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00:07That's me, Fred the house cat.
00:09When my family leaves for the day, I don't just sit inside watching the world go by.
00:14I become...
00:19Nature Cat! Backyard explorer extraordinaire!
00:24Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
00:27We're climbing out the trees now.
00:29We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:31We're getting muddy knees now.
00:33Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:36Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:38So what are we waiting for?
00:40We're so excited to explore all that nature has in store.
00:44With Nature Cat! Go, go, go!
00:45Tally-ho! Go, go, go!
00:47Tally-ho!
00:48We're the favorite nature guide.
00:51We just can't wait to get outside.
00:53We're swinging through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
00:59With Nature Cat!
01:00Tally-ho!
01:02Tally-ho!
01:03Tally-ho!
01:27Tally-ho!
01:28Friends, who's ready for some backyard fun?
01:33Oh, I am, baby!
01:36I would certainly like to have fun,
01:38but would like to know a little more about said fun
01:41before I fully commit.
01:42Somebody say fun!
01:44Tally-ho!
01:46I am always, as the kids say,
01:48down with fun.
01:50I'm definitely in!
01:52Great, because...
01:54It's backyard camp out party time!
01:58I'm definitely out!
02:01What?
02:02Seriously, Nature Cat?
02:03I, for one, love the idea, Squeaks.
02:06In fact, I can't wait.
02:07Are you sure you don't want to camp out with us, Nature Cat?
02:10Oh, thanks, Hubbundle. Really, but I, uh, have this very important, um, uh, thing to do, uh, inside. Bye!
02:22Oh, no. I think Nature Cat might be scared.
02:26Who? Me? Scared? Ah! I scuff in the face of danger!
02:33Ah! The face of danger! Get it off! Get it off!
02:37Oh. Heh heh heh. Moth. Heh. Well, that was unfortunate.
02:41It's okay if you're scared, Nature Cat. Don't you remember we camped out up on the mighty mountains? You can
02:47do this!
02:48Yeah! And a backyard campout is just another night adventure. Cool sounds, new smells.
02:54Oh, you totally had me at smells. Hello.
02:59We can buy flashlight tag. We can watch for shooting stars.
03:02And look! Squeaks even made s'mores! Oh, I love s'mores.
03:07Did I hear you say, s'mores?
03:10Don't you want to come to my backyard campout party, Nature Cat, please? Pretty please?
03:16Of course I do! Yes!
03:19It's a party! Backyard party! Campout party!
03:26And with s'mores as my witness, tonight just may, and I strongly stress may, be the greatest backyard campout ever!
03:41Oh, boy! Sure does get dark around here pretty quickly, huh?
03:47Don't sweat it, guys. Check this.
03:49Ha! You know, that does make me feel a little better.
03:53But that, on the other hand...
03:57I'm sure there's a perfectly logical reason for whatever creepy creature might be lurking nearby.
04:06You guys, relax. There's nothing to be afraid of. Look!
04:13That's a sweet-looking beetle!
04:15Well, yes, I guess. For a beetle...
04:18See? See? Everything's cool. Now, does anyone know what time it is?
04:23It's precisely eight!
04:25Stack time! This is up for some s'mores!
04:27Oh! Snacks! Pick me, pick me, pick me! I'll take s'more! Whatever it is, I'll have s'more of it!
04:33Here you go, Hal!
04:35Whoa! What was that?
04:37Huh. That's weird.
04:39Uh... I'm sure it's fine. Here you go, Hal...
04:43Again? Yikes!
04:46Don't worry! I'll...sensee the day!
04:55This knocking is not just ruining my s'mores, it's ruining my entire backyard campout party!
05:02Gotta find out what's making the sound!
05:04Uh, yeah. Do we really? I mean, what if it turns out to be some kind of monster?
05:09Huh. I'm hoping there's a more logical explanation.
05:13See? Popped right up. Says here that...
05:16Oh, oh no. Well, that can't be right.
05:18Is it something small and harmless? Please say it's something small and harmless!
05:23Hmm...not exactly. It's kind of big, actually.
05:27It's not just big. It's Bigfoot!
05:30Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Bigfoot! G-g-g-g-go!
05:37No way! Bigfoot? I mean, you mean THE Bigfoot?
05:41I can't believe it! After all this time, Bigfoot!
05:45Oh, but one question. Who is Bigfoot again?
05:48Oh, you guys! This would be the perfect time for Shadow Puppet Theatre!
05:53Daisy, lights please.
05:59Legend has it that hidden deep in this very forest lives a big, hairy and smelly creature, and he goes
06:05by the name...
06:06Backfoot!
06:13He's believed to be the greatest hide-and-seek player ever, and for over a hundred years nobody has been
06:18able to find him.
06:20Now he roams the forest at night going from hiding spot to hiding spot.
06:24Some say he's so good he even bangs on trees to give people a hint of his whereabouts.
06:29And they still can't find him.
06:32Whoa! He is good!
06:34Or, maybe people can't find Bigfoot because he's make-believe.
06:38Oh, I vote for that! If he doesn't exist, there's nothing to be afraid of!
06:46I don't know, it sounds pretty, pretty, pretty real to me.
06:52There's only one way to get to the bottom of this. A little scientific investigation!
06:57And if he's real, we just ask him to stop banging!
07:00Okay, you guys, it's official. My camp-out party is now a Bigfoot tracking party!
07:05Sweet!
07:06Yeah, Bigfoot! Here we come, baby!
07:10How'd I get myself into this? Wait for me!
07:16Okay, now everyone stay close to me. For my own pro- I mean, for our protection.
07:23It's so dark out here without the moonlight, I can hardly see anything.
07:28Yeah, I can barely see the end of my nose.
07:30Whoop, there it is. My nose, it's me, Hal.
07:33How are we going to find Bigfoot if we can't even see him?
07:36I have an idea.
07:41Close your eyes. Listen carefully for the banging sounds.
07:46Wait, what's happening?
07:47Sorry, I know this looks weird. I just thought if we can't see as well, maybe we can use our
07:51other senses to track down Bigfoot.
07:53Good idea, Squeaks!
07:56Follow that sound!
08:09Sounds like it's coming from over there.
08:11Only one way to find out. Come on!
08:23Hey guys, the sound is coming from the frog! Not what I was expecting.
08:29It must be a mink frog. It says here mink frogs are known for making a knocking sound. And also,
08:35their smell.
08:36Whoa, Bessie!
08:42To think all along, it was just this little frog. I can't believe how scared I got, huh?
08:49Hmm, the frog does kind of sound like the noises we heard earlier, but not exactly.
08:54I agree, Daze. It does sound different.
08:56Nope, I'm pretty sure this was it. And now that we definitely know it wasn't Bigfoot, let's just safely head
09:01back to camp. Am I right?
09:04It's Bigfoot!
09:06It came from Ronald's yard! Come on!
09:14Um, hey guys, I don't know if it's Bigfoot, but the sound is definitely coming from Ronald's.
09:23Bigfoot!
09:26Yeah!
09:29Oh, bummer, you guys. There's not enough light.
09:32Uh, I guess we have to get closer.
09:35Okay, let's sneak around the side and I'll light him up.
09:41I can't believe it's Bigfoot! I can't believe it's Bigfoot! I can't believe it's...
09:45Ronald!
09:50Well, hello, Ronald.
09:57Ahem, I said hello, Ronald.
10:02I think he's asleep.
10:05Huh, now this makes sense.
10:08Yes, yes, yes, this makes total sense.
10:10Wait, why does this make total sense?
10:12Yes, isn't it obvious, Hal?
10:15Ronald is Bigfoot!
10:17Oh, yep, big, hairy, meh.
10:19Surprised we didn't put it together sooner.
10:21No, I think what it means is the knocking sounds were just Ronald sleepwalking.
10:26More like sleep drumming.
10:28Cool, so Ronald's a sleep drumming Bigfoot!
10:31Nope, he's just a sleep drumming Ronald.
10:39Oh, where am I? And what happened to all my other fans?
10:44Other fans, Ronald.
10:46Oh! I must have been dreaming of playing in a rock band again. This is my third sold-out dream
10:52concert this week. Anybody want an autograph?
10:55Actually, now that we've confirmed you're not Bigfoot, we just want to get back to our backyard campout.
11:01Backyard campout, huh?
11:03Well, since I'm already in my backyard, in my pajamas, mind if I join you?
11:09Of course, man. The more the merrier.
11:11Great! So what do we do?
11:13Hmm, let's see. Well, we did shadow puppets, we hunted Bigfoot, we still have stargazing, but first, snack time!
11:23One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me. One for me, and one for her. I
11:32still want some more.
11:33I'm actually a little disappointed we didn't find Bigfoot.
11:37Never thought I'd hear that from you, Nature Cat.
11:39Oh, you know me. I'm always down for adventure!
11:44And besides, being outside at night is actually pretty fun.
11:49Man, oh man! A shooting star!
11:52Wow, so cool! Look at it go!
11:55Totally out of this world, man!
11:57I said it before, but I'll say it again with an addendum!
12:01With S'mores as my witness, this is the greatest backyard campout ever!
12:07Yay!
12:09Woo-hoo!
12:13Imperfect Produce
12:16Okay, you guys, time to dig up my very first crop of carrots for the fall festival and crop competition!
12:22Ready, Team Squeaks?
12:23Ready!
12:24Ready!
12:28Gently, gently! Hi, little carrots!
12:30It's me, Hal! Nice to meet you!
12:32Oh, you're little carrots!
12:34Not a oop!
12:34Ah, such precious veggies!
12:40There! Nice and clean!
12:46Uh-oh! Um, Squeaks?
12:48Squeaks, last name and first name. S-Q-U. What's up, Daze?
12:53There seems to be a problem with some of these carrots! Look!
12:58Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! What happened? The carrots should be perfect like these!
13:04Why don't they look perfect? I did everything right!
13:07I planted each seed three inches apart. I watered them. I worked in the hot sun. I pulled every little
13:13weed.
13:13I even told them bedtime stories and I sang them lullabies!
13:17Oh, no! I told them stories, too! And since I like scary stories, I told them scary stories!
13:22And maybe doing that scared the carrots so much that they got all bendy!
13:27Oh, I'm so sorry, carrot. I didn't mean to get you all twisty with fear.
13:32I don't think that was it, Hal. It must have been my fault.
13:35Nonsense, Squeaks! I'll get to the bottom of this! There's a cause for this carrot conundrum!
13:40And I, Nature Cat, shall solve the mystery!
13:44But, Nature Cat...
13:46Now, what do we know? We know that plants need sunlight and water and good soil to grow.
13:52Clearly, one of those three things went askew!
13:56But, Nature Cat...
13:59What ho, Sun? Have you been shining differently lately?
14:04Not talking, eh? Then it must be...
14:07The water! It's always the water!
14:13Was it you, water? Are you wetter than usual? Or are you drier?
14:20Nature Cat, the soil might...
14:22Yes! The soil!
14:24So, soil. Look, I'm not a bad guy. I just want to know how you got so strong as to
14:29bend these helpless carrots!
14:31It's what the soil is made of, Nature Cat. Hmm.
14:34It looks like there is a lot of clay in the soil.
14:38Clay? Like make a vase for mom clay? That stuff is in the ground?
14:42Yep! Clay comes from the earth and sometimes it gets all hard and clumped up.
14:47See? This lump of clay probably got in the way of the carrot's path.
14:52Whoa! So instead of growing straight down, the carrots had to grow around the hard lumps in the soil.
14:58Some of them even split in two to get around them. Now that's incredible!
15:04And sometimes you just don't know what nature will do.
15:06Oh, one time, I pulled a pepper out of my garden that looked like a donut with a hole in
15:12the middle. See?
15:16I don't know what to say. I can't unsee this.
15:20I don't see what's so bad about these carrots. I mean, this one is so cute. I'm gonna call him
15:26Bumpy.
15:26Hi, Bumpy. I'm Hal. I'm sorry I told you scary stories, but I'm glad you didn't run away on these
15:33little legs of yours.
15:34Hi, Hal. That's okay. I like scary stories. You're the coolest. I'm Bumpy.
15:41How do you explain this little carrot cluster?
15:44Hmm. It would appear that those carrots were planted too close together.
15:49Daisy, it's a good theory, but that's impossible. I measured so carefully when I planted those seeds.
15:54She's right. I saw her do it.
15:57And I fed the carrots only the finest carrot seeds.
16:02Come on, Bumpy. Eat the tasty carrot seed.
16:06What? You feed bird seed to birds, so I just...
16:09Oh, okay. I see what I did wrong. I'm sorry, Squeaks.
16:13Me too, Squeaks.
16:14Me three, Squeaks. But according to my research, this happens to a lot of gardeners. See?
16:20Bumpy, no way! You have a famous twin!
16:26Squeaks! Where are you going?
16:28Aren't you gonna bring your carrots to the fall festival?
16:31Yeah! Team Squeaks isn't Team Squeaks without Squeaks.
16:34I'm going home. I can't enter these ugly, weird carrots in a contest. Everyone will laugh at them.
16:39And they'll laugh at me. So I quit. Just throw them in the compost, man. Make a crudité. I don't
16:45care.
16:47Oh, you silly, silly mouse. You'll never win that blue ribbon because I have the prize in the bag.
16:59I like to win prizes.
17:02Man-o-man-o-man-o-man are these sweet...
17:05...zounds and double-zounds. What she said and what he said.
17:19Squeaks! These are the sweetest carrots I have ever eaten in my whole life!
17:24Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah? Sweet carrots? Oh, yeah?
17:28Let me tell you, Squeaks, that's so scrumptious a carrot!
17:32And they're yummy, too.
17:34Ah, come on. You guys are just saying that to make me feel better.
17:37Here! Taste for yourself! There's nothing like a freshly-picked carrot!
17:43Nom-nom-nom-nom-nom! I'm in Flavor City, baby! Team Squeaks!
17:49Blue Ribbon!
17:51Team Squeaks! Blue Ribbon! Wahoo!
17:55Ooh, wait. Hopefully carrots don't get blue ribbons. The judges won't even look at them, let alone taste them.
18:01So just give them a makeover! I mean, look at Bumpy! Delicious and handsome!
18:07Aw, thank you, Hal.
18:08No problem, Bumpy. I'm Bumpy.
18:11Hal, I've said it before and I'll say it again. You're a genius!
18:15I prefer the term personal stylist genius, although I have no idea what any of it means.
18:21We can make carrot roses! Wah!
18:30Whoa-ho-ho! Presentation really does make a difference!
18:35That's amazing! Let's do it!
18:37Oh, man. We better hurry. The festival starts soon!
18:40Team Squeaks!
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19:14Hello, Your Judgeness.
19:16I am Squeaks for Team Squeaks,
19:18entering in the carrot category.
19:24Won't the blue ribbon look lovely on this little brown basket?
19:28Yes, I do believe it will.
19:29I like to win prizes.
19:32Welcome, everyone, to the Fall Festival and Crop Competition.
19:35Today, we celebrate your fine farming skills
19:38and award blue ribbons the very best fruits and vegetables.
19:42The first category to be judged is carrots.
19:51Ooh, I'm sorry, but the rules clearly state
19:53that the crops must be presented as they were harvested
19:56and not cut or prepared in any way.
19:58These carrots are disqualified.
20:00Agreed. Yes, disqualified.
20:02Yes, delicious. I mean, disqualified.
20:07This is totally and completely bogus!
20:10Where does it say that?
20:11Oh, yeah, right. It was on the entry form. I forgot that.
20:13I'm so sorry, Squeaks.
20:16But you should be proud, Squeaks.
20:18Just look at the judges.
20:19They're not even tasting those other carrots.
20:22You know, I am proud.
20:25I shouldn't have been ashamed of our carrots.
20:27They did look funny on the outside,
20:29but they were so special and wonderful on the inside.
20:31And that's what matters.
20:33I'm starting to think the Bumpy carrots could have won.
20:36I wish we hadn't made them all into roses.
20:39Attention, everyone!
20:40It seems like we have a replacement for this carrot!
20:44Hal, what did you do?
20:46I know that Bumpy is good enough to win that blue ribbon.
20:49He's perfect in his own way, lumps and all.
20:52Sparkle, Bumpy, sparkle!
20:53This is your time to shine!
20:55It's my time to shine. I'm Bumpy.
20:58Hal, are you sure this is okay?
21:00I mean, they're nibbling him.
21:03So he'll be a little shorter.
21:05Squeaks deserves a chance to win.
21:07You have got to be kidding me!
21:09That lumpy, ugly carrot is no match
21:11for my perfect, beautiful carrots.
21:16And the winner of the carrot category is...
21:19Squeaks!
21:21Oh!
21:21Oh!
21:25Um, team Squeaks.
21:27Uh, blue ribbon.
21:29Oh, so many emotions.
21:31I promised that I wouldn't cry, but here I am.
21:34What?
21:35What?
21:36Can you not see the perfection of my crop?
21:38These are gorgeous carrots!
21:40Gorgeous!
21:41Yes, but you didn't grow them.
21:43You bought them at the store,
21:44and that's against the rules, Ronald!
21:46What?
21:47Mwah?
21:49I've worked for months to grow these flawless beauties.
21:52Uh, sir, there are labels on them.
21:55Quack.
21:56Looks like you forgot to peel them off.
21:59And even if you didn't buy them,
22:01Squeaks' carrot just tasted better.
22:03A lot better!
22:05Fine, fine, keep your blue ribbons.
22:08I don't like prizes.
22:09I didn't want any prizes.
22:11Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah.
22:13I don't think I believe him.
22:15Uh, excuse me.
22:16Hi, um, is it too late to enter?
22:17Because these are some mighty-tasted apples,
22:19but I wasn't going to enter them
22:21because they look a little funny,
22:22like they have smooshed-up faces, see?
22:24But I figure that if Squeaks' carrot
22:26could win on taste,
22:27then, uh, well,
22:28my funny little old apples
22:29might have a chance to win the blue ribbon.
22:31And I'd like to enter my peppers.
22:33They're skinny and stripey,
22:35but they're super crunchy and yummy.
22:37Well, there you have it, folks.
22:38Don't be shy.
22:39Even if you have less-than-perfect-looking produce
22:41that you find particularly tasty,
22:43please enter.
22:44Ha!
22:52Whee!
22:53Whee!
22:53Whee!
22:56But, Squeaks,
22:57this is your blue ribbon.
22:59You did all that hard work, right, Bumpy?
23:01That's right, Hal.
23:02I'm Bumpy.
23:02I know I worked hard,
23:04but our carrots never would have won at all
23:06if you hadn't believed in them.
23:07I owe it all to you, Hal.
23:10To Team Squeaks!
23:11Team Squeaks!
23:13And I'm Bumpy.
23:16Nature Cat, Squeaks, Daisy, and Hal
23:19are cartoon characters
23:20and not real animals.
23:22To keep all of our animal friends
23:24safe, check with a grown-up
23:25before you bring a pet
23:26on your next nature adventure.
23:28Wow!
23:30Ah-ha!
23:30Tactic off the Jennie,
23:31Bye!
23:57Alrightra,
23:57I'm going around today
23:57and I'll be flying and ahh-ha-ha!
24:00I'm for real ni
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