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00:07That's me, Fred the Housecat.
00:09When my family leaves for the day,
00:11I 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.
00:30We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:32We're getting muddy knees now.
00:33Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:35Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:38So what are we waiting for?
00:40We're so excited to explore
00:42All that nature has in store.
00:44We need our cat! 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.
00:59We're definitely going.
01:00Lol' katie- prospective keenity!
01:03Tally-ho!
01:03Ooooo!
01:06.
01:11So many possible Captain Pinot Pinaconis to choose from.
01:15Which one shall I pick, baby?
01:17Oh, pick-a-me, Hal!
01:19No, pick-a-me!
01:20No, pick-a-me, Hal!
01:21Please pick me, I need it.
01:22Pal, I am the only Captain Peenobiner going to hear.
01:30Hey, what's this sticky stuff?
01:32Hey, hey, guys, I'm like super stuck over here.
01:36Like, really, really stucky.
01:38Fear not, howl, my pal.
01:40For I, Nature Cat, shall have you free in a jiff.
01:51Uh, Squeaks, we are in need of your mighty powers, please.
01:55We're kind of stuck.
01:56What's going on?
01:59Okay, we're gonna bust you guys out.
02:10This is embarrassing.
02:12Daisy, over here.
02:14Man, oh, man, what happened to you guys?
02:17Daisy, help!
02:18What is this terrible glue?
02:22Tis most unpleasant.
02:24Let's see here.
02:29Oh, it looks like this sticky stuff is something the pine tree makes.
02:32You mean, like sap?
02:34Like in that episode where we tapped maple trees for maple sap?
02:38I don't think it's sap, Nature Cat.
02:40Maple sap is watery and thin.
02:42This stuff's sticky and thick.
02:45Hmm.
02:46Ah, got it!
02:47It says here that pine trees make a really sticky goop called resin.
02:52That's it.
02:53This stuff must be pine resin.
02:55Gorgeous explanation, Daisy, but do not tell me that we stay glued for this entire episode.
03:00No, that would be kind of boring.
03:02Come on, let's wash this resin off you.
03:05Follow me!
03:12Woo!
03:13Woo!
03:15Woo!
03:17Woo!
03:18Woo!
03:18Woo!
03:19Woo!
03:24Water!
03:25Why the...
03:26Yeah, yeah, we know about the water thing, Nature Cat, and we understand.
03:28But try to relax, man.
03:30We're unstuck now.
03:32What'd she say, baby?
03:35Wow!
03:36This stuff is still sticky!
03:38Man, oh, man.
03:39Sure wish people would pick up after themselves.
03:42Hey, what's this?
03:44You're kind of pretty.
03:46You're even pretty for a piece of plastic junk.
03:49Oh, well.
03:50No!
03:51Well!
03:52Where'd it go?
03:53Where'd it go?
03:53Where'd it go?
03:54Ah!
03:55I found it.
03:56Could it be?
03:58Could it really, really be?
03:59No way!
04:01Dave, I don't think this thing is plastic.
04:03Whatcha got, Squeaks?
04:04I think this is big.
04:05I'm not sure, but if I'm right, this could be huge.
04:10Okay, I gotta find out.
04:11I'll put a split.
04:12I'll see you later.
04:14Awww!
04:14What's up with Squeaks?
04:16Hal, if you haven't noticed by now, Squeaks works in mysterious ways.
04:20Come on!
04:21Onward and Squeaksward!
04:25I must know.
04:26I simply must know.
04:27Tell me your secrets.
04:28Tell me!
04:29Maybe Daisy was right.
04:30Maybe this thing is just a piece of plastic junk.
04:33Tell us, good mouse.
04:34What could this thing be if not plastic junk?
04:37Well, I don't want to say it too loud.
04:40I don't want to jinx it, but maybe.
04:42Just maybe.
04:43In a one in a million chance, this little nugget right here could be a piece of genuine...
04:49Amber!
04:50Amber!
04:51Amber!
04:51Amber!
04:52Amber!
04:53Amber!
04:54Amber?
04:55Wait, you said Amber, right?
04:57I knew it!
04:58I just knew it!
04:59Oh, I adore Amber.
05:01Really, I do.
05:03Sigh.
05:04And I just have one little quick questiony.
05:07What's this Amber stuff, anyway?
05:08Well, it's a, you know, it's a, it's a gem-a-rock-a-ma-thingy.
05:15Definitely.
05:16Oh, yeah, I thought so.
05:17Gem-a-rock-a-ma-thingy.
05:19Mm-hmm.
05:19Sounds about right.
05:20Gem-a-rock-a-ma-thingy?
05:23Okay, okay.
05:24So I don't know what Amber really is.
05:26What is it?
05:26A rock?
05:27A gem?
05:27A crystal?
05:28I don't know!
05:29All I know is Amber's beautiful.
05:31I'm hoping this little baby turns out to be the real deal.
05:34Well, Squeaks, none of us knows what Amber really is.
05:37So let's see what science has to say.
05:39So, you want to know about Amber, huh?
05:42Well, hang on.
05:44That's a sticky bit of business.
05:46Why sticky, you ask?
05:48Well, that's because we need plant resin to make Amber.
05:51You mean like pine resin.
05:53Like the stuff we got stuck in earlier.
05:55Correct, Nature Cat.
05:57Hmm.
05:58But why did the pine tree make resin in the first place?
06:02Great question, Daisy.
06:04Only certain kinds of plants make resin.
06:06They use it for protection when they get injured, like when a pine tree loses a limb or is damaged
06:12by insects or birds.
06:14When the resin oozes out of the tree, it hardens and seals up the wound, just like a bandage.
06:20Oh, like for little boobies?
06:22That's right, Squeaks.
06:23Well, that is most intriguing.
06:26But, pray tell, good narrator sir, what has this got to do with Amber?
06:30Well, Nature Cat, some of the trees that died millions of years ago were buried under water in many, many
06:36layers of mud.
06:36All that pressure and heat from the layers changed the resin into Amber over a very, very long time.
06:43Aha!
06:44That sounds like how a fossil is made.
06:47Right you are, Daisy.
06:48Those little chunks of resin became fossilized into what we call Amber.
06:52So, if Amber comes from a plant, that means it's not a rock, am I right?
06:57Correct, Nature Cat.
06:58Amber's not a rock at all.
07:00A real gem, like wow.
07:03Oh, that's amazing!
07:04A gem!
07:04No way!
07:06Wow!
07:07Gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem, gem.
07:11But wait, it gets better.
07:14Occasionally, scientists discover the rarest of rare treasures inside of Amber.
07:19Treasure?
07:19Like Mr. Chewinski?
07:21Or an old sticky sock?
07:23What?
07:23That's treasure to me.
07:24Not quite, Al.
07:26These are priceless treasures.
07:28For example, scientists have discovered perfectly preserved plants, insects, and even very small birds and animals inside of Amber.
07:35Like this piece here.
07:37Look!
07:37It has a leaf from a prehistoric plant inside.
07:41And how about this one?
07:43It captured a bee that lived millions of years ago.
07:46And look at this priceless treasure.
07:48Do you know what that is?
07:50Ahh!
07:51Let me think.
07:52No idea, maybe?
07:54Why, that's a perfectly preserved dinosaur tail feather.
07:57Now talk about priceless.
07:59That's gotta be the rarest of rare things indeed.
08:02Well, that cleared up things nicely.
08:04Amber is not a rock after all.
08:07Ha!
08:07Who'd have thunk it?
08:08Thank you, Mr. Invisible Announce-a-Person Man.
08:11No problem, Hal.
08:12Amber is the coolest thing in the world!
08:14But how will I ever know if this one is genuine Amber?
08:19Perhaps it's time to talk to a real live expert.
08:22An expert, you say?
08:23Like who?
08:24Oh, I have just the right person in mind.
08:28I have prepared three tests that will determine whether your sample is in fact genuine Amber.
08:35Now to the first challenge.
08:37This is called the Amber Static Electricity Test.
08:40Genuine Amber can be charged with static electricity.
08:43Daisy Ma'am, could you please rub the sample on your fur?
08:47Sure thing, Houston!
08:51Groovy!
08:52Check out my hair!
08:53Check!
08:53Your vertical hair is the result of static electricity.
08:57Your sample does indeed hold a static charge.
09:00Now let us proceed to the second challenge.
09:02This is called the Amber Olfactory Test.
09:05It uses the sense of smell.
09:07Well, Houston, as you know, the sense of smell is my thing, so...
09:12Roger that, sir.
09:13Reports indicate that some samples of genuine Amber emit a very faint scent of pine.
09:19Hal, do your thing.
09:23I detect notes of pine bark, pine needles, and pine tar.
09:29That is also an affirmative.
09:31Now to the third and final test.
09:33Oh, goody!
09:35Can I do this one?
09:36Can I?
09:36I haven't done a test yet!
09:38Please!
09:39Okay, sir.
09:40This one is called the Amber Saltwater Buoyancy Test.
09:43Or the ASWBT, as we say around the office.
09:47Real amber will float on saltwater.
09:49If the sample is not amber, it will sink.
09:52Oh!
09:52You mean, water water.
09:54Ugh.
09:55Perhaps someone else would like to take my place?
09:58Come on, Nature Cat, it's your turn.
10:00Don't be a spoiled sport.
10:01Sigh.
10:02If I must.
10:05Okay, Houston, what would you have me do?
10:08Well, sir, I need you to mix one quarter cup of salt into two cups of warm water.
10:20Now place the sample onto the surface of the salt water.
10:24Oh!
10:26Oh, I can't watch.
10:28Tell me if it sinks.
10:29No, don't tell me.
10:30White, tell me.
10:31No, don't tell me.
10:32White, tell me.
10:33No, don't tell me.
10:34White, tell me.
10:35White, tell me.
10:36Dead sink.
10:38Well, get a load of that.
10:40It floats!
10:42No way!
10:43It floats!
10:44Are you kidding me?
10:45Houston, what does this mean?
10:47Well, ma'am, it means that your sample is, in fact, 100% genuine amber.
10:53Woo-hoo.
10:54Raise the roof.
10:55Woo-hoo.
10:56Woo-hoo!
10:56I knew it!
10:57I knew it!
10:58I knew it!
10:59It's amber, it's amber, it's, it's, it's amber, it's amber, I got amber, it's amber!
11:11Okay, I'm done.
11:12What do you think?
11:13Whoa!
11:14It's not me anymore.
11:16Thanks, guys.
11:18Bummer it's got this tiny imperfection.
11:20See?
11:20It looks like a little smudge.
11:22Let's have a closer look, shall we?
11:24Whoa!
11:25That looks just like a mosquito.
11:27What?
11:28A mosquito in there?
11:30Let me take a look.
11:31Hey, that does look like a mosquito.
11:34Hi, mosquito.
11:35It's me, Hal.
11:37Man, oh, man, oh, man.
11:39That mosquito must have lived millions of years ago.
11:43And then got stuck in the resin.
11:45Oh, got resin on me again.
11:47And the resin turned into ever.
11:50Sorry you got trapped, little mosquito fella.
11:52But hey, you're still here and in perfect condition.
11:55And this is the best day ever.
11:57Yeah!
11:58Low five.
12:00Hey, hey, ooh.
12:02We're stuck again?
12:03Resin is so sticky.
12:06But it sure can turn into something beautiful.
12:09Amber.
12:11The Big Stink.
12:17Let's see.
12:18Sister Winnie will sit here.
12:19Sister Winnie, check.
12:21Uncle Cheese here.
12:22Uncle Cheese, check.
12:24Cousin Phil right here.
12:25Cousin Phil, check.
12:27Aunt Louise here next to me.
12:29Aunt Louise, check, check, check.
12:31Wait, Daisy.
12:32Switch Cousin Phil and Uncle Cheese, please.
12:36Good.
12:37Almost.
12:37Let's switch Winnie with Aunt Louise.
12:40Wait.
12:40Or don't switch them.
12:41Instead, switch Aunt Louise with Uncle Cheese.
12:43And then switch Cousin Phil with Aunt Louise.
12:47Nature Cat, honey, you gotta relax, okay?
12:49Yeah, the picnic's gonna be great.
12:51Don't worry, baby.
12:52I just want this family reunion picnic to be perfect.
12:55It's gotta be perfect.
12:58And that is most certainly not perfect.
13:01What if we move...
13:01Nature Cat, don't worry.
13:03It's going to be a lovely family reunion.
13:06It will be right.
13:07It must be right.
13:09I just want everything to be right, right?
13:11Well, these roses are right, that's for sure.
13:14They're in full bloom and they smell like roses.
13:16Well, I mean, yeah.
13:19Oh, yeah, baby, what she said.
13:21These sweet-smelling roses are the very reason I wanted this spot for my family reunion.
13:26The perfect setting.
13:28My family will just love how beautiful they look and how wonderful they smell.
13:35Ah, yes.
13:36Nothing can stop this family reunion now.
13:41Ew.
13:42What's that smell?
13:44I don't smell anything.
13:47Woo-hoo, yes, I do.
13:48Okay, yep, it's terrible.
13:49Woo-hoo, Bessie, woo.
13:52Whoa, man, that's bad.
13:54What is that?
13:55Oh, it's bad to the bone.
13:57B-b-b-bad.
13:58Whatever it is, it really, really stinks.
14:02I mean, like, it's the stinkiest thing I've ever smelled in my whole life.
14:06Hey, hey, I can't have a stinky smell here now.
14:08It will ruin my family reunion.
14:11Be gone, stinky smell.
14:13Away with you.
14:15Shoot, is it gone?
14:17The stink is here.
14:18The stink is here.
14:21The stinky smell is still here.
14:25Yay!
14:25No!
14:27My family reunion is ruined.
14:30Well, the smell can't be coming from too far away, so maybe we can find out what stinks and, uh,
14:35un-stink it.
14:36But I don't think we have time.
14:38Yes, we do, Nature Cat.
14:39We have plenty of time.
14:41But how can we even begin to find this dastardly smell?
14:44Fear not, Nature Cat, for I, Hal, will use my super sniffer to find the stinky-smelling smell and stop
14:50it.
14:50The nose knows.
14:53And the wind is blowing the smell from that direction, right at us.
14:59So the big stink must be coming from out there somewhere.
15:02We are here for you, Nature Cat.
15:04Mark my words, the smell will not ruin your reunion.
15:07Exactly.
15:09Unward and smellward.
15:13This way, I can still smell it.
15:16T-U, me too.
15:17Hoo, Bessie.
15:19It smells like, bleh, smells like something's rotting.
15:23Ugh, worse, like a combination of rotting fish and eggs.
15:26We gotta find it, stop that smell.
15:30It's not these ferns.
15:31The ferns are smelling very good.
15:34This rotting log smells damp and earthy.
15:38Not the stinky smell we're looking for.
15:42Oh, pee-yew.
15:44Did you find it? Is that it?
15:46This isn't the stinky smell, but this ladybug smells pretty bad.
15:52That's right. Ladybugs can release a bad smell.
15:55Maybe it thinks you're going to eat it, Hal.
15:57Oh, don't worry, little ladybug.
15:59Hal won't eat you.
16:01I promise, he's great.
16:03Oh, I'm Hal, by the way.
16:04I'm pretty great.
16:07Oh, I love this swampy smell.
16:09Wait, why do I love this swampy smell again?
16:11Remember that smell comes from those tiny critters that live in the swamp muck.
16:15Oh, who could forget?
16:16I love this smell.
16:18Oh, it's so mucky.
16:20I love you, muck.
16:22Oh, I love you too, Hal.
16:23You're the greatest.
16:24Oh, stop it.
16:25No, please.
16:26Don't be so kind.
16:27Hey, guys, isn't that skunk cabbage?
16:29And maybe that's the smell.
16:31Could this be the big stink?
16:34Are you the one ruining my picnic?
16:37Into the nose and up to the brain, and to the smell, to my olfactory domain.
16:43You have an olfactory up there?
16:45Wow.
16:46No, Hal.
16:47The olfactory is the smelling part of your nose that sends messages to your brain so you know what you're
16:51smelling.
16:52Is this it?
16:53Is this the stinky smell?
16:55Well, this skunk cabbage is pretty stinky, but not the stink we're looking for.
16:59Are you sure?
17:00It's gotta be.
17:02Ugh, this is bad.
17:04Woo-hoo.
17:05But I agree with Squeaks.
17:06This isn't the stinky smell.
17:08Oh, it's not.
17:10Why are there so many stinky things in nature?
17:14Well, maybe the skunk cabbage's smell attracts bugs to help it pollinate.
17:18Oh, cool.
17:19And the ladybug's smell is to scare away something that might eat it.
17:23It's kind of like they communicate with their smells.
17:25Stay away or come here.
17:27Understood.
17:28But the bad, stinky smell is still out there.
17:31And it's saying to me, I'm gonna ruin your party.
17:35It's mocking me.
17:37How are we ever going to find it and stop it?
17:40By not giving up, nature cat.
17:42Just keep on smelling.
17:43Remember, the nose knows.
17:47Into the wind we go.
17:53Ew.
17:54That smell just keeps getting worse.
17:58Ah, that's better.
18:00But not a good idea, nature cat.
18:02Smelling is like an early warning system.
18:04It keeps us safe.
18:06You got that right, Daze.
18:07Being able to smell tells us what's around us that we can't see.
18:10Oh, like the time we were looking for Bigfoot and we followed our noses and we found a stinky mink
18:15frog.
18:16Instead of the Bigfoot.
18:17I love that episode.
18:19You're right.
18:20Release the smeller.
18:23Release the smeller.
18:23Uh-oh.
18:25I smell something else really bad.
18:28It's bad, all right.
18:30Whoa, boy.
18:31I know that smell.
18:34Skunk!
18:36Hi, it's Mihail.
18:38We come in peace.
18:42If I still had that clothespin on my nose, my nose wouldn't have been able to warn me that a
18:47skunk is nearby and I could have been sprayed.
18:50Guys, we have to hurry.
18:52It's almost time for the reunion.
18:56The smell is getting stronger.
18:58Uh-huh.
18:59And worse.
19:00We're coming for ya, stinky smell!
19:04The stink is here.
19:06Whoa-hoo!
19:08Bessie!
19:08It sure is!
19:09That is one awesome stink.
19:11I think it's coming from around the bend.
19:17Ronald!
19:19Huh?
19:20Oh, hello, nature cat.
19:24Ronald, how can you sleep with that big stink coming from right here where you were sleeping?
19:29First of all, I was not sleeping.
19:32I was lounging.
19:34Today is Ronald relaxation day.
19:36It's a day I just take for myself to relax all day.
19:40Oh, I'd like a day like that.
19:43Ronald, don't you smell anything?
19:45I have a cold.
19:48I can't smell anything.
19:49What's the smell smell like?
19:51Bad, man.
19:52It's really bad.
19:53I think it's coming from here!
19:56Yep.
19:57We've found a big snake.
19:59It's a black rat snake!
20:01Snake?
20:02Why did it have to be snake?
20:04Excuse me, ma'am.
20:05If you don't mind my asking, what's up with all the stinky smell you're making?
20:10Him!
20:10What him?
20:11Me?
20:12I didn't do anything.
20:14Snakes sometimes release a really stinky smell when they feel threatened.
20:18You must have threatened her, Ronald.
20:20You're very threatening.
20:21I didn't!
20:22I'm innocent!
20:23There was no threatening!
20:25Good!
20:26I didn't even know she was there!
20:28What say you, snake?
20:29Yo!
20:30It's time for me to lay my eggs!
20:32So?
20:33So here's what happened!
20:36I found the perfect spot right in the tree hallow.
20:40Private, quiet, until Ronald the relaxer came along!
20:46Yes!
20:46The perfect place for Ronald's relaxation day!
20:52I couldn't get out because he was in the way and it stressed me out!
20:57I couldn't even lay my eggs!
20:59So I let him have it!
21:01I let loose my stink bomb!
21:03But he didn't even blink!
21:05Not a sniff!
21:06Not a!
21:07So I did it again!
21:12I told you!
21:13I have a cold!
21:17Here's the problem, snake.
21:19My family's coming for a reunion, but your stink is going to ruin it!
21:23Okay, that's fair.
21:24I get it.
21:25But it's not all on me, man.
21:27I understand.
21:29Okay, how about this?
21:31I won't release any more stink if the cat gets out of the way.
21:35Ronald?
21:35Well, considering the egg-laying situation and the family reunion, I'll move.
21:40Snake?
21:41Deal, yo!
21:42See ya!
21:52Oh, it smells better already.
21:59Thanks for your help, dudes.
22:01I'm going back in to lay my eggs.
22:03Alright!
22:04You do that, girl.
22:06Thanks for moving, Ronald.
22:07Your friends in the woods thank you, too!
22:09Hmm.
22:11Maybe I'll call this Ronald Appreciation Day.
22:14By the way, Ronald, if you're hungry, please stop by.
22:17I'd like you to meet my family.
22:19And I can't believe I just said that.
22:22You're glad my sniffer's working.
22:24You got that right, man.
22:25Being able to smell helped us find the stink.
22:28And helped us protect ourselves, too.
22:30Smells warned us when the skunk was near.
22:32So whenever we smell something, we need to ask, what is that smell telling me?
22:37The nose, nose, the nose, nose, the nose, nose!
22:41So very happy to be here, brother.
22:44We're glad you all came, sis.
22:46Even you, Ronald.
22:48Uncle Cheese, would you pass the cheese, please?
22:50Here you go, Squeaks.
22:52Cheese!
22:52Sorry, I do that every time.
22:56Ah, smell those wonderful roses.
23:00Yeah, those roses smell magnificent.
23:02Great spot, Nature Cat.
23:04The perfect place for a family reunion.
23:07Well, as I always say, all's well that smells well.
23:12Ah, what he said.
23:14Wink, wink.
23:16Nature 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.
23:30Aha!
23:45The End
23:45The End
23:52The End
23:54The End
23:56The End
24:00The End
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