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00:00PBS Kids opens worlds of possibilities for all children.
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00:08That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:10When my family leaves for the day, I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
00:15I become...
00:19Nature Cat! Backyard Explorer extraordinaire!
00:25Tally-ho!
00:27Tally-ho!
00:28We're climbing out the trees now.
00:30We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:32We're getting muddy knees now.
00:34Nature Cat!
00:35Nature Cat!
00:36Nature Cat!
00:37Nature Cat!
00:38Nature Cat!
00:39So what are we waiting for?
00:41We're so excited to explore
00:43All that nature has in store.
00:45Nature Cat!
00:46Tally-ho!
00:47Tally-ho!
00:48Tally-ho!
00:49We're the favorite nature guide.
00:51We just can't wait to get outside!
00:54We're swinging through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
00:58We're getting muddy knees now.
00:59We're getting our cut!
01:00Tally-ho!
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01:30Tally-ho!
01:31Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
01:37Look... at... me!
01:40Ew!
01:42Whoa! There you are!
01:45But where's Hal?
01:46Tiddy! Look at me!
01:49I'm muddy! I'm so muddy!
01:52I'm a muddy buddy all day! Yeah!
01:55Yes, Hal. Getting muddy is noble and fun.
02:01But...
02:02But! There are no buts when it comes to getting muddy.
02:05Mud is, dare I say, mudnificent!
02:09Wait, is that a word?
02:11I wouldn't go that far, Hal.
02:14Oh, yeah!
02:16Oh, come on, Nature Cat! Give mud a chance!
02:20Hear, hear!
02:22Yeah, man. Give it some love.
02:26Mud love!
02:28Yes! That's it!
02:30I just got the most bestest idea ever!
02:32Mud deserves its own day to be celebrated!
02:36It does?
02:38I proclaim that today is...
02:42Mud Appreciation Day!
02:45Hooray!
02:47Mud Appreciation Day?
02:52Yes! I can see it now!
02:55Tons of sloppy mud!
02:58Good for slipping and sliding!
03:00Oh, and mud to step in that goes squish!
03:03It makes the funniest sound when you pull your feet out!
03:06Oh, oh, oh!
03:08And there's even mud to flop around in!
03:10And it dries real fast!
03:12Oh, and it makes you smell like the earth itself!
03:15Mud-nificent!
03:16Who knew you could do so many different things with mud?
03:18I know, right?
03:19Yep!
03:20It's gonna be a fine and dandy Mud Appreciation Day!
03:21Who's in?
03:22We're in!
03:23Oh, I'm so in!
03:24Are you kidding? Bring it on!
03:25Well, I'm certainly in!
03:26I can't wait to document the different kinds of mud!
03:27Oh, hey!
03:28Would you look at the time!
03:29Wow, time sure flies when you're having this!
03:30Anyway, looks like I gotta get home!
03:31Too bad I can't make the mud festivities!
03:32Nature Cat!
03:33You don't want to come to my mud celebration!
03:36What an appreciation day!
03:37Who's in?
03:38We're in!
03:39I'm so in!
03:40Are you kidding?
03:41Bring it on!
03:42Well, I'm certainly in!
03:43I can't wait to document the different kinds of mud!
03:45Oh, hey!
03:49Would you look at the time!
03:51Wow, time sure flies when you're having... this!
03:56Anyway, looks like I gotta get home!
03:57Too bad I can't make the mud festivities!
03:58Nature Cat!
03:59You... you don't want to come to my mud celebration, I don't understand.
04:08Well, would you look at that?
04:10I have more time than I thought.
04:13How? I'd be happy to come to your... mud celebration.
04:18That's the spirit, Nature Cat! Come on, let's get our mud!
04:23We'll start setting up!
04:25This way, you guys, first mud stop below!
04:29Allow me, Hal.
04:31Onward and mudward!
04:36Squicks!
04:39Oh, yeah!
04:44Ta-da!
04:45I stuck that landing, guys, did you see that?
04:48Did you see that?
04:49Everyone, I give you sand mud!
04:52Sand mud, this is everyone.
04:54Sand mud, say hello.
04:56Um, hello there.
04:58Man, oh, man.
04:59I love this kind of mud.
05:01And I know a really cool thing you can do with it.
05:04Make dribble castles!
05:06How neato is that?
05:10Oh, yeah, I'm loving this.
05:13These castles will make a great addition to the celebration.
05:17Want to make one, Nature Cat?
05:19Um, actually, no.
05:21Not right now.
05:22Not right now.
05:25Wait!
05:26Ah!
05:27Ah!
05:28Ah!
05:29Ah!
05:30Ah!
05:31Ah!
05:32Ah!
05:33Ah!
05:34Ah!
05:35Ah!
05:36Ah!
05:37Ah!
05:38Ah!
05:39Ah!
05:40Ah!
05:41That's the spirit, Nature Cat!
05:42Um, what's your hair do!
05:43Dig it!
05:46Ugh.
05:47Don't get me started on wet, muddy sand.
05:51It is ewee on my feet or my hand and mud can make me slip and fall so I don't
05:57like any mud at all.
06:01Hey, I'm a poet didn't know it.
06:03didn't know it I present to you it's certainly beautiful it is somewhat
06:23colorful for mud it sure is I found lots of colors of dirt and mud when I bury
06:30things hey I know face painting great idea nature cat I'm terribly sorry but I
06:56could have sworn you said face painting with mud I say yuck to mud or
07:25orange and red I mean it's so gross splattered on your head and don't get
07:30me started on wet muddy sand it's ewey on my feet or my hand but can make me
07:34slip that's why I don't like any mud at all I got this rhyming thing down pat and I
07:42remember burying bones in this mud it's so sticky I can make it change shape it's
07:49heavy and doesn't fall apart oh maybe it's clay wow it feels so smooth when it's wet
07:56look it's my hand how Hollywood man oh man I never knew you could find natural clay
08:05yep I find lots of clay by the river oh hey nature cat you gotta check out this mud oh
08:12oh yeah no thanks I'm good but you can make things with it hey maybe this is the stuff
08:21people used a long time ago to make bricks to build their houses and other stuff oh that's
08:26awesome clay cheese I thank you very much squeaks but not right now today meet muddy buddy everybody
08:40everybody this is muddy buddy oh very impressive how are you okay nature cat
08:50squishy clay mud is grody icky on my fur it's gluey sticky I say yuck to mud orange
09:02and red it feels so gross splattered on my head don't get me started on wet muddy sand
09:08it's ewey on my feet or hand mud can make me slip that's why I don't like any mud at all
09:15welcome one and all to the first annual mud mud mud day day day celebration
09:23some might say that mud is nothing more than wet dirt
09:33well I say mud is love
09:39to love mud is to love love
09:45mud mud we love you mud mud you know it's true
09:51mud mud we love you mud mud you know it's true
09:55mud mud you're more than just goo
09:58said like a true mud lover Hal
10:01well that was intense
10:05let the mud celebration begin
10:08mud mud plushed
10:20mud move
10:24mud
10:26mud
10:31mud
10:32mud
10:35Oh, there you are. Hey, buddy. Come on, enjoy the fun.
10:46Uh, Hal, actually, well, sorry, but the truth is, I just don't like mud.
10:55Really? But there's so many different kinds of mud here. There must be one that you like.
11:01Squishy clay mud is grody icky.
11:05On my fur, it's gluey-sticky.
11:08I say yuck to mud, orange and red. It feels so gross, splattered on my head.
11:14Don't get me started on wet, muddy sand. It's eww-wee on my feet and my hand.
11:20Mud can make me slip and fall.
11:23That's why I don't like any mud at all.
11:26Hey, Hal, look what I brought to the mud celebration.
11:29Silty mud muck straight from the marsh.
11:32All mud is welcome here, Cousin Marvin.
11:35And look what it does.
11:39Mud paint.
11:40Mud paint? I've never seen that before.
11:44Can I try?
11:45Paint away, Nature Cat. The world's your canvas.
11:49Hmm. See, Nature Cat? Mud is fun.
11:54It sure is.
11:56All sorts of mud. All sorts of fun.
12:00Well, you were right after all, Hal.
12:03Mud is mud-nificent.
12:06It sure is, Nature Cat. It sure is.
12:09You are so effective.
12:12Call it a night.
12:22Hi!
12:26Gotcha, Hal.
12:27Wow, you're really good at flashlight tag, Daisy.
12:30Thanks. One down, two to go.
12:34Ha-ha! Gotcha, Squeaks.
12:36Oh, rats. You got me.
12:38That just leaves Nature Cat to find.
12:41Ahem. Ahem. I'm by the door.
12:43Found you, Nature Cat!
12:45Um, you got me. Ha! Now the game's over, boy.
12:48Time sure flies when you're having fun, am I right?
12:51Well, anyway, looks like it's time to head inside.
12:54Whoa, where are you going? Let's play one more game.
12:57Or four more. No, wait, five more games. No, okay, okay, ten.
13:01Or we could just go play inside, you know, where it's light and safe and not dark.
13:06Um, Nature Cat, are you by chance afraid of the dark?
13:10Me? Nature Cat? Afraid? Pshaw!
13:16What was that?
13:17Joke!
13:18And that?
13:19Joke!
13:20And that?
13:22Something kind of tells me that you are scared, Nature Cat.
13:25Well, yes, now, I suppose you mention it.
13:30In retrospect, I might be a tad bit scared of the dark night.
13:34And all those scary sounds.
13:36I'm pretty sure there's a logical explanation for those sounds.
13:39See? A raccoon.
13:41A bat.
13:44And a cute little cricket guy.
13:46Hi, cute little cricket guy.
13:48It's me, Hal!
13:50What are they doing out here at this hour?
13:52I mean, don't they know it's dark and also dark and...
13:56Did I mention dark?
13:57Some animals wake up when other animals go to sleep, I guess.
14:00But why?
14:02Let's see what they're doing.
14:05Hey, look!
14:06The raccoon's looking for food.
14:08Well, the bat's finding food, too.
14:11Eww! It's trying to eat a moth!
14:13Moth?
14:14What's a moth?
14:15Is that even a word?
14:18Moth.
14:19Sounds weird.
14:20A moth is an insect that's sort of like a butterfly.
14:24But some moths only come out at night.
14:26Right.
14:27Just like bats.
14:28Hey!
14:29Maybe the bat hunts at night, cause that's the best time for it to catch its food!
14:33Like that moth!
14:34Why anyone would want to eat a moth is beyond me.
14:37Exactly!
14:38So you see, Nature Cat?
14:40Nighttime isn't anything to be scared of.
14:42There's an explanation for everything going on out here.
14:46Yes, yes.
14:47I can see that now.
14:49Some animals are out and about looking for food.
14:51Haha!
14:52There's nothing to be scared of.
14:55Except for that.
14:58How do you explain that?
15:01I have no clue.
15:06My hat!
15:07Don't worry, Nature Cat.
15:08We'll get it!
15:09Hat!
15:10As your owner and the handsome head upon which you sit, I command you to hold!
15:26Where's my hat?
15:36Where did it go?
15:38I don't see it anywhere.
15:40Um, Nature Cat, can I put you down now?
15:43Oh, right.
15:44Of course.
15:45Remember, I'm not scared anymore.
15:48I'm totally fine out here in the dark night.
15:51Just a tree frog, Nature Cat.
15:58Yeah, just a tree frog eating a beetle.
16:01Ew!
16:02I just want my hat back and really don't like being out here in the dark night.
16:08Here, take this.
16:09Maybe this will make you feel better out here.
16:12Thank you, Daisy.
16:13You're right.
16:14Maybe a little light is all I need.
16:17Ha, ha, ha, ha!
16:19Unwired and yachtwired to find my hat!
16:22Ah!
16:27The flashlight!
16:30No!
16:33Man, oh man.
16:35It's certainly gonna be hard to find your hat now.
16:38My trusty, faithful hat is surely gone forever!
16:45My hat's been with me since I was a kitten.
16:51Take our kitten to the rescue!
16:54Unwired and yonwired!
16:57Cowie ho!
16:59And through the years, the hat was with me on all my brave adventures.
17:04It kept me cool in the hot, hot sun.
17:07It kept me dry in the wet, wet rain.
17:11It kept me warm in the cold, cold snow.
17:20And through it all, my hat's always looked so, so sporty.
17:25And now my precious hat is gone, gone.
17:28Forever.
17:30Don't worry, Nature Cat. We'll find your hat.
17:32We certainly will!
17:34We are not giving up!
17:36Ah!
17:37Oh, it's just an owl!
17:39Hi, owl! It's me, Hal!
17:42Woo-hoo!
17:45Whoa!
17:46Looks like the owl is hunting too!
17:49She's using her hearing to help find food!
17:53Wait a minute!
17:54Since we can't see as well in the dark, we could use our hearing like the owl does to find the hat!
17:59Well, that's a really great idea, Squeaks, but my hat doesn't make a noise.
18:04It's just a hat.
18:06But I think it did make a noise.
18:08I kinda remember it sounding like this.
18:14Oh, Daisy, that's a good impression of the hat!
18:17It did make that noise. I heard it!
18:19Then let's listen for the growling sound. It's our only shot!
18:22Wait! I hear something! The sound!
18:26My hat! It's this way!
18:28Follow that sound!
18:30Onward and...
18:32On...ward!
18:34Actually, Hal, you wanna lead the way?
18:36Thanks, buddy. Right behind ya.
18:38On second thought, how about a lift?
18:40Aye, Capitan!
18:42You're the best.
18:52My hat! My beloved hat!
19:06Gum!
19:07It's a baby possum making that growling noise.
19:10Oh, hi, little guy.
19:12Looks like that little guy's hunting for food, too.
19:14Wonder what gross thing he's gonna eat.
19:16Ha-ha! The mystery of the runaway hat is solved!
19:20And now my hat finally returns to its home upon my head.
19:29Okay, what just happened?
19:30Man, oh, man! The owl swiped your hat!
19:33My hat!
19:35Oh, man, Nature Cat, you can't catch a break with this hat stuff.
19:39Owl! Come back here with that hat!
19:41Yeah! It'll never fit you!
19:50Hey, Owl, where'd the hat go?
19:54I thought the hat was something to eat.
19:57My bad.
19:59You ate my hat?
20:01No, I did not eat it.
20:03I merely dropped it by some moonflowers.
20:06Goodbye!
20:08Everyone, to the moonflowers!
20:11Quick question, what's a moonflower?
20:14Hmm, well, since it's called a moonflower,
20:18maybe it's a flower that blooms at night.
20:21Makes sense to me.
20:22Let's go find the moonflowers!
20:24Onward and yonward!
20:30So, how do we find the moonflowers
20:32if we don't know what they look like?
20:34Oh, that minor detail.
20:37Hey, wait, I love smelling this smell.
20:42Mmm, oh, you gotta smell it!
20:45Oh, oh, I usually only smell it at night!
20:48Oh, so beautiful!
20:50Mmm, oh, it smells so sweet.
20:53Oh, I wonder if the smell's coming from the moonflowers!
20:57Brilliant, Squeaks! Let's check it out!
21:00Yes, looks like it's time to use another one of our senses.
21:04Smell!
21:06And we all know who has the best nose around!
21:10Release the hound!
21:15How, buddy? You're the hound?
21:17Oh, great! Yes, me!
21:19I'm on it, oh, captain, my captain!
21:25Follow that scent!
21:28This way!
21:32The smell is getting stronger!
21:35Oh, I think we're getting close!
21:40Ta-dee!
21:41The moonflowers, I think!
21:44Well, they are really white!
21:46Like the white light of the moon!
21:48Oh, this smells so sweet and floral!
21:51Ooh!
21:52Ooh!
21:53Well done, Hal!
21:54You found the moonflowers!
22:01My hat!
22:02Hat!
22:03I have you!
22:04I'm so sorry I lost you!
22:06It'll never happen again!
22:08I promise!
22:09There, there, hat!
22:11You are home!
22:12Mission accomplished!
22:14Now it's time to finally go home and get out of the night!
22:19So dark and scary!
22:21Whoa!
22:22Nature can't get back here!
22:23You gotta see this!
22:24Whoa!
22:25Sweet!
22:26This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen!
22:30And smelled!
22:31The most beautiful, perfumey, delightful scent in all the world!
22:40The night is really amazing, huh?
22:41I love the night!
22:42The night is really amazing, huh?
22:43I love the night!
22:44I love the night!
22:45I love the night!
22:46I love the night!
22:59The night is really amazing, huh?
23:01I love the night!
23:05I love the night!
23:12Nature Cat, Squeaks, Daisy, and Howl are cartoon characters and not real animals!
23:22To keep all of our animal friends safe, check with a grown up before you bring a pet on your
23:27next nature adventure!
23:29Yahoo!
23:30Go!
23:31Go home!
23:34Woo!
23:40Woo!
23:42Go home!
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