02x16 - Snow Way to Keep Warm / So You Think You Know Nature

[bunniefuu]

Nature Cat: 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 ♪

♪ 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 favorite 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!

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat Tally ho!

♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪

Tally ho!

Daisy: Snow way to keep warm.

Nature Cat: Wowie!

Look at how much snow fell last night!

That's a lotta snow!

Squeeks: Whoa, man!

I've never seen so much snow!

Hal: How much snow did we get, baby?

Daisy: Let's measure!

Daisy: Man-oh-man-oh-man! That's a lotta of snow!

Nature Cat: I take it all of you know what this means?

Onward and play in the snoward.

♪

Squeeks: Woo whoo!

Nature cat: Huh??

Daisy: Whoa! Whatcha building, Hal?

(Horn noise)

Hal: It's a Snow Chewinsky!

Nature Cat/Squeeks/Daisy: Snow Chewinsky!

Hal: And Mr. Chewinsky's gonna love it!

I know it!

Come here and check it out Mr.--

Huh?

Mr. Chewinsky!

Nature Cat: What's wrong, Hal?

Hal: It's Mr. Chewinsky!

We were having a tea party in the woods last night.

And when it came time to go,

he of course wanted to stay to finish his tea under the stars!

So I left him there.

And now he's probably somewhere under all the snow!

I'm coming for you, Mr. Chewinsky!!!

Nature Cat: Brrrr!

How do you expect to find Mr. Chewinsky in all this snow, Hal?

Hal: I remember exactly where I left him!

It was right over here!

Hal: Mr. Chewinsky where are you?!

Hal: He's not here!

Hal: Ooh! Look! It's a little snow Nature Cat!

Nature Cat: Oh, Hal, buddy!

There's a lot of snow on the ground.

I don't think it's going to be possible

to find Mr. Chewinsky here.

Hal: You're right!

I won't find him here.

...Because I left him here!

(Digging)

Hal: Aww he wasn't here either.

Hmmmm...

Hal: Ooh! Who built a snow Daisy?

Daisy: Hal! Nature Cat's right!

There's too much snow here to find Mr. Chewinsky.

Hal: Don't be a silly-goose!

Me and Mr. Chewinsky have a special bond!

It's almost like I can feel his presence.

(Sniffs air)

And I feel it riiiiggghhhht...

(Takes a breath) -iiiiiiiigght

here!

Hal: Hmm, I could have sworn I felt his presence.

Hal: Oh, What am I gonna do, Squeeks?!

Huh?

Squeeks: Don't worry, Hal!

You'll get Mr. Chewinsky back.

Hal: You really think so, Squeeks?

Nature Cat: Absolutely!

In a few months, after the snow melts, I'm sure you'll find him.

Hal: (Gets woozy) A few months?!

Hal: I can't leave Mr. Chewinsky outside for a few months!

He needs me!

I need him!

We need we!

Squeeks: All right! All right! Calm down, Hal!

I think I might know a way to find him.

Hal: What? What is it?!

Tell me! Tell me! Pleease!

Squeeks: Let me school you, baby.

Rodents, are great tunnelers! Okay.

I can tunnel deep into the snow to find Chewinsky!

No problem.

Hal: Yes! Rodents will save the day!

Yay!

Squeeks: I'm goin' in!

Squeeks: All right, people, get ready!

'Cause we're going on a tunneling expedition!

Daisy/Hal: Hooray!

Nature Cat: Tunneling? Like under the snow?!

I'm just saying,

it's probably going to be very cold under there. Heh. Heh.

Can't we just wait til' spring to find him?

Please?

Hal: I can't leave Mr. Chewinsky under the snow for that long,

he's my friend!

And I would never leave my friends!

Never ever ever!

Nature Cat: Awww!

Well then I won't leave my friend either.

Come on, pal, let's find Mr. Chewinsky!

Squeeks: Come on, Tunnel Troops!

(Digging)

Nature Cat: Wow...

It's actually not as cold as I thought it would be down here.

Hal: Yeah! It felt even colder up above the snow!

Daisy: That's weird.

Squeeks: Over here, Tunnel Troops!

I think I found something.

Hal: Mr. Chewinsky!

Hal: Uhh...this isn't Mr. Chewinsky!

Daisy: Yeah! It looks like some kind of shrub!

Nature Cat: How can a little shrub survive down here

under all this snow?

(Digging noise)

Nature Cat: Uh...You hear that?

Daisy: I think someone's coming!

Nature Cat: Eek! What is it?

What's down here with us?

Valerie: Hello!

All: Ahhhh!

Nature Cat: Who are you?

Valerie: I'm Valerie!

But nobody calls me that. Call me Val. I'm Val Vole.

Hal: Hi, Val! Its me Hal!

And you're Val and this is Nature Cat, Daisy and Squeeks

and I'm Hal!

Squeeks: Yes, and I'm the leader of these Tunnel Troops!

And we would like to know what exactly you're doing down here.

Valerie: Oh, uh I dunno,

staying protected from other animals that like to eat me.

Eh plus, I can forage for food down here.

Hey look!

Lingonberries! Yum!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

And the big bonus is,

it's warmer down here than it is out there on top of the snow.

Nature Cat: Warmer?

You do realize we're completely surrounded by cold snow?

Valerie: Uh yeah!

And all that snow protects us from the wind.

Plus it acts like a blanket,

so the heat from my warm little body

gets trapped down here with me

and that keeps me even warmer.

Now that's called insulation!

Daisy: Hey, yeah,

without that cold wind it does feel warmer down here.

Valerie: Believe you me,

I have met lots of animals who use the

snow to help them make it through the winter! Yeah!

Hal: Ooh! Have you met Mr. Chewinsky?

He's yay high and a true gentlemen,

with a sunny disposition.

Valerie: You know what, yeah, yeah,

I think I did see someone like that.

Only I didn't know his name.

Yeah he was sitting on a blanket, next to a tea cup.

Hal: That's him! That's Mr. Chewinsky! Where is he?

Valerie: I think he's this way.

Squeeks: Ey! I am the leader of these Tunnel Troops, okay!

Valerie: Hey hey hey! Just,

be careful where you're tunneling.

Squeeks: Yeah. Don't worry. I'm always careful!

Ouch!

Hal: What's going on? Why did we stop?!

Mr. Chewinsky needs us.

Daisy: We hit a rock!

Hal: Oh no!

We'll never find Mr. Chewinsky!

Valerie: Na na na, don't worry! We just tunnel around it.

Squeeks: Yep. Yep. That's what I was going to say.

Okay come on, Tunnel Troops,

we're tunneling up and over this here boulder!

Valerie: Whoa. Whoa. Hey. Easy there. Okay.

I'm not sure you want to go up there.

Could be dangerous, ya know.

Squeeks: Slow your roll, Ms. Vole.

I got this, okay?

Hal: Mr. Chewinsky!

Doee! You're not Mr. Chewinsky!

Valerie: It's a grouse! You know, grouse!

Grouse!? You know, grouse?

Kind of bird...grouse?

Grouse!

Nature Cat: What is a bird doing burrowed down here in the snow?

Valerie: Oh see he's taking shelter

from the windy cold, right?

Look he made his very own igloo with the snow! Right!

Come on, that's a grouse! Give it up to the grouse!

Grouse: Meeep!

Squeeks: Whoa! Okay! Time to leave this grouse alone.

Follow me, troops!

Valerie: Hey hey hey! You again! Come on. Wait.

You gotta be careful.

You don't want to disturb any other animals down there.

Alright?

Squeeks: I know exactly where I'm going! Okay!

Squeeks: Worry not, I stopped before hitting another rock.

Valerie: Shh! Shh! No. That's no rock!

Squeeks: I think I know a rock when I see one.

Valerie: (whispers) Oh yeah, oh really?

Okay well, this rock is actually a wood frog!

And it's hibernating!

Daisy: Whoa whoa whoa... Under the snow?

Valerie: (Whispers) Yeah!

And you know this frog actually freezes solid under here.

And the snow insulates it

and keeps it from thawing out too soon, right!

And it also keeps it protected

from the very, very cold temperatures above the snow.

Hal: Any chance the frog is snuggling with Mr. Chewinsky?

Valerie: Yeah I don't think so, Hal.

But I do maybe remember seeing Mr. Chewinsky this way.

Squeeks: Errrrg.

Alright, awesome, I'll take it from here.

Thank you!

(Boing!)

Squeeks: Ouch!

Ugh!

Oh, who am I kidding?

I don't know the snow like you do, Valerie.

You'd better lead the troops.

I cede my post to the Vole.

Valerie: You know what? Let's do it together, Squeeks.

Hup! Move on out! C'mon!

(cheerful music)

Squeeks: Look! A picnic blanket!

Valerie: Hey, hey! And a tea cup!

Hal: But where is Mr. Chewinsky?

Daisy: Hmm. Looks like another animal's been down here.

Nature Cat: Uh, maybe it took Mr. Chewinsky!

Hal: (Gasps) Took Mr. Chewinsky?!

(Gasps) Come on! We gotta track down that animal!

Squeeks: Hey, Val. Couldn't of done it without ya'.

Valerie: Hey, ya, good luck out there, alright!

Val Vole signing out.

Daisy: Hey guys! Look!

The animal must have gone this way!

Hal: Oh no! The tracks!

Now we don't know which way it went!

(The wind howls.)

Nature Cat: Come on, Hal! It's no use.

Let's just go home!

Hal: But Mr. Chewinsky is out here somewhere.

And I know he'll come back to me!

Daisy: Hal, Mr. Chewinsky can't come back!

He's a squeak toy!

Hal: Mr. Chewinsky always comes back.

And I'm not leaving until he does.

Nature Cat: But Hal, it's too cold!

You'll freeze!

Hal: He's coming back!

And I'm going to be here for him. Hm!

Squeeks: What are we going to do?

We can't let him freeze?!

Daisy: Oh hey!

Maybe we can use the snow!

Nature Cat: How?

Daisy: Well, Val Vole mentioned an igloo!

Maybe we can use an igloo!

Squeeks: An iglooo?

Ig-looo? Iglooo.

What is "an igloo?"

Daisy: It's a shelter made out of snow!

It's used for protection against the wind and cold

like we need now to wait for Mr. Chewinsky!

Squeeks: Well that's it!

Let's build Hal an igloo!

Nature Cat: Tally snow!

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Hal: Wow! This igloo really keep me toasty and warm!

Now I can watch for Mr. Chewinsky in cozy comfort.

Daisy: Hal,

I still dont think Mr. Chewinsky is coming back on his own.

Nature Cat: What is that?

Squeeks: Is it...? Daisy: Could it be...?

Hal: It is! It's Mr. Chewinsky!

Hal: Mr. Chewinsky!!!!!

Daisy: Whoa whoa whoa. How is this even possible?

All: Ohhhhhhhh!

Fox: Here you go, Hal!

Hal: Oh, Mr. Chewinsky!

I knew you'd come back!

Hal: Thanks, Mr. Snow Fox!

Hal: What's that, Mr. Chewinsky? You're cold?!

Well come on, let's go to the igloo!

Did you know snow can protect you from the wind?

It's true!

(Whispers) I'll show you!

Nature Cat: Brr! Wait for us Hal my pal!

Hal: Really?

(Gasps) You don't say...and then what happened?

Mr. Chewinsky: Squeek, squeek

Hal: Hahaha

Daisy: So you think you know nature?

(Laughter)

Hal: Hey, Squeeks, catch, baby!

Squeeks: Ahh, yupp, up, hoop!

Nature Cat! Catch!

Nature Cat: Huup!

Daisy! Catch...

Ooof!

Nature Cat: I mean, bush! Catch!

Voice: Who's ready to play the greatest

game show in the great outdoors?!

Hal: Oh! I'm ready!

So so ready! Pick me pick me pick me!

Uh, I'm sorry, one little question here.

Who exactly is picking me?

Squeeks: Yeah, who said that?

Voice: It was me! Down here!

Nature Cat: Uh. Is that twig talking!?

Squeeks: No way, man!

Daisy: That's impossible!

Twig Stickman: No really, it's me!

Just a twig! A regular twig. Or am I?

Hal: I don't know, are you? (whispers) Is it? I can't tell.

Nature Cat: Perhaps.

Quickly, what do we know about twigs?

Squeeks: I know you find them growing from the branches of

bushes and trees.

Nature Cat: Well, this looks like

it's growing from the branch.

Hal: And they're skinny and woody and all at the same time!

Nature Cat: Hm.

This is skinny and woody, so this must be a twig!

Twig Stickman: Is that your final answer?

Nature Cat: Absolutely! No doubt in my mind.

You are a twig, or my name isn't Nature Cat!

(Buzzer) Twig Stickman: Wrong!

I'm no twig at all!

I'm an insect known as a "Walking Stick!"

Nature Cat: Gabba-say-wha!?

Twig Stickman: The name's Twig Stickman and I'm the host of

"So You Think You Know Nature?"

Nature Cat: I do know nature.

Twig Stickman: Do you?

Hal: Well, his name's Nature Cat.

Nature is in his name,

so he must know it, little Twig Stickman. Heh, heh.

Twig Stickman: Well, do you know why

walking sticks look like twigs?

Nature Cat: Uh, because you didn't want to look like dirt?

(Buzzer) Wrong again!

I look like a stick to trick other animals

into thinking I'm not an insect.

I'm a mimic!

Hal: Ah! A fellow trickster, I see?

Well I like to fool other animals too.

Squeeks: What are you doing, Hal?

Hal: Trying to trick you into thinking I'm a kangaroo.

Is it working, mate?

I mean the accents there!

Squeeks: Oh. Uh... Uh huh!

I thought I was in Australia for a second, I was quite confused!

Twig Stickman: Oh! Mimics aren't tricksters.

We mimics look like something

that our enemies wouldn't want to eat.

And we survive!

We survive!

All: Ohhh!!

Twig Stickman: So do you still think you know nature?

Nature Cat: Of course!

I am Nature Cat, nature lover extraordinaire!

Twig Stickman: Then it's time to play,

"So You Think You Know Nature!"

Hal: Why are we all blurry?

Is this a classic dream transition?

Twig Stickman: We're dissolving to...

Twig Stickman: ...a beautiful garden!

Squeeks: Twig Stickman you just blew my mind!

How'd you do that?!

Twig Stickman: Game show magic!

All right, here is your first challenge!

Are you ready?

Nature Cat: I was born ready!

What do we have to do?

Twig Stickman: Find a bee!

Nature Cat: Find a bee? Ha!

That's a piece of cake for a nature lover like me!

Nature Cat: Boom! Bee! Done!

Thank you! Nature Cat. Nature Lover. Confirmed.

Twig Stickman: Are you sure that's a bee?

Nature Cat: Sure I'm sure!

It's on a flower!

It's colored like a bee!

Six legs. Clear wings!

Your basic bee!

Twig Stickman: Final answer?

Nature Cat: Most final answer!

(Buzzer)

Twig Stickman: Oo, Sorry, that is not a bee!

Nature Cat: Gabba-say-wha?! It's not? Then what is it?

Twig Stickman: You're the contestant you tell me.

Nature Cat: Uhhhh, it's a-, obviously not a bee

as we both know, ummm it's, help me out team.

Daisy: We can figure this out, guys.

Let's compare this insect to a honey bee.

Daisy: It does look a lot like a bee.

Squeeks: But look!

It has one set of wings, and bees have two sets!

Hal: And its antenna are shorter

and stubbier than a bee's antennae.

Daisy: Hm...maybe this isn't a bee.

I think it just looks like a bee.

Oh I know!

This is a mimic!

(Ding! Ding! Ding!)

Twig Stickman: That's right, contestant!

It is a mimic indeed, a hover fly.

Because it looks like a bee, animals leave it alone.

They think the hover fly has a stinger, even though it doesn't,

and they don't want to get stung!

And they survive!

All: YAY!

Nature Cat: See, I told you we know nature!

Twig Stickman: We'll test that out in our next challenge.

Dissolve to...

Twig Stickman: ...a gorgeous meadow!

Hal: Ooh! I love this game show magic!

Twig Stickman: Are you ready for your next challenge?

Nature Cat: Despite our first setback,

and not knowing that you are actually not a twig,

we are ready to conquer this challenge!

What do we have to do?

Twig Stickman: Find a monarch butterfly!

Nature Cat: The monarch butterfly,

Pshha! I know monarch butterflies!

Daisy: Wait, Nature Cat, first let's think what we know about

the monarch butterfly.

Nature Cat: Good idea. What do we know?

Squeeks: Hmm. Well, monarchs are about this big!

Hal: And they're orange and black!

Nature Cat: Great!

Now let's go find a butterfly that's orange and black.

Hal: Ooh! A butterfly! It's frolic time!

Nature Cat: No time to frolic, Hal!

We have to find out if this is a monarch butterfly!

Squeeks: Size seems right! Okay, okay.

Hal: And it's orange and black!

Nature Cat: Ergo, it must be a monarch butterfly!

Twig Stickman: Is that your final answer?

Nature Cat: My super final ans...

Daisy: Wait!

Nature Cat: What Daisy? It's a monarch butterfly!

I'm positive.

Daisy: Maybe!

But let's compare it to a picture of a monarch butterfly,

just to be sure.

Squeeks: They both look about the same size!

Hal: And they're both orange and black!

Nature Cat: So this is a monarch butterfly!

Just like I said.

Daisy: Wait!

This butterfly has a black line across its wings!

Nature Cat: So?

Daisy: Look at the picture of the monarch butterfly.

It doesn't have a black line like that!

I think this may be a mimic!

Hal: We think it's a mimic!

Final answer, Twig Stickman!

Twig Stickman: That's correct!

Nature Cat: Gabba say WHAT?!

Twig Stickman: This is a Viceroy butterfly!

It mimics the monarch, which tastes really bad,

so that other animals will think it also tastes bad.

So it survives! It survives!

All: YAY!

Twig Stickman: Now, are you ready

for more of "So You Think You Know Nature?"

All: YEAH! Hal: Baby!

Nature Cat: Sure. I'm ready. I think.

Twig Stickman: Good! Then it's time for the next challenge!

Dissolve to...

Twig Stickman: ...A South African desert!

Squeeks: Twig Stickman,

South Africa is on the other side of the world,

how can we be in South Africa?

Twig Stickman: Game Show magic!

It's so much better than flying. Am I right?

Nature Cat: Okay! What's the next challenge?

You want us to find a bush?

Boo-yah! Did it! Nature Cat knows nature.

Twig Stickman: Actually, this challenge is a little different.

This time, your challenge is...find the mimic!

All: Find the mimic!

Squeeks: I don't see any bugs or other animals

that might be mimics,

just a lot of stones and some plants.

Daisy: Hmm...maybe we're not looking for an animal mimic.

Maybe we're looking for a plant mimic!

Nature Cat: Plants can't be mimics! Can they?

Squeeks: But what else can be a mimic?

It's not like a rock can be a mimic.

Hal: Maybe there are rock mimics!

Nature Cat: That's impossible!

Nothing mimics a rock.

Daisy: Maybe Hal's on to something.

Let's get a closer look.

Nature Cat: This is just ridiculous!

Guys! These are just rocks.

No mimics here.

Daisy: Wait, look!

Daisy: No way!

There's a little flower growing from that rock!

Whaaat!?

Nature Cat: How can a flower grow from a rock?

Hal: He, he, ho, ho. This does not feel like a rock.

Squeeks: Whaaaat!

It's all soft and spongy! Like a plant!

Nature Cat: A plant that looks like a rock?!

Well now I've seen everything.

Daisy: This is it! We found it!

We found the mimic!

Hal/Daisy/Squeeks: Final Answer!

Twig Stickman: You're right! (DING! DING! DING!)

These are lithops, also known as pebble plants!

Nature Cat: How is this even possible?!

Twig Stickman: Amazing, right?

Animals eat plants, not rocks.

These lithops SURVIVE because they look like rocks!

They survive!

Hal/Daisy/Squeeks: YAY!

Twig Stickman: Now,

are you ready for the final nature challenge on

"So You Think You Know Nature?"

Nature Cat: No!

Hal/Daisy/Squeeks: Gabba-say-wha?

Nature Cat: I thought I knew nature, but I don't!

I don't know nature at all.

In fact, I'm changing my name.

Good-bye, Nature Cat.

from now on just call me Fred.

Squeeks: Where's he going?

You can't walk home from South Africa, "Fred".

Daisy: Nature Cat, wait!

Nature Cat: Uh, the name's Fred.

Daisy: Alright, Fred.

Tell me something, do you love nature?

Nature Cat: Of course I do.

Daisy: Then you're still Nature Cat.

Nature Cat: But I don't know as much as I thought I knew.

Daisy: Can I have a little inspirational music please?

(clears throat) Thank you.

It's impossible to know everything about nature.

But when you love nature,

the fun is discovering new things about it.

You can stop the music, thank you.

Nature Cat: Well that's true!

I do love discovering new things about nature.

Daisy: And today you discovered lots of new things.

Nature Cat: Hey yeah! I did!

And I want to discover more!

So bring on the final challenge!

Hal/Daisy/Squeeks: YAY!

Twig Stickman: You got it, dissolve to...

...The Asian Jungle!

Twig Stickman: Okay!

Here is your final nature challenge.

What animal is this?

Nature Cat: That's easy.

It's a weird looking lady bug!

Twig Stickman: Final answer?

Nature Cat: Wait a minute.

Maybe it's a little too easy.

Hal: Yeah! Too easy. But what else could it be?

Daisy: Let's observe.

What else do we know about lady bugs?

Nature Cat: They're insects so they have six legs.

But this creature has legs.

Which means it's a spider!

It's a SPIDER! AHHH!

Twig Stickman: That's right!

It's called the ladybug mimic spider.

In the jungle, many animals are brightly

colored and they taste bad, or are even poisonous.

So this brightly colored spider mimics them,

and animals don't eat it.

It survives!

You win the game!

All: Hooray!

Hal: What do we win, Twig Stickman

What do we win, Twig Stickman?

Twig Stickman: This!

Squeeks: Twigs? We won twigs?

Twig Stickman: Or are they?

Squeeks: Yeah. Just twigs. Awesome prize. Thank you.

Twig Stickman: This has been "So You Think You Know Nature".

And remember. Keep your feet on the ground

and keep reaching for the twigs. Until next time.

I'm Twig Stickman! So long folks!

Squeeks: Excuse me, we're still in Asia and we

cannot purchase plane tickets because we are small creatures..

Twig Stickman: Oh, right! Dissolve to...

Twig Stickman: Your backyard!

Goodbye!

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!

Ha ha!

(theme song)

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