Transcript: Hercules the Giant Beetle
Music plays as the Wild Kratts logo pops up and a voice says Wild Kratts!
Then, a globe spins and Central America appears highlighted. A clip shows images of a forest.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Martin says FROM CENTRAL
TO SOUTH AMERICA,
IN THE TROPICAL REGIONS
WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE WARM,
LIVES A UNIQUE INSECT.
Chris says HEY, IT'S US THE KRATT BROTHERS.
Martin says I'M MARTIN.
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
AND WE'RE HERE AT OTTAWA'S
MUSEUM OF NATURE,
Martin stands next to beetles the size of his hand and says TO CHECK OUT
SOME AMAZING BEETLES.
THERE ARE HERCULES BEETLES.
THESE BEETLES ARE HUGE.
IN FACT, ONE OF
THE LARGEST BEETLES
IN THE WORLD,
WITH THESE
HARD ARMOR BODIES.
Chris says OH, THAT ONE'S A TOUGH GUY.
AND CHECK OUT THEIR
MOST OBVIOUS FEATURE,
THOSE AWESOME HORNS.
NOW, THEY LOOK KIND OF
LIKE PINCHERS OR JAWS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THEIR JAWS ARE
ACTUALLY UNDERNEATH,
RIGHT DOWN HERE.
AND THEIR HORNS CAN GET
LONGER THAN THEIR BODY.
LOOK, THIS GUY HAS
HORNS THIS LONG,
AND HIS BODY IS ONLY THAT LONG.
LOOK HOW MUCH LONGER THEY ARE.
Martin says THIS GUY IS COOL,
HEY AND HE'S BROWN.
YOURS IS
MORE LIKE, OLIVE GREEN.
Chris says YEAH, TOTALLY
DIFFERENT COLOUR.
Martin says THAT'S BECAUSE
HERCULES BEETLES
GET DIFFERENT COLOURS
DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE
WITHIN WHICH THEY DEVELOP.
Chris says HERCULES BEETLES
ARE PART OF A WHOLE
GROUP OF HORNED BEETLES,
AND ALL OF THEM
HAVE SERIOUS HORNS.
THIS IS AN ATLAS BEETLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HIS HORNS
ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
TWO ON THE TOP AND
ONE ON THE BOTTOM.
AND CHECK OUT THAT HOOK,
IT'S LIKE A RHINO HORN.
IN FACT, THIS
WHOLE GROUP OF BEETLES
IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS
RHINO BEETLES.
Martin says SO WHAT DO THEY DO WITH
THESE MASSIVE HORNS?
Chris says THAT'S WHERE THEIR CREATURE
POWER REALLY COMES IN.
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
HERCULES BEETLE POWER...
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 "Hercules – The giant beetle."
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
Chris says OKAY MARTIN,
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
RAINFOREST.
NOW, LET'S SEE IF MY PLAN WORKS.
Martin says HEY CHRIS, WHO'S YOUR
FAVOURITE CHARACTER FROM
ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY?
Chris says WHAT? BRO, I COULD USE SOME
HELP ATTRACTING THESE CREATURES.
MINE'S POSEIDON.
Martin says IN THE STORIES,
HE RULES THE OCEANS
AND ALL OF THE SEA ANIMALS.
Chris says WELL, YOU ARE THE
SWIMMING BROTHER.
I'D HAVE TO GO WITH HERCULES.
HE'S THE ONE WITH ALL
THE STRENGTH AND POWER.
Martin says OH YEAH, HERCULES, WHOA.
HE WENT ON
A LOT OF ADVENTURES TOO.
Chris says EXACTLY, AND SINCE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE ON AN ADVENTURE,
LOOKING FOR HERCULES BEETLES,
HE'S MY FAVOURITE.
Chris press a button on a sprayer and says BEETLE PHEROMONE ON.
LIKE, A LOT OF INSECTS,
BEETLES COMMUNICATE
BY SMELLY SIGNALS
CALLED PHEROMONES.
SO HOPEFULLY, THIS
WILL ATTRACT A HERCULES.
AND WITH MY RAPTOR
VISION BINO'S,
I'LL HAVE THE KEEN
EYESIGHT TO SPOT ONE.
HERE, BEETLE,
BEETLE, BEETLE.
INCOMING MONSTER BEETLE!
AHHH! (CRASH)
Martin takes the beetle off Chris' face and says WOW, THIS IS A MONSTER BEETLE.
ONE OF THE LARGEST TYPES OF
BEETLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
Chris says HELLO,
HERCULES BEETLE.
THANKS FOR COMING WHEN I CALLED.
Martin says WE GOTTA NAME
YOU, HERCULES!
IT'S SUCH
A COOL NAME ALREADY!
HERCULES! THE HERCULES BEETLE.
Chris says BECAUSE NOT
ONLY ARE THEY BIG,
BUT THEY'RE SUPER STRONG TOO.
AND HOW ABOUT
THOSE MASSIVE HORNS?
THAT'S WHERE THEIR
POWER REALLY COMES IN.
Martin says OH YEAH, IF ONLY WE COULD
SEE THEIR STRENGTH AND POWER
IN ACTION.
Chris says IF WE STICK WITH
HIM, WE JUST MIGHT.
At the Tortuga, Aviva says HOLD STILL.
Aviva takes pictures of a beetle and says THAT'S RIGHT, DON'T MOVE.
AND HIS OTHER FELLOW BEETLES.
THEY ALL HAVE AWESOME
DIFFERENTLY SHAPED HORNS
ON THEIR HEADS.
Koki says YUP, ATLAS BEETLE,
HERCULES BEETLE, RHINO BEETLE,
ELEPHANT BEETLE.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE
SCARABAEIDAE FAMILY.
Aviva says WELL, THIS ATLAS BEETLE,
WE COLLECTED IN ASIA.
PLUS, THE ONE CHRIS
AND MARTIN FIND,
ARE GOING TO HELP ME
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
SUPER INDESTRUCTIBLE
SHELLS FOR ALL MY ROBOTICS.
THE SECRET IS IN
THE EXOSKELETON.
Jimmy says EXOSKELETON?
Aviva says YEAH, IT'S HIS HARD OUTER SHELL.
Jimmy stands behind and X-ray machine.
Aviva says SEE, YOU HAVE
A REGULAR SKELETON.
Jimmy dances and says PLEASE, CAN A REGULAR
SKELETON DO MOVES LIKE THIS?
Aviva says SAVE IT FOR THE
HALLOWEEN PARTY.
NOW, INSECTS DON'T
HAVE BONY SKELETONS.
INSTEAD, THEY JUST HAVE
A SUPER HARD, OUTER SHELL.
THE EXOSKELETON.
Jimmy says COOL.
Aviva says OKAY, TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK.
JIMMY, DO YOU HAVE
THOSE SUPPLIES FOR THE
PROTOTYPE WE NEED TO BUILD?
Jimmy says I'M ON IT.
Koki says THE PROTOTYPE'S GONNA
HAVE TO BE STRONG TO MATCH
THE ATLAS BEETLE.
AFTER ALL, THIS BEETLE
WAS NAMED AFTER ATLAS,
CARRIED THE WORLD ON HIS BACK.
Jimmy brings a box full of supplies and says I KNOW HOW THAT GUY
MUST HAVE FELT.
I COULD REALLY USE AN
EXOSKELETON RIGHT NOW.
Jimmy plummets to the ground and says OOOF!
(AVIVA AND KOKI LAUGH)
In the woods, Martin and Chris follow the beetle.
Martin says EVERYTHING LOOKS DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU GET DOWN
IN THIS BEETLE WORLD.
Chris says LOOK,
HERCULES FOUND A FRIEND.
IT'S A FEMALE HERCULES BEETLE.
A GIRL BEETLE.
Martin says WOAH,
SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT.
FEMALES DON'T HAVE THOSE
BIG, MASSIVE FRONT HORNS,
LIKE THE MALES DO.
THOSE MASSIVE HORNS ARE FOR THE
HAVE TO DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY.
Chris says UH OH,
HERE COMES TROUBLE.
ANOTHER MALE BEETLE!
Martin says UH OH, WE COULD BE IN FOR
AN EPIC BEETLE BATTLE HERE.
Chris says LISTEN, HE'S
RUBBING HIS WING COVERS
AGAINST HIS BODY.
THAT SOUND IS A CHALLENGE,
HE WANTS TO BATTLE!
Martin says WILL HERCULES ACCEPT
THE CHALLENGE?
OH YEAH, HE ACCEPTS.
THIS BEETLE
BATTLE IS ON!
WE'RE WITNESSING THE
FAMOUS HORN BATTLE BEHAVIOUR
OF THE LARGEST HORN
BEETLE IN THE WORLD.
Chris says THE FIRST
MOVE, THE HORN LOCK!
THAT'S WHY THE BEETLES
HAVE THE MASSIVE GRABBING,
GRAPPLING HORNS.
Martin says THEY LOCK UP AND
PUSH WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT,
TRYING TO OVERPOWER EACH OTHER.
Chris says EACH TRYING TO PROVE
HE'S THE MIGHTIER BEETLE.
OOO, HERCULES IS TRYING TO LIFT
HIS CHALLENGER OFF THE GROUND.
Martin says BUT HE CAN'T!
Chris says THAT'S THE OBJECT OF
THESE BEETLE BATTLES.
WHOEVER CAN LIFT
THE OTHER GUY INTO THE AIR,
WINS.
THEY TWIST AND HEAVE
WITH ALL THEIR STRENGTH.
Martin says OH, NOW THE OTHER
GUY IS MAKING HIS MOVE.
THESE BEETLES ARE SUPER
POWERFUL FOR THEIR SIZE.
THEY ARE THE STRONGEST
INSECT IN THE WORLD.
Chris says GO HERCULES, GO!
Martin says YOU CAN DO IT!
OH YEAH!
Chris says I GOTTA GET A
CLOSER LOOK AT THIS.
I'M GOING
BEETLE SIZE, MARTIN.
DEPLOY MINIATURIZER!
Martin says UH OH, CHRIS WAIT!
Chris says HUH?
Martin says IT LOOKS LIKE HERCULES
IS GETTING TIRED.
THE CHALLENGER HAS
HIM IN ANOTHER TAKE DOWN HOLD.
I MEAN, TAKE UP HOLD.
Chris says HOLD ON, HERCULES!
Martin says OOO, THAT'S A TAKE UP.
NOW HE HOLDS HIM
THERE, FOR A WHILE,
JUST TO MAKE HIS POINT CLEAR.
THE CHALLENGER WINS.
Chris says AND HERCULES RETREATS.
Martin says KNOWING THAT
HE LOST THIS BATTLE.
Chris says AN IMPRESSIVE
WIN, FOR THE OTHER GUY.
AND OFF HE GOES,
WITH THE FEMALE.
Martin says AH, DON'T BE TOO
BUMMED HERCULES.
IT WAS A GOOD MATCH.
THAT GUY WAS HUGE.
Chris says YEAH, YOU
ALMOST HAD HIM.
YOU'LL GET HIM
NEXT TIME, BUDDY.
Martin says YUP, IT'LL BE A GREAT RE MATCH.
Suddenly, a fly lands on a button on the miniaturizer. A frog jumps to eat it and presses the button.
(BUZZING SOUND)
Martin says UH OH.
Chris says HE PRESSED THE REVERSE
MINIATURIZE BUTTON.
UM, HE WAS A BIG BEETLE BEFORE.
Martin says NOW, HE'S A MONSTER!
Chris says WOAH, EASY BIG GUY!
Martin says to the other beetle OH NO!
UH, I WOULDN'T COME
OUT IF I WERE YOU.
The giant beetle spreads its wings and starts flying.
Martin says UH CHRIS,
WE GOT A PROBLEM!
Chris says YEAH, A GIANT MONSTER
BEETLE IS ON THE LOOSE!
At the Tortuga, Jimmy says A FLYING GIANT BEETLE?
ARE YOU SURE YOU
GOT THAT RIGHT, KOKI?
Koki says YEAH, I'M SURE,
BUT I'LL BELIEVE
IT WHEN I SEE IT.
Jimmy says YEAH, THEY'RE PROBABLY
OVER REACTING.
Jimmy sees the beetle coming towards the Tortuga and says OR NOT!
Koki says LOOK OUT!
Jimmy says WAS THAT?
Koki says WELL, IT HAD TWO
SETS OF WINGS, RIGHT?
Jimmy says UH HUH.
Koki says ONE HARD,
PROTECTIVE SET ON TOP,
AND ANOTHER FLYING
SET UNDERNEATH?
Jimmy says YUP!
Koki says AND IT WAS GIGANTIC!
SO I'D SAY THAT'S OUR GUY.
Riding two bug vehicles, Chris and Martin say COME ON, HURRY!
Aviva says ROBOTIC ARMS ARE READY.
LET'S GO!
Jimmy says I'M NOT LIKING
THE SOUND OF THIS!
Martin says HERCULES BEETLES
AREN'T THE GREATEST FLYERS,
BUT EVEN WITH THEIR SIZE
AND HEFT, THEY CAN DO IT.
Aviva says OKAY JIMMY, PULL UP CLOSE,
AND I'LL LASSO HIM.
Aviva says AND LAUNCH!
They grab the giant beetle with the mechanical arm.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Chris says WOO NICE AIM AVIVA.
YOU GOT HIM!
The beetle makes the Tortuga shake and the crew falls to the floor.
Aviva and Jimmy say AHH!
Koki says HE'S NOT HAPPY.
Aviva says LAUNCHING REINFORCEMENTS.
Aviva launches several mechanical arms to grab the beetle.
Aviva says OKAY, WE GOT
A STRONG HOLD NOW.
Koki says ENGAGING FULL
POWER REVERSE ENGINES.
Chris says GREAT JOB GANG!
Martin says IT'S OKAY, HERCULES.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
Chris says YOU'VE GOT
TO TRUST US, BUDDY.
Hercules flies up and down, making the Tortuga shake.
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
(THUD SOUND)
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
Chris says WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK.
Martin sighs and says MAYBE YOU JUST CAN'T
LASSO A GIANT HORNED BEETLE.
(SNAP SOUND)
Aviva says OH NO, THE
ROBOTIC ARMS ARE SNAPPING.
Martin says THEY'RE GOING DOWN!
Jimmy says HANG ON, THERE'S GONNA
BE A LITTLE BUMP!
Aviva says MY INVENTIONS! ATLAS!
Hercules and the Tortuga crash on the forest.
(CRASHING SOUNDS)
Koki says YOU CALL THAT
A LITTLE BUMP?
Chris says GUYS, YOU OKAY?
Jimmy says YEAH, EXCEPT THE
TORTUGA'S OUT OF COMMISSION.
Koki says AND, IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE
TO FIX THESE ENGINES.
Martin says WELL, YOU BETTER HURRY.
BECAUSE HERCULES IS
BUSTING UP THE RAINFOREST!
Aviva says WOW, EVEN
AFTER THAT CRASH,
MY BEETLE ARMOR
PROTOTYPE HELD UP.
EXOSKELETON PROTECTION!
WELL ATLAS, IT'S
UP TO YOU AND ME TO STOP
THIS GIANT BEETLE NOW.
AND THAT
MEANS, FINISHING
THIS CREATURE POWER SUIT.
SO WE NEED TO COMPLETE THE
MUSCLE ATTACHMENTS TO
MAKE IT WORK.
SEE, MY MUSCLE'S
ATTACHED TO THE BONES TO MOVE
MY SKELETON AROUND.
AND YOUR MUSCLE'S ATTACHED
TO THE OUTER EXOSKELETON
TO MOVE
YOUR BODY AROUND.
SIMILAR IDEA, BUT DIFFERENT.
AND THAT'S WHY THE
EXOSKELETON IS BROKEN UP
INTO PIECES THAT CAN
MOVE AT THE JOINTS.
THE MAIN ONE'S ARE THE HEAD,
THE THORAX AND THE ABDOMEN.
PLUS, THE SEGMENTED LEGS.
ALL VERY MOVABLE.
LIKE A SUIT OF ARMOR.
She grabs exercise rubber bands and a drill and says I'LL NEED THIS.
AND THAT.
LET'S HOPE WE DO
THIS RIGHT, ATLAS.
I HAVE A FEELING THE
FUTURE OF THIS ADVENTURE
RESTS ON OUR SHOULDERS.
Meanwhile in the woods, Chris says OH, THERE
GOES ANOTHER TREE!
Martin says HERCULES!
EASY, BUDDY.
SLOW DOWN!
I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN TO,
BUT YOU'RE
DESTROYING THE FOREST!
Chris says AND NOT ONLY THAT,
HE'S HEADING STRAIGHT
TOWARDS A NEARBY CITY!
Martin says OH NO, THIS
COULD GET EVEN WORSE!
Aviva says GUYS, THEY'RE READY!
Martin says WHAT ARE READY?
Aviva says THESE! HERCULES
BEETLE CREATURE POWER DISCS.
ALL THE PROGRAMMING IS IN HERE.
Chris says AWESOME!
HEY, BUT WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THEM?
Aviva says DO YOUR CREATURE POWER THING!
COMING AT YA, JIMMY! HA!
Aviva throws the discs to the teleporter.
Jimmy says AND ZAP IT!
The brothers get the discs.
Martin says OH NO, YOU WANT US TO
DO A BEETLE BATTLE?
A giant rock comes at them and they dodge it.
Martin says WITH THAT GUY?!
Aviva says IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HIM.
Chris says WHAT? WE DON'T
HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST HIM.
HE'S UNSTOPPABLE!
Aviva says YOU NEED TO TRY.
WHEN HAVE MY SUITS
EVER LET YOU DOWN?
Martin says AH, SHE'S RIGHT.
LET'S AT LEAST GET GIANT SIZED,
SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE EVEN.
WE CAN'T! THE MINIATURIZER'S
BROKEN, REMEMBER?
Aviva says EXACTLY, AND I NEED TO FIX
IT SO WE CAN GET HIM BACK
TO NORMAL SIZE.
YOU NEED TO BUY ME SOME TIME.
Martin says OKAY, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
WE GOTTA BATTLE HIM?
REGULAR SIZED?
Aviva says LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE...
AT LEAST YOU'LL BE
TWO AGAINST ONE.
NOW, GET GOING!
The brothers say INSERT HECULES
BEETLE POWER DISCS.
TOUCH HERCULES BEETLE.
AND, ACTIVATE
HERCULES BEETLE POWER!
They morph into beetles.
Martin says AWESOME! I FEEL SO
STRONG AND POWERFUL.
Chris says AND INDESTRUCTIBLE!
LIKE I'M WEARING
A SUIT OF ARMOR.
Martin says HAHA!
Hercules tosses a rock and it falls on Chris.
Martin says CHRIS!
Martin tries to move the rock.
(MARTIN GRUNTS)
Chris pops out from under the rock and says I'M OKAY.
THIS EXOSKELETON
REALLY WORKS AVIVA.
Aviva says PHEW, JUST LIKE I PROMISED.
Chris says NOW, GET THIS THING OFF ME BRO.
Martin says COOL, HERCULES
BEETLE HORNS HAVE
SPECIAL
HAIRS FOR A GOOD GRIP.
Chris says THAT'S NICE! NOW GET IT OFF!
Martin says TESTING BEETLE STRENGTH...
IT WORKS!
IT WORKS!
Chris says AH, THANKS.
FLATTENED BY A BOULDER,
AND HARDLY A SCRATCH.
Aviva says GUYS, LOOK
WHERE HE'S HEADING.
THE CITY! I'LL WARN THEM, BUT
YOU'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.
DON'T LET HIM GET TO THE CITY!
They both say TO THE CITY RESCUE!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Chris says STOP RIGHT
THERE, HERCULES.
NO GIANT BEETLE IN
THE CITY, OKAY?
Martin says WE DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE, BUT
WE DO HAVE AWESOME BEETLE POWER!
YOUR CHOICE.
JUST SAYIN'...
Hercules tosses Martin behind him.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Martin lands on a tree top and says AH WELL, MAYBE NOT
AS AWESOME AS YOURS.
Chris says UH, CAN'T
WE TALK THIS OUT?
Hercules grabs Chris and throws him against a fence.
Chris says OH!
(CHRIS SCREAMS)
WHOAA!!! OOF!
OKAY, I THINK WE CAN
SCRATCH THIS PLAN.
Martin says YEAH, TIME FOR PLAN B.
He jumps on one of Hercules' legs and says TIRE HIM OUT.
HA HA, GOT YA.
Hercules shakes Martin off.
(MARTIN SCREAMS)
Chris says HE DOESN'T
SEEM THAT TIRED!
(CHRIS YELLS)
Hercules throws Chris against a grain silo and Martin against a water tower.
Martin says OOF!
(CRASHING THUD)
Chris says OOF!
The brothers bounce and land in a cart.
They say OOF!
Martin says OH, I THINK WE
TIRED OURSELVES OUT.
Chris says YEAH, THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
AND LOOK, HE'S
GETTING CLOSER TO THE CITY!
Martin says AND HE'LL DESTROY IT!
Chris says WE'LL NEVER STOP HIM,
UNLESS WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO LIFT HIM OFF THE GROUND.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO WIN.
BEETLE STYLE!
Martin says BUT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT,
IS IF WE BOTH GET HOLD OF HIM
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND WE CAN'T GET NEAR HIM.
Chris says UNLESS
WE TRICK HIM.
ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says OH, I'M THINKING
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
PLAN C,
IT JUST MIGHT WORK.
Chris says GREEN BEETLE TO TORTUGA,
Chris talks to his forearm screen and says COME IN TORTUGA!
Jimmy says JIMMY, HERE. GO, GREEN BEETLE.
Chris says DOES WALKING MODE STILL
WORK ON THE TORTUGA?
Jimmy says UM, IF I SAY YES, AM
I GOING TO REGRET IT?
Koki says YES, WALKING SYSTEMS ARE A GO!
Jimmy says OHH...
Chris says GREAT, LISTEN UP!
WE'VE GOT A PLAN!
(CAR ALARM)
The team rides the Tortuga along the city streets.
Koki says WHERE'D HE GO?
Jimmy says I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T SEE HIM ANYWHERE.
Koki sees Hercules climb up buildings and says THERE HE IS!
Koki says HEY, HERCULES!
STOP RIGHT THERE!
Martin says I
THINK HE'S FALLING
FOR OUR TORTUGA DECOY!
Chris says COME ON, LET'S
GET INTO POSITION.
Koki says OKAY, HERE WE GO.
I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE IS READY.
Aviva says GOTTA GET THIS
MINIATURIZER REPAIRED FAST.
I GOTTA SAY ATLAS, YOU
INSECTS FASCINATE ME,
THERE'S SO MUCH AMAZING
CREATURE POWER PACKED INTO
YOUR
SMALL, LITTLE BODIES.
SURE IS STRANGE TO IMAGINE
WHAT THE WORLD WOULD BE LIKE,
IF INSECTS WERE BIGGER.
BUT YOU'RE NOT, SO WE
HAVE TO SET THINGS RIGHT
IN THE CREATURE WORLD.
AND FA...
(GRUNTS)
Up on a building, the brothers watch Hercules try to fight the Tortuga.
Martin says WE'VE GOT THE BEST
SEAT IN THE HOUSE.
OH, I MEAN CITY.
Chris says OH YEAH, AND
FOR THIS PLAN TO WORK,
OUR TIMING NEEDS TO BE SPOT ON.
Koki says JIMMY,
ENGAGE ROBOTIC ARMS.
Jimmy says ENGAGED!
THIS IS WEIRD,
A GIANT BEETLE
AND A TURTLE SHIP
IN A WRESTLING MATCH?
Koki says HANG ONTO HIM, JIMMY!
DON'T DISENGAGE.
Jimmy says I'M NOT,
BUT HE'S TOO STRONG.
EVEN FOR THE TORTUGA.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THOSE LITTLE,
GRABBY POKES ON OUR LEGS
TO HOLD ONTO ANYTHING.
Koki and Jimmy say UH OH!
WHOA!!!
Hercules lifts the Tortuga up.
Koki says WELL, THAT CONFIRMS IT.
IF A HERCULES BEETLE WAS THE
SIZE OF A TWO STOREY HOUSE,
IT COULD LIFT A JET AIRPLANE.
Chris says NOW!
WHILE HE THINKS HE WON,
WE CAN GET IN THERE.
Martin grabs him from his mandible and says GOT HIM!
Chris says ME TOO!
They say LIFT!
Hercules drops the Tortuga.
Martin says I DON'T KNOW IF
WE'RE STRONG ENOUGH.
Chris says BY MY CALCULATIONS,
A HERCULES BEETLE THE SIZE
AND WEIGHT OF A HUMAN
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFT
ABOUT 100 TIMES THEIR WEIGHT.
Martin says THAT'S LIKE LIFTING A BIG TRUCK!
Chris says EXACTLY.
SO TWO HUMAN SIZE BEETLES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFT IT.
Martin says WE'RE BUDGING HIM.
KEEP GOING!
LIFT!!
WE DID IT!
THAT IS A TAKE UP, BRO.
Chris says THE MINIATURIZER.
WE NEED
THE MINIATURIZER.
Aviva says ALMOST READY.
KEEP HOLDING HIM!
Chris says HURRY, WE CAN'T
HOLD HIM MUCH LONGER.
Martin says GOTTA KEEP
HIS FEET OFF THE GROUND.
(POWER DRILL SOUND)
Aviva fixes the miniaturizer, and says COME ON ATLAS!
LET'S GO!
Chris says IF I'M NOT TOO LATE.
CAN'T...HOLD IT...ANYMORE.
Aviva brings the miniaturiser to the brothers and says I'M COMING!
I'M HERE, GUYS!
HUH?
(AVIVA GASPS)
Aviva says UH OH!
Hercules falls on Aviva.
(CRASHING SOUND)
Chris and Martin say AVIVA!
ARE YOU OK?
Aviva says I'M FINE, BUT HE
LOOKS REALLY MAD.
Chris says HERCULES, HEY WAIT,
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Chris says EASY, BUDDY!
Aviva sees Hercules stands right above the miniaturizer.
Aviva says OH NO, YOU DON'T!
Aviva presses the button and says MINIATURIZE!
Hercules goes back to its regular size.
Aviva says I LIKE YOU MUCH
BETTER THAT SIZE.
Later, Aviva releases Hercules in the forest and says THERE YOU GO, HERCULES.
BACK TO WHERE YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
Martin says AND THE SIZE YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
(LAUGHTER)
Chris says WELL, THAT'S
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
WE'VE RESTORED THE NATURAL
ORDER AND SAVED THE CITY.
Martin says HA, AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
THE COOL HERCULES
AND ATLAS BEETLE BATTLES.
Aviva says AND ABOUT EXOSKELETONS, TOO!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME
FIGURE THAT OUT, ATLAS!
NOW IT'S TIME TO
GET YOU HOME, TOO.
BACK TO THE ASIAN FOREST.
Martin says BUT FIRST, THERE'S ONLY
ONE THING LEFT TO DO.
YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?
Chris says I THINK WE'RE THINKING
THE SAME THING.
(THUD SOUND)
They both say A KRATT BROTHER
BEETLE BATTLE!
Chris says I LEARNED A FEW MOVES
FROM HERCULES, YOU KNOW.
Martin says ME TOO!
HE'S THE REAL
BEETLE BATTLE CHAMPION.
Everybody laughs.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Chris says SO HERCULES BEETLES
ARE ONE SUPER STRONG
POWER LIFTING BEETLE.
GENERALLY,
THE BEETLES AT THE MUSEUM
KEEP TO THEMSELVES.
THEY REST, THEY
EAT ROTTEN FRUIT.
OH, THIS GUY LOVES THE MANGO.
Martin says THESE BIG BEETLES, THEY HAVE
SOME REALLY CUTE BABIES.
DO YOU WANT TO SEE AN
ELEPHANT BEETLE BABY?
CHECK IT OUT!
SO CUTE, RIGHT?
JUST KIDDING.
THEY ARE REALLY
WEIRD LOOKING LARVAE.
LOOK AT THE FACE.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WILL TURN INTO
AN ELEPHANT BEETLE.
THIS BEETLE'S LIFE
CYCLE STARTS AS AN EGG,
AND THEN A SMALL LARVAE HATCHES.
THE LARVAE KEEPS
GROWING UNDERGROUND
UNTIL IT GETS
THIS BIG, OR BIGGER.
AND THEN, IT GOES INTO
A PUPA-STAGE.
FROM WHICH IT EMERGES
AS AN ADULT
ELEPHANT BEETLE.
Chris says WHOA, WE'VE
GOT A BEETLE BATTLE
STARTING HERE.
A BEETLE BATTLE RIGHT HERE.
INCREDIBLE.
Martin says WE HAVE TWO
HERCULES BEETLES SIZING
EACH OTHER UP, HERE.
ONE BROWN, ONE GREEN.
Chris says THAT GREEN GUY
IS REALLY AGGRESSIVE.
Martin says LOOK AT THEM, THEY'RE
JOCKEYING FOR POSITION,
TRYING TO GET A
HOLD ON EACH OTHER,
BUT WHICH WILL
GET A GOOD GRIP FIRST?
Chris says INCREDIBLE.
Martin says THEY ARE EACH TRYING TO, OH WOW!
WHOA THAT WAS A QUICK FLIP.
REWIND,
GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN.
THE BROWN ONE DIDN'T HAVE
A GOOD GRIP ON THE GROUND,
AND GOT FLIPPED OVER.
NOW HE'S MOVING HIM AWAY.
Chris says OH, HE'S LIFTING HIM UP.
OH, THAT'S TOTAL
VICTORY RIGHT THERE.
Martin says THAT IS VICTORY.
Chris says THAT IS THE GOAL
RIGHT THERE, LIFTING THE
OTHER BEETLE UP IN THE AIR.
IF YOU DO THAT, YOU WIN,
IF YOU'RE
A HERCULES BEETLE.
REMEMBER, THESE GUYS ARE
SUPER STRONG FOR THEIR SIZE.
THEY CAN LIFT AT LEAST
50 TIMES THEIR BODY WEIGHT.
IF I COULD LIFT
50 TIMES MY WEIGHT,
I COULD LIFT, A TRUCK.
An animation shows Chris lifting a pick-up truck.
Chris says THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, HERCULES
BEETLES ARE A POWERHOUSE
OF THE CREATURE WORLD.
Martin says ONE OF THE LARGEST BEETLES
IN THE WORLD AND
ONE OF THE COOLEST.
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 Central America appears highlighted. A clip shows images of a forest.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Martin says FROM CENTRAL
TO SOUTH AMERICA,
IN THE TROPICAL REGIONS
WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE WARM,
LIVES A UNIQUE INSECT.
Chris says HEY, IT'S US THE KRATT BROTHERS.
Martin says I'M MARTIN.
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
AND WE'RE HERE AT OTTAWA'S
MUSEUM OF NATURE,
Martin stands next to beetles the size of his hand and says TO CHECK OUT
SOME AMAZING BEETLES.
THERE ARE HERCULES BEETLES.
THESE BEETLES ARE HUGE.
IN FACT, ONE OF
THE LARGEST BEETLES
IN THE WORLD,
WITH THESE
HARD ARMOR BODIES.
Chris says OH, THAT ONE'S A TOUGH GUY.
AND CHECK OUT THEIR
MOST OBVIOUS FEATURE,
THOSE AWESOME HORNS.
NOW, THEY LOOK KIND OF
LIKE PINCHERS OR JAWS,
BUT THEY'RE NOT.
THEIR JAWS ARE
ACTUALLY UNDERNEATH,
RIGHT DOWN HERE.
AND THEIR HORNS CAN GET
LONGER THAN THEIR BODY.
LOOK, THIS GUY HAS
HORNS THIS LONG,
AND HIS BODY IS ONLY THAT LONG.
LOOK HOW MUCH LONGER THEY ARE.
Martin says THIS GUY IS COOL,
HEY AND HE'S BROWN.
YOURS IS
MORE LIKE, OLIVE GREEN.
Chris says YEAH, TOTALLY
DIFFERENT COLOUR.
Martin says THAT'S BECAUSE
HERCULES BEETLES
GET DIFFERENT COLOURS
DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE
WITHIN WHICH THEY DEVELOP.
Chris says HERCULES BEETLES
ARE PART OF A WHOLE
GROUP OF HORNED BEETLES,
AND ALL OF THEM
HAVE SERIOUS HORNS.
THIS IS AN ATLAS BEETLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HIS HORNS
ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
TWO ON THE TOP AND
ONE ON THE BOTTOM.
AND CHECK OUT THAT HOOK,
IT'S LIKE A RHINO HORN.
IN FACT, THIS
WHOLE GROUP OF BEETLES
IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS
RHINO BEETLES.
Martin says SO WHAT DO THEY DO WITH
THESE MASSIVE HORNS?
Chris says THAT'S WHERE THEIR CREATURE
POWER REALLY COMES IN.
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD
HERCULES BEETLE POWER...
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 "Hercules – The giant beetle."
(BACKGROUND MUSIC)
Chris says OKAY MARTIN,
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
RAINFOREST.
NOW, LET'S SEE IF MY PLAN WORKS.
Martin says HEY CHRIS, WHO'S YOUR
FAVOURITE CHARACTER FROM
ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGY?
Chris says WHAT? BRO, I COULD USE SOME
HELP ATTRACTING THESE CREATURES.
MINE'S POSEIDON.
Martin says IN THE STORIES,
HE RULES THE OCEANS
AND ALL OF THE SEA ANIMALS.
Chris says WELL, YOU ARE THE
SWIMMING BROTHER.
I'D HAVE TO GO WITH HERCULES.
HE'S THE ONE WITH ALL
THE STRENGTH AND POWER.
Martin says OH YEAH, HERCULES, WHOA.
HE WENT ON
A LOT OF ADVENTURES TOO.
Chris says EXACTLY, AND SINCE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE ON AN ADVENTURE,
LOOKING FOR HERCULES BEETLES,
HE'S MY FAVOURITE.
Chris press a button on a sprayer and says BEETLE PHEROMONE ON.
LIKE, A LOT OF INSECTS,
BEETLES COMMUNICATE
BY SMELLY SIGNALS
CALLED PHEROMONES.
SO HOPEFULLY, THIS
WILL ATTRACT A HERCULES.
AND WITH MY RAPTOR
VISION BINO'S,
I'LL HAVE THE KEEN
EYESIGHT TO SPOT ONE.
HERE, BEETLE,
BEETLE, BEETLE.
INCOMING MONSTER BEETLE!
AHHH! (CRASH)
Martin takes the beetle off Chris' face and says WOW, THIS IS A MONSTER BEETLE.
ONE OF THE LARGEST TYPES OF
BEETLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
Chris says HELLO,
HERCULES BEETLE.
THANKS FOR COMING WHEN I CALLED.
Martin says WE GOTTA NAME
YOU, HERCULES!
IT'S SUCH
A COOL NAME ALREADY!
HERCULES! THE HERCULES BEETLE.
Chris says BECAUSE NOT
ONLY ARE THEY BIG,
BUT THEY'RE SUPER STRONG TOO.
AND HOW ABOUT
THOSE MASSIVE HORNS?
THAT'S WHERE THEIR
POWER REALLY COMES IN.
Martin says OH YEAH, IF ONLY WE COULD
SEE THEIR STRENGTH AND POWER
IN ACTION.
Chris says IF WE STICK WITH
HIM, WE JUST MIGHT.
At the Tortuga, Aviva says HOLD STILL.
Aviva takes pictures of a beetle and says THAT'S RIGHT, DON'T MOVE.
AND HIS OTHER FELLOW BEETLES.
THEY ALL HAVE AWESOME
DIFFERENTLY SHAPED HORNS
ON THEIR HEADS.
Koki says YUP, ATLAS BEETLE,
HERCULES BEETLE, RHINO BEETLE,
ELEPHANT BEETLE.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE
SCARABAEIDAE FAMILY.
Aviva says WELL, THIS ATLAS BEETLE,
WE COLLECTED IN ASIA.
PLUS, THE ONE CHRIS
AND MARTIN FIND,
ARE GOING TO HELP ME
FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
SUPER INDESTRUCTIBLE
SHELLS FOR ALL MY ROBOTICS.
THE SECRET IS IN
THE EXOSKELETON.
Jimmy says EXOSKELETON?
Aviva says YEAH, IT'S HIS HARD OUTER SHELL.
Jimmy stands behind and X-ray machine.
Aviva says SEE, YOU HAVE
A REGULAR SKELETON.
Jimmy dances and says PLEASE, CAN A REGULAR
SKELETON DO MOVES LIKE THIS?
Aviva says SAVE IT FOR THE
HALLOWEEN PARTY.
NOW, INSECTS DON'T
HAVE BONY SKELETONS.
INSTEAD, THEY JUST HAVE
A SUPER HARD, OUTER SHELL.
THE EXOSKELETON.
Jimmy says COOL.
Aviva says OKAY, TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK.
JIMMY, DO YOU HAVE
THOSE SUPPLIES FOR THE
PROTOTYPE WE NEED TO BUILD?
Jimmy says I'M ON IT.
Koki says THE PROTOTYPE'S GONNA
HAVE TO BE STRONG TO MATCH
THE ATLAS BEETLE.
AFTER ALL, THIS BEETLE
WAS NAMED AFTER ATLAS,
CARRIED THE WORLD ON HIS BACK.
Jimmy brings a box full of supplies and says I KNOW HOW THAT GUY
MUST HAVE FELT.
I COULD REALLY USE AN
EXOSKELETON RIGHT NOW.
Jimmy plummets to the ground and says OOOF!
(AVIVA AND KOKI LAUGH)
In the woods, Martin and Chris follow the beetle.
Martin says EVERYTHING LOOKS DIFFERENT
WHEN YOU GET DOWN
IN THIS BEETLE WORLD.
Chris says LOOK,
HERCULES FOUND A FRIEND.
IT'S A FEMALE HERCULES BEETLE.
A GIRL BEETLE.
Martin says WOAH,
SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT.
FEMALES DON'T HAVE THOSE
BIG, MASSIVE FRONT HORNS,
LIKE THE MALES DO.
THOSE MASSIVE HORNS ARE FOR THE
HAVE TO DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY.
Chris says UH OH,
HERE COMES TROUBLE.
ANOTHER MALE BEETLE!
Martin says UH OH, WE COULD BE IN FOR
AN EPIC BEETLE BATTLE HERE.
Chris says LISTEN, HE'S
RUBBING HIS WING COVERS
AGAINST HIS BODY.
THAT SOUND IS A CHALLENGE,
HE WANTS TO BATTLE!
Martin says WILL HERCULES ACCEPT
THE CHALLENGE?
OH YEAH, HE ACCEPTS.
THIS BEETLE
BATTLE IS ON!
WE'RE WITNESSING THE
FAMOUS HORN BATTLE BEHAVIOUR
OF THE LARGEST HORN
BEETLE IN THE WORLD.
Chris says THE FIRST
MOVE, THE HORN LOCK!
THAT'S WHY THE BEETLES
HAVE THE MASSIVE GRABBING,
GRAPPLING HORNS.
Martin says THEY LOCK UP AND
PUSH WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT,
TRYING TO OVERPOWER EACH OTHER.
Chris says EACH TRYING TO PROVE
HE'S THE MIGHTIER BEETLE.
OOO, HERCULES IS TRYING TO LIFT
HIS CHALLENGER OFF THE GROUND.
Martin says BUT HE CAN'T!
Chris says THAT'S THE OBJECT OF
THESE BEETLE BATTLES.
WHOEVER CAN LIFT
THE OTHER GUY INTO THE AIR,
WINS.
THEY TWIST AND HEAVE
WITH ALL THEIR STRENGTH.
Martin says OH, NOW THE OTHER
GUY IS MAKING HIS MOVE.
THESE BEETLES ARE SUPER
POWERFUL FOR THEIR SIZE.
THEY ARE THE STRONGEST
INSECT IN THE WORLD.
Chris says GO HERCULES, GO!
Martin says YOU CAN DO IT!
OH YEAH!
Chris says I GOTTA GET A
CLOSER LOOK AT THIS.
I'M GOING
BEETLE SIZE, MARTIN.
DEPLOY MINIATURIZER!
Martin says UH OH, CHRIS WAIT!
Chris says HUH?
Martin says IT LOOKS LIKE HERCULES
IS GETTING TIRED.
THE CHALLENGER HAS
HIM IN ANOTHER TAKE DOWN HOLD.
I MEAN, TAKE UP HOLD.
Chris says HOLD ON, HERCULES!
Martin says OOO, THAT'S A TAKE UP.
NOW HE HOLDS HIM
THERE, FOR A WHILE,
JUST TO MAKE HIS POINT CLEAR.
THE CHALLENGER WINS.
Chris says AND HERCULES RETREATS.
Martin says KNOWING THAT
HE LOST THIS BATTLE.
Chris says AN IMPRESSIVE
WIN, FOR THE OTHER GUY.
AND OFF HE GOES,
WITH THE FEMALE.
Martin says AH, DON'T BE TOO
BUMMED HERCULES.
IT WAS A GOOD MATCH.
THAT GUY WAS HUGE.
Chris says YEAH, YOU
ALMOST HAD HIM.
YOU'LL GET HIM
NEXT TIME, BUDDY.
Martin says YUP, IT'LL BE A GREAT RE MATCH.
Suddenly, a fly lands on a button on the miniaturizer. A frog jumps to eat it and presses the button.
(BUZZING SOUND)
Martin says UH OH.
Chris says HE PRESSED THE REVERSE
MINIATURIZE BUTTON.
UM, HE WAS A BIG BEETLE BEFORE.
Martin says NOW, HE'S A MONSTER!
Chris says WOAH, EASY BIG GUY!
Martin says to the other beetle OH NO!
UH, I WOULDN'T COME
OUT IF I WERE YOU.
The giant beetle spreads its wings and starts flying.
Martin says UH CHRIS,
WE GOT A PROBLEM!
Chris says YEAH, A GIANT MONSTER
BEETLE IS ON THE LOOSE!
At the Tortuga, Jimmy says A FLYING GIANT BEETLE?
ARE YOU SURE YOU
GOT THAT RIGHT, KOKI?
Koki says YEAH, I'M SURE,
BUT I'LL BELIEVE
IT WHEN I SEE IT.
Jimmy says YEAH, THEY'RE PROBABLY
OVER REACTING.
Jimmy sees the beetle coming towards the Tortuga and says OR NOT!
Koki says LOOK OUT!
Jimmy says WAS THAT?
Koki says WELL, IT HAD TWO
SETS OF WINGS, RIGHT?
Jimmy says UH HUH.
Koki says ONE HARD,
PROTECTIVE SET ON TOP,
AND ANOTHER FLYING
SET UNDERNEATH?
Jimmy says YUP!
Koki says AND IT WAS GIGANTIC!
SO I'D SAY THAT'S OUR GUY.
Riding two bug vehicles, Chris and Martin say COME ON, HURRY!
Aviva says ROBOTIC ARMS ARE READY.
LET'S GO!
Jimmy says I'M NOT LIKING
THE SOUND OF THIS!
Martin says HERCULES BEETLES
AREN'T THE GREATEST FLYERS,
BUT EVEN WITH THEIR SIZE
AND HEFT, THEY CAN DO IT.
Aviva says OKAY JIMMY, PULL UP CLOSE,
AND I'LL LASSO HIM.
Aviva says AND LAUNCH!
They grab the giant beetle with the mechanical arm.
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)
Chris says WOO NICE AIM AVIVA.
YOU GOT HIM!
The beetle makes the Tortuga shake and the crew falls to the floor.
Aviva and Jimmy say AHH!
Koki says HE'S NOT HAPPY.
Aviva says LAUNCHING REINFORCEMENTS.
Aviva launches several mechanical arms to grab the beetle.
Aviva says OKAY, WE GOT
A STRONG HOLD NOW.
Koki says ENGAGING FULL
POWER REVERSE ENGINES.
Chris says GREAT JOB GANG!
Martin says IT'S OKAY, HERCULES.
WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU.
Chris says YOU'VE GOT
TO TRUST US, BUDDY.
Hercules flies up and down, making the Tortuga shake.
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
(THUD SOUND)
(AVIVA, JIMMY AND KOKI YELLING)
Chris says WELL, THAT DIDN'T WORK.
Martin sighs and says MAYBE YOU JUST CAN'T
LASSO A GIANT HORNED BEETLE.
(SNAP SOUND)
Aviva says OH NO, THE
ROBOTIC ARMS ARE SNAPPING.
Martin says THEY'RE GOING DOWN!
Jimmy says HANG ON, THERE'S GONNA
BE A LITTLE BUMP!
Aviva says MY INVENTIONS! ATLAS!
Hercules and the Tortuga crash on the forest.
(CRASHING SOUNDS)
Koki says YOU CALL THAT
A LITTLE BUMP?
Chris says GUYS, YOU OKAY?
Jimmy says YEAH, EXCEPT THE
TORTUGA'S OUT OF COMMISSION.
Koki says AND, IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE
TO FIX THESE ENGINES.
Martin says WELL, YOU BETTER HURRY.
BECAUSE HERCULES IS
BUSTING UP THE RAINFOREST!
Aviva says WOW, EVEN
AFTER THAT CRASH,
MY BEETLE ARMOR
PROTOTYPE HELD UP.
EXOSKELETON PROTECTION!
WELL ATLAS, IT'S
UP TO YOU AND ME TO STOP
THIS GIANT BEETLE NOW.
AND THAT
MEANS, FINISHING
THIS CREATURE POWER SUIT.
SO WE NEED TO COMPLETE THE
MUSCLE ATTACHMENTS TO
MAKE IT WORK.
SEE, MY MUSCLE'S
ATTACHED TO THE BONES TO MOVE
MY SKELETON AROUND.
AND YOUR MUSCLE'S ATTACHED
TO THE OUTER EXOSKELETON
TO MOVE
YOUR BODY AROUND.
SIMILAR IDEA, BUT DIFFERENT.
AND THAT'S WHY THE
EXOSKELETON IS BROKEN UP
INTO PIECES THAT CAN
MOVE AT THE JOINTS.
THE MAIN ONE'S ARE THE HEAD,
THE THORAX AND THE ABDOMEN.
PLUS, THE SEGMENTED LEGS.
ALL VERY MOVABLE.
LIKE A SUIT OF ARMOR.
She grabs exercise rubber bands and a drill and says I'LL NEED THIS.
AND THAT.
LET'S HOPE WE DO
THIS RIGHT, ATLAS.
I HAVE A FEELING THE
FUTURE OF THIS ADVENTURE
RESTS ON OUR SHOULDERS.
Meanwhile in the woods, Chris says OH, THERE
GOES ANOTHER TREE!
Martin says HERCULES!
EASY, BUDDY.
SLOW DOWN!
I KNOW YOU DON'T REALLY MEAN TO,
BUT YOU'RE
DESTROYING THE FOREST!
Chris says AND NOT ONLY THAT,
HE'S HEADING STRAIGHT
TOWARDS A NEARBY CITY!
Martin says OH NO, THIS
COULD GET EVEN WORSE!
Aviva says GUYS, THEY'RE READY!
Martin says WHAT ARE READY?
Aviva says THESE! HERCULES
BEETLE CREATURE POWER DISCS.
ALL THE PROGRAMMING IS IN HERE.
Chris says AWESOME!
HEY, BUT WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THEM?
Aviva says DO YOUR CREATURE POWER THING!
COMING AT YA, JIMMY! HA!
Aviva throws the discs to the teleporter.
Jimmy says AND ZAP IT!
The brothers get the discs.
Martin says OH NO, YOU WANT US TO
DO A BEETLE BATTLE?
A giant rock comes at them and they dodge it.
Martin says WITH THAT GUY?!
Aviva says IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HIM.
Chris says WHAT? WE DON'T
HAVE A CHANCE AGAINST HIM.
HE'S UNSTOPPABLE!
Aviva says YOU NEED TO TRY.
WHEN HAVE MY SUITS
EVER LET YOU DOWN?
Martin says AH, SHE'S RIGHT.
LET'S AT LEAST GET GIANT SIZED,
SO IT'S A LITTLE MORE EVEN.
WE CAN'T! THE MINIATURIZER'S
BROKEN, REMEMBER?
Aviva says EXACTLY, AND I NEED TO FIX
IT SO WE CAN GET HIM BACK
TO NORMAL SIZE.
YOU NEED TO BUY ME SOME TIME.
Martin says OKAY, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
WE GOTTA BATTLE HIM?
REGULAR SIZED?
Aviva says LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE...
AT LEAST YOU'LL BE
TWO AGAINST ONE.
NOW, GET GOING!
The brothers say INSERT HECULES
BEETLE POWER DISCS.
TOUCH HERCULES BEETLE.
AND, ACTIVATE
HERCULES BEETLE POWER!
They morph into beetles.
Martin says AWESOME! I FEEL SO
STRONG AND POWERFUL.
Chris says AND INDESTRUCTIBLE!
LIKE I'M WEARING
A SUIT OF ARMOR.
Martin says HAHA!
Hercules tosses a rock and it falls on Chris.
Martin says CHRIS!
Martin tries to move the rock.
(MARTIN GRUNTS)
Chris pops out from under the rock and says I'M OKAY.
THIS EXOSKELETON
REALLY WORKS AVIVA.
Aviva says PHEW, JUST LIKE I PROMISED.
Chris says NOW, GET THIS THING OFF ME BRO.
Martin says COOL, HERCULES
BEETLE HORNS HAVE
SPECIAL
HAIRS FOR A GOOD GRIP.
Chris says THAT'S NICE! NOW GET IT OFF!
Martin says TESTING BEETLE STRENGTH...
IT WORKS!
IT WORKS!
Chris says AH, THANKS.
FLATTENED BY A BOULDER,
AND HARDLY A SCRATCH.
Aviva says GUYS, LOOK
WHERE HE'S HEADING.
THE CITY! I'LL WARN THEM, BUT
YOU'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.
DON'T LET HIM GET TO THE CITY!
They both say TO THE CITY RESCUE!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Chris says STOP RIGHT
THERE, HERCULES.
NO GIANT BEETLE IN
THE CITY, OKAY?
Martin says WE DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE, BUT
WE DO HAVE AWESOME BEETLE POWER!
YOUR CHOICE.
JUST SAYIN'...
Hercules tosses Martin behind him.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Martin lands on a tree top and says AH WELL, MAYBE NOT
AS AWESOME AS YOURS.
Chris says UH, CAN'T
WE TALK THIS OUT?
Hercules grabs Chris and throws him against a fence.
Chris says OH!
(CHRIS SCREAMS)
WHOAA!!! OOF!
OKAY, I THINK WE CAN
SCRATCH THIS PLAN.
Martin says YEAH, TIME FOR PLAN B.
He jumps on one of Hercules' legs and says TIRE HIM OUT.
HA HA, GOT YA.
Hercules shakes Martin off.
(MARTIN SCREAMS)
Chris says HE DOESN'T
SEEM THAT TIRED!
(CHRIS YELLS)
Hercules throws Chris against a grain silo and Martin against a water tower.
Martin says OOF!
(CRASHING THUD)
Chris says OOF!
The brothers bounce and land in a cart.
They say OOF!
Martin says OH, I THINK WE
TIRED OURSELVES OUT.
Chris says YEAH, THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
AND LOOK, HE'S
GETTING CLOSER TO THE CITY!
Martin says AND HE'LL DESTROY IT!
Chris says WE'LL NEVER STOP HIM,
UNLESS WE CAN FIND A WAY
TO LIFT HIM OFF THE GROUND.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO WIN.
BEETLE STYLE!
Martin says BUT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT,
IS IF WE BOTH GET HOLD OF HIM
AT THE SAME TIME.
AND WE CAN'T GET NEAR HIM.
Chris says UNLESS
WE TRICK HIM.
ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says OH, I'M THINKING
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
PLAN C,
IT JUST MIGHT WORK.
Chris says GREEN BEETLE TO TORTUGA,
Chris talks to his forearm screen and says COME IN TORTUGA!
Jimmy says JIMMY, HERE. GO, GREEN BEETLE.
Chris says DOES WALKING MODE STILL
WORK ON THE TORTUGA?
Jimmy says UM, IF I SAY YES, AM
I GOING TO REGRET IT?
Koki says YES, WALKING SYSTEMS ARE A GO!
Jimmy says OHH...
Chris says GREAT, LISTEN UP!
WE'VE GOT A PLAN!
(CAR ALARM)
The team rides the Tortuga along the city streets.
Koki says WHERE'D HE GO?
Jimmy says I DON'T KNOW,
I DON'T SEE HIM ANYWHERE.
Koki sees Hercules climb up buildings and says THERE HE IS!
Koki says HEY, HERCULES!
STOP RIGHT THERE!
Martin says I
THINK HE'S FALLING
FOR OUR TORTUGA DECOY!
Chris says COME ON, LET'S
GET INTO POSITION.
Koki says OKAY, HERE WE GO.
I HOPE EVERYBODY ELSE IS READY.
Aviva says GOTTA GET THIS
MINIATURIZER REPAIRED FAST.
I GOTTA SAY ATLAS, YOU
INSECTS FASCINATE ME,
THERE'S SO MUCH AMAZING
CREATURE POWER PACKED INTO
YOUR
SMALL, LITTLE BODIES.
SURE IS STRANGE TO IMAGINE
WHAT THE WORLD WOULD BE LIKE,
IF INSECTS WERE BIGGER.
BUT YOU'RE NOT, SO WE
HAVE TO SET THINGS RIGHT
IN THE CREATURE WORLD.
AND FA...
(GRUNTS)
Up on a building, the brothers watch Hercules try to fight the Tortuga.
Martin says WE'VE GOT THE BEST
SEAT IN THE HOUSE.
OH, I MEAN CITY.
Chris says OH YEAH, AND
FOR THIS PLAN TO WORK,
OUR TIMING NEEDS TO BE SPOT ON.
Koki says JIMMY,
ENGAGE ROBOTIC ARMS.
Jimmy says ENGAGED!
THIS IS WEIRD,
A GIANT BEETLE
AND A TURTLE SHIP
IN A WRESTLING MATCH?
Koki says HANG ONTO HIM, JIMMY!
DON'T DISENGAGE.
Jimmy says I'M NOT,
BUT HE'S TOO STRONG.
EVEN FOR THE TORTUGA.
AND WE DON'T HAVE THOSE LITTLE,
GRABBY POKES ON OUR LEGS
TO HOLD ONTO ANYTHING.
Koki and Jimmy say UH OH!
WHOA!!!
Hercules lifts the Tortuga up.
Koki says WELL, THAT CONFIRMS IT.
IF A HERCULES BEETLE WAS THE
SIZE OF A TWO STOREY HOUSE,
IT COULD LIFT A JET AIRPLANE.
Chris says NOW!
WHILE HE THINKS HE WON,
WE CAN GET IN THERE.
Martin grabs him from his mandible and says GOT HIM!
Chris says ME TOO!
They say LIFT!
Hercules drops the Tortuga.
Martin says I DON'T KNOW IF
WE'RE STRONG ENOUGH.
Chris says BY MY CALCULATIONS,
A HERCULES BEETLE THE SIZE
AND WEIGHT OF A HUMAN
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFT
ABOUT 100 TIMES THEIR WEIGHT.
Martin says THAT'S LIKE LIFTING A BIG TRUCK!
Chris says EXACTLY.
SO TWO HUMAN SIZE BEETLES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIFT IT.
Martin says WE'RE BUDGING HIM.
KEEP GOING!
LIFT!!
WE DID IT!
THAT IS A TAKE UP, BRO.
Chris says THE MINIATURIZER.
WE NEED
THE MINIATURIZER.
Aviva says ALMOST READY.
KEEP HOLDING HIM!
Chris says HURRY, WE CAN'T
HOLD HIM MUCH LONGER.
Martin says GOTTA KEEP
HIS FEET OFF THE GROUND.
(POWER DRILL SOUND)
Aviva fixes the miniaturizer, and says COME ON ATLAS!
LET'S GO!
Chris says IF I'M NOT TOO LATE.
CAN'T...HOLD IT...ANYMORE.
Aviva brings the miniaturiser to the brothers and says I'M COMING!
I'M HERE, GUYS!
HUH?
(AVIVA GASPS)
Aviva says UH OH!
Hercules falls on Aviva.
(CRASHING SOUND)
Chris and Martin say AVIVA!
ARE YOU OK?
Aviva says I'M FINE, BUT HE
LOOKS REALLY MAD.
Chris says HERCULES, HEY WAIT,
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP.
(MARTIN YELLS)
Chris says EASY, BUDDY!
Aviva sees Hercules stands right above the miniaturizer.
Aviva says OH NO, YOU DON'T!
Aviva presses the button and says MINIATURIZE!
Hercules goes back to its regular size.
Aviva says I LIKE YOU MUCH
BETTER THAT SIZE.
Later, Aviva releases Hercules in the forest and says THERE YOU GO, HERCULES.
BACK TO WHERE YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
Martin says AND THE SIZE YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
(LAUGHTER)
Chris says WELL, THAT'S
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
WE'VE RESTORED THE NATURAL
ORDER AND SAVED THE CITY.
Martin says HA, AND WE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT
THE COOL HERCULES
AND ATLAS BEETLE BATTLES.
Aviva says AND ABOUT EXOSKELETONS, TOO!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME
FIGURE THAT OUT, ATLAS!
NOW IT'S TIME TO
GET YOU HOME, TOO.
BACK TO THE ASIAN FOREST.
Martin says BUT FIRST, THERE'S ONLY
ONE THING LEFT TO DO.
YOU THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING?
Chris says I THINK WE'RE THINKING
THE SAME THING.
(THUD SOUND)
They both say A KRATT BROTHER
BEETLE BATTLE!
Chris says I LEARNED A FEW MOVES
FROM HERCULES, YOU KNOW.
Martin says ME TOO!
HE'S THE REAL
BEETLE BATTLE CHAMPION.
Everybody laughs.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Chris says SO HERCULES BEETLES
ARE ONE SUPER STRONG
POWER LIFTING BEETLE.
GENERALLY,
THE BEETLES AT THE MUSEUM
KEEP TO THEMSELVES.
THEY REST, THEY
EAT ROTTEN FRUIT.
OH, THIS GUY LOVES THE MANGO.
Martin says THESE BIG BEETLES, THEY HAVE
SOME REALLY CUTE BABIES.
DO YOU WANT TO SEE AN
ELEPHANT BEETLE BABY?
CHECK IT OUT!
SO CUTE, RIGHT?
JUST KIDDING.
THEY ARE REALLY
WEIRD LOOKING LARVAE.
LOOK AT THE FACE.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WILL TURN INTO
AN ELEPHANT BEETLE.
THIS BEETLE'S LIFE
CYCLE STARTS AS AN EGG,
AND THEN A SMALL LARVAE HATCHES.
THE LARVAE KEEPS
GROWING UNDERGROUND
UNTIL IT GETS
THIS BIG, OR BIGGER.
AND THEN, IT GOES INTO
A PUPA-STAGE.
FROM WHICH IT EMERGES
AS AN ADULT
ELEPHANT BEETLE.
Chris says WHOA, WE'VE
GOT A BEETLE BATTLE
STARTING HERE.
A BEETLE BATTLE RIGHT HERE.
INCREDIBLE.
Martin says WE HAVE TWO
HERCULES BEETLES SIZING
EACH OTHER UP, HERE.
ONE BROWN, ONE GREEN.
Chris says THAT GREEN GUY
IS REALLY AGGRESSIVE.
Martin says LOOK AT THEM, THEY'RE
JOCKEYING FOR POSITION,
TRYING TO GET A
HOLD ON EACH OTHER,
BUT WHICH WILL
GET A GOOD GRIP FIRST?
Chris says INCREDIBLE.
Martin says THEY ARE EACH TRYING TO, OH WOW!
WHOA THAT WAS A QUICK FLIP.
REWIND,
GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN.
THE BROWN ONE DIDN'T HAVE
A GOOD GRIP ON THE GROUND,
AND GOT FLIPPED OVER.
NOW HE'S MOVING HIM AWAY.
Chris says OH, HE'S LIFTING HIM UP.
OH, THAT'S TOTAL
VICTORY RIGHT THERE.
Martin says THAT IS VICTORY.
Chris says THAT IS THE GOAL
RIGHT THERE, LIFTING THE
OTHER BEETLE UP IN THE AIR.
IF YOU DO THAT, YOU WIN,
IF YOU'RE
A HERCULES BEETLE.
REMEMBER, THESE GUYS ARE
SUPER STRONG FOR THEIR SIZE.
THEY CAN LIFT AT LEAST
50 TIMES THEIR BODY WEIGHT.
IF I COULD LIFT
50 TIMES MY WEIGHT,
I COULD LIFT, A TRUCK.
An animation shows Chris lifting a pick-up truck.
Chris says THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, HERCULES
BEETLES ARE A POWERHOUSE
OF THE CREATURE WORLD.
Martin says ONE OF THE LARGEST BEETLES
IN THE WORLD AND
ONE OF THE COOLEST.
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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