03x03 - Bandito: The Black Footed Ferret

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♪ Wild Kratts! ♪

MARTIN:
Hey!
We're here in North America

CHRIS:
Out west just before you get to
the Rocky Mountains,

in a broad, flat, expansive area
known as the Great Plains.

MARTIN:
And the habitat here is
a grassland called the prairies.

It's us, the Kratt brothers.
I'm Chris.

I'm Martin.

Quick, get down!

If you wonder why we're
hitting the dirt, it's because

we're trying to sneak up
on a certain prairie animal.

(Animal chirping)
This animal is always on high
alert, looking for danger.

The prairie dog.

(Chirping)

Every prairie dog
in this prairie-dog town

will warn all the rest
if he spots danger.

Then, everybody takes off
to the safety of their burrow.

And there are burrows
everywhere.

Prairie-dog pups!

More over there.

They can't wander far,
because a lot of predators

would love to grab them,
so they stay right there

around the mound where they can
make a quick zip to the hole.

Underground,
they're usually safe

in a fortress of
interconnected tunnels.

But there are predators
who can catch prairie dogs,

like coyotes.

These wild dogs can be very
clever in their approach

and grab a prairie dog before
he can disappear down the hole.

Or a badger, who will sometimes
dig a prairie dog

out of its burrow.

Ooh.

Some kind of predator got
a prairie dog right here.

A prairie-dog skull.

But the ultimate
prairie-dog predator

is the black-footed ferret.

This quick weasel with
a black mask is an expert

at chasing prairie dogs
into their tunnels.

CHRIS:
He has the ability
to go down after them

and race through the twisting,
turning tunnels.

Imagine if we had the powers
of the black-footed ferret.

What if?

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Ah, marshmallows!

Crispy on the outside,
gooey on the inside.

(Muffled mumbling)

(All mumbling)

Mmm!

How's it going Aviva?

Great!

Just putting the last tweaks
on this digging invention--

something that can go
through rocks and metal.

It's not as easy as it looks.

It looks awesome!
And ready for testing.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

How do you know
it's ready for testing?

Umm, well,
because it looks awesome.

Well, I have to double-check
everything in the morning,

make sure all the controls
respond properly.

Oh, and there's one thing
I forgot, too.

(Mumbling)

Huh?

Oh, but I really want to
test-drive it!

Don't worry, bro.

It'll be tomorrow
before you know it.

Then we can take
the Stone Digger for a spin.

Plus we have to be prepared,

get organized and
get everything ready.

KOKI:
It'll be better to try it out

and explore the prairie
in the morning.

Yeah.

(Yawning)
And aren't you tired?

Aw, I guess so.

(Snoring)

(Sighing)

I just can't sleep.

♪

(Gasping)

There's no way I can wait
until tomorrow.

I've got to test
the Stone Digger tonight.

(Beeping)
(Machine humming)

Sure sounds ready.

I think Aviva was just being
extra-cautious

Whoa! Yah!

Whoa!

Whoa! Ahh!

Is the Stone Digger
supposed to fly?

Gah!

Huh?

Wahh!

How do I stop this thing?

(Beeping)

(Gasping)

Okay, let's just hope

this Stone Digger
can dig through stone.

(Buzzing)

Wow!

Does this Stone Digger
work or what?

Ha-ha.

Aviva is gonna be so psyched
I tested it.

(Clanking and beeping)
Whoa!

Whoa!

Ahh!

(Groaning)

Aviva is gonna be--

Wah!

--so not psyched I tested it.

Ugh.

(Beeping)

(Yawning)

All right! See, bro?

Told you morning
would be here in no time.

Martin?

Hey, where's Martin?

Oh, no. He didn't!

(Gasping)

He did!

The Stone Digger's gone!

He took it for a test drive
before it was ready.

I had to run a diagnostic
on the controls

and align the rotor stabilizers.

Where'd he go?

And I needed to install
an emergency transponder

in case anybody got lost.

No worries, let me just call him
on his Creature Pod.

(Creature Pod ringing)

He forgot this too, so
we're not gonna be receiving

any emergency calls
from Martin either.

So where in the world
is Martin?

(Zach cackling)

I know but I'm not telling you!

Martin's lost and
the rest of the Wild Ratts

don't know where he is.

(Cackling)

It'll be fun to watch them
search for him

and never find him.

(Cackling)

I want some popcorn.
Pop me a bag!

(Popping)
Ahhh!

(Growling)

Pop me a bag of popcorn!

Crash-landed creature calling
Turtle Ship.

Come in, Turtle Ship.
Crash-landed creature here.

Oh, no!
I forgot my Creature Pod!

Ohhh.

Did I hit my head
and am I seeing things,

or are you
a black-footed ferret?

Ohh, I was seeing things.

I'd have to be really lucky
to find a black-footed ferret,

the most endangered mammal
in North America,

only around living free
and in the wild.

Ah, it couldn't be.

Yow!

Yow!

Hahahaha, you are real!

A real live black-footed ferret.

Hoho, I can't believe it's you!

ZACH:
Ewww.

I'm sick of cute baby animals.

Change the channel.

Let's see what
the others are up to.

So, we have zero clues
about which way Martin went.

Oh, this is much better.

(Chuckling)

That means we'll have to
split up

and search in different
directions.

I'll go north.

East.
South.

West.

Come on.

First, let's choose
our adventure vehicles

or Creature Power.

That speed of flight
and those sharp eyes,

there's no better way to search

than with peregrine falcon
powers!

Activate Creature Power!

Woohoo!

ALL:
To the Martin Rescue!

(Cackling)
They left the Tortuga open.

This is too good to be true.

Almost forgot: lockdown.

Grrrr, I've got to find a way
to break into that Turtle Ship,

steal their technology
and all their inventions.

I hope the blue brother's
done kissing baby animals.

(Laughing)

Yuck.

(Laughing)

Your black mask is really cool.

Whoa!

(Giggling)

That tickles!

(Laughing)

Hey, you stole
my Creature Power disc!

And with the black mask,

I just thought of
the perfect name for you.

I'm going to call you Bandito.

I know we already named
a raccoon Bandito,

but you are Bandito
the black-footed ferret.

Ooh, I wonder what black-footed
ferret powers would be like.

(Chittering)
Hm?

(Chittering)

Is that your family?

(Chittering)

So a family of
black-footed ferrets

live behind the ring of
mountains I tunneled through

where there's a huge
prairie-dog town.

And prairie dogs are the prey
of the black-footed ferret.

Without prairie dogs,
these ferrets can't survive.

So this hidden prairie
is the perfect hideout

for the black-footed ferret.

Oh, hey.

Looks like mom is on the hunt.

(Squeaking)

(Chirping)

Whoa!

♪

Check it out, guys.
With that long thin body,

the black-footed ferret
can get into such tight places.

She can practically
get into anything

and go just about anywhere.

The black-footed ferret
is so great at chasing

through twisting and turning
underground tunnels.

And she usually gets
what she's after--

a prairie dog,
her main and only prey.

Oh, no, I forgot that
I forgot my Creature Pod.

Nobody's even seeing this.

ZACH:
Oh, don't worry, I am.

And now I have a great idea.

I can use these sneaky weasel
thingies to get what I'm after.

I'll capture them
and make robber robots

and send them into
the Turtle Ship

to steal the Wild Kratts'
inventions

and secret technology.

(Cackling)

And they already have
little robber masks.

(Laughing)

Wah! Oof.

♪

I've got to find Martin.

♪

Oh, so they're out searching
for Blue Boy.

I'll have to be very careful

that I don't lead them to
Martin and my weasel thingies.

Engage cloud camouflage!

♪

Hey, Bandito, is it me,

or is that weird cloud
coming straight towards us?

One thing I learned about
the weather

is that clouds that act
strangely usually mean Zach!

(Cackling)

You found me out!

But I'm the only one
who found you!

All your friends are searching
in the wrong direction.

Well, uh, thanks
for rescuing me, Zach.

Oh, I've got to admit
I am surprised.

But I really appreciate
you helping me out.

I'm not going to help you!

I'm going to take
all those weasel thingies

and leave you here!

(Cackling)

Oh, no!

(Chittering)

(Chittering)

MARTIN:
Hey.

Turn it off!
Leave those ferrets alone!

Stop!

I don't want any of
the prairie puppies.

Just the sneaky weasel thingies
wearing the masks.

MARTIN:
Hold it!

You can't take these ferrets!

(Straining)

Aah!

I'm going to use your animal
friends here

to make into robber robots.

And you can't stop me

because I have a new lockdown
mode for my plane.

It's impenetrable.

So you can't get in

and your Wild Ratts
can't meddle with my plans!

That's Wild Kratts.
And I am gonna stop you

before you lock down the plane
by turning off your vacuum.

Whoa!

(Chuckling)

That's it?
Aren't there any more?

There are so few because
they are so very endangered.

There are only around
black-footed ferrets

left in the wild.
This was an unknown colony.

Finding it made .

Well, now you're back to ,
because I'm leaving.

Huh? Whoa!

Oof!

No!

Hmmm, some mountains popping up
in the prairies?

Something tells me
that's not natural.

It's the same shape and diameter
as my new digging machine.

I knew it!
There's Martin.

Aviva! Here!

Hey Aviva. Haha, whew.

You found me.

I can't believe you test-drove
the Stone Digger

before it was ready!

Even when I told you not to!

And you destroyed it!

It wasn't ready!

I'm sorry, Aviva.

But it was ready.
It worked! Look!

It drilled right through
that mountain, see?

It took me to this
hidden prairie

where I discovered a new colony

of the very endangered
black-footed ferret.

(Gasping)
Black-footed ferret?

I love them.
A new colony?

That's incredible!
Where are they?

Uh, that's the only problem.

Zach stole them!

(Gasping)
No! But they're so endangered.

The new colony is all gone?

Mm-hm.

(Gasping)
Well, all except this one.

Ay, que lindo.

His name is Bandito.

Oh great, a Creature Pod.

Hey, everybody, Aviva found me!

All right!
Right on.

Mission accomplished.

But now we've got a Creature
Rescue on our hands.

Zach has stolen a colony of
black-footed ferrets

and flown off with them.

Black-footed ferrets?

Now we've got to
find Zach's plane.

He's camouflaged
as a cloud again.

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CHRIS:
Hmm.

This could take a while.

I'll use the amazing flying
powers of the peregrine falcon

to dive through every cloud
until I bump into Zach.

Normal cloud.
Normal cloud.

Normal cloud.
Normal cloud.

Normal cloud...

Okay, Zach was bragging about
how he had a new lockdown mode

for his plane
and that it was impenetrable.

We're going to need
a way to get in.

We might want to salvage
the Stone Digger.

What?
Grrrr!

(Growling)

Uh... I've got some tape?

Grrrr!

You have no idea

what it takes
to put inventions together.

And we could also get some help

from Bandito's black-footed
ferret power.

Awwww.

(Chuckling)
Ah, yeah.

Feel like programming
a new power disc?

Uh-huh.

MARTIN:
Okay.

He's got a long body
that's perfectly designed

for scooting through
the tightest places.

Even the twistiest tunnels
can't slow him down.

Ow!

And has sharp teeth
because he's a little predator.

(Chittering)

What's the styling
black mask for?

Hehe, yeah.

That's to cut down
the sun's glare

when he looks out
over the prairie.

Let's program
some creature powers.

(Chittering)

(Laughing)

You are one power-packed
little creature.

Now put a weasel thingy in it.

I don't really have to test it

because my inventions
always work perfectly.

But I like to.

(Beeping)

Fluid and sneaky.

(Cackling)

Normal cloud. Normal cloud--

Oof!

Ohoho, I found Zach's plane.

Oh, way to go!

You ran into a bird
and messed up the plane again.

Get it off of my windshield.

Faster.
Get it off faster!

Oh-- oh--

Aaaah!

ZACH:
Land this plane!

I want all the plane's power

diverted to production
of the final four robber-bots!

Oh, I can't wait to activate
black-footed ferret powers.

AVIVA:
Momentito.

I think I can actually salvage
the Stone Digger

as a hand-held device.

(Beeping)

Hey, I found Zach's plane.

Whoa!

And I've got a location
for you.

Sending!

(Grunting)

Way to go, bro.

Thanks, Chris.

You're welcome.

(Groaning)

To the Creature Rescue!

There must be some way in.

It can't be totally
impenetrable.

(Straining)

Aha.

Hmmm.

All the vents have been sealed.

Something big must be going on.

Zach has really improved
his lockdown mode.

I can't find any way in.

AVIVA:
Well if we can't find a way in,
we'll make a way in.

And once we're in, I know
exactly how we'll get around.

Assemble.
Assemble!

I present to you
my newest invention,

the... robber-bots!

I will send my robber-bots
to sneak into the Tortuga.

First we will use
your drill arms

to drill our way
into the Tortuga.

Okay, if we can get through
this vent cover,

we'll have an entry point.

We're in!

So you drill a hole
that is this wide.

And that is how we will breach
the outer shell of the Tortuga.

Wow, Bandito
really wants to go!

Show a black-footed ferret
a tunnel and he wants in.

And now for the second part
of our plan:

sneak through Zach's plane and
rescue the black-footed ferrets.

CHRIS AND MARTIN:
Activate Black-footed
Ferret Powers.

♪

(Chittering)

(Chittering)

Woohoo! We have Black-footed
Ferret Power now!

To the Creature Rescue!

ZACH: (Faintly)
These robber bots will tap into
the sneaky ability

of these weasel thingies...

Do you hear that?

...to crawl through tunnels.
Forthwithly...

It's Zach.

Follow that sound, we'll find
our black-footed ferrets.

ZACH:
...and once that phase
has been accomplished,

I will release the Robber-bots

into the Tortuga's
ventilation system.

They will sneak through
the tunnels and all the while,

the Wild Kratts will not know
where they are.

(Cackling)

This is a very important
critical stage

of my master plan.

Listen carefully.
No interruptions!

Let's move.

These Robber-bots...
That was close.

the Wild Kratt inventions
and technology.

I have programmed them
to target these things:

Miniaturizer, Buzz-bikes,

Cheetah Racing Thing,

Amphisub, Butterfly XT.

Okay.
Zachbot number five...

Stick with us
and we'll sneak you outta here.

That's you!
You will go in first

and canvass the area for
any icky, gross, cute animals.

Save it till I'm finished--
no interruptions!

Come on, everybody,
into the tunnels,

black-footed-ferret-style.

Fantastico!
You found them!

JIMMY Z:
Black-footed ferrets rock.

Smooth little creatures.

(Chuckling)
Yeah, Zach didn't even know
we were there.

Yeah.
But let's be quick!

Let's return to the hidden
prairie before we're discovered.

So we are now at the moment
you have all been waiting for.

It is time to deploy
the robber-bots.

What?!

They are so sneaky,
those sneakers!

Why didn't you say something?

Where are they?

They sneaked off to hang out
with the Wild Ratts?

Aw, forget it.
You can have 'em!

Oh-ho-ho,
what great creature luck!

Yeah, finding a new colony

of the endangered
black-footed ferret.

They're cute with amazing
creature powers to boot.

And should always be living free
and in the wild.

And in the tunnels.

The black mask
of the black-footed ferret

makes him look secretive
and stealthy,

kind of like a robber
or a ninja.

CHRIS:
And on top of that, black-footed
ferrets love to be active

at night, when
they can sneak around

under the cover of darkness.

It's their favorite time
to be on the move.

And tonight, we're going to put
our creature adventure skills

to the test
as we try to sneak up

on the rare and elusive and
endangered black-footed ferret.

We're looking for eye shine.

If there's a black-footed
ferret out here,

his green eyes
will reflect back at us.

CHRIS:
We're scoping out
a prairie-dog town

because black-footed ferrets
eat almost nothing else

but these big ground squirrels.

And a prairie-dog town

is where the black-footed
ferrets will be hunting tonight.

MARTIN:
Eye shine!
We got one, right there!

I think he went down that hole.

Over here, Chris.

This is a great place
for a stakeout.

We know he went down
one of these holes, and now,

we just have to wait for that
black-footed ferret to pop up.

He could pop up that hole

but he could also pop up
out of that hole.

Bunch of holes around here.
He could pop up anywhere.

Because, you know,

he works the prairie dogs'
underground tunnel network.

Chris, over here!
He's periscoping!

CHRIS:
Got him, got him.
Wow.

MARTIN:
They don't spend much time
above ground--

really just running from one new
tunnel network to the other.

Okay, he's moving.
There he goes.

And down another one.
Down another prairie-dog hole.

CHRIS:
A black-footed ferret's
long body is super-bendable

and can twist through all kinds
of turns in the tunnels.

MARTIN:
Black-footed ferrets
are high-energy hunters.

An individual
black-footed ferret

will eat about
prairie dogs a year.

So that's about one prairie dog
every three to four days.

Believe it or not, black-footed
ferrets almost went extinct.

And one time, there were only
left in existence

and a desperate rescue effort
was put underway.

It worked.

Today, there are over
black-footed ferrets

left living free
and in the wild.

And their numbers keep climbing!

CHRIS:
It's proof that we can help

and protect endangered species.

Keep on creature adventuring.

Heh! We'll see you
on the creature trail!

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