Transcript: The Erminator
Music plays as the Wild Kratts logo pops up and a voice says Wild Kratts!
Then, a globe spins and Southern Asia appears highlighted. A clip shows images of a forest.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says WE'RE UP HERE IN THE
EARTH'S NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
Martin says IN THE
MIDDLE OF WINTER,
IN THE NORTHERN WOODLANDS.
Chris says IT'S US,
THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I'M CHRIS.
Martin says I'M MARTIN.
AND WE ARE SEARCHING
THESE FROZEN WOODS,
FOR A VERY POWERFUL CREATURE.
Chris says THIS ANIMAL CAN SURVIVE
FOR SIX MONTHS,
IN A HOSTILE,
FREEZING ENVIRONMENT.
BECAUSE OF ITS INCREDIBLE
CREATURE POWERS.
Martin says CHRIS, SEE ANYTHING?
Chris says NOTHING.
Martin says ME NEITHER.
Chris says WHERE ARE THEY?
(SIGHS)
Martin says WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY LUCK.
Chris says NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT COULD BE TIME TO LURE 'EM IN.
Martin says YOU MEAN WITH FOOD?
Chris says YEAH.
Martin says THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
Chris says I KNOW, BUT WE
DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
Martin says ALRIGHT BRO, LET'S DO IT.
They put food on their palms and extend them.
Martin says KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED,
THEY COULD BE COMING IN
FROM ANY DIRECTION.
Chris says WHERE ARE YOU?
MARTIN, OVER THERE!
A small bird lands on Chris's hand.
Chris says AMAZING.
(CHRIS LAUGHS)
Chris says BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THAT'S THE CREATURE
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
Martin says THE BLACK
CAPPED CHICKADEE!
(CHIRP SOUND)
Martin says WHOA, THEY'RE SO CUTE,
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
WHAT CREATURE POWERS
CHICKADEES CAN HAVE.
Chris says HOW DO THEY SURVIVE
IN THIS
COLD ENVIRONMENT?
Martin says HOW DO THESE TINY
BIRDS ELUDE PREDATORS?
Chris says WHERE DO THEY FIND FOOD
TO SURVIVE WINTER?
THESE LITTLE BIRDS MUST HAVE
INCREDIBLE CREATURE POWERS.
Martin says WE JUST HAVE TO FIND
OUT WHAT THEY ARE.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD DO
WHAT THE CHICKADEE CAN DO?
Chris says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
CHICKADEE POWERS?
They both say WHAT IF!
The brothers jump and turn into cartoons. In animation, a paw print appears, followed by a map, and then the brothers swim under the sea and swing from jungle vines.
A song plays and says ON ADVENTURE WITH THE COOLEST CREATURES, FROM THE OCEANS TO THE TREES, THE BROTHERS KRATT ARE GOING PLACES YOU NEVER GET TO SEE, HANGING WITH THEIR CREATURE FRIENDS. GET READY, IT'S THE HOUR, WE'RE GONNA SAVE SOME ANIMALS TODAY WITH CREATURE POWER! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD!
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z send them creature disks from Tortuga, the ship. The brothers place the disks in their suits and morph into superheroes with animal legs and wings. Then, they run, swim and fly with animals in the wild.
The song continues
CHEETAH SPEED AND LIZARD GLIDE, FALCON FLIGHT AND LION PRIDE, GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS. GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS!
The name of the episode appears. It reads "The erminator."
Chris plants some seeds and says WINTER'S COMING, I'VE
GOTTA GET THESE SEEDS PLANTED.
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
A bird eats all the seeds he planted.
Chris says HUH? WHERE'D
THE SEEDS GO?
(CHIRPING SOUND)
HEY...
(MARTIN LAUGHS)
Chris says DID YOU PUT THEM
UP TO THAT MARTIN?
Martin says NO BRO,
THAT WAS 100 percent CHICKADEE.
NOT ME. (CHRIS LAUGHS)
Chris says I'M NEVER GONNA GET THESE
SUNFLOWER SEEDS PLANTED
WITH A FLOCK OF
CHICKADEES AROUND.
EASY THERE,
YOU HUNGRY BIRDS!
AW, YOU GOT ALL MY SEEDS.
Martin says HEY, THESE CHICKADEES
HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY CAN FIND.
Chris says TRUE, THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THEY EAT ENOUGH FOOD TO SURVIVE
THROUGH THE HARSH WINTER.
Jimmy says NO THEY DON'T.
BIRDS JUST FLY SOUTH
FOR THE WINTER.
Aviva says YEAH, HOW CAN THEY
STAY HERE IN THE COLD?
THEY'RE SO TINY,
CUTE AND DELICATE.
Koki says EVEN BIG, TOUGH BIRDS,
LIKE CANADA GEESE
FLY SOUTH FOR
THE WINTER.
Chris says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE
CANADA GOOSE FLYING
SOUTH FOR THE WINTER,
BUT WRONG ABOUT THE CHICKADEE.
Martin says THERE ARE A LOT OF BIRDS THAT
STAY NORTH IN THE WINTER.
LIKE WOODPECKERS.
AND BLUE JAYS.
Koki says FINE, MAYBE BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE TOUGH.
Jimmy says AND HIDE
ACORNS REMEMBER?
They all say BUT NOT CHICKADEES!
Martin says I'M TELLING YA,
CHICKADEES CAN TOUGH IT OUT.
THEY'RE PINT SIZED,
BUT POWERFUL.
Koki says POWERFUL?
Aviva says OKAY,
SO PROVE IT.
I PROPOSE
A CHALLENGE.
IF YOU CAN SHOW ME SOME
POWERS OF THIS LITTLE BIRD,
THEN I'LL MAKE YOU A
CHICKADEE POWER SUIT.
(MARTIN GASPS)
The brothers say A CHICKADEE POWER SUIT?!
YOU'RE ON!
Martin says OKAY, FOR STARTERS,
Chris says CHICKADEES GOT CHOPS.
Martin says CHECK IT OUT.
(BIRD SOUND)
CHICKADEES GET
BULLIED BY BLUE JAYS.
BUT THEY DON'T BACK DOWN.
THEY'RE BRAVE AND QUICK
AND TRICKY.
Chris says SO, CHECK.
POWER TO START THE LIST.
Aviva says OKAY, I CAN
GIVE YOU THAT.
I ALSO SEE RIGHT AWAY THAT THEY
ARE QUICK AND AGILE FLYERS.
THEY'RE SO SMALL! HOW CAN THEY
SURVIVE THE COLD WITHOUT...
Chris says HAVING AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF WARM FEATHERS?
WELL, LATE
IN THE SUMMER,
THE CHICKADEE FINISHES GROWING
A NEW SET OF WARM FEATHERS
FOR THE WINTER.
Martin says AND THEY ALSO HAVE THIS
REALLY COOL, I MEAN REALLY WARM,
TRICK OF PUFFING
UP THEIR FEATHERS,
MAKING THEM 25 percent BIGGER.
CHICKADEES EVEN
LOOK MORE LIKE CUTE,
LITTLE, ROUND PUFF BALLS
WHEN THEY DO THAT, RIGHT?
THE PUFFED UP
FEATHERS TRAP WARM AIR
THAT STAYS WARM, INSULATED
BY THE FEATHER LAYERS.
AND KEEPS THE
CHICKADEE NICE AND TOASTY.
Chris says AND WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER TRICK?
ON COLD NIGHTS,
THE CHICKADEE CAN DROP
ITS BODY TEMPERATURE SO LOW,
THAT IT GOES INTO
A STATE OF HYPOTHERMIA.
THAT SAVES ENERGY.
Martin says BUT THEY'RE
NOT SLEEPING NOW.
GOTTA FOLLOW EM.
Chris says AND MAKE OBSERVATIONS.
Martin says WE'LL BE BACK,
WITH MORE EVIDENCE OF
CHICKADEE POWER SOON.
(SOUND OF WOODPECKER)
Martin says KNOCK, KNOCK?
Chris says WHO'S THERE?
Martin says WOOD.
Chris says WOOD, WHO.
Martin says WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME
FIND THAT WOODPECKER?
(MARTIN LAUGHS,
WOODPECKER SOUNDS)
Chris says NO! WE'VE GOTTA STAY FOCUSED ON
GETTING A LIST
OF CHICKADEE POWERS.
STOP GETTING DISTRACTED
BY OTHER ANIMALS, BRO.
Martin says BUT, THAT'S A
WOODPECKER!
Chris says BUT WE'RE CREATURE
ADVENTURING WITH CHICKADEES.
Martin says CHRIS! YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS!
ACTUALLY, MY DISTRACTION
HAS LED US RIGHT TO ANOTHER
CHICKADEE POWER.
Chris says HUH?
Martin says SEE? THERE'S
THE WOOD PECKER.
DESTROYING THE ROTTEN WOOD
WITH HIS POWERFUL BEAK.
HE REACHES THE
HIBERNATING INSECT LARVAE,
AND HAS A MEAL.
AND HERE COMES, A CHICKADEE!
CHICKADEES LOVE TO EAT
INSECTS AND INSECT LARVAE.
AND WHAT BETTER WAY
TO GET AT INSECTS IN WINTER,
THAN WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM A WOODPECKER.
Chris says THE CHICKADEE
SCAVENGES OFF THE HOLE
THE WOOD PECKER MAKES.
THESE LITTLE PUFF
BALLS ARE SMART.
Martin says EXACTAMUNDO!
Chris says CHECK!
(CHECK MARK SOUND)
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT
SOME GOOD STUFF HERE.
OH HEY, I'VE GOT MORE
SUNFLOWER SEEDS.
TO SURVIVE THE COLD,
THE CHICKADEE HAS TO PUT
ON ABOUT 10 percent MORE WEIGHT
EVERYDAY FOR THE WINTER.
Martin says BUT THE CHICKADEES AREN'T
EATING THESE SEEDS.
HMM, WHAT
ARE THEY UP TO?
WHAT? THEY'RE
CACHING THE SEEDS.
STORING THEM TO EAT LATER.
Chris says WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY
ABOUT FOOD CACHING BIRDS.
THEY ARE SMART.
CHICKADEES CAN REMEMBER
WHERE THEY HIDE FOOD
THROUGHOUT THE FOREST.
AND THEN GO BACK
LATER TO GET IT.
THAT'S ANOTHER WOW FACT.
AND ANOTHER CHICKADEE POWER.
(CHECK MARK SOUND)
HIGH INTELLIGENCE,
GREAT MEMORY...
HEY, THAT'S COOL!
Martin says YEAH, I THINK SO TOO.
Martin runs after another animal.
Chris says TOTALLY COOL.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT LIST
OF CHICKADEE ABILITIES.
LET'S GO SHOW AVIVA AND
GET SOME CHICKADEE POWERS!
YOU GAME, MARTIN?
MARTIN?
MARTIN!
MARTIN!!
Chris says OH NO.
MARTIN LEFT HIS CREATURE POD.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(MARTIN CATCHES HIS BREATH)
HUH?
Martin says WHOA, AN ERMINE!
(SNIFFS)
OH, I'VE GOTTA TELL EVERYBODY!
THIS IS BLUE BACK-PACK CALLING.
SHOOT! I LEFT MY
CREATURE POD SOMEWHERE.
OH NO, BUT I CAN'T
LOSE THAT ERMINE!
HEY, YOU'VE
ALREADY GOT YOUR
DISTINCTIVE WINTER COAT.
THAT IS ONE AMAZING
THING ABOUT YOU GUYS.
IN THE SUMMER YOU'RE BROWN,
AND THEN YOU CHANGE
WHITE, IN THE WINTER.
OH, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
GROW AN AMAZINGLY WARM
AND VERY WHITE COAT
OF FUR FOR WINTER.
IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU CAN GROW
IT IN AS QUICKLY AS TWO WEEKS.
OH, THAT IS A COOL
CREATURE POWER.
IT'S LIKE,
SEASONAL CAMOUFLAGE.
IN FACT, SEASONAL
CAMOUFLAGE IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
Chris says HMM, HE LEFT HIS CREATURE POD.
HE MUST HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED
ABOUT CHICKADEE POWERS,
THAT HE RAN BACK TO THE
TORTUGA AND LEFT IT BEHIND.
TO THE TORTUGA!
Martin says WHAT ARE
YOU LOOKING AT?
A SNOW-SHOE HARE!
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Martin says THESE GREAT
RABBITS OF THE NORTH,
TURN WHITE IN WINTER TOO.
UH, BUT IS THE ERMINE
REALLY HUNTING THAT?
THE SNOW SHOE HARE IS
LIKE FIVE TIMES BIGGER.
YUP, THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING.
WOW, THESE LITTLE CREATURES
ARE SUPER COURAGEOUS.
The ermine jumps on the rabbit's back.
Martin says UH, WHOA!
(HISSING SOUND)
FEARLESS!
THAT'S THE WEASEL SPIRIT!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
WHOA.
The rabbit kicks the ermine off its back.
Martin says OOO, WHAT A KICK!
WELL, THE SNOW SHOE
HARE GOT AWAY THIS TIME.
BUT YOU SURE ARE
TOUGH AND COURAGEOUS.
AND WHEN IT COMES
TO BEING A PREDATOR,
YOU'RE LIKE A...
TERMINATOR!
THAT'S IT! OH,
I'VE GOT A NAME FOR YOU.
YOU'RE, THE ERMINATOR.
In the Tortuga, Chris says HEY EVERYBODY!
I GOT THE LIST OF
CHICKADEE OBSERVATIONS.
OR DID MARTIN ALREADY TELL YOU?
Aviva says MARTIN'S NOT HERE.
Chris says HUH, OH. HE MUST HAVE
TAKEN THE LONG WAY.
BUT HE'LL BE HERE SOON.
CHECK IT OUT AVIVA!
WE'VE GOT THE PROOF
THAT CHICKADEES ARE
POWERFUL CREATURES.
HERE'S THE LIST!
ONE, BRAVE,
QUICK AND TRICKY.
TWO, FAST AND AGILE FLYERS.
THREE, A NEW SET OF WARM
FEATHERS FOR THE WINTER.
FOUR, HIDES FOOD
ALL AROUND THE FOREST
IN SPECIAL PLACES.
The bird lands on Chris' hair.
Chris says INCLUDING MY HAIR!
I GUESS. FIVE.
HAS THE INTELLIGENCE AND
MEMORY TO FIND THEM AGAIN.
AND SIX...
CAN EVEN GET A LITTLE
HELP FROM A WOODPECKER TO EAT
SOME FRESH INSECTS.
Aviva says BRAVO!
YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE.
SO I WILL COMMENCE
CHICKADEE POWER PROGRAMMING.
I COULD START WITH THE BLUE
JAY DISC FOR A FOUNDATION.
BUT WHEN
USING ANOTHER DISC,
IT'S ALWAYS VITALLY IMPORTANT
FOR CROSS-EXPUNGE-DELETE,
TO ELIMINATE THE
RESIDUAL ACTIVATION CODE.
DON'T WANT ANY GHOST
ACTIVATIONS RIGHT?
Two birds start eating the seeds from a seedbed.
Koki says HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AW, THAT'S OKAY.
YOU ARE PLUCKY LITTLE THINGS.
I LIKE YOU, HAVE A SNACK!
Aviva works on her programing and says YES, CHECK. GOT IT.
IF I WRITE THIS BIT OF CODE,
THAT WILL INCORPORATE
THE QUICK FOOTING
FLIGHT PATTERNS...
OKAY, GOT IT.
GOT IT!
GETTING CLOSER.
Chris says AW, MARTIN BETTER GET HERE SOON.
OR HE'S GONNA
MISS THE, TA DA!
CHICKADEE POWER
PROGRAMMING COMPLETE MOMENT.
Meanwhile, Martin says to the ermine HEY ERMINATOR, WANNA HEAR
A KNOCK KNOCK JOKE?
(SNIFFS)
OH, NEVER MIND.
I DON'T THINK YOU'D GET IT.
(WOOD PECKER SOUND)
Martin says WOOD PECKER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
Martin says OOH, I LOVE THESE GUYS.
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, ERMINATOR?
THAT'S A PILEATED WOODPECKER.
THE LARGEST WOOD
PECKER IN NORTH AMERICA.
AND HE'S A LOT BIGGER THAN YOU.
UH, AND DID YOU NOTICE THE
BEAK THAT DESTROYS WOOD?
I WOULDN'T MESS WITH
HIM IF I WERE YOU.
ERMINATOR, YOU ARE ONE
OF THE MOST FEARLESS ANIMALS
IN THE CREATURE WORLD,
BUT YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY
THINKING ABOUT ATTACKING A
HUGE, PILEATED WOODPECKER!
ARE YOU?
In the Tortuga, Aviva says ALMOST THERE AND
TA DA! CHICKADEE
POWER PROGRAMMING
COMPLETE.
COMING AT YA, CHRIS!
Aviva tosses the disc to Chris.
Chris says THANKS!
INSERT CHICKADEE
POWER DISC.
TOUCH...
4 birds land on Chris,
Chris says OOOOO, HA.
TOUCH CHICKADEE.
ACTIVATE
CHICKADEE POWER!
Chris morphs into a chickadee.
Aviva says AWW, CUTE!
Jimmy says STILL NOT REALLY
SEEING THE POWER.
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
In the woods, Martin says OH NO!
The ermine jumps on the woodpecker's back.
Martin says HE'S TAKING OFF!
HANG ON, ERMINATOR!
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
Martin says DON'T LET GO!
WHAT...ERMINATOR!
HANG ON, ERMINATOR!
(CRASHING THUD)
The ermine winds up on a tree branch.
Martin says OH NO!
The ermine falls and Martin jumps to break its fall.
(MARTIN GASPS)
Martin says OH NO,
Martin catches the ermine and says YOU'RE HURT.
I'LL TAKE YOU BACK
TO THE TORTUGA.
AND WE'LL FIX YOU UP, OKAY?
HANG IN THERE, BUDDY!
In the Tortuga, Chris says WOOHOO, LET'S GET
OUTSIDE AND SEE WHAT THIS
CHICKADEE POWER SUIT CAN DO.
Jimmy says IT'S SNOWING AGAIN.
Koki says I'M UP FOR THE FIRST SNOW SHOE
TRIP OF WINTER.
YOU?
Chris says COME ON!
Jimmy says UHH, I GUESS.
Aviva says YEAH, LET'S SEE
HOW THE CHICKADEE POWERS
CAN HANDLE A SNOW STORM.
As the team leaves, Martin walks in and says HELP, HELP! WE NEED
THE FIRST AID KIT.
ANYBODY HERE?
HELP! HELP!
(ECHO) HELP, HELP, HELP!
Martin says OKAY, I'VE SEEN THIS
DONE A BUNCH OF TIMES,
I THINK I CAN DO IT.
Martin lies the ermine on the examination table and says SCAN BODY FUNCTIONS...
NORMAL. OKAY, NO CONCUSSION.
OOH, BUT HIS LEG'S INJURED.
PUT THE BANDAGE ON WOUND...
HEY BUDDY, YOU'LL BE JUST FINE.
YOU JUST NEED SOME REST, AND
YOU'LL BE UP AND ERMINATING
AGAIN IN NO TIME!
HA, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY
IS KIND OF EASY.
I WONDER...
WHAT IF
I COULD PROGRAM
AN ERMIN POWER DISC?
In the woods, Chris says WOOHOO!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
Shivering under the snow, Jimmy says GLAD SOMEONE'S HAVING FUN.
Chris says SEE GUYS? MY CHICKADEE POWERS
WORK GREAT AGAINST THESE WINDS!
HOO, HOO!
Aviva says YEAH, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE CHICKADEE POWERS.
AND NOW IT'S TURNING
INTO FREEZING RAIN.
TIME TO HEAD BACK
TO THE TORTUGA.
KOKI, WHICH WAY?
Koki says MY COMS ARE FROZEN!
SO THAT MEANS...
Jimmy says WE CAN'T FIND THE TORTUGA!
Martin says AVIVA, COME IN.
KOKI, YOU THERE?
HMM, THEIR COMS ARE DOWN.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
I WONDER WHERE THEY ARE.
OO, I BET I COULD FIND
THEM WITH ERMINE POWER.
OKAY, I KNOW I CAN DO IT!
I'VE SEEN AVIVA PROGRAM
CREATURE POWER DISCS
HUNDREDS OF TIMES.
PLUS, IT'S NOT LIKE
I'M MAKING IT FROM SCRATCH.
I MEAN, I COULD TAKE THE
BLACK FOOTED FERRET,
AND THE PINE MARTIN DISCS.
ALL IN THE WEASEL FAMILY,
CLOSE RELATIVES TO THE ERMINE.
AND NOW, I COULD USE THAT
PROGRAMMING BASE AND,
ADD A
LITTLE ERMINE DNA?
HMM, NICE HELIX.
THEN, I'LL PUSH THE
BUTTON HERE AND...
LET TECHNOLOGY
TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
I REALLY GOTTA FIND THE GANG.
SO THIS BETTER WORK
OUT OR I'M GONNA BE IN TROUBLE.
He picks up the disc and says HEY, NOT BAD!
LET'S JUST HOPE IT WORKS.
INSERT ERMINE POWER DISC.
TOUCH ERMINE.
ACTIVATE ERMINE POWERS!
He morphs into an ermine.
Martin says IT WORKED! I DID IT!
TECHNOLOGY IS EASY.
Outside, Chris says THIS WAY GUYS!
Koki says THE STORM'S
GETTING WORSE!
Aviva shivers and says WE'VE GOT TO
GET BACK TO THE TORTUGA.
Jimmy says IT'S SO IIICCCYYYY, OOOOHHH..!
Chris says QUICK, COME IN HERE!
DURING A REAL BAD STORM,
A CHICKADEE CAN SEEK
SHELTER UNDER BRANCHES.
AND LOOK AT THIS,
THEY CAN SHAKE AND PUFF UP
THEIR FEATHERS TO STAY WARM.
Aviva says YEAH,
(AVIVA SHIVERS)
Aviva says BUT WE CAN'T FIT UNDER THERE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE FEATHERS.
Koki shivers and says WE'VE GOT
TO GET BACK TO THE TORTUGA.
Jimmy says WE'RE FREEZING!
Chris says OKAY, OKAY, LET
ME TRY SOMETHING.
I'M GONNA FLY HIGH
UP ABOVE THE STORM,
TO SEND A MESSAGE
TO MARTIN.
HANG ON.
Aviva says GOOD LUCK!
Chris projects a holo screen and says CREATURE ALERT! WE'RE
TRAPPED IN AN ICE STORM.
IT'S BAD, AND THE
GANG IS FREEZING.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Martin says OH YEAH, THESE POWERS ARE
ERMINCREDIBLE!
(STATIC)
Chris says CREATURE ALERT!
WE'RE TRAPPED IN AN ICE STORM.
(STATIC) GANG IS FREEZING.
NEED YOUR HELP.
Martin says OKAY, GOT THEIR COORDINATES.
STAY HERE AND
REST UP, ERMINATOR.
I'M OFF TO THE
WILD KRATT'S RESCUE!
Chris says HEY GUYS!
OH NO.
THEY'RE FROZEN!
LIKE HUMAN POPSICLES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CREATURE
POWERS TO HELP THEM.
Martin says CLEAR OUT, CHRIS!
HERE COMES THE ERMINATOR 2.0
He knocks over Aviva and the ice covering her breaks.
Aviva says THANKS MARTIN.
Chris says KEEP MOVING, AVIVA.
SO YOU DON'T FREEZE UP AGAIN.
HURRY BRO! THE ICE
KEEPS BUILDING.
JIMMY'S
LOOKING PRETTY COLD!
Martin says ERMINE POWERS WILL
TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGE.
He knocks over Jimmy.
Jimmy says THANKS.
Martin says NO PROB!
NOW, KOKI.
He tries to crash the ice off Koki.
Martin says WHAT?
Chris says THE ICE IS TOO THICK.
(WOODPECKER SOUND)
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK SO.
YOU GO!
I'LL KEEP AVIVA AND JIMMY WARM
WITH THE POWER OF ERMINE FUR.
Chris says BACK SOON!
Martin says HOW ABOUT A WARM ERMINE HUG?
Aviva says YEAH.
(SHIVERS)
Jimmy says C-C-C-OZY.
Chris follows the sound of the woodpecker.
Chris says OH YEAH, THAT'S
THE SOUND I'M AFTER.
IT'S JUST UP AHEAD.
(WOODPECKER SOUND)
THERE! A PILEATED WOODPECKER.
JUST THE POWER I NEED.
SWAP OUT WITH
WOODPECKER POWER DISC.
TOUCH WOODPECKER.
AND...
ACTIVATE
WOODPECKER POWER!
He morphs into a woodpecker.
He says YES!
Martin says YEAH!
Chris says HANG IN THERE, KOKI.
A FEW TAPS HERE.
SOME OVER HERE.
AND, UP HERE TOO.
ALRIGHT, ONE MORE
TAP SHOULD DO IT.
HA!
(ICE CRACKS)
Chris says YOU'RE FREE!
Koki says THANKS.
Chris says HEY!
YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK I'M THINKING,
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
The brothers say WOODPECKER POWER SLED!
Chris deploys the miniaturizer, jumps on the platform and says SETTING TO BIG SIZE.
ALRIGHT, NOW SNUGGLE INTO
THE WARM TUMMY FEATHERS.
Chris lies on his back.
Aviva says DON'T HAVE TO ASK US TWICE.
Jimmy and Koki say YEAH!
They all go under Chris' wings.
Chris says THE WING FEATHERS WILL SHIELD
YOU FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.
Koki says NO MORE ICE.
Aviva sighs and says THAT'S NICE.
Jimmy says AND TOASTY.
Chris says AND, THE TAIL FEATHERS
WILL CREATE THE SLIDE.
Martin says AND ERMINE POWER,
WILL PROVIDE THE POWER.
READY CHRIS?
Chris says READY.
Martin pushes Chris from the legs and slides him across the snow.
Martin says TORTUGA, HERE WE COME!
At the Tortuga, everyone has a hot beverage.
Chris says GLAD YOU'RE FEELING
BETTER, ERMINATOR.
Martin says HEY ERMINATOR, DID A
PRETTY GOOD JOB PROGRAMMING
THE ERMINE POWER SUIT.
AM I RIGHT?
Aviva says HMM.
Martin says YEAH, YOU GOTTA ADMIT, I'M
PRETTY GOOD AT TECHNOLOGY.
Aviva says YEAH, RIGHT.
Martin says YEAH!
PROGRAMMING ERMINE
POWERS WAS EASY PEASY!
(MARTIN LAUGHS)
Aviva says MARTIN, DID YOU REMEMBER
TO CROSS-EXPUNGE-DELETE,
TO ELIMINATE THE RESIDUAL
ACTIVATION CODES?
Martin says UH NO, WHAT'S THAT?
Aviva says WELL, PUT
IT THIS WAY.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN THE
ACTIVATION BREAKS DOWN
AND YOUR SUIT STARTS
RANDOMLY CYCLING THROUGH
PAST ACTIVATIONS.
Martin says AH..
He morphs into a fly and sticks his tongue to a wall screen.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Aviva says LIKE THAT.
He now morphs into a giraffe.
Martin says OH.
(CRASHING THUD)
OKAY, OKAY, CREATURE POWER
SUIT PROGRAMMING ISN'T EASY.
He morphs into a puffer fish and says HELP!
Aviva says HUH? SORRY, NOTHING I CAN DO.
THE SUIT JUST HAS TO RUN
ITS COURSE AND CYCLE
THROUGH ALL THE
PAST ACTIVATIONS.
(LAUGHTER)
He now morphs into a whale.
Chris says THIS MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.
Now Martin morphs into a falcon.
He says OOO, PEREGRINE FALCON POWERS.
MY FAVOURITE!
Then he morphs into a hippo and falls.
He says AHHH! MMMRRR!
(THUNK)
Everybody laughs.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Martin says WELL, CHICKADEE POWERS TOOK
SOME INVESTIGATING TO DISCOVER.
WE KNOW, WHATEVER THEY
FIND IN THE FALL AND THROUGH
THE WINTER, THEY STORE,
THEY HIDE, THEY CACHE.
AND THEY HAVE THESE
AMAZING MEMORIES
THAT THEY CAN REMEMBER
WHERE THEY HID
FOOD FOR AT
LEAST A MONTH.
AND GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT SPOT.
Chris says AND WE ALSO KNOW
HOW THEY KEEP WARM.
THEY HAVE LOTS OF
FLUFFY FEATHERS THAT THEY
CAN FLUFF UP IN
REALLY COLD WEATHER,
AND KEEP NICE, WARM
AIR TRAPPED INSIDE.
Martin says AND ONE OF THE GREAT CREATURE
POWERS OF THE CHICKADEE,
IS THEY ARE QUICK,
NIMBLE, LITTLE FLYERS.
THEY MOVE AROUND THE FOREST,
STAYING WARM,
BUT ALSO,
THEY'RE QUICK ENOUGH
TO GET AWAY FROM PREDATORS.
NOW, ERMINE POWERS, THEY
ARE REALLY IN YOUR FACE.
Chris says YEAH, ERMINE'S ARE
ONE TOUGH, LITTLE WEASEL.
WITH FUR THAT CHANGES COLOR
FROM BROWN IN THE SUMMER,
TO WHITE IN THE WINTER.
Martin says THEY'RE QUICK AND
AGILE, JUST LIKE...
PINE MARTENS.
ANOTHER MEMBER
OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.
THEY LOOK A LOT LIKE ERMINE'S,
BUT THEIR FUR
DOESN'T CHANGE COLOUR
WITH THE SEASONS AND THEY SPEND
A LOT OF TIME IN THE TREES.
Chris says THESE GUYS ARE
PART OF A GROUP OF ANIMALS
CALLED MUSTELIDS
THAT INCLUDE,
BADGERS.
(HISSING SOUND)
Chris says BADGERS
ARE TOUGH CARNIVORES
WHO USE THEIR
8 CENTIMETER CLAWS
TO DIG DEEP BURROWS.
Martin says THEY'RE A TOUGH
MEMBER OF THE WEASEL FAMILY,
BUT MAYBE EVEN TOUGHER,
IS THE WOLVERINE.
THE WOLVERINE IS BIGGER
AND IS AFRAID OF NOTHING.
WOLVERINES HAVE EVEN BEEN KNOWN
TO CHASE AWAY GRIZZLY BEARS.
WITH THEIR SHARP CLAWS
AND BONE CRUNCHING JAWS,
THIS IS ONE CREATURE YOU
DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH.
THE SAME GOES FOR
SKUNKS.
NOW SKUNKS
ARE DEFINITELY CUTE,
BUT WHEN YOU SEE THAT
FAMILIAR WHITE STRIPE,
YOU BETTER GIVE LOTS OF SPACE,
SO YOU DON'T GET SPRAYED.
ARGH...P.U.!!!
Chris says AND SOME MUSTELIDS ARE
SPECIALIZED FOR THE WATER.
LIKE...
SEA OTTERS.
NOW THESE
GUYS ARE REALLY UNIQUE
IN THE WEASEL WORLD.
THEY'LL SPEND ALMOST THEIR
ENTIRE LIVES IN THE WATER.
EVEN EATING WHILE
FLOATING ON THEIR BACKS.
IT'S ONE COOL CREATURE.
Martin says YOU GOTTA RESPECT THE CREATURE
POWERS OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.
Chris says KEEP ON CREATURE ADVENTURING.
Martin says WE'LL SEE YA ON
THE CREATURE TRAIL!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Then, a globe spins and Southern Asia appears highlighted. A clip shows images of a forest.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says WE'RE UP HERE IN THE
EARTH'S NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
Martin says IN THE
MIDDLE OF WINTER,
IN THE NORTHERN WOODLANDS.
Chris says IT'S US,
THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I'M CHRIS.
Martin says I'M MARTIN.
AND WE ARE SEARCHING
THESE FROZEN WOODS,
FOR A VERY POWERFUL CREATURE.
Chris says THIS ANIMAL CAN SURVIVE
FOR SIX MONTHS,
IN A HOSTILE,
FREEZING ENVIRONMENT.
BECAUSE OF ITS INCREDIBLE
CREATURE POWERS.
Martin says CHRIS, SEE ANYTHING?
Chris says NOTHING.
Martin says ME NEITHER.
Chris says WHERE ARE THEY?
(SIGHS)
Martin says WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY LUCK.
Chris says NO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT COULD BE TIME TO LURE 'EM IN.
Martin says YOU MEAN WITH FOOD?
Chris says YEAH.
Martin says THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
Chris says I KNOW, BUT WE
DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
Martin says ALRIGHT BRO, LET'S DO IT.
They put food on their palms and extend them.
Martin says KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED,
THEY COULD BE COMING IN
FROM ANY DIRECTION.
Chris says WHERE ARE YOU?
MARTIN, OVER THERE!
A small bird lands on Chris's hand.
Chris says AMAZING.
(CHRIS LAUGHS)
Chris says BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THAT'S THE CREATURE
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
Martin says THE BLACK
CAPPED CHICKADEE!
(CHIRP SOUND)
Martin says WHOA, THEY'RE SO CUTE,
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
WHAT CREATURE POWERS
CHICKADEES CAN HAVE.
Chris says HOW DO THEY SURVIVE
IN THIS
COLD ENVIRONMENT?
Martin says HOW DO THESE TINY
BIRDS ELUDE PREDATORS?
Chris says WHERE DO THEY FIND FOOD
TO SURVIVE WINTER?
THESE LITTLE BIRDS MUST HAVE
INCREDIBLE CREATURE POWERS.
Martin says WE JUST HAVE TO FIND
OUT WHAT THEY ARE.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD DO
WHAT THE CHICKADEE CAN DO?
Chris says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
CHICKADEE POWERS?
They both say WHAT IF!
The brothers jump and turn into cartoons. In animation, a paw print appears, followed by a map, and then the brothers swim under the sea and swing from jungle vines.
A song plays and says ON ADVENTURE WITH THE COOLEST CREATURES, FROM THE OCEANS TO THE TREES, THE BROTHERS KRATT ARE GOING PLACES YOU NEVER GET TO SEE, HANGING WITH THEIR CREATURE FRIENDS. GET READY, IT'S THE HOUR, WE'RE GONNA SAVE SOME ANIMALS TODAY WITH CREATURE POWER! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD!
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z send them creature disks from Tortuga, the ship. The brothers place the disks in their suits and morph into superheroes with animal legs and wings. Then, they run, swim and fly with animals in the wild.
The song continues
CHEETAH SPEED AND LIZARD GLIDE, FALCON FLIGHT AND LION PRIDE, GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS! GONNA GO WILD, WILD KRATTS, GONNA GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS. GO WILD, WILD, WILD KRATTS!
The name of the episode appears. It reads "The erminator."
Chris plants some seeds and says WINTER'S COMING, I'VE
GOTTA GET THESE SEEDS PLANTED.
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
A bird eats all the seeds he planted.
Chris says HUH? WHERE'D
THE SEEDS GO?
(CHIRPING SOUND)
HEY...
(MARTIN LAUGHS)
Chris says DID YOU PUT THEM
UP TO THAT MARTIN?
Martin says NO BRO,
THAT WAS 100 percent CHICKADEE.
NOT ME. (CHRIS LAUGHS)
Chris says I'M NEVER GONNA GET THESE
SUNFLOWER SEEDS PLANTED
WITH A FLOCK OF
CHICKADEES AROUND.
EASY THERE,
YOU HUNGRY BIRDS!
AW, YOU GOT ALL MY SEEDS.
Martin says HEY, THESE CHICKADEES
HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY CAN FIND.
Chris says TRUE, THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THEY EAT ENOUGH FOOD TO SURVIVE
THROUGH THE HARSH WINTER.
Jimmy says NO THEY DON'T.
BIRDS JUST FLY SOUTH
FOR THE WINTER.
Aviva says YEAH, HOW CAN THEY
STAY HERE IN THE COLD?
THEY'RE SO TINY,
CUTE AND DELICATE.
Koki says EVEN BIG, TOUGH BIRDS,
LIKE CANADA GEESE
FLY SOUTH FOR
THE WINTER.
Chris says YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THE
CANADA GOOSE FLYING
SOUTH FOR THE WINTER,
BUT WRONG ABOUT THE CHICKADEE.
Martin says THERE ARE A LOT OF BIRDS THAT
STAY NORTH IN THE WINTER.
LIKE WOODPECKERS.
AND BLUE JAYS.
Koki says FINE, MAYBE BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE TOUGH.
Jimmy says AND HIDE
ACORNS REMEMBER?
They all say BUT NOT CHICKADEES!
Martin says I'M TELLING YA,
CHICKADEES CAN TOUGH IT OUT.
THEY'RE PINT SIZED,
BUT POWERFUL.
Koki says POWERFUL?
Aviva says OKAY,
SO PROVE IT.
I PROPOSE
A CHALLENGE.
IF YOU CAN SHOW ME SOME
POWERS OF THIS LITTLE BIRD,
THEN I'LL MAKE YOU A
CHICKADEE POWER SUIT.
(MARTIN GASPS)
The brothers say A CHICKADEE POWER SUIT?!
YOU'RE ON!
Martin says OKAY, FOR STARTERS,
Chris says CHICKADEES GOT CHOPS.
Martin says CHECK IT OUT.
(BIRD SOUND)
CHICKADEES GET
BULLIED BY BLUE JAYS.
BUT THEY DON'T BACK DOWN.
THEY'RE BRAVE AND QUICK
AND TRICKY.
Chris says SO, CHECK.
POWER TO START THE LIST.
Aviva says OKAY, I CAN
GIVE YOU THAT.
I ALSO SEE RIGHT AWAY THAT THEY
ARE QUICK AND AGILE FLYERS.
THEY'RE SO SMALL! HOW CAN THEY
SURVIVE THE COLD WITHOUT...
Chris says HAVING AN INCREDIBLE
AMOUNT OF WARM FEATHERS?
WELL, LATE
IN THE SUMMER,
THE CHICKADEE FINISHES GROWING
A NEW SET OF WARM FEATHERS
FOR THE WINTER.
Martin says AND THEY ALSO HAVE THIS
REALLY COOL, I MEAN REALLY WARM,
TRICK OF PUFFING
UP THEIR FEATHERS,
MAKING THEM 25 percent BIGGER.
CHICKADEES EVEN
LOOK MORE LIKE CUTE,
LITTLE, ROUND PUFF BALLS
WHEN THEY DO THAT, RIGHT?
THE PUFFED UP
FEATHERS TRAP WARM AIR
THAT STAYS WARM, INSULATED
BY THE FEATHER LAYERS.
AND KEEPS THE
CHICKADEE NICE AND TOASTY.
Chris says AND WHAT ABOUT
THE OTHER TRICK?
ON COLD NIGHTS,
THE CHICKADEE CAN DROP
ITS BODY TEMPERATURE SO LOW,
THAT IT GOES INTO
A STATE OF HYPOTHERMIA.
THAT SAVES ENERGY.
Martin says BUT THEY'RE
NOT SLEEPING NOW.
GOTTA FOLLOW EM.
Chris says AND MAKE OBSERVATIONS.
Martin says WE'LL BE BACK,
WITH MORE EVIDENCE OF
CHICKADEE POWER SOON.
(SOUND OF WOODPECKER)
Martin says KNOCK, KNOCK?
Chris says WHO'S THERE?
Martin says WOOD.
Chris says WOOD, WHO.
Martin says WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME
FIND THAT WOODPECKER?
(MARTIN LAUGHS,
WOODPECKER SOUNDS)
Chris says NO! WE'VE GOTTA STAY FOCUSED ON
GETTING A LIST
OF CHICKADEE POWERS.
STOP GETTING DISTRACTED
BY OTHER ANIMALS, BRO.
Martin says BUT, THAT'S A
WOODPECKER!
Chris says BUT WE'RE CREATURE
ADVENTURING WITH CHICKADEES.
Martin says CHRIS! YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS!
ACTUALLY, MY DISTRACTION
HAS LED US RIGHT TO ANOTHER
CHICKADEE POWER.
Chris says HUH?
Martin says SEE? THERE'S
THE WOOD PECKER.
DESTROYING THE ROTTEN WOOD
WITH HIS POWERFUL BEAK.
HE REACHES THE
HIBERNATING INSECT LARVAE,
AND HAS A MEAL.
AND HERE COMES, A CHICKADEE!
CHICKADEES LOVE TO EAT
INSECTS AND INSECT LARVAE.
AND WHAT BETTER WAY
TO GET AT INSECTS IN WINTER,
THAN WITH A LITTLE HELP
FROM A WOODPECKER.
Chris says THE CHICKADEE
SCAVENGES OFF THE HOLE
THE WOOD PECKER MAKES.
THESE LITTLE PUFF
BALLS ARE SMART.
Martin says EXACTAMUNDO!
Chris says CHECK!
(CHECK MARK SOUND)
ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT
SOME GOOD STUFF HERE.
OH HEY, I'VE GOT MORE
SUNFLOWER SEEDS.
TO SURVIVE THE COLD,
THE CHICKADEE HAS TO PUT
ON ABOUT 10 percent MORE WEIGHT
EVERYDAY FOR THE WINTER.
Martin says BUT THE CHICKADEES AREN'T
EATING THESE SEEDS.
HMM, WHAT
ARE THEY UP TO?
WHAT? THEY'RE
CACHING THE SEEDS.
STORING THEM TO EAT LATER.
Chris says WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY
ABOUT FOOD CACHING BIRDS.
THEY ARE SMART.
CHICKADEES CAN REMEMBER
WHERE THEY HIDE FOOD
THROUGHOUT THE FOREST.
AND THEN GO BACK
LATER TO GET IT.
THAT'S ANOTHER WOW FACT.
AND ANOTHER CHICKADEE POWER.
(CHECK MARK SOUND)
HIGH INTELLIGENCE,
GREAT MEMORY...
HEY, THAT'S COOL!
Martin says YEAH, I THINK SO TOO.
Martin runs after another animal.
Chris says TOTALLY COOL.
WE'VE GOT A GREAT LIST
OF CHICKADEE ABILITIES.
LET'S GO SHOW AVIVA AND
GET SOME CHICKADEE POWERS!
YOU GAME, MARTIN?
MARTIN?
MARTIN!
MARTIN!!
Chris says OH NO.
MARTIN LEFT HIS CREATURE POD.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(MARTIN CATCHES HIS BREATH)
HUH?
Martin says WHOA, AN ERMINE!
(SNIFFS)
OH, I'VE GOTTA TELL EVERYBODY!
THIS IS BLUE BACK-PACK CALLING.
SHOOT! I LEFT MY
CREATURE POD SOMEWHERE.
OH NO, BUT I CAN'T
LOSE THAT ERMINE!
HEY, YOU'VE
ALREADY GOT YOUR
DISTINCTIVE WINTER COAT.
THAT IS ONE AMAZING
THING ABOUT YOU GUYS.
IN THE SUMMER YOU'RE BROWN,
AND THEN YOU CHANGE
WHITE, IN THE WINTER.
OH, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU
GROW AN AMAZINGLY WARM
AND VERY WHITE COAT
OF FUR FOR WINTER.
IT'S AMAZING THAT YOU CAN GROW
IT IN AS QUICKLY AS TWO WEEKS.
OH, THAT IS A COOL
CREATURE POWER.
IT'S LIKE,
SEASONAL CAMOUFLAGE.
IN FACT, SEASONAL
CAMOUFLAGE IS EXACTLY
WHAT IT IS.
Chris says HMM, HE LEFT HIS CREATURE POD.
HE MUST HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED
ABOUT CHICKADEE POWERS,
THAT HE RAN BACK TO THE
TORTUGA AND LEFT IT BEHIND.
TO THE TORTUGA!
Martin says WHAT ARE
YOU LOOKING AT?
A SNOW-SHOE HARE!
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Martin says THESE GREAT
RABBITS OF THE NORTH,
TURN WHITE IN WINTER TOO.
UH, BUT IS THE ERMINE
REALLY HUNTING THAT?
THE SNOW SHOE HARE IS
LIKE FIVE TIMES BIGGER.
YUP, THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING.
WOW, THESE LITTLE CREATURES
ARE SUPER COURAGEOUS.
The ermine jumps on the rabbit's back.
Martin says UH, WHOA!
(HISSING SOUND)
FEARLESS!
THAT'S THE WEASEL SPIRIT!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
WHOA.
The rabbit kicks the ermine off its back.
Martin says OOO, WHAT A KICK!
WELL, THE SNOW SHOE
HARE GOT AWAY THIS TIME.
BUT YOU SURE ARE
TOUGH AND COURAGEOUS.
AND WHEN IT COMES
TO BEING A PREDATOR,
YOU'RE LIKE A...
TERMINATOR!
THAT'S IT! OH,
I'VE GOT A NAME FOR YOU.
YOU'RE, THE ERMINATOR.
In the Tortuga, Chris says HEY EVERYBODY!
I GOT THE LIST OF
CHICKADEE OBSERVATIONS.
OR DID MARTIN ALREADY TELL YOU?
Aviva says MARTIN'S NOT HERE.
Chris says HUH, OH. HE MUST HAVE
TAKEN THE LONG WAY.
BUT HE'LL BE HERE SOON.
CHECK IT OUT AVIVA!
WE'VE GOT THE PROOF
THAT CHICKADEES ARE
POWERFUL CREATURES.
HERE'S THE LIST!
ONE, BRAVE,
QUICK AND TRICKY.
TWO, FAST AND AGILE FLYERS.
THREE, A NEW SET OF WARM
FEATHERS FOR THE WINTER.
FOUR, HIDES FOOD
ALL AROUND THE FOREST
IN SPECIAL PLACES.
The bird lands on Chris' hair.
Chris says INCLUDING MY HAIR!
I GUESS. FIVE.
HAS THE INTELLIGENCE AND
MEMORY TO FIND THEM AGAIN.
AND SIX...
CAN EVEN GET A LITTLE
HELP FROM A WOODPECKER TO EAT
SOME FRESH INSECTS.
Aviva says BRAVO!
YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE.
SO I WILL COMMENCE
CHICKADEE POWER PROGRAMMING.
I COULD START WITH THE BLUE
JAY DISC FOR A FOUNDATION.
BUT WHEN
USING ANOTHER DISC,
IT'S ALWAYS VITALLY IMPORTANT
FOR CROSS-EXPUNGE-DELETE,
TO ELIMINATE THE
RESIDUAL ACTIVATION CODE.
DON'T WANT ANY GHOST
ACTIVATIONS RIGHT?
Two birds start eating the seeds from a seedbed.
Koki says HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
AW, THAT'S OKAY.
YOU ARE PLUCKY LITTLE THINGS.
I LIKE YOU, HAVE A SNACK!
Aviva works on her programing and says YES, CHECK. GOT IT.
IF I WRITE THIS BIT OF CODE,
THAT WILL INCORPORATE
THE QUICK FOOTING
FLIGHT PATTERNS...
OKAY, GOT IT.
GOT IT!
GETTING CLOSER.
Chris says AW, MARTIN BETTER GET HERE SOON.
OR HE'S GONNA
MISS THE, TA DA!
CHICKADEE POWER
PROGRAMMING COMPLETE MOMENT.
Meanwhile, Martin says to the ermine HEY ERMINATOR, WANNA HEAR
A KNOCK KNOCK JOKE?
(SNIFFS)
OH, NEVER MIND.
I DON'T THINK YOU'D GET IT.
(WOOD PECKER SOUND)
Martin says WOOD PECKER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
Martin says OOH, I LOVE THESE GUYS.
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, ERMINATOR?
THAT'S A PILEATED WOODPECKER.
THE LARGEST WOOD
PECKER IN NORTH AMERICA.
AND HE'S A LOT BIGGER THAN YOU.
UH, AND DID YOU NOTICE THE
BEAK THAT DESTROYS WOOD?
I WOULDN'T MESS WITH
HIM IF I WERE YOU.
ERMINATOR, YOU ARE ONE
OF THE MOST FEARLESS ANIMALS
IN THE CREATURE WORLD,
BUT YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY
THINKING ABOUT ATTACKING A
HUGE, PILEATED WOODPECKER!
ARE YOU?
In the Tortuga, Aviva says ALMOST THERE AND
TA DA! CHICKADEE
POWER PROGRAMMING
COMPLETE.
COMING AT YA, CHRIS!
Aviva tosses the disc to Chris.
Chris says THANKS!
INSERT CHICKADEE
POWER DISC.
TOUCH...
4 birds land on Chris,
Chris says OOOOO, HA.
TOUCH CHICKADEE.
ACTIVATE
CHICKADEE POWER!
Chris morphs into a chickadee.
Aviva says AWW, CUTE!
Jimmy says STILL NOT REALLY
SEEING THE POWER.
(WOOD PECKER NOISE)
In the woods, Martin says OH NO!
The ermine jumps on the woodpecker's back.
Martin says HE'S TAKING OFF!
HANG ON, ERMINATOR!
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
Martin says DON'T LET GO!
WHAT...ERMINATOR!
HANG ON, ERMINATOR!
(CRASHING THUD)
The ermine winds up on a tree branch.
Martin says OH NO!
The ermine falls and Martin jumps to break its fall.
(MARTIN GASPS)
Martin says OH NO,
Martin catches the ermine and says YOU'RE HURT.
I'LL TAKE YOU BACK
TO THE TORTUGA.
AND WE'LL FIX YOU UP, OKAY?
HANG IN THERE, BUDDY!
In the Tortuga, Chris says WOOHOO, LET'S GET
OUTSIDE AND SEE WHAT THIS
CHICKADEE POWER SUIT CAN DO.
Jimmy says IT'S SNOWING AGAIN.
Koki says I'M UP FOR THE FIRST SNOW SHOE
TRIP OF WINTER.
YOU?
Chris says COME ON!
Jimmy says UHH, I GUESS.
Aviva says YEAH, LET'S SEE
HOW THE CHICKADEE POWERS
CAN HANDLE A SNOW STORM.
As the team leaves, Martin walks in and says HELP, HELP! WE NEED
THE FIRST AID KIT.
ANYBODY HERE?
HELP! HELP!
(ECHO) HELP, HELP, HELP!
Martin says OKAY, I'VE SEEN THIS
DONE A BUNCH OF TIMES,
I THINK I CAN DO IT.
Martin lies the ermine on the examination table and says SCAN BODY FUNCTIONS...
NORMAL. OKAY, NO CONCUSSION.
OOH, BUT HIS LEG'S INJURED.
PUT THE BANDAGE ON WOUND...
HEY BUDDY, YOU'LL BE JUST FINE.
YOU JUST NEED SOME REST, AND
YOU'LL BE UP AND ERMINATING
AGAIN IN NO TIME!
HA, YOU KNOW, TECHNOLOGY
IS KIND OF EASY.
I WONDER...
WHAT IF
I COULD PROGRAM
AN ERMIN POWER DISC?
In the woods, Chris says WOOHOO!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
CHICKADEE DEE DEE!
Shivering under the snow, Jimmy says GLAD SOMEONE'S HAVING FUN.
Chris says SEE GUYS? MY CHICKADEE POWERS
WORK GREAT AGAINST THESE WINDS!
HOO, HOO!
Aviva says YEAH, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE CHICKADEE POWERS.
AND NOW IT'S TURNING
INTO FREEZING RAIN.
TIME TO HEAD BACK
TO THE TORTUGA.
KOKI, WHICH WAY?
Koki says MY COMS ARE FROZEN!
SO THAT MEANS...
Jimmy says WE CAN'T FIND THE TORTUGA!
Martin says AVIVA, COME IN.
KOKI, YOU THERE?
HMM, THEIR COMS ARE DOWN.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
I WONDER WHERE THEY ARE.
OO, I BET I COULD FIND
THEM WITH ERMINE POWER.
OKAY, I KNOW I CAN DO IT!
I'VE SEEN AVIVA PROGRAM
CREATURE POWER DISCS
HUNDREDS OF TIMES.
PLUS, IT'S NOT LIKE
I'M MAKING IT FROM SCRATCH.
I MEAN, I COULD TAKE THE
BLACK FOOTED FERRET,
AND THE PINE MARTIN DISCS.
ALL IN THE WEASEL FAMILY,
CLOSE RELATIVES TO THE ERMINE.
AND NOW, I COULD USE THAT
PROGRAMMING BASE AND,
ADD A
LITTLE ERMINE DNA?
HMM, NICE HELIX.
THEN, I'LL PUSH THE
BUTTON HERE AND...
LET TECHNOLOGY
TAKE CARE OF THE REST.
I REALLY GOTTA FIND THE GANG.
SO THIS BETTER WORK
OUT OR I'M GONNA BE IN TROUBLE.
He picks up the disc and says HEY, NOT BAD!
LET'S JUST HOPE IT WORKS.
INSERT ERMINE POWER DISC.
TOUCH ERMINE.
ACTIVATE ERMINE POWERS!
He morphs into an ermine.
Martin says IT WORKED! I DID IT!
TECHNOLOGY IS EASY.
Outside, Chris says THIS WAY GUYS!
Koki says THE STORM'S
GETTING WORSE!
Aviva shivers and says WE'VE GOT TO
GET BACK TO THE TORTUGA.
Jimmy says IT'S SO IIICCCYYYY, OOOOHHH..!
Chris says QUICK, COME IN HERE!
DURING A REAL BAD STORM,
A CHICKADEE CAN SEEK
SHELTER UNDER BRANCHES.
AND LOOK AT THIS,
THEY CAN SHAKE AND PUFF UP
THEIR FEATHERS TO STAY WARM.
Aviva says YEAH,
(AVIVA SHIVERS)
Aviva says BUT WE CAN'T FIT UNDER THERE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE FEATHERS.
Koki shivers and says WE'VE GOT
TO GET BACK TO THE TORTUGA.
Jimmy says WE'RE FREEZING!
Chris says OKAY, OKAY, LET
ME TRY SOMETHING.
I'M GONNA FLY HIGH
UP ABOVE THE STORM,
TO SEND A MESSAGE
TO MARTIN.
HANG ON.
Aviva says GOOD LUCK!
Chris projects a holo screen and says CREATURE ALERT! WE'RE
TRAPPED IN AN ICE STORM.
IT'S BAD, AND THE
GANG IS FREEZING.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Martin says OH YEAH, THESE POWERS ARE
ERMINCREDIBLE!
(STATIC)
Chris says CREATURE ALERT!
WE'RE TRAPPED IN AN ICE STORM.
(STATIC) GANG IS FREEZING.
NEED YOUR HELP.
Martin says OKAY, GOT THEIR COORDINATES.
STAY HERE AND
REST UP, ERMINATOR.
I'M OFF TO THE
WILD KRATT'S RESCUE!
Chris says HEY GUYS!
OH NO.
THEY'RE FROZEN!
LIKE HUMAN POPSICLES.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CREATURE
POWERS TO HELP THEM.
Martin says CLEAR OUT, CHRIS!
HERE COMES THE ERMINATOR 2.0
He knocks over Aviva and the ice covering her breaks.
Aviva says THANKS MARTIN.
Chris says KEEP MOVING, AVIVA.
SO YOU DON'T FREEZE UP AGAIN.
HURRY BRO! THE ICE
KEEPS BUILDING.
JIMMY'S
LOOKING PRETTY COLD!
Martin says ERMINE POWERS WILL
TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGE.
He knocks over Jimmy.
Jimmy says THANKS.
Martin says NO PROB!
NOW, KOKI.
He tries to crash the ice off Koki.
Martin says WHAT?
Chris says THE ICE IS TOO THICK.
(WOODPECKER SOUND)
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK SO.
YOU GO!
I'LL KEEP AVIVA AND JIMMY WARM
WITH THE POWER OF ERMINE FUR.
Chris says BACK SOON!
Martin says HOW ABOUT A WARM ERMINE HUG?
Aviva says YEAH.
(SHIVERS)
Jimmy says C-C-C-OZY.
Chris follows the sound of the woodpecker.
Chris says OH YEAH, THAT'S
THE SOUND I'M AFTER.
IT'S JUST UP AHEAD.
(WOODPECKER SOUND)
THERE! A PILEATED WOODPECKER.
JUST THE POWER I NEED.
SWAP OUT WITH
WOODPECKER POWER DISC.
TOUCH WOODPECKER.
AND...
ACTIVATE
WOODPECKER POWER!
He morphs into a woodpecker.
He says YES!
Martin says YEAH!
Chris says HANG IN THERE, KOKI.
A FEW TAPS HERE.
SOME OVER HERE.
AND, UP HERE TOO.
ALRIGHT, ONE MORE
TAP SHOULD DO IT.
HA!
(ICE CRACKS)
Chris says YOU'RE FREE!
Koki says THANKS.
Chris says HEY!
YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK I'M THINKING,
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
The brothers say WOODPECKER POWER SLED!
Chris deploys the miniaturizer, jumps on the platform and says SETTING TO BIG SIZE.
ALRIGHT, NOW SNUGGLE INTO
THE WARM TUMMY FEATHERS.
Chris lies on his back.
Aviva says DON'T HAVE TO ASK US TWICE.
Jimmy and Koki say YEAH!
They all go under Chris' wings.
Chris says THE WING FEATHERS WILL SHIELD
YOU FROM THE FREEZING RAIN.
Koki says NO MORE ICE.
Aviva sighs and says THAT'S NICE.
Jimmy says AND TOASTY.
Chris says AND, THE TAIL FEATHERS
WILL CREATE THE SLIDE.
Martin says AND ERMINE POWER,
WILL PROVIDE THE POWER.
READY CHRIS?
Chris says READY.
Martin pushes Chris from the legs and slides him across the snow.
Martin says TORTUGA, HERE WE COME!
At the Tortuga, everyone has a hot beverage.
Chris says GLAD YOU'RE FEELING
BETTER, ERMINATOR.
Martin says HEY ERMINATOR, DID A
PRETTY GOOD JOB PROGRAMMING
THE ERMINE POWER SUIT.
AM I RIGHT?
Aviva says HMM.
Martin says YEAH, YOU GOTTA ADMIT, I'M
PRETTY GOOD AT TECHNOLOGY.
Aviva says YEAH, RIGHT.
Martin says YEAH!
PROGRAMMING ERMINE
POWERS WAS EASY PEASY!
(MARTIN LAUGHS)
Aviva says MARTIN, DID YOU REMEMBER
TO CROSS-EXPUNGE-DELETE,
TO ELIMINATE THE RESIDUAL
ACTIVATION CODES?
Martin says UH NO, WHAT'S THAT?
Aviva says WELL, PUT
IT THIS WAY.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN THE
ACTIVATION BREAKS DOWN
AND YOUR SUIT STARTS
RANDOMLY CYCLING THROUGH
PAST ACTIVATIONS.
Martin says AH..
He morphs into a fly and sticks his tongue to a wall screen.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Aviva says LIKE THAT.
He now morphs into a giraffe.
Martin says OH.
(CRASHING THUD)
OKAY, OKAY, CREATURE POWER
SUIT PROGRAMMING ISN'T EASY.
He morphs into a puffer fish and says HELP!
Aviva says HUH? SORRY, NOTHING I CAN DO.
THE SUIT JUST HAS TO RUN
ITS COURSE AND CYCLE
THROUGH ALL THE
PAST ACTIVATIONS.
(LAUGHTER)
He now morphs into a whale.
Chris says THIS MIGHT TAKE A WHILE.
Now Martin morphs into a falcon.
He says OOO, PEREGRINE FALCON POWERS.
MY FAVOURITE!
Then he morphs into a hippo and falls.
He says AHHH! MMMRRR!
(THUNK)
Everybody laughs.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Martin says WELL, CHICKADEE POWERS TOOK
SOME INVESTIGATING TO DISCOVER.
WE KNOW, WHATEVER THEY
FIND IN THE FALL AND THROUGH
THE WINTER, THEY STORE,
THEY HIDE, THEY CACHE.
AND THEY HAVE THESE
AMAZING MEMORIES
THAT THEY CAN REMEMBER
WHERE THEY HID
FOOD FOR AT
LEAST A MONTH.
AND GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT SPOT.
Chris says AND WE ALSO KNOW
HOW THEY KEEP WARM.
THEY HAVE LOTS OF
FLUFFY FEATHERS THAT THEY
CAN FLUFF UP IN
REALLY COLD WEATHER,
AND KEEP NICE, WARM
AIR TRAPPED INSIDE.
Martin says AND ONE OF THE GREAT CREATURE
POWERS OF THE CHICKADEE,
IS THEY ARE QUICK,
NIMBLE, LITTLE FLYERS.
THEY MOVE AROUND THE FOREST,
STAYING WARM,
BUT ALSO,
THEY'RE QUICK ENOUGH
TO GET AWAY FROM PREDATORS.
NOW, ERMINE POWERS, THEY
ARE REALLY IN YOUR FACE.
Chris says YEAH, ERMINE'S ARE
ONE TOUGH, LITTLE WEASEL.
WITH FUR THAT CHANGES COLOR
FROM BROWN IN THE SUMMER,
TO WHITE IN THE WINTER.
Martin says THEY'RE QUICK AND
AGILE, JUST LIKE...
PINE MARTENS.
ANOTHER MEMBER
OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.
THEY LOOK A LOT LIKE ERMINE'S,
BUT THEIR FUR
DOESN'T CHANGE COLOUR
WITH THE SEASONS AND THEY SPEND
A LOT OF TIME IN THE TREES.
Chris says THESE GUYS ARE
PART OF A GROUP OF ANIMALS
CALLED MUSTELIDS
THAT INCLUDE,
BADGERS.
(HISSING SOUND)
Chris says BADGERS
ARE TOUGH CARNIVORES
WHO USE THEIR
8 CENTIMETER CLAWS
TO DIG DEEP BURROWS.
Martin says THEY'RE A TOUGH
MEMBER OF THE WEASEL FAMILY,
BUT MAYBE EVEN TOUGHER,
IS THE WOLVERINE.
THE WOLVERINE IS BIGGER
AND IS AFRAID OF NOTHING.
WOLVERINES HAVE EVEN BEEN KNOWN
TO CHASE AWAY GRIZZLY BEARS.
WITH THEIR SHARP CLAWS
AND BONE CRUNCHING JAWS,
THIS IS ONE CREATURE YOU
DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH.
THE SAME GOES FOR
SKUNKS.
NOW SKUNKS
ARE DEFINITELY CUTE,
BUT WHEN YOU SEE THAT
FAMILIAR WHITE STRIPE,
YOU BETTER GIVE LOTS OF SPACE,
SO YOU DON'T GET SPRAYED.
ARGH...P.U.!!!
Chris says AND SOME MUSTELIDS ARE
SPECIALIZED FOR THE WATER.
LIKE...
SEA OTTERS.
NOW THESE
GUYS ARE REALLY UNIQUE
IN THE WEASEL WORLD.
THEY'LL SPEND ALMOST THEIR
ENTIRE LIVES IN THE WATER.
EVEN EATING WHILE
FLOATING ON THEIR BACKS.
IT'S ONE COOL CREATURE.
Martin says YOU GOTTA RESPECT THE CREATURE
POWERS OF THE WEASEL FAMILY.
Chris says KEEP ON CREATURE ADVENTURING.
Martin says WE'LL SEE YA ON
THE CREATURE TRAIL!
Music plays as the end credits roll.
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