01x26 - Operation Sleepover/Beneath the Surface

[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: "Operation Sleepover."

(wind whistling)

TOOEY: Taking Care of Sled Dogs, by...

(keys clacking, Tooey gasps)

Mouse!

Get out of here, you rascal.

(meows)

(keys clacking)

By Tooey Ookami.

So far, so good.

Sled dogs can easily live outside all year round,

even in the...

Boo! (yelps)

Molly.

(laughing)

Got you!

Did you forget I was coming over?

Oh, yeah.

We were going to snowshoe over to Chilak.

Yup.

Only it's too cold to be outside.

I practically froze my nose.

Okay, then I'm going to finish this.

And that's because they're accustomed...

"Taking Care of Sled Dogs"?

What's that for?

It's an article for Eugene Pike's blog.

Remember him?

Of course.

Your hero, greatest dogsledder in the world.

Uh, you misspelled "because."

There.

TOOEY: Oh yeah, thanks.

(wind whistling)

TOOEY: That blizzard we're expecting?

I think it came early.

Which means I better go home.

Come on, Suki.

(whimpers)

TOOEY: There, it'll keep your nose warm.

Uh, Tooey, I can't see.

All right.

Geared up and good to go.

(wind howling)

Now I really can't see.

Shut the door!

Push!

(phone ringing and vibrating)

Uh, are you going to get that?

(phone continues ringing and vibrating)

(phone chirps) Hello?

Molly?

It's Dad.

Are you still at Tooey's?

MOLLY (on phone): Yup.

Oh, good.

Listen, this blizzard is too dangerous.

You can't see a thing.

I've spoken to Atsaq.

We think it's best if you stay at Tooey's.

I'll come get you when it's over.

When will that be?

Mmm, they're saying by tomorrow afternoon sometime.

Love you, Molls.

Love you, too, Dad.

Bye. (phone chirps)

Sleepover! Sleepover!

Woohoo, yes! Woohoo!

TOOEY: Engaging thrusters.

MOLLY: Hypercube at max!

(imitating laser sounds)

Space slugs at :!

Evasive maneuvers!

Woohoo! (laughing)

ATSAQ: Hate to interrupt,

but we've got dogs to feed.

I thought we couldn't go outside.

Isn't it too snowy to see?

Yeah, but we have a rope to hold onto

to guide us to the pen.

So, it's okay.

Dad sets it up every winter.

Uh, he's staying over in Anchorage, right?

Yup.

Tooey's dad and brothers

are racing some of the dogs down south.

You don't have to come, you know.

Are you kidding?

I am totally coming.

Suki? (whining)

(chuckling): Okay, you lazy dog.

Be that way.

(whining)

MOLLY: This is so cool!

What? Cool!

(more loudly): Cool!

Oh, for sure they'll cancel school.

Oh, forget it.

(wind whistling)

Phew,

it's below.

That's the record this year.

Molly, can you fill up the bins

while we feed the dogs?

Sure thing.

(wind whistling)

TOOEY: Here, Luka, here, boy.

(whining)

Mom?

Mom!

It's too cold.

I think we should put the dogs in the shed.

(dog food pouring)

That should do it. (dogs barking)

(gasps): Doggies!

Aw.

You guys are the cutest.

We're letting them stay inside tonight.

Here, let's put this straw down for them.

♪ ♪

TOOEY: Luka.

Good boy.

This will be nice and warm for you.

Ready to go? Yup.

See you tomorrow, dogs, be good.

(whimper)

Aw, look at that.

They don't want us to leave.

Come on, kids.

Make sure you grab the rope.

Ready, Molly?

I guess.

Bye, dogs. (wind whistling)

(whining sadly)

(wind whistling)

Could we bring the dogs inside your house?

Mom would never let me.

Where would they even sleep?

We'll figure it out.

I bet she says yes.

Absolutely not.

The dogs are just fine in the shed.

But I think the wind is spooking them, Mom.

They look so sad.

It takes a steely heart to resist a dog, I know.

(microwave beeps and dings) But six are too many

for a small house.

And Suki makes seven.

It's totally a lot.

But we made a map of where to put them all.

Luka can sleep by the TV,

Rascal by the bench, Cali on the couch.

Skippy and Kiwi in the kitchen.

Jax in the hall,

and Suki stays with me.

Hmm.

You put a lot of thought into this.

We'll give them each a blanket so they know where to sleep.

(tentatively): Well, I guess.

Okay.

Woohoo! Yes!

But...

If they get too rambunctious

or wake us up or bother Mouse,

back to the shed they go.

Don't worry, Atsaq.

They'll be perfect doggies.

(dogs barking)

(blows whistle)

That's better.

You're in a house now.

You need to be on your best behavior.

I've got your room assignments.

Rascal, your bed is by the bench.

TOOEY: Luka, you're by the TV.

And Cali, you're on the couch.

MOLLY: Skippy and Kiwi, you're in the kitchen.

I'm going out to get more wood--

unless you need me?

Nope, it's all under control.

♪ ♪

"Sled dogs can easily live outside all year round,

"even in the winter,

and that's because they're accustomed to cold weather."

(keys clacking) Though sometimes,

when it's really cold, they can come inside.

MOLLY: Hey, Tooey!

Can I give the dogs a treat?

Sure.

If the dogs are well-behaved,

this is not a problem.

Who's a good doggy?

Who gets a treat?

(meows)

♪ ♪

(dogs barking) Whoa!

(Mouse meows, dogs barking, Tooey gasps)

Oh, no!

(dogs barking)

(meows)

♪ ♪

(dogs barking)

(groans)

(dogs barking)

Stop!

Sit!

(yelps): Stay!

Suki! (barks)

Mouse!

Taiqaa!

Come here!

(dogs stop barking, Mouse meows)

You okay, Mouse? (purring)

(chuckles): Yeah.

Well, I'm putting you upstairs.

Bad dogs!

Look what you did.

(door opens and closes) ATSAQ: Whew.

This should be enough wood.

♪ ♪

I will rely on you and Tooey

to clean up the mess that I'm pretending not to see.

Good night, you two.

Sleep well.

Uh... 'Night, Mom.

(door closes upstairs)

On your beds.

(dogs whimper) Behave!

(whining)

And done.

All clean.

Now, no more trouble.

Good night.

♪ ♪

(wind whistling)

(plate snaps, Suki whimpers)

♪ ♪

(rustling)

(panting)

(Suki barks)

Suki?

(groans)

(sleepily): Was that a bark?

I must have dreamed it.

(crashing downstairs)

(gasps): The dogs!

The dogs!

♪ ♪

(panting)

(growling)

♪ ♪

No.

(growling)

(dogs whimper)

(quietly): Drop it!

♪ ♪

If your mom sees this... (door opens)

ATSAQ: Everything okay down there?

(slowly): Yep, just getting some water.

Well, hurry back to bed.

It's late. (door closes)

Phew, you are so lucky.

(whining, plate breaks)

Go lie down.

♪ ♪

(keys clacking) TOOEY: But sometimes,

even well-behaved dogs

don't know how to act indoors.

When that happens,

you should keep a close eye on them.

MOLLY: Are you almost done?

Yeah.

I just need to make this completely accurate and correct.

People are going to read it, you know.

And...

done.

(yawns)

Good night, Molly.

Night, Tooey.

Night, Suki.

And Luka. (Luka whimpers)

And Jax. (Jax whimpers)

And Kiwi. (Kiwi whimpers)

TOOEY: And Rascal.

Rascal? (Rascal yelps)

(objects breaking, falling)

Hey, everyone, Molly here

to answer your questions about life in Alaska.

(taps keyboard): Caitlin from Kentucky asks,

"What kind of plane does your mom fly?"

A bush plane.

GIRLS: Hi, Molly.

GIRL : Today we're going to fly in a bush plane.

GIRL : I'm excited 'cause I've never flown in a bush plane.

In Alaska,

airplanes are really important,

'cause there aren't a lot of roads.

KYLE: I'll be your pilot today.

My name's Kyle.

This is where we'll be going today,

and a bit of information about what we're doing.

GIRL : "An aerial view of Anchorage."

GIRL : "You will see Anchorage and Alaska from above.

Another option is to explore Cook Inlet."

I wonder what kind of plane we're going to be in.

Let's ask the pilot.

This sheet didn't say what plane we're going to be in.

KYLE: Yes, we'll be flying in a Cessna float plane.

How many seats are in it?

KYLE: There are six seats in this airplane.

GIRL : We fixed the sheet for Kyle.

GIRL : We made the information they gave us better

by adding some facts.

"You will fly in a float plane.

And the plane has six seats."

(engine humming, radio squawking)

KYLE: We'll be in the air about half an hour.

♪ ♪

(man speaking on radio)

(woman speaking on radio)

♪ ♪

GIRL : You can see all of Anchorage from up here.

MAN: To the west.

So now you got that view there to your right.

KYLE: The Chugach Mountain Range over there.

♪ ♪

GIRL : The mountains are so close.

GIRL : We made it, Addison.

Hallelujah!

It was great!

♪ ♪

Bye, Molly. Bye, Molly.

Mahsi'choo!

Thanks for asking, and see you next time.

MOLLY: "Beneath the Surface."

Hey, everyone!

I'm super-excited.

(yelps)

But that's not the reason I'm bouncing around.

It's the first day of ice-fishing season.

Everyone in Qyah looks forward to this day.

(barking)

(laughs): Yup, even Suki.

Okay, I'll check in later.

(phone chirps)

♪ ♪

(barking)

Hey, Dad, it's Nina.

Let's go say hi.

You got it.

♪ ♪

(engines idling)

Hi, everyone.

Whoa, cool camera.

NINA: It's an underwater camera.

Wow.

So you could see all the fish swimming around

under the ice?

Yup.

I'm going to use it to observe

the different species of lake fish-- you know,

look more closely at them for an article I'm writing.

You guys want to fish in my tent?

I could use a few helpers.

Woohoo! Woohoo!

Yes!

Yes, please.

Thank you for inviting us.

♪ ♪

GRANDPA NAT: I'll drill holes for these guys

while you find a spot for us.

Sounds good.

(engine revving)

(drill whirring, ice and water sloshing)

Whew, there!

A fishing hole for each of you.

Enaa'basee'.

Thanks, Grandpa.

Sure thing, Shgguya.

Ooh, almost forgot.

In case you don't catch any fish,

I got you this,

so you won't go home empty-handed.

Another fish charm.

Mahsi'choo, Shchada'a.

Ah.

See you guys later.

Thanks for your help, Nat.

Ooh, what's that?

It's for my lucky fish bracelet.

It's a yearly tradition.

He gives me a charm

at the beginning of every ice-fishing season.

See?

♪ ♪

(bracelet jingling)

Man. (jingling)

Oh, no. (jingling)

Hey!

Need a snip?

Baasee'.

Maybe I should take the bracelet off.

Probably a good idea.

Do you guys want to help me lower the camera

into the water?

Do we?

Yes!

♪ ♪

NINA: Just lower it slowly.

Molly, you can watch what he's doing on the computer.

(water burbling)

MOLLY: Cool.

♪ ♪

I'm back!

Our friend Nina has this awesome underwater camera,

so we're going to get a fish-eye's view

of life under the ice.

Just a little higher, Tooey.

Great-- lock it off there.

That's algae which grows underneath the ice.

It provides a nice meal for zooplankton.

Let's magnify the image.

And those are zooplankton, which provide a nice meal

for all the fish that live in the lake.

Like that fish,

which I think is...

Ooh, I know that one.

It's nehjik.

An Arctic char.

You can tell

by the reddish-orange color on its belly.

♪ ♪

You guys are right.

It is an Arctic char.

Wow.

When you look at the top of a frozen lake,

it looks so quiet.

I had no idea so many different kinds of fish

were swimming around all together down there.

All I know is, seeing all these fish

is making me hungry.

Let's start fishing. (phone chirps)

See you later! (phone chirps)

Bait, please.

Sure thing.

Suki!

(panting)

(groans)

She just loves those fish eggs.

I'll get some more bait from your dad and Grandpa Nat.

Be right back.

♪ ♪

(wind whistling)

What are those?

They're magnets.

I use them to hold down my papers

so they don't blow away.

Great idea.

Oops.

Sorry, Nina.

It's fishing time.

♪ ♪

TOOEY: Hmm.

I wonder if I'll catch anything today.

I wonder how many different kinds of fish

I might catch today.

♪ ♪

Well... sounds like we have ourselves

a fish-off.

♪ ♪

(reel spinning)

I think I got one.

(struggling)

Yes!

Hello, Mr. Arctic Char.

Tooey Ookami is in the lead.

Hey!

How are we going to keep track of who caught what, Molly?

I'm not sure.

You guys could make a table.

Like this.

♪ ♪

This table is helping me keep track

of what I'm seeing with the camera.

Your table will help you keep track

of who caught what and who's in the lead.

And you can borrow these.

♪ ♪

MOLLY: Okay, there's you, and there's me.

And here are the types of fish we can catch.

And I've already caught an Arctic char, so...

Easy peasy.

♪ ♪

(reel spinning)

(gasps): I got a bite.

It's a rainbow trout.

Molly Mabray is on the table.

♪ ♪

Yes!

(gasps): I feel a tug.

(struggling)

MOLLY: Ooh!

Another rainbow trout!

Nice one.

♪ ♪

Ooh, I got a bite!

(struggling)

(both laughing)

Whoo!

I know this one.

Qaqiiyak!

MOLLY: Yup, a silver salmon.

♪ ♪

(reel spinning)

I got one.

I got one, too.

(struggling)

(struggling)

(through teeth): Get over here!

(struggling)

Whoa,

this one's really big.

(struggling)

Guys. Guys!

Your fishing hooks have hooked each other.

Oh. Oh.

(laughing)

I'm going to take a SnoGo around the lake

and see what kind of fish everyone else is catching.

Say hi to Dad and Grandpa.

Will do!

Bait, please.

(Suki murmuring, panting)

Suki!

(barks)

♪ ♪

(gasps): My bracelet!

It's gone.

I can't see a thing.

(sighs): That was my lucky fishing charm

from Grandpa.

(gasps): Wait.

The underwater camera.

You're right.

If we can locate my bracelet,

we'll just hook it and reel it up.

MOLLY: Move it around a little.

Stop!

There it is!

♪ ♪

MOLLY (sighs): Just missed it.

I never thought I'd want a fish to not bite my hook,

but please move, fish.

♪ ♪

Thank you, fish.

And reel it up.

(reel straining)

(Molly gasps)

Come on!

Now I'll never get my charms back.

(whimpers)

Baasee', Suki.

(wind whistling)

♪ ♪

Molly, I know how

we can catch those metal fish.

We just need the right bait.

♪ ♪

(reel whirring)

♪ ♪

Almost there.

Come on, please work.

(water burbling)

Come on, come on.

Yes!

Got 'em!

Wow.

These charms are a lot heavier than I remember.

(both struggling)

(yelps) Whoa!

♪ ♪

Hey, hey!

Did my two favorite fishers catch any...

Whoa!

Not bad.

So, who won the fish-off?

It was a tie. It was a tie.

And it's all thanks to my lucky bracelet.

♪ ♪