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!

Come on, you guys!

Hurry up!

I can'’’t wait to see the marsh!

Ha ha!

Me either, Daisy!

Follow me!

Tally-ho!

Nature Cat, wait!

You don'’’t even know where the marsh is!

Of course I do, Squeeks!

This way!

Onward and yonward!

SQUEEKS: Nature Cat!

You'’’re going the wrong way!

The wrong what-- whoa!!!

(Camera phone clicking) Ahhh!

Whoa!

3-D!

It looks like he'’’s really coming at me!

Ahh!!

(Yelling) SQUEEKS: Nature Cat!

(All shouting) Ha ha!

I give you... the marsh!

Whoa!

Wha-a-a-at?

DAISY: Oh, look!

A bald eagle!

A frog!

Oh, and there'’’s a heron!

Okay, my cousin Marvin said he'’’d meet us right here!

Marvin!

DAISY: Man, oh, man!

Marvin is one lucky mouse to live here.

It'’’s really interesting!

But he said there'’’s big trouble brewing here and he needs our help!

Trouble, huh?

(Sniffing) I'’’ll tell you what the trouble is.

This mud-stuff stinks!

(Sniffing) Ewww!

I am sorry, but that is just not right.

(Gagging) MARVIN: Hey, Squeeks!

Marvin!

Hey, what'’’s up, cuz?

I'’’m so glad you made it!

Marvin, I want you to meet my friends.

This is Hal.

Hi!

This is Daisy.

Hello.

And this is the one, the only, the Nature Cat!

At your disposal.

Ooh, nice boaty thing!

Thanks, Hal!

Made it myself!

Hop on!

Water, why'’’d it have to be water?

Seriously, Nature Cat?

Come on.

I gotcha, Hal.

Don'’’t worry, I gotcha.

Oh, thanks!

So, Marv, what'’’s going down?

It'’’s the marsh!

It'’’s-- Stinky, right?

Because of the muddy stuff.

I know, that is a big problem!

That'’’s muck, Nature Cat.

It'’’s supposed to smell that way.

Muck?

It'’’s just mud and the stuff that'’’s left after plants die.

It all sinks to the bottom and rots.

Uh, okay.

MARVIN: But it'’’s filled with teeny-tiny critters that help with the rot and keep the water clean.

Teeny-tiny critters!

Hi, little guys in there!

It'’’s me, Hal!

"Hi, Hal!

Nice to meet you!"

Did you see this?!

"Hi, Nature Cat!

Hello.

Welcome."

No thank you, Hal.

I'’’m good.

MARVIN: The muck'’’s healthy for now, but not for long!

The marsh is in danger.

Danger?!

(Whispering) What'’’s wrong?

The water'’’s been rising like crazy the past few days.

It'’’s getting too high and starting to flood the marsh!

That'’’s terrible, Marvin!

Tell me about it.

That'’’s where I stored my seeds, next to my home.

Oh!

So your food and your home are all underwater?

'’’Fraid so!

I'’’m so sorry, Marvin.

Guys, we need to figure out how to stop the flooding!

And save the marsh!

And save the muck!

Don'’’t worry, my little muck buddies!

I won'’’t let anything happen to you!

"Yay!

Thank you!"

"Oh, Hal, you rock!"

"You'’’re the greatest, Hal!"

Seriously, did you smell this?

(Sniffing) Oh, delightful!

Earthy, with a light hint of rot.

See, the water comes into the marsh from that stream over there.

So, where does the water go out?

Well, the water usually spreads out across the marsh and then it flows into a stream way over there.

Okay, so, water is supposed to keep flowing in from the stream, and then out through the stream.

Yep!

And that water flow is what keeps the marsh healthy and all the animals and plants happy.

Wait, it doesn'’’t look like this water is flowing anywhere!

We'’’re not moving!

Hmm.

I didn'’’t realize that.

What could cause the water not to flow out?

Allow me!

Hmm, curious.

Something'’’s in the way.

We need to get a closer look at the stream!

Tally-ho!

(Splashing) Onward and yonward!

(Grunting, groaning) Uh, Nature Cat?

Huh?

Oh, uh, sorry.

Here you go!

Oh, so that'’’s how you do it!

SQUEEKS: Wait, let me get this straight.

So you'’’re telling me cousin Harold, Buster, Mary and Zazu all left the marsh?

Yep, just yesterday.

Flood pushed them out.

Other animals, too.

SQUEEKS: Well, that'’’s just not fair!

We have to do something so they can all come back home!

A tire?

Balloons?

Yeah, been seeing more garbage around here.

VOICE: Help!!!

Help!

W-W-Wait.

I hear something, listen!

Help!

Help!

Someone!

Anyone!

Everyone!

Oh, hey, look!

Uh, a little help?

How'’’d you get stuck in there, ya little lizard guy?

Seemed like a warm place to hang out in the morning sun, but in retrospect probably not the best of ideas.

Fear not, lizard, I'’’ll save you!

♪ Ah!

Whoa, thanks!

I didn'’’t catch your name, kind sir?

Why, I'’’m Nature Cat!

While you'’’re in a saving-the-day mode, can you help my friend over there?

Get this thing off me, man!

But of course!

♪ (Splashing) Man, oh, man!

This could cause some serious damage around here!

You'’’re telling me.

Me too, man.

Oh wow!

NATURE CAT: Will you look at all that trash?

Well, I'’’ll be.

That'’’s why the marsh is flooding!

Yeah!

The fresh water is coming in from the stream, but it'’’s blocked from going out by the trash!

Oh, this is so gross!

All this trash is really bad for the marsh!

Don'’’t forget the muck!

"Hal!

Hal!

Hal!

Hal!"

Hear ye, hear ye!

Never again shall a lizard get stuck in a bottle, or piles of garbage block up the marsh.

We must clean up this place now!

And save the marsh!

And save the muck!

Tally-ho!

It'’’s go time!

(Barking) ♪ No more littering in the marsh!

See?

We'’’re letting everyone know.

♪ (Spring bouncing) (Splashing) (Bicycle bell ringing) (Splashing) Good day, garbage man, sir.

♪ (Rumbling) The water!

It flows!

(All cheering) ALL: We did it!

(Nature Cat sighing happily) Now this is what I call a healthy marsh!

DAISY: It'’’s really beautiful!

MARVIN: Yup!

It sure is!

Never looked better.

MICE: Hey, Marvin!

Hey, Squeeks!

Buster!

Oh, Harold!

Mary!

Zazu!

Welcome home!

It'’’s great to be home!

Oh!

There is so much life here!

Ahhh!

I love this marsh!

HAL: I love muck!

(Splashing) (Thudding) Wait, wait!

Hal, Hal, no heel!

No!

Oh, sorry, Nature Cat!

It'’’s all right, Hal.

Muck is a-okay with me.

"You'’’re not so bad yourself, Nature Cat!"

(Giggling) MARVIN: Thanks again for saving the marsh!

NATURE CAT: Anytime, cousin Marvin, anytime.

Hello!

Hmm.

Hmm... Aha!

Tah-dee!

And this is what Nature Art Day is all about!

Creative, powerful, personal.

(Blubbering) Muddy.

Whoops, sorry!

(Hawaiian luau music playing) Whoa-ho-ho, Squeeks!

Who knew grass could look so artistic!

Love the outfit!

Well, I'’’m glad you like it, '’’cause I made you one!

I was hoping!

♪ Aloha-oh ♪ ♪ Aloha-ay ♪ ♪ Here'’’s a little hula dance for Nature Art Day ♪ Yeah!

What about you, Daisy?

Huh?

What about you?

Yeah, where'’’s your nature art?

Actually, nothing'’’s hit me yet.

but I'’’m hoping inspiration will strike at any moment!

Ouch!

Hey!

Maybe I can use this!

You want inspiration, my friends?

Just you wait until I unveil my latest nature masterpiece!

ALL: Ooh!

We rolling?

Rolling!

Perfect.

And now I, Nature Cat, proudly present to you, made entirely out of acorns!

No small feat, I might add.

(Giggling) Let'’’s see it already!

I give you... Me!

(Cheering) Oh, yeah!

Hey!

Where'’’s your head?

Naturally, it'’’s right here on my neck, Hal.

See?

Not this head, Nature Cat.

That one!

Yipes, my head!

My head was right here!

And now, it'’’s gone!

Where'’’d it go?

Where'’’d it go?

Where'’’d it go?

My masterpiece is ruined!

Don'’’t worry, Nature Cat!

We'’’ll find your head!

Let'’’s investigate!

(Camera flashing) So, what did this acorn head in question look like, hmm?

My head.

Okay, all right.

And this acorn head is made from... what now?

Acorns.

Uh-huh, okay.

Let me just fill this little shading part in here.

A happy little tree-- Got it!

Uh, this really isn'’’t even close, Hal.

HAL: Found it!

Catch!

Touchdown.

Clues!

Animal tracks!

Looks like the acorn head was taken!

And apparently, whoever took it left these tracks!

Exactly!

Someone walked in here and made those footprints and took off with your head, Nature Cat!

The acorn head thief!

I should'’’ve known it!

Good work, team!

Everyone, quickly!

Follow these footprints to find the culprit who stole my head!

Onward and yonward!

♪ I'’’m coming for you, acorn thief!

Me too!

Me too!

Me too too, also!

(Bonk) Okay, what just happened?

Ugh, you guys, we followed our own footprints.

Wait, so, I took the acorn head?

Oh, no!

Bad Hal!

Very bad Hal!

No, Hal, you definitely did not.

You'’’re a very, very good Hal!

Wait a minute.

This is my footprint, my shoe.

Oh!

This is mine!

I'’’d know those cute toesies anywhere!

I see them every day!

Here'’’s mine, little, little paw prints!

Yep, these are my long tracks!

But, uh, whose tracks are those?

SQUEEKS: These don'’’t look like our footprints!

They'’’re smaller than Daisy and Hal'’’s, but they'’’re bigger than mine!

So whoever made these tracks took your acorn head, Nature Cat!

Aha!

These are the tracks, I can smell it!

(Sniffing) Yup!

Everyone, follow these and bring me the head of Nature Cat!

Uh...

Allow me to rephrase.

Bring me the acorn head of Nature Cat!

(Chuckling) Onward and yonward!

♪ Wait!

Listen!

What'’’s that noise?

(Snoring) Aha!

There he is!

The culprit who stole my head!

Give it back, sir!

Or face the consequences!

Aw, c'’’mon, mom.

Just five more minutes.

Don'’’t you give me "five more minutes", buster!

Wake up!

Nature Cat, shush!

This raccoon didn'’’t take your acorn head.

He had to have, Squeeks.

The animal tracks led right to him!

Yeah, but look at his feet.

They'’’re bigger than the tracks we'’’re following.

I'’’ll see about that!

Uh-huh, about two inches.

Hmm, and this is only one inch.

It'’’s not the right size.

Hmm, interesting.

It'’’s also not the right shape.

(Gasping) You'’’re right!

I hereby proclaim that this raccoon is not the thief!

Okay, you can go and have your five minutes now, but honey, ya gotta clean your room today.

(Kissing) (Yawning) Thanks, momma!

Onward and yonward!

♪ (Snoring) DAISY: Nuh-uh, way too skinny!

(Thudding) (Woodpecker pecking) Nope, too pointy!

(Woodpecker pecking) ALL: Whoa!

Eh, different shape!

Excuse me, young squirrel.

Just a moment of your time?

Uh, sure, what can I do for you?

Do those footprints belong to you?

Footprints?

What footprints?

The ones on the ground in front of you.

Hmm, I don'’’t see any footprints.

Hmm, suspicious.

You don'’’t see those footprints that look exactly the same size and shape as your feet?

Um... uh-uh.

Really?!

You don'’’t see those footprints right there that lead to the spot you'’’re resting in this very second?

Ohh, those footprints?

Why didn'’’t you say so?

Nope, those aren'’’t mine.

Bye bye!

Oh, okay!

Sorry for inconveniencing you.

What a sweet guy.

Okay, let'’’s keep looking.

Nature Cat!

Look!

Wait a minute!

I think that squirrel is our culprit!

Yeah, well, it certainly looks that way.

Follow that swindling, scoundreling squirrel!

Tally-ho!

♪ Ha ha!

(Screaming) ♪ (Blowing whistle) Go, team, go!

Go, squirrels, go!

Woo!

Yay!

SQUIRREL REPORTER: It'’’s the football game of the year, folks!

Team Nature Cat and Team Squirrel going head to head for Nature Cat'’’s acorn head!

Omaha!

Omaha!

Green 88!

Hut, hut, hike!

And here'’’s the snap!

The Squirrel QB goes back for the pass, looking, looking, looking.

Whoa!

Hal, Daisy and Squeeks bring the pass rush, big time!

And here'’’s the pass.

The squirrel is open!

He'’’s wide open!

Looks like a for-sure squirrel touchdown!

Oh, my!

Did you see that?

An amazing interception by Nature Cat!

He'’’s got the acorn head and look at him go!

(Whistle blowing) Touchdown!

Touchdown, Nature Cat!

Oh, my!

CHEERLEADERS: Ooh, yay!

What a game, Nature Cat!

How does it feel to get your head back?

Well, feels great, Phil.

Ya know, you always want to come away with the W, but hats off to the squirrels.

They really gave us a run for the acorns.

And speaking of acorns... How does it feel to lose those delicious acorns after such a hard-fought battle today?

It'’’s gonna be a long winter now without any acorns, Phil.

A long, cold, hungry winter.

Love, love your nature art, Daisy!

Why, thank you!

I finally got struck by inspiration!

Ouch!

It'’’s footprint-a-riffic!

(Chuckling) Wait, did I just make that up?

I don'’’t-- Is that a word?

Gather round, one and all!

We rolling?

Rolling!

And now I, Nature Cat, proudly present to you-- made entirely out of acorns-- I give you, me!

(Clapping) (Cheering) And I would like to donate my acorn statue to the squirrels, to help them get through the long, cold and hungry winter!

(Cheering) SQUIRRELS: Hooray for Nature Cat!

Yes, I do love Nature Art Day!

(Squirrels cheering) ANNOUNCER: Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy and Hal are cartoon chrs, and not real animals.

To keep all of our animal friends safe, check with a grown-up before you bring a pet on your next nature adventure.

Yahoo!

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