- 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.

I become... (happy adventurous music) 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 gettin' muddy knees now ♪ With Nature Cat ♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪ So what are we waitin' 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 favorite nature guy ♪ We just can't wait to get outside ♪ We're swinging through the trees now ♪ We're jumpin' in the leaves now ♪ We're getting muddy knees now ♪ With Nature Cat ♪ Go go go Nature Cat ♪ Tally-ho ♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪ Tally-ho ♪ Earth Day today!

(energetic happy music) Hear ye, hear ye!

Fellow nature lovers, I hereby proclaim that today is Earth Day!

(cheering) - Earth Day!

Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.

- It's my favorite day of the year, baby.

- Me too too also.

I love Earth Day!

Whoo-hoo!

Um, but one small question.

What is Earth Day?

- Oh Hal.

It's the day we celebrate nature and set an example for protecting the environment.

- Oh, okay.

I'm so down with that!

- So, what say you?

Let's celebrate nature!

Tally-ho!

♪ It's Earth Day today ♪ Let's all get together and make the world better ♪ It's Earth Day today ♪ And we will do our part ♪ By picking up the trash ♪ We help these little guys ♪ And we can plant a garden for all the butterflies ♪ I made this out of pine cones ♪ And that might seem absurd ♪ But when I hang it on a tree, it will feed the birds ♪ And we will plant a sapling ♪ And we will save a tree ♪ Earth Day is for everyone and everything ♪ 'Cause when you think about it ♪ We're all a big family ♪ It's Earth Day today ♪ It's Earth Day today ♪ Hang your laundry on the line ♪ It's actually quite fun ♪ And who needs a dryer when you have the sun ♪ Recycle all the bottles ♪ Recycle all the cans ♪ We all save the earth ♪ When we lend a helping hand ♪ And don't forget one important thing ♪ It's Earth Day today ♪ It's even better than my birthday ♪ Earth Day today ♪ And we will do our part ♪ - Best Earth Day ever!

- What she said.

- Oh yeah, oh yeah.

- And it's not over yet!

Now I have a big surprise for you this Earth Day.

(gasps of amazement) What say we go on a nature hike over to Butterfly Hills?

- Yippee!

Oh, sweet.

I hear the wildflowers are starting to bloom.

- And I hear that the butterflies are butterflying.

(laughter) It's what they do, wink wink.

- I'm so in.

Bring it on to Butterfly Hills.

Bring me down to the hills.

I'm gonna see the butterflies.

- Haha, to Buttefly Hills!

Onward and yonward!

Uh, little help?

- Don't worry guys, I got this.

Ahhh!

These plastic bags are so annoying.

- Here, let me help too.

Argh!

- I'll save you.

(everyone cries out) Rudzies?

- That's the supermarket where our family shops.

- I'm sorry, but plastic bags blowing in the breeze is just not right.

- Agreed, Nature Cat.

And I've seen so many of these bags floating around here lately.

- They're messing up the beauty of nature.

No fair!

- Viva la nature!

- Haha!

We're not going to let a plastic bag ruin our Earth Day!

You've seen your last days blowing in the wind and messing up nature, mister!

Haha!

Now it's back to our Earth Day hike.

Tally-ho!

Whoa!

(crash) Another plastic bag?

- Grrr, plastic bags!

- Man oh man.

Another one.

(mischievous music) (click) - (growls) Plastic bags!

- There's one too too also.

(cheeping) - (screams) Viva la nature!

- Agreed, Squeeks.

And so succinctly said.

Only one thing to do.

Bag those bags for Earth Day!

Tally-ho!

- Let's do it.

- Phew.

Thanks.

- You're welcome, little fishy.

- Haha, gotcha!

Viva la nature.

(cheeping) - A bag from Mart O'Mart, House Station, and oh man oh man, another bag from Rudzies.

- Rudzies!

- I can't believe all this plastic waste.

- And it somehow ended up all the way out here.

- This has to end!

These bags cannot blow freely through nature anymore!

Not on our watch.

We need to do something about these plastic bags!

- Yeah.

What's the plan, Nature Cat?

- I, uh...

I really didn't get that far in my thought process.

Heh, I was just kinda brainstormin' a little bit, spit ballin'.

- I have an idea.

Let's look for more bags!

- Good idea, Squeeks.

- But what about the bags that come after the bags we pick up?

- Good point, Daisy.

- It's too bad we just can't go to Rudzies and other stores and tell 'em about their bags.

- Good boy, Hal!

You're a genius.

(big kiss) - (laughs) I am a genius.

Wait, that's a good thing, right?

I always forget.

I'm never gonna get this... - Oh yeah.

Let's start with Rudzies and show them where their bags end up and how bad they are for nature and then maybe they can do something!

- Oh, they better.

Or they gotta deal with the mouse.

- Yes yes yes!

Quickly!

To Rudzies, everyone, and hurry!

- Yeah, must be a good thing.

(everyone shouts, "For Earth Day!")

(adventurous happy music) - (gasp) You see that?

Another plastic bag.

- Plastic bags are bumming me out.

- We gotta do something, Nature Cat.

- Hmm.

- Person, hold still!

- We need to get into the store and show them what their bags are doing.

- But how are we gonna get in there, Nature Cat?

- A little disguise should do the trick.

(cheerful music) Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!

Plastic bags as far as the eye can see!

- Okay, question.

Who do we show the pictures to?

- Come on, you guys.

We gotta find a manager.

- Whoa!

Oops.

- [Voiceover] Cleanup in aisle three.

- I can't believe it!

They even sell plastic bags in boxes.

(clattering) - [Voiceover] Cleanup in aisle seven.

- Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa!

Hal, hey, why'd you stop?

- I smell...

Yes!

Dog-a-ruffic Doggie Treats!

My favorite!

- Uh, Hal, let's keep it movin'.

Okay, come on.

- Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.

I smell...

I smell...

I smell cheese!

Hal, head for the cheese!

- No, doggie treats!

- Cheese!

- I got an idea.

Let's do doggie treats.

- Mama needs her cheese!

- Guys, stop before we-- (crash) Uh-oh.

Uh... Meow.

- [Voiceover] Hey, no animals allowed in here.

- Run!

- [Voiceover] Hey, come back here!

(crash) (Nature Cat chuckles nervously) (squish) (clatter) - [Voiceover] Cleanup on aisles 16, 17, 18, and 19.

(heavy breathing) - We lost 'em.

Okay, now what do we do about the plastic bags?

- Too bad people just can't put their groceries in some kind of big pouch like that guy.

- Hey yeah, that's it Hal!

You're a genius.

- Again?

I mean, how many times a day could someone be a genius?

So exhausting.

- I'm on it!

Perfect.

A cloth sack, Nature Cat style.

They can put their groceries in a sack like this and use it over and over and over again.

- And never have to throw it away.

Love it!

Brilliant, Hal.

- Hey, listen you guys.

Am I brilliant or am I a genius?

I mean, bababababa you guys gotta make up your minds here.

- [Voiceover] You know, plastic bags are just not good for nature.

- [Voiceover] Yeah, you're right.

(pleasant music) - Hey, it's working!

They're using our cloth bags.

I declare Earth Day the best day of the year.

Tally-ho!

- What he said.

- No more plastic bags!

- Viva la nature!

- [Nature Cat] Earth Day, every day!

- You guys, this is unreal.

People are lovin' our cloth shopping bags.

No more plastic!

- Man oh man, our bring your own bag plan is a huge success.

- What a way to celebrate Earth Day!

- Viva la nature!

- Haha, yes!

And if we continue with our plan, we won't see any more rogue plastic bags flying around here.

Whoa!

- Nature Cat!

- Whoa!

No plastic bag will get the best of me or Mother Nature!

Hiyah!

Ha!

Hiyah!

Mother?

(screams) - Got ya, Nature Cat!

- Thanks, Hal.

And I got the plastic bag.

I, Nature Cat, vow to never again allow plastic bags to pollute our world.

Not even one bag.

- Oh no.

- Oh, not again!

- Get that plastic bag!

For Earth Day!

- For Earth Day!

- Onward and yonward!

(splash) (splash) (coughing) - Tah-dee!

(splash) (crash) - Huh?

Whoa!

- No!

- Tally-ho!

For Earth Day!

Ayy ayyy ayy ayy!

- Grab it!

- Get that bag!

- [Nature Cat] Tally-ho!

(everyone screams) (crash) - Hey bag, it's me, Hal.

You gotta stop!

Stop floating away.

Oh boy, it's no use.

- But we can't let it go.

That's the problem, Hal.

If you let one bag go, and I let one bag go, and Nature Cat and Squeeks let one bag go... - Daisy's right.

Before you know it, there's plastic bags flying all over the place.

- Agreed!

Get that polluting, pugnacious, pitiful plastic bag!

- Pugnacious?

- Hahaha!

Woo!

- Great timing, Nature Cat.

- But of course.

Whoa!

Uh-oh.

Tally-ho!

Ahahaha!

Oops.

Hahaha!

Got you!

Haha!

One bag for Nature Cat.

One less bag for nature.

- Man oh man, great job, Nature Cat!

- Whoo-hoo!

- Haha, we got ya, ya plastic bag!

Viva la nature.

- There's no escaping us, bag!

- Mission finally accomplished.

Now what say we get back to Earth Day celebrating?

- Not so fast, Nature Cat.

Look.

- Oh no.

More plastic polluting nature.

- No fair.

We gotta get that plastic bottle too too also.

- We should do do do also.

- Nice one!

(laughs) - Water.

Why'd it have to be water?

- Aww, you can do it, Nature Cat.

It's for Earth Day.

- Yes I can!

For Earth Day!

Onward and get-that-plastic-bottle-ward.

- Guys, we gotta hurry.

We're headed for the ocean and so is the bottle.

Get that bottle!

- Faster.

The plastic bottle is getting away.

I got it!

I got it!

Whoa!

(splash) I didn't get it.

(laughs) - Almost got it.

Stay frosty, Daisy.

Stay frosty... Got it!

- Pull it up, Daisy!

Hurry!

- Whoa whoa whoa.

So sorry again about all of this.

I didn't-- (splash) - Man oh man.

What do we do now?

- Just leave it to me.

Um, excuse me, plastic bottle.

It's me, Hal.

We would appreciate it if you would stop floating for just a moment so that we could bring you into our raft.

Huh?

Come on in maybe?

Pretty please?

Pretty pretty please?

- Get over here, you plastic.

Now!

- But I said please.

- Hmm.

Haha!

Hold this steady, please.

- Aye aye, captain!

(suspenseful music) - Steady.

Steady.

Whoa!

- Nature Cat, come on.

You got this, man.

- Got you!

(laughs) (cheering) (splash) Ah, come on.

Oof.

- Are you okay?

- But of course!

Nature Cat always gets his plastic bottle.

Haha!

Hey, come on.

You gotta give me some props here.

Pretty heroic, how I got this one bottle, hm?

What?

But, how?

Why?

- (growls) Looks like our battle against plastic pollution isn't over yet.

Viva la nature!

- For Earth Day!

- Tally-ho!

(cheerful music) Where did all this garbage come from?

- From out there.

- Let's go out there and we'll put a stop to this plastic once and for all.

Viva la nature!

- [Nature Cat] Paddle.

Paddle like you've never paddled before.

- Aye aye captain!

- Keep your eyes open for any plastic clues.

- Hey you, fish.

- Oh hey, small land critter.

- Uh, sorry to bother you Mr.

Fish, but, um, do you know where all the trash comes from that washes up on the shore?

- Way out there.

- Oh, cool, thanks.

Keep paddling, you guys!

- Bingo.

Plastic trash.

- Man oh man.

Look.

- Oh, this is so terrible.

- So so so terrible.

(dolphin squeaks) - Whoops.

Sorry about the shower.

(chuckles) Just wanted to say thanks for pickin' up the plastic.

- Just trying to do our part.

It's Earth Day, you know.

- Yeah, well, every day is Earth Day for us.

You know what I mean?

- We sure do, Mr. Dolphin, sir.

We look out for nature every day.

- We sure do do too too.

Also, too.

- Hey, you know my motto.

Viva la nature.

- Rudzies.

No way.

How'd all this trash get out here?

- Ah, the trash just seems to come from everywhere, blown in from land by the wind, and from ships at sea.

- What?

That's awful!

- Yep.

The wind and surf pulls it all out here.

When people are careless with their trash this is what happens.

- Hey bird, please don't eat that.

(spit) - No one seems to care.

- We care.

- We sure do, Mr. Dolphin, sir.

- More than you know, Mr. Dolphin.

We care so so so much.

- We planted a butterfly garden and we cleaned up a marsh.

- And look what else we did.

Show him, Nature Cat.

- They used to use these plastic bags at the supermarket, and now they use these.

Pretty sporty, huh?

- That's a great start!

But you gotta just keep spreading the word.

Let everyone know that every day is Earth Day.

- We are so with you!

- As usual, mouse is in.

- Every day is Earth Day.

(dolphin squeaks) ♪ It's Earth Day every day ♪ So let's all get together and make the world better ♪ It's Earth Day every day ♪ And we will do our part ♪ Plastic hurts the earth ♪ And that is such a drag ♪ So when you go to the store bring a reusable bag ♪ You help out Mother Nature ♪ When you pick up litter ♪ And when you clean the land ♪ It sparkles just like glitter ♪ We'll plant another garden ♪ And save another tree ♪ Earth Day is for everyone and everything ♪ 'Cause when you think about it ♪ We're all a big family ♪ And don't forget it's Earth Day every day ♪ It's even better than my birthday ♪ Earth Day every day ♪ And we will do our part ♪ - [Voiceover] Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy, and Hal