Transcript: Tardigrade Xtreme
Music plays as the Wild Kratts logo pops up and a voice says Wild Kratts!
Then, a globe spins and the Kratt brothers appear walking down a field.
Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says MOST CREATURES LIVE
IN A SPECIFIC HABITAT
ON PLANET EARTH,
BUT WHAT ABOUT A CREATURE
THAT CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE?
WE'RE HERE IN FARM COUNTRY.
Martin says IT'S US, THE KRATT
BROTHERS, I'M MARTIN.
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
Martin says AND WE ARE SEARCHING FOR
AN AMAZING, MYSTERIOUS CREATURE
THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE
HAVE EVEN HEARD OF.
Chris says ONE OF ITS NICK-
NAMES IS WATER BEAR.
A clip shows bears fishing in a river.
Chris says BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THIS KIND OF BEAR.
Martin says YEAH. ANOTHER NICK NAME
FOR OUR MYSTERY CREATURE,
IS MOSS PIGLET.
NOW, THESE REAL PIGLETS,
THEY'RE REALLY CUTE,
WITH THEIR FLAT NOSES,
CURLY TAILS...
Chris says THEY ARE SUPER CUTE.
BUT, THE CREATURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IS DEFINITELY NOT
A PIGLET EITHER.
Martin says THE CREATURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IS CALLED A TARDIGRADE
AND IT REALLY IS MORE LIKE
AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE.
Chris says A TARDIGRADE IS TINY.
ONLY ABOUT THIS SIZE
OF THE TIP OF THIS PIN.
MUCH SMALLER
THAN YOU BUDDY.
Martin says YEAH, BUT THEY ARE KIND
OF CHUBBY LIKE A PIG OR A BEAR.
Chris says I ACTUALLY THINK THEY
LOOK MORE LIKE A GUMMY BEAR
THAN A REAL BEAR.
Martin says OH, YEAH.
LET'S GO FIND SOME.
HEY, WILD KRATTS KIDS
5 kids appear.
Chris says HEY, ALRIGHT!
GOOD TO SEE YOU!
Chris says THANKS FOR HELPING US.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE SEARCHING
FOR TARDIGRADES.
ARE YOU READY?
The kids shout YEAH!
Chris says STEP ONE IS
FINDING SOME MOSS.
Martin says BECAUSE TARDIGRADES
LOVE TO LIVE IN MOSS.
LET'S FAN OUT!
Chris says MOSS OFTEN
GROWS ON TREES,
BUT IT CAN BE FOUND IN
LOTS OF OTHER PLACES TOO.
ON THE FOREST FLOOR,
Martin says ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS,
Chris says IN THE ICY NORTH,
Martin says EVEN THE CRACKS
IN THE SIDEWALK.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD SURVIVE
THE MOST EXTREME
CONDITIONS ON EARTH.
Chris says IMAGINE IF WE
HAD TARDIGRADE 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 "Tardigrade X-treme."
Chris says TARDIGRADE XTREME
On a starry night, the team contemplates the sky on the Tortuga.
Aviva says WOW!
THE STARRY SKY IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Koki says THERE MUST BE
MILLIONS OF STARS.
Jimmy says LOOK! A SHOOTING STAR!
TWO!
Chris says CORRECTION.
Martin says TWO KRATT BROTHERS.
Chris and Martin appear in firefly form.
Chris says WITH
FIREFLY GLOW POWERS.
Aviva says SO, YOU'RE
NOT SHOOTING STARS,
BUT WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE CONSTELLATION?
Chris says HMMM, FAVORITE
STAR PATTERN?
OKAY, I'LL SHOW YOU.
He traces luminous dots on the sky and says I LIKE THIS GROUP OF STARS.
IT'S CALLED LEO - OR LION.
BECAUSE IF YOU
CONNECT THE DOTS...
(ZING, ZING, ZING, WHOOSH)...PEOPLE THINK YOU CAN
IMAGINE A PICTURE OF A LION.
Jimmy says REALLY?
Chris says WELL, IF YOU FILL IT OUT
A LITTLE WITH YOUR IMAGINATION.
(WHOOSH)
Chris added lines to draw the lion.
Jimmy says FAR OUT!
Aviva says NICE ONE!
Koki says OKAY, WHAT I
THINK IS INCREDIBLE
IS A LOT OF THOSE BRIGHT
LIGHTS THAT WE CALL STARS
ARE ACTUALLY SUNS, WITH
PLANETS AROUND THEM.
Chris sits on a giraffe's horn and says YEAH, HEY DO
YOU THINK THERE'S LIFE
ON ANY OF THOSE
MILLIONS OF PLANETS?
Martin says LIKE CREATURES THAT
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT?
Chris says AND THAT MIGHT
LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT
THAN THESE HERE ON EARTH?
Aviva says ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
IT SURE SEEMS LIKE WITH SO MANY
SOLAR SYSTEMS AND PLANETS,
THERE COULD BE OTHER CREATURES.
Jimmy says I HOPE THERE
AREN'T ANY ALIEN CREATURES.
I'M STILL TRYING
TO GET COMFORTABLE
WITH THE CREATURES ON EARTH.
The giraffe licks his face.
(SLURP)
Jimmy says UGH.
NOT COMFORTABLE.
BUT THESE MOSSY COVERED ROCK
PILLOWS, I FOUND, SURE ARE.
Koki says I'VE SLEPT
ON COMFIER PILLOWS.
YOU KNOW JIMMY,
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
SPECIAL, ONLY HERE.
Aviva says I DON'T KNOW...
Chris says WELL, THERE'S
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...
EXPLORE!
PUSH THE BOUNDARIES
OF DISCOVERY.
Aviva says AND SCIENCE.
The brothers say DEACTIVATE!
(ZAP)
They go back to human form.
Chris says LET'S GET UP THERE IN OUR
TURBO ROCKET AND LOOK AROUND.
Martin says LET THE SEARCH
FOR LIFE IN SPACE BEGIN.
The next day, an elephant walks past them.
Chris says HEY THORNSLEY.
Koki fixes the rocket and says OKAY, LET ME KNOW
WHEN THE UTILITY OVEN
IS A RED HOT 100 DEGREES
TO PREHEAT THE COILS.
Aviva says PERFECTO!
Jimmy says KOKI, OVEN'S READY.
Aviva says JIMMY, WE GOTTA REMEMBER
THAT LIFE'S NOT JUST
BIG OBVIOUS CREATURES LIKE
ELEPHANTS AND MONKEYS,
THERE ARE TINY LIFE FORMS TOO.
Jimmy says YEAH, LIKE THINGS
THAT ARE SO TEENY TINY
WE CAN'T EVEN SEE THEM,
UNLESS WE USE A MICROSCOPE.
He looks through a microscope and says SEE, I FOUND AN AMOEBA LIVING
IN THE MOSS OF MY MOSS PILLOW.
IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD LOOKING.
AH!! WHAT'S THIS THING?
He spots a strange looking worm.
Aviva says I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY
SURE ARE CHUBBY AND CUTE.
Chris says AWESOME!
Martin says NICE FIND!
Martin and Chris say A TARDIGRADE!
Jimmy says TARDI-WHO?
Chris says TARDIGRADE. TECHNICALLY
IT MEANS SLOW WALKER.
Martin says BUT PEOPLE USUALLY
CALL THEM WATER BEARS.
Aviva says I THINK THEY
LOOK LIKE GUMMY BEARS.
Martin says GUMMY BEAR! YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL
NAME YOU! GUMMY BEAR.
Jimmy says HE'S GOT A FEW
EXTRA PAIRS OF LEGS
THAN MOST GUMMY BEARS.
Chris says HE SURE DOES.
AND CHECK OUT THAT FACE.
I LOVE THAT COOL,
NOZZLE-LIKE MOUTH.
Aviva says WHAT DOES HE EAT WITH IT?
Chris says LOTS OF THINGS,
LIKE MOSS AND ALGAE.
HE'S MUNCHING ON SOME RIGHT NOW.
Aviva says I LOVE TARDIGRADES!
AND THEY'RE ONLY THE
SIZE OF THE TIP OF A PIN.
Jimmy says YEAH, I HAD NO IDEA HE
WAS JUST HANGING OUT BESIDE ME
IN MY MOSS PILLOW LAST NIGHT.
Koki says OKAY GANG. PRE-
FLIGHT CHECK IS COMPLETE.
SHE'S READY FOR BLAST OFF.
Martin says LET'S GO!
The elephant takes one of the mossy rocks off the table.
The brothers get in their spacesuits.
Koki says SO, FIRST
DESTINATION THE MOON.
PEOPLE CAN'T GET TO
ALL OF THE PLANETS YET,
BUT WE CAN GET TO THE MOON.
The brother say MOON HERE WE COME!
When no one is watching, the elephant drops the mossy rock in the rocket ship.
Aviva says THORNSLEY, BETTER
MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SWEETIE.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO BLAST OFF.
Koki says LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ON.
Aviva says CAN'T SURVIVE
UP THERE WITHOUT 'EM.
Jimmy says READY FOR
THIS GUMMY BEAR?
HEY, DON'T CURL UP INTO A BALL.
YOU'RE GONNA MISS LIFT OFF.
Koki says THREE, TWO, ONE...
Kiki and Aviva say LIFT OFF!
(KAWOOSH)
Koki says WOOHOOO!
Aviva says NEXT STOP, THE MOON!
The brothers say WAHOOOOOAAA!
Chris says NNNNICEE
G FORCE FACE BRO.
Martin says RIGHT...BACK...ATCHA!
The elephant steals the other mossy rock.
Jimmy says HEY! THORNSLEY!
PUT THAT DOWN!
(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)
GUMMY BEAR'S ON THERE.
STOP!
Aviva says DROP THE ROCK!
The elephant drops the rock in the oven.
Jimmy says NOOOO!!!!
Aviva says OH NO, THE HOT OVEN!
Koki says CREATURES CAN'T
SURVIVE THAT KIND OF HEAT.
Aviva says I'LL TURN IT DOWN.
I'LL GET HIM OUT.
Jimmy says GOTTA TRY AND SAVE HIM.
COLD WATER.
(STEAM HISSING)
PLEASE BE OKAY.
HE'S NOT MOVING.
Aviva says OHHH, WE'RE SORRY JIMMY.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Koki says YEAH, THERE WAS
NOTHING WE COULD DO...
THAT'S A SUPER HOT OVEN.
Jimmy says I KNOW BUT..
HE'S ALIVE!
Aviva and Koki say WHAT?
Aviva says HE SURVIVED
INTENSE HEAT?!
THAT'S...LIKE...
IMPOSSIBLE!
Koki says I'VE HEARD OF CREATURES
IN EXTREME CONDITIONS,
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER LEVEL.
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE XTREME!
YE-HEE!
Aviva says HUH, MAYBE LIFE
IN FAR OFF SPACE
ISN'T SO UNIMAGINABLE.
Koki says WELL IF TARDIGRADES
CAN SURVIVE SOMETHING
LIKE A SCORCHING OVEN,
WHAT ELSE CAN THEY SURVIVE?
Aviva says LET'S GO TO SOME OF THE
MOST EXTREME PLACES ON EARTH
AND FIND OUT. C'MON!
(FWOOSH)
Martin says WE MADE IT
TO OUTER SPACE.
AND THE FUN PART...HA HA!
ZERO GRAVITY!!
WHOA...
The brothers float and laugh.
Chris says WAHOO! SPACE IS FUN!
AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN A
SPACESHIP OR SPACESUIT.
WITHOUT THOSE, HUMANS
CAN'T SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Martin says AND I'D NEVER BE
ABLE TO PULL OFF THESE MOVES.
YEAH!
Chris says LOOK, THERE'S HOME,
PLANET EARTH.
WOW, IT SURE
IS BEAUTIFUL.
Martin says AND FROM HERE, YOU
CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS,
THAT MAKE LIFE POSSIBLE
DOWN THERE ON EARTH.
LIKE WATER, LIFE COULDN'T
SURVIVE WITHOUT IT.
ZOOMING IN.
(CLICK)
(WHIRRING)
Martin says PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ARE MADE MOSTLY OF WATER.
WITHOUT WATER WE COULDN'T EXIST.
Chris says GOTTA HYDRATE!
LOVE DRINKING IN SPACE.
He drops a couple of drops of water that go floating up.
(SLURP SLURP)
He drinks and says AND, OF COURSE, AIR.
THAT HAZY CUSHION
AROUND THE PLANET
IS CALLED THE ATMOSPHERE.
IT HAS OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE
THAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS
NEED TO SURVIVE.
OUT THERE IN SPACE,
THERE IS NO AIR.
Martin says YEAH, AND
OF COURSE THE SUN.
THERE IT IS,
PROVIDING JUST THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF WARMTH.
IF THE SUN WERE CLOSER, IT
COULD BE TOO HOT ON EARTH.
FARTHER AWAY, TOO COLD.
Chris says AND IT GIVES ENERGY TOO.
PLANTS TURN ENERGY FROM THE SUN
INTO FOOD FOR THEMSELVES.
Martin says THEN PLANTS
ARE FOOD FOR ANIMALS.
Chris says AND THEY'RE
FOOD FOR OTHER ANIMALS.
ALL STARTING WITH
ENERGY FROM THE SUN.
Martin says SO, WATER,
AIR, AND ENERGY,
SOME OF THE BASIC NEEDS
FOR LIFE ON EARTH.
Chris says OTHER PLANETS
ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
SATURN HAS LOTS OF
POISONOUS CHEMICAL GASES.
Martin says JUPITER IS SUPER COLD,
WITH NO WATER AS
FAR AS WE CAN TELL.
Chris says LIFE AS WE KNOW IT,
PROBABLY COULDN'T SURVIVE
ON PLACES LIKE THAT.
Martin says UNLESS
LIFE EXISTS THERE,
IN WAYS WE NEVER
THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
Chris says TIME TO START SEARCHING.
Martin says MOON HERE
WE COOOOOOME!
Jimmy, Aviva, and a camel walk down the desert.
Jimmy says AHH, HOT...OKAY,
THE DESERT HAS EXTREME
CONDITIONS, ALL RIGHT!
Aviva says THERE'S NO WAY A
TARDIGRADE COULD SURVIVE THIS.
THEY NEED WATER LIKE
EVERY OTHER CREATURE.
EVEN THOUGH YOU CAMELS CAN LAST
FOR WEEKS WITHOUT DRINKING,
YOU STILL NEED WATER.
Jimmy says AND SO DO TARDIGRADES.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME WET
SAND UNDER THIS ROCK.
COULD THEY REALLY SURVIVE HERE?
Aviva says LET'S SEE.
ZOOMING IN.
GOT ONE!
Jimmy says YOU'RE KIDDING ME!
BUT IT'S ALL CURLED UP.
Aviva says IT CAN'T BE ALIVE.
IT LOOKS TOTALLY DRIED UP.
ZERO WATER.
Jimmy says LET'S GIVE IT SOME.
(SPLASH)
Aviva says IT'S ALIVE!
Jimmy says I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
Koki says WELL BELIEVE IT.
SAYS HERE, THAT
TARDIGRADES CAN SURVIVE
FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT WATER.
IN THAT CURLED UP SURVIVAL MODE.
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE XTREME!!
Aviva says WHEN THEY GO INTO
SURVIVAL MODE, IT SEEMS
THEY WRAP THEIR DNA UP
WITH A PROTEIN TO PROTECT IT
AND REPLACE
WATER IN THEIR BODIES
WITH SPECIAL PROTEINS AND SUGAR.
Koki says AHH, SO THEY JUST
WAIT FOR WATER TO RETURN.
Aviva says INCREIBLE!
Koki says IT SURE IS,
BUT I'VE FOUND A PLACE
WHERE THE TARDIGRADE
DEFINITELY CAN'T SURVIVE.
CONNECT LATER.
(WHOOSH)
(SPLASH)
Koki lands in Antarctica and says ANTARCTICA!
THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH.
FEW ANIMALS CAN SURVIVE THE
EXTREME COLD OF THIS PLACE,
BUT PENGUINS ARE ONE OF THEM.
(WHIRRING)
(STOMPING)
A PENGUIN SLIDE!
Koki slides down along with the penguins and says WHOA!
HO!
(LAUGHING)
THIS LOOKS LIKE THE PERFECT
SPOT WHERE I CAN GET A SAMPLE.
She analyzes the snow sample and says WHAT? NO WAY!
A TARDIGRADE?
WARMING BEAM ON.
WATER SPRITZ ON.
(WATER SPRITZING)
(ELECTRONIC SCANNER BEEPING)
IT'S ALIVE AND WELL!
In the Amphisub, Aviva says OKAY,
SCORCHING DESERTS...
ICY ANTARCTICA...
WHAT ABOUT THE DEEP SEA?
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST
COLD TEMPERATURE,
IT'S ALSO EXTREME PRESSURE.
IF I WASN'T IN THIS SHIP,
I'D BE FLATTENED LIKE A PANCAKE.
READY FOR PRESSURE TEST JIMMY.
Jimmy says BROKEN DOWN
CAR LOADED IN HATCH.
(WHIRRING, CLICKING)
He releases the broken down car in the water. The car shrinks and goes up back into the sub.
(CRUNCHING SOUND)
(ZAP)
(SPLASH)
Jimmy says WOW! THAT'S CRUSHING PRESSURE!
Aviva says SCRAP METAL
FOR MY NEXT INVENTION.
SCANNING FOR TARDIGRADES.
She spots a tardigrade and says WHAT?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
Jimmy says NOT FOR A TARDIGRADE.
TARDIGRADE XTREME!
RIGHT, LITTLE GUMMY BEAR?
Aviva says IT SAYS HERE, THEY CAN
SURVIVE FIVE TIMES THE PRESSURE
AT THE DEEPEST
PART OF THE OCEAN.
Koki says IT'S LIKE
NO PLACE ON EARTH
IS TOO EXTREME FOR A TARDIGRADE.
Jimmy says THEY'RE
LIKE INDESTRUCTIBLE!
Aviva says HOW DO YOU DO IT?
WE GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT AND
MAKE A TARDIGRADE POWER SUIT.
Meanwhile in outer space, Chris lands the rocket ship on the moon surface and says STEADY...STEADY...
Martin says AND WE'RE DOWN!
YAH...LET'S GET OUT THERE!
Chris says WAIT!
CHECKING SEALS
ON THE SPACESUITS.
Martin says YEAH.
AIR CANISTERS FULL.
Chris says NEED THESE SUITS
TO SURVIVE OUT THERE.
Martin says OH YEAH. LET'S DO THIS!
Chris says RACE YA!
Martin says YAHOOO!
WE'RE ON THE MOON.
Chris says PUSHING CREATURE
ADVENTURING TO THE LIMITS.
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy say YAHOO!
The brothers spin in the air.
Martin says IT'S SO LIGHT
AND LOW GRAVITY HERE.
(LAUGHING)
WHOOOO!
Chris says YEAH, BUT
ALSO PRETTY BARE.
DUSTY, WITH ALMOST NO
ATMOSPHERE OR WATER.
NO OBVIOUS LIFE.
NOTHING.
Aviva says DON'T FORGET
LITTLE CREATURES.
THEY CAN BE EXTREME
SURVIVALISTS.
RIGHT TARDIGRADE?
Martin hums.
Chris uses a scanning device and says I'M GETTING ABSOLUTELY
NO LIFE READINGS AT ALL.
Martin says YOU SURE THERE'S NO
WATER UP HERE...ANYWHERE?
Chris says WAIT...THERE IS WATER.
BUT IT'S UNDER THE SURFACE.
Martin says THAT'S
WORTH CHECKING OUT.
I'LL GRAB THE ROCK
DRILL FROM THE SHIP.
NO! THE SHIP!!!
IT'S FLOATING INTO ORBIT.
Chris says WHAT? DIDN'T YOU
TURN OFF THE BOOSTERS?
Martin says NO, I THOUGHT YOU DID.
Chris says WELL, I THOUGHT YOU DID!
The brothers say CATCH IT!
(GRUNTING WITH EFFORT)
Chris says GET...
THE...SHIP!
Martin says I'LL GIVE
YOU A BOOST UP BRO.
Chris says ARGHHHH...
NOOOOOOOOOO!
The brothers say OOOOOO, OOF...
Martin says OH NO... .
The brothers say WE'RE STRANDED!
Chris says WE CAN'T
SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Martin says WE'RE DOOMED.
Aviva says OH NO. THIS IS BAD!
Jimmy says BADDER THAN BAD!
Koki says THEY'LL RUN OUT OF AIR!
THOSE SUITS CAN ONLY PROTECT
THEM FROM OUTER SPACE
FOR A SHORT TIME.
Aviva says IF THERE'S
A CREATURE POWER
THAT JUST MIGHT BE
ABLE TO SAVE THEM,
IT'S TARDIGRADE POWER.
Koki says HOW? WE KNOW, THEY CAN
SURVIVE EXTREMES HERE ON EARTH.
BUT OUTER SPACE?
THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER THING.
Aviva says WE GOTTA TRY!
Koki says WHOA, LOTS OF
RADIATION UP THERE.
IT DESTROYS LIVING CELLS!
Jimmy says THAT MEANS IT'S
GAME OVER MAN...GAME OVER!
Aviva says IT LOOKS LIKE A KEY TO
THEIR EXTREME SURVIVAL POWERS
MIGHT BE AN ABILITY
TO REPAIR CELLS.
DEAL WITH POISONS, RADIATION...
Koki says YEAH, BUT SCIENTISTS DON'T
FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THEY DO IT.
Aviva says WE'LL RELY
ON THE GENETIC CODE.
TARDIGRADES ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
WE NEED YOU LITTLE GUMMY BEAR.
YOU AND YOUR AWESOME POWERS.
On the moon, Chris says WELL BRO, I GUESS THIS IS
OUR FINAL CREATURE ADVENTURE.
Martin says I GUESS THAT'S IT
FOR THE BLUE AND THE GREEN.
Chris says BUT NOT THAT
BLUE AND GREEN.
AIR, WATER, AND ENERGY
EARTH HAS IT ALL.
Martin says AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF
INCREDIBLE, PRECIOUS CREATURES,
I'M GOING TO MISS THEM.
Chris says YEAH, THE
BEST IN THE GALAXY.
In the Tortuga, Aviva prints the discs and says AANNND PRINT...GOT IT.
TARDIGRADE POWER DISCS.
READY TO SEND JIMMY?
Jimmy says YEAH, BUT IN ORDER TO
ACTIVATE THE CREATURE POWERS,
THEY NEED A TARDIGRADE TO TOUCH.
AND THEY DON'T
HAVE ONE UP THERE.
Aviva says YOU'RE RIGHT.
Jimmy says AND I CAN'T
TELEPORT THEM ONE,
BECAUSE THE TELEPORTER
DOESN'T TELEPORT LIVING THINGS.
Aviva says YOU'RE RIGHT.
Koki says THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
Chris says THERE'S OUR HOME...
THERE'S THE SHIP
TO GET US BACK HOME...
BUT IT'S OUT OF REACH.
Martin moans and says I GUESS LET'S JUST
ENJOY THE VIEW.
Chris says YEAH...
WAIT, IS THAT ONE OF
JIMMY'S ROCK PILLOWS?
Martin says HUH? WHAT?
YEAH, MUST'VE FALLEN
FROM THE SHIP.
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK I'M THINKING
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
The brothers say TARDIGRADES!
Chris says TARDIGRADES ARE YOU
THERE? ARE YOU...THERE?
They say A TARDIGRADE!
Martin says CHECKING VITAL SIGNS.
(SCANNING BEEPS)
SHE'S ALIVE.
SHE'S IN SURVIVAL
MODE...BUT ALIVE.
Chris says WAHOOO! YEAH!
Martin says ALRIGHT!!!!
IT'S INCREDIBLE. TARDIGRADES
CAN SURVIVE IN SPACE!
Chris says OH, NO AIR, NO WATER,
RADIATION, TOXINS,
IT'S ALL NO PROBLEM
FOR A TARDIGRADE.
Martin says NO OTHER CREATURE ON
EARTH CAN SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Chris says UH-OH, AIR LEVELS LOW!
WE HAVE ONLY ONE BAR LEFT!
Martin says RADIATION'S GETTING
HIGH...AND IT'S COLD UP HERE.
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
TORTUGA, WE HAVE A TARDIGRADE.
Aviva says TARDIGRADE DISCS COMING
AT YOU GUYS. READY JIMMY?
Aviva throws the discs in the teleporter.
Jimmy says I'VE NEVER TELEPORTED
ANYTHING INTO SPACE BEFORE.
AND...ZAP EM!!!
The discs pop up on outer space.
Martin says HE DID IT!
Chris says OH NO...THE
DISCS ARE FLOATING AWAY.
Martin says LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
Chris reaches up and says GOT EM!
Chris says WE'RE ALL SET.
Martin says FINGERS CROSSED.
They put the discs on their suits.
The brothers say INSERT
TARDIGRADE POWER DISC...
TOUCH TARDIGRADE...
VERY GENTLY... .. AND ACTIVATE
TARDIGRADE POWER!!
AWESOME!!!
The brothers morph into tardigrades.
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy say YAY!!
IT WORKED!
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE
XTRA XTRA XTREME!
Chris says C'MON MARTIN.
TO THE SPACESHIP.
Martin says OH YEAH SWIMMING THROUGH
SPACE WITH TARDIGRADE POWER!
Chris says UH-OH RADIATION
ALERT... AIR ALERT.
WE CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE.
Martin says QUICK. ENTER TARDIGRADE
SURVIVAL MODE TO RECHARGE.
Aviva says TARDIGRADE SURVIVAL
MODE, IT'S WORKING!
Chris says PHEW, LIFE
SYSTEMS RECHARGED.
KEEP SWIMMING.
They say SURVIVAL MODE.
SPACE SWIM.
SURVIVAL MODE.
SPACE SWIM.
Jimmy says HA HA! THEY'RE
GUMMY BEARS IN SPACE!
Aviva says THEY'RE ALMOST THERE!
Chris says MADE IT! OPEN HATCH.
The brothers get inside the ship.
Aviva, Koki, and Kimmy say WAHOOO!
The brothers laugh and say WE
DID IT, WITH TARDIGRADE POWER!
Martin says EARTH LIFE
SUPPORT SYSTEMS STEADY.
Chris says TARDIGRADES
TO MISSION CONTROL.
They say WE'RE HEADING HOME!
(FAWOOSH)
(FAWOOSH)
They land on Earth and say HOME SWEET EARTH!
Aviva says THAT WAS
GREAT TEAMWORK GANG!
Martin says OH YEAH, GOOD TO SEE ALL
YOU FELLOW EARTHLINGS AGAIN.
I MISSED YA. YA, I
MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
The elephant trumpets.
Chris says OH YEAH.
AND THAT'S CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
WE DIDN'T FIND LIFE IN
OUTER SPACE ON THIS TRIP.
Martin says BUT WE DID
REMIND OURSELVES,
THAT EARTH CREATURES
CAN DO FAR OUT THINGS.
Aviva says AND ONE OF OUR
VERY OWN EARTH CREATURES,
THE TARDIGRADE, IS
AN EXTREME SURVIVOR.
HOT OVENS...
Koki says ICY COLD...
Jimmy says THIRTY YEAR DROUGHT...
Chris says POISONS...
Martin says RADIATION...
Chris and Martin say OUTER SPACE!
Jimmy says ALL SURVIVABLE
FOR TARDIGRADE XTREME.
Koki says SO MAYBE IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT LIFE EXISTS
SOMEWHERE UP THERE
IN OUTER SPACE...
OR MAYBE NOT.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
Chris says BUT WE CAN HAVE LOTS
OF FUN WONDERING ABOUT IT
AND SEARCHING FOR THE ANSWER.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Chris says SO, TARDIGRADES
ARE EXTREME SURVIVORS,
ABLE TO LIVE IN BURNING HEAT...
Martin says ICY COLD...
Chris says CRUSHING PRESSURE...
Martin says DEADLY CHEMICALS...
Chris says EVEN
SURVIVE OUTER SPACE.
Martin says TARDIGRADES LIVE ON
EVERY CONTINENT OF THIS PLANET.
PROBABLY SURVIVING
RIGHT AROUND YOU,
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
Chris says LET'S FIND SOME!
They meet with the Kratt Kids.
Chris says YEAH, YOU GOT SOME MOSS!!
WOW!
OKAY STEP TWO, WE'LL TAKE
THIS MOSS TO THE LAB
AND SEARCH FOR TARDIGRADES.
Martin says AND HOPEFULLY,
THERE A LOT OF TARDIGRADES
LIVING INSIDE.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE PREPPED
THE MOSS IN PETRI DISHES.
Chris says AND WE'RE GOING
TO LOOK AT IT
UNDER THESE HIGH-
POWERED MICROSCOPES.
At the lab, Martin says ALRIGHT, CHRIS IS
LOOKING THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE,
BUT WE CAN SEE WHAT THE
MICROSCOPE IS SEEING
ON THIS MONITOR.
Chris says LET ME KNOW IF YOU
SEE ANYTHING MARTIN.
Martin says I THINK THAT'S
JUST BITS OF MOSS.
TARDIGRADE!
Chris says YES...WE FOUND ONE!
Martin says YEAH.
OH ANOTHER!
YOU CAN SEE IT'S
LITTLE FEET WORKING.
Chris says YEAH, FOUR SETS OF
FEET WITH CLAWS ON THE END.
THESE GUYS ARE SO COOL, BUT I
CAN'T REALLY SEE THEIR FACES.
Martin says HEY, LET'S USE
THE BIGGER MICROSCOPE.
THIS MICROSCOPE HAS
DOUBLE THE MAGNIFICATION,
ONE HUNDRED TIMES.
LET ME BRING IT UP ON
THE MONITOR...THERE!
WHOA, THIS IS A GREAT VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE THE FEET,
YOU CAN SEE CLAWS
ON THE END OF THE FEET...
Chris says AND YOU
CAN SEE THE FACE.
TUCKED AWAY IN THE
MOUTH ARE THE STYLETS.
KIND OF LIKE TUSK-LIKE
APPENDAGES THAT STAB INTO
SOME ALGAE OR A NEMATODE
OR WHATEVER IT'S EATING
AND SUCK OUT THE JUICES.
Martin says THERE ARE OVER
1,265 SPECIES OF TARDIGRADES,
THAT WE KNOW OF AND THERE'S
SO MANY UNDISCOVERED
TARDIGRADES OUT THERE STILL.
Chris says TARDIGRADES.
Martin says THEY ARE SO AWESOME.
Chris says WELL WILD KRATTS KIDS,
THAT'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Martin says YEAH, YOU
DID A GREAT JOB
BECAUSE WE FOUND TARDIGRADES.
The kids cheer and say YAY!
Martin says AND REMEMBER,
YOU PROBABLY HAVE
TARDIGRADES LIVING
ALL AROUND YOU TOO.
Chris says SO, KEEP ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR LITTLE CREATURES.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON
THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Martin says KEEP ON
CREATURE ADVENTURING!
(SHOW THEME SONG)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Copyright 2020, WK 6 Productions Inc.
Then, a globe spins and the Kratt brothers appear walking down a field.
Chris wears a green shirt and Martin wears a blue shirt.
Chris says MOST CREATURES LIVE
IN A SPECIFIC HABITAT
ON PLANET EARTH,
BUT WHAT ABOUT A CREATURE
THAT CAN BE FOUND EVERYWHERE?
WE'RE HERE IN FARM COUNTRY.
Martin says IT'S US, THE KRATT
BROTHERS, I'M MARTIN.
Chris says I'M CHRIS.
Martin says AND WE ARE SEARCHING FOR
AN AMAZING, MYSTERIOUS CREATURE
THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE
HAVE EVEN HEARD OF.
Chris says ONE OF ITS NICK-
NAMES IS WATER BEAR.
A clip shows bears fishing in a river.
Chris says BUT WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THIS KIND OF BEAR.
Martin says YEAH. ANOTHER NICK NAME
FOR OUR MYSTERY CREATURE,
IS MOSS PIGLET.
NOW, THESE REAL PIGLETS,
THEY'RE REALLY CUTE,
WITH THEIR FLAT NOSES,
CURLY TAILS...
Chris says THEY ARE SUPER CUTE.
BUT, THE CREATURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IS DEFINITELY NOT
A PIGLET EITHER.
Martin says THE CREATURE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IS CALLED A TARDIGRADE
AND IT REALLY IS MORE LIKE
AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE.
Chris says A TARDIGRADE IS TINY.
ONLY ABOUT THIS SIZE
OF THE TIP OF THIS PIN.
MUCH SMALLER
THAN YOU BUDDY.
Martin says YEAH, BUT THEY ARE KIND
OF CHUBBY LIKE A PIG OR A BEAR.
Chris says I ACTUALLY THINK THEY
LOOK MORE LIKE A GUMMY BEAR
THAN A REAL BEAR.
Martin says OH, YEAH.
LET'S GO FIND SOME.
HEY, WILD KRATTS KIDS
5 kids appear.
Chris says HEY, ALRIGHT!
GOOD TO SEE YOU!
Chris says THANKS FOR HELPING US.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE SEARCHING
FOR TARDIGRADES.
ARE YOU READY?
The kids shout YEAH!
Chris says STEP ONE IS
FINDING SOME MOSS.
Martin says BECAUSE TARDIGRADES
LOVE TO LIVE IN MOSS.
LET'S FAN OUT!
Chris says MOSS OFTEN
GROWS ON TREES,
BUT IT CAN BE FOUND IN
LOTS OF OTHER PLACES TOO.
ON THE FOREST FLOOR,
Martin says ON THE MOUNTAIN TOPS,
Chris says IN THE ICY NORTH,
Martin says EVEN THE CRACKS
IN THE SIDEWALK.
IMAGINE IF WE COULD SURVIVE
THE MOST EXTREME
CONDITIONS ON EARTH.
Chris says IMAGINE IF WE
HAD TARDIGRADE 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 "Tardigrade X-treme."
Chris says TARDIGRADE XTREME
On a starry night, the team contemplates the sky on the Tortuga.
Aviva says WOW!
THE STARRY SKY IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
Koki says THERE MUST BE
MILLIONS OF STARS.
Jimmy says LOOK! A SHOOTING STAR!
TWO!
Chris says CORRECTION.
Martin says TWO KRATT BROTHERS.
Chris and Martin appear in firefly form.
Chris says WITH
FIREFLY GLOW POWERS.
Aviva says SO, YOU'RE
NOT SHOOTING STARS,
BUT WHAT'S YOUR
FAVORITE CONSTELLATION?
Chris says HMMM, FAVORITE
STAR PATTERN?
OKAY, I'LL SHOW YOU.
He traces luminous dots on the sky and says I LIKE THIS GROUP OF STARS.
IT'S CALLED LEO - OR LION.
BECAUSE IF YOU
CONNECT THE DOTS...
(ZING, ZING, ZING, WHOOSH)...PEOPLE THINK YOU CAN
IMAGINE A PICTURE OF A LION.
Jimmy says REALLY?
Chris says WELL, IF YOU FILL IT OUT
A LITTLE WITH YOUR IMAGINATION.
(WHOOSH)
Chris added lines to draw the lion.
Jimmy says FAR OUT!
Aviva says NICE ONE!
Koki says OKAY, WHAT I
THINK IS INCREDIBLE
IS A LOT OF THOSE BRIGHT
LIGHTS THAT WE CALL STARS
ARE ACTUALLY SUNS, WITH
PLANETS AROUND THEM.
Chris sits on a giraffe's horn and says YEAH, HEY DO
YOU THINK THERE'S LIFE
ON ANY OF THOSE
MILLIONS OF PLANETS?
Martin says LIKE CREATURES THAT
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT?
Chris says AND THAT MIGHT
LOOK TOTALLY DIFFERENT
THAN THESE HERE ON EARTH?
Aviva says ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
IT SURE SEEMS LIKE WITH SO MANY
SOLAR SYSTEMS AND PLANETS,
THERE COULD BE OTHER CREATURES.
Jimmy says I HOPE THERE
AREN'T ANY ALIEN CREATURES.
I'M STILL TRYING
TO GET COMFORTABLE
WITH THE CREATURES ON EARTH.
The giraffe licks his face.
(SLURP)
Jimmy says UGH.
NOT COMFORTABLE.
BUT THESE MOSSY COVERED ROCK
PILLOWS, I FOUND, SURE ARE.
Koki says I'VE SLEPT
ON COMFIER PILLOWS.
YOU KNOW JIMMY,
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS
SPECIAL, ONLY HERE.
Aviva says I DON'T KNOW...
Chris says WELL, THERE'S
ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...
EXPLORE!
PUSH THE BOUNDARIES
OF DISCOVERY.
Aviva says AND SCIENCE.
The brothers say DEACTIVATE!
(ZAP)
They go back to human form.
Chris says LET'S GET UP THERE IN OUR
TURBO ROCKET AND LOOK AROUND.
Martin says LET THE SEARCH
FOR LIFE IN SPACE BEGIN.
The next day, an elephant walks past them.
Chris says HEY THORNSLEY.
Koki fixes the rocket and says OKAY, LET ME KNOW
WHEN THE UTILITY OVEN
IS A RED HOT 100 DEGREES
TO PREHEAT THE COILS.
Aviva says PERFECTO!
Jimmy says KOKI, OVEN'S READY.
Aviva says JIMMY, WE GOTTA REMEMBER
THAT LIFE'S NOT JUST
BIG OBVIOUS CREATURES LIKE
ELEPHANTS AND MONKEYS,
THERE ARE TINY LIFE FORMS TOO.
Jimmy says YEAH, LIKE THINGS
THAT ARE SO TEENY TINY
WE CAN'T EVEN SEE THEM,
UNLESS WE USE A MICROSCOPE.
He looks through a microscope and says SEE, I FOUND AN AMOEBA LIVING
IN THE MOSS OF MY MOSS PILLOW.
IT'S A LITTLE WEIRD LOOKING.
AH!! WHAT'S THIS THING?
He spots a strange looking worm.
Aviva says I DON'T KNOW, BUT THEY
SURE ARE CHUBBY AND CUTE.
Chris says AWESOME!
Martin says NICE FIND!
Martin and Chris say A TARDIGRADE!
Jimmy says TARDI-WHO?
Chris says TARDIGRADE. TECHNICALLY
IT MEANS SLOW WALKER.
Martin says BUT PEOPLE USUALLY
CALL THEM WATER BEARS.
Aviva says I THINK THEY
LOOK LIKE GUMMY BEARS.
Martin says GUMMY BEAR! YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL
NAME YOU! GUMMY BEAR.
Jimmy says HE'S GOT A FEW
EXTRA PAIRS OF LEGS
THAN MOST GUMMY BEARS.
Chris says HE SURE DOES.
AND CHECK OUT THAT FACE.
I LOVE THAT COOL,
NOZZLE-LIKE MOUTH.
Aviva says WHAT DOES HE EAT WITH IT?
Chris says LOTS OF THINGS,
LIKE MOSS AND ALGAE.
HE'S MUNCHING ON SOME RIGHT NOW.
Aviva says I LOVE TARDIGRADES!
AND THEY'RE ONLY THE
SIZE OF THE TIP OF A PIN.
Jimmy says YEAH, I HAD NO IDEA HE
WAS JUST HANGING OUT BESIDE ME
IN MY MOSS PILLOW LAST NIGHT.
Koki says OKAY GANG. PRE-
FLIGHT CHECK IS COMPLETE.
SHE'S READY FOR BLAST OFF.
Martin says LET'S GO!
The elephant takes one of the mossy rocks off the table.
The brothers get in their spacesuits.
Koki says SO, FIRST
DESTINATION THE MOON.
PEOPLE CAN'T GET TO
ALL OF THE PLANETS YET,
BUT WE CAN GET TO THE MOON.
The brother say MOON HERE WE COME!
When no one is watching, the elephant drops the mossy rock in the rocket ship.
Aviva says THORNSLEY, BETTER
MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SWEETIE.
THEY'RE ABOUT TO BLAST OFF.
Koki says LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS ON.
Aviva says CAN'T SURVIVE
UP THERE WITHOUT 'EM.
Jimmy says READY FOR
THIS GUMMY BEAR?
HEY, DON'T CURL UP INTO A BALL.
YOU'RE GONNA MISS LIFT OFF.
Koki says THREE, TWO, ONE...
Kiki and Aviva say LIFT OFF!
(KAWOOSH)
Koki says WOOHOOO!
Aviva says NEXT STOP, THE MOON!
The brothers say WAHOOOOOAAA!
Chris says NNNNICEE
G FORCE FACE BRO.
Martin says RIGHT...BACK...ATCHA!
The elephant steals the other mossy rock.
Jimmy says HEY! THORNSLEY!
PUT THAT DOWN!
(ELEPHANT TRUMPETS)
GUMMY BEAR'S ON THERE.
STOP!
Aviva says DROP THE ROCK!
The elephant drops the rock in the oven.
Jimmy says NOOOO!!!!
Aviva says OH NO, THE HOT OVEN!
Koki says CREATURES CAN'T
SURVIVE THAT KIND OF HEAT.
Aviva says I'LL TURN IT DOWN.
I'LL GET HIM OUT.
Jimmy says GOTTA TRY AND SAVE HIM.
COLD WATER.
(STEAM HISSING)
PLEASE BE OKAY.
HE'S NOT MOVING.
Aviva says OHHH, WE'RE SORRY JIMMY.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Koki says YEAH, THERE WAS
NOTHING WE COULD DO...
THAT'S A SUPER HOT OVEN.
Jimmy says I KNOW BUT..
HE'S ALIVE!
Aviva and Koki say WHAT?
Aviva says HE SURVIVED
INTENSE HEAT?!
THAT'S...LIKE...
IMPOSSIBLE!
Koki says I'VE HEARD OF CREATURES
IN EXTREME CONDITIONS,
BUT THIS IS ANOTHER LEVEL.
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE XTREME!
YE-HEE!
Aviva says HUH, MAYBE LIFE
IN FAR OFF SPACE
ISN'T SO UNIMAGINABLE.
Koki says WELL IF TARDIGRADES
CAN SURVIVE SOMETHING
LIKE A SCORCHING OVEN,
WHAT ELSE CAN THEY SURVIVE?
Aviva says LET'S GO TO SOME OF THE
MOST EXTREME PLACES ON EARTH
AND FIND OUT. C'MON!
(FWOOSH)
Martin says WE MADE IT
TO OUTER SPACE.
AND THE FUN PART...HA HA!
ZERO GRAVITY!!
WHOA...
The brothers float and laugh.
Chris says WAHOO! SPACE IS FUN!
AS LONG AS YOU'RE IN A
SPACESHIP OR SPACESUIT.
WITHOUT THOSE, HUMANS
CAN'T SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Martin says AND I'D NEVER BE
ABLE TO PULL OFF THESE MOVES.
YEAH!
Chris says LOOK, THERE'S HOME,
PLANET EARTH.
WOW, IT SURE
IS BEAUTIFUL.
Martin says AND FROM HERE, YOU
CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS,
THAT MAKE LIFE POSSIBLE
DOWN THERE ON EARTH.
LIKE WATER, LIFE COULDN'T
SURVIVE WITHOUT IT.
ZOOMING IN.
(CLICK)
(WHIRRING)
Martin says PLANTS AND ANIMALS
ARE MADE MOSTLY OF WATER.
WITHOUT WATER WE COULDN'T EXIST.
Chris says GOTTA HYDRATE!
LOVE DRINKING IN SPACE.
He drops a couple of drops of water that go floating up.
(SLURP SLURP)
He drinks and says AND, OF COURSE, AIR.
THAT HAZY CUSHION
AROUND THE PLANET
IS CALLED THE ATMOSPHERE.
IT HAS OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE
THAT PLANTS AND ANIMALS
NEED TO SURVIVE.
OUT THERE IN SPACE,
THERE IS NO AIR.
Martin says YEAH, AND
OF COURSE THE SUN.
THERE IT IS,
PROVIDING JUST THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF WARMTH.
IF THE SUN WERE CLOSER, IT
COULD BE TOO HOT ON EARTH.
FARTHER AWAY, TOO COLD.
Chris says AND IT GIVES ENERGY TOO.
PLANTS TURN ENERGY FROM THE SUN
INTO FOOD FOR THEMSELVES.
Martin says THEN PLANTS
ARE FOOD FOR ANIMALS.
Chris says AND THEY'RE
FOOD FOR OTHER ANIMALS.
ALL STARTING WITH
ENERGY FROM THE SUN.
Martin says SO, WATER,
AIR, AND ENERGY,
SOME OF THE BASIC NEEDS
FOR LIFE ON EARTH.
Chris says OTHER PLANETS
ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
SATURN HAS LOTS OF
POISONOUS CHEMICAL GASES.
Martin says JUPITER IS SUPER COLD,
WITH NO WATER AS
FAR AS WE CAN TELL.
Chris says LIFE AS WE KNOW IT,
PROBABLY COULDN'T SURVIVE
ON PLACES LIKE THAT.
Martin says UNLESS
LIFE EXISTS THERE,
IN WAYS WE NEVER
THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
Chris says TIME TO START SEARCHING.
Martin says MOON HERE
WE COOOOOOME!
Jimmy, Aviva, and a camel walk down the desert.
Jimmy says AHH, HOT...OKAY,
THE DESERT HAS EXTREME
CONDITIONS, ALL RIGHT!
Aviva says THERE'S NO WAY A
TARDIGRADE COULD SURVIVE THIS.
THEY NEED WATER LIKE
EVERY OTHER CREATURE.
EVEN THOUGH YOU CAMELS CAN LAST
FOR WEEKS WITHOUT DRINKING,
YOU STILL NEED WATER.
Jimmy says AND SO DO TARDIGRADES.
MAYBE THERE'S SOME WET
SAND UNDER THIS ROCK.
COULD THEY REALLY SURVIVE HERE?
Aviva says LET'S SEE.
ZOOMING IN.
GOT ONE!
Jimmy says YOU'RE KIDDING ME!
BUT IT'S ALL CURLED UP.
Aviva says IT CAN'T BE ALIVE.
IT LOOKS TOTALLY DRIED UP.
ZERO WATER.
Jimmy says LET'S GIVE IT SOME.
(SPLASH)
Aviva says IT'S ALIVE!
Jimmy says I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
Koki says WELL BELIEVE IT.
SAYS HERE, THAT
TARDIGRADES CAN SURVIVE
FOR THIRTY YEARS WITHOUT WATER.
IN THAT CURLED UP SURVIVAL MODE.
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE XTREME!!
Aviva says WHEN THEY GO INTO
SURVIVAL MODE, IT SEEMS
THEY WRAP THEIR DNA UP
WITH A PROTEIN TO PROTECT IT
AND REPLACE
WATER IN THEIR BODIES
WITH SPECIAL PROTEINS AND SUGAR.
Koki says AHH, SO THEY JUST
WAIT FOR WATER TO RETURN.
Aviva says INCREIBLE!
Koki says IT SURE IS,
BUT I'VE FOUND A PLACE
WHERE THE TARDIGRADE
DEFINITELY CAN'T SURVIVE.
CONNECT LATER.
(WHOOSH)
(SPLASH)
Koki lands in Antarctica and says ANTARCTICA!
THE COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH.
FEW ANIMALS CAN SURVIVE THE
EXTREME COLD OF THIS PLACE,
BUT PENGUINS ARE ONE OF THEM.
(WHIRRING)
(STOMPING)
A PENGUIN SLIDE!
Koki slides down along with the penguins and says WHOA!
HO!
(LAUGHING)
THIS LOOKS LIKE THE PERFECT
SPOT WHERE I CAN GET A SAMPLE.
She analyzes the snow sample and says WHAT? NO WAY!
A TARDIGRADE?
WARMING BEAM ON.
WATER SPRITZ ON.
(WATER SPRITZING)
(ELECTRONIC SCANNER BEEPING)
IT'S ALIVE AND WELL!
In the Amphisub, Aviva says OKAY,
SCORCHING DESERTS...
ICY ANTARCTICA...
WHAT ABOUT THE DEEP SEA?
THIS IS MORE THAN JUST
COLD TEMPERATURE,
IT'S ALSO EXTREME PRESSURE.
IF I WASN'T IN THIS SHIP,
I'D BE FLATTENED LIKE A PANCAKE.
READY FOR PRESSURE TEST JIMMY.
Jimmy says BROKEN DOWN
CAR LOADED IN HATCH.
(WHIRRING, CLICKING)
He releases the broken down car in the water. The car shrinks and goes up back into the sub.
(CRUNCHING SOUND)
(ZAP)
(SPLASH)
Jimmy says WOW! THAT'S CRUSHING PRESSURE!
Aviva says SCRAP METAL
FOR MY NEXT INVENTION.
SCANNING FOR TARDIGRADES.
She spots a tardigrade and says WHAT?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
Jimmy says NOT FOR A TARDIGRADE.
TARDIGRADE XTREME!
RIGHT, LITTLE GUMMY BEAR?
Aviva says IT SAYS HERE, THEY CAN
SURVIVE FIVE TIMES THE PRESSURE
AT THE DEEPEST
PART OF THE OCEAN.
Koki says IT'S LIKE
NO PLACE ON EARTH
IS TOO EXTREME FOR A TARDIGRADE.
Jimmy says THEY'RE
LIKE INDESTRUCTIBLE!
Aviva says HOW DO YOU DO IT?
WE GOTTA FIGURE IT OUT AND
MAKE A TARDIGRADE POWER SUIT.
Meanwhile in outer space, Chris lands the rocket ship on the moon surface and says STEADY...STEADY...
Martin says AND WE'RE DOWN!
YAH...LET'S GET OUT THERE!
Chris says WAIT!
CHECKING SEALS
ON THE SPACESUITS.
Martin says YEAH.
AIR CANISTERS FULL.
Chris says NEED THESE SUITS
TO SURVIVE OUT THERE.
Martin says OH YEAH. LET'S DO THIS!
Chris says RACE YA!
Martin says YAHOOO!
WE'RE ON THE MOON.
Chris says PUSHING CREATURE
ADVENTURING TO THE LIMITS.
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy say YAHOO!
The brothers spin in the air.
Martin says IT'S SO LIGHT
AND LOW GRAVITY HERE.
(LAUGHING)
WHOOOO!
Chris says YEAH, BUT
ALSO PRETTY BARE.
DUSTY, WITH ALMOST NO
ATMOSPHERE OR WATER.
NO OBVIOUS LIFE.
NOTHING.
Aviva says DON'T FORGET
LITTLE CREATURES.
THEY CAN BE EXTREME
SURVIVALISTS.
RIGHT TARDIGRADE?
Martin hums.
Chris uses a scanning device and says I'M GETTING ABSOLUTELY
NO LIFE READINGS AT ALL.
Martin says YOU SURE THERE'S NO
WATER UP HERE...ANYWHERE?
Chris says WAIT...THERE IS WATER.
BUT IT'S UNDER THE SURFACE.
Martin says THAT'S
WORTH CHECKING OUT.
I'LL GRAB THE ROCK
DRILL FROM THE SHIP.
NO! THE SHIP!!!
IT'S FLOATING INTO ORBIT.
Chris says WHAT? DIDN'T YOU
TURN OFF THE BOOSTERS?
Martin says NO, I THOUGHT YOU DID.
Chris says WELL, I THOUGHT YOU DID!
The brothers say CATCH IT!
(GRUNTING WITH EFFORT)
Chris says GET...
THE...SHIP!
Martin says I'LL GIVE
YOU A BOOST UP BRO.
Chris says ARGHHHH...
NOOOOOOOOOO!
The brothers say OOOOOO, OOF...
Martin says OH NO... .
The brothers say WE'RE STRANDED!
Chris says WE CAN'T
SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Martin says WE'RE DOOMED.
Aviva says OH NO. THIS IS BAD!
Jimmy says BADDER THAN BAD!
Koki says THEY'LL RUN OUT OF AIR!
THOSE SUITS CAN ONLY PROTECT
THEM FROM OUTER SPACE
FOR A SHORT TIME.
Aviva says IF THERE'S
A CREATURE POWER
THAT JUST MIGHT BE
ABLE TO SAVE THEM,
IT'S TARDIGRADE POWER.
Koki says HOW? WE KNOW, THEY CAN
SURVIVE EXTREMES HERE ON EARTH.
BUT OUTER SPACE?
THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER THING.
Aviva says WE GOTTA TRY!
Koki says WHOA, LOTS OF
RADIATION UP THERE.
IT DESTROYS LIVING CELLS!
Jimmy says THAT MEANS IT'S
GAME OVER MAN...GAME OVER!
Aviva says IT LOOKS LIKE A KEY TO
THEIR EXTREME SURVIVAL POWERS
MIGHT BE AN ABILITY
TO REPAIR CELLS.
DEAL WITH POISONS, RADIATION...
Koki says YEAH, BUT SCIENTISTS DON'T
FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW THEY DO IT.
Aviva says WE'LL RELY
ON THE GENETIC CODE.
TARDIGRADES ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
WE NEED YOU LITTLE GUMMY BEAR.
YOU AND YOUR AWESOME POWERS.
On the moon, Chris says WELL BRO, I GUESS THIS IS
OUR FINAL CREATURE ADVENTURE.
Martin says I GUESS THAT'S IT
FOR THE BLUE AND THE GREEN.
Chris says BUT NOT THAT
BLUE AND GREEN.
AIR, WATER, AND ENERGY
EARTH HAS IT ALL.
Martin says AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF
INCREDIBLE, PRECIOUS CREATURES,
I'M GOING TO MISS THEM.
Chris says YEAH, THE
BEST IN THE GALAXY.
In the Tortuga, Aviva prints the discs and says AANNND PRINT...GOT IT.
TARDIGRADE POWER DISCS.
READY TO SEND JIMMY?
Jimmy says YEAH, BUT IN ORDER TO
ACTIVATE THE CREATURE POWERS,
THEY NEED A TARDIGRADE TO TOUCH.
AND THEY DON'T
HAVE ONE UP THERE.
Aviva says YOU'RE RIGHT.
Jimmy says AND I CAN'T
TELEPORT THEM ONE,
BECAUSE THE TELEPORTER
DOESN'T TELEPORT LIVING THINGS.
Aviva says YOU'RE RIGHT.
Koki says THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
Chris says THERE'S OUR HOME...
THERE'S THE SHIP
TO GET US BACK HOME...
BUT IT'S OUT OF REACH.
Martin moans and says I GUESS LET'S JUST
ENJOY THE VIEW.
Chris says YEAH...
WAIT, IS THAT ONE OF
JIMMY'S ROCK PILLOWS?
Martin says HUH? WHAT?
YEAH, MUST'VE FALLEN
FROM THE SHIP.
Chris says ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?
Martin says I THINK I'M THINKING
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
The brothers say TARDIGRADES!
Chris says TARDIGRADES ARE YOU
THERE? ARE YOU...THERE?
They say A TARDIGRADE!
Martin says CHECKING VITAL SIGNS.
(SCANNING BEEPS)
SHE'S ALIVE.
SHE'S IN SURVIVAL
MODE...BUT ALIVE.
Chris says WAHOOO! YEAH!
Martin says ALRIGHT!!!!
IT'S INCREDIBLE. TARDIGRADES
CAN SURVIVE IN SPACE!
Chris says OH, NO AIR, NO WATER,
RADIATION, TOXINS,
IT'S ALL NO PROBLEM
FOR A TARDIGRADE.
Martin says NO OTHER CREATURE ON
EARTH CAN SURVIVE IN SPACE.
Chris says UH-OH, AIR LEVELS LOW!
WE HAVE ONLY ONE BAR LEFT!
Martin says RADIATION'S GETTING
HIGH...AND IT'S COLD UP HERE.
IT'S NOW OR NEVER.
TORTUGA, WE HAVE A TARDIGRADE.
Aviva says TARDIGRADE DISCS COMING
AT YOU GUYS. READY JIMMY?
Aviva throws the discs in the teleporter.
Jimmy says I'VE NEVER TELEPORTED
ANYTHING INTO SPACE BEFORE.
AND...ZAP EM!!!
The discs pop up on outer space.
Martin says HE DID IT!
Chris says OH NO...THE
DISCS ARE FLOATING AWAY.
Martin says LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
Chris reaches up and says GOT EM!
Chris says WE'RE ALL SET.
Martin says FINGERS CROSSED.
They put the discs on their suits.
The brothers say INSERT
TARDIGRADE POWER DISC...
TOUCH TARDIGRADE...
VERY GENTLY... .. AND ACTIVATE
TARDIGRADE POWER!!
AWESOME!!!
The brothers morph into tardigrades.
Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy say YAY!!
IT WORKED!
Jimmy says TARDIGRADE
XTRA XTRA XTREME!
Chris says C'MON MARTIN.
TO THE SPACESHIP.
Martin says OH YEAH SWIMMING THROUGH
SPACE WITH TARDIGRADE POWER!
Chris says UH-OH RADIATION
ALERT... AIR ALERT.
WE CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE.
Martin says QUICK. ENTER TARDIGRADE
SURVIVAL MODE TO RECHARGE.
Aviva says TARDIGRADE SURVIVAL
MODE, IT'S WORKING!
Chris says PHEW, LIFE
SYSTEMS RECHARGED.
KEEP SWIMMING.
They say SURVIVAL MODE.
SPACE SWIM.
SURVIVAL MODE.
SPACE SWIM.
Jimmy says HA HA! THEY'RE
GUMMY BEARS IN SPACE!
Aviva says THEY'RE ALMOST THERE!
Chris says MADE IT! OPEN HATCH.
The brothers get inside the ship.
Aviva, Koki, and Kimmy say WAHOOO!
The brothers laugh and say WE
DID IT, WITH TARDIGRADE POWER!
Martin says EARTH LIFE
SUPPORT SYSTEMS STEADY.
Chris says TARDIGRADES
TO MISSION CONTROL.
They say WE'RE HEADING HOME!
(FAWOOSH)
(FAWOOSH)
They land on Earth and say HOME SWEET EARTH!
Aviva says THAT WAS
GREAT TEAMWORK GANG!
Martin says OH YEAH, GOOD TO SEE ALL
YOU FELLOW EARTHLINGS AGAIN.
I MISSED YA. YA, I
MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
The elephant trumpets.
Chris says OH YEAH.
AND THAT'S CREATURE
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
WE DIDN'T FIND LIFE IN
OUTER SPACE ON THIS TRIP.
Martin says BUT WE DID
REMIND OURSELVES,
THAT EARTH CREATURES
CAN DO FAR OUT THINGS.
Aviva says AND ONE OF OUR
VERY OWN EARTH CREATURES,
THE TARDIGRADE, IS
AN EXTREME SURVIVOR.
HOT OVENS...
Koki says ICY COLD...
Jimmy says THIRTY YEAR DROUGHT...
Chris says POISONS...
Martin says RADIATION...
Chris and Martin say OUTER SPACE!
Jimmy says ALL SURVIVABLE
FOR TARDIGRADE XTREME.
Koki says SO MAYBE IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT LIFE EXISTS
SOMEWHERE UP THERE
IN OUTER SPACE...
OR MAYBE NOT.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW.
Chris says BUT WE CAN HAVE LOTS
OF FUN WONDERING ABOUT IT
AND SEARCHING FOR THE ANSWER.
Now the show turns back to real life.
Chris says SO, TARDIGRADES
ARE EXTREME SURVIVORS,
ABLE TO LIVE IN BURNING HEAT...
Martin says ICY COLD...
Chris says CRUSHING PRESSURE...
Martin says DEADLY CHEMICALS...
Chris says EVEN
SURVIVE OUTER SPACE.
Martin says TARDIGRADES LIVE ON
EVERY CONTINENT OF THIS PLANET.
PROBABLY SURVIVING
RIGHT AROUND YOU,
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT.
Chris says LET'S FIND SOME!
They meet with the Kratt Kids.
Chris says YEAH, YOU GOT SOME MOSS!!
WOW!
OKAY STEP TWO, WE'LL TAKE
THIS MOSS TO THE LAB
AND SEARCH FOR TARDIGRADES.
Martin says AND HOPEFULLY,
THERE A LOT OF TARDIGRADES
LIVING INSIDE.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE PREPPED
THE MOSS IN PETRI DISHES.
Chris says AND WE'RE GOING
TO LOOK AT IT
UNDER THESE HIGH-
POWERED MICROSCOPES.
At the lab, Martin says ALRIGHT, CHRIS IS
LOOKING THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE,
BUT WE CAN SEE WHAT THE
MICROSCOPE IS SEEING
ON THIS MONITOR.
Chris says LET ME KNOW IF YOU
SEE ANYTHING MARTIN.
Martin says I THINK THAT'S
JUST BITS OF MOSS.
TARDIGRADE!
Chris says YES...WE FOUND ONE!
Martin says YEAH.
OH ANOTHER!
YOU CAN SEE IT'S
LITTLE FEET WORKING.
Chris says YEAH, FOUR SETS OF
FEET WITH CLAWS ON THE END.
THESE GUYS ARE SO COOL, BUT I
CAN'T REALLY SEE THEIR FACES.
Martin says HEY, LET'S USE
THE BIGGER MICROSCOPE.
THIS MICROSCOPE HAS
DOUBLE THE MAGNIFICATION,
ONE HUNDRED TIMES.
LET ME BRING IT UP ON
THE MONITOR...THERE!
WHOA, THIS IS A GREAT VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE THE FEET,
YOU CAN SEE CLAWS
ON THE END OF THE FEET...
Chris says AND YOU
CAN SEE THE FACE.
TUCKED AWAY IN THE
MOUTH ARE THE STYLETS.
KIND OF LIKE TUSK-LIKE
APPENDAGES THAT STAB INTO
SOME ALGAE OR A NEMATODE
OR WHATEVER IT'S EATING
AND SUCK OUT THE JUICES.
Martin says THERE ARE OVER
1,265 SPECIES OF TARDIGRADES,
THAT WE KNOW OF AND THERE'S
SO MANY UNDISCOVERED
TARDIGRADES OUT THERE STILL.
Chris says TARDIGRADES.
Martin says THEY ARE SO AWESOME.
Chris says WELL WILD KRATTS KIDS,
THAT'S MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
Martin says YEAH, YOU
DID A GREAT JOB
BECAUSE WE FOUND TARDIGRADES.
The kids cheer and say YAY!
Martin says AND REMEMBER,
YOU PROBABLY HAVE
TARDIGRADES LIVING
ALL AROUND YOU TOO.
Chris says SO, KEEP ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR LITTLE CREATURES.
WE'LL SEE YOU ON
THE CREATURE TRAIL.
Martin says KEEP ON
CREATURE ADVENTURING!
(SHOW THEME SONG)
Music plays as the end credits roll.
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