- Comin' right up, some awesome ninjas!

They'll kick, and spin and chop, and... sit?

- Thanks.

More ninja skills-- - And the Pig... - Right after this message thingy.

♪♪♪ - ♪♪ One, two!

A one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ - ♪ One two three!

- Yeah c'mon let's go ♪ - ♪ Four five six!

- Hey what do you know ♪ - ♪ Seven eight nine!

- Woah!

What comes next ♪ -♪ Uh, ten?

- Ten ♪ - ♪ You're the best ♪ ♪ We are two Na na na na na ♪ ♪ Me plus you Na na na na na ♪ ♪ We're Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪♪ - Woo hoo!

- Uch!

(Japanese music) - Hiya!

- I'm Peg and this is Cat - Ow.

- And today we're in Japan for the Ninja Banquet!

It's like a fancy dinner party.

- But with ninjas.

- We're also here to see our best ninja buddy, - Aaaaaah!

- AKI!

- She's an awesome ninja!

- Peg and Cat!

Since you're here for the banquet, you can help me guard the fish!

- Fish?

Where?

- Here!

The fridge is filled with yummy fish we'll use to make sushi!

- Sushi!

Ho!

I have no idea what it is... - But it sounds soooo good, right?

- It's the main course at the banquet!

And you can't have sushi without fish!

So my sensei told me to guard that fish!

- "Sensei" means teacher.

- That makes sense, eh?

Hee!

- So let's hide behind stuff and keep watch!

This plant isn't big enough to hide me!

- This vase isn't big enough to hide me!

RRRRR!

- None of this stuff is big enough to hide us!

We've got a BIG PROBLEM!

- Wah!

- That's it!

When Cat's on top of the plant, Aki's completely hidden!

Way to increase the plant's height, Cat!

- Increase?

- Uh huh.

Increase means "add to."

♪♪ By piling things to increase their height ♪ ♪ Or lining things up to increase their length ♪ ♪ Look what we've got!

- A perfect hiding spot ♪♪ - Nice!

- And so... - ♪♪ Problem solved!

The problem is solved ♪ ♪ We solved the problem!

Problem-- ♪♪ - Uh, actually... - Not solved!

The fish is gone!

- No fish means no sushi.

- No sushi means no banquet!

- We've got a-- - REALLY BIG PROBLEM!

♪♪♪ - What are we gonna serve at the banquet?

- What are we going to tell the Sensei?

- Whoa!

What's mud doing on the floor?

- That mud is tiny footprints, two at a time!

These are a clue!

- A clue?

- A clue is like a hint.

To help you solve a mystery.

- So whoever took our fish must have made these footprints.

- And if we follow the footprints... - We'll find our fish thief!

- Look.

It's... - (together): THE PIG!

- Wait!

The Pig is the number one ninja, he's not a bad guy!

Why would he take the fish?

- Who knows?

Who cares?

Let's get him!

- But the footprints go two by two, next to each other.

Not one foot in front of the other.

The only way to make these prints is to... - Hop!

- Right!

But the Pig doesn't hop!

- (Cat): He hardly even moves!

- I don't think the Pig is our fish thief, Aki.

- But he's standing right-- Noooo!

He's escaped!

Agh.

I think it's too high.

- ♪♪ Then let's stack boulders and climb ♪ - ♪ Just like we stacked crates that time ♪ - ♪ Stack 'em up!

Increase the height ♪ - ♪ One, two, three!

Just right ♪♪ - Mud!

Ewww!

- Let's run across those bamboo sticks instead!

- More footprints!

The thief came this way!

- Whoa!

- There's the Pig!

Hi-YA!

Don't hold me back!

I can get him!

- It's too far to jump, Aki.

- He'll get away!

UGH!

Yaaa!

- In the mud!

Another clue!

- A foot print?

- A bottom print!

The thief must have sat down and left this bottom print in the mud!

- That's one big bottom!

- I know.

But look, the Pig has a small bottom and a squiggly tail.

There's no way he made this big bottom print.

- So he's got a small bottom - whoop de-do!

He totally took that fish!

I know it!

We have to go after him.

- But how?

- AAAAAAAA!

- Yes!

The bamboo!

Just like we stacked boulders to increase height, we can lay these sticks end to end to increase length.

Because... ♪♪ Length lying down ♪ ♪ Is the same as height standing up ♪♪ - No!

The Pig's gone again!

He's just so fast!

- Quick!

Let's lay these end to end and build a bridge!

- Well get Ms. Rope Trick over here.

- This bridge is really fragile.

We have to cross it slowly, so it doesn't break.

- Ugh!

Not another...thing!

- What can we stack to get over this wall of crates?

- There's nothing to stack!

- We're stuck!

- This stinks!

- Hi guys!

- Sensei Ramone!

- What are you doing here?

- Collecting firewood for the Ninja Banquet!

The Dragon is draggin' the wagon.

Heh.

- Good one, Sensei.

- This tree's too long to fit in the wagon.

- So let's make it shorter.

Hi-ya!

- Wow!

- By kicking off some of the tree, you can decrease its length.

- Decrease is the opposite of increase, right?

It means "take away from".

- Uh huh.

You can decrease length, or height.

- You just gave me an idea!

Thanks, Sensei Ramone!

- I do what I can.

- So what's your idea?

- Instead of trying to climb this tall wall, let's decrease its height, so we can step right over it!

- How can we make it that low?

- Like this!

Hi-ya!

- Whoa.

- You did it!

- Help me out!

- Hi-ya!

Hi-ya!

- He!

He!

He!

He!

- Wait!

Listen!

- Hee!

Hee!

Hee!

Hee!

Look at all this fish.

It's like an aquarium, minus the water.

Why am I talking to myself?

Must be a habit I guess.

Uch!

- It must be the Pig!

- The Pig never talks, he only sings opera.

- He never says "Uch".

- If it's not the Pig, who is it?

- Well, let's think.

The two-by-two tracks tell us the thief hops.

The bottom-print tells us he's got a big bottom.

- Huge.

- The only creature I know who hops, has a big bottom, and says "Uch!"

is-- - The Toad!

- Hi-ya!

- Hand over that fish, Toad!

- Can't do that.

I have to bring it somewhere very important.

- Get him!

- Ninja chase!

♪♪♪ - You're trapped, Toad!

- Whoa.

- Are you a ninja too?

(panting) - Nope.

Beginner's luck.

Who knew I had it in me?

OK, let's go!

- Hurry!

- Careful!

You have to go over that bridge slowly!

- No way.

I'm running late!

And being chased by you!

Aaaaah!

Help!

- He's too far down for us to reach!

- And we used up our ninja rope on the bridge!

- WE ARE TOTALLY FREAKING OUT!

(Ding!

Dong!

Ding!

Dong!)

(Cat blows a whistle.)

- Cat's right.

We should count backwards from five to calm down.

- Five, four, three, two, one!

- That's it, you height increasing Cat!

- Huh?

- We don't need rope to reach the Toad.

We can increase our height by using each other!

- Let's do it!

- Hold onto this boulder, Cat.

- I love being boulder holder!

- I'll hold onto you... Now Aki can increase our height even more... - And reach all the way to... - Me!

Thank you!

- Let's pull him up!

- Wait!

The fish!

- Don't worry about the fish!

- After I sliced it up just right?

No way!

Ta-da!

- We did it!

- Woo hoo!

- We saved Toad and got the fish back.

Which means... - ♪♪ Problem solved!

The problem is solved ♪ ♪ We solved the problem!

- So everything is awesome ♪ - Wait wait wait wait!

Toad cut the fish into tiny pieces!

The chef won't be able to make it into sushi for the banquet!

- Eh, sushi IS cut up fish!

- It's true, Peg!

See how they make sushi?

- Who knew-she!

- But why'd you take the fish and hide?

- I prepare my dishes in private.

So no one will know my secret recipes.

Little did I know I was being followed by Peg Punchy Crates.

- So the sushi's OK!

- We can finish our song!

- ♪ Problem solved ♪♪ - Best sushi ever!

It tastes like sword, with a hint of exploding crate.

- Sorry I thought you took the sushi, Number One Ninja Pig.

You were wisely leading us to the fish.

- Or just standing around staring into space.

- You never can tell with him, right?

-Thanks for a great banquet, Chef Toad and your amazing crew.

- ♪♪ We couldn't have solved the mystery ♪ - ♪ And made Ninja Banquet history ♪ - ♪ Without a few really useful clues ♪ - ♪ They're little things you can use ♪ - ♪ When you're feeling confused ♪ - ♪ About what to do or where to go ♪ - ♪ From somewhat subtle hints!

- To big old bottom prints ♪ - ♪ They'll tell you what you need to know ♪ - ♪ First we saw a trail of muddy footprints ♪ - ♪ Tracked across the floor, two by two ♪ - ♪ We followed them and found a big dent in the ground ♪ - ♪ From somebody's bottom ♪ - ♪ Somebody like you ♪ - ♪ Find a clue and it will share ♪ - ♪ Every why, and every where ♪ - ♪ All the how's and when's and even who's ♪ - ♪ Clues!

- ♪ They're little things ♪ You can use!

- When you're feeling confused ♪ - ♪ About what to do or where to go ♪ - ♪ So muddy tracks, or muddy bottom ♪ - ♪ Use those clues up if you've got 'em ♪ - ♪ They'll tell you what you need to know ♪ - ♪ They'll tell you what you Need to know ♪♪ - Hi-Ya!

- So height standing up... - Uh huh... - Is the same as... - Right... - ... as... as... (snoring) Wah!

Length lying down!

I dreamt you were a chicken.

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

(spooky music) - (Ramone): For your consideration, here's... Peg: a little girl with a lot of energy.

She's tamed dinosaurs; explored outer space; even helped compose Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

(Dun dun dun dunnnn!)

But today...she's bored.

- I'm so bored, I'm looking at old photos... - Boredom is common in today's youth, characterized by a feeling that-- - Everything seems the same.

- Everything seems the same.

- Same Peg, same Cat, same this, same that.

Even the same music going over and over and over in my head!

I wish something were different.

- Peg should be careful what she wishes for.

Because she's about to enter...

(Click!)

the Highlight Zone.

- Whoa.

- I was dreaming of peanuts!

Peg do we have pean-- WHY IS EVERYTHING BLACK AND WHITE?!

(mystical music) ♪♪♪ - ♪♪ One, two!

A one, two, three, four ♪ ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪ - ♪ One two three!

- Yeah c'mon let's go ♪ - ♪ Four five six!

- Hey what do you know ♪ - ♪ Seven eight nine!

- Woah!

What comes next ♪ - ♪ Uh, ten?

- Ten ♪ - ♪ You're the best ♪ ♪ We are two Na na na na na ♪ ♪ Me plus you Na na na na na ♪ ♪ We're Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus - Cat ♪ - ♪ Peg plus Cat ♪♪ - Woo hoo!

- You're coming up to a sign on the graph paper - it reads: (eerie music) - Hey!

I'm Peg, this is Cat, and where'd the colour go?!

Our painted rocks are just... - Rocks!

- Little Bluey's just... - Little!

- And my special marble is...

I can't bear to look!

Everything's just so... bleh!

- I can't live in a bleh world!

Meh, sure, eh, fine - but not bleh!

- This is a BIG PROBLEM!

- Maybe I can help.

- Ah!

- Ramone!

What's going on?

- You've entered a world not only of black and white, but of certain differences.

You've entered... the Highlight Zone.

- The Highlight Zone?

- What kind of differences?

- Why don't you tell me?

- Hmmm...well, my bed is really tall now!

- Hot diggity!

- The colour came back!

♪ So...

Problem solved ♪ ♪ The problem is-- ♪ Sort of solved.

Everything else is still black and white!

What happened?

- ♪♪ In addition to the black and white ♪ ♪ That took you by surprise The Highlight Zone ♪ ♪ Is also known for shifting shape or size ♪ ♪ Objects once familiar will suddenly look strange ♪ ♪ So when you see one, circle it ♪ ♪ Highlighting the change ♪♪ The only way to leave the Highlight Zone is if you highlight 10 objects whose shape or size is different than in the real world.

- And if we don't?

- You'll be stuck in this bleh world.

Forever (Cat gasps.)

- So we have to highlight 10 objects that have a different shape or size than normal?

Well I already did my bed.

That's 1!

So, 10 take away 1 leaves 9 to go!

- Happy highlighting.

- Ramone!

Wait!

Ra-- mone?

- Ramone?

No, I'm Richard!

Richard!

(sobbing) I can't believe you forgot my name, Peg!

I need my blanky... - Well, at least he's still the same.

Cat, we're on the Purple Planet!

- Not too purple, anymore... - More like the Bleh Planet.

- So bleh!

- We gotta get outta the Highlight Zone!

So let's find what's different here.

But wait - how are we supposed to know what looks different if we don't have anything to compare it to?

- Compare?

- Yeah - when you put things next to each other and see how they're different!

This is a REALLY BIG PROBLEM!

Cat, you brought the photo album of all of our adventures!

- I did?

- Yep!

And we can compare the photos in here with the Highlight Zone to find the differences!

Let's see... (chiptune music) - Richard looks the same.

- I do?

In a good way or a bad way?

- But Big Mouth looks different... - Mra mroo?

- You're right, Cat.

His eyebrows are squiggly, not rectangular!

And Richard's safe is round, not a cube!

- Colour!

- Rurrur!

We found 2 more differences.

9 take away 2 leaves 7 to go!

- Peg, you might want to check this out... - Oof!

Where are we?

Do you smell that?

- It's, uh... not the best.

- Yah!

It's the wurst.

- These sausagey things are wurst, so we must be in the wurst shop!

Hey, Ludwig von Beethoven!

- Good to see you, my man.

How's it hanging?

The wurst, I mean.

- Salted unt seasoned.

So vat brings you here today?

- You know, seeing the sights... - Smelling the wurst... - Trying to escape... the Highlight Zone.

- Never mind, forget I asked... - Now let's see... the wursts used to be long, round tubes.

Cylinders!

Now they've got sharp edges.

They're rectangular prisms!

- And the people are tall, tall, tall, short... - Instead of short, short, short, tall!

Different sizes... different shapes!

That's 2 more differences 7 take away 2 leaves 5 to go!

See you later, Ramone!

- Later might be sooner... than you think!

- Hey now!

- Whoa!

- Ladies and gentlemen, for our next act, Peg and Cat will spot the 2 differences... - We can do this.

- While walking the tightrope.

- Still doable.

- And juggling monkeys!

- Juggling what now?

Ah!

- Got it!

Whoa!

- And Peg's dropped the photo!

Can she catch it before it goes up in flames?

- You bet I can.

That came off like I know what I'm doing.

Which I don't!

(applause) - ♪♪ Look at her swing!

Look at her swoop ♪ ♪ Saving her thing from the fiery hoop ♪ - Aw nuts, I missed the photo and now it's too low for me to reach!

- I gotcha covered, peg!

- ♪ What gusto, what strength!

So clever and spunky ♪ ♪ She's doubled her length with the aid of a monkey ♪ - OK, last chance.

Ready cat?

- I was born ready... to throw monkeys!

- ♪ In her final attempt, her ultimate bid ♪ ♪ Can she?

Will she?

Did she?

♪ ♪ She did ♪♪ - Thank you, colourless circus fans!

- Now, let's find those two differences.

- Hm.

Got it!

The platforms are different shapes!

- Those are all circles.

- But that one's triangle shaped and that one's a rectangle!

2 more down.

5 take away 2 only leaves 3 to go.

- Well done, you two.

Take a bow.

- Woah!

We're back home!

- That's right.

The little girl and her cat are at the tail end of their journey.

- Huh.

- The last three differences are here.

- Then let's find them fast and get out of this creepy zone.

- You said it, sister.

- Well... Hm.

The fire hydrant is shaped like a cylinder in the picture and it's a cube here, but I didn't notice any other differences, did you?

- Hello, Peg!

- Hello, Cat!

- Hello there, ridiculously- sized neighbour lady Connie.

- That's it, Cat!

Connie's way too tall here.

That's 2.

3 take away 2 leaves one more difference to find.

But where is it?

Everything looks the same as in the photo!

And if we can't find the 10th difference, we'll be trapped in the Highlight Zone forever!

I AM TOTALLY FREAKING OUT!

(Ding!

Dong!

Ding!

Dong!)

(Cat blows a whistle.)

Cat's right.

I should count backwards from 5 to calm down.

Five, four, three, two, one!

- Ow!

When did your hat get so sharp and pointy?

- My hat's not sharp and pointy!

Unless... You figured it out, you genius cat!

My special marble isn't a sphere anymore - it's a pyramid!

A sphere is smooth, but a pyramid has points!

- I'll say.

- So that's the 10th difference.

- Woo hoo!

We did it!

- And so... - ♪♪ Problem solved!

The problem is solved ♪ ♪ We solved the problem ♪ - ♪ So everything is awesome...

Problem... ♪♪ - Peg!

Peggg!

Wake up!

- What's going on?

- You fell asleep in the middle of our play-date.

- Yeah, it was kind of insulting.

- You must've been really bored.

- Bored?

No!

No one's bored!

I don't want anything to be different.

Everything's perfect, just the way it is.

- Huh?

♪♪♪ - ♪♪ Has anyone ever told you guys ♪ ♪ That you look great in colour?

- No ♪ - ♪ In black and white, you're, eh, all right ♪ ♪ But everything's much duller ♪ - Um... - ♪ The same goes for the hydrant ♪ ♪ The mailbox and the car ♪ ♪ Yes, things are totally perfect ♪ ♪ Just the way they are ♪ ♪ And I wouldn't change a thing ♪ ♪ Nope!

Not a single thing ♪ ♪ Not the size of my bed ♪ ♪ The shape of your head or your smiles ♪ ♪ And natural bling ♪ ♪ Yes, you'd better believe it ♪ ♪ That's just the way I'd leave it ♪ ♪ Don't go changin' or rearrangin' ♪ ♪ I wouldn't change a thing ♪ - Are you feeling OK, Peg?

- I'm feeling great!

- ♪ This sausage is a cylinder ♪ ♪ Not a rectangular prism ♪ - True.

- ♪ And Connie doesn't suffer from ♪ A case of gigantism ♪ - Nope.

- ♪ My special marble's still a sphere, not a pyramid ♪ ♪ Yes it appears that everything appears the way it did ♪ ♪ And I wouldn't change a thing!

No-oh ♪ ♪ Not a single thing ♪ ♪ 'Cause you aren't a cube and you aren't a tube ♪ ♪ And you certainly aren't a ring ♪ - Woah!

- ♪ You're picture perfect ♪ ♪ Ready to frame ♪ ♪ Keep it all exactly the same ♪ ♪ Don't go changin' or rearrangin' ♪ ♪ I wouldn't change ♪ ♪ A thiiiiing ♪♪ - Um...

I think I speak for everyone when I say... "Yay"?

- Peg?

What was that all about?

- Just a dream I had, Richard.

- But was it a dream?

Or was it...

(Click!)

the Highlight Zone?

♪♪♪ - I actually had a question about that dream you had.

- Oh yeah?

- You said things were black and white?

- Yep.

And different sizes?

- Yeah, why?

- Eh, just curious.

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

- Tee!

Hee!

Hee!

- Um.

Actually, would you mind uh... um... you know... - Oh, here you go!

- Ha!

Ha!

Ha!

Thanks!

Ah!

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