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00:02that's me Fred the house cat when my family leaves for the day I don't just
00:06sit inside watching the world go by I become
00:13nature can backyard explorer extraordinaire
00:27we're so excited to explore all that nature has in store
01:00the legend of cowboy kitty
01:15why did you stop how we're supposed to gallop off into the sunset you said the line wrong nature
01:21cat you're supposed to say yee-haw but you said tally-ho come on baby you're right how my trusty
01:29old pal let me try that again cowboy kitty to the rescue
01:54why won't you stop if a cowboy wants a horse to stop he has to say whoa
02:06I really need to work on my lines hey howlin nature cat what's with all the horsing around
02:12well squeaks today is the day I become movie star so wait how are you going to become a movie
02:23star
02:24because today I'm auditioning for a big Hollywood director to star in his latest movie the legend of
02:31cowboy kitty
02:33you become meow meow
02:35okay there he is all right that's my cowboy kitty that's my star
02:44really you want me to play cowboy kitty yes all right you've ruined me for any other feline actor
02:53okay you are my cowboy kitty okay let the filming of my masterpiece begin
03:03where's my star here I am here is cowboy kitty all right cowboy kitty I want you to stand right
03:14here okay in front of
03:15this bush and do the highly dramatic scene with the townsfolk uh-huh uh who are the townsfolk
03:23uh you you are my townsfolk but we're not even wearing costumes sir there now you're in costume
03:33let's roll them rolling a camera and action don't worry sad townsfolk I shall save your troubled town
03:45or my name isn't cowboy kitty cut
03:49huh I knew I was gonna have this problem this is wrong okay all wrong what's wrong is it the
03:57townsfolk
03:58us what we didn't even have any lines no everyone knows okay if you want to make a western epic
04:05all right you need a rough and tumble cowboy star like moi no no no what every western needs
04:13okay is this a cactus yes nothing says wild west like a cactus all right I need a cactus
04:23um I don't think cactus grow around here oh no I knew I was gonna have this problem okay I
04:31can't make
04:33my movie okay cowboy kitty okay is canceled wait what no don't cancel the movie surely we can find a
04:41cactus somewhere uh where do cactuses grow in nature many kinds of cactuses can grow where it's dry
04:48like in the desert all right then we shall go to the desert okay to make my masterpiece
04:55mr barrentino all due respect the desert is very far away not a problem bring in the helicopter
05:08grab hold to the desert
05:11holly hooo oops I mean
05:15here we are the desert
05:24all right cubie let's make cowboy kitty a star
05:28whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa not so fast okay first we need a cactus all right where is the cactus
05:35hey isn't this a cactus
05:39ouch it has prickles all right it must be a cactus let's make a movie
05:45now for this scene we need a horse where can I find a horse
05:59perfect you shall play the horse oh goody what's my name uh you have no name wait I'm a horse
06:07with no
06:07name should write a song about that uh yes okay cowboy kitty has been through the desert and a horse
06:13okay with no name sounds lyrical let's roll let's ride through the card what's wrong was it the horse
06:24sorry I work better when I have a name I need backstory I knew I was gonna have this problem
06:30okay I need a tall cactus for my movie that cactus isn't tall at all
06:38that's it the movie is cancelled
06:41no no cancelling we just need to find a tall cactus
06:44Daisy where can we find a tall cactus
06:48hmm says here the tallest cactus in the United States is the saguaro cactus
06:54that's the cactus I need
06:57the saguaro cactus can only be found in one place in the whole world
07:03the sonoran desert well I guess that's it the movie is cancelled
07:07wait bring in the helicopter
07:11man oh man look at all of the saguaro cactuses
07:19wow look how tall this one is
07:25ouch
07:26look at this tiny cactus I wonder what kind it is
07:30maybe it's a baby cactus
07:32oh hello baby cactus I'm Hal you're such a cute little baby cactus
07:37please stop talking to that saguaro cactus like it's a baby
07:40that cactus is ten years old
07:42ten when will it get really big
07:45it can take this cactus a hundred years or more to grow to its full height
07:49wow amazing
07:51I'm not sticking around for that
07:52is it hard for something so small to survive in the desert
07:56young saguaro cactuses have a tough time in the hot desert sun
07:59they get stepped on and even eaten
08:01but this little one should grow here protected under this tree
08:04see ya
08:07amazing
08:08what a heroic story
08:10of survival
08:12against the harsh
08:14elements
08:15yes yes that's all very interesting
08:17but isn't it time to focus on
08:20cowboy kitty
08:21yes yes yes of course
08:23stand here okay
08:26oh beautiful
08:28majestic
08:31perfect
08:31oh thank you
08:33I was talking about the cactus
08:36of course
08:37action
08:39cowboy kitty will stand tall in the face of anything
08:47well the weather sure can change quickly in the desert
08:50hey uh
08:51shouldn't we cut cubie
08:53no no no this is fascinating
08:55the cactus seems to be swelling
08:58why is the cactus swelling
09:02whoa it says here it stores lots of rain water
09:05to make room for all that water
09:07the cactus can expand
09:09like an accordion
09:10and then it lives off the water when it doesn't rain for a long time
09:14oh amazing the saguaro cactus is the master of survival
09:20bravo cactus bravo
09:25help help
09:27don't worry cowboy kitty shall save
09:31hey I'm acting here
09:33oh this is very exciting
09:36my performance
09:37no no no the cactus
09:41look the hawk made a nest in the cactus and she's feeding her babies in there
09:49oh so the cactus is a place where animals can find shelter too
09:53heroic simply heroic
09:56i can be a hero too watch me
09:58ha ha
10:03tally ho i mean yee-haw
10:08that's amazing
10:10my stunt work
10:12no the cactus
10:14are those flowers
10:16uh it's fruit
10:17cactus fruit
10:19so the saguaro cactus fruit is food for the finch
10:22wow
10:22well not just me
10:24uh woodpeckers
10:25bats
10:26tortoises
10:27you know so many animals eat the cactus fruit
10:30it really helps us at a time when food is pretty scarce you know
10:34oh amazing the saguaro cactus not only provides shelter but also provides food this is going
10:43to be the greatest movie ever made
10:46the legend of cowboy kitty will be the greatest movie ever made
10:50not quite i have a new movie in mind
10:54new movie
10:58the legend of the saguaro cactus
11:00behold the majestic saguaro cactus
11:04master of survival and master of helping others survive
11:08it provides food
11:11it provides shelter
11:13it provides beauty
11:16man this is a good movie
11:18i still think the legend of cowboy kitty would have been better
11:22don't feel bad nature cat you're still in the movie
11:25oh your part's coming up right now
11:27the mighty saguaro cactus stands tall and brave
11:31unlike other creatures who cower beneath the harshness of nature
11:37i was pretty good wasn't i
11:42yes but not as good as that cactus
11:46that cactus is going places
11:49i guess that's true
11:51the saguaro cactus is pretty amazing
11:54hey squeaks has the popcorn
12:05hurry nature cat it's time for our favorite fan
12:09dog gone
12:11jiby
12:12bye
12:14the stream is a place for fish
12:17there are turtles in the water and basking in the sun
12:22crayfish with claws and water bugs are having fun
12:28started from
12:30The snowy mountain it went down and wound around
12:33And crashed over a waterfall and traveled underground
12:36Yet inviscating motion flowing out into the ocean
12:40The stream has salamanders
12:44And lots of animals wandering about
12:48Fevers and otters and deer with antlers
12:52Even bears that eat trout
12:54It started from the snowy mountain it went down and wound around
12:59And crashed over a waterfall and traveled underground
13:03Yet inviscating motion flowing out into the ocean
13:07The stream has shadows of men knows
13:11It keeps going downstream wherever it flows
13:15Build a little boat from tweaks, not too small, not too big
13:19Followed from the mountain top through the water of the rocks
13:22It started from the snowy mountain it went down and wound around
13:26And crashed over a waterfall and traveled underground
13:30Yet inviscating motion flowing out into the ocean
13:36The corn conundrum
13:42This way friends, Hugo's farm awaits
13:46Oh yeah man, Hugo's farm rocks
13:49Sure does
13:50And we haven't been there in so many years
13:53Oh I know, remember the rows and rows of that golden tasty corn?
13:58Mmm, corn baby
14:00Hugo's farm here we come
14:04Hugo Goose has a farm
14:07E-I-E-I-O
14:10And on this farm he grows sweet corn
14:13E-I-E-I-O
14:20Hugo!
14:22Nature Cat, Daisy, Squeaks, Hale
14:27Oh I'm so glad to see my pails
14:32Hugo, what's going on with your farm?
14:35Yeah, it doesn't look so green and full of life as the last time we were here in the spring
14:40Wait, what? It looks so different
14:42Uh, a flashback for emphasis would be most beneficial
14:46Everyone, assume our remembering flashback pose
14:53Your farm was like visiting a nature preserve
14:56Peepers and herons, those first spring flowers
15:03What happened to your farm, Hugo?
15:06Oh, troubles, worries, headaches all day long
15:10The wind is blowing, the corn's not growing
15:14Making me angry
15:16And forlorn
15:19Hugo, you do look angry and forlorn and all at the same time
15:24Gasp!
15:25Hmm, I'm not seeing many corn seedlings
15:29The corn isn't growing like it used to
15:31How every year it gets worse
15:34Why, Hugo?
15:36Oh, well, here's part of the problem
15:38These bugs
15:40Whoa!
15:42Yeah, they chew up the roots
15:44And when they turn into adult beetles, they eat the leaves
15:47They damage the roots and the leaves?
15:49Oh, say it ain't so, Hugo!
15:51It's so
15:52They did a lot of damage last year
15:54Ah, but something else is going on too
15:56This year, most of my corn seeds didn't even sprout
16:00And nothing's growing over there either
16:03Well, I've been planting my corn in the same field for the last five years
16:06And the last time I let anything grow on that field
16:09Was when you came to visit
16:11But I didn't want weeds coming near my corn
16:14So I keep it bare now
16:15Well, something's not working
16:17I know
16:18My corn won't grow
16:21Never fear, Hugo
16:22We willeth get to the bottometh of this corn conundrum
16:27But howeth
16:28Just leave it to me
16:30Or rather
16:31It is I, the corn whisperer
16:35I will get to the bottom of this
16:38Just go with it
16:40Maybe this time it'll be good
16:41Le corn plants, le corn plants
16:44Lend me your ears
16:46Why are your corn ears not full?
16:50Uh-huh, a lessee
16:52Oh, you don't lessee
16:53So, what did the corn plants say, corn whisperer?
16:57Well, they don't lessee say anything
16:59They are just corn plants
17:01They don't les speak
17:02Au revoir
17:03Ah, so what did I miss?
17:05Anything new?
17:06Anybody stop by with a terrible French accent?
17:09I have an idea how to help the corn grow
17:12With my interpretive dance of the growing corn
17:17Of course
17:18Oh
17:20Dances have been known all through time
17:22To help with the growing season
17:39Did it work?
17:40I-I don't think so
17:42But it was highly entertaining
17:43Thank you
17:44The mouse will handle this corn problem
17:47Let's see what's going on under the soil
17:49I'm going in
17:55Okay, the soil does not look rich and dark
17:58Like the soil in Daisy's garden
17:59Going in again
18:02Nothing here
18:04Nothing here either
18:05And that's a problem
18:07Uh, well, why?
18:08Well, I don't see any earthworms
18:10Or centipedes
18:11Or any other critters
18:12That help keep the soil healthy
18:14Yeah
18:15Not seeing them
18:16Means the plants
18:17Probably aren't getting
18:18All the nutrients they need
18:19And there aren't little creatures
18:21Above ground either-neither
18:22Like spiders
18:24And ladybugs
18:25Hmm
18:27Curious
18:28And come to think of it
18:29I'm not seeing any birds
18:31That like to eat all those bugs
18:32Yeah
18:33Remember we counted
18:3440 kinds of birds
18:36That one day we were here
18:37But not today
18:38Hmm
18:40Really curious
18:41Uh, could we see that flashback again
18:44From the last time we were here?
18:50Right
18:51Everyone assume my remembering flashback pose
18:55Huh
18:59Your farm used to remind me of the meadow
19:02Around Sunset Park
19:04Excuse me
19:05Can we split screen the flashback with present day please?
19:08Thank you so much
19:10Whoa
19:10This really paints a picture for the kids at home
19:13Yeah
19:13Look at all the different kinds of plants
19:16And wildlife that were here before
19:18I think we have some clues to have a think on
19:21Back to the present
19:24There
19:25So, what is different?
19:28Well before you had different kinds of plants
19:30Growing around the farm
19:31And now you just have corn
19:33So, uh
19:35Therein lies the difference
19:37Yes, I only grow corn
19:39I've been doing that for years
19:40Oh, hey
19:41Granny Bunny taught me not to plant the same thing
19:45In the same place every year
19:46It's a way to keep the soil healthier
19:49It also can stop pests from doing too much damage
19:52I never knew that
19:54Hmm
19:54So the meadow that used to grow here
19:56Had lots of plants and healthy soil
19:58And there were lots of bugs and other critters around
20:02Aha
20:03Maybe that is part of your farm's problem, Hugo
20:06When you didn't let your meadow grow back
20:09There was no more plant variety
20:11Aha
20:11And no plant variety led to no animal variety
20:15And as they say
20:16Variety is the spice of life
20:18Yes
20:19Well I really want my own aha moment
20:22That's not fair
20:23Oh, by all means, Hal
20:26Wait for it
20:28Wait for it
20:30Wait for it
20:32Aha
20:33Remember episode 205b?
20:36We built the garden on Sadie's balcony
20:38Oh, and aha
20:40We used what we knew about nature
20:42To make a little habitat
20:43And attracted birds and bugs
20:45Oh, and aha
20:47We can do that here
20:48Phew
20:49That's a lot of ahas, Hal
20:52Just rest, buddy
20:54Hal, you're a genius
20:56And the tired one at that
20:58May I sum this up for Hugo and the viewers?
21:02Okay
21:04So, to fix what is wrong with your farm
21:06We need to use nature as our guide
21:09We'll plant lots of different kinds of plants
21:11Not just the one
21:13And we'll make your farm more like a natural habitat
21:15Where all kinds of animals can live
21:18And the birds will come back
21:19And they'll help with the corn eating pests
21:21And that concludes my conclusion
21:23Thank you
21:24Thank you very much
21:25Variety is the spice of life
21:28Oh, I cannot believe I did so many things wrong
21:31And I just don't know where to begin to make my farm healthy again
21:35Never fear, Hugo
21:36We are here to help make your farm healthy
21:39Onward and farmward
21:44Okay, so for this season
21:45You'll plant the corn where your meadow used to be
21:48And on the old cornfield you'll lay some compost
21:51And ahaha
21:53Daisy taught me that planting beans can also help the soil
21:57So we should plant beans in the old cornfield
22:00Another ahaha moment for me
22:02In a cornfield
22:03If you let this area be a meadow
22:06You'll give us space for pollinators and birds and other small animals
22:10The pollinators will help your beans grow
22:13The birds will eat the pests
22:15Remember, if we build it, they will come
22:19Who, old-timey baseball players from the past wearing little hats and Kevin Costner?
22:23I wish but no, animals
22:25Oh, and we still have time to plant another crop of corn
22:29Time to add variety
22:31The spice of life
22:33I can't stop doing this
22:36Yeah, we'll give us a try
23:05And we can catch up with a look at the other things
23:05The spice of life
23:09We put the plan in place!
23:11Everything is ready to grow and thrive!
23:15We just need a little time.
23:17Well, I have all the time in the world.
23:19Wink, wink.
23:24I cannot wait to see Hugo's farm now!
23:28Man, oh man, me too!
23:30We had a whole spring and summer to grow.
23:32And I hope those corn plants are growing.
23:36Oh, corn.
23:39Hugo Goose has a farm.
23:42E-I-E-I-O.
23:44And on this farm he grows sweet corn.
23:48E-I-E-I-O.
23:51Whoa!
23:52Look at Hugo's farm!
23:54Man, oh man!
23:58Wow!
24:02Hey, hey!
24:03Come shake out my corn!
24:06Your corn is as high as an elephant's eye!
24:10Oh, the corn is so healthy and beautiful and all at the same time.
24:14That's some handsome corn.
24:17Oh, I cannot thank you all enough for making my farm healthy again.
24:21If we build it, they will come.
24:24And if we plant it properly, it will grow!
24:27I said it before like ten times in this episode and I'll say it again!
24:32Variety is the spice of life!
24:35Woo-hoo!
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24:38Oh, yeah!
24:39Gotta be silly, huh.
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