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Doris

Doris is a character that first appeared in Kingdom of Rotting Log. She is also a raccoon that lives in the rotting log.

## Bio

**Doris** is first shown when she hijacks Nature Cat and his friends who were trying to remove the rotting log. Later on, when she notices them building their castle, she ends up changing numbers in some parts in which they do not notice. Then, Squeeks goes inside the log and meets her and Vincent who show her other critters who live in it. She tells them that the rotting log is important and that it's their home. With that, they accept this advice and celebrate.

## Trivia

* In Nature Prize Surprise, her fur is dark blue.
Imperfect Produce

**Next** | “Man-Oh-Mangrove”

**Imperfect Produce** is the second part of the season 2 episode 11.

## Plot

Everyone thinks Squeeks' bumped up carrots still tasted good on the day of the "Fall Festival and Crop Competition".

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Chris Knowings as Ronald
* Bobby Lee as MC Ferret

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where MC Ferret got mad at Ronald.
* Ronald's carrots had a label showing the Spiffy logo, the production logo of Nature Cat.
* Near the beginning, Nature Cat keeps interrupting Daisy during his speech about the carrots. Why shouldn't he just go up to her after she finishes talking and he would yell "I'M NOT FINISHED!"?!
* One running gag in this episode has Ronald continuously sing-taunting that he “likes to win prizes”, but when his cover was finally blown during the competition towards the end, he sings that he “doesn’t like to win prizes”. Another one is Hal calling a bumped carrot “Bumpy”.
* The gang’s intended vegetable was making carrot roses. They were originally disqualified for this.
Strawberry Fields Forever

**Next** | “More Than A Monkey Wrench”

**Strawberry Fields Forever** is an episode of Season 3 of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat and his friends enjoy a beautiful summer day at the strawberry farm, and they receive a call from their friend Sadie, who loves these fruits: to gather strawberries for her. The next day, Nature Cat takes them away, but they are in bad shape.

## Trivia

* The title is a reference to the 1967 song "Strawberry Fields Forever" by the Beatles.
* Hal acts like a magician (aka the "Great Hal-dini") for the third time in this episode.
* It is shown that Sadie loves strawberries, but doesn’t like them with molds on it.
Season 5 Episodes

Here are the list of episodes in Season 5 of Nature Cat.

1. The Legend of Cowboy Kitty/The Corn Conundrum
2. Window Worries/The Pinecone Genie
3. The Parade of Pets/Hal's Pals
4. Living on the Edge/Wild World of Wild Play in the Wild
5. Know Your Snow/The Nature-tastic Four and the Humongous Hurricane
6. The Bumblebee Queen/Tree Love
7. Dr. Pumpkinstein/Nature Catfish
8. A Little Kelp From My Friends/Mission to Mars
9. TBA
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Runaway Pumpkin

**Next** | “Lady Bug Tough”

"**Runaway Pumpkin**" is the fifty-first episode of the first season that initially aired on October 10th, 2016.

## Plot

On the day of the big Halloween party, Daisy accidentally lets loose her entry for the biggest pumpkin contest. The gang sets out to save it before it gets lost for good.

## Learning Goals

Pumpkins are harvested in early fall, and echo the changing colors of the leaves. Since pumpkins are used as a decoration for Halloween, people see them everywhere!

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Joey Mazzarino
* Chris Parnell as Possum Announcer

## Trivia

* In the Halloween party, Nature Cat is dressed as a vampire, Hal is dressed as Frankenstein’s monster, Squeeks is dressed as a fairy princess, and Daisy is dressed as a witch.
* This is the second episode of the show in which Chris Parnell voices a different character rather than the Announcer or Houston up until “Wisteria Histeria”. In this case, he is the possum host of the Halloween pumpkin contest.
* This episode also occasionally aired on every October for the Halloween season, despite the first story being a Halloween episode.
* This is the show’s first Halloween episode; the second will be Dr. Pumpkinstein.
	+ Ironically, Nature Cat and Daisy wore their same costumes again in said episode.

## Errors/Goofs

* In the beginning Daisy has her napkin while admiring her pumpkin. After showing the pumpkin to the others, the napkin vanishes.
The Corn Conundrum

**Next** | “Window Worries”

"**The Corn Conundrum**" is an episode of Season 5 of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The gang brings Hugo's farm back to life.

## Trivia

* Hugo appears again in the episode “Dr. Pumpkinstein”.
* Just before beginning efforts to renovate Hugo's farm, the gang make several references to the film *Field of Dreams*:
	+ Nature Cat utters a modification of the line "If you build it, he will come." Squeeks later repeats this line near the end of the episode.
	+ In reference to the "they" in the aforementioned quote, Hal questions whether Nature Cat means "Baseball players from the past in little hats with Kevin Costner?"
So You Think You Know Nature?

**So You Think You Know Nature?** is a Nature Cat episode of the second season that aired along with Snow Way to Keep Warm on February 20, 2019.

## Synopsis

Nature Cat and his pals become contestants on a game show hosted by Twig Stickman. However, Nature Cat feels that he doesn't know much about mimicking in nature!

## Trivia

* This is the second episode of the show where Nature Cat is quitting about nature. The first is Goin' Batty.
	+ However, unlike *Goin' Batty*, he was stopped by his friends and was taught an important lesson from them.

* This is also the first episode in which Daisy and Squeeks call Nature Cat by his real name "Fred".
* This is the first time that the gang visits Africa and Asia.
* A running gag is Nature Cat getting answers wrong. Except for the final question, that is.
* The episode’s title references the reality show *So You Think You Can Dance*.
The Grand Mystery of the Grand Canyon

**Next** | “Strongest Show on Earth”

**The Grand Mystery of the Grand Canyon** is the first segment of the eleventh episode in the third season of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The group visits the Grand Canyon to find out how it was created.

## Trivia

* The episode takes place entirely in the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This is the first episode in the entire show to not take place in Chicago, Illinois.
* The gang are wearing their dessert attires throughout the episode. It’s also shown in the episode title card at the beginning as well.
* This is another time where a song finishes the episode.
The Praying Mantis Hunters

**The Praying Mantis Hunters** is the second part of the eighth episode of the third season. It premiered on May 11, 2020.

## Plot

Daisy is making a movie about bugs, but the most important one she and the others are searching for is a praying mantis.

## Trivia

* This is the first (and if not, only) time in the show that a song is interrupted before it never finished.
* This is also the first time where Daisy notices that her phone has its battery low before it gets changed.
* Granny Bunny appears in the Bug-a-Boo Bash near the end.
Season 4 Episodes

List of Episodes Season 4 of Nature Cat.

1. Nature Dance Party/Bad Dog Bart Jr.
2. Rock Clues/Sweet Scent
3. The Leaf Fairy/Midge Over Troubled Water
4. The Nature Nap Dilemma/Wild River Adventure
5. Agent of the Great Outdoors: City and True Love Edition/The Nature-tastic Four
6. The Petrified Wood Mystery/Nature Buddy Clubhouse
7. Moss Mouse/Leaf Moving Machine Mayhem
8. Daddy Long Legs/Outer Space Detectives
9. Saving Seeds/Onward and Mossward
10. Outdoor Nature Warrior/Hide and Go Screech
Winter Dance Party

**Next** | “Ice is Nice”

"**Winter Dance Party**" is an episode that aired on July 13th, 2016 along with The Legend of Gold Gardens.

## Plot

Every year on the day of the winter solstice, Daisy's Granny Bunny celebrates with a winter dance party. Daisy has been caught unprepared for the occasion, however, and must hurry to get everything set up before she arrives with the help of her friends.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy / Granny Bunny
* Kenan Thompson as Ronald
* Chris Parnell as The Announcer

## Trivia

* Ronald shows his DJ skills as shown back in Pet Sounds as he provides the music for the party.
* Daisy’s bunny relatives make their first appearance.
* This is another episode to take place in the winter season.
* This episode takes place during the Winter Solstice.
* There is a later similar episode in the show’s fourth season called "Nature Dance Party".
* Granny Bunny makes her second appearance in this episode.

## Errors/Goofs

* In one scene, Squeeks' scarf is missing.
Nature Cat's Nature Stories

**Nature Cat's Nature Stories** is the first story of the 21st and final episode of Nature Cat's second season.

 **Next** | “Pattern Problema”

## Plot

Daisy has trouble thinking of a silly nature story.

## Silly Nature Stories

1. Nature Cat tells a story of where the wind comes from.
2. Hal and Squeeks get into the silly storytelling spirit with their tale of how the firefly got its light.
3. Finally, Daisy, after thinking and thinking so hard, tells a story about how giant flowers grow.

## Trivia

* In Nature Cat's silly story, there is a running gag that whenever Squeeks and Daisy go on a hot air balloon ride to find methods of wind (all from directions North, South, East, and West), they keep being blown away by its source of wind and crashing into him and Hal.
* It is unknown who are the actors that voiced one of the dolphins, the snowy owls, the flamingos, one of the elephants, and the moon.
* One of the star gazers’ hats from the episode "Star Gazers" reappear in this episode.

## Gallery

The episode’s title card.Daisy and Nature Cat wearing hats.
The Parade of Pets

**Next** | “Hal's Pals”

"**The Parade of Pets**" is a episode of Season 5 of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The crew needs to find a way to pull parade floats when Nature Cat forgets to put gas in the tractors.

## Trivia

* The first word “the” is missing in the title card at the beginning, making this read “Parade of Pets”.
* The guests who participate in the parade are Ronald, Tanya, Sadie, Jimmy Cat, the lizard from “Muck Amok”, a rabbit, and Shelby.
* On YouTube, this along with “Hal’s Pals” are mistakenly presented as the previous episode.
The Groundhog Way

**Next** | “Star Gazers”

"**The Groundhog Way**" is an episode which premiered on February 2, 2016 with Happy Halentine's Day!.

## Plot

Hal anticipates snow for his birthday. It is Groundhog Day where the neighborhood animals consult the groundhog whether spring is to come early, but the groundhog’s reclusive and uncertain. Nature Cat, challenged against Ronald, attempts predicting weather by discerning certain myths from truths in what can predict the future climate.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Kenan Thompson as Ronald
* Bobby Lee as MC Ferret
* Chris Parnell as the Groundhog

## Trivia

* Ronald has a book of spring predictions.
* This episode airs occasionally on the month of February.
The Crow-Lympics

**Next** | “What A Pearl”

The Crow-lympics is a Season 3 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The crows olympics have arrived. The team does all kinds of challenges to show how smart crows are, but Ronald thinks he's smarter than birds. Maybe he should compete in the Olympics.

## Trivia

* This episode airs one month before the 2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics.
* This is Ronald's last appearance in Season 3.
* One running gag is that Ronald keeps thinking he is smarter than crows, until the end when he realized that crows are much smarter.
Pattern Problema

**Pattern Problema** is the final episode of Nature Cat's second season. It premiered alongside Nature Cat’s Nature Stories on April 17, 2019.

## Plot

Hal needs some help to finish decorating his doghouse for his mommy.

## Trivia

* This episode, along with its sister episode Nature Cat's Nature Stories, were the fourth time in the show to not have a guest starring according to the ending credits.
* It is also the last episode in which Squeeks reads the episode's title in the beginning up until The Legend of Cowboy Kitty. The next episode up until Rainy Day has the titles read by Daisy.
* One running gag is Nature Cat being pestered by Ronald’s drums.
* Ronald can trail around with his one man band gear around himself. He soon uses them to lure the gang back to Hal's doghouse.
* Hal’s mom’s name is revealed to be Barbara, according to Squeeks.
* Hal and his mom both say “Wink wink!” at the episode’s very end as the iris closes.
Wild Batts

**Next** | “No Bird Left Behind”

"**Wild Batts**" is the first segment of the eighteenth episode of the second season of *Nature Cat*, and the thirty-sixth episode overall.

## Plot

In this fun PBS crossover episode Chris and Martin Kratt show up on as Chris and Martin Batt, two wild bat brothers whose tree home is
destroyed, forcing them to find a new shelter. Enter Nature Cat and his
pals who come to the rescue, helping Chris and Martin Batt by building
them their brand new home! Onward and keep-on-nature-adventuring-ward!

Squeeks continuously makes bat jokes through the episode.

## Characters

### Major characters

* Nature Cat
* Daisy
* Hal
* Squeeks
* Ronald

### Minor characters

* Daniel Bat (mentioned)
* Peg + Bat (mentioned)
* George the Curious Bat (mentioned)
* The Bat in the Hat (mentioned)
* Chris Batt
* Martin Batt
* Granny Bunny

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Kate Micucci as Daisy and Granny Bunny
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Chris Knowings as Ronald
* Chris Kratt as Chris Batt
* Martin Kratt as Martin Batt

## Trivia

* The Wild Batts are references to *Wild Kratts* (”Bat in the Brownies” episode), another PBS Kids show.
	+ They are voiced by the Kratt brothers and even say "Keep on Nature Adventuring. See you on the Nature Trail!" (like they did in their show “Wild Kratts”) at the end of the episode.
* Nature Cat references a bunch of shows towards the end of the episode. In that case, Daniel Bat is a reference to *Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood,* Peg+Bat is a reference to *Peg+Cat,* George the Curious Bat is a reference to *Curious George,* and The Bat in the Hat is a reference to *The Cat in the Hat.* All are also PBS Kids shows.
* When Ronald sees bats in his "cat-cave", Squeeks calls it a bat-cave, and it is a reference to Batman's lair from the DC comics.
* Despite being a crossover, the *Wild Kratts* characters Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z do not appear in this episode.
* It is shown in this episode that Ronald has a "cat-cave", which the interior is similar to Batman's "bat-cave" from the DC Comics.
* Granny Bunny is a good builder and she helps the gang build a bathouse.
Star Gazers

**Next** | “A Jump to Remember”

"**Star Gazers**" is an episode which premiered on February 18, 2016 with A Jump to Remember.

## Plot

Nature Cat and the rest go stargazing in anticipation of viewing a meteor shower, learning how to determine astronomical objects in the sky. Nature Cat falls asleep and has a dream, in which he meets a lost alien named ‘Shirley’. Nature Cat suggests using stellar navigation, venturing space and learning the constellations of the sky.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Shirley
* Chris Parnell as Houston

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where a dream sequence lasts through almost half of the episode.
* Some of the PBS Kids schedule descriptions of this episode along with "A Jump to Remember" had the second story coming first.
* The short ditty “Star Gazers Are We” is sung six times in the episode.
* One of the star gazers’ hats later reappeared in the second season’s episode "Nature Cat's Nature Stories”.
* Houston only appears in the dream sequence.
* Clips from this episode are reused in the Dog Gone music video “When the Night is Not So Scary”.
When the Night is Not So Scary

Dog Gone sings about the night!

## Lyrics

**Lena:** When the sun goes down and the sky gets dark

If you look up there you could see the stars

Which one of the stars and how do you know

Stars are twinklin and the planets don’t!

Keep your eyes peeled for a constellation

If you find you’re lost or on vacation

It’s Polaris, the North Star that can get you home quicker

You can find it at the end of the Little Dipper!

We know the night is not so scary

In fact it’s rather extraordinary

Happens at the end of every day

We know we shouldn’t be afraid.

There’s all sorts of sights and smells and sounds

But the moon goes up and the stars come out!

Raccoons and bats and crickets play

And they look for food what they get all day

Frogs eat beetles, bats eat moths

And the owls hunt food from up in the treetops!

Crickets chirp and tree frogs croak

When they wake up in the nighttime or Some bright lights, even a possum too

Or go out howlin' at the moon!

We know the night is not so scary

In fact it’s rather extraordinary

Happens at the end of every day

We know we shouldn’t be afraid!
Puddle Pool Party

**Next** | “The Glow Games”

"**Puddle Pool Party**" is the second part of the 38th episode of season 1.

## Summary

Squeeks is so excited because today she has invited her pals to a puddle in the woods for a Puddle Pool Party!

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Christopher Jackson as the Worm

## Trivia

* Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy, and Hal all cry for the second time in this episode.
* Hal acts like a magician known as "The Great Hal-dini" (a spoof of Harry Houdini) for the first time in the episode. He does this again in "Rainy Day" and “Strawberry Fields Forever”.
* The gang wears their bathing suits for the first time.
* In the PBS Kids lineup, it is mistakenly shown that this story comes first before "Croak and Swagger".

## References

1. ↑  http://www.nhptv.org/schedule/summary.aspx?progId=NatureCat132
Ronald

Ronald is Nature Cat’s next-door neighbor and arch-enemy. He’s a bit of a fat lazy feline, but is always up for some competition, especially if it’s against Nature Cat. He likes to lounge in his hammock drinking lemonade or spend the afternoon at the groomers. He is also a DJ and spins at the neighborhood parties and events.

## Appearance

Ronald is an obese lavender cat with a thick, bushy tail, three purple stripes on his backside, and a pastel pink belly. His nose is also big, just like Nature Cat's.

## Trivia

* He is voiced by Kenan Thompson from *Saturday Night Live* in season 1, who also did the voice of Impresario in the Hulu original *The Awesomes*. Kenan also starred as the main protagonist in the Nickelodeon series *Kenan & Kel* alongside with Kel Mitchell from 1996 to 2000. From season 2 onwards, he is voiced by Chris Knowings, who also stars as Chris Robinson in the longtime children's TV series *Sesame Street*, which also airs on PBS Kids, Nick Jonas, also provides the voice of Camp Rock 2008 & Jason Earles, also provides the voice of Hannah Montana.
* Like Nature Cat he is afraid of water.
* His appearance is very similar to that of the Disney cartoon character, The Cheshire Cat From *Alice In Wonderland (1951)* and Eek the Cat.

## Gallery

Ronald/Gallery
Wild River Adventure

**Next** | “Agents of the Great Outdoors: City and True Love Edition”

"**Wild River Adventure**" is an upcoming Season 4 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat and his pals help an oyster named Elroy get back home.

## Trivia

* This episode was originally to air on May 13, 2022, alongside with "The Nature Nap Dilemma", but it was delayed one day before to May 12, 2022 for some reason.
* In the TV listings, the episode is titled “Captain Nature Cat's Wild River Adventure” while the video on pbskids.org is titled “Wild Rivers”. This is the only episode to have more titles than one.
* The oyster, Elroy, is named after another character who has the same name from the cartoon classic *The Jetsons*.
* Ronald is also a river captain with a lot of merchandise with a picture of himself on it.
What A Pearl

**Next** | “Wild Bee Motel”

**What A Pearl** is a Season 3 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat and his pals meet their new neighbor, a dog named Pearl. The gang learns the Pearl is blind and uses a cane and her senses to guide her around her yard. Pearl loves enjoying nature near places she knows well, but her dream is to experience the world of nature beyond her backyard. Walking out in the forest at her own pace- that would be the greatest. Nature Cat and the gang have an idea - maybe they can make the Happiest Hiking Trail.

## Trivia

* Pearl breaks the fourth wall in this episode; since she actually knows about the Nature Cat series, she knows what her very special day is.
* Houston has a non-speaking cameo in the episode. This is his last appearance in season 3.
Top of the Clouds

**Top of the Clouds** is a rock song about hail performed by Dog Gone, announced by radio DJ Johnny Spins in the episode "Freezin' in the Summer Season".

## Lyrics

**Lena:** In the summertime storm cloud upward winds

Blow that cloud so tall and high.

At the top of the cloud, it's extra-freezing

and that's where the ice crystals fly.

The ice slams into super-cold water drops

In that extra chilly zone

They freeze together at the top of the cloud

And that's what makes a hailstone

**Both:** To the top of the cloud,

Where the air gets colder

At the top of the cloud,

There's more super-cool water

At the top of the cloud,

It freezes together

At the top of the cloud,

then the hail gets bigger

**Tony:** In a summertime storm cloud all that wind

Keeps the hail blowing up and down

But as the hail gets heavier in that cloud

The wind can't keep it from falling to the ground

'Cause with every tip of the top

Of that extra chilly zone.

Those drop of water freeze into

another icy layer on that hailstone, yeah!

**Both:** To the top of the cloud,

Where the air gets colder

At the top of the cloud,

There's more super-cool water

At the top of the cloud,

It freezes together

At the top of the cloud,

then the hail gets bigger

If the wind can't blow it back up and around

The hail falls down to the ground. (Yeah!)

If the wind can't blow it back up and around

The hail falls down to the ground. (Yeah!)

From that super tall summertime storm cloud

HAIL STORMS!
The Announcer

The Announcer (sometimes called the Narrator) is a unseen person who makes his debut in "Astronuts."

## Videos that the Announcer has done

1. A Trip to the Moon (Astronuts)
2. Fossils (Daisy’s Colossal Fossil and Fossil Hunt)
3. Layers of Earth (Can You Dig It?)
4. Winter Solstice (Winter Dance Party)
5. Building a Treehouse (Bird’s Eye View)
6. Thunderstorms (Thunderstruck)
7. Space rocks (Space Rocks)
8. Saving water (Water Woes)
9. Location where to see the northern lights (Northern Lights Sights)
10. Sap (Sticky Sweet Tree Treat)
11. Symbiosis (Sweet Symbiosis)
Saving Seeds

**Next** | “Onward and Mossward”

"**Saving Seeds**" is the first story of the ninth Season 4 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The gang replants their favorite sunflower after finding out from Granny Bunny that the growing season is over.

## Trivia

* This episode was supposed to air on August 25, 2022, but then it got delayed to September 22, 2022.
* It is revealed that Granny Bunny loves flowers.
The Big Stink

**Next** | “Magical Mushroom Mystery Tour”

"**The Big Stink**" is the second part of the third season’s fifth episode of Nature Cat.

## Summary

While the gang prepares for Nature Cat's family reunion picnic, a huge stench takes over the yard.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Chris Knowings as Ronald
* Emily Lynne as Gwendolyn

## Learning Goals

Go over the smells and ask a friend or an adult to identify them as either a good smell or a bad smell.

## Trivia

* This is Gwendolyn's second (and latest) appearance in the show, right after “The Return of Bad Dog Bart!”.
* It is revealed that Nature Cat has a difficult time trying to find a position for the family portrait on the table.
* Gwendolyn, Cousin Phil, Aunt Louise, and Uncle Cheese are the guests in the family reunion picnic.
Skip It

**Next** | “Wild Batts!”

**Skip It** is the 2nd part of the 18th episode of season 2 of the show.

## Summary

Nature Cat enters the skipping rock contest to compete against Ronald, but first he has to learn how to skip rocks through courage and persistence.

## Learning Goals

Learn everything you need to know about the art and science of skipping stones including the basics of how to skip rocks.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Chris Knowings as Ronald
* Bobby Lee as MC Ferret
* Joey Rudman as Jimmy Cat

## Trivia

* This is Jimmy Cat's latest appearance up to date.
* Prior to this episode, Ronald is revealed to be a champion of all the previous skipping rock contests.
* The episode’s title is a reference to the old classic toy of the same name.
* Skipping rocks was previously done by Squeeks in the beginning of “There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills!”.
* Schedule descriptions and/or the full episode video have an exclamation point (!) at the end of this episode’s title, despite the title card lacking one.
* The ending where the gang jumps in the air and the camera freezes on them is similar to the ending of an early episode of *Fancy Nancy* whereafter Nancy learned that at her School De Fancy, everyone has their own way of being unique, she and her friends celebrate and the episode freezes on them striking poses as the screen fades to black.
Rocks Rock

**Rocks Rock**is a song from Nature Cat: The Green Album. It plays at 156 BPM.

## Lyrics

**Lena:** There are rocks that are smooth ﻿

So sparkly and so bright. ﻿

A geode is a rock with crystals inside. ﻿

Rocks form a mountain that’s reached so tall ﻿

You can even use rocks to build a wall. ﻿
﻿
Rocks rock! Rocks rock! ﻿

There’s a story you would know what to look for in a rock! ﻿

You can see them all around, you can find them in the dirt ﻿

Rocks are the oldest things on Earth. ﻿
﻿
You can shine them up till they’re really clean ﻿

Some can sink into the water if you put it in the stream. ﻿

Round and dull, sharp as a blade ﻿

If you look really close, you can tell how they’re made. ﻿

Sedimentary rocks get pushed together ﻿

The minerals and animals and plants under pressure ﻿

The layers come together to make something more ﻿

That’s how we find the fossils of the dinosaurs. ﻿
﻿
Rocks rock! Rocks roll! ﻿

Rocks are really, really, really, really, really, really old! ﻿

You can skip them across the pond, you can find them in the dirt ﻿

Rocks are the oldest things on Earth. ﻿
﻿
Sand, stones, sleet run in gravel ﻿

Find them anywhere you travel! ﻿

Rocks rock! Rocks rock! ﻿

There’s a story you would know what to look for in a rock! ﻿

A bunch can make a wall, you can find them in the dirt ﻿

Rocks are the oldest things ﻿

On Earth!﻿
Thunderstruck

**Next** | “Plants Got The Moves”

"**Thunderstruck**" is an episode that aired along with "Flight of the Firefly" on April 12, 2017.

## Plot

Nature Cat and the rest are outdoors collecting items of nature for a nature scrapbook. However clouds roll in and Daisy anticipates a thunderstorm. They retreat into Hal's newly carpeted dog house for safety, consequently learning how the physics of thunderstorms is analogous to the static electricity gathered from Hal's carpets, and other facts about thunder.

## Learning Goals

* A thunderstorm is a rainstorm with thunder and lightning. Thunder is the sound made by hot lightning causing the air to quickly expand and contract.
* You may also hear them called electrical storms, due to the fact that lightning is an electrical force.
* Thunderstorms are considered 'severe' when they contain ¾- 1-inch hail, winds of 58 mph or higher, or even a tornado.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Chris Parnell as Announcer

## Trivia

* This is the first time in the show that the Narrator interacted with Nature Cat, and this episode breaks the fourth wall because of this. The same thing later happened in "Space Rocks" and "Water Woes".
* Normally in some episodes Hal's doghouse consists of only his bed and posters, including one with Michael Bluejay and another with a drawing of Nature Cat on it. Here in this episode, it has a carpet (that can generate lightning) and a small lava lamp.
* This is one of the few times where Nature Cat is afraid of water. Also, he is afraid of thunderstorms.
* In the middle of the episode, Hal surprises the gang with his newly decorated doghouse.
Wild Bee Motel

**Next** | “Nature Dance Party”

**Wild Bee Motel** is the final season 3 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat and his friends build a place to attract bees to bring their friend's garden back to life.

## Trivia

* Squeeks can eat green beans before lifting and building things quickly.
* Petunia makes her second appearance in the show.
* “Sherlock Hal” is a reference to the titular character of *Sherlock Holmes*.
* This is the last episode to air in 2021. 2021 breaks the record for both least episodes aired in a year, and least days in a year an episode aired on.
* This is the last episode to be animated by 9 Story Media Group through its Brown Bag Films Toronto brand. The reason is currently unknown. Yowza! Animation would take over starting the next episode.
* This is the final episode up until “Dr. Pumpkinstein” to have Hal read the episode’s title at the beginning. The next episode up until “The Nature-tastic Four” has Nature Cat read the episodes titles again.
Season 5

The fifth season of Nature Cat is the final season of Nature Cat that premiere in 2023.

## Production

This is the only season to feature Yowza! Animation.

## Characters

* Nature Cat
* Hal
* Squeeks
* Daisy
* Ronald

Granny Bunny, Jimmy Cat, Jingles, Tanya, MC Ferret, Norman, Steve, Houston, Gwendolyn, Gracie, Mr. Frog, Sadie, Sir. Galahad, and Petunia are all likely to appear.

## Episodes

* The Legend of Cowboy Kitty/ The Corn Conundrum (501)
* Window Worries/ The Pinecone Genie(502)
* The Parade of Pets/ Hal's Pals(503)
* Living on the edge/Wild World of Wild Play in the Wild(504)
* Know your Snow/The Nature-tastic Four and the Humongous Hurricane(505)
* The Bumblebee Queen/Tree Love(506)
* Dr. Pumpkinstein/Nature Catfish (507)
* A Little Kelp from My Friends/Mission to Mars (508)
* ATV Adventure/Nature Buddy Breakup(509)
* Bunny Baby Babysitter/King of the Backyard Bouncey Castles (510)
Sound Off

**Next** | “The Shell Game”

"**Sound Off**" is an episode that aired along with "Appily Ever After" on January 3, 2017.

## Plot

Daisy reports hearing an unusual sound while Nature Cat and the rest are building a sandcastles. While not audible to them or the viewer, they aid Daisy in tracing the origin of the sound. They discover that in the lake fishes report hearing such a sound, disrupting their ecology.

## Learning Goals

* Define noise pollution
* Explain how loud noises affect the ear
* Propose possible solutions to the problem of noise pollution

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Kenan Thompson as Ronald
* Stephanie D'Abruzzo as a fish

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Ronald has a gold detector.
* Although Ronald confessed that he wasn't really a bad cat, he still acts as the main antagonist throughout the show and sometimes the anti-hero and/or protagonist in a few episodes.
* The title of the episode is a reference to the boot camp term or military cadence of the same name.
* A beeping sound rang through the majority of the episode.
Sweet Symbiosis

**Next** | “Strawberry Fields Forever”

**Sweet Symbiosis** is an episode of Season 3 of Nature Cat.

## Plot

During a visit to the tide pool, Nature Cat and his pals meet a frightened little hermit crab named Bridget, who is hiding from a big scary octopus that tried to attack her. Say it isn't so! But wait a minute...there are other hermit crabs walking around and the octopus isn't attacking them. What gives? Why does the octopus just have it in for Bridget? Time to investigate!

## Trivia

* The title of the episode is a reference to the 2016 album and song called "Sweet Symbiosis".
* This episode and Strawberry Fields Forever are the first episodes to air in 2021.
* This is the first episode since Prescription: Nature that Hal reads the title card at the beginning.
* This is also the first episode in which Hal appears in the Announcer's videos as Hal lampshades this.
Small But Big

**Next** | “Slime Time”

"**Small But Big**" is an episode which premiered on May 24, 2016 with Playground-Palooza.

## Plot

Squeeks enters the 'small but big art fair', celebrating the 'tiny things of nature'. She leaves Nature Cat and the rest to go to the art show, providing them directions. They use their orientation and co-ordination skills to navigate to the art show, observing the microscopic life of nature along the way.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy

## Trivia

* This is the first episode where Squeeks appears for half of the episode.
* If Nature Cat, Daisy, and Hal were to use a map to accompany them en route to the small but big art fair, then they wouldn’t have gone lost.
When I Wake Up in the Morning It'll Be Christmas

**"When I Wake Up in the Morning It'll Be Christmas"** is the second of ten songs featured in A Nature Carol.

## Summary

The song is sung by Nature Cat when he heads back to his house to get ready for Christmas morning.

## Lyrics

It's Christmas Eve, and it's time for bed.

Thoughts of sugarplums, dance in my head.

I can't hardly wait for it to be here.

I'm off to sleep, gonna close my eyes.

Tomorrow there'll be a big surprise.

It's the greatest day out of the whole year.

When I wake up in the morning, it'll be Christmas!

When I wake up in the morning,

just tomorrow morning.

When I wake up in the morning, it'll be Christmas!

Displays are displaying,

The music is playing,

The lights are all lighted,

and I am so excited! Whee!

Feels so great, I'm flying high.

Who loves Christmas? This guy!

The presents are waiting just for meeeeee!

Stockings hanging, tree is lit,

Santa will come in just a bit.

So it's time to snuggle up beneath the treeeee-eeeeee!

When I wake up in the morning,

At the break of dawn-ing,

When I wake up in the morning,

it will be... Christmas!
The Petrified Wood Mystery

**Next** | “Nature Buddy Clubhouse”

"**The Petrified Wood Mystery**" is a Season 4 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Time for some Catch and Fetch with Hal! But, hold on, this piece of wood is heavy, and I mean REALLY heavy. Too heavy to catch, fetch, or even throw. It’s like a stone. Tastes like one too! Why?! When an old woodchuck named Jeremiah comes out of the woodwork to explain, Nature Cat and the crew fly back in time to unravel the mysteries of fossilized and petrified wood. Unfortunately for the gang, ancient Earth isn’t as friendly as it might seem! The gang will have to use their newfound knowledge of petrified wood to get back home safe and sound. Onward and yonward!

## Trivia

* This episode was supposed to air on August 22, 2022, but unfortunately it was delayed to September 19, 2022 for some reasons.
* This is the first episode since "Rainy Day" to have the episode title read by Daisy at the beginning.
* The gang visits the prehistoric times for the first time since “Daisy’s Colossal Fossil”.
* The original plot according to the scheduling time is about Daisy visiting a science fair.
The Leaf Fairy

**The Leaf Fairy** is the first story of the seventeenth episode of the show’s fourth season. This along with Midge Over Troubled Water aired on May 11, 2022.

## Summary

The gang searches for the Leaf Fairy when Hal wants to find one.

## Trivia

* This is the debut (and sole) appearance of Leslie, a bird who knows about autumn leaves.
* This is another episode to take place in autumn.
* In reality, there is absolutely no such thing as a leaf fairy!
* It is shown that Hal likes to frolic in autumn leaves.
S.O.S. (Save Our Salad)

**S.O.S. (Save Our Salad)** is the second part of the sixteenth episode of the show’s second season that premiered along with Are You My Egg? on February 19, 2019.

## Plot

Nature Cat wants to get rid of Japanese beetles in Daisy's garden.

## Trivia

* Lulu and Wanda make their second appearances in this episode.
* Hal’s alter-ego ‘Ze Ladybug Whisperer’ makes his fourth appearance in the show.
* This is also the first time in which Ronald appears for half of the episode.
* Chibi animation is used at one imagination scene in this episode.
* Ronald also has a ladybug car and later in the episode he leaves early a moment after Wanda leaves.
* Hal has a carrot suit for Nature Cat to wear when he is ‘Veggie Cat’.
Lights Out For Sea Turtles

**Next** | “Nature Art”

"**Lights Out For Sea Turtles**" Is the first part of episode 3 of season 2.

## Plot

Oh no! The newborn turtles have went to the neighborhood instead of the ocean!

## Characters

* Nature Cat
* Hal
* Squeeks
* Daisy
* Celia
* Baby sea turtles
* Tanya (cameo)
* Possum
* Other animals

## Learning Goals

* When a sea turtle is old enough, it will swim hundreds of miles back to the same beach where it first hatched from an egg.
* At nighttime, the female turtle will crawl out of the water onto the beach. When all of her eggs are in the hole, she will cover them with sand to keep them safe.
* After her nest is covered she will crawl back to the ocean. After about 60 days, the hatchling turtles will climb from the nest and crawl to the ocean.
* Sea turtles will spend their whole lives in the ocean until they are ready to lay eggs. When they are 25 years old, they might swim back to the same beach to lay their eggs!
* Newly hatched turtles use moonlight reflecting from the ocean waves to find their way home, which is why we promote shielding or turning off beachfront lights after 10 p.m. during nesting season.
* All lights should be turned off so that baby sea turtles can go free.

## Trivia

* It is revealed in this episode that Daisy has a pet phone made by Houston for emergencies. It is designed as a 2000’s cell phone and makes its sole appearance in the show.
* Houston is mentioned in this episode.
* This is the first and only appearance of Celia the sea turtle up to date.
* Tanya makes a cameo appearance when Daisy uses her pet phone for the neighborhood pets to turn the lights off.
* This is another time in the show that the gang visits the beach.
Tally Ho, A Volcano!

**Tally Ho, A Volcano!** is the first segment of the ninth episode of the third season of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Steve takes the gang on a journey to explore extinct and active volcanoes.

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Steve was a volcanologist and is also volcano explorer buddies with Houston.
* Steve sings a song for the first time in this episode of the show.
* Houston also has a helicopter.
Outdoor Nature Warrior

**Next** | “Hide and Go Screech”

"**Outdoor Nature Warrior**" is the penultimate Season 4 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat tries to figure out a way to complete the Outdoor Nature Warrior Challenge and stay cool during a heat wave.

## Trivia

* This episode was supposed to air on August 26, 2022, but then it got delayed to September 23, 2022.
* The episode’s title references the NBC sports entertainment reality show *American Ninja Warrior*.
The Deal with Eels

Air Date: February 22, 2019

## Summary

Nature Cat leads his pals to follow an eel on its long journey to Sargasso Sea despite his fear of them.

## Trivia

* It is shown in this episode that Nature Cat is scared of eels, but he eventually gets over it towards the end.
* This is another episode to nearly take place at night.
* This is the second episode where Squeeks tells a scary story (which occurred at the beginning of the episode). The previous one is Backyard Bigfoot.
* One eel is voiced by Cecily Strong.
Under Pressure

**Next** | “Rainy Day”

**Under Pressure** is the first segment of the twelfth episode in the third season of Nature Cat.

## Plot

Nature Cat and friends learn about geysers when they go on an adventure in Yellowstone with Ronald and Grampy Donald to see how they work.

## Trivia

* The episode’s title is a reference to the Queen and David Bowie song of the same name.
* It is revealed in the episode that aside from Nature Cat, his rival Ronald has his own Nature Curiosity List.
* This episode also marks Grampy Donald's second appearance in the show, right after the third season episode “Sticky Sweet Tree Treat”.
* The scene with Nature Cat and Ronald racing against each other with skateboards references the video game *Sonic Riders*.
* Clips of this episode were reused in the Dog Gone music video, “A Geyser”.
Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

**Next** | “Secrets of the Old Prairie”

"**Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?**" is the second segment of the third episode of the third season of Nature Cat!

## Plot

The gang is enjoying an afternoon with Granny Bunny in the pond when they notice turtles getting blocked by speeding cars while strolling.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy and Granny Bunny
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Chris Parnell as Announcer
* Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Phoebe Turtle
* Emily Lynne as Sylvia Turtle

## Trivia

* A running gag is whenever Phoebe the turtle talks to the gang, she keeps on apologizing.
* There are two hardworking scenes in this episode.
* The title is a reference to the common riddle joke, "*Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?*"
* The entire episode takes place at the pond.
Pet Sounds

**Next** | “Cave Conundrum”

**Pet Sounds** is the 8th episode of season 1.

## Plot

The Nature Cat Band is ready for The Battle of the Pet Bands! They’ve been practicing for weeks and cannot wait to compete! But right before the band battle is set to begin, a mishap launches all of their instruments into the ocean! How can they make music and compete with no instruments? Not to worry. They make new instruments out of nature!

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Kenan Thompson as Ronald (first appearance)
* Bobby Lee as MC Ferret (first appearance)
* Tony Vincent as Dog Gone vocalist (cameo)

## Trivia

* Dog Gone makes a short appearance as the first band to perform in the Battle of the Pet Bands. The song they sing is *That Mailman* (rest of the song is unknown). Although they were smiling in their music videos, here they were shown frowning.
* Ronald makes his first official appearance.
* This is also MC Ferret’s first appearance in the show.
* The title is a reference to The Beach Boys album of the same name.
* Another PBS KIDS show, Ready Jet Go!, also has an episode called Pet Sounds.
* It is unknown how the gang’s musical instruments got fixed after the events of this episode.
* A clip of this episode is used in the season 4 episode Nature Dance Party, but reanimated by Yowza! Animation.

## Songs

* That Mailman - Dog Gone
* Look What the Cat Dragged In - Ronald

## Learning Goals

We can use some of the things we find in nature to make sounds that we can mix with rhythmic patterns to make music.
Phil (Cat)

Phil is one Nature Cat's cousins.

## Appearance

He is a fat yellow cat (but not as fat as Ronald). Phil is seen wearing sunglasses along with a light blue shirt as well as a dark blue jacket. Also, his nose is dark purple. Almost forgot about the orange tip of his tail.

## Trivia

* Phil is voiced by David Rudman, the creator of this series
* He first appeared in "The Return of Bad Dog Bart", and later in "The Big Stink".
Ze Worm Whisperer

**Next** | “Happy Halentine's Day!”

"**Ze Worm Whisperer**" is an episode which premiered on January 21, 2016 with Love You, Michael Bluejáy.

## Plot

Daisy is working on her garden patch. She attributes the poor quality soil to the absence of worms. Hal transforms into ‘Ze Worm Whisperer’, and introduces worms to the garden. Nature Cat is initially averse to handling worms, but by learning of their importance he eventually befriends them.

## Trivia

* It is revealed in this episode that Hal can be "Ze Worm Whisperer", but in "Lady Bug Tough", "What a Tangled Web", "Garden Impossible", and "S.O.S. (Save Our Salad)", he can act as his alter-ego's brother, "Ze Ladybug Whisperer".
* For unknown reasons, the song "Magical Mystery Garden" is nowhere to be credited in the end credits.
* In the PBS Kids lineup, it is mistakenly shown that this story comes first before its sister episode "Love You, Michael Bluejay".
Stop And Hear The Cicadas

**Next** | “Cold Blooded”

"**Stop And Hear The Cicadas**" Is the 1st part of episode 2 of season 2 that aired on January 2, 2018.

## Characters

* Nature Cat
* Hal
* Squeeks
* Daisy
* Cicadas
* MC Ferret
* Ronald
* Other animals

## Trivia

* The Nature Quiz is similar to many television game shows and six episodes later, there is a segment occurring after the second story called "Nature Prize Surprise" which then replaces the live action kids advertisement segment.
* The episode’s title references the phrase "Stop and hear the music".
* The running gag of the episode is the gang being disturbed by buzzing noises and trying to tell Daisy as they fall back to square one in the forest while trying to make it to the Nature Quiz.
* Daisy’s Nature Quiz rival is Ronald and in the beginning of the episode, he proves himself as a quiz champion.
Outer Space Detectives

**Next** | “Saving Seeds”

"**Outer Space Detectives**" is an upcoming Season 4 episode of Nature Cat.

## Plot

The crew must stop a monster from munching the moon.

## Song

* Nature Night Detectives Ditty

* Moon Detectives Ditty

## Trivia

* Nature Cat's manner of speech during the mission to the moon is a parody of Captain James T. Kirk, as played by William Shatner, in the original *Star Trek* series.
* The song Nature Cat and friends sing as they are flying towards the moon is set to the tune of the theme song for *Beverly Hillbillies*.
* Ronald comes to space with the gang for the first time.
Spring Hunter 3000

**Next** | “The Case of the Missing Moon”

"**Spring Hunter 3000**" is an episode that aired along with The Case of the Missing Moon on April 10, 2017.

## Plot

Now that Spring is here, it's time for Daisy's favorite online game: Spring Hunter 3000. The goal of the game is to try and find as many signs of spring as possible, like birds, flowers, or fox kits. The more you find, the more points you get. But in her quest to become the "Queen of Spring," Daisy's obsession with the game threatens to impede her enjoyment of Spring's wonders.

## Learning Goals

Discover the wonders and elements of Spring outdoors everywhere.

## Cast

* Taran Killam as Nature Cat
* Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
* Bobby Moynihan as Hal
* Kate Micucci as Daisy
* Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Gracie

## Trivia

* This is Gracie's second appearance in the show as she stated that Gracie was out of hibernation (since spring came after winter), but only a minor appearance unlike "Goodnight, Gracie". Thus far this is her latest appearance to date.
* Daisy says "Tally-ho" much to Nature Cat’s shock in the middle of this episode.
* The episode takes place in the first day of Spring because of its title and the plot.
* Houston is shown on the Spring Hunter 3000 scoreboard, but he does not appear in person.