Wild Kratts
Eel-lectric!
Season 4 Episode 12 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
The Tortuga crashes in the Amazon rainforest, so the Kratts crew must come up with a plan!
When the Tortuga crashes somewhere in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, the electrical system of the ship is destroyed. Grounded and exposed to the elements and predators - like jaguars and crocodiles - the Wild Kratts must come up with a plan to restore the electrical systems before the creatures of the Amazon completely take over the Tortuga!
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Wild Kratts
Eel-lectric!
Season 4 Episode 12 | 26m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
When the Tortuga crashes somewhere in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, the electrical system of the ship is destroyed. Grounded and exposed to the elements and predators - like jaguars and crocodiles - the Wild Kratts must come up with a plan to restore the electrical systems before the creatures of the Amazon completely take over the Tortuga!
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CHRIS: Out there on the continent of South America, in the watery basins of the Amazon Rainforest, is where a very shocking creature lives.
Hey!
It'’’s us, the Kratt Brothers!
I'’’m Martin!
And I'’’m Chris!
And we'’’re here at the California Academy of Sciences to check out a very cool creature.
MARTIN: Come on!
This amazing fish is called an electric eel.
CHRIS: Look how huge they are!
MARTIN: Electric eel'’’s have a creature power that very few animals in nature have.
The power to deliver a walloping electric shock.
That'’’s why you'’’d never want to touch an electric eel.
But we can feed them very carefully, actually hand feed them, these fish.
All right, come and get it, electric eels!
And one thing to remember when you'’’re feeding an electric eel, don'’’t put your hands in the water.
Oh, here comes one.
(Sucking) Whoa, they really suck it up!
Did you hear that?
You can hear him sucking the fish up!
(Sucking) Woo!
They'’’re hungry!
They make the greatest sound, kind of like Chris slurping spaghetti.
(Laughing) Who would'’’ve known feeding electric eels could be such fun?
Electric eels are really kind of peaceful, gentle creatures.
They only use that shocking power when they need to immobilize their prey to eat.
CHRIS: Or when they need to protect themselves from predators.
But how do they do it?
How does a creature make and give off a high voltage electric shock?
Imagine if we could tap into the electric power of that awesome fish.
Imagine if we had electric eel powers.
BOTH: What if?
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JIMMY: Righte-o!
MARTIN: Wow, a harpy eagle in flight!
CHRIS: The largest eagle in the whole Western Hemisphere.
Even the world, depending on what you'’’re measuring.
MARTIN: Well, one thing is for sure, that sloth and monkey hunter has the largest talons of any living eagle.
CHRIS: Yeah, and it'’’s not only monkeys and sloths, lots of creatures have nightmares about those talons.
Tell me about it.
Oh, wait, come back!
He'’’s gone, bro.
Vanished into the Amazon rainforest, the largest expanse of rainforest in the world.
Ooh, I'’’d hate to get lost down there.
Why?
I mean, you'’’d be with harpy eagles, army ants... Wild pigs, bushmaster vipers... Jaguars, crocodilians!
Lost with j-j-jaguars?
And c-c-crocodilians?
That would be... (Sighing) BOTH: Jimmy?
Oops.
AVIVA: No big deal.
Koki, Jimmy fainted again!
He'’’ll wake up if he smells cookies.
Here ya go.
(Alarm blaring) ALL: Whoa!
MARTIN: We'’’re going down!
CHRIS: We gotta go back up!
(Alarm blaring) Jimmy, wake up!
Wake up!
She'’’s in a downward dive!
(Grunting) Uh-oh!
That just spins it around!
Ah!
Waa!
How do you work these controls?
Koki, quick, the cookie!
(Sighing) Cookies!
(Screaming) Ahh, she'’’s falling fast!
Hang on!
(Screaming) (Groaning) Well, not exactly as graceful a landing as a harpy eagle.
Yum!
AVIVA: Uh-oh, this is not good.
JIMMY: Can you fix it, Koki?
KOKI: Well, not in 5 minutes!
The electrical system is fried.
Totally shorted out.
Waa!
Phew.
Yep, power doors don'’’t work.
(Zapping) Ow!
N-no power?!
The electrical system sends power to every part of the ship, Jimmy.
Without it, there'’’s no light, no power doors, no computers, nothing.
I think I'’’m gonna have to rebuild all the electrical circuits.
(Whimpering) Electrical circuits?
Huh?
Well, energy travels in a circuit from a power source.
(Grunting) Jimmy!
See, this is a simple electrical circuit.
It just needs a power source, like a battery.
And when I put the battery in the circuit, it turns on the light bulb.
But how?
KOKI: Tiny energy charged things called electrons flow from one end of the battery through the wires.
They pass through the light bulb, casting off energy to light it up, then continue back to the battery.
Cool.
An electrical circuit.
A loop.
Yup, but if the loop is broken, the circuit is dead; there'’’s no power.
Or if the power source is damaged, same thing.
No power.
Oh, no.
How long do you think it'’’ll take to fix?
I need to check every circuit and all the power sources for damage.
Could take a while.
BOTH: Great!
No, no, no, no, not great!
Sure it is.
That'’’ll give us plenty of time to explore the Amazon rainforest!
Harpy eagles, jaguars, crocodilians, here we come!
That'’’s why it'’’s not great!
The Tortuga is open, exposed.
Any animal with big teeth and sharp claws can just wander in here.
We don'’’t even have the power to put the Tortuga in lockdown mode or anything!
Don'’’t worry about it, Jimmy.
It'’’ll be fine.
Besides, we won'’’t be that long.
Yeah, Koki'’’s a pro at this.
We'’’ll just step out of here so we'’’re not in the way.
BOTH: See ya!
Aah!
(Sighing) Oh, Jimmy.
BOTH: Woo-hoo!
Ah yes, there'’’s nothing like a little Tortuga breakdown.
Yup, a great excuse for a creature adventure!
And hey, out here... you never know what creatures you'’’ll uncover.
Like that!
A m-m-mud monster!
It'’’s not just one.
It'’’s a whole swarm of creatures!
Uh-oh, are you thinking what I'’’m thinking?
Yeah, we'’’d better charge outta here or we'’’ll get a jolt from these...
BOTH: Electric eels!
(Zapping) Yeow!
Yah!
Brr, eel-lectric!
Guys, easy!
You didn'’’t have to zap us!
Bro, can you believe it?
(Laughing) I am so charged up.
In more ways than one.
We actually found some electric eels!
That is awesome!
Ah, whoa!
These eels pack a powerful shock.
And I don'’’t even think they gave us all they'’’ve got!
Was it you?
Hmm, well, I think I'’’ll call you Voltage.
Get it, volts?
Like how much energy a battery holds.
Martin, he'’’s an electric eel, not a battery.
Hmm, how does your eel-ectricity work anyway?
Investigating Creature Mystery.
Set it to sense electrical charges.
Ah, those three special body parts are all making electrical charges.
Chris, check it out!
He'’’s doing something.
Straightening out real long in the water.
And look, that body part is activated.
It'’’s sending out an electrical charge.
Just a low voltage one, not a high voltage shocking one.
Voltage, what'’’re you up to?
Something is in the electrical field.
Something'’’s coming close.
Over there!
Piranha!
Piranha?
BOTH: Huh?
The other two body parts... they'’’re activating now.
They must be... Uh-oh!
Martin, look out!
Whoa!
Whoa, that'’’s shocking!
It'’’s eel-lectric!
(Chuckling) We just saw the electric eel'’’s shock power in action!
The shock was too much for the piranha.
It paralyzed him.
He couldn'’’t move.
And that'’’s how the eel catches his prey.
Amazing!
Now I know why electric eels don'’’t have teeth.
They don'’’t need them!
They catch prey with shocking power.
So they use a little electrical charge to sense things around them, like incoming prey.
Exactly, and that comes from this body part.
And they use a strong electrical pulse to give a powerful shock.
And that comes from these two body parts.
Amazing!
A creature who was using battery-powered electricity way before humans even figured it out.
Hey!
Batteries, power, voltage... That'’’s it!
Hey, Voltage, do you think you could help us out with our broken down Tortuga?
Oh, yeah, it won'’’t take very long, and we'’’ll have you back home in a flash!
We promise!
Okay, let'’’s go.
Whoa!
But wait, do we really even want to fix the Tortuga right now?
What do you say we keep checking out these eels and fix it later?
Martin, Jimmy'’’s freaking out back there!
(Distant crying) Ahh, he'’’s fine!
Listen, I'’’ll take Voltage back there.
You stay here and find out more about these eels.
I owe you one, bro.
(Snapping) I'’’ll get you back home soon, Voltage.
Uh, jaguars, caiman crocodiles, coming closer!
Ah!
Almost done, Koki?
Well, I'’’ve fixed all the electrical circuits and wiring.
Great!
Let'’’s start '’’er up then.
But the battery is blown.
And there'’’s no way we can start up the ships power systems without a battery, a start-up power source.
Aww, not great.
Eel-ectric!
Huh?
I'’’ve got the answer to all our problems right here!
Meet Voltage, the electric eel.
Hi, Voltage!
Aww!
You'’’re not exactly cute, but I'’’ll pet you anyway.
I wouldn'’’t do that if I were you.
Why?
He'’’s called an electric eel for a reason.
He packs 600 volts of electrical shocking power.
That'’’s five times as much as most wall sockets.
(Zapping) What?
Shocking, I know, but check it out.
He'’’s like a living battery.
His head area is the positive charge, and his tail area is the negative charge.
See?
Eel-ectricity!
Even when he'’’s just swimming around using his low voltage energy, he can light up a light bulb.
For real!
Wow!
Koki'’’s gotta see this!
So you'’’re telling me he can give off even more potential energy than a car battery?
50 times more than a car battery!
A creature that has the voltage of lots of car batteries!
Oh, I could kiss you!
(Zapping) But I won'’’t.
That'’’s enough to start up the Tortuga, right?
That'’’s a lot of voltage, but the Tortuga is a huge ship and needs massive battery power to start up.
Voltage just can'’’t release enough power fast enough to replace this huge battery.
It won'’’t work.
Hmm... (Sighing) Sorry.
I'’’ve got it!
Ha!
Voltage may not have enough power to start up the Tortuga, but he surely has enough power to run my Mobile Invention Kit!
Right?
He should have enough for that.
Great!
So if we get this going, I can design electric eel Power Suits.
Together Chris and Martin just might be able to generate enough power to start the Tortuga.
Good thinking, Aviva!
Let'’’s do it!
Okay, the terminals are in place.
Start it up, Aviva!
Wait!
We need Voltage to unleash his full eel-ectricity power, his high voltage hunting power.
Huh?
Oh.
The Fishmobile!
Hopefully he'’’ll think it'’’s a real fish and zap it.
Ready?
Ready!
Oh, please work... And... here goes!
Aviva, now!
(Gasping) It worked!
It'’’s on!
Wa-hoo!
I'’’m back in invention action!
Sorry, Voltage, it'’’s not a real fish.
But you did it!
We owe you one, buddy.
Okay, as long as I stay out of their zapping range, I should be fine.
A creature adventurer'’’s gotta do what a creature adventurer'’’s gotta do.
(Inhaling) Whoa, stay away from their electrical sensing fields.
That'’’s it, easy does it.
(Nervous laughing) We'’’re all friends here.
Hey, buddy, what do you have behind your back?
Hmm, do eels have backs?
Whoa, eggs!
It'’’s a nest!
That eel has a nest of eggs.
Oh, and of course, the father electric eels defend and protect the eggs and baby eels fiercely.
(Gasping) (Zapping) Yah!
Ohh!
Ow.
Okay, okay, I get it!
(Panting) Uh-oh.
If the eels here have nests that they'’’re protecting... (Gulping) Voltage!
(Panting) This was his territory and... (Gasping) Oh, no!
That'’’s what I was afraid of.
Voltage'’’s nest, it'’’s unguarded, exposed!
Chris, mayday, mayday!
Get Voltage back here quick.
He has a nest to protect!
What?
A nest?
Yeah, it'’’s exposed, and it'’’s our fault.
Oh, no!
Voltage!
I'’’m sorry, I didn'’’t know!
Don'’’t worry, I'’’ll get you back in a flash.
Wait, but I'’’m not done!
I still need his power to finish the suits.
I can'’’t wait.
The eel eggs need their daddy!
I gotta take him now.
Then you'’’ll have to take me too.
Keep it steady, Chris.
(Grunting) To the baby electric eel rescue!
(Sighing) But what about me?
I'’’m unprotected too!
Ah, from the caimans!
(Screaming) MARTIN: The first hatchling!
Aw, hey, little guy!
Listen, your dad, he just went to help us with something, and I'’’ll watch you till he'’’s gets back, okay?
(Splashing) Uh-oh.
(Gulping) Maybe not soon enough.
How am I gonna defend the nest?
I have no defensive power, not against that mouth!
Hey, caiman buddy.
Nothing to see here.
(Gulping) (Panting) Chris, over here!
Caiman alert!
The nest is under attack!
Oh, no!
Oof!
Go, Voltage, go!
Voltage!
Eel-ectric Power!
Yeah!
The baby eels are safe!
Woo-hoo!
Nice defense, Voltage!
And that'’’s the third use of eel-ectric power: defense.
Oh, and I really want electric eel power.
Aw, sorry, bro.
Aviva didn'’’t have time to finish the discs.
Who says I didn'’’t have time to finish the discs?
Two electric eel Power Discs ready for action.
Here!
(Flare whizzing) (Exploding) Uh-oh, an SOS flare!
(Gasping) It'’’s coming from the Tortuga.
Jimmy and Koki must be in trouble.
We gotta get back.
We'’’ll take the water route, eel-style.
Uh-oh, to activate we'’’ve gotta touch an electric eel.
That'’’s crazy!
Shocking, really.
Hurry!
Gotta do what we gotta do.
BOTH: Activate electric eel powers!
Wah!
Awesome!
I feel so energized!
All right!
So full of electric power!
Okay, guys, so use some of that energy to get back to the Tortuga, fast!
We'’’ll meet you there.
BOTH: To the Tortuga Rescue!
Easy, chomper.
You better back off!
Yah!
Uh, do we have any more flares?
We used the last one.
And I hope they saw it.
We could use a little help back here.
Ahh!
And back there.
MARTIN: We'’’re here guys.
Okay, easy, buddy.
Back off!
Don'’’t make me use my electric eel power.
Whoa!
Ahh!
I told you not to do that.
Eel-ectric Power!
No hard feelings buddy, but you know, I really didn'’’t want to be your lunch today.
Guys, guys, is everything-- Whoa!
Okay, buddy, if you'’’re done with your nap, could we have our Tortuga back, please?
(Zapping) Oh yeah, this guy must already know about electric eels.
Most predators just need to get shocked once before they quickly realize that that it'’’s never worth messing with an electric eel.
Well, I guess there'’’s just too much positive energy in here for them!
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
(Sighing) Thanks, team!
Those guys were pretty shifty.
(Rumbling) Ah!
Did you have to say shifty?
(Rumbling) AVIVA: Uh-oh, we'’’re slipping into the river!
We don'’’t have much time!
Okay, gang, it'’’s now or never!
We'’’ve gotta put our eel-ectricity powers together and see if we can start up the Tortuga.
It'’’s our last chance!
Let'’’s do it, brother.
(Zapping) All right, the front of the eel is positive, so that goes to the positive terminal.
Battery two?
At your service!
And negative end of the eel to the negative terminal.
Okay, Jimmy, get ready to start the engines.
Righteo!
Let'’’s power it up!
Initiating electrical charge!
Charge!
Jimmy, now!
Oh, no!
Keep going guys!
We'’’ll give it all we'’’ve got!
Try again, Jimmy!
(Laughing) Wa-hoo!
Yay, it worked!
The engines are back on!
BOTH: Yeah, we did it!
Woo-hoo!
We'’’re gonna say goodbye to Voltage.
Okay, meet you there.
I can'’’t believe it!
They'’’re here!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
The babies are here!
All your babies hatched.
And check it out, they'’’re fritzing a little bit!
CHRIS: Ha, practicing using their electric eel shock power!
But their charge is still weak, so Voltage will have to keep protecting them for 4 months.
Well, Chris, I'’’d say that'’’s mission accomplished.
And the coolest thing, Voltage here basically has body parts that are like natural batteries.
AVIVA: Thanks to him, we got the Tortuga going again.
You ready for pickup, guys?
Not quite.
There'’’s one more thing we need to do.
What?
Teach these little eels a cool dance move: the electric slide!
AVIVA: Oh, brothers... (Laughing) So, electric eels have an incredible electric shocking power.
600 volts!
That'’’s 50 times more potential energy than a car battery.
And it all comes from special organs inside the eel'’’s body that act like natural batteries.
Do you wanna see the electric eel'’’s creature powers in action?
Come on!
Right now the electric organs inside these eels are at work, sending out electrical impulses to sense their surroundings.
It'’’s the way the eels see in murky water.
And although we don'’’t wanna touch this guy, because we don'’’t want him to get startled and shock us, we can set up some equipment to show you how powerful the electric eel'’’s charge is.
We'’’re gonna see if we can get this eel to use his eel-ectricity power to light up the light bulb on this circuit.
And remember, don'’’t try this at home.
That'’’s right!
Working with electricity can be very dangerous, and you should only do it if you'’’re a trained professional.
And one thing to remember about electricity is that it always travels in a circuit, a circle.
It starts from one end of the power source, the positive end, and goes to the other end of the power source, the negative end.
So in this case, it will start with the electric eel, going down this wire, through this light bulb, and back to the electric eel.
The electric eel is the battery!
Are you ready to try it?
All right, let'’’s give this a shot.
Okay, I'’’ve got this rod positioned by his tail.
And I'’’ve got this one by his head.
They'’’re checking it out, they'’’re sending out their navigational impulses to see what these are.
Oh look, it'’’s lighting up!
Yeah!
It works!
That is the power of the electric eel.
And that'’’s just his navigation impulse.
His shock impulse is much stronger.
Hey, thanks for showing us your awesome electric eel powers!
Want a few more snacks for the road?
Keep on creature adventuring!
We'’’ll see you on the creature trail!
Here you go, girl.
Woo!
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