05x07 - Dr. Pumpkinstein/Nature Catfish

[bunniefuu]

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 ♪

[Hal]: Dr. Pumpkinstein.

So, Hugo the goose sounded scared, Daisy?

Very scared, Nature Cat!

And I don't know why.

And Hugo said he's so scared,

he's even gonna call off the Halloween party tomorrow!

Hugo said he needs our help

and to get his farm as fast as we can!

Well, if Hugo needs us to get there fast...

Hang on and strap in, everyone!

Countdown, in three, two, one!

Hal-off, baby!

[shouting]

Hugo's Farm ahead!

Stopping in three, two, one!

[all shouting]

[chuckling] Whoops! Sorry.

Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy, Hal!

Oh, I'm so glad you're here!

What's wrong, Hugo? What are you scared of?

[chuckling] Surely it can't be that scary!

And do you really need to call off

the Halloween party tomorrow?

Oh, I really do.

And it is so scary!

I think my farm is... haunted!

Well, that's my cue to leave! Thanks for having me.

See ya! Good episode, everybody.

Not so fast, scaredy cat!

We gotta help Hugo!

Oh, here. I'll help you unpack!

Why do you think your farm is haunted?

Oh, it's too scary to tell!

Then there is absolutely no reason to tell us!

Thanks for having us, take care. Oh, taxi!

[chuckling nervously]

You gotta tell us what happened, Hugo!

Ah... Okay.

So, uh, yesterday,

I was walking through my pumpkin patch.

[Hugo]: I was checking on my pumpkins when I saw it.

[others]: What?!

[screaming]

What was it, Hugo? What did you see?

Dr. Pumpkinstein's monster pumpkin!

[all]: Dr. Pumpkinstein's monster pumpkin?!

Oh...

It's a pumpkin so scary,

so full of goosebumps

that it gives this goose goosebumps too!

Gives you goosebumps!

Ah...

So I'm leaving! No more Halloween party!

No more farm! No more monster pumpkins!

Grand idea! Couldn't agree more, Hugo! We're outta here!

Neither of you's going anywhere!

There's no such thing as Dr. Pumpkinstein's

Monster pumpkin!

Oh, yes there is! My best friend Charlie the dog

knows a dog whose best friend's sister's best friend's cousin's

best friend's brother who just so happens

to be my best friend Charlie the dog...

saw the monster pumpkins!

Look sharp, Hugo. We must hurry

to make the : express train!

I'm not buying any of this!

Yeah, there's gotta be a logical reason.

[gasp] Did you do anything differently

when you planted pumpkins in the spring?

Hmm...

[Hugo]: Well, I planted the seeds I saved

from last year, orange and white pumpkin seeds,

warty and green squash seeds.

Watering the seeds.

Letting the bees pollinate them.

It's like I always do.

Then it had to be Dr. Pumpkinstein

who created this monster pumpkin!

Oh, I think we need to investigate!

I'd like to investigate! Whatever that means.

Me too!

[whistling]

[sighs] Okay.

I'll investigate too.

But I recommend investigating...

like this!

I'll stay safe now.

You literally can't get close enough.

Nature detectives, deploy!

Stay close, everyone. Closer, closer!

As I stated in the last scene, you cannot be close enough!

Where did Hugo say the monster pumpkin was?

Right over there!

[sinister music]

[gulps] Go ahead, Hal.

Um, how about Daisy goes first?

Uh, no, it's okay, after you!

Fine, let the smallest one go first!

[all screaming]

[all]: Dr. Pumpkinstein's monster pumpkin!

[Daisy]: Another monster pumpkin!

[Squeeks]: Another one!

[Nature Cat]: And another!

Let's get outta here! Hal-off!

[all screaming]

Whoa!

I saw it! The monster pumpkin!

Ahh! You saw it?

Dr. Pumpkinstein's monster pumpkin is real!

And not only that, but there are lots

of those monster pumpkins!

[Hugo]: Oh, lots of monster pumpkins?!

I was hoping that it wasn't true

and I could have my Halloween party tomorrow.

But it looks like not only is that off,

but I for sure have to leave my farm.

[sniffling]

[crying]

[Nature Cat]: Hugo, wait!

You coming with me, Nature Cat?

No, Hugo Goose,

I cannot stand to see a friend sad!

You will not have to leave!

We will rid your farm of these monster pumpkins!

For you! For your farm! For the Halloween party!

Oh, Nature Cat! How are you gonna do that?

I... haven't a clue.

I didn't get that far in my thought process.

Oh, I have an idea!

It is I, Dr. Pumpkinstein!

Monster pumpkins, follow me!

[chuckling]

[screaming]

Listen up, we're gonna scare these monster pumpkins away!

Yep! Give them a dose of their own medicine!

[shouting]

[sinister music]

[all screaming]

Okay, I didn't want to have to do this,

but my interpretive dance titled Monsters-Be-Gone

should get rid of those monster pumpkins!

[Nature Cat screaming]

Oh, nothing works!

Looks like those monster pumpkins

are here to stay and scare!

[small voice]: You know, you're wrong about

the monster pumpkins!

And how do you know we are wrong, Squeeks?

I didn't say that...

You didn't? Well, then, how about you, Daisy or Hal?

- Nope not me. - I didn't say anything.

Well, if none of you said it, who did?

[small voice]: Me!

I said it!

[screaming] The scarecrow talks!

Monster pumpkins... Haunted scarecrows...

Ah...

I was talking to you. Me, Bernard.

Oh, it's just a cute little field mouse named Bernard

inside of this scarecrow! [chuckling]

Hi, Bernard. It's me, Hal!

There is no Dr. Pumpkinstein and no monster pumpkins.

Come on, follow me!

You guys go first! [chuckling]

Right behind ya!

[Hal]: Oh, Bernard, be careful!

The monster pumpkin could eat you!

Oh, I can't look!

This is not a monster pumpkin.

But it is a surprise pumpkin!

And the reason isn't scary. No way. No how.

Huh... I do like not scary surprises!

What is it, Bernard?

Sometimes when a bee is pollinating the flowers

of different kinds of plants, the pollen gets mixed together.

[Bernard]: So, the pollen from the flower of one kind of squash

like a pumpkin, ends up in the flower of another kind,

like a warty squash!

And it's called cross-pollination.

Oh, I had a feeling you were gonna say cross-pollination

even though I've never heard of it before.

Sometimes nothing happens,

like when pollen from a cucumber flower

ends up in the flower of a tomato plant.

But when cross-pollination happens

between two kinds of plants that are related,

like two kinds of squashes,

the seeds that are made will hold characteristics

of both plants!

And you end up with something that looks different

than what you expect the following year!

So, uh, these aren't monster pumpkins?

Oh, I gotta tell my best friend Charlie the dog

who knows a dog whose best friend's sister's

best friend's cousin's best friend's brother

who just so happens to be my best friend Charlie the dog,

that there is no Dr. Pumpkinstein!

[chuckling] He's gonna go nuts.

So the monster pumpkin is really just a cross

between two different squashes. Ha!

Isn't nature amazing? My mind is completely blown.

Sure is, Squeeks! And to be honest,

I-I wasn't that scared of these beauties.

Really, I wasn't!

[chuckling nervously] Nope, not at all.

[screaming]

Sorry about that.

Hey, we gotta go tell Hugo!

Before he leaves!

And let's bring one of these pumpkins to show him!

[all]: Hugo, don't leave!

[sinister music]

Ahh!

Hugo the goose,

go ahead and give your goosebumps a rest,

for this is not a monster pumpkin!

It's not?

No! It's just a combination of the white pumpkin

and the warty squash you planted last year.

How did that happen?

[all]: Cross-pollination!

Nation... Nation...

Bees pollinated the flowers of white pumpkins

with the pollen from the flowers of warty squashes.

[laughing]

Cross-pollination, of course!

You know, I really like these pumpkins, warts and all!

I guess, uh, ha, since I grow them,

I'm kinda like Dr. Frankenstein!

Woo-hoo-hoo!

Speaking of Dr. Frankenstein,

is the Halloween party back on for tomorrow?

Sure is! And I have a great idea for these pumpkins!

[all cheering]

We're here! Hugo's farm!

Stopping in three, two, one!

Whoa!

[all]: Happy Halloween!

[Hugo]: Woo!

Happy Halloween to you all!

Oh, gorgeous Halloween decorations.

Magazine worthy, I tell you.

Ahh, wait until you see this!

[gasps] [Daisy]: The monster pumpkins!

[Hal]: Oh, they look so spooky and scary

and all at the same time!

I love them!

They give this goose goosebumps!

Yes, they truly are amazing.

But as for being scary, ho-ho! Me thinks not!

[small voice]: You're not scared, huh, Nature Cat?

Ahh! It just talked!

Ahh...

[chuckling] Just me, sorry!

[laughing] Works every time!

[Hal]: Nature Catfish!

[eagle calling]

Nature Statue! Form of a majestic bird!

Nature Statue! Form of a tall tree!

Oh, Nature Cat!

I have something to add to your Nature Curiosity List!

Hooray! I love getting curious about nature.

Ah!

What is it, Daisy?

Drum roll please!

[mimics drum roll]

Why is a catfish called a catfish?

All right, question ,

why is a catfish called a catfish?

Wait a minute! Catfish?!

Did you say catfish?

Did I write cat and then fish?

No, you wrote "hsiftac", baby!

Oh wait, no, you did write catfish. Woops.

There is such a thing as a catfish?

Why is it called a catfish?

I wonder if we're related. This is making me so curious!

I have to find out more. Tell me, Daisy,

where do we find this amazing fish-cat creature?

Well, according to my Catfish Finder app,

one place to find a catfish is a river.

Then I guess it's onward and riverward!

Be on the lookout for a beautiful fish

that looks just like me!

I don't think the catfish is going to look just like you,

Nature Cat. No offense.

Actually, the catfish looks like this.

Wait, that fish doesn't look anything like me at all.

How can it be a catfish if it doesn't even look like a cat?

Hmm. Well, it has some whiskery things, like you.

Hey, yeah! A fish with whiskers! Just like me!

We must be related after all.

[Nature Cat]: Let's look for a fish with whiskers!

[Hal]: Here's one. Let's see those whiskers, pal!

Oh, nope, no whiskers here.

[Daisy]: Oh! Here's another fish!

No whiskers here either.

[Squeeks]: There are no whiskers on any of these fish!

These are whiskerless fish.

Where are all the catfish?

Cats are known to be shy sometimes.

Maybe the catfish is shy too.

Oh, it's not because they're shy, Nature Cat.

Catfish are nocturnal.

Well, where are the catfish during the day?

Catfish are bottom dwellers.

So, if we want to find a catfish now,

we should go to the bottom.

Well, then it's time for this cat

to head straight for the bottom!

Ah, let's get this out of the way.

Water, why does it always have to be water?

Maybe because the catfish is part fish

and a fish lives in water.

But it also may be part cat,

and cats do not like water!

Oh, this catfish is very perplexing!

It's time to get to the bottom,

to get to the bottom of this catfish thing!

Is that supposed to be Hal's line?

Oh, wait, Nature Cat!

Houston has a special piece of nature gear

to help us communicate with you underwater!

Houston? How is Houston going to bring me

a piece of tech in the middle of the river?

[propellors whirring]

Ooh! That's some snappy service, Houston!

Let's give it a test.

[Daisy]: Now we can see what you see, Nature Cat!

Whoa! It works!

Now let's get Operation Catfish

underway and underwater!

Tally-ho!

Remember, catfish are bottom dwellers,

so you have to swim all the way to the bottom of the river.

Downward and bottomward!

Cousin Catfish!

Wherefore art thou, Cousin Catfish?

Ooh! I see something!

Is it the catfish?! Catfish?!

[Nature Cat]: Nope, it's just a crayfish

and I'm a cat, not a cray.

Hi, A-Crayfish. It's me, A-Hal!

Remember, the catfish has whisker thingies,

so look for whiskers! We're looking for whiskers!

Right!

[gasps] Oh, I see something!

Wait! It has whisker thingies!

I think it might be a catfish!

It's true! I'm a catfish!

A blue catfish!

Wow! You're so big!

Yes! I'm huge!

It took me years to grow this size!

Huzzah! I found you! Mwah!

I found my cousin the catfish!

Glub-zah! You did find me,

but I'm afraid we're not cousins.

But you're a cat and a fish. We must be cousins.

Nope, I'm not a cat in any way. I'm just a fish!

B-b-b-but you have whiskers!

And I have whiskers!

That must mean something!

Oh, you mean these. [blowing raspberry]

These aren't whiskers, they're called barbels.

Oh, I have barbells, too. Yeah, I'm getting jacked.

[grunting]

[laughing] Not barbells, barbels!

They're these long things around my mouth!

Well, since we're not related,

I guess I'll leave you alone, catfish.

The name's Nature Catfish!

Tally-glub-glub!

Wait... What?!

No way!

You're Nature Catfish?!

Yes, they call me that

because I'm curious about nature.

You're never going to believe this,

but my name is Nature Cat! No fish.

[gasps] Do they call you that

because you're curious about nature?

[stammering]

That is exactly why they call me that!

If you're Nature Cat,

aren't you curious about what my barbels do?

I am! Very curious!

Do you use them like I use my whiskers,

to feel things around you?

Sort of, but not quite.

I use my barbels to sense things around me,

like you do, but not to feel.

Well, what do you use them for?

I'll show you. It's almost nighttime.

Time to start looking for a meal!

Right! You're nocturnal! I knew that!

It's true! Now follow me! Tally glub-glub!

Tally-ho!

So, you looking around for food, or...?

Actually, my eyesight is not that great.

So I use smell and taste!

And yum-yummy, I taste something delicious right now!

[slurping] Mmm!

But how can you taste something?

You didn't even put anything in your mouth.

That's where my barbels come in.

You can taste with your barbels?

I can! My barbels are covered in tastebuds

so I can taste prey before I even take a bite!

Now, if you'll pardon me, it is dinner time!

[chomping]

Aww! My whiskers can't taste a thing.

How about you, Squeeks? Can your whiskers

taste my sandwich?

No, but my mouth can!

[chomping]

Mmm! Verdict, delicious.

Ahh! That was tasty.

[gasps] Ooh! Wait!

I taste something even yummier behind me!

Hold on. How can you taste something behind you

using your barbels?

I don't only taste with my barbels,

I have tastebuds all over my body,

so I can sense food all around me.

And I sense it's right down here!

Woop! [chomping]

Hey look, more catfish!

Oh, yeah, right! I gotta go now.

Wait, where are you going?

Upstream!

But why are you heading upstream?

Follow me and find out, oh, curious one!

[breathing heavily]

[Daisy]: The catfish is getting away!

Now we won't know why it's swimming upstream.

Oh, yes we will! Daisy, can you use your Catfish Finder

to locate the catfish?

On it!

[sonar beeping]

[Squeeks]: Nature Cat, we're right above you!

Tally-ho!

[sonar beeping]

Okay. Daisy, have you located the catfish?

I got 'em!

Then what are we waiting for?

Onward and catfishward!

[upbeat music]

Oh, I see Nature Catfish!

[Daisy]: Man oh man!

It's amazing that he can swim against the current like that.

Don't lose him, Squeeks!

I want to find out why he's swimming upstream!

[upbeat music]

Nature Catfish is stopping!

Hold the phone! What's he stopping for?

[Squeeks]: It's sweeping the bottom with its tail.

[Nature Cat]: Why is it sweeping?

Maybe because it doesn't have a vacuum!

Nature Catfish appears to be making a nest!

A nest? But a nest for whom?

Maybe a birdfish!

[Daisy]: Oh, I see what's going on here.

Nature Catfish is going to mate,

so there will be a new generation of catfish!

[Nature Cat gasps]

[Nature Cat]: Amazing!

Why don't we head back home and give them a little privacy?

There's a little something I have to do first.

Halt! Who goes there?!

It's me, Nature Cat, Nature Catfish!

Oh, hey Nature Cat!

Now you see why I swam upstream!

So you can mate and have little catfish!

Yes indeedy do!

You really are a curious, nature-loving cat!

What's next for you, Nature Catfish?

After the eggs are laid,

I'll stick around to protect the eggs

until they hatch, and the little fry

are ready to swim off on their own.

Then I'm going to get back to the business of eating.

Wow! Well, you may not be part cat,

but I think you catfish are awesome!

And now I know why you are called catfish,

because of your barbels...

That look like your whiskers!

Hey, I got this for you, Nature Catfish.

We may not be related,

but we're still connected through nature.

Tally-ho!

Tally-glub-glub!

[upbeat music]

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