Watch this shot.
I call it the Summer slice.

-Huh, huh, huh. [grunts]
-[whale] I'll take that.

-[crowd cheering]
-[blows whistle]

Point, whales.

-We're winning.
-Way up!

Summer, I think you should stop.

'Eleyewun said
you're not supposed to play.

-You should respect the tradition.
-I'm just getting warmed up.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Uh-oh.

[high-pitched sound echoing]

Aah! My orca ears do not like that.

-Hey!
-[groaning]

[Kodi] Oh, no. It's a whale charge.

-The whales are gonna bulldoze everything.
-Look out!

You mean whale-doze.

[groaning]

We have to help. Come on, Spirit Rangers.

[suspenseful music playing]

[groaning]

Lead 'em into the soft sand.
That'll calm them down.

[grunts]

[groaning]

Push them into the kelp patch.
That'll stop them.

I'm on it. Stingray shock!

Go to the kelp, whales!

-That didn't work either.
-We have to get them to stop stampeding.

[Summer] They're heading
for 'Eleyewun's shell.

Eddy echo!

[vibration echoing]

Whoa!

I'm in a tailspin.

[suspenseful music continues]

This is a disaster.

If you had just listened to me,
this would have never happened.

[Summer] But this
never would have happened

if you had just let me play
in the first place.

Ah!

There's a reason Swordfish Day traditions
are only for swordfish.

I don't understand what traditions mean
or why they're so important.

Look out!

[groaning]

[plays ancestral melody]

Wait. Your swordfish music
calms the whales?

I can't do that as an octopus.

And that's why Swordfish Day traditions
are for swordfish.

Oh, fish sticks. I didn't know.

[Coyote] Everything's okay. Woo-hoo!

[high-pitched echo]

[groaning]

Um, go, whales? I'm on your side.

The coral house.

'Eleyewun. Play your flute.

[plays ancestral melody]

[wailing]

The whales can't hear me.
I need to get closer.

I have an idea. How do you feel
about high-speed shell rides?

I love a shell ride.
Slow, fast, medium-fast.

Pretty much any speed. Why do you ask?

Octo-launch!

Fintastic idea! Woo-hoo!

Oh, no, no, no!

[plays ancestral melody]

I didn't get crushed by whales?

[continues playing]

I didn't get crushed by whales! Woo!

You did it! You saved the coral house.

And Coyote.

Yeah. And Coyote.

That was some quick thinking
back there, little octopus.

'Eleyewun, I'm really sorry I messed up
your Swordfish Day traditions.

It's okay, little octopus.
I think I owe you an apology too.

You do?

Yes, I should've told you
why these traditions are the way they are.

Understanding traditions
is an important part of respecting them.

Thank you. We're honored
you shared your traditions with us.

[gentle music playing]

♪ You gotta respect
The traditions we're told ♪

♪ If you don't understand
Ask an elder you know ♪

♪ It's a beautiful thing ♪

♪ To share the wisdom our culture brings ♪

♪ And learn what the traditions mean ♪

♪ Just like a dance ♪

♪ Or your favorite song ♪

♪ It was taught, learned and passed on ♪

♪ It's a beautiful thing ♪

♪ To share the wisdom our culture brings ♪

♪ And learn what the traditions mean ♪

Got any fours?

Go Swordfish.

[splash]

Did I miss them?

[sighs] The Swordfish People?
We haven't seen any yet.

No, I meant the snacks.

Yes, we still have plenty. [laughs]

And maybe you could join
our game of Go Swordfish?

-Of course I'll play.
-I wanna play too.

After all, it is a tradition.

[gasps] Look!

It's 'Eleyewun, The Great Swordfish! Wow!

Neat-o.

[majestic music playing]

[splash]

Happy Swordfish Day, Spirit Rangers.

[all] Bye!

[kids giggle]

[closing theme music playing]