Nature Cat
Shelby
Clip: Season 1 Episode 37 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Nature Cat and his pals meet Shelby, a very sad desert tortoise.
On a trip to Barrel Cactus National Park to enjoy nature in all its glorious splendor, Nature Cat and his pals encounter Shelby, a very sad desert tortoise. Today is Shelby’s Shellerson Family Reunion party, but none of the other Shellerson members have shown up! Nature Cat vows to help Shelby and find his family members, “The Shellerson Family Reunion will go on!”
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Nature Cat
Shelby
Clip: Season 1 Episode 37 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
On a trip to Barrel Cactus National Park to enjoy nature in all its glorious splendor, Nature Cat and his pals encounter Shelby, a very sad desert tortoise. Today is Shelby’s Shellerson Family Reunion party, but none of the other Shellerson members have shown up! Nature Cat vows to help Shelby and find his family members, “The Shellerson Family Reunion will go on!”
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I can feel it.
Should be right around this bend, and... Aha.
Jackpot.
I present to you a desert tortoise.
(Gasping) A tortoise.
It's really a tortoise, right in front of me!
Yep!
Well, if you guys ever need anything, just give a holler, and I'll come running.
You've got a new friend.
Here it is.
The moment of truth.
(Clearing his throat) Hello there, Mister Tortoise.
(Clearing his throat) Bonjour, Monsieur Tor-twah!
Hello, tortoise!
(Sobbing gently) (Gasping) Oh, no, I blew it!
What's wrong, Mister Tortoise?
Why are you crying?
The name's Shelby.
I'm just sad because, well... HAL: A party?
I love parties!
Did you forget to fill the piñata with candy before you hung it up?
Yup, yup, I do it all the time.
I hate when that happens.
Nah, that isn't why I'm sad.
Phew.
So the piñata does have candy.
You see that?
That's for the Shellerson family reunion, which I've thrown for my family every year for the past 52 years.
Aw!
I love family reunions!
I have one every year with Granny Bunny and all my relatives.
Well, ours was supposed to be today, but no Shellersons showed up.
So, it's just me.
All alone.
(Crying) By myself.
That's just the saddest thing I've ever heard!
Oh, me, too.
(Squeeks crying) Me, too, too, also!
I didn't mean to trigger the water works.
I just really miss visiting with my family... (Choking up) and dancing the Shellerson family turtle twist.
There's gotta be something we can do about this!
I just hate to see a desert tortoise I just met cry!
I don't see what we can do.
(Sighing) Looks like the Shellerson family reunions have come to an end.
No way, sir!
We are going to have your family reunion, and all the Shellersons will be here doing whatever you tortoises do to celebrate!
But... how, Nature Cat?
I... didn't get that far in my thought process.
(Chuckling) Kinda just feeding off the excitement here.
But I-- don't worry!
We're going to solve this family reunion dilemma somehow.
I-- uh-- right, gang?
Hmm.
I know!
Maybe a little investigation can help!
Yes, investigation!
Right!
And, um, how can that help, again, Daisy?
Shelby, where do the other Shellersons come from to get here?
They come a long way, from the other side of the park.
They all usually take that trail to get here.
SQUEEKS: So let's follow the trail and see what happened to the other tortoises!
Let's go!
Just get the reunion ready, Shelby.
We'll be back, and it will be family reunion party time!
Onward and yon-ward!
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