♪ Wild Kratts ♪ CHRIS: We'’’re here in North America, down in the Southwest.

MARTIN: In the dry, cactus filled habitat of the Sonoran Desert.

Hey, it'’’s the Kratt brothers here!

I'’’m Chris.

I'’’m Martin.

And the desert is packed with really cool creatures.

Like rattlesnakes... Mountain lions!

Roadrunners!

Javelinas!

Gila monsters!

And one really cool creature who most people don'’’t think about when they think about the desert, is out here somewhere.

(Both sniffing) Whew.

And how do we know?

Because we can smell one.

(Sniffing) Whoa... (Sniffing) Martin, over here!

Here he is: the hooded skunk!

This member of the weasel family is one of the greatest defenders in the creature world.

Skunks are known for their chemical defense.

A skunk sprays a super stinky-- even sickening potion of stink-- at anyone who thinks of messing with him.

You know I'’’m not messing with you buddy, right?

But this guy is our friend, so he won'’’t spray us.

Otherwise I probably would have gotten a face full of skunk stink by now.

That'’’s right.

Startle a skunk and that'’’s what you get: a spray of stink that can be aimed with pinpoint precision from here... to here!

Every skunk-- whether it'’’s the hooded skunk, the striped skunk, or the spotted skunk-- has the ability to defend itself this way.

Imagine if we had the amazing stinky powers of the skunk.

Then we'’’d really be able to see chemistry in action as a powerful defense.

BOTH: What if?

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Half-pipe Canyon.

Woo hoo.

I'’’m up to roadrunner speed-- 18 miles per hour!

MARTIN: Fast as a coyote-- 30 miles per hour.

Yeah!

Woo-hoo!

Wa-hooo!

40 miles per hour.

Mountain lion sprint speed!

Huh?

Uh-oh.

MARTIN: Yikes.

We'’’re looking a lot like fleeing prey right now, Chris.

And a 30 foot leap is no problem... for a mountain lion!

BOTH: Whoa!

Ow!

Ow... At least we avoided those sharp claws... waaah!

Cactus spines.

Oh, they'’’re sharp, too.

Uh-oh.

(Roaring) We might find out which is sharper; cactus spines... or mountain lion claws.

CHRIS: Oh, hi, spotted skunk.

Sorry we bumped into your home.

And even more sorry we brought her!

Ooo, the skunk foot stomp warning.

He'’’s tiny, but tough.

A two pound creature telling a 120 pound wildcat to back off.

Now that'’’s impressive.

A handstand?

Hey, nothing like a little gymnastics to ease a tense situation.

Anything but.

He'’’s puffed up to look bigger and tougher, showing the warning black and white colors.

He'’’s saying "last chance before I..." Ooo.

Skunked!

That was a direct hit from ten feet away.

What aim!

What precision!

And that mountain lion is not happy.

He'’’s out of here.

Skunk stink defense, it'’’s genius... (Sniffing) Whoa, that'’’s bad.

Gah... Like let'’’s-get-out-of-here bad!

Quick!

BOTH: Ow!

We owe you one, buddy.

CHRIS: Whaaa!

MARTIN: Yuck.

P-U!

(Beeping) (Sniffing) (Ringing) Ugh.

How can I finish my Bubble Bot with so many distractions?

Who is it anyway?

Wild Kratts?!

Calling me?

Hmmm... interesting.

Varmitech Industries, turning varmints into robotic solutions.

Zach Varmitech, head genius, speaking.

Hello?

Hello?

Ugh... Did you see that dirty, dusty desert?

Yuck!

I hate the outdoors.

With this Bubble Bot, I won'’’t have to get dirty anymore when I'’’m collecting varmints for my robot inventions.

(Ringing, beeping) What?!

Ahhh!

Ewww!

Shoo, shoo!

Get away from that!

(Sniffing) Yuck, now that'’’s a dirty varmint... but no Kratt brother in sight.

Hm... just leaving their stuff in the desert?

A hoverbike; an animal-pod thingy...

Someone might steal it, like, uh... me!

Ha-ha-ha!

Get my jet ready.

We'’’re going to the desert!

Agh!

No sign of them.

They probably got lost again.

Wouldn'’’t surprise me.

Koki, look.

We'’’ve been here in the Sonoran Desert for so long, the long-nosed leopard lizards are starting to think the Tortuga'’’s a rock formation.

You can live with us forever if you want.

Jimmy, can you try calling Chris and Martin?

In a minute!

Mmm, pickles and cheese-- now that'’’s a sweet smelling combo.

Hm?

A kitty cat!

Hey, who got the kitty?

BOTH: Kitty?

Kitty, witty, cutie cute.

Oh, you dance!

Dah-dah-la-la-la-dah-dah... Ha-ha-ha, you even do tricks!

Hey, who trained this cat?

Jimmy, what cat?

This one.

Coo-chi-coo-chi-coo.

Coo-chi-coo-chi-coo.

(Gasping) Jimmy!

That'’’s not a cat, it'’’s a skunk!

A what?

BOTH: Run!

Ahhh!

Ah, finally.

We made it.

ALL: Ahhh!

Ow, painful morning.

Ahhhhh!

Oof!

Ow!

Tell me about it.

And stinky.

(Sniffing) Whew!

BOTH: Oh, no.

That stink.

Look out!

(All panting) He ran us right out of our headquarters.

That skunk took over the Tortuga!

Who?

How?

Him!

AVIVA: He got Jimmy!

And our Tortuga.

Looks like he'’’s denning up in there.

Told you creatures were making themselves at home around the HQ.

But it'’’s our home base.

All our stuff is in there.

Our inventions, designs, adventure gear-- everything!

We'’’ve got to get it back.

ALL: Agh!

Oh Jimmy, um... that'’’s bad.

And it burns your eyes, and I feel a little sick.

We are dealing with a serious creature defense here.

A really stinky, ugh... situation.

Uh, Jimmy, we really like you... but... well... CHRIS: You'’’ve been skunked!

(All coughing, gagging) I wish we had tomato soup.

Some people say it gets rid of the smell.

Really?!

It'’’s a good thing I keep emergency food in my secret outdoor compartment.

How come we didn'’’t know about that compartment?

It'’’s secret.

I'’’ll just be over here taking a bath in my lunch.

Ugh...

Okay, we'’’ve got to figure out how to take back the Tortuga.

Nothing to figure out.

Have nose plug, will travel.

I'’’ll have the Tortuga back to us in no time.

Guys, I'’’m in!

Heading to the cockpit to turn on the air exchange system and open all the hatches.

If I get to the master controls, we'’’ve got it made.

Ha-ha, that was easy!

(Gasping) No, no, wait, I didn'’’t mean to startle you.

I just-- Ahhh!

(Coughing) I'’’m skunked!

(Panting) CHRIS: What happened?

There'’’s more than one!

Move over, Jimmy!

Tomato soup?

The place is infested with skunks.

Infested?

Skunks will sometimes den up in the same area, but they don'’’t live in groups.

Okay, well, put it this way... there'’’s more than one in there.

Whoa.

That tomato bath is not working!

Now you just smell like skunk stink and tomato soup!

AVIVA: (Coughing) Come on, Jimmy.

We'’’ve got to find an antidote.

Something, anything, that'’’ll get rid of this smell.

CHRIS: Hang on.

Since you guys are already sprayed, you can just go in again and get them out.

No way, I'’’m not going back!

I can'’’t go back!

Sorry brother, no can do.

No way, no how.

Now I know why a predator only messes with a skunk once.

It'’’s bad.

Real bad.

I mean, this stinks!

Blah!

Good luck.

Well, two down.

Only three of us left standing.

All right, so... hmm... Hmm...

Okay... Hmm.

Owls!

Huh?

Great horned owls are the main predator of the skunk because they have no sense of smell.

The skunk stink defense is useless against them.

With owl power, I could just swoop in and snatch those little skunks out of there!

Only one problem-- we don'’’t have any powers.

The Power Suits are in there!

Along with my Extendo-Arm and all the rest of my inventions, which would really help here.

I'’’ve got it!

I accessed a food list of the spotted skunk.

We can lure them out with their favorite food!

It'’’s worth a try.

Let'’’s go!

ZACH: Halt!

This is the perfect test for my Bubble Bot.

He-he-he... nothing sandy, prickly, smelly, or filthy can get to me now.

Okay, according to the GPS triangulation data, those Wild Kratts goodies should be near here.

Finders keepers!

Follow me, Zachbots!

Okay, a regular skunk smorgasbord-- fit for a true omnivore.

We'’’ve got seeds, fruits, eggs from Jimmy'’’s lunch stash, grubs, beetles, lizards.

Don'’’t worry, buddy.

I won'’’t let anything happen to you, I promise.

Lunchtime!

Calling all skunks!

It'’’s working!

Oh, yeah, that'’’s it, a little further...

I knew this would work.

They'’’re out, and I'’’m in.

(Gasping) In trouble!

Scorpion!

Oh, no.

Ahhh!

BOTH: Ooo, skunked!

Ahhh!

And then there were two.

Thanks for helping, guys.

Nice try.

Look!

CHRIS: Yeah, that'’’s another thing skunks eat-- scorpions!

This is going to be much harder than we thought.

Ah, there!

Buzzbikes and a Creaturepod-- all mine!

(Laughing evilly) Argh, this isn'’’t working at all.

Guh, cactus juice does not get rid of skunk stunk.

Desert sand won'’’t scrape it off either.

Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow... MARTIN: We'’’ve got to find something to take away this stink!

Skunk stink can last for months on an animal that gets sprayed.

I won'’’t last that long.

Hey, let'’’s take the Buzzbikes and keep searching.

There'’’s got to be an antidote somewhere.

(Gasping) A rattlesnake.

(Rattling) Easy, buddy... Hey, a rattlesnake doesn'’’t really want to strike, that'’’s why he gives that rattle warning.

Well, I don'’’t want to stick around to find out.

MARTIN: Hey, it'’’s P.U.!

Remember me, buddy?

Uh, I think he'’’s too busy to chat.

(Rattling) Whoa!

Spotted skunks don'’’t only have a good defense, they have a good offense, too.

These skunks will sometimes kill and eat snakes, and scientists think they may even be immune to rattlesnake venom.

He'’’s not only cute, but tough, too!

Cute, tough, and stinky-- what a combo.

That little guy'’’s been helping us all day.

Thank you very much, Mr. P.U.

Skunk.

Hey, if we could get a few drops of his skunk stink chemical, Aviva could figure out an antidote.

Yeah, if we ever get our Tortuga back from those skunks that took it over.

We'’’ve got to try.

Come on!

Did you hear that?

The Wild Kratts headquarters has been taken over by skunks!

He-he-he, that'’’s even better!

Do you know why?

(Beeping) Of course you don'’’t.

I do-- I'’’m the genius.

Now, whoever gets the Tortuga from those skunks gets to keep it and all the secret inventions inside it, too!

And the best part?

Those stinky varmints don'’’t stand a chance against my Bubble Bot.

(Laughing evilly) CHRIS: Okay, this is our last shot to take back the Tortuga.

You ready?

Ready.

Let'’’s do this.

Now!

CHRIS: Hold your breath... (Gasping) Is the coast clear?

All clear.

I'’’m almost there.

This is going to work!

I told you it would, ha-ha.

Huh?

Oh, hi, um, how'’’d you get up here?

You climb.

Right, I forgot.

Spotted skunks are the only climbing skunks.

No, no, no, you don'’’t want to do-- gah!

That!

Whoa!

Ahh!

Oof.

Ow.

Uh-oh.

Ahhh!

I'’’m skunked!

And then there were none!

Ugh... Guys, what happened?

Oh, they got us!

But at least I got the suits, and my Mobile Invention Kit.

CHRIS: Nice!

But now every single one of us is skunked, and the skunks still have the Tortuga.

But look!

We got some skunk stink!

Our buddy Mr. P.U.

Skunk over here gave us a sample.

We can analyze it and hopefully find a de-stinking antidote.

ZACH: Yooo-hooo!

Were you trying to get in here?

(Laughing) I'’’ve always wanted to have a look around the Tortuga, or maybe even take it and all its secrets away with me.

That does sound fun.

Buh-bye!

ALL: No!

Oh, we thought the skunks were bad.

Now the worst stinker in the world has taken over our ship!

Hey, how do you drive this giant turtle anyway?

See?

Not just anybody is qualified to drive the Wild Kratts HQ.

And he'’’s not going to get very far without this.

Without the main Tellurium Crystal there'’’s not enough power to get it out of Hover Mode.

(Groaning) Great job, Koki.

Now'’’s our chance to take back the Tortuga.

A flying turtle that won'’’t fly?!

Who wants this thing anyway?

I'’’ll just steal all Aviva'’’s inventions and fly away in my own ship.

COMPUTERIZED VOICE: Downloading all data.

Zachbots!

Oh, I see you took care of our little stinkers.

Excellent.

Now, you, go get my jet.

We'’’ll load all the inventions, teleporters, everything into it and get out of here.

Hop to it!

Not literally!

I mean hurry!

We'’’re on full lockdown until my ship gets here!

Soon everything the Wild Kratts have ever done will be mine!

(Laughing) AVIVA: Amazing.

It'’’s a type of thiol!

Guys, I'’’ve isolated the chemical formula for skunk stink spray.

Now if I could just replicate it...

If you can'’’t beat '’’em, join '’’em.

Right, little stinker?

Yeah, you and your friends have definitely proved that skunk stink is a powerful defense.

We already smell like skunks, and soon we'’’ll have one of the greatest defenses in the creature world!

Okay, here goes!

Finished.

Disk Maker ready?

Ready and waiting.

(Whirring, rattling) Yeah.

BOTH: Activate Skunk Power!

♪ Okay, P.U.

Let'’’s save your fellow skunks.

And take back the Tortuga.

ALL: To the Creature Rescue!

Hmmm... Amphisubs, Octopods, Manta Sleds... oh, yes, I'’’ll take them all!

Oh, is that... tomato soup?

My favorite!

Ha, soup!

Zachbot!

Get that soup.

Wait!

Okay, go!

Quick, quick!

Ooo, a spoon.

I need a spoon.

Ah!

Spotted skunks can climb.

Hi, Zach.

Looking for one of these?

(Gasping) Well...

I, uh... You'’’re not stealing our inventions, are you?

I don'’’t need to.

(Snickering) (Beeping) COMPUTERIZED VOICE: Download complete.

Because I have all your secrets on my computer drive.

Every design, everything!

I'’’m done here.

Those are ours, Zach.

Give them back, and let those little skunks go.

Hey!

No deal.

Buh-bye.

I'’’m warning you.

Ha, is that supposed to scare me?

You think showing off some cute handstand trick is going to stop me?

(Laughing) Look, look at me.

I can jump on one foot and rub my belly at the same time.

Ooo...

But can you do this?

The skunk stink defense!

Ah!

Consider that a warning, Zach.

Skunks can spray their stink ten feet with perfect aim!

Oh, yeah?

Well, consider this me ignoring your warning.

See you!

Going so soon?

Oh, and by the way, did you know a skunk can spray at least six times before running out of stink?

That'’’s nice, but you forgot one thing.

There are three doors, and only two of you stinkers!

I win!

He-he-he... wah!

Who are you?

That'’’s Mr. P.U.

Skunk.

And he doesn'’’t like to be surprised.

Move it!

Wah!

(Gasping, grunting) Gotcha!

Whew... Got it!

Oh, gross... gross!

Oh, let me out of here!

Oh, fine, keep your stuff and your skunks!

I can'’’t stand the stink!

Stop by again sometime!

(Laughing) (Screaming) CHRIS: Whew, mission accomplished.

It'’’s good to have the Tortuga back.

Yeah, and these spotted skunks are pretty used to us now.

No more surprises.

We promise.

That'’’s right.

If you don'’’t surprise a skunk-- or make them nervous-- they won'’’t spray you.

They only do it when they'’’re scared-- to defend themselves.

And you know, I'’’m kind of getting used to the smell.

Not me.

I can'’’t take it anymore.

I need to be de-stinked.

Well, you'’’re in luck.

I'’’ve come up with an antidote to get rid of the smell.

See, when you mix these three chemicals-- hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish detergent with some skunk stink it causes a chemical reaction that changes it into something else.

A liquid that doesn'’’t stink.

Spray me with the antidote, Aviva!

Yeah!

Me too!

AVIVA: All set?

ALL: Ah...

It worked!

We smell like people again.

(All cheering) Yee-ha!

Oops.

Didn'’’t mean to surprise you.

Reload the machine!

(All laughing) So skunks have the power of a genius chemical defense that is so effective that few predators ever want to go up against it.

It'’’s one of the reasons there are as many as 12 different types of skunk in the world, and four of those live right here in the Sonoran Desert.

One is the hooded skunk.

And this is a spotted skunk.

Spotted skunks are more spotty-striped than the hooded skunks are.

And there are other differences between the skunks, too.

Hooded skunks tend to live in a place with a river or stream nearby.

While spotted skunks are great in the trees!

They'’’re the only tree-climbing skunk.

But for all skunks, that black and white color pattern means the same thing: remember what I look like, because you never want to mess with me.

A skunk would rather not spray if he doesn'’’t have to.

Remember, skunks only have five blasts at a time, so instead a skunk foot stomps and warns with that tail.

Hooded skunks eat a lot of veggies, including prickly pear cactus, the fruit from the barrel cactus, and a lot of insects and eggs, too.

Spotted skunks eat a huge variety of food, from insects and berries to grubs and rodents, and one thing they really love is reptile and bird eggs.

Is that good?

But all skunks-- even with their incredible defense have to worry about one thing.

The great horned owl.

These powerful owls have virtually no sense of smell, so the skunk stink defense just doesn'’’t work on them.

It might not work on great horned owls, but the skunk stink spray defense is one super creature power.

Yeah, you know, just from playing with him for so long, I'’’m beginning to smell a little skunky.

(Sniffing) Oh, me too!

Hey, it'’’s a good thing we have the ingredients for the skunk stink antidote.

Dish detergent!

Baking soda!

And... hydrogen peroxide!

Oh, no, that'’’s not enough.

Oh, it must have leaked!

Oh...

BOTH: We'’’re skunked!

(Coughing) Whew... Keep on creature adventuring.

We'’’ll see you on the creature trail.

♪ To find out more about cool animals... And collect your own Wild Kratts Creature Powers... Go to the Wild Kratts website.

At pbskids.org.

BOTH: We'’’ll see you there!