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Transcript: Episode 56
(rock'n'roll music plays)
In an animated frame, fast clip shows images of different animals: horses, llamas, pandas rolling down a ladder, a dog jumping for a treat, cats skateboarding, giraffes fighting one another and a snake lurking on the forest floor.
A song plays that says HUSTLE AROUND WITH THE
PONDERING PANDAS
TEACHING A DOG TRICKS
DISCOVERING ANSWERS
WE LOVE OUR CRAZY CRITTERS
WE LOOK TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY DO
IT'S CREATURE MANIA
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
The name of the show appears in yellow animal print letters on an orange background. It reads "Creature Mania."
Alfie walks in his bamboo tree house.
Alfie is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears eggshell trousers and a black T-shirt with white rims.
He says WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE
LINE UP OF INTERESTING,
WACKY AND WONDERFUL
ANIMALS TODAY.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE FIND OUT HOW
FAST A KANGAROO CAN GO,
HOW SLOW AND SLIMY ARE SNAILS
AND HOW BIG IS A LOCUST SWARM?
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND WE MEET ANGELINE AND
HER TEENY-WEENY MICE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST LET'S
CHECK IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND THE WONDER DOGS
AS WE FIND OUT WHAT TRICK
SHE'S GOING TO TEACH US TODAY.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
A caption reads "Dog Tricks."
Doctor Katrina is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans and a hot pink Creature Mania T-shirt.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA AND
THESE GUYS THEY'RE SMART,
THEY'RE CUTE,
THEY ARE THE WONDER DOGS
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO JUMP THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
FLYNN'S GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT HIM.
MEET FLYNN,
HE'S EIGHT YEARS OLD.
HIS NICKNAMES ARE
MISTER MAN AND FLYNNY.
HE'S AN AGILITY CHAMPION AND
HAS HEAPS OF OBEDIENCE TITLES.
HE'S DONE LOTS OF
TV COMMERCIALS
AND STAGE SHOW PERFORMANCES,
AND FLIES ALL OVER AUSTRALIA
FOR WORK AND FUN.
HIS FAVOURITE TRICKS
INCLUDE HIDING HIS FACE,
CROSSING HIS PAWS AND
ROLLING UP IN HIS BLANKEY.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HIS FAVOURITE HOBBIES: WELL
HE KNOWS HOW TO WIN HEARTS
WITH HIS DASHING
LOOKS AND CHARISMA.
HE ALSO LOVES SWIMMING,
HIS BALL ON THE ROPE,
AGILITY AND SLEEPING
UPSIDE DOWN ON THE LOUNGE.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE FLYNN:
HANDSOME, CLEVER AND LOYAL.
NOW LET'S SEE FLYNN DEMONSTRATE.
A caption reads "Jump through arms.".
Katrina makes a circle with her arms and Flynn jumps through it.
Katrina says HA HA.
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO JUMP
THROUGH YOUR ARMS
IS AN ADVANCED TRICK.
IT'S A PROGRESSION
FROM JUMPING THROUGH A HOOP.
YOU WILL NEED A HELPER
AND IT'S A TRICK THAT'S BETTER
SUITED TO SMALLER DOGS
AS THE DOG HAS TO GET THROUGH
YOUR ARMS, SO NOT SO GREAT
FOR BIG ONES.
SO CUTE.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN AN EXPERT
DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE TO TRAIN
THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Jo and her dog.
Jo is around 11, with long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears white shirts and a blue T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH JO AND HER
VERY SWEET DOG DR.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT DR.
Jo says WELL, SHE LOVES TO PAY A LOT
OF ATTENTION
AND GET ATTENTION.
SHE LOVES BEING GREEDY OF COURSE
AND SHE ALSO LIKES ESCAPING
AND ADVENTURING.
Katrina says WHAT TYPE OF DOG IS SHE?
Jo says A BEAGLE CROSS CAVALIER.
Katrina says GIVE ME THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE HER PERSONALITY.
Jo says HAPPY, SOMETIMES SAD
AND SHE MOANS.
Katrina says WHAT'S THE BEST
PART OF OWNING A DOG?
Jo says SPENDING TIME WITH THEM
AND THEN SOMETIMES
IF YOU'RE SAD
YOU CAN PRETEND THEY'RE A FRIEND
AND YOU CAN JUST TALK TO THEM.
Katrina says I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
TO PRETEND THOUGH.
THEY ARE A FRIEND AREN'T THEY?
Jo says THEY ARE A FRIEND.
Katrina says DO YOU THINK WE CAN
TEACH HER A TRICK?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN.
LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY JO AND I ARE GOING
TO TEACH DR
TO JUMP THROUGH MY ARMS.
THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS
IS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A TREAT.
SHE KNOWS I'VE GOT THAT TREAT.
IT'S CHICKEN.
SHE LOVES IT.
AND I AM JUST GOING TO PLACE
MY ARMS ON THE GROUND
AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS JUST LURE HER RIGHT THROUGH
AND THEN GIVE HER THE TREAT
WHEN HER WHOLE BODY GETS
THROUGH MY ARMS.
Jo says SURE.
Katrina makes a circle with her arms and says OKAY SIT FOR ME.
STAY.
OKAY NOW TREAT RIGHT THROUGH.
Jo says DR.
Katrina says CALL HER RIGHT THROUGH AND
OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
PERFECT.
THAT IS STEP ONE.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Katrina says WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT
SO SHE'S COMFORTABLE
GOING THROUGH MY ARMS.
Jo says GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says WE'LL GO BACK TO THE STUDIO
AND SEE YOU FOR STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TAKE MY ARMS
A LITTLE OFF THE GROUND.
GOOD GIRL.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH THEM
A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
TO STRETCH YOUR BRAIN
AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S TIME FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE MORE KANGAROOS THAN
THERE ARE HUMANS IN AUSTRALIA?
AT BIRTH, THE BABY,
CALLED A JOEY,
CAN BE AS SMALL AS
A GRAIN OF RICE.
WHEN THE JOEY IS BORN,
IT INSTINCTIVELY MAKES ITS WAY
TO THE COMFY POUCH
WHERE IT ATTACHES TO A TEAT
FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AFTER NINE MONTHS THE JOEY
IS COVERED IN FUR
AND MATURE ENOUGH TO LEAVE
THE POUCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
A joey says HELP MUMMY, I'M STUCK.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
AND NOW MY CREATURE MANIACS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW
OTHER PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE ARTICULATE,
THEY'RE GLIB,
THEY'RE WORDY
AND THEY'RE SLICK.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
AND NO... IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S MY TWO FRIENDS
THE TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Crocodile Bob 1 says I OFFICIALLY CALL THIS ANIMAL
EATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING
TO ORDER.
Crocodile Bob 2 says BOB, BOB, BOB?
Crocodile Bob 1 says A PLACE WHERE VEGANS, WHERE...
Crocodile Bob 2 says CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING BEFORE
WE BEGIN?
Crocodile Bob 1 says YOU CAN BOB.
THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YES THIS IS A MEETING AS YOU
SAID RIGHT?
Crocodile Bob 1 says YES IT IS.
Crocodile Bob 2 says WELL EVERY TIME YOU SAY MEET IT
JUST MAKES ME THINK...OF WELL MEAT.
Crocodile Bob 1 says OH HANG ON.
YEAH.
I SEE HOW THAT COULD BE
A PROBLEM.
FROM NOW ON IT WILL BE KNOWN
AS A GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 1 says A GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YES THAT'S GOOD, THANKS BOB.
Crocodile Bob 1 says THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OKAY I HAVE GOT TO GO.
I JUST REMEMBERED SOMEWHERE
I GATHERED SOME MEAT.
(STOMACH GROWLS)
Alfie says TWO BOBS OF TALKING
NONSENSE ALL RIGHT.
HILARIOUS.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT ELSE
THEY HAVE TO SAY A BIT LATER ON.
IT'S TIME NOW FOR
SOME BRAIN NOURISHMENT.
LET'S TEST YOUR
ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE
AND FIND OUT SOME
FASCINATING FACTS.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
IS KNOWN FOR BEING
A SLY TRICKSTER?
IS IT A THE ALWAYS SMILING FOX?
IS IT B THE KOOKY SEAHORSE?
OR IS IT C THE
GRUMPY RHINOCEROS?
IF YOU ANSWERED
A THE FOX
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE IS OUR TRICKSTER.
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTH AMERICA
YOU HAVE TO BE SNEAKY
BECAUSE AROUND HERE
BIRDS... ARE... BIG.
THE RHEA IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD
THAT'S MORE THAN A MATCH FOR
EVEN THE HUNGRIEST FOX.
A fox screams and runs as it sees a rhea approaching.
The narrator says SO IT CAN'T USE
A FRONTAL ATTACK.
BY WAITING FOR THE RHEA
FAMILY TO MOVE ON...
The rhea says COME ON.
COME ON.
LAST OF YOU TO
LEAVE'S A LOSER.
The narrator says THE FOX IS FREE TO
MAKE AN OMELETTE OUT OF THE EGGS
THAT FAILED TO HATCH.
AND WITH HUNGRY KIDS LIKE THIS
AT HOME
YOU REALLY NEED TO CRACK
THE CASE WIDE OPEN.
THE TROUBLE IS BIG BIRDS
LAY BIG EGGS.
IT'S MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL
BUT THE FOX IS SLY
BECAUSE IT HAS A REPUTATION
FOR COMING UP WITH SNEAKY
SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT PROBLEMS.
IF YOU CAN'T BITE IT, KICK IT.
A SHARP BLOW
AGAINST A STONE
IS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE SHELL.
The fox gets to eating the contents of the egg.
The narrator says WHOA, SLOW DOWN.
YOU'RE GONNA GIVE YOURSELF
A PRETTY BAD STOMACH ACHE.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO
COME ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
SNAILS CANNOT SEE VERY WELL
SO THEY RELY UPON THEIR
GOOD SENSE OF SMELL
TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR WAY?
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR
AND UNLIKE OTHER ANIMALS,
THEY CANNOT MAKE SOUNDS.
THAT'S PRETTY WEIRD RIGHT?
YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A SNAIL'S AGE
BY COUNTING THE SPIRAL RINGS
ON ITS SHELL.
EACH YEAR, A NEW SPIRAL RING
GROWS ON A SNAIL'S SHELL,
REFERRED TO AS A WHORL.
AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says ANOTHER THING ABOUT SNAILS
THERE'S NO WAY
YOU COULD GET A SNAIL TO JUMP
THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
SLITHER MAYBE.
BUT NOT JUMP.
THE QUESTION IS CAN JO TEACH
HER DOG DR
TO JUMP THROUGH
DR. KATRINA'S ARMS?
I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT
BUT LET'S FIND OUT HOW
THEY'RE DOING.
IT'S TIME FOR STEP
TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
JO AND I ARE TEACHING HER
DOG DR TO JUMP THROUGH ARMS.
SO SO FAR WE'VE GOT HER VERY
COMFORTABLE JUMPING THROUGH
OR GOING THROUGH
WHEN THEY'RE ON THE GROUND.
NOW I AM GOING TO AHH LIFT
MY ARMS UP A LITTLE WAY
AND I WANT YOU TO LURE HER.
STILL VERY IMPORTANT
TO ENCOURAGE HER
THROUGH WITH THAT TREAT
AND GIVE IT TO HER WHEN THAT
WHOLE BODY GETS THROUGH.
SO REACH RIGHT THROUGH MY ARMS
AND THEN CALL HER IN
WITH LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM.
Jo says DR.
Katrina says GOOD ONE.
THAT IS STEP TWO.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT,
SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER JUMPING THROUGH
AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK
WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO TAKE AWAY THAT LURE
AND SEE IF WE CAN JUST GET HER
GOING THROUGH.
GOOD ONE DR.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Alfie says WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH THEM A BIT LATER.
BUT FIRST, TIME FOR
SOME BELLY WOBBLING,
ROLLING ON THE FLOOR,
HAR DE HAR LAUGHING.
WELL SHE THINKS SO.
YEP GIVE IT UP FOR OUR
FAVOURITE HORSE WHO HOWLS.
HAND OVER THE MIC
TO BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A caption reads "It's Bad Pun Pony."
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT IS A
REPTILE'S FAVOURITE MOVIE?
THE LIZARD OF OZ.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says TELL ME FOLKS,
WHY DID THE COW
BECOME AN ASTRONAUT?
SO IT COULD WALK ON THE MOOOOON.
A rabbit laughs.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY.
Alfie says NOW IT'S TIME FOR A
CHANGE OF SCENERY.
LET'S HAVE A BIT OF
A BRAIN TRAIN
AND SEE IF WE CAN ANSWER
THIS ONE CORRECTLY.
YES IT'S TIME FOR
ANOTHER CREATURE QUIZ.
(music plays)
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
CAN BE SEEN FROM OUTER
SPACE EN MASSE?
IS IT A THE TEENY WEENY
SEA POLYP
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMATION
OF BEAUTIFUL CORAL?
OR IS IT B THE AMAZING MASS
MIGRATION OF LAND MAMMALS
ACROSS AFRICA'S VAST SERENGETI?
OR IS IT C THE FLOCKS OF HIGH
FLYING DEMOISELLE CRANES
THAT FLY OVER THE HIMALAYAS
EVERY YEAR ON THEIR JOURNEY
ACROSS ASIA?
WELL IF YOU THOUGHT A
THE TINY SEA POLYP
YOU'D BE ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT CORRECT.
THE POLYP IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CREATING AUSTRALIA'S
GREET BARRIER REEF,
THE ONLY ORGANIC MASS
VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
A CORAL REEF ISN'T A THING,
IT'S ACTUALLY A COMMUNITY
OF LIFE
THAT LIVES AND THRIVES
IN ONE LOCATION.
THE HARD SHELL YOU SEE IS
THE SHELL OF THE POLYP.
OR RATHER IT'S A CLUSTER OF
POLYPS GROWING TOGETHER
THAT GIVES REEFS THEIR SHAPE.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IN
AUSTRALIA IS 10,000 YEARS OLD.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says AND COVERS
2,600 MILES
AND SUPPORTS A HUGE DIVERSITY
OF LIFE,
FROM COUNTLESS SCHOOLS OF FISH,
SEA SNAKES,
ADORABLE CLOWN FISH,
SCARY SHARKS,
SEA HORSES, CUTTLEFISH, CLAMS
AND AMAZING ALIEN LOOKING
SEA SPONGES, WOW.
IN FACT CORAL OFFERS
FOOD AND PROTECTION
TO THE WIDEST DIVERSITY
OF ANIMALS AND PLANT LIFE
ON EARTH.
The crowd says HURRAY.
The narrator says IN FACT THERE'RE
ARE MORE TYPES OF FISH
LIVING IN A TWO ACRE AREA
OF CORAL REEF
THAN THERE ARE KINDS OF BIRDS
IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA.
A parrot says EXCUSE ME.
The narrator says WHAT'S MORE
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT
MANY PARTS OF THE CORAL REEF
CAN BE HARVESTED
TO MAKE MEDICATIONS
TO TREAT CANCERS
AND OTHER ILLNESSES.
SO CORAL ISN'T JUST BIG AND
BEAUTIFUL,
IT'S ESSENTIAL
TO LIFE ON EARTH.
ALL THANKS TO THE LITTLE POLYP.
The crowd says OH YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT AMAZING CREATURES.
SO COOL, ALL
RIGHT CREATURE FANS,
STILL TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW,
AN AMAZING ANIMAL FACT,
WE MEET TODAY'S
PET AND TELL GUEST
IN THE HOUSE,
THERE'S AN ADORABLE
ANIMAL IN TOO CUTE,
PLUS SOME MUSINGS FROM OUR
FAVOURITE BLACK AND WHITE BEAR
THE FANTASTIC PONDERING PANDA.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
LOCUSTS CAN JUMP
SEVENTY CENTIMETRES?
THIS IS LIKE A HUMAN JUMPING
EIGHTEEN METERS.
WHEN THESE CRITTERS
GROW UP THEY GET WINGS.
LOCUSTS CAN FLY FOR SEVENTEEN
HOURS WITHOUT STOPPING.
TRAVELLING UP TO
5,000 KILOMETRES TO FIND FOOD.
THESE VAST HOARDS
THREATEN OVER TWENTY PERCENT
OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
A SINGLE SWARM CAN EAT
EIGHTY THOUSAND TONS
OF CROPS A DAY.
LITERALLY STRIPPING
THE COUNTRYSIDE BARE.
AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE MANIACS TIME
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
A SPECIAL GUEST
AND THEIR SPECIAL PET FRIEND
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
BUT FIRST.
A clip shows a dolphin jumping and spinning out of the water.
The dolphin says YEE HOO.
I'M FLYING.
I'M FLYING!
OH OH.
BELLY FLOP.
AHH.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Angeline and her pets.
Angeline is around 11, with short straight brown hair with bangs and wears orange shorts and a green T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ANGELINE.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN HER
FANTASTIC PETS TO SHOW US.
HELLO ANGELINE.
Angeline says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Angeline says UMM THEY'RE CALLED
GIDJET AND MIDGET.
Alfie says GIDJET AND MIDGET.
AND GIDJET AND MIDGET ARE?
Angeline says IN THE HOUSE.
Alfie says YEAH WHAT ARE THEY?
Angeline says THEY'RE MICE.
Alfie says I CAN'T SEE THEM.
SO I AM LIKE OH WHERE ARE THEY?
SO HOW DO YOU TELL
GIDJET AND MIDGET APART?
Angeline says UMM THEY'RE DIFFERENT COLOURS.
GIDJET IS WHITE WITH
A FEW BROWN PATCHES.
AND MIDGET IS BROWN
WITH A FEW WHITE PATCHES.
Alfie says SO THEY'RE THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
Angeline says YEAH.
Alfie says THAT'S AMAZING.
MICE.
THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF A
MOUSE IS ONE TO TWO YEARS.
MICE ARE KEEN EXPLORERS.
THEY LOVE INVENTING WAYS
OF SATISFYING THEIR CURIOSITY OF
INVESTIGATION.
THIS OFTEN INCLUDES
SQUEEZING THROUGH TIGHT GAPS
AND BITING THROUGH OBSTACLES
WITH THEIR STRONG TEETH.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY CLEAN,
TIDY AND ORGANISED ANIMALS.
THEY CAN JUMP DOWN
THREE TO FOUR METRES
WITHOUT INJURING THEMSELVES.
MICE.
SO I'VE HEARD THESE
MICE ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS.
CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT?
Angeline says ONCE WE LEFT THE
LID OPEN OVER NIGHT,
UMM THEN GIDJET RAN OUT
AND WENT AND THEN WE LOST HER
BUT THEN WE FOUND HER
IN THE PRINTER.
Alfie says WHAT WAS SHE DOING
IN THE PRINTER?
Angeline says I DON'T KNOW.
Alfie says SO THEY REALLY
ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS.
Angeline says YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT DO YOU FEED THEM?
Angeline says UMM WE JUST BUY FOOD FROM
THE PET STORE
BUT WE CAN'T FEED THEM
TOXIC FOODS
LIKE CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE.
EVEN THOUGH CHEESE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A TREAT FOR MICE
BUT THAT'S JUST A MYTH.
Alfie says YEAH. YEAH.
Angeline says IT'S POISONOUS.
Alfie says SO DON'T FEED THEM CHEESE.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO
TO PLAY WITH THEM?
Angeline says YOU JUST PUT THEM ON YOUR ARM
AND THEN THEY'LL GO ALL OVER
YOUR BODY,
DOWN YOUR SHIRT, IN YOUR PANTS,
IN YOUR SOCKS
AND IN YOUR HAIR
AND EVERYWHERE.
Alfie says NOWHERE'S OFF LIMITS FOR THEM.
Angeline says NO.
Alfie says SO IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS
LOOKING TO GET A PET MOUSE
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?
Angeline says UMM YES BECAUSE THEY'RE
EASY TO TAKE CARE OF
AND THEY'RE CHEAP
AND JUST FLUFFY.
Alfie says THEY'RE AMAZING.
Angeline says YEAH.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Alfie says OH WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING ON THE SHOW
TODAY ANGELINE.
Angeline says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO GIDJET AND MIDGET.
[HIGH PITCHED VOICE]
Making a mouse's voice, Alfie says THANK YOU ALFIE.
[HIGH PITCHED VOICE]
Making a mouse's voice, Angeline says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says YOU GIRLS ARE SUPER CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
A clip rolls.
The narrator says CHIMPS ARE AMAZING.
A chimp says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
The narrator says THEY SHARE UP TO
NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF OUR DNA
AND THEY'RE SO SMART
WE'VE SENT THEM TO THE MOON.
BON VOYAGE.
ALTHOUGH I THINK THEY PREFER
THEIR JUNGLE HOME
WHERE THEY CAN HANG OUT
WITH THEIR ADORABLE BABIES.
A crowd says AWW.
The narrator says OH
THEIR LITTLE HANDS.
THEIR TINY FEET.
THOSE MASSIVE EARS.
YIKES, THEY DO LOOK A BIT
SCARY WHEN THEY'RE OLDER.
BUT BABY CHIMPS ARE JUST...
Children say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH.
MORE TOO-OOO CUTE ON
THE NEXT SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR A
LITTLE BIT OF BRAIN NOURISHMENT.
LET'S TEST YOUR
ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE
AND FIND OUT SOME
FASCINATING FACTS.
IT'S TIME FOR A
FANTASTIC CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
ARE COLLECTIVELY
THE NOISIEST EATERS?
IS IT A THE KINA?
NEW ZEALAND'S MOST
POPULAR SEA URCHIN.
IS IT B THE COD.
THE MUCH-FEARED PREDATOR?
OR IS IT C?
THE NOT-SO-FEARED CLOWNFISH?
THE ANSWER IS A.
THE KINA IS THE NOISIEST EATER.
[KINA CRUNCHING]
The narrator says KINA ARE FOUND ALL
AROUND THE NEW ZEALAND COAST
IN SHALLOW WATER AND DOWN
TO FIFTEEN METERS.
THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON
OF AROUND SEVENTY
SPECIES OF SEA URCHINS
IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS.
KINA EAT SEAWEED THROUGH A
HOLE IN THE BASE OF THEIR SHELL.
FIVE SMALL TEETH EXTEND OUT
OF THE SMALL GAP IN THE SHELL
AND SCRAPE AND CHEW
SEAWEED OFF THE ROCKS.
WHEN THE KINA ARE SCRAPING,
CHEWING AND
PROCESSING THE SEAWEED,
THE TEETH MOVE IN AND OUT
OF THE BODY
GENERATING A LOW-FREQUENCY
CRUNCHING SOUND.
AS THE KINA EATS
THE SOUND BOUNCES AROUND
INSIDE OF THE SHELL
CAUSING RESONANCE
AND FORMING THEIR OWN
UNDERWATER SPEAKER.
THE SMALLER THE SHELL THE
HIGHER THE RESONANT FREQUENCY,
AND THE LARGER THE SHELL THE
LOWER THE RESONANT FREQUENCY.
A HERD OF MUNCHING KINA
CAN BE A THOUSAND TIMES
LOUDER
THAN THE AMBIENT
SOUNDS OF THE REEF.
The kina says GIVE WAY PLEASE.
The narrator says AND MAY BE
HEARD KILOMETRES OUT AT SEA.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says NAH, NAH, NAH, BOB,
YOU BAKE THE WORMS
AND THEN ADD THE SAUCE.
GOODNESS IT IS LIKE
YOU ARE AN AMATEUR.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, NO, NO BOB,
YOU PAN SEAR THEM,
THEN YOU BRAISE THEM.
THAT'S HOW YOU PREPARE
PRIME CUT WORM.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE HAVE NEVER PREPARED
PRIME CUT WORMS LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says THAT'S HOW I DO IT.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WELL NO WE DON'T DO IT LIKE
THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES, WE DO.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
COME ON, WE DON'T.
WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WHAT ARE YOU?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LOOK HERE IS ONE
I PREPARED EARLIER.
Mudskipper Bob 1 burps.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OH THAT DOES LOOK BAKED TO ME
AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
MAYBE YOU WERE RIGHT BOB.
Alfie says OH, THOSE BOBS ARE BRILLIANT.
WELL, CREATURE MANIACS,
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE STILL TO
COME ON THE SHOW.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER
INCREDIBLE ANIMAL FACT,
SOME FASCINATING PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY POLY PAL-
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA.
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT WATER BUGS ARE CONSIDERED
GIANTS OF THE BUG WORLD?
SOME OF THEM CAN ACTUALLY REACH
EIGHT CENTIMETRES IN LENGTH.
THEY'RE ALSO SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS TOE BITERS.
A creature says OUCH.
The narrator says THEY HUNT THEIR PREY
BY SUBMERGING THEMSELVES
IN STREAMS OR PONDS,
QUIETLY WAITING FOR
AN UNLUCKY FOE,
AND THEN,
THEY POUNCE.
WATER BUGS WILL EAT ANYTHING.
THEY CAN BE CANNIBALS,
MEANING SOMETIMES,
THEY'LL EVEN EAT EACH OTHER.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says I DO LOVE A FUN FACT.
OKAY GUYS TIME FOR A BIT
OF PHILOSOPHY
WITH A BEAR WHO
LIKES TO REFLECT,
A BEAR WHO LIKES
TO MUSE AND THINK
AND WRESTLE AND MULL.
YES IT'S OUR FAVOURITE
ADORABLE,
BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLING AND ROCKING,
PONDERING PANDA.
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES
TO PONDER.
A panda eats bamboo leaves and says SOMETIMES I LIE AWAKE
AND THINK ABOUT BABIES.
LIKE, HOW COME THEY CRY
ALL THE TIME?
SERIOUSLY ALL THE TIME?
THEY CRY WHEN IT'S HOT,
WHEN IT'S COLD,
WHEN THEY'RE HUNGRY,
WHEN THEY'RE FULL,
WHEN THEY'RE BORED,
WHEN THEY'RE EXCITED.
IT'S LIKE THEY CAN'T DEAL
WITH ANYTHING.
BABIES ARE SILLY.
I WISH THEY'D JUST GROW UP.
OH WAIT THEY DO.
HMM BABIES.
Alfie says I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GETS
THESE THOUGHTS.
MOVING ON.
IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL
STEP IN TODAY'S TRAINING.
CAN JO GET DR TO JUMP
THROUGH DR. KATRINA'S ARMS?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
JO AND I HAVE BEEN TRAINING
HER DOG TO JUMP THROUGH MY ARMS.
OUR FIRST STEP WAS
DOING IT ON THE GROUND.
SECOND STEP WAS LURING
HER THROUGH MY ARMS
A LITTLE OFF THE GROUND
WITH A TREAT.
NOW WE CAN STILL USE A TREAT.
THE THIRD STEP IS TO NOT
ACTUALLY LURE HER BUT CALL HER.
THE TREAT IS THE REWARD
IF SHE GOES ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE ARMS.
OKAY?
ARE YOU READY?
IN POSITION.
OKAY DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DO IT?
Jo says YEP.
Katrina says I THINK SHE CAN.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW LOTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
REALLY CALL HER.
REV HER UP AND SEE HOW WE GO.
Jo says DR. DR!
D.R. jumps through Katrina's arms.
Katrina says YAY.
GOOD GIRL.
OKAY.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Katrina says SHE DID PRETTY WELL.
I THINK IF YOU PRACTICE IT
YOU WILL FIND
THAT SHE WILL START ACTUALLY
JUMPING THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
NOW WERE YOU IMPRESSED
WITH HER TRAINING SKILLS?
Jo says DEFINITELY.
Katrina says DO YOU ENJOY TRAINING?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO TRAIN YOUR DOG?
Jo says WELL I GUESS THEN IT IS JUST FUN
DOING THINGS WITH THEM
AND ITS ALSO FUN HAVING THEM
KNOW ALL TYPES OF TRICKS.
Katrina says AND TRICKS ARE GOOD QUALITY TIME
TO SPEND TOGETHER, AREN'T THEY?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says PRETTY CUTE.
UMM DR, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
KEEP PRACTISING WITH DR?
Jo says DEFINITELY.
Katrina says EXCELLENT.
WELL THANK YOU GUYS SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
YOU HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC.
YOU HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
Alfie says I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
THE SHOW.
IT'S BEEN AWESOME WATCHING
JO TRAINING DR
AND HOW GORGEOUS WERE
ANGELINE'S MICE?
WHAT A JAM PACKED SHOW.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FLUFFY,
FURRY, FUNNY AND FUNKY ANIMALS
THEN THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE
TO COME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
In an animated frame, fast clip shows images of different animals: horses, llamas, pandas rolling down a ladder, a dog jumping for a treat, cats skateboarding, giraffes fighting one another and a snake lurking on the forest floor.
A song plays that says HUSTLE AROUND WITH THE
PONDERING PANDAS
TEACHING A DOG TRICKS
DISCOVERING ANSWERS
WE LOVE OUR CRAZY CRITTERS
WE LOOK TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY DO
IT'S CREATURE MANIA
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
The name of the show appears in yellow animal print letters on an orange background. It reads "Creature Mania."
Alfie walks in his bamboo tree house.
Alfie is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears eggshell trousers and a black T-shirt with white rims.
He says WE'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE
LINE UP OF INTERESTING,
WACKY AND WONDERFUL
ANIMALS TODAY.
COMING UP...
Clips show different types of animals as Alfie says WE FIND OUT HOW
FAST A KANGAROO CAN GO,
HOW SLOW AND SLIMY ARE SNAILS
AND HOW BIG IS A LOCUST SWARM?
WE HAVE A LAUGH WITH
PANDA AND PONY
AND WE MEET ANGELINE AND
HER TEENY-WEENY MICE
IN PET AND TELL.
PLUS, LOTS, LOTS MORE.
BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST LET'S
CHECK IN WITH DR. KATRINA
AND THE WONDER DOGS
AS WE FIND OUT WHAT TRICK
SHE'S GOING TO TEACH US TODAY.
IT'S TIME FOR DOG TRICKS.
A caption reads "Dog Tricks."
Doctor Katrina is in her thirties, with long straight brown hair and wears jeans and a hot pink Creature Mania T-shirt.
She sits on the grass with 4 brown and white dogs and says HI AND WELCOME TO DOG TRICKS.
I'M DR. KATRINA AND
THESE GUYS THEY'RE SMART,
THEY'RE CUTE,
THEY ARE THE WONDER DOGS
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW
YOU HOW TO TEACH YOUR DOG
TO JUMP THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
FLYNN'S GOING TO
DEMONSTRATE THIS FOR US.
LET'S LEARN A BIT ABOUT HIM.
MEET FLYNN,
HE'S EIGHT YEARS OLD.
HIS NICKNAMES ARE
MISTER MAN AND FLYNNY.
HE'S AN AGILITY CHAMPION AND
HAS HEAPS OF OBEDIENCE TITLES.
HE'S DONE LOTS OF
TV COMMERCIALS
AND STAGE SHOW PERFORMANCES,
AND FLIES ALL OVER AUSTRALIA
FOR WORK AND FUN.
HIS FAVOURITE TRICKS
INCLUDE HIDING HIS FACE,
CROSSING HIS PAWS AND
ROLLING UP IN HIS BLANKEY.
Clips show the dog doing its favourite activities.
Katrina says HIS FAVOURITE HOBBIES: WELL
HE KNOWS HOW TO WIN HEARTS
WITH HIS DASHING
LOOKS AND CHARISMA.
HE ALSO LOVES SWIMMING,
HIS BALL ON THE ROPE,
AGILITY AND SLEEPING
UPSIDE DOWN ON THE LOUNGE.
THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE FLYNN:
HANDSOME, CLEVER AND LOYAL.
NOW LET'S SEE FLYNN DEMONSTRATE.
A caption reads "Jump through arms.".
Katrina makes a circle with her arms and Flynn jumps through it.
Katrina says HA HA.
TEACHING YOUR DOG TO JUMP
THROUGH YOUR ARMS
IS AN ADVANCED TRICK.
IT'S A PROGRESSION
FROM JUMPING THROUGH A HOOP.
YOU WILL NEED A HELPER
AND IT'S A TRICK THAT'S BETTER
SUITED TO SMALLER DOGS
AS THE DOG HAS TO GET THROUGH
YOUR ARMS, SO NOT SO GREAT
FOR BIG ONES.
SO CUTE.
WELL NOW WE'VE SEEN AN EXPERT
DEMONSTRATION,
LET'S GO SEE WHO'S HERE TO TRAIN
THEIR DOG.
Katrina sits on a bench with Jo and her dog.
Jo is around 11, with long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears white shirts and a blue T-shirt.
Katrina says I'M HERE WITH JO AND HER
VERY SWEET DOG DR.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT DR.
Jo says WELL, SHE LOVES TO PAY A LOT
OF ATTENTION
AND GET ATTENTION.
SHE LOVES BEING GREEDY OF COURSE
AND SHE ALSO LIKES ESCAPING
AND ADVENTURING.
Katrina says WHAT TYPE OF DOG IS SHE?
Jo says A BEAGLE CROSS CAVALIER.
Katrina says GIVE ME THREE WORDS TO
DESCRIBE HER PERSONALITY.
Jo says HAPPY, SOMETIMES SAD
AND SHE MOANS.
Katrina says WHAT'S THE BEST
PART OF OWNING A DOG?
Jo says SPENDING TIME WITH THEM
AND THEN SOMETIMES
IF YOU'RE SAD
YOU CAN PRETEND THEY'RE A FRIEND
AND YOU CAN JUST TALK TO THEM.
Katrina says I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
TO PRETEND THOUGH.
THEY ARE A FRIEND AREN'T THEY?
Jo says THEY ARE A FRIEND.
Katrina says DO YOU THINK WE CAN
TEACH HER A TRICK?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says I THINK THAT WOULD BE FUN.
LET'S GET TO IT.
TODAY JO AND I ARE GOING
TO TEACH DR
TO JUMP THROUGH MY ARMS.
THE FIRST STEP WITH THIS
IS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A TREAT.
SHE KNOWS I'VE GOT THAT TREAT.
IT'S CHICKEN.
SHE LOVES IT.
AND I AM JUST GOING TO PLACE
MY ARMS ON THE GROUND
AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO
IS JUST LURE HER RIGHT THROUGH
AND THEN GIVE HER THE TREAT
WHEN HER WHOLE BODY GETS
THROUGH MY ARMS.
Jo says SURE.
Katrina makes a circle with her arms and says OKAY SIT FOR ME.
STAY.
OKAY NOW TREAT RIGHT THROUGH.
Jo says DR.
Katrina says CALL HER RIGHT THROUGH AND
OUT THE OTHER SIDE.
PERFECT.
THAT IS STEP ONE.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Katrina says WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT
SO SHE'S COMFORTABLE
GOING THROUGH MY ARMS.
Jo says GOOD GIRL.
Katrina says WE'LL GO BACK TO THE STUDIO
AND SEE YOU FOR STEP TWO,
WHICH IS TO TAKE MY ARMS
A LITTLE OFF THE GROUND.
GOOD GIRL.
Back in the studio, Alfie says WE'LL CHECK BACK IN WITH THEM
A LITTLE LATER ON IN THE SHOW.
BUT FIRST IT'S TIME
TO STRETCH YOUR BRAIN
AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
IT'S TIME FOR AN ANIMAL FACT.
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THERE ARE MORE KANGAROOS THAN
THERE ARE HUMANS IN AUSTRALIA?
AT BIRTH, THE BABY,
CALLED A JOEY,
CAN BE AS SMALL AS
A GRAIN OF RICE.
WHEN THE JOEY IS BORN,
IT INSTINCTIVELY MAKES ITS WAY
TO THE COMFY POUCH
WHERE IT ATTACHES TO A TEAT
FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
AFTER NINE MONTHS THE JOEY
IS COVERED IN FUR
AND MATURE ENOUGH TO LEAVE
THE POUCH FOR THE FIRST TIME.
A joey says HELP MUMMY, I'M STUCK.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
AND NOW MY CREATURE MANIACS
IT'S TIME TO MEET A FEW
OTHER PALS OF MINE.
THEY'RE ARTICULATE,
THEY'RE GLIB,
THEY'RE WORDY
AND THEY'RE SLICK.
WHO ELSE COULD I BE
TALKING ABOUT?
AND NO... IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S MY TWO FRIENDS
THE TWO BOBS.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Crocodile Bob 1 says I OFFICIALLY CALL THIS ANIMAL
EATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING
TO ORDER.
Crocodile Bob 2 says BOB, BOB, BOB?
Crocodile Bob 1 says A PLACE WHERE VEGANS, WHERE...
Crocodile Bob 2 says CAN I JUST SAY SOMETHING BEFORE
WE BEGIN?
Crocodile Bob 1 says YOU CAN BOB.
THIS IS A SAFE PLACE.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YES THIS IS A MEETING AS YOU
SAID RIGHT?
Crocodile Bob 1 says YES IT IS.
Crocodile Bob 2 says WELL EVERY TIME YOU SAY MEET IT
JUST MAKES ME THINK...OF WELL MEAT.
Crocodile Bob 1 says OH HANG ON.
YEAH.
I SEE HOW THAT COULD BE
A PROBLEM.
FROM NOW ON IT WILL BE KNOWN
AS A GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 1 says A GATHERING.
Crocodile Bob 2 says YES THAT'S GOOD, THANKS BOB.
Crocodile Bob 1 says THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
Crocodile Bob 2 says OKAY I HAVE GOT TO GO.
I JUST REMEMBERED SOMEWHERE
I GATHERED SOME MEAT.
(STOMACH GROWLS)
Alfie says TWO BOBS OF TALKING
NONSENSE ALL RIGHT.
HILARIOUS.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT ELSE
THEY HAVE TO SAY A BIT LATER ON.
IT'S TIME NOW FOR
SOME BRAIN NOURISHMENT.
LET'S TEST YOUR
ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE
AND FIND OUT SOME
FASCINATING FACTS.
IT'S CREATURE QUIZ.
A caption reads "Creature quiz."
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
IS KNOWN FOR BEING
A SLY TRICKSTER?
IS IT A THE ALWAYS SMILING FOX?
IS IT B THE KOOKY SEAHORSE?
OR IS IT C THE
GRUMPY RHINOCEROS?
IF YOU ANSWERED
A THE FOX
CONGRATULATIONS
YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE IS OUR TRICKSTER.
IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTH AMERICA
YOU HAVE TO BE SNEAKY
BECAUSE AROUND HERE
BIRDS... ARE... BIG.
THE RHEA IS A FLIGHTLESS BIRD
THAT'S MORE THAN A MATCH FOR
EVEN THE HUNGRIEST FOX.
A fox screams and runs as it sees a rhea approaching.
The narrator says SO IT CAN'T USE
A FRONTAL ATTACK.
BY WAITING FOR THE RHEA
FAMILY TO MOVE ON...
The rhea says COME ON.
COME ON.
LAST OF YOU TO
LEAVE'S A LOSER.
The narrator says THE FOX IS FREE TO
MAKE AN OMELETTE OUT OF THE EGGS
THAT FAILED TO HATCH.
AND WITH HUNGRY KIDS LIKE THIS
AT HOME
YOU REALLY NEED TO CRACK
THE CASE WIDE OPEN.
THE TROUBLE IS BIG BIRDS
LAY BIG EGGS.
IT'S MORE THAN A MOUTHFUL
BUT THE FOX IS SLY
BECAUSE IT HAS A REPUTATION
FOR COMING UP WITH SNEAKY
SOLUTIONS TO DIFFICULT PROBLEMS.
IF YOU CAN'T BITE IT, KICK IT.
A SHARP BLOW
AGAINST A STONE
IS ENOUGH TO BREAK THE SHELL.
The fox gets to eating the contents of the egg.
The narrator says WHOA, SLOW DOWN.
YOU'RE GONNA GIVE YOURSELF
A PRETTY BAD STOMACH ACHE.
Alfie says ALL RIGHT GUYS, STILL
TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW.
WE HAVE MORE CANINE
CRAZINESS IN DOG TRICKS,
LOADS OF LAUGHS
WITH BAD PUN PONY,
A TRUCKLOAD OF ANIMAL
AMAZINGNESS IN CREATURE QUIZ,
SOME ASTONISHING ANIMAL FACTS
AND WE MEET OUR
PET AND TELL GUEST
AND HEAR SOME HILARITY
FROM THE TWO BOBS.
ALL THAT, STILL TO
COME ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
SNAILS CANNOT SEE VERY WELL
SO THEY RELY UPON THEIR
GOOD SENSE OF SMELL
TO HELP THEM FIND THEIR WAY?
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HEAR
AND UNLIKE OTHER ANIMALS,
THEY CANNOT MAKE SOUNDS.
THAT'S PRETTY WEIRD RIGHT?
YOU CAN FIGURE OUT A SNAIL'S AGE
BY COUNTING THE SPIRAL RINGS
ON ITS SHELL.
EACH YEAR, A NEW SPIRAL RING
GROWS ON A SNAIL'S SHELL,
REFERRED TO AS A WHORL.
AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says ANOTHER THING ABOUT SNAILS
THERE'S NO WAY
YOU COULD GET A SNAIL TO JUMP
THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
SLITHER MAYBE.
BUT NOT JUMP.
THE QUESTION IS CAN JO TEACH
HER DOG DR
TO JUMP THROUGH
DR. KATRINA'S ARMS?
I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT
BUT LET'S FIND OUT HOW
THEY'RE DOING.
IT'S TIME FOR STEP
TWO OF DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
JO AND I ARE TEACHING HER
DOG DR TO JUMP THROUGH ARMS.
SO SO FAR WE'VE GOT HER VERY
COMFORTABLE JUMPING THROUGH
OR GOING THROUGH
WHEN THEY'RE ON THE GROUND.
NOW I AM GOING TO AHH LIFT
MY ARMS UP A LITTLE WAY
AND I WANT YOU TO LURE HER.
STILL VERY IMPORTANT
TO ENCOURAGE HER
THROUGH WITH THAT TREAT
AND GIVE IT TO HER WHEN THAT
WHOLE BODY GETS THROUGH.
SO REACH RIGHT THROUGH MY ARMS
AND THEN CALL HER IN
WITH LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM.
Jo says DR.
Katrina says GOOD ONE.
THAT IS STEP TWO.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON THAT,
SEE IF WE CAN GET
HER JUMPING THROUGH
AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK
WITH STEP THREE,
WHICH IS TO TAKE AWAY THAT LURE
AND SEE IF WE CAN JUST GET HER
GOING THROUGH.
GOOD ONE DR.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Alfie says WE'LL CATCH UP
WITH THEM A BIT LATER.
BUT FIRST, TIME FOR
SOME BELLY WOBBLING,
ROLLING ON THE FLOOR,
HAR DE HAR LAUGHING.
WELL SHE THINKS SO.
YEP GIVE IT UP FOR OUR
FAVOURITE HORSE WHO HOWLS.
HAND OVER THE MIC
TO BAD PUN PONY.
(music plays)
A caption reads "It's Bad Pun Pony."
A clip shows a brown pony galloping and neighing on a field.
Bad Pun Pony says WHAT IS A
REPTILE'S FAVOURITE MOVIE?
THE LIZARD OF OZ.
Ducks chuckle.
Bad Pun Pony says TELL ME FOLKS,
WHY DID THE COW
BECOME AN ASTRONAUT?
SO IT COULD WALK ON THE MOOOOON.
A rabbit laughs.
Kids say BAD PUN PONY YAY.
Alfie says NOW IT'S TIME FOR A
CHANGE OF SCENERY.
LET'S HAVE A BIT OF
A BRAIN TRAIN
AND SEE IF WE CAN ANSWER
THIS ONE CORRECTLY.
YES IT'S TIME FOR
ANOTHER CREATURE QUIZ.
(music plays)
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
CAN BE SEEN FROM OUTER
SPACE EN MASSE?
IS IT A THE TEENY WEENY
SEA POLYP
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORMATION
OF BEAUTIFUL CORAL?
OR IS IT B THE AMAZING MASS
MIGRATION OF LAND MAMMALS
ACROSS AFRICA'S VAST SERENGETI?
OR IS IT C THE FLOCKS OF HIGH
FLYING DEMOISELLE CRANES
THAT FLY OVER THE HIMALAYAS
EVERY YEAR ON THEIR JOURNEY
ACROSS ASIA?
WELL IF YOU THOUGHT A
THE TINY SEA POLYP
YOU'D BE ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT CORRECT.
THE POLYP IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CREATING AUSTRALIA'S
GREET BARRIER REEF,
THE ONLY ORGANIC MASS
VISIBLE FROM SPACE.
A CORAL REEF ISN'T A THING,
IT'S ACTUALLY A COMMUNITY
OF LIFE
THAT LIVES AND THRIVES
IN ONE LOCATION.
THE HARD SHELL YOU SEE IS
THE SHELL OF THE POLYP.
OR RATHER IT'S A CLUSTER OF
POLYPS GROWING TOGETHER
THAT GIVES REEFS THEIR SHAPE.
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF IN
AUSTRALIA IS 10,000 YEARS OLD.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says AND COVERS
2,600 MILES
AND SUPPORTS A HUGE DIVERSITY
OF LIFE,
FROM COUNTLESS SCHOOLS OF FISH,
SEA SNAKES,
ADORABLE CLOWN FISH,
SCARY SHARKS,
SEA HORSES, CUTTLEFISH, CLAMS
AND AMAZING ALIEN LOOKING
SEA SPONGES, WOW.
IN FACT CORAL OFFERS
FOOD AND PROTECTION
TO THE WIDEST DIVERSITY
OF ANIMALS AND PLANT LIFE
ON EARTH.
The crowd says HURRAY.
The narrator says IN FACT THERE'RE
ARE MORE TYPES OF FISH
LIVING IN A TWO ACRE AREA
OF CORAL REEF
THAN THERE ARE KINDS OF BIRDS
IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA.
A parrot says EXCUSE ME.
The narrator says WHAT'S MORE
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT
MANY PARTS OF THE CORAL REEF
CAN BE HARVESTED
TO MAKE MEDICATIONS
TO TREAT CANCERS
AND OTHER ILLNESSES.
SO CORAL ISN'T JUST BIG AND
BEAUTIFUL,
IT'S ESSENTIAL
TO LIFE ON EARTH.
ALL THANKS TO THE LITTLE POLYP.
The crowd says OH YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT AMAZING CREATURES.
SO COOL, ALL
RIGHT CREATURE FANS,
STILL TO COME ON TODAY'S SHOW,
AN AMAZING ANIMAL FACT,
WE MEET TODAY'S
PET AND TELL GUEST
IN THE HOUSE,
THERE'S AN ADORABLE
ANIMAL IN TOO CUTE,
PLUS SOME MUSINGS FROM OUR
FAVOURITE BLACK AND WHITE BEAR
THE FANTASTIC PONDERING PANDA.
ALL THAT, STILL TO COME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
LOCUSTS CAN JUMP
SEVENTY CENTIMETRES?
THIS IS LIKE A HUMAN JUMPING
EIGHTEEN METERS.
WHEN THESE CRITTERS
GROW UP THEY GET WINGS.
LOCUSTS CAN FLY FOR SEVENTEEN
HOURS WITHOUT STOPPING.
TRAVELLING UP TO
5,000 KILOMETRES TO FIND FOOD.
THESE VAST HOARDS
THREATEN OVER TWENTY PERCENT
OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE.
A SINGLE SWARM CAN EAT
EIGHTY THOUSAND TONS
OF CROPS A DAY.
LITERALLY STRIPPING
THE COUNTRYSIDE BARE.
AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says OKAY CREATURE MANIACS TIME
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE SHOW.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
A SPECIAL GUEST
AND THEIR SPECIAL PET FRIEND
RIGHT HERE IN THE HOUSE.
BUT FIRST.
A clip shows a dolphin jumping and spinning out of the water.
The dolphin says YEE HOO.
I'M FLYING.
I'M FLYING!
OH OH.
BELLY FLOP.
AHH.
The caption changes to "It's Pet and Tell."
Alfie sits in the studio with Angeline and her pets.
Angeline is around 11, with short straight brown hair with bangs and wears orange shorts and a green T-shirt.
Alfie says INTRODUCING ANGELINE.
SHE'S BROUGHT IN HER
FANTASTIC PETS TO SHOW US.
HELLO ANGELINE.
Angeline says HELLO ALFIE.
Alfie says SO AHH WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Angeline says UMM THEY'RE CALLED
GIDJET AND MIDGET.
Alfie says GIDJET AND MIDGET.
AND GIDJET AND MIDGET ARE?
Angeline says IN THE HOUSE.
Alfie says YEAH WHAT ARE THEY?
Angeline says THEY'RE MICE.
Alfie says I CAN'T SEE THEM.
SO I AM LIKE OH WHERE ARE THEY?
SO HOW DO YOU TELL
GIDJET AND MIDGET APART?
Angeline says UMM THEY'RE DIFFERENT COLOURS.
GIDJET IS WHITE WITH
A FEW BROWN PATCHES.
AND MIDGET IS BROWN
WITH A FEW WHITE PATCHES.
Alfie says SO THEY'RE THE EXACT OPPOSITE.
Angeline says YEAH.
Alfie says THAT'S AMAZING.
MICE.
THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF A
MOUSE IS ONE TO TWO YEARS.
MICE ARE KEEN EXPLORERS.
THEY LOVE INVENTING WAYS
OF SATISFYING THEIR CURIOSITY OF
INVESTIGATION.
THIS OFTEN INCLUDES
SQUEEZING THROUGH TIGHT GAPS
AND BITING THROUGH OBSTACLES
WITH THEIR STRONG TEETH.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY CLEAN,
TIDY AND ORGANISED ANIMALS.
THEY CAN JUMP DOWN
THREE TO FOUR METRES
WITHOUT INJURING THEMSELVES.
MICE.
SO I'VE HEARD THESE
MICE ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS.
CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT?
Angeline says ONCE WE LEFT THE
LID OPEN OVER NIGHT,
UMM THEN GIDJET RAN OUT
AND WENT AND THEN WE LOST HER
BUT THEN WE FOUND HER
IN THE PRINTER.
Alfie says WHAT WAS SHE DOING
IN THE PRINTER?
Angeline says I DON'T KNOW.
Alfie says SO THEY REALLY
ARE ESCAPE ARTISTS.
Angeline says YEAH.
Alfie says WHAT DO YOU FEED THEM?
Angeline says UMM WE JUST BUY FOOD FROM
THE PET STORE
BUT WE CAN'T FEED THEM
TOXIC FOODS
LIKE CHOCOLATE AND CHEESE.
EVEN THOUGH CHEESE IS
SUPPOSED TO BE A TREAT FOR MICE
BUT THAT'S JUST A MYTH.
Alfie says YEAH. YEAH.
Angeline says IT'S POISONOUS.
Alfie says SO DON'T FEED THEM CHEESE.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO
TO PLAY WITH THEM?
Angeline says YOU JUST PUT THEM ON YOUR ARM
AND THEN THEY'LL GO ALL OVER
YOUR BODY,
DOWN YOUR SHIRT, IN YOUR PANTS,
IN YOUR SOCKS
AND IN YOUR HAIR
AND EVERYWHERE.
Alfie says NOWHERE'S OFF LIMITS FOR THEM.
Angeline says NO.
Alfie says SO IF SOMEONE ELSE WAS
LOOKING TO GET A PET MOUSE
WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IT?
Angeline says UMM YES BECAUSE THEY'RE
EASY TO TAKE CARE OF
AND THEY'RE CHEAP
AND JUST FLUFFY.
Alfie says THEY'RE AMAZING.
Angeline says YEAH.
THEY'RE GOOD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.
Alfie says OH WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING ON THE SHOW
TODAY ANGELINE.
Angeline says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says AND THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING
US TO GIDJET AND MIDGET.
[HIGH PITCHED VOICE]
Making a mouse's voice, Alfie says THANK YOU ALFIE.
[HIGH PITCHED VOICE]
Making a mouse's voice, Angeline says THANK YOU ALFIE.
Alfie says YOU GIRLS ARE SUPER CUTE.
SPEAKING OF CUTE CHECK THIS OUT.
A clip rolls.
The narrator says CHIMPS ARE AMAZING.
A chimp says THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
The narrator says THEY SHARE UP TO
NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF OUR DNA
AND THEY'RE SO SMART
WE'VE SENT THEM TO THE MOON.
BON VOYAGE.
ALTHOUGH I THINK THEY PREFER
THEIR JUNGLE HOME
WHERE THEY CAN HANG OUT
WITH THEIR ADORABLE BABIES.
A crowd says AWW.
The narrator says OH
THEIR LITTLE HANDS.
THEIR TINY FEET.
THOSE MASSIVE EARS.
YIKES, THEY DO LOOK A BIT
SCARY WHEN THEY'RE OLDER.
BUT BABY CHIMPS ARE JUST...
Children say TOO CUTE.
Alfie says OH.
MORE TOO-OOO CUTE ON
THE NEXT SHOW.
BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR A
LITTLE BIT OF BRAIN NOURISHMENT.
LET'S TEST YOUR
ANIMAL KNOWLEDGE
AND FIND OUT SOME
FASCINATING FACTS.
IT'S TIME FOR A
FANTASTIC CREATURE QUIZ.
The narrator says WHICH OF
THESE ANIMALS
ARE COLLECTIVELY
THE NOISIEST EATERS?
IS IT A THE KINA?
NEW ZEALAND'S MOST
POPULAR SEA URCHIN.
IS IT B THE COD.
THE MUCH-FEARED PREDATOR?
OR IS IT C?
THE NOT-SO-FEARED CLOWNFISH?
THE ANSWER IS A.
THE KINA IS THE NOISIEST EATER.
[KINA CRUNCHING]
The narrator says KINA ARE FOUND ALL
AROUND THE NEW ZEALAND COAST
IN SHALLOW WATER AND DOWN
TO FIFTEEN METERS.
THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON
OF AROUND SEVENTY
SPECIES OF SEA URCHINS
IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS.
KINA EAT SEAWEED THROUGH A
HOLE IN THE BASE OF THEIR SHELL.
FIVE SMALL TEETH EXTEND OUT
OF THE SMALL GAP IN THE SHELL
AND SCRAPE AND CHEW
SEAWEED OFF THE ROCKS.
WHEN THE KINA ARE SCRAPING,
CHEWING AND
PROCESSING THE SEAWEED,
THE TEETH MOVE IN AND OUT
OF THE BODY
GENERATING A LOW-FREQUENCY
CRUNCHING SOUND.
AS THE KINA EATS
THE SOUND BOUNCES AROUND
INSIDE OF THE SHELL
CAUSING RESONANCE
AND FORMING THEIR OWN
UNDERWATER SPEAKER.
THE SMALLER THE SHELL THE
HIGHER THE RESONANT FREQUENCY,
AND THE LARGER THE SHELL THE
LOWER THE RESONANT FREQUENCY.
A HERD OF MUNCHING KINA
CAN BE A THOUSAND TIMES
LOUDER
THAN THE AMBIENT
SOUNDS OF THE REEF.
The kina says GIVE WAY PLEASE.
The narrator says AND MAY BE
HEARD KILOMETRES OUT AT SEA.
A caption reads "Two Bobs."
Mudskipper Bob 1 says NAH, NAH, NAH, BOB,
YOU BAKE THE WORMS
AND THEN ADD THE SAUCE.
GOODNESS IT IS LIKE
YOU ARE AN AMATEUR.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says NO, NO, NO BOB,
YOU PAN SEAR THEM,
THEN YOU BRAISE THEM.
THAT'S HOW YOU PREPARE
PRIME CUT WORM.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE HAVE NEVER PREPARED
PRIME CUT WORMS LIKE THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says THAT'S HOW I DO IT.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WELL NO WE DON'T DO IT LIKE
THAT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES, WE DO.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
COME ON, WE DON'T.
WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says YES.
Mudskipper Bob 1 says WE DO NOT.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says WHAT ARE YOU?
Mudskipper Bob 1 says LOOK HERE IS ONE
I PREPARED EARLIER.
Mudskipper Bob 1 burps.
Mudskipper Bob 2 says OH THAT DOES LOOK BAKED TO ME
AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
MAYBE YOU WERE RIGHT BOB.
Alfie says OH, THOSE BOBS ARE BRILLIANT.
WELL, CREATURE MANIACS,
WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE STILL TO
COME ON THE SHOW.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER
INCREDIBLE ANIMAL FACT,
SOME FASCINATING PONDERING
FROM OUR ROLY POLY PAL-
THE ONE, THE ONLY
PONDERING PANDA.
AND TODAY'S FINAL VISIT
TO DR. KATRINA
FOR STEP THREE IN DOG TRICKS.
SO, ALL THAT STILL TO COME
RIGHT HERE ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
The narrator says DID YOU KNOW
THAT WATER BUGS ARE CONSIDERED
GIANTS OF THE BUG WORLD?
SOME OF THEM CAN ACTUALLY REACH
EIGHT CENTIMETRES IN LENGTH.
THEY'RE ALSO SOMETIMES
REFERRED TO AS TOE BITERS.
A creature says OUCH.
The narrator says THEY HUNT THEIR PREY
BY SUBMERGING THEMSELVES
IN STREAMS OR PONDS,
QUIETLY WAITING FOR
AN UNLUCKY FOE,
AND THEN,
THEY POUNCE.
WATER BUGS WILL EAT ANYTHING.
THEY CAN BE CANNIBALS,
MEANING SOMETIMES,
THEY'LL EVEN EAT EACH OTHER.
A crowd says OH.
The narrator says AND THAT'S...
Children say AN ANIMAL FACT.
Alfie says I DO LOVE A FUN FACT.
OKAY GUYS TIME FOR A BIT
OF PHILOSOPHY
WITH A BEAR WHO
LIKES TO REFLECT,
A BEAR WHO LIKES
TO MUSE AND THINK
AND WRESTLE AND MULL.
YES IT'S OUR FAVOURITE
ADORABLE,
BAMBOO-EATING,
ROLLING AND ROCKING,
PONDERING PANDA.
A caption reads "Pondering Panda."
A kid says THE PANDA THAT LIKES
TO PONDER.
A panda eats bamboo leaves and says SOMETIMES I LIE AWAKE
AND THINK ABOUT BABIES.
LIKE, HOW COME THEY CRY
ALL THE TIME?
SERIOUSLY ALL THE TIME?
THEY CRY WHEN IT'S HOT,
WHEN IT'S COLD,
WHEN THEY'RE HUNGRY,
WHEN THEY'RE FULL,
WHEN THEY'RE BORED,
WHEN THEY'RE EXCITED.
IT'S LIKE THEY CAN'T DEAL
WITH ANYTHING.
BABIES ARE SILLY.
I WISH THEY'D JUST GROW UP.
OH WAIT THEY DO.
HMM BABIES.
Alfie says I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE GETS
THESE THOUGHTS.
MOVING ON.
IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL
STEP IN TODAY'S TRAINING.
CAN JO GET DR TO JUMP
THROUGH DR. KATRINA'S ARMS?
LET'S FIND OUT.
IT'S DOG TRICKS.
Katrina says WELCOME BACK.
JO AND I HAVE BEEN TRAINING
HER DOG TO JUMP THROUGH MY ARMS.
OUR FIRST STEP WAS
DOING IT ON THE GROUND.
SECOND STEP WAS LURING
HER THROUGH MY ARMS
A LITTLE OFF THE GROUND
WITH A TREAT.
NOW WE CAN STILL USE A TREAT.
THE THIRD STEP IS TO NOT
ACTUALLY LURE HER BUT CALL HER.
THE TREAT IS THE REWARD
IF SHE GOES ALL THE WAY
THROUGH THE ARMS.
OKAY?
ARE YOU READY?
IN POSITION.
OKAY DO YOU THINK SHE CAN DO IT?
Jo says YEP.
Katrina says I THINK SHE CAN.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW LOTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
REALLY CALL HER.
REV HER UP AND SEE HOW WE GO.
Jo says DR. DR!
D.R. jumps through Katrina's arms.
Katrina says YAY.
GOOD GIRL.
OKAY.
Jo says GOOD DOG.
Katrina says SHE DID PRETTY WELL.
I THINK IF YOU PRACTICE IT
YOU WILL FIND
THAT SHE WILL START ACTUALLY
JUMPING THROUGH YOUR ARMS.
NOW WERE YOU IMPRESSED
WITH HER TRAINING SKILLS?
Jo says DEFINITELY.
Katrina says DO YOU ENJOY TRAINING?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO TRAIN YOUR DOG?
Jo says WELL I GUESS THEN IT IS JUST FUN
DOING THINGS WITH THEM
AND ITS ALSO FUN HAVING THEM
KNOW ALL TYPES OF TRICKS.
Katrina says AND TRICKS ARE GOOD QUALITY TIME
TO SPEND TOGETHER, AREN'T THEY?
Jo says YES.
Katrina says PRETTY CUTE.
UMM DR, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL
KEEP PRACTISING WITH DR?
Jo says DEFINITELY.
Katrina says EXCELLENT.
WELL THANK YOU GUYS SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US.
YOU HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC.
YOU HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
WITH ANOTHER DOG TRICK.
Alfie says I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED
THE SHOW.
IT'S BEEN AWESOME WATCHING
JO TRAINING DR
AND HOW GORGEOUS WERE
ANGELINE'S MICE?
WHAT A JAM PACKED SHOW.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FLUFFY,
FURRY, FUNNY AND FUNKY ANIMALS
THEN THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE
TO COME.
AND REMEMBER ANIMALS ARE
AWESOME AND PETS ARE PALS.
I'M ALFIE.
JOIN ME NEXT TIME
ON CREATURE MANIA.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Creature Mania. A Northern Pictures Productions."
The end credits roll.
Copyright 2017, Northern Pictures.
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