01x19 - The Great Grasshopper Race/Fall for Hal

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FRED: 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.

(Door closing)

I become...

Nature Cat, backyard explorer extraordinaire.

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(Reading onscreen text)

(Blowing whistle)

You can do this.

You've been training for this all your life.

Just dig deep and give it all you got.

You got to bring your "A" game.

I'm talking %.

No guts, no glory.

Uh, guys, who's Hal talking to?

I don't see anyone.

Pretty weird.

Uh, Hal? You okay, buddy?

Oh, hi, Nature Cat.

I'm better than okay.

I'm pumped.

Today is Dustin's big day.

Who's Dustin?

My grasshopper friend, Dustin Hopman.

ALL: Aww.

Adorbs.

Dustin Hopman. Good to meet you, my man.

Dustin is about to compete in the great grasshopper race.

Oh, I've heard of that.

It's a race for grasshoppers,

to see who can jump to the finish line the fastest.

Oh, man. Grasshoppers are the best jumpers there are.

I know.

In fact, it says here that grasshoppers

can jump up to times their own length.

Whoa. Dude's got some serious hops.

That would be like jumping across a whole basketball court

in one jump.

What?

That's insane!

Well, Dustin is the superest jumper I've ever seen.

And he's going to prove it today in the big race.

Aren't you, Dustin?

(Laughing)

(Chirping)

That's what a winner sounds like.

Tah-dee!

Hey, we got to go to the race, you guys.

A fine idea. And we can cheer him on.

Yeah. We can be Team Dustin. It's like our "dustiny."

(Laughing): Get it?

ALL: Go, Dustin, go!

Go, Dustin, go!

Oh, Dustin loves it.

(Laughing)

Hey, maybe we should get to the race course early

so he can practice hopping.

And maybe we can practice cheering.

Yeah, let's go.

Onward and yonward.

ALL: Go, Dustin, go!

NATURE CAT: Ha-ha. So this is it.

The place where hopeful hopping happens.

Like my lovely alliteration?

Oh! I did it again. Yup.

In a little while, this will be all filled

with grasshopper racers.

And it will be Dustin's time to shine.

Oh, sweet. And I'll record the race on my phone.

Dustin sure looks excited.

Yeah. Look at him, man.

He can't wait for the race to start.

Oh, patience, Grasshopper.

Save it for the race.

Hmm, I think something may be bothering him.

Hey, what is it, Dustin?

Dustin?

Hey, the race course is over here.

Uh, where's he going?

I don't know.

Never fear. I'll get him.

Tallyho!

Where did you go? Dustin?

Dustin Hopman.

Dustin?

Where did he go? Where is he?

I don't know. I lost him.

Oh, man, hard to see a green grasshopper

when he hops into green grass.

Oh, I know that word. Cammo-whammo.

No, camomile.

No, camel breath.

Oh, boy.

It's camouflage, Hal.

That's what helped me win hide-and-seek.

Yes. That's a grasshopper's camouflage.

He's the same colour as the grass,

so predators can't find him.

But now we can't find him either.

Dustin Hopman!

Oh, where did you go?

ALL: Dustin!

Oh, Dustin Hopman! It's me, Hal.

Oh, it's no use.

Why would he leave right before the big race?

Why, I ask you, why?

I don't know, Hal,

but we need to figure out how we're going to find him

if we can't see him.

Hmm. Oh!

Hey, maybe we should just listen.

Right-o, Daisy.

We can listen for that sound Dustin makes.

But how are we going to hear that?

The only thing I can hear is the sound of leaves

going crunch, crunch, crunch.

Uh, look down, man. I think that's your feet.

You know, when you're out in nature,

sometimes it's best to just be still.

Hey. No more crunching. What do you know?

(Water trickling) Listen...

Oh. I'm hearing the sound of the water in that creek.

And I hear the buzzing of a pesky fly!

Shoo, fly. Don't bother me.

Hmm, and me thinks I detect the sound of the wind in the trees.

(Birds tweeting) (Wind gusting)

Yeah. And wow, listen to those birdies chirp.

(Both chirping)

See? There's so much you can hear out in nature.

Except I don't hear Dustin.

(Footsteps) Wait. What's that?

Sounds to me like something is jumping through the leaves.

SQUEEKS: Dustin!

Follow that sound!

The jumping sounds seems to be coming from over there.

I'm standing still.

ALL: Aah!

Aw, that's not Dustin. It's just a--

Squirrel. Hey, have you seen a grasshopper?

He's about yea high, green, good jumper.

He is a gentleman.

(Squeaking and chirping)

Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

(Laughing): Okay, thanks.

Hey, how's Marge and little Kenneth?

Oh, good, good.

And Randy's back in college?

Oh, that's good to hear.

Whoa. Do you hear that?

Wow. I didn't know squirrels could sound like that.

Man, oh, man.

Oh, I've got to record it.

(Chirping continuous) Okay.

Well, tell them I say "hi", give them my best

and let me know if you see a grasshopper.

Got it. I can't wait to play it back later.

Yes, but we still need to find Dustin

and get him back in time for the race.

How are we going to find him now?

Let's try listening again.

(Bird chirping)

What's that?

A frog, perhaps?

(Rapid tapping)

Oh, that's a woodpecker.

(Bird chirping)

Whoa! What was that?

Oh, sweet.

A hummingbird.

Remarkable. Wow.

Fabuladocious.

I don't think that's a word.

(Rattling) What-ho.

Do you hear that? Dustin!

Yes, it's Dustin. I'd know his sound anywhere.

Dustin!

Don't move!

Stay right there, Dustin. We're on our way.

Stay put, little guy.

It sounds like we're getting closer-- Whoa!

Hal! Are you all right?

I'm good.

It's okay, I fell on my head.

(Rattling continuous)

Uh, hello?

VOICE: Uh, hello?

What the who?

VOICE: What the who?

Who the what?

VOICE: Who the what?

Aye, aye, aye.

VOICE: Aye, aye, aye.

I think someone's copying everything you say, Hal.

(Tweeting) Oh, it's a mockingbird.

Of course. Of course.

Oh, that makes sense. Hi.

Hi.

Oh, yeah. Mockingbirds are experts at listening to nature

and imitating what they hear.

All right, mockingbird,

let's hear some of your best imitations.

What do you got? Oh, sweet.

I've got to record this.

(Tweeting)

(Imitating rattling sound)

Wait a minute. That's the sound Dustin makes.

So it wasn't Dustin we were hearing.

It was the mockingbird.

Oh, that's a bummer. Oh!

It is pretty good, though.

But if this bird can imitate Dustin's sound,

well, that means it heard Dustin.

Oh! Do you know where my grasshopper friend is?

Can you take us to him?

Wait, wait, wait, wait!

I can't follow you up there.

Never fear.

I can keep up with that bird.

Tallyho.

(Screaming)

Eureka! We've found him.

Dustin! There you are.

Oh, I'm so glad we found you.

I was so sad, and now I am so happy.

Come on, we've got to get you back to the race.

It's about to start.

(Chirping)

Oh, it still seems like something's bothering him.

Yeah. Why does he keep making that sound?

Huh. It says here that male grasshoppers make that sound

to attract female grasshoppers.

ALL: Oh.

Hey, look, there's another grasshopper.

So I guess it worked.

Oh, Dustin was just looking for his friend this whole time.

Now she can come to the race and cheer him on.

ALL: Hooray!

Hmmm. The only problem is, I'm not sure where we are.

Or how to get back.

Oh, no, we're lost?

After all this?

But we've got to get Dustin back for the race.

There's got to be a way.

Well, maybe there is.

Listening.

Daisy, what are you talking about?

Well, the race course is right next to the creek,

so maybe if we can hear the sound of the creek,

it will lead us back to the race.

A brilliant idea, Daisy.

Let's all be still and listen.

(Water trickling) Can anyone hear

the sound of water?

Oh, wait. Do you hear what I hear?

I hear water. It's the creek!

Yes, yes. And it sounds like it's coming from over there.

Oh, sweet. Let's check it out.

Oh, there it is! The creek.

Ha-ha! Now if we just follow the water,

it should lead us right to...

ALL: The great grasshopper race!

Let's go, Dustin Hopman.

You, sir, have a race to get to.

Okay, Dustin, this is your big moment

to show them what you're made of.

Give them %.

Think outside of the hops.

Uh, Hal.

I think that's enough words of encouragement, buddy.

The race is about to begin.

ANNOUNCER: Grasshoppers to their places.

Okay. Good luck, buddy.

I'll be over here, cheering you on,

along with the rest of Team Dustin.

ALL: Go, Dustin, go! Go, Dustin, go!

ANNOUNCER: On your mark, get set,

hop to it.

(All cheering)

Whoo-hoo!

(Camera shutters clicking)

That was a beautiful moment.

You really are the greatest hopper, Dustin.

I am so glad you won the race.

Let's hear it for Dustin.

(All cheering)

(Reading onscreen text)

Oh, hey! Oh, yeah!

Oh, hey. Today's the first day of fall.

The first day of what?

Daisy, what are you talking about?

♪ It's the first day of fall ♪

♪ Oh, yeah, today, today ♪

♪ The first day of fall ♪

Oh. The first day of fall. Yes, yes.

The weather has been feeling more fall-like, I guess.

Check it out, guys. Fur's getting thicker.

Man, oh, man, the first day of fall

is certainly upon us.

The first day of fall?

You know what that means.

Yup. We sure do.

It's time for Hal's First Day of Fall scavenger hunt.

Oh, yeah. I can't wait to see

what he's going to collect this year.

Come on. Let's get Hal.

Hal. It's the first day of fall.

(Blowing nose)

The first day of fall? Today?

I got to get up.

(Sneezing)

Oh, no, Hal. You're sick.

Me? Hal? Sick? Today?

No! No!

(Coughing and sneezing)

But that means no First Day of Fall scavenger hunt.

I just got to get out there and see the sights

and smell the smells of the first day of fall.

Look, I already made my list.

Sorry, bud. You're just too sick to go out.

Look at you.

But it's...it's my most favoritest day of the year.

We know, Hal.

Wait! I have an idea.

What about if we bring the first day of fall to you.

You would do that? For me?

Of course. You're Hal.

Let's take a look at that list, Hal.

I'm so lucky to have friends like you.

(Yawning)

Okay. Going to take a nap, now.

(Snoring)

So, what's the plan?

How are we going to bring fall to Hal?

Just follow me.

Tallyho!

So, what's first on Hal's list?

"Hi, Hal. It's me, Hal.

"Hooray, today is fall.

"The first thing on the scavenger list

"is to find three really beautiful,

different coloured leaves."

Does green count?

No, Nature Cat.

Green leaves are a sign of summer not fall.

Yeah, Nature Cat. Hal wants colour.

He wants beautiful colours. Fall colours.

Oh. Hey, like this oak leaf.

It used to be green, now it's red.

I'd say that this a beautiful fall colour.

And this aspen leaf is yellow now.

Ooh, Hal's going to love this bad boy.

NATURE CAT: Ooh, over here!

An orange maple leaf.

Uh, excuse me, squirrel. That leaf was mine.

Oh, no, no, no, see I need it to build a nest for winter.

I got to get all the leaves I can find.

Yeah, no, no, no, I get it.

But the leaf you took was for our friend, Hal.

Yeah. Hal has a cold and--

Wait, Hal has a cold?

Oh, hey, Hal's the best.

Here, anything for Hal.

(Giggling)

Why, thank you, squirrel.

Happy Fall. Send Hal my best.

Ha-ha! Three really beautiful fall-coloured leaves.

Check.

Hey, good work, everyone. Okay, what's next on the list?

"Hi, Hal. It's me Hal again.

"So, you, Hal, need to find a seed

that flies through the wind."

"Whee...

(Clearing throat)

...eeeeee."

There's a lot of E's.

A seed that flies through the wind.

Hmm. Like a dandelion.

Let's look.

Or a milkweed seed.

Look.

Follow that seed.

For Hal.

Onward and yonward.

Seed! Come back!

Whoa!

Why does it have to blow in the wind anyway?

Well, the seed needs to go where it can grow next spring.

Follow me.

Up there.

Got it.

(Laughing)

Way to go, Squeeks.

Two items down and four to go.

Oh, it was easy cheesy.

Oh, well, it might not be so easy, you guys.

The days are getting shorter,

and the sun will be setting sooner.

Oh, yeah, now it's fall.

It's not like early summer when it was light until :.

Guys, we'd better hurry.

We'll never find Hal's things when it gets dark.

But what's next on the list?

"A sound that I, Hal, will only hear in the fall."

A sound that Hal only hears in the fall?

(Rapid tapping)

Oh, sweet. A woodpecker.

(Water trickling) A brook.

Yeah, yeah, but those are things we can hear anytime,

not just in the fall.

Right you are, Squeeks.

Hmm, we need to think.

Think, Nature Cat, think.

Thinking.

Being distracted from thinking.

(Insects chirping) I beg your pardon,

but I cannot think with those katydids making that sound.

(Gasping): That's it!

The sound of katydids is a sign of fall.

It is? Uh, of course it is.

Uh, Daisy?

Oh, I got them.

Ha-ha! Hal is going to love that sound.

What's next?

"Next, Hal, you need to find a smell that's so, so, so fall

that I, Hal, will love so, so, so much."

Oh, hey, my favourite fall smell is the inside of a pumpkin.

Mine is the dried grass I collect for my nest.

What do you think Hal will like?

Hmm. A fall smell.

A fall smell.

A fall-- Ow.

Ow. Ow!

I can't think with these apples falling on me.

Apples, that's it.

A fall smell for sure.

Oh, Hal's going to love it.

(Sniffing)

Ah, yes, that smell makes me think

of warm apple cider and apple pie.

Next?

"Some of my animal buddies go south for the winter.

I love to say goodbye to them before they go."

Oh, man, that's so Hal. What a softie.

Oh, pardon me.

Are you heading south for the winter, perchance?

Nope. East.

(Whistling)

Oh, hey. Excuse me.

By any chance, are you going south for the winter?

South? Ooh, no way.

Hmm. Now, this is a toughie.

Think, Nature Cat, think.

(Geese honking) Think.

Can't think. Getting loud.

Getting very loud.

What is that noise?

How am I supposed to think

with all that honking from those south-fairing geese?

SQUEEKS: Geese!

Nature Cat, look. It's geese.

They fly south for the winter.

Hey, geese. Wait.

Wait! Tallyho!

Geese, wait up.

Stop. Please. I beg of you.

Will nothing make you stop?

I need your help, for Hal.

Hal?

Did you say Hal?

I did.

He wants to say goodbye, but he's home sick with a cold.

Sick with a cold? Oh, poor Hal.

Maybe you could stop by and see him

before you leave for winter, pretty please?

Of course. Anything for Hal.

We love Hal.

See you there.

(Grunting)

Done. What's the last thing on Hal's list?

"Hal, this is Hal.

"You've found the first five things,

"now find the sixth:

the one you love so, so, so, so, so, so, so much."

What is it?

"Find that so very cute and so very cuddly Woolly Bear.

Bye, Hal, and good luck."

Uh, what's a Woolly Bear?

Oh, it's a black-and-brown striped caterpillar

that hibernates for the winter.

See?

Oh. It's a caterpillar.

Oh! Hal's right.

He's so cute and cuddly.

Spread out and start looking for woolly bear.

Hurry.

For Hal! For Hal!

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ALL: Whoa!

Oh, man. There's no woolly bears anywhere.

What are we going to do?

Oh, it'll be dusk soon.

We're running out of time, you guys.

(Sighing)

Not a woolly bear in sight.

And Hal really, really loves woolly bears.

I really, really love Hal too.

Aah!

By jove.

You're a woolly bear.

Uh-huh. And I would be honored to bring a little fall

to my dear friend Hal.

Ha-ha. Get ready to experience fall, my friend.

The sights, the sounds, the smells.

Yep. Hal, we got everything on your fall scavenger hunt list.

Beautifully-coloured fall leaves.

(Gasping): I love the fall leaves.

Oh, the colours are so, so pretty.

A seed that flies through the wind.

Hello, seed. It's me, Hal.

Oh, you're a soft little seed.

(Sneezing)

Oh, sorry.

Goodbye, seed. Happy growing next spring.

I present to you the sound of fall.

Listen.

(Insects chirping on recording) Katydids.

It's fall. It's fall.

It's fall! I can hear it!

The smell of fall, just for you, Hal.

(Sniffing) Oh!

It smells so appley and so fally,

and all at the same time.

(Geese honking)

Hey, buddy.

Goosey. It's my buddy who's going south.

She's a goose. Thanks for coming by.

Of course. Feel better, Hal.

See you in the spring.

Have a good winter. Be careful.

I miss you already. Okay, fly safe.

Send me a postcard.

And now, direct from the forest,

the last thing on the list...

Nature Cat, show him what he's won.

HAL: Woolly Bear!

Hi, Woolly Bear. It's me, Hal.

Hi, Hal.

I just wanted to say so long before I hibernate.

I love you so, so, so much, Woolly Bear.

I love you too.

Happy Fall, Hal.

ALL: Happy Fall, Hal.

Thank you so, so, so, so, so much, guys.

Anything for you, Hal. Anything for you.

ALL: Whoo-hoo!

ANNOUNCER: Nature Cat, Squeeks,

Daisy and Hal

are cartoon characters and not real animals.

To keep all of our animal friends safe,

check with a grown-up

before you bring a pet on your next nature adventure.

Whoa!

Ah-ha!

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