Nature Cat
The Return of Bad Dog Bart
Special | 56m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Hal unearths Bad Dog Bart's second treasure map which leads to his loot of cat toys!
Hal unearths Bad Dog Bart's second treasure map which leads to his stolen loot of cat toys!
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Nature Cat
The Return of Bad Dog Bart
Special | 56m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Hal unearths Bad Dog Bart's second treasure map which leads to his stolen loot of cat toys!
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That's me, Fred the housecat.
When my family leaves for the day, I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
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!
♪ We're swinging through the trees now ♪ ♪ We're jumping in the leaves now ♪ ♪ We're getting muddy knees now ♪ With Nature Cat!
Tally ho!
♪ Nature Cat, Nature Cat, Nature Cat ♪ Tally ho!
[Nature Cat] The Return of Bad Dog Bart.
(a wolf howls) (eerie music) ♪ ♪ (an owl hoots) ♪ (wolf howling) ♪ (howling sound) (upbeat, playful music) Here!
I'm going in, baby!
Oh yeah, man, I love this game!
Me too!
Me three!
Hal's Hole Hootinanny is the best!
(sings) ♪ Hal digs up treasures from the ground, ♪ We wait to see just what he's found!
♪ He found a flip-flop!
He found a shell!
♪ He found a glove!
He found a bell!
♪ When Hal digs up that dirt and stone, ♪ Who knows?
He just might find a-BONE!
I found a bone!
Another bone!
How does that big dog do it every time?
Whoa!
That makes lucky 53!
Whoa-ho-ho, this one's a real beaut, Hal.
It is pretty special.
Interesting.
Look at that.
It has a strange shape at the end.
Strange shapes are the best shapes!
Well done, Hal my pal!
Hey...
It looks like you dug up something else too.
What is this?
It looks like... a treasure map!
(gasp) No!
Could it be?
(gasp) It is!
Ohhhh!
It's Bad Dog Bart's other treasure map.
(all gasp) What a baaaad dog.
Such a bad dog!
What a very, very, very, bad dog.
Hmm, I wonder what this map could lead to.
I think I might know... (gasp) It's just as I suspected!
What is it, Nature Cat?
(gasp) Tell us!
This map leads to Bad Dog Bart's secret stash of... Cat Toys!
- You mean... - Of course... Oo, I know!
I so know!
Actually, I so don't know.
I am very confused.
What is going on exactly?
Nature Cat is telling us that not only did Bad Dog Bart steal everyone's dog toys... Oh yeah!
...but he also stole cat toys too!
Oh what a bad dog!
Question.
Nature Cat?
Did you encounter Bad Dog Bart in your past?
Oh yes.
Yes, indeed... Long ago, back when I was just a wee kitten.. Up!
Tally ho!
(cheering) Astounding!
Sensational!
My sister Gwendolyn and I loved to play together.
Especially with the cat toys my Grandpa used to make for us.
For you see, Grandpa Cat was a famous inventor and he was always building incredible new toys.
Toys and family!
Those were the two most important things to Grandpa.
One day, he gave us the most special toy we had ever seen... Grandpa explained that this toy was not only for fun, but that it was also very important to our family.
It was magnificent!
Gwendolyn and I promised Grandpa Cat that we would treasure those cat toys forever.
But then, one dark day... A bad dog came to town.
He took every cat's cat toy, even the special ones Grandpa Cat had made!
Well call me a silly goose, but I think that bad dog was Bad Dog Bart!
I think you're right, Big Dog!
What happened next?
Gwendolyn vowed to get our cat toys back, even if she had to travel to the ends of nature!
And that was the last time I ever saw her.
Noooo!!!!
That is the saddest story I've ever heard!
It's okay pooch!
I often wonder where sweet, little Gwendolyn is...
So... this map might lead to your cat toys?
Methinks it does!
(camera click) We have to follow this map and find Bad Dog Bart's other missing treasure!!!
Huh?
Did someone say... 'treasure'?
If Bad Dog Bart stole your cat toys, who knows how many other cat toys could be hidden!
Cat toys?
I loooove cat toys.
I want cat toys.
I want all the cat toys.
Then it's settled!
We are going to follow this map to Bad Dog Bart's treasure!
Count the mouse in!
I'm in too!
Oh, I am so in too too also also also.
A third one this time!
I'm in too!
Hehehehe.
Haha!
Ooo, Magnificent!
This means I might actually get my toy back and have something to remind me of my long-lost sister!
(cheers) Buuuuut... Bad Dog Bart is a really really really bad dog.
So, maybe this is a bad idea, never mind.
No wait!
I must do it for my sister Gwendolyn!
Unless we actually do see Bad Dog Bart who terrifies me!!
But not as much as I love my sister.
I shall do it for Gwendolyn!
So what's it gonna be, Nature Cat?
I'm in!
(cheering) Ya know, this kinda has the makings of a spectacular adventure movie special.
- I dunno.
- It suuuuuuure does!
What they say!
Wink wink!
(sings) ♪ Adventure!
♪ Excitement!
♪ Some courage!
♪ Let's go!
♪ We're going on a treasure hunt, ♪ Tally ho!
♪ We might climb up a mountain!
♪ Or climb up big trees!
♪ Maybe we'll dig more holes- ♪ Ooh!
Or meet some friendly fleas!
♪ You think you'll get the treasure, ♪ Those cat toys, oh so fine!
♪ I'm on the trail and I'll prevail- ♪ The cat toys will be mine!
♪ Mine!
♪ Let's follow the directions on this ♪ old map.
♪ But keep your eyes open in case there is a trap!
Uh.
TRAP?
!
Oh yeah, Nature Cat.
Bad Dog Bart is known for his very trappy traps.
Oh is he...that's nice...oh dear...um... Ok, I'm still in.
2, 3, 4.
♪ I'll do it for my sister, ♪ who's been gone for so long.
♪ I'm sure that I'll succeed ♪ because I'm singing it in a song!
[All] ♪ Adventure!
[All] ♪ Excitement!
[All] ♪ Some Courage!
[All] ♪ Let's go!
♪ We're going on a treasure hunt, ♪ TALLY HOOOOOOOOO!
Let's go!
Onward and let's find this treasure-ward!
Hmm, let's see.
The map says find three keys that will open a treasure chest.
Oooh!
So where's the first key?
Hmm, okay.
The map says, start at an apple tree that is next to a prickle bush.
Huh?
Oh, okay, so you mean this apple tree here that is next to this prickle bush here?
(touches it) Ouch!
That's it, Hal!
Oh, man, that was easy.
Okay, first we need to head east to find this boulder... Oh look, there's the rising sun!
That means east is that-a-way.
Alrighty then, onward and y...
Slow your roll, Nature Cat.
Don't we need to know how far to go to find the boulder?
You're right, Squeeks!
The map says find a boulder that is exactly 100 feet from here.
A hundred feet?
But I only have...lemme see...one..two..three..four!
Well we'll have to measure 100 feet I guess.
But how?
100 feet is a lot to count... Hmm.
It might be easier for us to count by tens.
Hmm.
If only there was a way for us to easily measure ten feet at a time... We could...uh... cut this branch to ten feet and use it as a ruler!
Man-oh-man, Nature Cat, you're a genius!
Heeeeey...
I thought I was the genius of the group.
At least that's what I told me.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Hmm...
This branch is longer than ten feet.
How are we going to cut this branch?
Oh!
I know!
(whistles) Hey Squeeks!
My main mouse!
What can I do for ya?
Hey, Greg.
What's going on?
Listen can you cut the branch riiiigggghhhht here?
No.
There.
Nope.
There you go!
Right there.
That's it.
(chop) Hey thanks, Greg.
See you soon.
See ya later bud.
Haha!
Now that we have our measuring stick, we can use it to measure 100 feet.
TALLY HO!
[All] Ten feet...east!
[All] Twenty feet....east!
[All] Thirty feet...east!
Hey, Nature Cat, are you trying to turn your head backwards too?
Because I've been practicing every day but I still can't get it all the way around.
No, Hal.
I'm watching out for Bad Dog Bart.
(whispers) I have a sneaking suspicion that we are being followed.
Oh, but you are being followed, Nature Cat.
(laughs) But you are.
(chuckles) Hmmm.... (evil chuckling) HA!
(geese calling) Oh, I guess we're not being followed after all.
Uh oh.
(chuckles) [All] ...Ninety feet east... [All] one hundred!
Hey... it's Old Cracky Rock.
Great.
Hi, Old Cracky Rock!
It's me - young not cracky Hal!
Whoa... Look at this!
There's even more cracks in this rock after all that melting and freezing last winter.
Freezing water sure packs a punch!
Right guys?
So uh... what do we do now?
Is the first key here?
It says here stand on top of the rock and look East between the two tallest trees.
Well, the morning sun is there, so that way's east... And the tallest trees are... there you are!
Okay.
The map says find the farthest thing on the horizon.
Nature Cat, what is it?
Hmm... the absolute farthest thing on the horizon is... A tree stump.
No.
That's wrong.
Something's wrong.
I don't know... Bad Dog Bart was pretty sneaky.
Things might look simple or strange but that could be part of his terrible plan.
Well there's only one way to find out!
Onward and yonward!
(triumphant music) I need to get that map!
But how?
There is no way Nature Cat and his friends will let it out of their grasp!
The map!
Well that was easy!
RONALD!
Give us back our map, Ronald!
Yeah!
We need to find all the cat toys!
Finders keepers!
The cat toys shall be MINE!
(evil laughter) RONALD!
(evil laughter) Ha ha!
Huh?
Uh oh.
Uh Huh!
(evil laughter) Oh yeah!
Ah ha!
Whoa!
(thud) Whoa!
(happy laughter) Oh yeah, Squeeks!
Low five!
Okay.
Maybe later!
(whirring) Whoa!
Huh?
No no no no no!
(crash) Whoohoo!
I got the....Squeeks?
!
Uh oh!
(awkward laughter) Oops.
It's MINE!
So long!
I'll see you later.
When I'm playing with all MY cat toys!
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ooof.
Oh no!
We lost the map!
Now we'll never get our cat toys back.
(sobs) I'm so sorry, my sister Gwendolyn, wherever you may be.
Oh wait a minute!
We still have this picture of the map!
So we can use this instead of the actual map.
Daisy, you're a genius!
Uh...okay.
I think we're throwing around the word 'genius' a tad willy-nilly, don't you guys?
It seems like everyone happens to be a genius in this episode... it's a little much.
Come on, we gotta hurry!
That's right, Squeeks.
If Ronald gets to the treasure first, we'll never get those cat toys back.
To the tree stump.
Tally ho!
(upbeat music) (evil laughter) I'm sure I can find a shortcut somewhere in here...
Uh oh!
HEY!
Help me, Nature Cat!
Heeeeeelllllp!
Bad Dog Bart's got me!
Heeeeeeellllllp!
Bad Dog Bart?
Is that you?
What do you want from me?
I won't tell you anything!
Nothing!
I won't talk!
Ok, I'll talk!
Once, I tripped Nature Cat on the ski slope as he was trying to get into the book of world animal records!
And another time, I took all the berries off the blackberry bush so Nature Cat couldn't have them - and then I got sick because I ate too many!
(sobbing) And then... once...
I pretended to help save- STOP!
Stop, please!
I can't take it anymore!
Don't hurt me, Bad Dog Bart!
Don't hurt me!!!
I'm not Bad Dog Bart.
I'm not even a dog ya purple landlubber!
You're not?
Then who are you?
I'm One-Eared Winnie!
The fiercest pirate of the seven seas - and five oceans, which are all connected by the way!
Now where did you find that treasure map?
Excuse me?
Did you say, 'nap'?
(yawn) You know, I am a little sleepy.
(snoring) I said 'map'!
Not 'nap'!
Give.
Me.
That.
Map.
Errrrrr!
Well, since you put it that way...
Yes!
This is it.
This is the closest I've ever come to finding the cat toys!
Hmmm... this map seems important to you.
Perhaps I can help?
How can you help me?
I can help you find the cat toys!
After all, I know these parts better than anyone.
And just between you and me - not only do we have to worry about Bad Dog Bart, but there's a cat, a mouse, a dog and a bunny trying to get that treasure too.
I can help you find it FIRST.
Ok, fine.
You can help.
But if you try any funny business you will walk the plank on my pirate ship!
Errrrr!
Of course!
Of course!
Alrighty!
Let's go!
Uh...I can walk on my own... okay, fine, no prob...
There it is!
The mossy stump!
But where pray tell is the next clue?
Oh no.
It doesn't say anything on the map...
I can find a clue!
Come on sniffer!
I don't see anything here.
Maybe Bad Dog Bart was just trying to throw us off or something...I don't know.
He IS diabolical!
What are we going to do?
Oh!
Hi, Houston!
We have a problem.
It's me - Hal!
Hello there.
Wha--What are you doing out here, Houston?
Bird watching, ma'am.
I'm hoping to spot a Great Crested Flycatcher.
It's such a fascinating bird.
(bird call) A red-winged blackbird.
Wow.
Amazing.
Yeah yeah.
Cool bird.
So you must know this forest like the back of your hand, huh?
Almost, ma'am.
Well then maybe you can help us!
Yes!
Maybe you - Houston - can help us on an epic quest to outsmart Bad Dog Bart!
It won't be easy.
It could even be dangerous!
It will be a fight of good versus evil!
Right versus wrong!
DOG VERSUS NATURE!
Way to build the drama!
A thank you!
You're very kind.
Please oh please oh please Houston.
Will you help us?
Affirmative.
Here's the scoop: Bad Dog Bart stole a whole bunch of cat toys and we're trying to follow a treasure map to get them back.
The map said to come here to this tree stump but now we're... stumped.
Pun intended.
We can't find any more clues.
What say you, Houston?
Hmm...
It is strange that this stump is covered in fake grass, don't you think?
Fake grass?
Ha ha!
We thought it was moss!
Now why would someone put fake grass on a stump?
Let's find out the old fashioned way guys!
There are more instructions carved on the stump!
"Use one of the three keys to open the secret staircase."
But we haven't found a key yet.
If I may ask.
Where did you find the map?
I found it when I was playing Hal's Hole Hootenanny.
Classic, Hal.
Yup.
All we found was this map and this funny-looking bone.
No big deal.
No big whoop you know.
[All] THE BONE!
Huh?
Oh Yeah... the bone!
Maybe we can use it to find the key!
Hal.
Dude.
The bone is the key.
"The bone IS the key..." Hal!
The bone is the actual key.
Look at the end.
Oh yeah!
Hmm.
I'm thinking the key should fit in here... BINGO!
(grinding, shaking) (loud rumbling) A literal.
Hidden.
Staircase!
Ohhh I'm freaking out!
Let's go down Uh... hey pals.
It's pret-ty dark down there.
Yeah, ya think?
It's a secret underground staircase made by the meanest dog in the world.
That's not helping, Squeeks.
I believe I can be of some assistance, ma'am.
We can use this.
Ha ha.
Sweet dear Houston.
I don't know if a... hockey puck... Is going to work bud.
(click) Whoa hey!
That's the coolest hockey puck ever!
Oh boy!
Houston you have been a boon to this adventure!
I do love an adventure.
See?
I told you I'd show you where to go.
So you did.
I guess I won't make you walk the plank - YET.
Now come on!
Errrr!
Wow!
A cave!
Hi cave, it's me, Hal!
Hal, darling.
Remember, a cave can take millions of years to make, but only a few careless moments to damage...so... we gotta be careful.
Yeah?
Yes, stick together and keep our voices down!
Hardhats everyone!
Okay, so uh it's looking like we have to follow these underground tunnels to find the next key.
So coooooool.
MEEEOOOOOWWWWWW!
It's Bad Dog Bart - he's coming to get us!
Whattawe do?
Whattawe do Nature Cat?
We can't give up now, Hal.
For Gwendolyn!
Good for you, Nature Cat!
Very brave, sir.
Onward and yonward!
(tense music) Look!
Doors!
Hmmm.
One.
Two.
'Kay, there's two of them.
Wait, let me just double check.
One.
Two.
Yup.
There's two.
Not a lot of doors.
There's a poem!
"Two doors stand in a dark, dark room.
One leads to a key.
The other leads to...
DOOM!"
Did you say doom?
Doom's not really my thing so... How do we know which one leads to DOOM?
I don't want the doom one.
"Before you open, you'd better check, And choose the door that's...
incorrect."
Incorrect?
So we have to choose the wrong door?
What?
Even I know that doesn't make any sense!
Okay guys, moment of truth.
Right door?
Or left door?
What's it gonna be?
I'm going as fast as I can!
It's dark in here, ya know!
Someone's coming.
We need to figure this out quickly!
The door that is 'incorrect'...
So that means the door that is not right... Oh, Houston!
You really are a genius!
What, now Houston's a genius?
I mean come on!
I feel like there's a lot of geniuses that aren't me in this movie special.
The door that's not right is... LEFT.
We need to choose the left door!
Excellent work, Daisy!
Not so fast!
(group gasps) Oh no!
It's Bad Dog Bart!
I'm sure of it!
I'm not Bad Dog Bart!
Why does everybody keep thinking that?
Who are you?
And why did you steal our map?
Errr!
I'm One Eared-Winnie and those cat toys are MINE.
Are too!
Are not!
Are too!
Are not!
[Nature Cat] Are not!
[Winnie] Are too!
ARE TOO!
Are not!
Now I demand you stop your search and give me the first key!
Um... no way.
Yes way!
No way!
Yes way!
No way!
Yes way!
No way!
Um...
Nature Cat?
I would suggest you follow her advice.
This cat means BIZ-NESS!
And if they stop searching I might get the treasure myself!
Heh heh heh.
I will never give up our search.
The cat toys are MINE and I will not give you this key!
Well if you won't give it to me, I'll just have to take it!
Uh oh...
FETCH!
Good boy Hal!
Errr!
Give me that key!
Can't catch me!
I'm the fetchiest fetcher ever!
(giggles) Yay me!
Ohhh!
(evil laughter) Huh?
Doo dee doo doo doo...
Nothing to see here... Nope.
Ronald is not doing anything wrong.
(whistles casually) Come on!
Let's open the left door!
(creaking) Ooh!
(click) Oooh!
A compass!
This is probably the second key!
Guys!
Guys!
We gotta go!
Come with us, Ronald!
I'm coming!
You're not going anywhere with my map!
Whoa!
Sorry, Ronald!
You're on your own.
Bye!
(slam) GRRRRRR!!!
We were so close!
GRRRRRR!!!
Yeah.
Ok.
I'll be quiet now.
Man-oh-man-oh-man!
That was close!
(loud knocking) Ooh!
There's someone at the door!
Who iiiiiiis it?
It's One Eared Winnie, Hal!
It's ONE EARED-WINNIE!
You can't hold the door closed forever, Nature Cat.
That would be impossible, ma'am.
What should we do?
I know just the thing!
We can use this to hold the door.
You did it!
(banging) I don't think that's gonna hold forever, you guys.
Copy that.
We should keep moving.
Ugh!
I cannot believe our misfortune.
We have to worry about Bad Dog Bart AND that mean, awful, terrible One-Eared Winnie!
What a day, huh?
Turning into a real doozy!
Probably couldn't get any worse.
(group gasps) Oh the lights are gone!
O-kay cool.
Who turned them out?
Ugh!
The batteries must have run out.
Uh, Houston?
Do you mind shining your light this way?
Whooaaaa!
Huh?
Houston?
Houuuuuuuuuuston!
Uh guys.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I think Houston is - (gulp) - GONE!
He couldn't have just disappeared.
Let's find him.
Weeeeeeee!
Squeeks!
Where did you go?
Oh no!
She's gone too too also as well!
Did you see where she went, Hal?
WEEEEEEEEEEE!
Oh no!
Hal's gone too!
Where did he go, Daisy?
WEEEEEEEEE!
Daisy?
Daisy!
Where did she go?
What should I do?
I can't go back.
But what will happen if I go forward?
Oh... um... What to do?
What to do?
What to do?
I know what to do!
For Gwendolyn!
Here I go!
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
IT'S WATER!!!!
AAAAAHHHHHH!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
WEEEEEE!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
WEEEEEE!
(splash) Ack!
Water.
Why does it always have to be water?
Hal, do you still have the bone?
Got it!
Wait this is the bone right?
Yup!
Got it!
Nature Cat, do you still have the compass?
I do indeed!
Then let's keep moving.
Agreed!
Nothing can stop us now!
Whoa!
(Thud) I have got to stop saying that.
Get off me, Ronald!
Thanks for giving me a soft landing, Nature Cat.
(splash) Water!
Why does it always have to be water?
Blech.
Hey... Dais.
What kind of pirate doesn't like water?
There's something fishy going on here... but I can't put my finger on it... GIVE ME THOSE KEYS!
NEVER!
(dramatic music) We can get out this way.
Come on!
Before she gets the keys!
(screams) [Nature Cat] Oh my!
[Squeeks] WHAAAA?
[Houston] That is huge.
What she said, she said, he said, AND he said.
Whoa!
She really does have a pirate ship.
Come on!
We have to keep moving!
I'll just wait right here to see what happens.
Ha ha!
Ha ha!
I think we're losing her!
Arrrr!
Give me that compass!
No!
(grunt) Get away!
Hands off!
Back off!
No way!
Okay.
I'm gonna talk about the elephant in the room.
I feel like there's something familiar about One-Eared Winnie?
Uh oh!
Get away from me!
No!
Get!
One-Eared Winnie sure moves a lot like Nature Cat!
Grrrr!
Give it back!
Huh.
One-Eared Winnie even looks a little like Nature Cat.
Hmmm...Hmmm...
It feels like we're very close to discovering something important... Nope.
I've got nothing.
No!
Hands off!
Arrrr!
Ha ha!
I still have the compass!
Give it to me!
NOOOOO!
You have no idea how important these cat toys are to me!
They can't be more important to YOU than they are to ME!
I left my brother and spent my life trying to find these and you're not going to stop me!
Oh...oh... interesting.
She left her brother just like Nature Cat's sister left him.
Cats am I right?
There's just no understanding them.
Huh?
Wait!
Stooooop!
Hey... Daisy?
We're kind of in the middle of a standoff here.
Okay, Nature Cat!
Just look at One-Eared Winnie.
Huh?
What mean you?
Really look at her!
And Winnie!
Look at Nature Cat.
Really look at him.
(both) Hmmmm...hmmmm.
(both) Hmmmm.
Huh?
It can't be!
Gwendolyn?
Fred?
Is that you?
Man-oh-man-oh-man-oh-man can you believe this?
Whoa.
This is intense man.
It's YOU!
It's YOU!
Heeeeeeeey.
Call me a silly goose, but I think there might be some sort of connection between Nature Cat and One-Eared Winnie!
Affirmative, Hal.
I am certain that One-Eared Winnie is Nature Cat's long-lost sister.
(sobbing) What is happening?
Why is water coming out of my eyes?
They're called feelings, Houston.
(whisper) Let them wash over you.
Oh it's really you!
Where have you been all these years, Gwendolyn?
Well... After I left you, I followed Bad Dog Bart's trail in search of the treasure.
I searched high...
I searched low.
I came close to Bad Dog Bart a few times, but I couldn't catch up with him on my own.
So I did what any cat on a treasure hunt would do....
I joined a group of pirates and they helped me on my search!
For years we searched, but we never found Bad Dog Bart or Grandpa's Cat toys.
And through it all, I always wanted to bring you the missing toys.
(sobbing) I've missed you!
(sobbing) I'm never letting go!
(sobbing) I missed you so much Gwennie!
(sobbing) I've missed you too.
I'm so sad that we've missed so much time, but now that we're back together, we have some catching up to do!
Oh no!
They're gonna sing.
(sings) ♪ Oh, Gwendolyn, my long-lost sis, ♪ For years we've been apart.
♪ But all along and through it all ♪ you were always in my heart.
♪ I missed you, my dear sister, ♪ every day and every night.
♪ But now that we're together, everything will be alright!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Now that we're together, we'll be the best of friends!
♪ We'll go on more adventures ♪ and the fun will never end!
♪ Let's go explore the natural world ♪ with birds and deer and frogs!
♪ Let's go make a playground out of rocks and stumps and logs!
♪ You could do a nature hike.
♪ Explore some new terrain!
♪ Make mud pies and splash in puddles!
♪ Get happy when it rains!
Um... rain?
Uh yeah.
One request.
I'd like to avoid rain if possible I sort of have this thing with water so it might not be the best idea.
Copy that, never mind.
(sings) ♪ You could skate on Harvey Lake ♪ or climb the tallest tree!
♪ Or flap your wings like birds ♪ then dance with honey bees!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Now that we're together ♪ there's so much catching up to do.
♪ I love to watch the sunset- ♪ That's my favorite thing, too!
♪ No matter what the future holds, ♪ one thing we must do first.
♪ We need to find our cat toys before Bart does - He's the worst!
♪ So take my hand, sweet sister, ♪ Let us find our long lost treasure.
♪ I know that we can do it, cuz we're finally- [All] ♪ TOGETHER!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, we're together!
♪ Together agaiiiiiiinnnn!
Ahhhh.
There's nothing quite like a song to reunite a family.
Aye-what?
So what happened to the rest of our cat family?
Alas, all of us found new, wonderful homes and I sort of lost track of them over the years.
Well, at least we're together!
Now let's get back Grandpa's Cat toys!
According to this, the next key is north of here, near the river.
We have to go north?
NORTH?
I mean there is no way we can ever know which way is NORTH!!!
Um... we do have the compass.
Oh yeah.
The compass.
No, that'll help.
Hmmmm.
Hmmmm.
North is this way, my friends!
And we go north 'til we come to a tree with a fork in it!
The river flows north.
We'll get there faster if we sail on my ship!
The wind is heading in the right direction to help push us along!
Let's go, TALLY HO!!!
I'm a poet didn't know it!
Boy, are we glad we found you!
We sure are!
(evil laughter) Let Nature Cat and his friends do all the work for me?
Don't mind if I do!
Mmmm hmmmm!
(Ronald laughing) Wee-hee-hee-hee-heeeee!
I'm the king of the world, baby!
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
Wee-hee-hee-hee-heeeee!
Scanning for a tree with a fork in it... Scanning for a tree with a fork in it... Bingo!
A tree with a fork in it!
We're here!
Tally ho!
Ha ha ha!
Oh yeah!
Says here the key is under the big old log!
That would make sense, ma'am.
Hmm.
Not the big old log.
No big ol' log!
Uhn uh.
Still not the big old log!
Whooooaaaaa!
Locating The Big Old Log.
Locating The Big Old Log.
I can't find this big old log anywhere!!
Hey!
There's a big old log.
Huh?
Ha ha!
Just as I planned.
I shall move the log!
(struggling) It's a tad heavier than I expected.
Ha ha.
(struggles again) Let's move it together.
(everyone grunting, lifting) [All] Ohhhhh!
Ummmm, is the next key... bugs?
No, Hal.
I don't think bugs are the key.
They just like dark, wet places.
Sorry for disturbing your home bugs.
But this makes no sense.
Why isn't there a key?
Oh look.
There is another riddle here.
Oh sweet!
"You're closer to the treasure, it's location will be revealed!
But first you need to find the key that's right here in this field.
There is a tiny creature who brings its home everywhere it goes.
It's the next step on your journey and after that, who knows?
Gimme some whaaaaat!
Ok, I didn't understand any of that.
I'm really confused now.
A creature who brings its home everywhere it goes... Hmm.
Like a turtle perhaps?
Or a hermit crab?
You guys can work this one out while I sit on this rock that looks exactly like a snail.
[All] A snail!
A snail also carries it's home wherever it goes!
Hal you're a genius!
Finally!
Phew.
I was getting worried that I'd never be a genius in this movie special.
Flip it over!
Flip it over!
(thud) A dog collar?
I already have one of these!
Guys!
We have all three keys!
The bone, the compass and the collar!
Now all we have to do is find the treasure and get back all of Grandpa's cat toys!
Nothing can stop us now!
HOOOOOWWWWWWWWL!
Ya know after a full season, and two movie specials, you gotta stop saying that, man!
Uh oh!
(everyone gasps) BAD DOG BART!
He's so big!
He's so bad!
Hi, Bad Dog Bart!
It's me scared - Hal!
(LOUD SNARL) I want those keys and that map!
May I suggest we... RUN!
Yesssss!
Ah ha ha ha!
Whoa whoa whoa whoa!
Oh no!
Gimme that!
Gimme that!
Got it.
Almost had it!
Got it!
Uh oh!
Hey!
Hal, over here!
Hey!
(growl) Get down here!
Gimme those keys and that map!
HEY!
We're getting away!
We're getting away!
We're getting away!
(everyone screams) The keys!
[All] Whoooaaaa!
Okay, I'm in a trap with Bad Dog Bart.
Uhm... Good going Squeeks.
Well, well, well.
Look who has all the keys and the map now!
Ronald!!!
That's MY treasure!
No it's not - it's OURS!
I'll let you discuss this amongst yourselves.
Bye-bye!
GRRRRRR!
D'oh!
Aaaahhhh!
(thud) The map!
The map we can't let Bad Dog Bart get it!
WE'RE GONNA GET IT BACK!
Not if I get it back first!
Ooh!
Almost had it!
(shouting, commotion) [All] Over here!
Over here!
(evil laughter) We did it, Bad Dog Bart.
Now WE can get the toys together!
Now that's teamwork, huh?
Yup!
You'rrrrrre welcome.
Gimme those keys!
(GROWLS) Here you go!
What should we do?
How will we find the treasure now?
We still have a picture of the map.
It looks like the treasure is somewhere on Mount McKimson.
But that's so far away!
And it's so huge.
How are we gonna get there before Bad Dog Bart?
I have something that just might do the trick.
(whirring) [All] Wow!
Whoa!
Now that was most impressive, Houston!
You rock, Houston, old school and new school!
Indeed.
Copy that, sir.
We can harness the wind to get us from here up to the mountain.
Yep!
The wind's blowing that-a-way!
Conditions are optimal.
Climb aboard.
Let me help you with that picture of the map, Daisy!
NO, thank you, Ronald!
OOF!
Weeeeeeeee!
We just might get our cat toys back after all!
Nothing can stop- [All] SHHHHHH!
Oh right.
Thanks for the reminder.
I'm not giving up, Nature Cat!
Tally ho!
We're almost to the top of McKimson Mountains!
But Bad Dog Bart still has all three keys.
How will we open the treasure box and get the Cat toys without the keys?
We will find a way.
We can do anything now that we're together again!
Low five.
Oh look at that!
Sibling love.
Let's get 'em!
Onward- -and yonward!
Guys?
There are... One, two, three mountaintops.
Which one should we land on?
Hmmm.
The map says the one in the middle.
Then we should land on that one!
Good catch, my friends.
(whirring) Hmm.
We're getting closer to the cat toys - I can feel it in my fur!
Guys!
In order to reach the treasure, we need to go on the path that has two big rocks along the way.
Two rocks?
I'm not seein' um.
Whatta we do?
I know!
This is the right path!
There's not a doubt in my mind.
I - Nature Cat - shall lead the way!
We gotta be careful, Nature Cat.
I know Bad Dog Bart better than anyone and he's probably set traps to keep us from our treasure.
Then let's go - and let's be careful out there.
Yep, there are the rocks...
I count one, two, three, three rocks but I do believe that the map said to follow the path with two rocks.
Uh oh.
This could be a problem.
(low rumbling) It's a traaaaaaaap!
RUN!
AAAAH!
OOF!
According to my calculations, the rock will roll over us in three... two- - too also!
Why, thank you, sir.
Anytime, Houston old buddy old pal!
There's nowhere to run!
We're about to get smushed by these rocks!
This must be the doom they spoke of earlier!
Ha ha!
Up, Nature Cat!
Up!
Yes, Winnie!
Of course!
(crashing rocks) Phew!
That was close.
Ha!
Just like old times, huh!
Thanks, bro.
You got it, sis.
Soooo, I'm thinking that was the wrong path.
Uh, Yeah.
Okay, let's go!
Guys, if we're getting closer to the treasure, Bad Dog Bart is sure to be close too.
We must be vigilant.
Oh!
Two rocks!
Just like the map.
I love that, I love that!
Oh yeah!
And the map says we should see three birch trees... And there are the three trees!
Even the map is a genius in this episode!
Okay.
Now we just have to go 25 feet west from these trees.
Ugh!
All these directions!
It's making my Hal-head swim.
It's ok, Hal.
Look it's very simple... ...there's the sun and now it's setting.
The sun rises in the east and sets in west, which means that west is that way.
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous logic!
Hmmm.
But how will we measure 25 feet?
I don't see any straight branches.
Wait!
My handkerchief is five feet long.
We can use that to measure.
Ok, One-Eared Winnie...there's really no need at all... [All] (gasps) I'm lookin' at ya, I'm seeing two ears?
What gives, One-Eared Winnie?
Well, 'Winnie the Pirate' isn't a very scary name so I just covered up one of my ears and called myself One-Eared Winnie.
Okay, see.
Now that is genius.
Okay.
This is five feet... That's ten feet... Fifteen... Twenty... Twenty five!
We're here!
The treasure should be buried somewhere around here... Oh oh, I do believe it's time for another game of Hal's Hole Hootinany!
Hal my pal, would you do the honors, please?
My pleasure!
I'm going in!
Wow.
He's really good at this.
Actually Winnie.
He's the best.
I found it!
We got to the treasure before Bad Dog Bart did!
Low five!
(slap) (LOUD GROWL) AAAAH!!!
Ha Ha Ha!
[All] Bad Dog Bart!
Unhand that box immediately.
Not a chance!
Let's get him!
(frantic music) Oh no!
He's getting away!
Gotta...<WHEEZE> get... <WHEEZE> those cat toys... Ha haha!
Get outta my way!
No!
[Ronald] No nonononononoNO!
The toys!
Gotcha!
Nature Cat!
Be careful!
AHHH!
Whoa-whoa-whoa!
Nature Cat!
I've got you, bro.
(grunts) (everyone grunts, struggles) Ah!
Thanks, sis!
Remind me to never do that again.
It is so good to have you around again.
And not just because you saved my life.
Bad dog!
It's 'Bad Dog BART' to you!
Well thank you for the keys, 'Bad Dog Bart to you'.
That's a very odd name.
Come on.
Let's get off this mountain!
Ya know, I'm kind of happy they go their cat toys back.
Grrrrr!
It was theirs after all.
GRRRRR!!!
Whooaa!
(thud) So.
Can I get a lift home, Bad Dog Bart?
Not a chance!
Ha ha ha!
Oh!
Okay.
Looks like I'm walking!
Doo dee doo... Ahhhh.
Now that that's over, we can finally open the treasure chest!
I have the compass!
I have the collar!
And I have the bone!
(click) Open it, Nature Cat!
Open it!
[All] WHOA!
[All] Whoa Ho!
It's... it's... [All] GLORIOUS!
Grandpa's cat toys!
They're all here!
Oooh look at this adorable little toy!
It looks like me!
I think these toys have owners.
I am going to do some research.
Here it is!
My cat toy!
Oh!
And here's mine!
We did it!
(cheering) AHEM!
And what about me?
What about you, Ronald?
I stopped Bad Dog Bart!
That's being a little generous, Ronald.
He tripped over you - ha ha!
Well, I helped so I think I'M entitled to some of this treasure!
Seriously, Ronald?
Seriously.
I have just the thing for you, Ronald.
Well I'm glad SOMEONE sees how much I helped on this treasure hunt!
Our grandfather made this cat toy especially for someone like you.
He called it, "The Chaser".
'The Chaser'?
Why?
Oh my!
(boing, boing) MY TOY!
Shall we, bro?
Tally ho, sis!
It's beautiful!
Interesting.
What's interesting, Houston?
It is interesting that when the two toys are put together they form a whistle.
A whistle?
Oh yeah!
I never noticed that.
Ha!
Me neither.
Well aren't you going to try it?
It's a whistle!
Try it, Nature Cat!
Try it!
(whistle sound) Well that's neat.
Huh.
I wonder why Grandpa Cat made it a whistle.
Let me try!
(loud whistle sound) (loud whistle sound) Wow, Look!
Cats!
They're everywhere!
Hey... these cats look like Nature Cat and One Eared Winnie.
I feel like this is important for some reason.
[Cats] Tally hooooo!
Onward and yonward!
[Cat] Hello tiger!
It's... it's... Our family!
It's our cousins!
And aunts!
And uncles!
We heard Grandpa Cat's whistle and came running!
Oh, Grandpa Cat knew that everything's better when we're together!
All of us!
Oh no.
They're going to sing again.
♪ Oh, Gwendolyn, my long-lost sis, ♪ we're together once again.
♪ We found our toys, beat Bad Dog Bart- ♪ And I made some new friends!
[All] ♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Just look around and say hello to our big family.
♪ There's Cousin Phil and Aunt Louise- ♪ And there goes Uncle Cheese!
Say 'cheese'!
[All] CHEESE!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ The search for the toys brought me to you- ♪ Maybe you should thank Bad Dog Bart!
No we shouldn't thank Bad Dog Bart.
He stole our cat toys after all.
Too soon, Squeeks.
Too soon.
Copy that.
On that too!
Nevermind.
Two.
Three.
Four!
♪ Now that we're together we make a mighty feline team!
♪ With our entire kitty family, ♪ this all feels like a dream!
♪ We'll get to see each other now.
♪ We don't have to say goodbye.
♪ I can visit you on your pirate ship - ♪ as long as my fur stays dry.
[All] ♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, they're together!
♪ Together again!
♪ Again, we're together!
♪ Together agaiiiiiiin!
[All] (cheering) [Voice ove (theme song) ♪
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