01x06 - Culture Clash/Party Moose

[bunniefuu]

Hey, everyone-- it's me, Molly!

♪Molly of Denali ♪

Let's go!

♪ She's Molly of Denali

[laughing]: Whooo!

♪ By plane or sled or snowshoe ♪

♪ She is ready to explore

♪ From Kaktovik down to Juneau ♪

♪ Always wanting to learn more ♪

Yeah!

♪ Together with her best friend Tooey ♪

♪ Always by her side And Trini!

♪ Discovering the outdoors

♪ On adventures day and night

♪ Come along with Molly

♪ Molly

♪ Through fields of fireweed

♪ Come along with Molly

♪ Molly

♪ From tundra to the sea

Mahsi'choo-- let's go!

♪ Molly of Denali Yeah!

♪ She's Molly of Denali

♪ Come on ♪ Let's go!

♪ Molly of Denali

♪ She's Molly of Denali

MOLLY: "Culture Clash."

♪

[bell dings]

♪

[panting]

[barks]

♪

[computer chirps]Hey, everyone.

So if you've been wondering, how big is Molly's village?

I'll tell you.

Qyah has a population of ,

not counting moose and caribou.

[Suki barks]

[laughing]

That's right, Suki, not counting dogs, either.

I loveliving here.

I know everyone, and everyone knows me.

But there are some downsides, like...

It's hard to find enough kids for a basketball team.

My friend Tooey and I

thought our basketball dreams were over, until...

♪

Huh?

Shh!

All right, new person, let's see...

Table, chairs... come on, come on!

Yes! Race car bed!

Tooey, that means there's gotta be a kid.

Or a small adult who reallylikes racecars.

Okay, so we've got you, me, Oscar, Vera, and new kid.

That's five players.

That's enough for a team!

We just need to meet the new kid.

You just did.

[yelps]

Oh, hi, I'm Molly.

That's Tooey.

Trini.

Do you always spy on people when they move to town?

No.Yes.

Remember, we did it with Oscar and Vera?

Hmm...

What Tooey means to say is we need one more person

for our basketball team.

Do you play?

Yeah, I play.

That's sogreat!

Wow, you're short.

Huh?

How old are you?

Are you saying I'm not old enough to play?

No.

It's just that basketball is a tough sport.

Are you saying I'm not tough enough?

It's not that, it, it's just...

Are you sure you know how to play?

[sighing]: I guess you'll never find out.

Uh... what just happened?

I think we made her mad, is what happened.

[sighs]: By accident.

I don't know, maybe it's a Texas thing.

Texas?

Check the plates on the van.

Texas.

Texas.

Hmm...

I think I know how to get back on her good side.

♪

So on the map of North America, here's Alaska.

And here's Texas.

Whoa.

She moved a long way away.

I bet she misses it.

And I bet we could get on Trini's good side

by acting Texas.

You know, make her feel at home.

Is that a thing?

Acting Texas?

It doesn't sound like a thing.

It's totallya thing.

Wait, Texas has cowboys,right?

I think so.

So if we want to learn about Texas,

we could watch some of these.

Howdy, partner.

So howdy is like hello?

Yeah, totally.

Pass me some of that grub, y'all.

Wait, does he mean grub like a worm grub?

Texans eat worms?

Eww.Ugh!

[train chugging, whistle blowing]

♪

[eagle cries]

[snake rattling, whip cracking]

Mmm.

Ah!

Yee-haw!

Git along, little doggies.

[horse snorts]

[in Texan accent]: Reckon you got a handle on Texas, pardner?

[in Texan accent]: Reckon I do, y'all.

♪

Howdy there, pardner.

We wanted to start over and welcome y'all

to the great state of Alaska.

Yee-haw!

♪

[giggling]

Tooey!

[quietly]: I said I needed more practice.

Sorry if we made you feel weird the other day.

We just wanna make you feel at home...

...y'all.

[laughing]

You think that's how we act in Texas?

You don't?

[laughs, sighs]

Wanna come inside?

So were you able to bring your horse?

Um, I've never hada horse.

Huh.

I thought all Texans had horses.

[chuckling]: Not when you live in an apartment.

I'm Trini's dad, Mr. Mumford.

We met at the trading post.

Yeah.

You and my dad talked for, like, an hour.

I'm Molly.

Tooey.

Nice to meet ya.

So wait, you lived in an apartment?

I thought everybody in Texas lived on a big farm with cows.

[laughs]

That's just in the movies.

If you want to know more about our hometown,

Trini could show you the collage her friends made.

Oh, yeah.

I just saw that...

Here!

Dad and I lived here.

TOOEY: Wow!

I didn't know Texas had so many tall buildings.

This is the city of Austin.

But Austin isn't even the biggest city in Texas.

There's also Dallas...

And Houston.

That's where Mission Control is for spaceships.

Wow!

Texas has a Mission Control?

We got everything wrong.

I was just about to make lunch.

You want to stay?

Um... you mean... grub?

Uh... we don't eat worms.

[laughs]

Good.

We don't, either.

How about some tacos?

Yes, please!Way, way, way better!

That was sogood.

Oh, toogood!

I ate, like, five-and-a-half tacos!

Here are some leftovers for your family.

Quyana. Basee'.

So when's the first basketball practice?

Wait, you'll be on our team?

Sure.

I can teach you guys a thing or two.

Yeah!That's so good!

Real practice isn't until the winter,

but we play a pickup game every Sunday across the street.

You play outside?

Uh... yeah?

Well... I have a lot going on...

Somuch.

I'm not sure I can make Sundays,

or ever, actually,so bye!

♪

So Trini didn't show up?

[grunts]

She didn't sound that interested.

She is.

[gasps]

Hmm...

Hey, Trini![yelps]

How come you won't play basketball?

I'll play in the winter, when you practice indoors.

But you said you really wanted to play.

What happened?

What happened is, I'm not gonna eaten all up

by a polar bear.

What?What?

Look, I know polar bears

are no big deal for you

because you grew up fighting them.

[laughing]

We did not grow up fighting polar bears.

Where did you even hear that?

My friend in Texas said

there are polar bears everywhere in Alaska.

Trini, I've lived in Qyah my whole life,

and I've never seen one single polar bear.

Well, my friend said.

Look, I have to go.

My dad is taking me to the library.

Perfect!

We'll meet you there

to prove there are no polar bears in Qyah.

♪

So this book says

polar bears don't live all over Alaska.

It says they stay around pack ice and icebergs.

And this book shows that pack ice

is found along the coast.

See?

Mm-hmm.

But where we live, in Qyah,

is in the interior of Alaska.

That's in the middle, not anywhere near the ocean.

And both books say that in the summer,

polar bears stay around pack ice.

So the thing is,

we compared all the information in all the books,

and all of them say polar bears live very far away from us.

But what if polar bears decided to take a road trip to Qyah?

But they wouldn't.

Yeah. 'Cause every book we've read

said polar bears eat mostly seals.

And all the seals are in the ocean.

So polar bears would stay close to them.

Hmm.

You know what I think?

What?

Oh, I'm afraid to ask.

I think I'm ready to play some basketball!

♪

[bush rustling]

[creature bellowing]

What's that?

Is that a polar bear?

It can't be.

But it could be a...

MOLLY:Moose!

TOOEY: Tutunvak!

Quick, get on that rock!

Why?

Because it could charge us!

♪

MOLLY [exhales]: There's no need to be scared,

as long as you stay out of a moose's way.

TRINI: I'm not scared, I'm awesome!

I saw a moose up close.

I'm, like, a real Alaskan now.

Yee-haw!

ALL:Yee-haw!

So that's the story of how we got our basketball team

and became friends with Trini.

Oh, yeah, and you know all those basketball skills

Trini said she had?

Let's just say they were... unusual.

All right, Trini, your ball.

Hmm...

♪

Woo-hoo!

Over the net!

Three points!

Is that how they play basketball in Texas?

[grunts]

MOLLY: All right!

[kids cheering]

Four points!

Uh, I don't think they play like that anywhere.

Hey, everyone.

Molly here to answer your questions about life in Alaska.

Anna in Missouri asks,

"Do all Alaskans live in igloos?"

Let's find out.

[taps keyboard]

♪

Hi, Molly.Hi, Molly.

GIRL: Of course we don't live in igloos.

My house, it's made of logs.

My house is an apartment

and we have neighbors.

GIRL: Right now, we're at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

They have a bunch of traditional Native houses

that we get to explore.

This is a longhouse from southeast Alaska.

BOY: Look, there's a sign!

The sign says

there's lots of trees in this area.

In this book,

it says a lot of houses are made out of wood.

My house is also made out of wood,

but it's built differently than this house.

♪

This house is from interior Alaska.

The sign says Athabascans traditionally moved around

to fish and hunt.

This booklet says nowadays,

"the seasonal lifestyle has given way to villages

and larger communities."

My mom grew up in a village, and I live in a city.

Look, it's just like my house.

♪

This is a sod house from northwest Alaska.

And it looks really different without snow all over it.

My grandfather told me

that he used to live in a house like this.

♪

Reading information is helpful

because it'll help you learn some facts,

like the word "igloo" comes from the word iglu.

In my mother's language, St. Lawrence Island Yup'ik,

they call it nenglu.

But they all mean house.

Bye, Molly!Bye, Molly!

[taps keyboard]

Mahsi'choo.

Thanks for asking, and see you next time.

"Party Moose."

♪

So the rabbit goes around the tree, down the hole...

Ugh!

Dad!

I need your finger!

Sorry, Moll, my fingers are a little busy right now.

Never mind!

I got it!

[paper tears]

[gasps]: Oh, man.

I'm the worst wrapperer ever.

[door opens and closes, bell rings]

Hey, Molly.

Is that your present for Nina?

It is.

My new favorite book:

Try This Trick:

, Fixes for Outdoor Mishaps.

I love that book!

Did you read the chapter on tickling fish?

No.

I'll show you.

There.

It's hysterical.

[laughs]

So where's the party box?

It's in the book nook.

[Molly laughs]

Why would you tickle a trout?

Whoa!

TOOEY: Does Nina know about this?

No. She's up north, filming vadzaih--

caribou.

I bet she doesn't even remember it's her birthday.

How are you gonna get it up there?

Mama's resupplying them today.

So I'm going to hide in the plane with the box.

As soon as Nina shows up to get her stuff,

ta-da, happy birthday!

Nina will freak!

I know.

Best. Plan.

♪ Ever

Hmm?

Uh...

Why is there a sock in here?

It's one of my presents.

Uh, don't most people wear two socks?

Yeah, but I only had time to make one.

Knitting is hard.

What are these?

Noise makers. You go like this.

[noisemaker rattling]♪ Happy birthday!

Plus, I'm bringing hats and horns,

and I made a cake.

Wow, it really is a party box.

Wanna see my present?

[reaching in pocket]

You made that?

Yup.

Mr. Patak showed me how.

It's super-loud.

[blowing whistle loudly]

[yelps]Too loud!

It's perfect-loud.

What did youget her, Trini?

This.

It's a spruce cone.

It smells like fall.

[sniffs]

[sighs]

She'll love it.

♪

[engine starting, propellers whirring]

Safe travels!Bye!

♪

I can't wait, Mom!

I can'twait!

[laughs]

Nina's gonna be very surprised.

[sighing]: I love Nina.

If she was on Who's Your Favorite Canadian?,

I would totally vote for her.

Is there such a show?

No.

But if there was...

[yawns]

Well, we have a long trip ahead of us.

Go ahead and get some sleep.

[snoring]

[chuckles]

♪

Starting descent.

Altitude , feet,

ten miles south of the runway.

[yelps]

Did I miss it?

[chuckling]: Of course not.

We'll be landing in about five minutes.

Wow.

It looks so wild.

Where are we?

MOM: Molly, welcome to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

[gasps]

I see caribou!

MOM: Uh-huh.

Lots of vadzaih.

What is that?

A rock?

Who would put a rock on a runway?

Hey, can you dig out the binoculars?

Huh, a dinjik,

a monstrousmoose!

No worries.

I'll circle the runway.

That should drive him off.

[whirring]

He's not moving.

I'll go a little lower.

[whirring more loudly]

♪

He's going!

[sighs]: To the other side.

I'll have to call Nina and see if her team can help.

Don't tell her I'm here.

[laughing]: Of course not.

[clicks button]

MOM [on radio]: Nina at base camp,

calling Nina at base camp.

Layla, yeah, I was wondering why you weren't landing.

Ah, there's a moose on the runway.

Sure thing.

We'll see what we can do.

[radio beeps]

NINA [quietly]: Whew, he's big.

Any ideas?

I don't do moose, only caribou.

How about we say "shoo"?

On three.

One, two, three!

Shoo! Shoo!

Shoo, moose! Shoo, moose!

Shoo!

♪

Not my best idea.

What are we gonna do?

We need those supplies.

Calling Layla, calling Layla.

Hey, Nina.

NINA [on radio]: We're not sure what else to do.

We yelled, but he's not budging.

MOM [on radio]: That's about all youcan do.

I've been looking, but I don't see anywhere else to land.

New problem.

We have just over a half a t*nk of gas,

which means in about ten minutes,

we'll-- I'll have to turn around.

I need enough gas to make it back home.

NINA [on radio]: Oh, will you be air-dropping the supplies, then?

If the moose doesn't leave in ten minutes,

that's what we'll have to do.

Sorry.

NINA [on radio]: I totally understand,

though I was looking forward to seeing you.

Me, too.

You don't know how disappointed we--

I mean, I am.

Over and out.[clicks button]

No!

My best plan ever smashed to shreds.

Molly, this is beyond our control.

If the moose won't leave...

Then we have to make him leave!

Otherwise, Nina doesn't get her birthday.

How about we celebrate when Nina gets back?

That's not for a month.

You can't celebrate somebody's birthday a month late.

Why not?

It's against the rules.

[sighs]

If only we knew how to make the moose leave.

[gasps]: The book!

Checking index.

"M" for moose...

"M" for moose-y moose,moose.

[gasps]:Page .

"Stubborn moose and how to move them."

Yes!

[reading aloud quickly]

What?

Slow down.

[chuckles]: Sorry.

"Who hasn't run into

"an obsti... sti... -nate,

obstinate..."

Oh, obstinate, that's like stubborn, right?

"Who hasn't run into an obstinate moose?

[reading quickly]: "Here's a surefire trick to move a moose.

Stay a safe distance away."

[laughing]: I can't understand anything when you read that fast.

Do you understand?

Uh... no.

Then start over and slow down.

But you said we only had ten minutes.

As Grandpa Nat would say, "Keep calm to move moose along."

[chortles]

[breathes deeply]

"Here's a surefire trick to move a moose.

Stay a safe distance away and make a ruck-us."

A what-us? I don't even know what that means!

Oh!

Wait, it must mean noise.

There's a picture of a person making noise.

Didn't Nina try that already?

Yeah.

I guess shouting isn't noisy enough.

Hang on!

This box is full of noise.

Only, it's up here, and the moose

is down there.

Calling Nina, calling Nina.

I've got a plan.

[plane approaching]Get ready.

♪

A party box?

Oh, they remembered my birthday, which is today!

Hint, hint.

Layla said to look for noisemakers and a whistle.

BEN AND LUCIA: Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

[noisemakers rattling]

NINA: Oh, it's not working!

Shoo! Shoo!

Only a few more minutesof gas

before we have to turn around, Moll.

Come on, moose.

Vamoose!

[noisemakers rattling]Shoo! Shoo!

BEN: Shoo, moose!

LUCIA:Shoo!

[groans]

Where is that whistle?

♪

A-ha!

[blows whistle loudly, moose yelps]

[blowing whistle, noisemakers rattling]

It worked!

Yippety-ay-oh, oh!

[laughs]

In the nick of time.

Prepare for landing, Moll.

[engine stopping, propellers slowing]

Ta-da![sighs]

That's what I was going to say.

Listen, Nina knows about the party box,

but she doesn't know about you.

Go hide!

[gasps]: You're right.

Congratulations, you steely-eyed moose mover.

[laughs]

I couldn't have done it without you.

And... a certain other person.

Surprise!

[gasps]

Molly!

♪

I love this book!

Uh-uh. Mine.

You already have a whistle-- and a spruce cone.

Uh, it's mybirthday, Ben.

I get the stuff.

You can have some confetti, though.

[laughs]

[laughs]

That book saved the day, you know.

Once you slowed down and made sense of it.

So how long before I get the other sock?

That one took me three months.

For Christmas, then.

Thanks, Molly.

Happiest birthday ever.

Hey, everyone!

So today is Nina's birthday,

and we are in the far way up north,

eating cake and moving moose.

And singing!

One, two, three!

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Happy birthday to you

♪ Though the moose almost blew it ♪

♪ Our Molly came through

♪