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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! Tally-ho!
00:28We're climbing up the trees now.
00:30We're swinging through the breeze now.
00:32We're getting muddy knees now.
00:34Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat! Nature Cat!
00:39So what are we waiting for?
00:41We're so excited to explore all that nature has in store.
00:46Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
00:49We're the favorite nature guide.
00:52We just can't wait to get outside!
00:54We're swimming through the trees now.
00:56We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:58We're getting muddy knees now.
01:01Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
01:04Tally-ho!
01:07Tally-ho!
01:26Tally-ho!
01:31Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
01:32Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
01:39Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
01:48Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho!
01:51Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! Tally-ho! T
01:58Mine too, Squeaks! Sunny is the biggest and most beautiful sunflower I have ever grown!
02:05And I do love Sunny as well! Napping right here watching Sunny in the sunlight till I fall asleep.
02:14Hey, don't leave me out of this important story point motivation. I love Sunny too, too!
02:20Dancing with her when she sways in the breeze.
02:25We all love Sunny! Man, oh man, but now look at Sunny. I know this always happens this time of
02:32year, but it still makes me sad.
02:35Looking pretty, pretty droopy. Oh, so unfair. I need more seeds. Maybe I can water Sunny to keep her healthy.
02:43It stopped growing, Squeaks! I wish we could perk it up, but there's nothing we can do!
02:48Nonsense, Daisy! Theater and Dance have always perked up, even the most droopy!
02:54I gotta grow! I gotta grow! I gotta grow!
03:02When I'm in dirt, a garden, a pot, I gotta grow!
03:12Perhaps this sunflower isn't as cultivated as I thought.
03:16Hey, you know what always perks me up in the morning? The lilting and enthusiastic call of...
03:21Mr. Chewitski!
03:26Plants just can't appreciate the full spectrum of your genius, Hal.
03:31Sorry, I don't think anything we try is going to work. The growing season is over and Sunny is done
03:37for the year!
03:38Oh, oh, I have a question!
03:40Whoa, whoa, whoa!
03:42Wait, what was my question in the first place?
03:45Hal's question, Hal's question. Oh, oh, here it is, line 27.
03:48Will the sunflower come back next spring like your rose bushes came back?
03:53Oh, that was my question.
03:57No. Unfortunately, it's not like those plants. This kind of sunflower needs to be planted again every year.
04:04Then let's plant them again right now!
04:07Good idea, but we're going to have to wait until spring.
04:10Oh.
04:11But I'll be too busy putting off cleaning in spring.
04:14Oh, I just wish this sunflower could last longer. I'm down to my final two seeds!
04:18Sunny! Sunny! Sunny!
04:22Hmm, seeds?
04:28Uh...
04:28Crazy, that's not like you.
04:30Let's save those seeds!
04:32Save the seeds? Why would I do that?
04:34I want what I want when I wanted, and what I wanted is now.
04:37Because I wonder what would happen if we planted a seed from our favorite plant.
04:41Would it grow up to be like this one?
04:44Whoa, well, that really sounds like a Granny Bunny question to me.
04:47So, ladies and gentlemen, here she is. Put your paws together for Granny Bunny!
04:53Granny Bunny!
04:54Granny Bunny!
04:54Oh, hello! I'm not sure what is going on, but I'm here to help.
05:01Thanks, Granny. Our favorite big sunflower stopped growing. Can we use its seeds to grow a new one that's just
05:08like it?
05:08Why, yes you can! I always collect my favorite pepper plant seeds in the fall so I can grow the
05:15plant again in the spring!
05:17And here it is, ladies and gentlemen, Granny's favorite pepper plant!
05:23And is the plant that grows in the spring a lot like the one from the season before?
05:27Sure is!
05:28Ooh!
05:30Tell us, Granny Bunny, how is this even possible?
05:35It's like how you have the same color eyes as your Mama Bunny, who has the same color eyes as
05:41me, your Granny Bunny!
05:43The qualities of the parent plant are passed down to the next generation!
05:48Oh, perfect! We'll plant Sunny's sunflower seeds! Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
05:54Fantastic! Let's hear it by Granny Bunny and Panther plant!
05:59Bye-bye! Always happy to help!
06:02Well, I've never seen this whole sort of thing on this show before!
06:05Very fresh, very hip and cool!
06:09Well, this just blows my mind! So the new sunflower might have some of Sunny's best apologies?
06:14A swinging swayer in the wind!
06:16And have the same color as Sunny, the brightest yellow of all sunflowers, so I can watch the yellow color
06:22and then nap!
06:24And have the tastiest seeds!
06:26Yep! According to Granny Bunny, everything that you love about Sunny might be there when we grow the next plant!
06:31Oh, hey! If we can save Sunny's seeds to plant more sunflowers, can we save the green bean seeds, too?
06:38Let's try it! And save seeds from the milkweed plant, too, too, also, also, also, also!
06:43Hey! Everything we need to know about saving seeds is right here in this seed-saving app!
06:49Looks like we'll need to dry them first!
06:53Yes! The seeds are all dry and ready to save until next spring!
07:02That envelope should take excellent care of our seeds!
07:05Yay for the dried seeds!
07:12These seeds! More precious than rubies! I will guard them with my life! Nothing will happen to-
07:19The seeds!
07:29Hey! Slow down! There's the sunny seeds!
07:36Hey! Slow down! There's the sunny seeds!
07:39Hey! Slow down! There's the sunny seeds!
07:39Get back here with those seeds!
07:45Stop the chipmunk! Tally-how!
07:54Not on my watch.
08:01The seeds.
08:02Drop them.
08:06That was a close call, Squeaks.
08:09We really need to take care of these seeds until next spring.
08:13I'm not letting them out of my sight.
08:18Don't you worry, seeds. I got you coming.
08:21And then it grow up to be a ginormous sunflower seed.
08:25The end.
08:28I'm not letting you out of my sight.
08:35Do I make the best out chocolate or what?
08:40Wait, whose turn is it? Yours or mine?
08:42I'm losing to a seed.
08:43Yeah, all this seed saving is making me sleepy.
08:48Could somebody wake me up when it's time to plant the sunflowers? Thanks.
08:53Yes, Hal. We'll make sure you wake up in the spring.
09:02It's spring!
09:04Time to plant our seeds!
09:09From this mighty green bean seed, a new green bean shall burst forth and be delicious!
09:26All these milkweed seeds shall grow and feed butterflies galore right in front of my doghouse.
09:33It's finally time to plant Sonny Jr.
09:37There's a good chance that one of these seeds will grow into a plant that looks just like the old
09:41Sonny.
09:42Squeaks?
09:50Behold, Sonny's sunflower seeds.
09:52I couldn't be too...safe. Get it?
10:08Oh, boy! Sonny Jr. and I are gonna have so much to talk about. I gotta tell it about candy
10:14canes and snowmen.
10:15By the summer time, you can talk as long as you want with Sonny Jr.
10:20Great. I'll have my associate, Mr. Chewenski, schedule a plate.
10:24I can't wait for this summer!
10:26Can someone wake me up when it's time to see the grown sunflowers in the summer? Thank you.
10:32Yes, Hal. We'll make sure you wake up in the summer. Mwah!
10:42Hey, Hal. Guess what?
10:47Look! The sunflowers are finally in bloom!
10:51Oh, yeah!
10:53Well, folks, here she is. Please give a very warm welcome to Sonny Jr.
11:01It looks just like Sonny!
11:03The same big and pretty petals.
11:07It's such an honor to finally meet you, Sonny Jr.
11:10It was quite a journey to get you here.
11:13Sonny Jr., is that you?
11:15Well, guess what? It's me, Uncle Hal! Great to meet you!
11:19Yeah, and I got your back, Sonny Jr. I'm your big sis.
11:22Aww!
11:23Hey, it looks just like old Sonny, but the proof is in the dancing!
11:31Oh, yeah! This sunflower can dance!
11:34And let's have a nap test, shall we?
11:38Uh-huh. Beautiful Sonny color!
11:42And so relaxing!
11:45I really feel like nap.
11:49Mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew!
11:51Mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew, mew!
11:53Yep, Sunny Jr. sure is beautiful!
11:56And pretty soon she'll have the same yummy seeds!
11:59Sure will, Squeaks!
12:01And let's remember to save some for planting next year!
12:04Oh, yeah!
12:13Onward and Mossward!
12:22What?
12:23Getting warmer!
12:25Ooh, now hot sauce!
12:27Flaming hot sauce!
12:29Look! Lily of the Valley flowers!
12:32That was next on our treasure map!
12:35Ba-bam!
12:36So, treasure's gotta be around here, right, Big Dog?
12:39Let's see, Sunset Park, Lily of the Valley, that's nice.
12:42Oh, look, treasure!
12:43We're here!
12:44Spread out, friends!
12:45Nature Cat's treasure hunt treasure's not gonna hunt itself!
12:49And remember, eggs smacks the spot!
12:55Treasure!
12:56Where art thou?
12:58Where lurk thee?
13:06I don't see any treasure, Daisy!
13:08I don't either, but, um, Hal, what you are doing there is not possible.
13:12Oh, you don't say!
13:15Superstar!
13:18Treasure!
13:22Nature Cat's treasure hunt treasure!
13:25My darling, you found it!
13:26Don't you see?
13:28Eggs smacks the spot!
13:31You are one clever kitty cat, Nature Cat!
13:34Let's open it up!
13:43My breakfast!
13:44Weird!
13:45Uh, is this my tablet?
13:48Well, hi there!
13:50I'm Hal!
13:50Lovely to meet you!
13:51What a dapper hat!
13:53And you are?
13:53Uh, Hal?
13:54That's Mr. Chewinski!
13:56Oh, so it is!
13:58Good to see you, old chum!
14:00Ha ha ha ha!
14:00Been a while!
14:02Actually, maybe just a few minutes, because we just had breakfast together.
14:05So I, uh, may have borrowed your things to fill the chest?
14:10But treasure hunts aren't about treasure!
14:12They're about the adventure!
14:14The quest!
14:15The camaraderie!
14:17Am I right?
14:18Woohoo!
14:19Oh yeah!
14:20Yeah!
14:21Oh yeah!
14:21Well, now that we found the treasure, we better get home.
14:25Today is the season premiere of my favorite podcast, Question It All!
14:30I want to get back in time to listen live!
14:32Yeah, you don't want the birds to tweet any spoilers.
14:36Not to fear, Daisy!
14:37We shall use the treasure map to reverse our tracks and find our way home!
14:42You'll be back in no time!
14:44Or roughly 11 minutes, 4 seconds.
14:46Here's the map!
14:47Up!
14:47Up!
14:48And there it goes!
14:49The map!
14:51Stop!
14:52That's our map!
14:54That's our map!
14:54That's our map!
14:58Man, oh man, oh man!
15:00Without the map, how will we find our way home?
15:03Okay, okay.
15:04Which way did we come from?
15:06Over here!
15:10Aha!
15:11We seem to be at a fork in the road!
15:13When you see a fork, might as well.
15:16Ooh!
15:17Ooh!
15:17Okay.
15:18Let's think.
15:19Now, I remember the first stop of the map was Sunset Park.
15:22Ooh!
15:23And I know that Sunset Park is south of our house!
15:26Oh!
15:26Oh!
15:26And remember, at each landmark, we chose the path that took us straight ahead.
15:30So if we walked south to get here, all we gotta do is walk north to get home!
15:34But how do we know which trail leads north?
15:37Let's follow the North Star!
15:39North Star!
15:41Oh, North Star!
15:44Where are you, twinkly little buddy?
15:46Loving that enthusiasm, Hal, but it's daytime, so no stars.
15:50And it's cloudy, so we can't use the sun to find north.
15:53Wait a tick!
15:54I know an old camping trick we can use!
15:57Is it that camping trick where you roast marshmallows around a campfire?
16:00I do love s'mores.
16:03Even better, Hal!
16:05Did you know moss only grows on the north side of trees?
16:09Yes, I did.
16:10No, I didn't.
16:11Yes, I didn't!
16:12Moss is like nature's compass!
16:15So are you saying that if we find moss, it will point us north?
16:19Exactly!
16:20And follow my arithmetic here.
16:21If moss means north, and north means home, we'll be back in no time!
16:26Oh, roughly 8 minutes 42 seconds now.
16:29And E equals MC squared, I think.
16:32I'll be able to listen to question and-
16:35Oh!
16:35Sweet camping trick, Nature Cat!
16:37Let's get moss hunting!
16:40Onward and moss burn!
16:57Hey, guys!
16:58Over here!
16:58I think I found moss!
17:02Yes, it is moss, Hal!
17:05And since it's growing on this side of the tree, then this way must lead north!
17:10Tally-ho!
17:13Moss means north, and north means home!
17:15Moss means north, and north means home!
17:18Moss means north, and north means home!
17:19Moss means north, and north means home!
17:21Uh, why'd you stop, Hal, my pal?
17:24We've been here before!
17:25This was where the treasure was!
17:28Immossable!
17:29Moss means north, and we followed the moss, so we can't be back where we start-
17:36Oh, we are back where we started.
17:38Egg marks the spot, remember?
17:40How are we back here, man?
17:42What gives?
17:43Oh, man, now I'll definitely mis-question it all!
17:46This podcast means everything to me!
17:50In every episode, Ollie the Owl, the host, goes into nature turning things we think are true about nature into
17:58questions!
17:59Then he turns those questions into an investigation!
18:03His true fans are called question markies!
18:06I'm the biggest question markie of all!
18:09That podcast sounds awesome for so many reasons, but just one teeny tiny question, because I didn't understand half of
18:15what you said.
18:16What's something I think is true about nature?
18:20Good question, Hal!
18:21It's like how Nature Cat thinks moss only grows on the north side of trees!
18:26Hmm, so in the podcast, Ollie the Owl would turn that into a question?
18:30Exactly!
18:31And then he would investigate to find out if it was true!
18:33Wait a tick!
18:35Instead of Ollie the Owl investigating, we could investigate to see if moss really does only grow on the north
18:42side of trees!
18:43What say you, Daisy?
18:44We could make our very own podcast episode, collect data, and do a scientific investigation!
18:51Oh, yeah?
18:52What do you say, Nature Cat?
18:53You in?
18:54Well, I still firmly believe my old camping trick, but I never say no to the powers of scientific investigations!
19:02I'm in!
19:04Question it all!
19:07Hello, Question Markies!
19:09It's Daisy here!
19:10We've got something to question!
19:12Many people think moss only grows on the north side of trees!
19:15That, uh, wouldn't be a me!
19:17Mwah!
19:19So, the question today is, does moss only grow on the north side of trees?
19:24And how should we investigate?
19:26I'll now take live callers for suggestions!
19:30Oh, oh, pick me, pick me!
19:31Yes, Hal?
19:32Madam Daisy, Hal here!
19:34Long time listener, love your podcast!
19:36I think we should observe moss and take notes to see where it grows!
19:40Is it on a tree?
19:41Is it on a stump?
19:42Is it on one side?
19:43Is it on all sides?
19:44We've got a question at all!
19:46We sure do!
19:47We sure do!
19:47We need to make a lot of observations!
19:50Let's investigate!
19:52Would this then be a quest for a question?
19:57You see what I did there?
19:59Tally-ho!
20:01Okay, noticing moss all over this tree, and this tree, but there's no moss on that tree!
20:08Um, okay, that tree doesn't seem to get much shade!
20:11Question it all!
20:15Oh, hello there, moss!
20:17Hal here!
20:18Nice to meet you!
20:19Oh, wow, moss!
20:20You are wet!
20:22I wonder if you like to grow where it's wet!
20:24I think you do!
20:26Question it all!
20:30By golly!
20:31There appears to be moss on this side of the tree, and this side of the tree!
20:35Both sides cannot be north!
20:37Nature, you never fail to mystify me!
20:41Question it all!
20:50Question markies, gather round!
20:53It's time to collect our observations!
20:56What did you observe, Squeaks?
20:58Okay, I found moss on three trees, growing on all sides of two of them.
21:03Most of the moss was in the shade.
21:04And I want to say hello to my mom!
21:07I love you, mommy!
21:09Interesting!
21:10Nice work, Squeaks!
21:11And what about you, Hal?
21:13Hello there, question markies!
21:15Hal here!
21:16I noticed that moss was growing all over a fallen tree.
21:19It was very wet where the moss grew.
21:22Fascinating!
21:23That's some good observing, Hal!
21:26Alright, Nature Cat, I know you thought that moss only grows on the north side of trees.
21:31What do you think now?
21:33I...
21:34I have a confession to make!
21:37You see, for when I first learned about this old camping trick, I never tested it out for myself to
21:43see if it was true!
21:45I didn't want to believe that it couldn't be true!
21:49But after all of our observations, I see that moss can grow on many different sides of trees!
21:56I'm proud of you, Nature Cat!
21:58Thanks for sharing your story!
21:59Looks like our work here is done!
22:02Another question investigated!
22:04Today we learned that moss can grow anywhere!
22:07It helps if it's shady and wet!
22:09Stay curious and question it all!
22:12Daisy out!
22:13Yeah!
22:14Yeah!
22:15Yeah!
22:16Daisy!
22:17Woohoo!
22:18Daisy!
22:19Daisy!
22:20Daisy!
22:21Daisy!
22:22I'm sorry to spoil this gorgeous moment, but didn't we just discover that moss doesn't help us find our way
22:27home?
22:27Which begs the question, what do we do now?
22:29Now that is a good question!
22:31Well, I mean, we could always ask the eagle that took the map if we could just have it back.
22:36The map!
22:39Huzzah!
22:40And now we can use the map to find our way home!
22:43And we'll be there in less than 37 seconds!
22:47And home is that-a-way!
22:50Daisy!
22:50If we hurry, you'll make it back in time for the question it all premiere!
22:53That's great news!
22:55But honestly, I may spend some time thinking about my next episode!
23:00I could have a career here!
23:02Tally-ho!
23:03What else can we question?
23:05Oh, oh, oh!
23:06Can you only see the moon at night?
23:07Do toads hide under a rock?
23:09Are they sad?
23:10Do all cats hate water?
23:12Water?
23:12Why does it have to be water?
23:33What else can we explain?
23:47N
23:47What else can you tell me about?