Nature Cat
The Mysterious Porcupine
Clip: Season 2 Episode 13 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Oh no! Norman the Squirrel and the rest of the woodland creatures are scared.
Oh no! Norman the Squirrel and the rest of the woodland creatures are scared. There was a porcupine sighting in the woods, so they’re all hiding in Hal’s doghouse to stay safe. Stay safe? What’s so scary about porcupines? Well, according to Norman the Squirrel, the quills on porcupines' back are like sharp needles and porcupines can even shoot them at you from far away. So scary!
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Nature Cat
The Mysterious Porcupine
Clip: Season 2 Episode 13 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Oh no! Norman the Squirrel and the rest of the woodland creatures are scared. There was a porcupine sighting in the woods, so they’re all hiding in Hal’s doghouse to stay safe. Stay safe? What’s so scary about porcupines? Well, according to Norman the Squirrel, the quills on porcupines' back are like sharp needles and porcupines can even shoot them at you from far away. So scary!
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Nature Cat: What a beautiful relaxing day with nature!
Squeeks: Sure is, Nature Cat!
Daisy: Ahh Love it!
Hal: Ahh what she said and what she said, baby!
Nature Cat: Absolutely nothing could stop this relaxing feeling!
Squirrel: Ohh watch out people!
Coming through!
Nature Cat: I've got to stop saying that!
Rabbit: Outta' my way!
Animals: Look out!
(BOING!)
(THUD!)
(SLAM!)
Daisy: What's all the excitement?!
Squeeks: Heya, Norman!
What's all the hubbub, bub?
Norman: It's game over, man!
GAME OVER!
(knocks) Hal: Ding-dong!
Ding-dong!
It's Hal!
This is my home!
Is anyone there?
Squirrel: NO!
GO AWAY!
THERE'S NOBODY HOME!
Hal: Yep yep, okay well, nobody's home, guys.
Heh Heh let's move it out ... (knocks loudly) Squeeks: Open the door!
We know you're in there!
(grunts) Nature Cat: Friends!?
Could someone please answer one question?!
Hal: Uh, did everyone wipe their feet?
Animals: Yes Nature Cat: Okay, two questions.
The other one being - what is going on?!
Norman: We're hiding in here because we're scared and need protection!
Nature Cat: In need of protection?
Nature Cat: What do you need protection from?
For I am not scared of ANYTHING!
Norman: A porcupine.
Nature Cat: Ahhhh!
A PORCUPINE?!
Nature Cat: Where?!
Norman: There's been a sighting in the woods, right near your house!
Daisy: Protection from a porcupine?
Why?
Norman: The quills on their backs are like sharp needles!
And porcupines can even shoot them at you from way far away!
Like this!
Norman: Zing-zing-zinggity-zing Nature Cat: Ahhh!
P-p-please don't do that Norman!
Norman: Sorry.
Anyway we're hunkering down in Hal's doghouse to stay safe.
Squeeks: Oooh!
That does sound scary!
Are you 100% sure it was a porcupine?
Norman: No.
Nature Cat: Phew!
Norman: I'm 200% sure!
Nature Cat: AHHH!
Daisy: Interesting...
I met a porcupine once.
I walked by him and said-- Daisy: Beautiful day.
Daisy: And then he said-- "Yep".
Daisy: Anyway, he seemed nice and did not shoot his quills.
Squeeks: Well once I was in the forest... Squeeks: CHEESE!
Squeeks: ...and I found some loose quills lying on the ground all casual like.
Sure looked like they could have been shot from a porcupine's back.
I don't want to make assumptions but...come on...
Nature Cat: I saw one once!
He was terrifying!
Nature Cat: AHHH!
Nature Cat: I still have nightmares about it!
Norman: Running away was the right move!
Once my great uncle was hiding nuts for the winter when a porcupine shot quills at him!
My uncle ran away in a heap of pain!
AND IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU, TOO!
(dramatic gong) Squeeks: Sorry, just trying to amplify the dramatic effect... eh, too much?
Daisy: Maybe my porcupine didn't shoot his quills 'cuz he didn't want to.
Or maybe they can't shoot their quills at all.
Or maybe they can!?
Awe boy, I don't know!
All I do know is that we're all scared of something we've never seen happen.
Norman: Well we're not taking any chances, we're staying put.
Hal: Okay, I understand, but I just have one slight question and a follow up: How long will you stay in here?
And for the follow up: How long will you stay in here?
Norman: Forever!
Hal: Well forever can't be that long, so you can all stay, just to be safe.
Daisy: Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay, Before you take in every animal, Hal, we should get to the bottom of this.
It's time for a little scientific investigation!
Oh yeah, oh yeah!
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