Transcript: Mystery of the Flamingo's Pink
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 salty marsh.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Martin says IN THE EQUATORIAL
REGIONS OF THE AMERICAS.
Chris says ON ISLANDS IN
THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
Martin says THE SALTY
MARSHES ARE HOME
TO A BEAUTIFUL AND BIZARRE BIRD.
Chris says THE CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO.
Martin says HEY, IT’S US
THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I’M MARTIN.
Chris says I’M CHRIS.
AND WE’RE GOING TO GET A
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK
AT THE AMAZING
CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO.
Martin says BY HEADING TO A
CONSERVATION SANCTUARY
THAT SPECIALIZES IN WATER BIRDS:
SYLVAN HEIGHTS BIRD
PARK IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Martin says THIS IS THE
UNMISTAKABLY PINK FLAMINGO.
Chris says FLAMINGO’S LOVE
TO STICK TOGETHER.
THEY’RE VERY SOCIAL BIRDS THAT
LIVE IN FLOCKS OR COLONIES.
THE COLONIES CAN GET MASSIVE
WITH THOUSANDS OF
FLAMINGOS LIVING TOGETHER.
Martin says FLAMINGOS ARE
NEVER FAR FROM WATER.
THAT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE
WADING BIRDS WHO FEED
ON SMALL PLANTS AND
ANIMALS IN THE WATER.
FLAMINGOS HAVE
SPECIALIZED FEATURES
THAT FIT THEIR WATER
LOVING LIFESTYLE.
Chris says THE LEGS OF THE FLAMINGO
ARE PERFECT FOR WADING.
THEY’RE STILT-LIKE AND
SUPER THIN, AND LONG ENOUGH
SO THEY CAN WALK AROUND
IN PRETTY DEEP WATER.
AND I LOVE THE NECK
OF THE FLAMINGO.
IT’S SUPER LONG TOO,
SO THEY CAN REACH ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO THEIR TOES.
Martin says SO HOW DO FLAMINGOS
GET THEIR FOOD?
WELL THAT’S THE JOB
OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE
FLAMINGO FEATURES OF ALL:
THAT AWESOME ONE-OF-A-KIND BEAK.
Chris says FLAMINGOS HAVE
SUCH COOL FEATURES,
BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS
WHY ARE FLAMINGOS PINK?
WHERE DOES THAT AMAZING
COLOR COME FROM?
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD THE
CREATURE POWERS OF THE FLAMINGO
TO FIND OUT.
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 “Mystery of the flamingo’s pink.”
In the Tortuga, Aviva takes a nap on a hammock.
Koki says AVIVA, WAKE UP!
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS!
Aviva falls to the floor and says QUE PASA?
Koki takes her outside to see the pink sky and says CAN YOU BELIEVE
THAT PINK COLOR?
IT’S GORGEOUS RIGHT?
Aviva says IT’S AMAZING!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PINK!
Koki says AVIVA, YOU’RE NOT
EVEN LOOKING AT IT.
THE SUNRISE IS THAT WAY.
Aviva says YEAH, BUT THE
FLAMINGOS ARE THAT WAY!
(GASPS)
They both look at a marsh full of flamingoes and say WOW!
(MAJESTIC MUSIC)
Chris says HERE THEY ARE JIMMY.
THIS SALT MARSH IS THE HOME
OF THE CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO,
ONE OF SIX DIFFERENT
FLAMINGOS IN THE WORLD.
CHECK OUT THAT COOL HOOKED BEAK,
THE LONG S-SHAPED NECK,
THE BRILLIANT PINK FEATHERS,
AND THE LEGS THAT-
Jimmy says WHAT!
THERE’S ONLY ONE LEG?
IT’S A ONE-LEGGED FLAMINGO!
Chris says JIMMY IT’S OKAY.
HE HAS TWO LEGS.
SEE?
FLAMINGOS LIKE TO
STAND ON ONE LEG.
IT’S EFFICIENT BECAUSE
IT USES LESS ENERGY,
AND THEY EVEN SLEEP
STANDING ON ONE LEG.
Martin says WOO-HOO, CHECK IT OUT.
I CALL IT THE FLAMINGO POSE.
THIS TAKES YEARS
TO PERFECT AND...
He falls heads down in the water and says WHOA, OOF.
(LAUGHS)
Chris says AND YOU NEED
MORE PRACTICE!
Martin says YEAH. THIS
WATER IS SALTY.
EW.
Chris says HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?
OH, TO HER NEST.
THEY MAKE THEM OUT OF
MUD WITH A FEW STONES,
SOME STRAW, AND FEATHERS.
AND LOOK, ONE SUPER CUTE CHICK.
HELLO, LITTLE BUDDY.
Jimmy says BUT HE’S WHITE.
ISN’T HE SUPPOSED TO BE PINK?
AND HIS BEAK IS STRAIGHT.
YOU SURE HE’S A FLAMINGO?
Chris says POSITIVE.
THOSE FEATURES WILL
COME AS HE GROWS UP.
Martin says I’M GOING
TO NAME YOU, PINKSTER.
YOU’LL GROW INTO THE NAME.
BOTH THE MOM AND DAD WORK
TOGETHER TO RAISE THEIR CHICK,
TAKING CARE OF THE EGG,
PROTECTING THE CHICK,
AND FEEDING HIM.
(CRUNCHING)
Jimmy eats a bag of chips.
Chris says REALLY?
Jimmy says WHAT? I’M HUNGRY.
Chris says WELL, TOO MANY CHIPS
AREN’T GOOD FOR YOU.
TRY AN APPLE OR SOMETHING.
(CRUNCH)
Jimmy says NO THANKS. CHIPS FOR ME.
Martin says I KNOW.
HE’S A LOUD MUNCHER.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Back at the Tortuga, Koki says OKAY, AVIVA, FEATHER
LOADED IN DNA ANALYZER.
Aviva says PERFECT.
THAT’LL GIVE ME ALL THE
GENETIC CODING I NEED
TO START A FLAMINGO
CREATURE POWER SUIT.
Koki says MAKE SURE YOU PUT PLENTY
OF PINK IN THOSE SUITS.
FORGET THE BLUE AND
GREEN THIS TIME.
Aviva says FOR SURE.
YOU CAN’T HAVE A FLAMINGO
CREATURE POWER SUIT
WITHOUT THE PINK.
They both say PINK!
(MELLOW MUSIC)
Meanwhile in his mobile restaurant in the marsh, Gourmand says AH YES, I DO BELIEVE I
HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT SOURCE
FOR A FANTASTIC NEW SEASONING.
THE SECRET NEW INGREDIENT IS
IN THIS SALTY, BRINY WATER.
I’LL JUST RUN SOME THROUGH
MY PURIFICATION FILTER,
ADD TO STIR-FRY.
MMM.
PERFECTION!
I DON’T KNOW WHAT KINDS OF
SALTY GOODIES ARE IN THIS WATER,
BUT I KNOW I’M GOING
TO BOTTLE THE STUFF
AND MAKE A LOT OF MOOLAH.
OLD ZACHY WILL BE
JEALOUS. (LAUGHS)
Martin says WHOA PINKSTER!
YOU STAND ON ONE
LEG BETTER THAN ME!
HAH, AND YOU’RE ONLY A WEEK OLD.
OOH, HERE’S YOUR MOM.
Chris says MARTIN, CHECK IT OUT.
IT’S FEEDING TIME!
Martin says YEAH, SHE MAKES A
MILKY LIQUID IN HER ESOPHAGUS
AND FEEDS IT TO HER CHICK.
WHOA.
THAT’S SO COOL!
Aviva and Koki walk across the flamingoes in the marsh.
Aviva says EXCUSE ME.
PARDON ME!
COMING THROUGH.
Koki says EXCUSE US.
AH EXCUSE US.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
DON’T MEAN TO
RUFFLE ANY FEATHERS.
They both say GUYS, WE DID IT!
Aviva says FLAMINGO CREATURE POWER
DISC READY FOR ACTION.
Chris says YES!
Martin says ALL RIGHT!
Chris says IS IT GOING TO BE PINK?
Aviva says OF COURSE.
Martin says WOO-HOO!
Chris says YES.
They both say ME FIRST!
Chris says IT’S MINE!
Martin says NO, NO, IT’S MINE!
Martin says GOT IT!
Chris says AWW, OKAY, YOU FIRST.
Martin says THANKS BRO.
He puts the disc on his suit’s chest and says INSERT FLAMINGO POWER DISC,
TOUCH FLAMINGO,
AND ACTIVATE FLAMINGO POWER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He morphs into a white flamingo.
Martin says FLAMINGO POWER!
OH HO, I FEEL SO
WHITE!
A WHITE FLAMINGO?
WHO EVER HEARD OF
A WHITE FLAMINGO?
THIS IS A HORRIBLE CREATURE
POWER SUIT MALFUNCTION.
Aviva says WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE PINK?
Chris says WE’VE GOT A CREATURE
MYSTERY HERE, TEAM.
THE MYSTERY OF THE
FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Martin talks to the flamingoes and says HEY FLAMIN-GUYS,
MIND IF I JOIN YA?
OH, COME ON GUYS.
OH OKAY, SO I’M NOT PINK, BUT
EVERYTHING ELSE IS FLAMINGO-Y.
I’VE GOT THE NECK AND THE LEGS.
OOH AND CHECK THIS OUT.
STANDING ON ONE LEG
HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!
Aviva says THAT’S BECAUSE FLAMINGOS
ACTUALLY HAVE A LOCKING
MECHANISM IN THEIR LEG.
Martin says CHECK THIS OUT!
WITH THIS NECK,
I CAN HANG MY HEAD ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER.
WHOA, THINGS LOOK PRETTY
DIFFERENT FROM DOWN HERE,
AND THE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN.
Chris says OH, PUT THAT UPSIDE-DOWN
THING TO USE BRO.
THE FLAMINGOS ARE DOING THEIR
CLASSIC UPSIDE-DOWN FEEDING.
THEY SWING THEIR HEADS BACK
AND FORTH THROUGH THE WATER,
AS THEY WALK SLOWLY ALONG.
Martin says THIS FLAMINGO
BEAK IS EVEN BUILT
FOR UPSIDE DOWN FEEDING.
IT’S SMALLER ON THE TOP
AND BIGGER ON THE BOTTOM.
THE OPPOSITE OF MANY BIRD BEAKS.
EXCEPT WHEN UPSIDE DOWN, THEN
EVERYTHING’S RIGHT-SIDE UP!
YEAH, I THINK I’VE
GOT THE MOVE DOWN,
BUT UH, WHAT EXACTLY AM I AFTER?
Chris says NOT SURE.
FLAMINGOS ARE FILTER FEEDERS,
SO IT’S SOMETHING SMALL,
BUT WE NEED TO
GET A CLOSER LOOK.
DEPLOY MINIATURIZER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He jumps on the miniaturizer and says MINIATURIZE!
Martin says SURE YOU WANT
TO GO THAT MINI?
Chris says GOT TO!
TO FIND OUT WHAT’S IN HERE.
WATCH THIS DIVE BRO!
Miniaturized Chris jumps in the water and says WOO-HOO!
Martin says WHOA.
UH-OH.
I GOT A LITTLE KNOTTED UP HERE,
Chris says OH WOW, THIS WATER
IS REALLY SALTY.
THIS MINERAL-FILLED
WATER IS CALLED BRINE.
HMMM.
BLUE-GREEN ALGAE.
NOT MANY THINGS CAN LIVE
IN WATER THIS SALTY,
BUT THIS ALGAE CAN
AND BRINE SHRIMP!
HEY GUYS, YOU MUST
LOVE IT IN HERE.
YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE
THE PLACE TO YOURSELF
BECAUSE IT’S TOO
SALTY FOR MOST FISH
AND OTHER PREDATORS
TO SURVIVE IN!
AND YOU EAT THE ALGAE.
NICE LITTLE LIFE YOU GOT HERE.
OKAY, QUICK SCAN AND,
SHRIMPY CHRIS TO
AVIVA, COME IN AVIVA.
Aviva pops up on his arm screen and says AVIVA HERE,
GO SHRIMPY CHRIS.
Chris says I’M SENDING SCANS OF THE
CREATURES I’VE FOUND HERE:
ALGAE AND SHRIMP.
YOU CAN...
Aviva gasps and says LOOK OUT!
Chris screams and says FEEDING FLAMINGOS!
THEY’RE GOING AFTER THE
ALGAE AND THE BRINE SHRIMP!
UH-OH, WE’RE GETTING SUCKED IN!
WHOA!
HE GOT US INTO HIS BEAK
BY MOVING HIS TONGUE
BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY
AND CREATING A SUCTION.
WHOA, UP WE GO!
LOOK AT THAT TONGUE.
WHOA!
THE LITTLE CREATURES GET PUSHED
TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEAK
AND GET CAUGHT IN HAIR LIKE
PLATES CALLED LAMELLAE.
OH NO, HE’S ABOUT TO SWALLOW!
GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE!
SAFE.
WHEW, JUST MISSED
BEING A FLAMINGO SNACK.
ALRIGHT, I’M OUTTA HERE.
He jumps off the flamingo’s beak and says SEE YA.
DID YOU GET THAT MARTIN?
Martin says GOT ALL THAT DUDE,
BUT UH, NOW IF I COULD
ONLY GET OUT OF THIS KNOT.
Martin got his long flamingo neck in a knot.
Jimmy says I CAN HELP.
(GRUNTS)
IT’S REALLY (GRUNTS) TIGHT!
WHOA!
He unties it and falls in the water.
Martin says WHOA!
YES!
THANKS JIMMY.
Jimmy says AW, DON’T MENTION IT.
With a chick on his back, Martin says OKAY, NOW TO TRY OUT
THE OLD FILTER SYSTEM.
READY PINKSTER?
He puts the top of his head in the water and moves it back and forth.
He says BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND
FORTH, BACK AND FORTH,
BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND
FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
He bumps into another flamingo and says OOF! HEY, YOU CAN EVEN
STOMP THE GROUND
TO STIR UP MORE
SHRIMP FROM THE MUD?
LET ME GIVE IT A TRY,
LIKE THIS.
THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
(GROANS)
At Aviva’s station, Koki says TIME TO TEST THE WATER.
ADDING NOW
AND
ANALYZE.
AVIVA, LOOK AT THIS!
I FOUND SOMETHING.
Aviva says WHAT IS IT?
Koki says THAT’S THE
FORMULA FOR CAROTENOIDS,
AND THE ALGAE AND BRINE SHRIMP
HAVE SUPER HIGH LEVELS OF THIS.
Aviva says CAROTENOIDS?
SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU CROSS A CARROT
WITH AN ASTEROID.
Koki says NOT EXACTLY.
IT’S A TYPE OF PIGMENT,
SOMETHING RESPONSIBLE FOR COLOR,
AND THE FLAMINGO’S NATURAL
FOODS ARE LOADED WITH THE STUFF.
Aviva says OH!
THAT SOUNDS LIKE MORE
THAN A COINCIDENCE.
Koki says AND LOOK! IF I ISOLATE THE
CAROTENOIDS IN A SOLUTION...
Aviva gasps and says PINK!
A PINKISH PIGMENT!
WE JUST MIGHT BE
ONTO SOMETHING HERE.
Koki says HEY MARTIN, HOW’S
THE FEEDING GOING?
Martin says WELL, WORKING ON IT.
Aviva says WELL, PICK UP THE PACE.
THAT SUIT NEEDS TO
ABSORB BRINE SHRIMP.
LOTS OF THEM!
Martin says BRINE SHRIMP?
REALLY?
Aviva says YEAH, THEY JUST
MIGHT BE THE SECRET
TO THE MYSTERY OF
THE FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Martin says OKAY PINKSTER!
LET’S GET FLAMIN-GOING!
(UPBEAT CARIBBEAN MUSIC)
MM-MM, I’M A BRINE SHRIMP
COLLECTING MACHINE.
(MELLOW CARIBBEAN MUSIC)
Later at night, Koki says WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN?
KEEP GOING!
Martin says CAN I STOP NOW?
Aviva says WE NEED MORE SHRIMP.
GOTTA GET THOSE CAROTENOIDS.
The next day, Martin keeps looking for shrimp and says MORE SHRIMP.
(GROANS) MORE SHRIMP.
(GROANING) I MUST EAT SHRIMP.
MUST EAT SHRIMP. (GROANS)
At night, Jimmy eats chips and says MMM, YOU’RE DOING GOOD.
KEEP GOING MARTIN.
(CRUNCHING)
The next day, Martin says HMM, SO MANY
SHRIMP, I’M STUFFED.
Aviva says MARTIN, YOUR FACE.
IT’S PINK!
Martin says PINK?
REALLY?
IT WORKED!
MY FEATHERS ARE PINK!
Kiki and Aviva say HURRAY! WOO!
Martin says I’M PINK, YOU’RE
PINK, WE’RE ALL PINK!
PINK, PINK, PINK, PINK, PINK!
Koki and Aviva say AWESOME!
Jimmy says WOW.
THE PINK COLOR REALLY DOES COME
FROM WHAT THE FLAMINGO EATS.
Aviva says EXACTLY.
WHAT YOU EAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT JIMMY.
Martin says SO FLAMINGOS NEED TO EAT
RIGHT TO STAY HEALTHY AND PINK.
FOR THEM, THAT MEANS
BRINE SHRIMP, ALGAE,
THINGS WITH
CAROTENOIDS, OF COURSE.
Koki says AND PEOPLE NEED TO EAT
RIGHT TO STAY HEALTHY, TOO.
Jimmy says HUH, SO EASY
ON THE JUNK FOOD.
HEY, I HAVE SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO DO.
Aviva says YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
FLAMINGOS ARE PROOF.
Meanwhile in the water, Chris swims with the shrink and says OH YEAH!
WOO-HOO, LOOPY-DE-LOOP BRINE
SHRIMP STYLE. (CHUCKLES)
SO, YOU GUYS ARE THE SECRET
TO THE FLAMINGO’S PINK!
MYSTERY SOLVED.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
Aviva pops up on the screen in his arm and says I DO TOO CHRIS.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE
A CREATURE POWER SUIT
BUILT IN THEIR HONOR.
Chris says SURE DO.
LOOK AT ALL THEIR FEATHERY LEGS.
OH, THEY’RE GREAT FOR
SWIMMING THROUGH THE WATER,
AND FOR TICKLING TOO! (LAUGHS)
OKAY, OKAY, I GIVE, I GIVE.
OOF.
AND THEY HAVE EYES ON STALKS,
KIND OF LIKE LOBSTERS.
SOME PEOPLE CALL THESE
GUYS SEA MONKEYS,
BUT THEY DON’T LOOK
LIKE MONKEYS AT ALL!
Aviva says (LAUGHS) NO
THEY DON’T, AT ALL.
OKAY, I’M GRABBING
SOME DESIGN TABLETS.
DON’T MOVE.
Chris says NOT GOING
ANYWHERE, AVIVA.
I’M HANGING WITH THESE
GUYS FOR A WHILE.
A BRINE SHRIMP HOLIDAY!
Suddenly, a suctioning machine sucks Chris along with the shrimp.
Chris says HUH?
WHOA!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
At the Tortuga, Aviva says ALRIGHT,
SO LET’S GET STARTED ON
THIS BRINE SHRIMP SUIT.
CHRIS?...CHRIS?
OH WELL, AT LEAST YOU
GUYS STUCK AROUND.
Chris screams and HANG ON GUYS!
I THINK WE GOT SUCKED
INTO SOME KIND OF TUBE!
(SCREAMS) BUT WHERE
DOES IT LEAD TO?
Gourmand chuckles and says YES, YES,
THE PERFECT BRINY BROTH.
Chris says OH NO!
GOURMAND!
WHAT IS HE UP TOO?
Gourmand has two giant filters installed in the marsh.
Gourmand says I WANT WHATEVER
TASTY MORSELS AND MINERALS
ARE IN THIS WATER.
LET THE FILTERS RUN DAY
AND NIGHT. (CHUCKING)
Chris says WHAT?
NO!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Martin screams and says MAYDAY!
MAYDAY!
HELP!
MAYDAY!
Aviva says WHAT? WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Martin says THE FLAMINGOS!
Aviva says WHAT ABOUT THE FLAMINGOS?
Martin says THEY’RE WHITE!
THEY’VE LOST THEIR PINK!
ME TOO! (CRIES)
Aviva says WHAT IS GOING ON?
Koki says WHY ARE THEY ALL WHITE?
Martin says OH, OH, NOT AGAIN,
Koki says NOW IT’S THE MYSTERY
OF THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF THE FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Gourmand sings a song that says THROUGH THE FILTER
SYSTEMS AND INTO THE JAR
MY BRINY BROTH CONCENTRATE,
HOW DELICIOUS YOU ARE
EASY TO USE, JUST
ADD WATER AND THEN,
ADD IT TO ANY MEAL,
THEN DO IT AGAIN
(CHUCKLING)
Chris gasps and says OH-OH.
CAN’T HANG ON
ANY
LONGER.
(SCREAMS)
Chris gets jarred with the shrimp.
Gourmand says FULL OF TASTY MORSELS.
Chris says MORSELS?
FOR YOU? NO WAY.
FOR FLAMINGOS
MAYBE, BUT NOT YOU.
FLAMINGOS NEED THEIR NATURAL
FOOD, THEIR NOURISHMENT.
YOU GUYS ARE PART
OF THE NATURAL ORDER
AND NEED TO BE LIVING
FREE AND IN THE WILD.
SHRIMPY CHRIS TO TORTUGA!
COME IN TORTUGA!
IT’S CHRIS HERE.
Martin says OH HEY BRO!
Aviva says DONE WITH YOUR
BRINE SHRIMP HOLIDAY?
Chris says WE’VE GOT TROUBLE
WITH GOURMAND.
AND THE GOURMAND TROUBLE IS
HE’S TAKING ALL THE SHRIMP!
Martin says WE’VE GOT TROUBLE
WITH THE FLAMINGOS TOO.
THEY’RE WHITE!
Aviva says UGH!
DOUBLE WHAMMY?
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I’M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK WE’RE ALL
THINKING THE SAME THING.
Chris says THE FLAMINGOS
AREN’T GETTING
THE NOURISHMENT THEY NEED
BECAUSE GOURMAND IS
TAKING ALL THE SHRIMP.
Martin says WITHOUT THE SHRIMP,
WE LOSE OUR PINK!
Aviva says WE NEED A PLAN
Chris says LET’S ALL HUDDLE.
Gourmand loads his flying restaurant with all the jarred shrimp and says THERE, LOADED AND
READY TO GO. (CHUCKLING)
Chris says OH NO, HE’S
GOING TO TAKE OFF!
WHERE ARE THEY?
Martin says NOT SO FAST, GOURMAND.
Gourmand says YOU!
Martin says YEAH, ME
AND MY FLAMIN-GUYS.
YOU CAN’T TAKE ALL
THE BRINE SHRIMP.
Gourmand says BRINE SHRIMP?
IS THAT WHAT’S IN THE WATER?
Martin says AMONG OTHER THINGS.
YOU CAN’T TAKE THEM.
THE FLAMINGOS NEED
THOSE BRINE SHRIMP, TOO.
Gourmand says FLAMINGOS.
THOSE AREN’T FLAMINGOS.
THEY’RE NOT EVEN PINK.
Martin says EXACTLY.
BECAUSE YOU TOOK AWAY THE FOOD
THAT MAKES THE FLAMINGOS PINK.
Gourmand laughs and says FOOD THAT
MAKES THEM PINK!
THAT’S A GOOD ONE!
RIDICULOUS!
(LAUGHING)
WHAT’S THAT?
LOOK! THERE’S A PINK GORILLA!
Martin says WHAT, WHERE?
WAIT, I DON’T SEE IT.
Gourmand laughs and says I THINK HE ATE YOUR SHRIMP!
Gourmand takes off in his restaurant.
Martin says HE OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T
KNOW ABOUT CAROTENOIDS.
AFTER HIM, GUYS!
EVEN WITH THE LONG
LEGS AND NECK,
FLAMINGOS ARE AWESOME FLIERS.
COME ON LET’S KEEP
UP WITH HIM GUYS.
Gourmand says HUH?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Gourmand says SO, THEY THINK
THEY CAN CATCH ME.
I CAN OUTFLY THOSE SKINNY BIRDS!
At the Tortuga, Koki says BETTER HURRY WITH
OUR PLAN, AVIVA.
GOURMAND’S TRYING
TO MAKE A GETAWAY.
Aviva says I’M DONE.
PRINTING DISC NOW.
BRINE SHRIMP DISC READY
FOR TELEPORTATION.
JIMMY CATCH.
Aviva throws the disc to the teleporter.
Jimmy says ENERGIZE
AND ZAP IT!
Chris gets the disc and says YES!
INSERT BRINE SHRIMP POWER DISC.
TOUCH BRINE SHRIMP,
HEY THAT’S EASY,
AND ACTIVATE BRINE SHRIMP POWER!
Chris morphs into a brine shrimp and breaks free of the jar.
(UPBEAT SUPERHERO MUSIC)
Chris says OH HO.
SHRIMPY CHRIS ISN’T
SO SHRIMPY ANYMORE!
Gourmand says HUH?
AUTOPILOT ON.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
WHAT ARE YOU?
Chris says A BRINE SHRIMP!
THE ONES CAPTURED IN YOUR
BRINY BROTH CONCENTRATE.
Gourmand says HUH.
WELL NO ONE SAID THEY HAD
TO LOOK GOOD TO TASTE GOOD.
NOW GET OFF MY PLANE,
YOU LITTLE SHRIMP!
Chris says GLAD TO, BUT I’M
TAKING MY FRIENDS.
He starts throwing all the jars off the restaurant.
Gourmand says OH NO YOU DON’T!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Martin says INCOMING, GET
READY TO CATCH GUYS.
Martin and the flamingoes start catching the jars.
Martin says GOT IT CHRIS!
USE YOUR NECKS!
YEAH, WOO-HOO!
WAY TO FLAMINGO!
KEEP THEM COMING BROTHER!
Chris says ON THEIR WAY BRO.
Gourmand catches Chris and says GOTCHA!
Chris says NOT FOR LONG.
BRINE SHRIMP LEGS TICKLE!
Gourmand starts laughing.
Chris says HEADS UP!
He tickles Gourmand as he keeps throwing the jars.
Martin says YEAH, NICE ONE, GANG!
Gourmand groans and says WHOOPS.
(LAUGHS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Gourmand laughs.
Chris says LAST ONES!
(GROANING)
Gourmand holds him with his tickling legs up and says NOTHING
TO TICKLE WITH NOW!
Chris says UH-OH.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
A BRINE SHRIMP.
FEATHER ARM TICKLE POWER,
ALL TICKLERS ENGAGED.
Gourmand laughs and says OKAY, I GIVE, I GIVE!
Chris says I TOLD YOU,
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE BEST
TICKLE ARMS ON THE PLANET.
Gourmand says HUH?
Chris says SEE YA, GOURMAND.
He jumps off the restaurant and says WOO-HOO!
Gourmand says I’LL GET YOU NEXT
TIME WILD KRATT CROUTON!
Martin catches Chris’ fall.
Chris says THANKS MARTIN.
Martin says NO PROBLEM CHRIS.
BACK TO THE SALT MARSH!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(FLAMINGOS CROWING)
Chris says WELL THAT’S A CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
ALL THE BRINE SHRIMP ARE SAFELY
BACK HOME IN THE SALT MARSH.
Martin says AND THE FLAMINGOS HAVE
THEIR HEALTHY FOOD SOURCE BACK.
WE’RE PINK AGAIN!
Koki says PINKSTER AND ALL THE
CHICKS HAVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD
TO GROW UP HEALTHY,
STRONG, AND PINK.
Jimmy says AND I DITCHED THE CHIPS
FOR A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOODS
THAT ARE HEALTHY
FOR A HUMAN BODY.
GOTTA GIVE MY BODY
WHAT IT NEEDS.
THAT’S GREAT, JIMMY.
Aviva says HEY, I JUST MADE
A FEW FUN ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE PROGRAMMING
OF MARTIN’S SUIT.
TRY SOME MARTIN.
Martin says OH OKAY.
HOW ‘BOUT GRAPES?
Martin eats the grapes, turns purple and says WOW!
Jimmy says COOL!
Martin says CHECK THIS OUT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He eats a green apple, turn green and says LIKE THAT ONE BRO?
Jimmy says SURE DO!
THAT’S THE BEST ONE YET.
(LAUGHING)
Aviva says WELL, IT’S JUST
A FUN WAY TO SHOW
WHAT THE FLAMINGOS TAUGHT US.
They all say YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
Martin says WHERE ARE
THE BLUEBERRIES.
(LAUGHING)
Now the show turns back to real life.
In the park with the flamingoes, Chris says SO, FLAMINGOS GET
THAT AMAZING PINK COLOR
FROM THE FOOD THEY EAT.
Martin says AND THAT SPECIAL BEAK
GIVES THEM THE AMAZING CREATURE
POWER OF FILTER FEEDING.
SO, FLAMINGOS CAN COLLECT
TINY SHRIMP AND
ALGAE FROM THE WATER.
Chris says OH, I LOVE THIS AWESOME
HOOKED BEAK OF THE FLAMINGO,
AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME
TO GET A CLOSE LOOK
AT THOSE LAMELLAE.
THOSE LITTLE PLATE-LIKE
FILTERS THAT YOU CAN SEE
RIGHT ON THE EDGES OF THE BEAK.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS THE FILTER FEEDING
ACTION OF THE FLAMINGO.
THEY MOVE THEIR
HEAD SIDE TO SIDE
AS THEY MOVE THEIR TONGUE
RAPIDLY, RAPIDLY IN THEIR BEAK.
YOU CAN SEE IF YOU
LOOK AT HIS CHIN
THAT TONGUE ACTION MOVING,
AND THAT PULLS WATER IN
AND OUT THROUGH THE FILTERS
COLLECTING THE LITTLE BRINE
SHRIMP, THE LITTLE ALGAE,
ALL THE LITTLE
CREATURES IN THE WATER.
One of the flamingoes start pecking on Martin’s head.
Martin says THERE ARE NO TINY
SHRIMP OR ALGAE IN MY HAIR.
I PROMISE YOU. (LAUGHING)
Chris says THEY’RE SO SMALL
YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THEM.
BUT TINY CREATURES IN THE WATER
LIKE BRINE SHRIMP AND
ALGAE ARE THE REASON
FOR THE FLAMINGO’S PINK COLOR.
THAT’S BECAUSE BRINE SHRIMP AND
ALGAE HAVE A SPECIAL PIGMENT
CALLED CAROTENOIDS,
AND WHEN FLAMINGOS EAT
A LOT OF CAROTENOIDS,
THEIR FEATHERS TURN PINK.
WITHOUT THE CAROTENOIDS,
A FLAMINGO’S FEATHERS
WOULD BE WHITE.
THE ADULTS THAT IS.
Martin says THESE ARE LESSER
FLAMINGO CHICKS,
ABOUT FIVE WEEKS
OLD AND VERY CUTE,
KIND OF FUNNY
LOOKING, AND NO PINK.
Chris says YEAH, AS THEY GROW UP,
THEIR PINK COLOR WILL
COME IN MORE AND MORE
WITH EACH NEW SET OF FEATHERS
UNTIL THEIR PERFECTLY
PINK AS ADULTS.
Martin says NOW THEY ARE GETTING
SOME OF THE CAROTENOIDS
FROM THE CROP MILK THAT THEIR
PARENTS ARE FEEDING THEM,
BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR
THE FLAMINGOS TO TURN PINK.
Chris says YEAH,
THEY ARE GROWING FAST.
COME ON GUYS LET’S GO.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
THIS WAY.
Martin says LET’S GO FOR A WALK.
Chris says KEEP ON CREATURE
ADVENTURING.
Martin says WE’LL SEE YOU
ON THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Chris says THAT’S RIGHT, COME ON.
COME ON BUDDY CATCH UP.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Copyright 2019, WK 6 Productions Inc.
Then, a globe spins and Southern Asia appears highlighted. A clip shows images of a salty marsh.
The Kratt brothers appear. Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Martin says IN THE EQUATORIAL
REGIONS OF THE AMERICAS.
Chris says ON ISLANDS IN
THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
Martin says THE SALTY
MARSHES ARE HOME
TO A BEAUTIFUL AND BIZARRE BIRD.
Chris says THE CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO.
Martin says HEY, IT’S US
THE KRATT BROTHERS.
I’M MARTIN.
Chris says I’M CHRIS.
AND WE’RE GOING TO GET A
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL LOOK
AT THE AMAZING
CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO.
Martin says BY HEADING TO A
CONSERVATION SANCTUARY
THAT SPECIALIZES IN WATER BIRDS:
SYLVAN HEIGHTS BIRD
PARK IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Martin says THIS IS THE
UNMISTAKABLY PINK FLAMINGO.
Chris says FLAMINGO’S LOVE
TO STICK TOGETHER.
THEY’RE VERY SOCIAL BIRDS THAT
LIVE IN FLOCKS OR COLONIES.
THE COLONIES CAN GET MASSIVE
WITH THOUSANDS OF
FLAMINGOS LIVING TOGETHER.
Martin says FLAMINGOS ARE
NEVER FAR FROM WATER.
THAT’S BECAUSE THEY’RE
WADING BIRDS WHO FEED
ON SMALL PLANTS AND
ANIMALS IN THE WATER.
FLAMINGOS HAVE
SPECIALIZED FEATURES
THAT FIT THEIR WATER
LOVING LIFESTYLE.
Chris says THE LEGS OF THE FLAMINGO
ARE PERFECT FOR WADING.
THEY’RE STILT-LIKE AND
SUPER THIN, AND LONG ENOUGH
SO THEY CAN WALK AROUND
IN PRETTY DEEP WATER.
AND I LOVE THE NECK
OF THE FLAMINGO.
IT’S SUPER LONG TOO,
SO THEY CAN REACH ALL THE
WAY DOWN TO THEIR TOES.
Martin says SO HOW DO FLAMINGOS
GET THEIR FOOD?
WELL THAT’S THE JOB
OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE
FLAMINGO FEATURES OF ALL:
THAT AWESOME ONE-OF-A-KIND BEAK.
Chris says FLAMINGOS HAVE
SUCH COOL FEATURES,
BUT THE BIG QUESTION IS
WHY ARE FLAMINGOS PINK?
WHERE DOES THAT AMAZING
COLOR COME FROM?
Martin says IMAGINE IF WE HAD THE
CREATURE POWERS OF THE FLAMINGO
TO FIND OUT.
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 “Mystery of the flamingo’s pink.”
In the Tortuga, Aviva takes a nap on a hammock.
Koki says AVIVA, WAKE UP!
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS!
Aviva falls to the floor and says QUE PASA?
Koki takes her outside to see the pink sky and says CAN YOU BELIEVE
THAT PINK COLOR?
IT’S GORGEOUS RIGHT?
Aviva says IT’S AMAZING!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PINK!
Koki says AVIVA, YOU’RE NOT
EVEN LOOKING AT IT.
THE SUNRISE IS THAT WAY.
Aviva says YEAH, BUT THE
FLAMINGOS ARE THAT WAY!
(GASPS)
They both look at a marsh full of flamingoes and say WOW!
(MAJESTIC MUSIC)
Chris says HERE THEY ARE JIMMY.
THIS SALT MARSH IS THE HOME
OF THE CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO,
ONE OF SIX DIFFERENT
FLAMINGOS IN THE WORLD.
CHECK OUT THAT COOL HOOKED BEAK,
THE LONG S-SHAPED NECK,
THE BRILLIANT PINK FEATHERS,
AND THE LEGS THAT-
Jimmy says WHAT!
THERE’S ONLY ONE LEG?
IT’S A ONE-LEGGED FLAMINGO!
Chris says JIMMY IT’S OKAY.
HE HAS TWO LEGS.
SEE?
FLAMINGOS LIKE TO
STAND ON ONE LEG.
IT’S EFFICIENT BECAUSE
IT USES LESS ENERGY,
AND THEY EVEN SLEEP
STANDING ON ONE LEG.
Martin says WOO-HOO, CHECK IT OUT.
I CALL IT THE FLAMINGO POSE.
THIS TAKES YEARS
TO PERFECT AND...
He falls heads down in the water and says WHOA, OOF.
(LAUGHS)
Chris says AND YOU NEED
MORE PRACTICE!
Martin says YEAH. THIS
WATER IS SALTY.
EW.
Chris says HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?
OH, TO HER NEST.
THEY MAKE THEM OUT OF
MUD WITH A FEW STONES,
SOME STRAW, AND FEATHERS.
AND LOOK, ONE SUPER CUTE CHICK.
HELLO, LITTLE BUDDY.
Jimmy says BUT HE’S WHITE.
ISN’T HE SUPPOSED TO BE PINK?
AND HIS BEAK IS STRAIGHT.
YOU SURE HE’S A FLAMINGO?
Chris says POSITIVE.
THOSE FEATURES WILL
COME AS HE GROWS UP.
Martin says I’M GOING
TO NAME YOU, PINKSTER.
YOU’LL GROW INTO THE NAME.
BOTH THE MOM AND DAD WORK
TOGETHER TO RAISE THEIR CHICK,
TAKING CARE OF THE EGG,
PROTECTING THE CHICK,
AND FEEDING HIM.
(CRUNCHING)
Jimmy eats a bag of chips.
Chris says REALLY?
Jimmy says WHAT? I’M HUNGRY.
Chris says WELL, TOO MANY CHIPS
AREN’T GOOD FOR YOU.
TRY AN APPLE OR SOMETHING.
(CRUNCH)
Jimmy says NO THANKS. CHIPS FOR ME.
Martin says I KNOW.
HE’S A LOUD MUNCHER.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Back at the Tortuga, Koki says OKAY, AVIVA, FEATHER
LOADED IN DNA ANALYZER.
Aviva says PERFECT.
THAT’LL GIVE ME ALL THE
GENETIC CODING I NEED
TO START A FLAMINGO
CREATURE POWER SUIT.
Koki says MAKE SURE YOU PUT PLENTY
OF PINK IN THOSE SUITS.
FORGET THE BLUE AND
GREEN THIS TIME.
Aviva says FOR SURE.
YOU CAN’T HAVE A FLAMINGO
CREATURE POWER SUIT
WITHOUT THE PINK.
They both say PINK!
(MELLOW MUSIC)
Meanwhile in his mobile restaurant in the marsh, Gourmand says AH YES, I DO BELIEVE I
HAVE FOUND THE PERFECT SOURCE
FOR A FANTASTIC NEW SEASONING.
THE SECRET NEW INGREDIENT IS
IN THIS SALTY, BRINY WATER.
I’LL JUST RUN SOME THROUGH
MY PURIFICATION FILTER,
ADD TO STIR-FRY.
MMM.
PERFECTION!
I DON’T KNOW WHAT KINDS OF
SALTY GOODIES ARE IN THIS WATER,
BUT I KNOW I’M GOING
TO BOTTLE THE STUFF
AND MAKE A LOT OF MOOLAH.
OLD ZACHY WILL BE
JEALOUS. (LAUGHS)
Martin says WHOA PINKSTER!
YOU STAND ON ONE
LEG BETTER THAN ME!
HAH, AND YOU’RE ONLY A WEEK OLD.
OOH, HERE’S YOUR MOM.
Chris says MARTIN, CHECK IT OUT.
IT’S FEEDING TIME!
Martin says YEAH, SHE MAKES A
MILKY LIQUID IN HER ESOPHAGUS
AND FEEDS IT TO HER CHICK.
WHOA.
THAT’S SO COOL!
Aviva and Koki walk across the flamingoes in the marsh.
Aviva says EXCUSE ME.
PARDON ME!
COMING THROUGH.
Koki says EXCUSE US.
AH EXCUSE US.
SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
DON’T MEAN TO
RUFFLE ANY FEATHERS.
They both say GUYS, WE DID IT!
Aviva says FLAMINGO CREATURE POWER
DISC READY FOR ACTION.
Chris says YES!
Martin says ALL RIGHT!
Chris says IS IT GOING TO BE PINK?
Aviva says OF COURSE.
Martin says WOO-HOO!
Chris says YES.
They both say ME FIRST!
Chris says IT’S MINE!
Martin says NO, NO, IT’S MINE!
Martin says GOT IT!
Chris says AWW, OKAY, YOU FIRST.
Martin says THANKS BRO.
He puts the disc on his suit’s chest and says INSERT FLAMINGO POWER DISC,
TOUCH FLAMINGO,
AND ACTIVATE FLAMINGO POWER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He morphs into a white flamingo.
Martin says FLAMINGO POWER!
OH HO, I FEEL SO
WHITE!
A WHITE FLAMINGO?
WHO EVER HEARD OF
A WHITE FLAMINGO?
THIS IS A HORRIBLE CREATURE
POWER SUIT MALFUNCTION.
Aviva says WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE PINK?
Chris says WE’VE GOT A CREATURE
MYSTERY HERE, TEAM.
THE MYSTERY OF THE
FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Martin talks to the flamingoes and says HEY FLAMIN-GUYS,
MIND IF I JOIN YA?
OH, COME ON GUYS.
OH OKAY, SO I’M NOT PINK, BUT
EVERYTHING ELSE IS FLAMINGO-Y.
I’VE GOT THE NECK AND THE LEGS.
OOH AND CHECK THIS OUT.
STANDING ON ONE LEG
HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!
Aviva says THAT’S BECAUSE FLAMINGOS
ACTUALLY HAVE A LOCKING
MECHANISM IN THEIR LEG.
Martin says CHECK THIS OUT!
WITH THIS NECK,
I CAN HANG MY HEAD ALL
THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER.
WHOA, THINGS LOOK PRETTY
DIFFERENT FROM DOWN HERE,
AND THE WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN.
Chris says OH, PUT THAT UPSIDE-DOWN
THING TO USE BRO.
THE FLAMINGOS ARE DOING THEIR
CLASSIC UPSIDE-DOWN FEEDING.
THEY SWING THEIR HEADS BACK
AND FORTH THROUGH THE WATER,
AS THEY WALK SLOWLY ALONG.
Martin says THIS FLAMINGO
BEAK IS EVEN BUILT
FOR UPSIDE DOWN FEEDING.
IT’S SMALLER ON THE TOP
AND BIGGER ON THE BOTTOM.
THE OPPOSITE OF MANY BIRD BEAKS.
EXCEPT WHEN UPSIDE DOWN, THEN
EVERYTHING’S RIGHT-SIDE UP!
YEAH, I THINK I’VE
GOT THE MOVE DOWN,
BUT UH, WHAT EXACTLY AM I AFTER?
Chris says NOT SURE.
FLAMINGOS ARE FILTER FEEDERS,
SO IT’S SOMETHING SMALL,
BUT WE NEED TO
GET A CLOSER LOOK.
DEPLOY MINIATURIZER!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He jumps on the miniaturizer and says MINIATURIZE!
Martin says SURE YOU WANT
TO GO THAT MINI?
Chris says GOT TO!
TO FIND OUT WHAT’S IN HERE.
WATCH THIS DIVE BRO!
Miniaturized Chris jumps in the water and says WOO-HOO!
Martin says WHOA.
UH-OH.
I GOT A LITTLE KNOTTED UP HERE,
Chris says OH WOW, THIS WATER
IS REALLY SALTY.
THIS MINERAL-FILLED
WATER IS CALLED BRINE.
HMMM.
BLUE-GREEN ALGAE.
NOT MANY THINGS CAN LIVE
IN WATER THIS SALTY,
BUT THIS ALGAE CAN
AND BRINE SHRIMP!
HEY GUYS, YOU MUST
LOVE IT IN HERE.
YOU PRETTY MUCH HAVE
THE PLACE TO YOURSELF
BECAUSE IT’S TOO
SALTY FOR MOST FISH
AND OTHER PREDATORS
TO SURVIVE IN!
AND YOU EAT THE ALGAE.
NICE LITTLE LIFE YOU GOT HERE.
OKAY, QUICK SCAN AND,
SHRIMPY CHRIS TO
AVIVA, COME IN AVIVA.
Aviva pops up on his arm screen and says AVIVA HERE,
GO SHRIMPY CHRIS.
Chris says I’M SENDING SCANS OF THE
CREATURES I’VE FOUND HERE:
ALGAE AND SHRIMP.
YOU CAN...
Aviva gasps and says LOOK OUT!
Chris screams and says FEEDING FLAMINGOS!
THEY’RE GOING AFTER THE
ALGAE AND THE BRINE SHRIMP!
UH-OH, WE’RE GETTING SUCKED IN!
WHOA!
HE GOT US INTO HIS BEAK
BY MOVING HIS TONGUE
BACK AND FORTH QUICKLY
AND CREATING A SUCTION.
WHOA, UP WE GO!
LOOK AT THAT TONGUE.
WHOA!
THE LITTLE CREATURES GET PUSHED
TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEAK
AND GET CAUGHT IN HAIR LIKE
PLATES CALLED LAMELLAE.
OH NO, HE’S ABOUT TO SWALLOW!
GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE!
SAFE.
WHEW, JUST MISSED
BEING A FLAMINGO SNACK.
ALRIGHT, I’M OUTTA HERE.
He jumps off the flamingo’s beak and says SEE YA.
DID YOU GET THAT MARTIN?
Martin says GOT ALL THAT DUDE,
BUT UH, NOW IF I COULD
ONLY GET OUT OF THIS KNOT.
Martin got his long flamingo neck in a knot.
Jimmy says I CAN HELP.
(GRUNTS)
IT’S REALLY (GRUNTS) TIGHT!
WHOA!
He unties it and falls in the water.
Martin says WHOA!
YES!
THANKS JIMMY.
Jimmy says AW, DON’T MENTION IT.
With a chick on his back, Martin says OKAY, NOW TO TRY OUT
THE OLD FILTER SYSTEM.
READY PINKSTER?
He puts the top of his head in the water and moves it back and forth.
He says BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND
FORTH, BACK AND FORTH,
BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND
FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
He bumps into another flamingo and says OOF! HEY, YOU CAN EVEN
STOMP THE GROUND
TO STIR UP MORE
SHRIMP FROM THE MUD?
LET ME GIVE IT A TRY,
LIKE THIS.
THIS IS NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
(GROANS)
At Aviva’s station, Koki says TIME TO TEST THE WATER.
ADDING NOW
AND
ANALYZE.
AVIVA, LOOK AT THIS!
I FOUND SOMETHING.
Aviva says WHAT IS IT?
Koki says THAT’S THE
FORMULA FOR CAROTENOIDS,
AND THE ALGAE AND BRINE SHRIMP
HAVE SUPER HIGH LEVELS OF THIS.
Aviva says CAROTENOIDS?
SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU GET
WHEN YOU CROSS A CARROT
WITH AN ASTEROID.
Koki says NOT EXACTLY.
IT’S A TYPE OF PIGMENT,
SOMETHING RESPONSIBLE FOR COLOR,
AND THE FLAMINGO’S NATURAL
FOODS ARE LOADED WITH THE STUFF.
Aviva says OH!
THAT SOUNDS LIKE MORE
THAN A COINCIDENCE.
Koki says AND LOOK! IF I ISOLATE THE
CAROTENOIDS IN A SOLUTION...
Aviva gasps and says PINK!
A PINKISH PIGMENT!
WE JUST MIGHT BE
ONTO SOMETHING HERE.
Koki says HEY MARTIN, HOW’S
THE FEEDING GOING?
Martin says WELL, WORKING ON IT.
Aviva says WELL, PICK UP THE PACE.
THAT SUIT NEEDS TO
ABSORB BRINE SHRIMP.
LOTS OF THEM!
Martin says BRINE SHRIMP?
REALLY?
Aviva says YEAH, THEY JUST
MIGHT BE THE SECRET
TO THE MYSTERY OF
THE FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Martin says OKAY PINKSTER!
LET’S GET FLAMIN-GOING!
(UPBEAT CARIBBEAN MUSIC)
MM-MM, I’M A BRINE SHRIMP
COLLECTING MACHINE.
(MELLOW CARIBBEAN MUSIC)
Later at night, Koki says WHY ARE YOU SLOWING DOWN?
KEEP GOING!
Martin says CAN I STOP NOW?
Aviva says WE NEED MORE SHRIMP.
GOTTA GET THOSE CAROTENOIDS.
The next day, Martin keeps looking for shrimp and says MORE SHRIMP.
(GROANS) MORE SHRIMP.
(GROANING) I MUST EAT SHRIMP.
MUST EAT SHRIMP. (GROANS)
At night, Jimmy eats chips and says MMM, YOU’RE DOING GOOD.
KEEP GOING MARTIN.
(CRUNCHING)
The next day, Martin says HMM, SO MANY
SHRIMP, I’M STUFFED.
Aviva says MARTIN, YOUR FACE.
IT’S PINK!
Martin says PINK?
REALLY?
IT WORKED!
MY FEATHERS ARE PINK!
Kiki and Aviva say HURRAY! WOO!
Martin says I’M PINK, YOU’RE
PINK, WE’RE ALL PINK!
PINK, PINK, PINK, PINK, PINK!
Koki and Aviva say AWESOME!
Jimmy says WOW.
THE PINK COLOR REALLY DOES COME
FROM WHAT THE FLAMINGO EATS.
Aviva says EXACTLY.
WHAT YOU EAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT JIMMY.
Martin says SO FLAMINGOS NEED TO EAT
RIGHT TO STAY HEALTHY AND PINK.
FOR THEM, THAT MEANS
BRINE SHRIMP, ALGAE,
THINGS WITH
CAROTENOIDS, OF COURSE.
Koki says AND PEOPLE NEED TO EAT
RIGHT TO STAY HEALTHY, TOO.
Jimmy says HUH, SO EASY
ON THE JUNK FOOD.
HEY, I HAVE SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO DO.
Aviva says YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.
FLAMINGOS ARE PROOF.
Meanwhile in the water, Chris swims with the shrink and says OH YEAH!
WOO-HOO, LOOPY-DE-LOOP BRINE
SHRIMP STYLE. (CHUCKLES)
SO, YOU GUYS ARE THE SECRET
TO THE FLAMINGO’S PINK!
MYSTERY SOLVED.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
Aviva pops up on the screen in his arm and says I DO TOO CHRIS.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE
A CREATURE POWER SUIT
BUILT IN THEIR HONOR.
Chris says SURE DO.
LOOK AT ALL THEIR FEATHERY LEGS.
OH, THEY’RE GREAT FOR
SWIMMING THROUGH THE WATER,
AND FOR TICKLING TOO! (LAUGHS)
OKAY, OKAY, I GIVE, I GIVE.
OOF.
AND THEY HAVE EYES ON STALKS,
KIND OF LIKE LOBSTERS.
SOME PEOPLE CALL THESE
GUYS SEA MONKEYS,
BUT THEY DON’T LOOK
LIKE MONKEYS AT ALL!
Aviva says (LAUGHS) NO
THEY DON’T, AT ALL.
OKAY, I’M GRABBING
SOME DESIGN TABLETS.
DON’T MOVE.
Chris says NOT GOING
ANYWHERE, AVIVA.
I’M HANGING WITH THESE
GUYS FOR A WHILE.
A BRINE SHRIMP HOLIDAY!
Suddenly, a suctioning machine sucks Chris along with the shrimp.
Chris says HUH?
WHOA!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
At the Tortuga, Aviva says ALRIGHT,
SO LET’S GET STARTED ON
THIS BRINE SHRIMP SUIT.
CHRIS?...CHRIS?
OH WELL, AT LEAST YOU
GUYS STUCK AROUND.
Chris screams and HANG ON GUYS!
I THINK WE GOT SUCKED
INTO SOME KIND OF TUBE!
(SCREAMS) BUT WHERE
DOES IT LEAD TO?
Gourmand chuckles and says YES, YES,
THE PERFECT BRINY BROTH.
Chris says OH NO!
GOURMAND!
WHAT IS HE UP TOO?
Gourmand has two giant filters installed in the marsh.
Gourmand says I WANT WHATEVER
TASTY MORSELS AND MINERALS
ARE IN THIS WATER.
LET THE FILTERS RUN DAY
AND NIGHT. (CHUCKING)
Chris says WHAT?
NO!
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Martin screams and says MAYDAY!
MAYDAY!
HELP!
MAYDAY!
Aviva says WHAT? WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Martin says THE FLAMINGOS!
Aviva says WHAT ABOUT THE FLAMINGOS?
Martin says THEY’RE WHITE!
THEY’VE LOST THEIR PINK!
ME TOO! (CRIES)
Aviva says WHAT IS GOING ON?
Koki says WHY ARE THEY ALL WHITE?
Martin says OH, OH, NOT AGAIN,
Koki says NOW IT’S THE MYSTERY
OF THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF THE FLAMINGO’S PINK.
Gourmand sings a song that says THROUGH THE FILTER
SYSTEMS AND INTO THE JAR
MY BRINY BROTH CONCENTRATE,
HOW DELICIOUS YOU ARE
EASY TO USE, JUST
ADD WATER AND THEN,
ADD IT TO ANY MEAL,
THEN DO IT AGAIN
(CHUCKLING)
Chris gasps and says OH-OH.
CAN’T HANG ON
ANY
LONGER.
(SCREAMS)
Chris gets jarred with the shrimp.
Gourmand says FULL OF TASTY MORSELS.
Chris says MORSELS?
FOR YOU? NO WAY.
FOR FLAMINGOS
MAYBE, BUT NOT YOU.
FLAMINGOS NEED THEIR NATURAL
FOOD, THEIR NOURISHMENT.
YOU GUYS ARE PART
OF THE NATURAL ORDER
AND NEED TO BE LIVING
FREE AND IN THE WILD.
SHRIMPY CHRIS TO TORTUGA!
COME IN TORTUGA!
IT’S CHRIS HERE.
Martin says OH HEY BRO!
Aviva says DONE WITH YOUR
BRINE SHRIMP HOLIDAY?
Chris says WE’VE GOT TROUBLE
WITH GOURMAND.
AND THE GOURMAND TROUBLE IS
HE’S TAKING ALL THE SHRIMP!
Martin says WE’VE GOT TROUBLE
WITH THE FLAMINGOS TOO.
THEY’RE WHITE!
Aviva says UGH!
DOUBLE WHAMMY?
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I’M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK WE’RE ALL
THINKING THE SAME THING.
Chris says THE FLAMINGOS
AREN’T GETTING
THE NOURISHMENT THEY NEED
BECAUSE GOURMAND IS
TAKING ALL THE SHRIMP.
Martin says WITHOUT THE SHRIMP,
WE LOSE OUR PINK!
Aviva says WE NEED A PLAN
Chris says LET’S ALL HUDDLE.
Gourmand loads his flying restaurant with all the jarred shrimp and says THERE, LOADED AND
READY TO GO. (CHUCKLING)
Chris says OH NO, HE’S
GOING TO TAKE OFF!
WHERE ARE THEY?
Martin says NOT SO FAST, GOURMAND.
Gourmand says YOU!
Martin says YEAH, ME
AND MY FLAMIN-GUYS.
YOU CAN’T TAKE ALL
THE BRINE SHRIMP.
Gourmand says BRINE SHRIMP?
IS THAT WHAT’S IN THE WATER?
Martin says AMONG OTHER THINGS.
YOU CAN’T TAKE THEM.
THE FLAMINGOS NEED
THOSE BRINE SHRIMP, TOO.
Gourmand says FLAMINGOS.
THOSE AREN’T FLAMINGOS.
THEY’RE NOT EVEN PINK.
Martin says EXACTLY.
BECAUSE YOU TOOK AWAY THE FOOD
THAT MAKES THE FLAMINGOS PINK.
Gourmand laughs and says FOOD THAT
MAKES THEM PINK!
THAT’S A GOOD ONE!
RIDICULOUS!
(LAUGHING)
WHAT’S THAT?
LOOK! THERE’S A PINK GORILLA!
Martin says WHAT, WHERE?
WAIT, I DON’T SEE IT.
Gourmand laughs and says I THINK HE ATE YOUR SHRIMP!
Gourmand takes off in his restaurant.
Martin says HE OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T
KNOW ABOUT CAROTENOIDS.
AFTER HIM, GUYS!
EVEN WITH THE LONG
LEGS AND NECK,
FLAMINGOS ARE AWESOME FLIERS.
COME ON LET’S KEEP
UP WITH HIM GUYS.
Gourmand says HUH?
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Gourmand says SO, THEY THINK
THEY CAN CATCH ME.
I CAN OUTFLY THOSE SKINNY BIRDS!
At the Tortuga, Koki says BETTER HURRY WITH
OUR PLAN, AVIVA.
GOURMAND’S TRYING
TO MAKE A GETAWAY.
Aviva says I’M DONE.
PRINTING DISC NOW.
BRINE SHRIMP DISC READY
FOR TELEPORTATION.
JIMMY CATCH.
Aviva throws the disc to the teleporter.
Jimmy says ENERGIZE
AND ZAP IT!
Chris gets the disc and says YES!
INSERT BRINE SHRIMP POWER DISC.
TOUCH BRINE SHRIMP,
HEY THAT’S EASY,
AND ACTIVATE BRINE SHRIMP POWER!
Chris morphs into a brine shrimp and breaks free of the jar.
(UPBEAT SUPERHERO MUSIC)
Chris says OH HO.
SHRIMPY CHRIS ISN’T
SO SHRIMPY ANYMORE!
Gourmand says HUH?
AUTOPILOT ON.
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
WHAT ARE YOU?
Chris says A BRINE SHRIMP!
THE ONES CAPTURED IN YOUR
BRINY BROTH CONCENTRATE.
Gourmand says HUH.
WELL NO ONE SAID THEY HAD
TO LOOK GOOD TO TASTE GOOD.
NOW GET OFF MY PLANE,
YOU LITTLE SHRIMP!
Chris says GLAD TO, BUT I’M
TAKING MY FRIENDS.
He starts throwing all the jars off the restaurant.
Gourmand says OH NO YOU DON’T!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Martin says INCOMING, GET
READY TO CATCH GUYS.
Martin and the flamingoes start catching the jars.
Martin says GOT IT CHRIS!
USE YOUR NECKS!
YEAH, WOO-HOO!
WAY TO FLAMINGO!
KEEP THEM COMING BROTHER!
Chris says ON THEIR WAY BRO.
Gourmand catches Chris and says GOTCHA!
Chris says NOT FOR LONG.
BRINE SHRIMP LEGS TICKLE!
Gourmand starts laughing.
Chris says HEADS UP!
He tickles Gourmand as he keeps throwing the jars.
Martin says YEAH, NICE ONE, GANG!
Gourmand groans and says WHOOPS.
(LAUGHS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Gourmand laughs.
Chris says LAST ONES!
(GROANING)
Gourmand holds him with his tickling legs up and says NOTHING
TO TICKLE WITH NOW!
Chris says UH-OH.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE
A BRINE SHRIMP.
FEATHER ARM TICKLE POWER,
ALL TICKLERS ENGAGED.
Gourmand laughs and says OKAY, I GIVE, I GIVE!
Chris says I TOLD YOU,
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE BEST
TICKLE ARMS ON THE PLANET.
Gourmand says HUH?
Chris says SEE YA, GOURMAND.
He jumps off the restaurant and says WOO-HOO!
Gourmand says I’LL GET YOU NEXT
TIME WILD KRATT CROUTON!
Martin catches Chris’ fall.
Chris says THANKS MARTIN.
Martin says NO PROBLEM CHRIS.
BACK TO THE SALT MARSH!
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
(FLAMINGOS CROWING)
Chris says WELL THAT’S A CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
ALL THE BRINE SHRIMP ARE SAFELY
BACK HOME IN THE SALT MARSH.
Martin says AND THE FLAMINGOS HAVE
THEIR HEALTHY FOOD SOURCE BACK.
WE’RE PINK AGAIN!
Koki says PINKSTER AND ALL THE
CHICKS HAVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD
TO GROW UP HEALTHY,
STRONG, AND PINK.
Jimmy says AND I DITCHED THE CHIPS
FOR A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOODS
THAT ARE HEALTHY
FOR A HUMAN BODY.
GOTTA GIVE MY BODY
WHAT IT NEEDS.
THAT’S GREAT, JIMMY.
Aviva says HEY, I JUST MADE
A FEW FUN ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE PROGRAMMING
OF MARTIN’S SUIT.
TRY SOME MARTIN.
Martin says OH OKAY.
HOW ‘BOUT GRAPES?
Martin eats the grapes, turns purple and says WOW!
Jimmy says COOL!
Martin says CHECK THIS OUT.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
He eats a green apple, turn green and says LIKE THAT ONE BRO?
Jimmy says SURE DO!
THAT’S THE BEST ONE YET.
(LAUGHING)
Aviva says WELL, IT’S JUST
A FUN WAY TO SHOW
WHAT THE FLAMINGOS TAUGHT US.
They all say YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
Martin says WHERE ARE
THE BLUEBERRIES.
(LAUGHING)
Now the show turns back to real life.
In the park with the flamingoes, Chris says SO, FLAMINGOS GET
THAT AMAZING PINK COLOR
FROM THE FOOD THEY EAT.
Martin says AND THAT SPECIAL BEAK
GIVES THEM THE AMAZING CREATURE
POWER OF FILTER FEEDING.
SO, FLAMINGOS CAN COLLECT
TINY SHRIMP AND
ALGAE FROM THE WATER.
Chris says OH, I LOVE THIS AWESOME
HOOKED BEAK OF THE FLAMINGO,
AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME
TO GET A CLOSE LOOK
AT THOSE LAMELLAE.
THOSE LITTLE PLATE-LIKE
FILTERS THAT YOU CAN SEE
RIGHT ON THE EDGES OF THE BEAK.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS THE FILTER FEEDING
ACTION OF THE FLAMINGO.
THEY MOVE THEIR
HEAD SIDE TO SIDE
AS THEY MOVE THEIR TONGUE
RAPIDLY, RAPIDLY IN THEIR BEAK.
YOU CAN SEE IF YOU
LOOK AT HIS CHIN
THAT TONGUE ACTION MOVING,
AND THAT PULLS WATER IN
AND OUT THROUGH THE FILTERS
COLLECTING THE LITTLE BRINE
SHRIMP, THE LITTLE ALGAE,
ALL THE LITTLE
CREATURES IN THE WATER.
One of the flamingoes start pecking on Martin’s head.
Martin says THERE ARE NO TINY
SHRIMP OR ALGAE IN MY HAIR.
I PROMISE YOU. (LAUGHING)
Chris says THEY’RE SO SMALL
YOU CAN HARDLY SEE THEM.
BUT TINY CREATURES IN THE WATER
LIKE BRINE SHRIMP AND
ALGAE ARE THE REASON
FOR THE FLAMINGO’S PINK COLOR.
THAT’S BECAUSE BRINE SHRIMP AND
ALGAE HAVE A SPECIAL PIGMENT
CALLED CAROTENOIDS,
AND WHEN FLAMINGOS EAT
A LOT OF CAROTENOIDS,
THEIR FEATHERS TURN PINK.
WITHOUT THE CAROTENOIDS,
A FLAMINGO’S FEATHERS
WOULD BE WHITE.
THE ADULTS THAT IS.
Martin says THESE ARE LESSER
FLAMINGO CHICKS,
ABOUT FIVE WEEKS
OLD AND VERY CUTE,
KIND OF FUNNY
LOOKING, AND NO PINK.
Chris says YEAH, AS THEY GROW UP,
THEIR PINK COLOR WILL
COME IN MORE AND MORE
WITH EACH NEW SET OF FEATHERS
UNTIL THEIR PERFECTLY
PINK AS ADULTS.
Martin says NOW THEY ARE GETTING
SOME OF THE CAROTENOIDS
FROM THE CROP MILK THAT THEIR
PARENTS ARE FEEDING THEM,
BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME FOR
THE FLAMINGOS TO TURN PINK.
Chris says YEAH,
THEY ARE GROWING FAST.
COME ON GUYS LET’S GO.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
THIS WAY.
Martin says LET’S GO FOR A WALK.
Chris says KEEP ON CREATURE
ADVENTURING.
Martin says WE’LL SEE YOU
ON THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Chris says THAT’S RIGHT, COME ON.
COME ON BUDDY CATCH UP.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
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