Nature Cat
Breezy Rider/Swamp Thing
Season 1 Episode 3 | 23m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
The gang fly kites on a windy day./Daisy is determined to investigate the Swamp Thing.
Nature Cat and his pals are enjoying a windy day by flying kites in the park. But the merriment takes a turn when a strong gust of wind blows Squeeks’ kite up into the sky with Squeeks still holding onto it!/Daisy is determined to find out once and for all if the legendary creature, Swamp Thing, is real or not. Squeeks, Hal, Daisy, and a terrified Nature Cat head out to the swamp to investigate!
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Nature Cat
Breezy Rider/Swamp Thing
Season 1 Episode 3 | 23m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Nature Cat and his pals are enjoying a windy day by flying kites in the park. But the merriment takes a turn when a strong gust of wind blows Squeeks’ kite up into the sky with Squeeks still holding onto it!/Daisy is determined to find out once and for all if the legendary creature, Swamp Thing, is real or not. Squeeks, Hal, Daisy, and a terrified Nature Cat head out to the swamp to investigate!
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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.
(Door closing) 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 with 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 guide ♪ ♪ 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 Nature Cat ♪ Tally-ho!
Tally-ho!
Ha-ha!
Onward and yonward!
Woo-hoo!
It'’’s me, Hal!
I'’’m flying!
Move over, boys!
I'’’m coming through.
Windy days are certainly perfect for kite flying!
I know, it must be because windy days are so windy!
Here I am!
I'’’m here!
I got my kite!
What do I do?
Just let your kite take flight, Squeeks!
The secret is the wind.
Shh...
I'’’m not sure why though.
Okay, just put your back to the wind, wait for a gust, and let your kite go!
Hmm, okay, looks easy enough!
Back to the wind, wait for a gust and let your kite go... Aaahh!
Squeeks?!
Not on my watch, Squeeks!
Ha ha!
Gotcha!
But who'’’s got me?
Yipes!
I gotcha Nature Cat!
Whoa... little help!
Don'’’t worry, I gotcha!
I think... SQUEEKS: Don'’’t let go!
Never!
We'’’ll have you down in a jiffy, Squeeks!
Ha ha!
I'’’ve got-- Whoa!
Oh, help!
No time to waste!
Squeeks needs our help!
Onward and yonward!
Oh, help!
Come on, Squeeks, you can do it!
You can do it.
You... can... do... it.
Oh!
Whoa!
Ha ha!
Yeah!
Go Squeeks!
Good job, little mouse.
Oh, please hold on, Squeeks!
What he said!
Aw man!
Ahh!
Ha ha!
Water, why'’’d it have to be water?
Hang on, Squeeks!
Hang on!
What she said!
What she said!
Woo-hoo!
This is unreal, you guys!
Look, I'’’m flying!
Me, Squeeks!
I'’’m flying!
Woo-hoo!
Squeeks!
Well, I was flying... but now I'’’m stuck in this tree... on an island... alone.
Help!
Fear not, Squeeks!
We'’’ll save you!
What he said!
But how?
The question is how can we get to Squeeks?
Hmm... We certainly can'’’t swim.
A taxi?
No, wait, a bus.
No, a skateboard!
No, wait, a plane!
Oh, wait, a monster truck!
Hmm... Aha!
The wind'’’s pushing that leaf across the water!
Maybe the wind can push us across the water too!
Yeah!
Let'’’s build a sailboat!
Wind certainly got Squeeks into this predicament and now wind will get her out of it!
That'’’s why I love wind!
Especially on windy days!
Wink wink.
What I said!
Come on, Squeeks.
You can do this.
Just untangle this.
It'’’s like a necklace.
Just unravel it-- Okay-- ahh!
Oh, no.
Well, take a look-see at what we got here, Nevin!
And you take a look-see at what we got here, Kevin!
(Laughing) Oh, boy.
Okay, let'’’s see here.
To build a sailboat we'’’ll need some big logs for the boat part, and a branch for the mast!
Well, what are we waiting for?
Let'’’s build our sailboat!
Tally-ho!
♪ BOTH: Timber!
♪ Okey dokey.
We got the logs and some branches.
And I got the frog!
What'’’s the frog for?
Moral support!
(Croaking) See?
Gregory says we'’’re doing a great job but he'’’s wondering what we'’’re gonna use for the sail.
Huh.
Smart frog.
Hey, remember how the wind caught our kites and pushed them through the air?
Yes!
Great idea, Daisy!
Let'’’s use our kites for the sail!
Ha ha!
Tally-ho!
(Croaking) What'’’s that Gregory?
Oh!
He says we'’’re doing a fabulous job.
Thank you, Gregory.
(Laughing) Thank you for joining us tonight, gentlemen.
What'’’ll it be?
BOTH: Mouse!
Oh, good choice.
Be right back with your order!
BOTH: Yum!
Heh.
Nice waiter, huh, Nevin.
He sure is, Kevin.
The mouse!
Hear ye, hear ye.
I now christen our sailboat, "Breezy Rider"!
(Cheering) (Croaking) It certainly feels sea-worthy!
Onward and yonward to save Squeeks!
Ride, Breezy Rider, ride!
So, um, how do we move?
Ha ha...
I don'’’t know.
Daisy?
We gotta catch the wind with the sail.
Which way is the wind blowing.
Ow.
Looks like the wind is coming from over there!
NATURE CAT: Look, we'’’re moving!
Ha-ha-ha!
Next stop, the island!
Goodbye, little Gregory!
Keep in touch!
(Croaking) Land ho... Ouchy.
Hey, where'’’d that mouse go?
Oof!
Hey!
Watch where you'’’re flyin'’’, Nevin!
You watch where you'’’re flyin'’’, Kevin!
BOTH: We'’’re gonna get the mouse!
We'’’re gonna get the mouse!
No sign of Squeeks anywhere.
Well, at least we'’’re heading towards the island now!
Nice work, Hal!
Aye-aye, "Capitan"!
Ha-ha-ha!
Nothing can stop us now!
Except no wind.
(Laughing) Bring it on, you birdbrains!
BOTH: We'’’re gonna get the mouse!
We'’’re gonna get the mouse!
(Roaring) (Yelling in fear) Why aren'’’t we sailing?
Oh hey!
The wind'’’s coming from another direction now!
Just gotta move the sail and try to catch the wind.
Like that!
We'’’re sailing!
Whee!
We'’’ll be there in no time, Squeeks!
Land ho!
Ha-ha-ha!
Nothing can stop us now!
Ugh!
I gotta stop saying that!
(Roaring) Uh-oh.
Hey!
That was just a kite!
No mouse outsmarts Kevin and Nevin!
Or Nevin and Kevin!
Yeah, okay them too!
Oh, help!
Help!
Nature Cat, help!
Nature Cat, over here!
Nature Cat!
Ha ha!
Gotcha!
If the wind changes direction, gotta make sure the sail is catching the wind!
Like so!
Onward and yonward!
We'’’re going the right way!
NATURE CAT: There she is!
Oh, no!
Squeeks is in trouble!
Come on, wind!
Nature Cat!
Got ya, Squeeks!
Ol'’’ buddy, ol'’’ pal!
And I'’’ll serve some justice to those owls, Nature Cat style!
(Snickering) Tally-ho!
This isn'’’t gonna end well, huh, Nevin?
Yeah, it'’’s not gonna end well either, huh, Kevin?
Thank you for saving me, you guys!
Aw, anything for you, Squeeks.
Now what do you say we enjoy this windy day?
Onward and yonward-- Oh, heh, hold on a second... Catching the wind... and... Ha-ha-ha!
Onward and yonward!
HAL: What he said!
DAISY: Legend has it that Swamp Thing lives deep in the swamp, and mysteriously appears when a misty mist rolls in.
You can tell Swamp Thing'’’s near, by its super stinky smell, and by the disgusting gurgly-burpy sounds it makes!
And be ready, because Swamp Thing will reach out and grab you with its gnarled creepy...
Swamp... Thing... hand!
Swamp Thing!
Tell me when it'’’s over.
Tell me when it'’’s over.
Tell me when it'’’s over.
It'’’s over!
Hmmm, oh!
Ha ha, well, yes, I just-- anyway-- Swamp Thing sure seems like a charming fellow.
A bit misunderstood, perhaps, but charming nonetheless.
Misunderstood is certainly right, Nature Cat.
This is the only known video of Swamp Thing.
Yeah, there'’’s no other proof.
Some say it'’’s real, some say it'’’s a hoax.
No one knows for sure.
Oh, I know it'’’s true.
My best friend Charlie the dog, he 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 creature!
Gulp!
I'’’ve heard some animals say that they'’’ve smelled the stench, and they'’’ve heard the gurgles and they were almost grabbed by its creepy, gnarled hand!
Ahh!
Maybe Swamp Thing was just reaching out his hand in friendship, perchance?
Look you guys, it'’’s time to find out once and for all if Swamp Thing is real or not!
It is?
Like, right now?
Yes, and how cool is this?
We can be the first to prove it!
We can?
Right now?
It'’’s time to investigate the swamp and get actual proof.
Who'’’s in?
Count the mouse in!
Me!
Me!
Oh, me!
Pick me!
Pick me!
Hal, you'’’re in!
I'’’m in too!
To the swamp it is!
But-- Oh, hey-- look at the time!
Well, gotta go back home.
I bid you good day, and good luck.
Come on, Nature Cat!
We need you.
Yeah, come on, Nature Cat!
Don'’’t worry, we'’’ll stay close by, we'’’ll protect you.
Protect moi?
Ha-ha-ha!
Okay, deal.
To the swamp!
Just stay close, a little closer, no closer.
Really you can'’’t be close enough.
That goes for everyone.
Let'’’s huddle up!
DAISY: Here we are, at the swamp.
Huh.
It certainly doesn'’’t look scary.
It'’’s actually quite beautiful.
Okay, and uh-- (Sniffing) Smells most interesting.
A rich, intense, yet earthy aroma.
(Sniffing) Do I detect a hint of sweetness?
I do!
It'’’s the swamp!
Why, yes, here we are!
The swamp!
And looking for Swamp Thing!
(Nervous laughter) Tally-ho?
Okay, so how do we go about finding Swamp Thing?
Oh, I'’’ve got this!
Ahem...
Swamp Thing?
Oh, Swamp Thing?
You here?
Well, he didn'’’t answer so that'’’s a big no.
Okay, let'’’s go home.
Oh, taxi!
(Croaking) Swamp Thing!
(Croaking) Oh, hello, little froggie!
Never fear, little froggie!
I'’’ll protect you from Swamp Thing!
Swamp Thing?
Did you say Swamp Thing?
Aahh!
What'’’s that?!
(Gurgling) DAISY: It'’’s... it'’’s... its...
Swamp Thing!
DAISY: Wait, that'’’s not Swamp Thing!
It'’’s a muskrat!
How goes it, bub?
The muskrat'’’s nothing to be scared of Nature Cat.
The swamp is its home.
We'’’re not here to bother it.
Ha-ha...
There, there, big guy.
See?
Just a little muskrat.
No need to be frightened.
Oh, thanks!
Hey, I smell something stinky!
(Sniffing) Ooh, really stinky!
Remember?
Legend says Swamp Thing has a really stinky smell!
Okay, Hal, lead the way!
Ahem, oh, Nature Cat?
This way.
Oh, right!
I was just going to circle back around and meet up with you on the other side, but I suppose I-- Hey, wait for me!
Oh that stinky smell is so strong right here, you guys!
Whatever'’’s making that smell is right behind these bushes!
Oh, I just... hello... Earth to Nature Cat?
Are you okay?
I think he'’’s sleeping.
Nature Cat, are you okay?
Ah, yes, I had this awful nightmare that we were in the swamp looking for Swamp Thing.
We are!
When I count to three, you guys part the bushes.
And I'’’ll film.
Great plan, and I'’’ll get ready to run.
Ready?
One, two, three!
DAISY: Plants?
Yep, these plants are making that stinky smell!
Eww, what is it?
Okay, stinky swamp plants.
Here it is!
Skunk cabbage!
I didn'’’t know plants could smell so bad!
Ooh, the disgusting, gross smell kinda grows on you.
I like it!
Hey, maybe this plant is the smell that the Swamp Thing video was talking about and there really is no Swamp Thing!
Ha-ha!
Wouldn'’’t that be something!
I mean-- ha-ha-- after all this and-- heh heh!
There really is no swamp thing?!
Could you just imag-- (Snarling) Did you see that?!
Something'’’s over there!
Let'’’s go!
What is that?!
Swamp Thing... SQUEEKS: Whoa!
It'’’s a heron!
Man, oh, man!
That is so cool!
Whoa!
HAL: Hey, what gives?!
I can'’’t see the birdie anymore.
SQUEEKS: Yeah, it'’’s just the mist.
Uh, mist?!
When a misty mist rolls over the swamp, Swamp Thing appears!
Yipes!
(Gurgling) What?
That wasn'’’t me!
I swear!
Swamp Thing makes those gurgle burping noises!
Remember!
Closer!
Closer!
Cannot be too close.
Can'’’t stress that enough.
The gurgle burping is coming from over there!
Yipes!
(Gurgling) Aha!
The swamp water is making the burp sound!
Interesting, and quite odd!
It'’’s the bubbles.
Ooh!
I love bubbles!
Oh, and they smell like rotten eggs too!
Where are they coming from?
No idea!
It says here, the bubbles come from tiny living things that eat the dead plants on the bottom of the swamp.
SQUEEKS: Ah, well, they sure burp a lot.
Everyone, gather round!
Everyone!
Ahem.
I have a very important announcement to make!
Excuse me, frog, you might want to get in on this.
Thanks.
I, Nature Cat, firmly believe that there is no Swamp Thing!
What?!
No, wait!
But, why?!
How?!
And why-- There should be though!
Why?!
A few reasons!
One, the stinky smell came from the skunk cabbage, not Swamp Thing.
Two, the gurgle burps came from teeny tiny things that live in the swamp mud!
Not Swamp Thing.
And three, well, I don'’’t have a three at the moment but-- Nature Cat?
Let me just finish here.
Thanks, Squeeks.
So in conclusion, I, Nature Cat, believe there is no such thing as Swamp Thing!
Um, Nature Cat, behind you!
Oh, how do you do, kind sir with the gnarled, creepy hand?
Gnarled, creepy hand?
Swamp Thing!
(Screaming) Swamp Thing'’’s got me!
Swamp Thing'’’s got me too!
Oh no, Swamp Thing'’’s got me too, too, also!
(Struggling) Mother!
Hmm... Ha-ha!
Just as I suspected!
Fear not, I, Nature Cat, am here to save the day!
Tally-ho!
Nature Cat!
You saved us from Swamp Thing'’’s hands!
On the contrary, Hal.
These aren'’’t Swamp Thing hands!
These are just tree branches!
The hands are just trees?
So there really is no Swamp Thing!
I knew it because my best friend Mary 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 Mary the dog, said there was no creature!
I, Nature Cat, hereby proclaim this swamp is Swamp Thing free!
Woo-hoo!
Well, then what are we waiting for, let'’’s keep exploring the swamp!
Let'’’s do it!
Onward and yonward!
And so, after proving that Swamp Thing does not exist, I am ready to debunk all the others monster legends: Bigfoot, Lock Ness Monster, and Abominable Snowman, look out!
I'’’m coming after you.
Ha-ha!
Yes, and I'’’ll be along to help!
Ha-ha-ha!
Nothing scares me anymore!
(Croaking) Aaahh!
(Croaking) NARRATOR: Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy, and♪
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