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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!
00:36Nature 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.
00:45Nature Cat! Go! Go! Tally ho!
00:47Go! Go! Go! Tally ho!
00:49He's our favorite nature guide.
00:52We just can't wait to get outside!
00:54We're spinning through the trees now.
00:55We're jumping in the leaves now.
00:57We're getting muddy knees now.
01:00We're getting our time!
01:01Tally ho!
01:03Tally ho!
01:04Tally ho!
01:07Tally ho!
01:08Window worries.
01:13Has anyone seen Brooks yet, baby?
01:15Not yet!
01:16But our favorite Baltimore Orioles should be back from his migration any time now.
01:21I can't wait to see him after his long trip to Honduras.
01:26And hear all about his winter south, away from all the snow, ice and cold.
01:30Having a welcome back Brooks party was such a sweet idea, Hal!
01:35I've been planning it all winter, but now it's spring and Brooks is coming back!
01:39And we are ready!
01:40Hit it, Gary!
01:44Welcome back Brooks!
01:46Welcome back Brooks!
01:48Welcome back Brooks!ception
01:50of Brock, come on Brooks! And
01:53we've got a Baltimore Orioles art book! Get
01:56your Baltimore Orioles art books that Hal made here!
01:59And the bird feeder with storage slices!
02:04Haha, yes! We have everything we need!
02:07The music, the art book, the bird feeder!
02:11Yeah, we got everything we need except for Brooks!
02:14Where is he? Oh wait, where is my phone?
02:17I got Daisy's phone here! Who needs Daisy's phone?
02:21Oh, thanks!
02:23Huh! It looks like Baltimore Orioles were spotted yesterday in Chattanooga!
02:28And Brooks is always one of the first to fly north!
02:32I'll bet he was there!
02:33Oh, I do hear Chattanooga is lovely this time of year.
02:36And it's about a day south of us!
02:38Well, for a bird.
02:40I'm pretty sure Brooks should be here by now.
02:42Then we have to go find him!
02:45Like, totally have, have, have, have to!
02:48Agreed!
02:49We shall spit up and find our avian friend Brooks!
02:52A-S-A-P!
02:53Gary, rally music, please!
03:02Excuse me, have you seen this Oriole?
03:05He's yay big with a dazzling smile and a sweet nature.
03:09His name's Brooks.
03:14Not Brooks!
03:16Not Brooks!
03:18The Toronto Blue Jays!
03:21Definitely not Brooks!
03:23Back, back, back!
03:25Could it be Brooks?
03:27Ah!
03:28It's not!
03:29Oh, rats!
03:32Brooks?
03:33Nope, I'm Ozzy the Cardinal!
03:35I thought you were Brooks!
03:36Ha-ha!
03:37No!
03:38How hotder!
03:40Why did it have to be water?
03:42Towels!
03:43Who needs a towel?
03:46Where in the world is Brooks?
03:49It's Sadie!
03:50Oh, hey, Sadie!
03:52Yo, Daisy!
03:52You won't believe it!
03:54I was out here on the balcony, went out of nowhere, I heard a thumpity whack on the glass door!
04:00A thumpity whack?
04:01That's wacky!
04:02Crazy, right?
04:03Then I looked and saw Brooks the Oriole just lying there!
04:07Oh, no!
04:08He was on his way here!
04:09Uh, is Brooks okay?
04:11I think so!
04:13Says he was in Honduras!
04:14And Juan's oranges!
04:16Must've knocked his noggin' real good!
04:19Hang tight, Sadie!
04:20We'll be right there!
04:21Don't worry, Brooks!
04:22Help from Hal is on the way, buddy!
04:24To the city!
04:26Onward!
04:26And Brooksward!
04:34Brooks!
04:35It's me, Hal!
04:36Speak to me!
04:36Say something!
04:37Look what I made you!
04:39And I brought you an orange!
04:41To give you an energy boost after your long trip!
04:45Ow!
04:46Mmm!
04:46Yummy, yummy!
04:47Ow!
04:48Mmm!
04:49Delicious!
04:49Ow!
04:50Thanks!
04:51Brooks, honey, you okay?
04:53What happened?
04:54There I was, flying over the city, on my way to Nature Cat's yard, when BAM!
04:59I flew right into this glass door!
05:02Oh, Brooks!
05:04You already flew into a window in season two!
05:06The No Birds Left Behind episode, remember?
05:09Brooks!
05:10Why did it happen again?
05:12It all happened so fast!
05:13I didn't know it was a glass door!
05:15But the next thing I knew...
05:17Somebody whack!
05:18Yeah, I've heard this happening to other birds!
05:20I'm lucky I was just stunned!
05:22Mmm!
05:23Me wondereth why this happens to so many birds!
05:27Well, you see, glass windows and doors reflect things in front of them, like the sky, which
05:33looks like open space!
05:34Or plants and trees, which look like a good place to land!
05:37So it's confusing!
05:39Can you continue your migration now, Brooks?
05:41I sure can!
05:43Brooks!
05:44Go, Brooks!
05:46It's your birthday!
05:47Oh, I know it isn't your birthday, but it sounded good saying that!
05:50This means, it means the Welcome Back Brooks party is back on!
05:55Yes, yes!
05:56Let us return to my yard at once!
05:58Tally!
05:59Whoa, whoa, whoa!
06:00Not so fast!
06:01There are lots of other birds migrating north now, coming this way!
06:04I'm worried about them crashing into glass, too!
06:07Yikes!
06:08You could see reflections in the glass all over my neighborhood!
06:13Yeah, I've always wanted to fix this problem, but never knew how to!
06:16Not to worry, Brooks!
06:18Fly, Nature Cat!
06:20We'll make sure that the other birds won't hit glass, and shall finish their migration safely!
06:27Uh-huh!
06:28Traffic Control!
06:29Birds approaching!
06:30Redirect all avians away from the building cover!
06:32Copy that!
06:34Clearing feathery-thread freeway for safe passage!
06:36Over!
06:47Well, that didn't work!
06:49Beware of the scary spooky sky monster!
06:54The birds will be so terrified of this creature that they will fly far far away from the windows!
07:03Or... right into them!
07:05What?
07:06Man, oh man!
07:08None of our plans worked!
07:10Well, it's okay!
07:11You were just trying to help!
07:12Oh, if only you understood what it was like to be a bird!
07:16Oh, I'd love to pretend to be a bird!
07:18Too bad that's not possible!
07:20Who wants to pretend to be a bird here?
07:22Anyone want to pretend to be a bird?
07:25And I can help that!
07:26Houston!
07:28Ma'ams and sirs, I present the Avian Airbus 3000.
07:32Can you dig it?
07:34Oh, yeah!
07:35Go, Houston!
07:36It's your birthday!
07:38I'm just kidding.
07:39I know it's not your birthday.
07:41I just like saying that.
07:42Actually, it is my birthday.
07:44Happy birthday, Houston!
07:47Much appreciated.
07:48Let's get to work.
07:49The Avian Airbus 3000 is designed to help you see exactly what a bird does.
07:54Off you go.
08:04Woohoo!
08:05Oh, yeah!
08:06This is gorgeous!
08:07This is gorgeous!
08:08This is your Captain Nature Cat speaking.
08:10I'd like to say that being a bird is easy.
08:12Gonna take us up to about 10,000 feet elevation.
08:15It's smooth travels from here on out, gang.
08:18Nothing can stop us now.
08:22No!
08:23No!
08:24No!
08:25No!
08:34I've gotta stop saying that.
08:37Over.
08:38What?
08:39What happened?
08:40What looked like more open sky and trees was really a glass window.
08:45It was just a reflection.
08:49Gang, what happened to Brooks also just happened to us.
08:54We gotta find a way to make it obvious that these are glass windows and doors.
08:59And not what they are reflecting.
09:01And fast!
09:02So many birds will be passing through here.
09:04It's peak time for migrating.
09:07Aw, look!
09:08There's a smudge on the door.
09:11Here.
09:11This should help.
09:13That looks pretty, pretty good.
09:16Hmm.
09:17Our reflections look a lot different with all these stickers.
09:19It's too bad we can't cover all the other windows and doors with them.
09:24That's it, Hal!
09:25You're a genius!
09:27Yes, I have been told that in many of these episodes.
09:31Oh, interesting.
09:33Adding stickers to the outside glass is a way to make them safe for birds.
09:38Remember to get your parents' permission here!
09:41Get your parents' permission!
09:44It says here you should space them about two inches apart.
09:48You can also close the curtains or move houseplants away from the glass windows and doors.
09:52And decorate the glass with temporary paint.
09:55Say it's you call every dog, cat, guinea, pig, and hamster in the neighborhood.
09:59See what they can do.
10:00On it, Squeaks!
10:01Calling all pets!
10:03And the rest of us will put stickers on all the glass around here!
10:12Onward!
10:12And say the bird's word!
10:24Get your parents' permission here!
10:27Don't forget to get your parents' permission!
10:55Look!
10:56The birds are coming!
10:57Oh, please be safe, birdie!
11:11It's working!
11:12They're not hitting the windows!
11:14This is amazing!
11:15We'll meet you guys at Nature Cat's in the morning!
11:27I can't believe you had a welcome home party for me!
11:30I'm so honored!
11:32Luke!
11:32We're so relieved you made it after such a dangerous journey!
11:36Thank my friends!
11:37They made the windows in the city safe for us!
11:40We changed windows around here, too!
11:43Look at the house!
11:45Peace and love, man!
11:46Luke!
11:47What a relief!
11:48Because glass isn't only a problem in the city!
11:52Yes, yes!
11:52Now birds will be so much safer!
11:55Both here and in the city!
11:57Gary!
11:58Party music, please!
12:01Welcome back, Brooks!
12:04Welcome back, Brooks!
12:05Welcome back, Brooks!
12:07Welcome back, Brooks!
12:07Bird in the background of Brooks!
12:09Yeah!
12:13The Pinecone Genie!
12:18Ah, Mystic Pinecone Park!
12:21This place just makes you want to slow down and enjoy nature!
12:25Where are they?
12:26Gotta find them!
12:28Where are those Mystic Pinecones?
12:32Legend has it that if you find a Mystic Pinecone, something magical will happen!
12:37Man, oh man!
12:39Look!
12:40Is it a Mystic Pinecone?
12:42No!
12:42It's all the amazing life in the stream!
12:45The fish, the beavers, these trees and shrubs!
12:48It's so magical!
12:49Okay, that was very magical!
12:51Now let's go find the Mystic Pinecone!
12:54Ooh!
12:55It's gorgeous!
12:57Did you find the Mystic Pinecone?
12:58Um, no!
12:59I found the most luxurious grass to lay in!
13:03Oh!
13:04It's magical!
13:05This grass is not magical!
13:07The Pinecones are magical!
13:09But look at me!
13:10I can luxuriate while I watch those elk graze!
13:13What's more magical than that?
13:15Ooh!
13:16This is exactly how I dreamed it would be!
13:20This is the Mystic Pinecone!
13:21No!
13:22It's Songbirds!
13:25I always wanted to sing with songbirds under an aspen tree!
13:34Are you done yet?
13:36I need to find the Mystic Pinecone!
13:39In a minute, Nature Cat!
13:40First try singing with these songbirds!
13:43It's magical!
13:45Okay, okay!
13:46I'll sing!
13:47Ahem!
13:48Me, me, me, me!
13:54The elk do not like your singing, sir!
13:57That wasn't me!
13:58That was the howl of some other animal!
14:00Hey, wait!
14:01I was howling!
14:03Maybe it was me that howled in the first place!
14:08Here I go!
14:10Again howling on my own!
14:12Howling the only way I've ever known!
14:15Ooh, that's high!
14:16Wink, wink!
14:17White snake!
14:18That one's for the parents!
14:19That's not you, Hal!
14:20It sounds like...
14:22A wolf!
14:24A...
14:25W-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wolf?
14:26Aren't they predators?
14:28As in they might wanna eat us?
14:30Hey!
14:31Everybody's gotta eat!
14:33Am I right?
14:34It's true!
14:35We eat different things!
14:38Some of us eat plants!
14:40Some of us eat plants!
14:41Some of us eat animals!
14:41Some of us eat animals!
14:42Most of us can be eaten by something bigger than we are!
14:45Woo!
14:46Not today, fox!
14:47Oink!
14:49Okay, if the rabbit eats the grass, and the fox eats the rabbit, what could eat the fox?
14:56The wolf!
14:59Yep!
15:00And that brings us to the top of the food web!
15:02The top predator!
15:04The animal that has no animal that hunts it!
15:06And I'm not interested in being today's lunch, so I'm out of here!
15:10Me too!
15:12See ya!
15:15We'd better go find that mystic pinecone before we meet a wolf ourselves!
15:19Onward and coneward!
15:22Uh, I'm taking that!
15:23Let's just get out of here!
15:27Whoa!
15:33Ha!
15:34What kind of tree is this?
15:37Oh!
15:40Ooh!
15:41It sparkles with sparkly sparkleness!
15:45Oh!
15:45Do you have any idea what you're holding?
15:50Of course!
15:51Maybe!
15:52I don't know!
15:53Nope!
15:54Definitely not!
15:54It's the mystic pinecone!
15:58Ah!
15:59Whoa!
16:06Nature calls!
16:09Wowie pinezowie!
16:11It is good to be in the great outdoors again!
16:13Now tell me, who summoned the nature genie of the mystic pinecone?
16:18You're a genie?
16:19Yes!
16:20I am the nature genie, and I am here to grant you three nature wishes!
16:25Three wishes?
16:27Oh boy!
16:28This will require careful thought and consideration!
16:31I wish for the perfect fetching stick!
16:33How?
16:34No!
16:35One fetching stick!
16:36Coming up!
16:37Nature Kazaam!
16:41Woohoohoo!
16:42It's a perfect fetching spark!
16:45Naturally!
16:46Now what is your next nature wish?
16:52Well we better hurry and make a wish before we run into a wolf!
16:55Say!
16:56What if our wish was about the wolves?
16:59Yeah!
16:59We could wish for fetching sticks for the wolves too!
17:02Great idea, Nature Cat!
17:03No!
17:04I was thinking that we could wish that there were no more wolves in mystic pinecone park!
17:08If there were no wolves, we would be able to relax and enjoy the park more!
17:13Yeah!
17:14And I could lay in the grass without a worry in the world!
17:16And singing with those songbirds would be like,
17:18Almost paradise!
17:21Wink wink, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson!
17:22So?
17:23What's your wish going to be?
17:25We wish there were no more wolves!
17:28You got it!
17:32Nature Kazaam!
17:34Your wish has been granted!
17:37There are no wolves!
17:39Woohoo!
17:40Come on!
17:41Let's go enjoy a worry-free day in the park!
17:43Tally ho!
17:48Whoa!
17:50Why are there so many more elk here than there were before?
17:53Do you think it has anything to do with the fact that there are no more wolves?
17:57Don't be ridiculous, Hal!
17:59What do wolves have to do with elk?
18:01Well, wolves eat elk!
18:04It's true.
18:05If there are wolves around, we elk have to always be on the move to avoid them.
18:10But since the park has no wolves, we don't have to move anywhere!
18:15We can stay here and eat!
18:17And eat!
18:19And eat!
18:20And eat!
18:20Now I know why there's no more grass here to lounge in.
18:23Yes, that is unfortunate.
18:25But we can still go take pictures of all the amazing life that's in the stream!
18:29Come on!
18:32Whoa!
18:33What happened to the water?
18:34It's all cloudy!
18:35And where are all the fish?
18:37Maybe they're taking a fishy nap?
18:39Do fish take naps?
18:40What about the beavers?
18:42There were so many beavers here before!
18:45I'm sure there's a logical explanation!
18:48And there used to be a lot of shady trees here that kept everything cool!
18:51Now it's too hot!
18:53Yeah!
18:54Too hot, baby!
18:55Wait, wait, cool again!
18:56Wait, what happened to all the trees?
18:59I'm sure it has nothing to do with the wolves!
19:01There are no wolves, remember?
19:04So elk can eat everything that grows here!
19:07Ooh!
19:08Baby tree!
19:09Mmm!
19:10Yummy!
19:12If the elk keep eating all these saplings, then no new trees can grow!
19:17Unhand that sapling!
19:18Put the sapling down!
19:20That's why there's no shade!
19:22And look how much the stream has changed!
19:25It doesn't look as healthy for the fish and other animals!
19:28So no wolves is connected to more elk, which is connected to a lot of the plants by the stream
19:32disappearing?
19:34This is bad!
19:36We, uh, just need to get our minds off it, hallowed pal!
19:39Let's sing with the songbirds in the trees!
19:41Yes!
19:42Yes!
19:42Come on, birds in the trees!
19:44Let's sing!
19:51The birds in the trees aren't singing!
19:54Why aren't they singing?!
19:56Because there are no trees, Hal!
19:59Remember?
19:59And without the trees, there's no birds!
20:02Don't you see?
20:03It's all connected, man!
20:04Nature Cat, I think our magic wish took all the magic out of nature!
20:08No, it didn't!
20:10Um, oh, who am I kidding?
20:12Yes, it did!
20:13We ruined Mystic Pinecone Park!
20:17What are we going to do?
20:19Oh, wait a minute!
20:21The genie said we had three wishes, right?
20:24Right!
20:24And we only used two wishes!
20:26Come on!
20:27We've gotta find that pinecone and ask that genie for our last wish!
20:31Tally ho!
20:37Oh, no!
20:38The mystic pine tree fell!
20:41And all the mystic pine cones are gone!
20:43Oh, it's sad!
20:44So sad!
20:45Such a sad, sad situation!
20:48Wink, wink, Sir Elton John!
20:50Oh, no!
20:52Now we'll never be able to make our third wish!
20:55Woo-hoo!
21:04Sorry about that!
21:06Was just out for a little pinecone ride!
21:09Whoa!
21:10What in the name of everything piney happened here?
21:14I, uh, think it might have had something to do with our wish!
21:18You wished for no wolves!
21:19What does that have to do with my pine tree?
21:21We found out that taking away one kind of animal from its home can affect everything!
21:27No!
21:28Yes, sir!
21:29And since there are no wolves, now there's lots more elk here, sir!
21:32And the elk keep eating away most of the plants!
21:36And when there are fewer plants, the singy-singy songbirds lose their shelter!
21:40It even changed the stream!
21:43Including my pine tree!
21:45Oh, well!
21:46Guess my pine tree fell down when the stream banks crumpled!
21:49Wait!
21:49Nature Genie!
21:50We still have one more wish!
21:52Oh, that's right!
21:53You do!
21:54Any idea what you want?
21:57Okie dokie!
21:58What is your wish?
22:00We wish for the wolves to come back to Mystic Pinecone Park!
22:04I like that wish!
22:07Nature Kazai!
22:23You wish is granted!
22:26The Mystic Pine Tree!
22:27It's back!
22:28Well, if the pine tree is back, maybe the rest of Mystic Pine Tree Park is back too!
22:32Let's go see!
22:34Onward and parkward!
22:37Go on!
22:44The grass is back!
22:45Oh, happy day!
22:48And so are the trees!
22:51And so are the songbirds!
22:55So is the stream!
22:57And all the animals!
23:00I hear you, Wolf!
23:02Now we know how important you really are!
23:05The more you know!
23:07I guess wolves are a part of what makes nature so magical!
23:11That sounds like the birds and they're stuck in to a tree...
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