Funny / Nature Cat

Nature Cat has a ton of humorous moments, being influenced by Looney Tunes and having a staff made up of Muppet Performers and Saturday Night Live stars.

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• "Window Worries":
  • Brooks crashed into a glass door again after "No Bird Left Behind" in Season 2, which Nature Cat refers to by name.
  • The squirrel vendor carrying Houston on a tray.
  • Hal says "Go Houston, it's your birthday!" It turns out that it is Houston's birthday.
  • Nature Cat saying "Nothing can stop us now" yet again, only for the plane to crash.
  Nature Cat: I've got to stop saying that.
  • "Hal, you're a genius!" "Yes, I've been told that in many of these episodes."
  • "Get your parents' permission here, don't forget to get your parents' permission!"
  • Brooks' welcome song is to the tune of baseball organ music, just in case you forgot that Brooks being a Baltimore Oriole is a baseball reference.
• "The Pinecone Genie":
  • Hal singing opera with songbirds.
  • When Nature Cat opens his mouth to sing, a howl from a wolf is heard.
  Hal: The elk do not like your singing, sir.
  • All of Hal's pop-culture references:
    • "HERE I GO AGAIN, HOWLING ON MY OOOOOOOWWWWWWNNNNNNNN! HOWLING THE ONLY WAY I'VE EVER KNOOOOOOOWWWWWNNNNNN! Ooh, that's high. Wink wink, Whitesnake. That one's for the parents."
    • "And singing with those songbirds would be like ♪Almost paradise!♪ Wink wink, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson."
    • "♪Yeah! Too hot, baby!♪ Wink wink, Kool & the Gang."
    • "It's sad, so sad, such a sad, sad situation. Wink wink, Sir Elton John."
  • A fox explains the food web, and says that most animals can be eaten by something bigger than they are while giving a very sus look at a rabbit.
  Rabbit: Woo! Not today, Fox! (runs away)
  • Nature Cat ends up summoning the Pinecone Genie from the mystic pinecone. The genie says he will grant Nature Cat three wishes.
  Nature Cat: This will require careful thought and consideration.
  Hal: I WISH FOR THE PERFECT FETCHING STICK!
  Nature Cat: Hal! No!
  • "The birds in the trees aren't singing! WHY AREN'T THEY SINGING?????"
  • "Do fish take naps?"
• "Dr. Pumpkinstein":
  • Nature Cat's repeated attempts at pulling a Screw This, I'm Outta Here:
    • His reaction when Hugo claims that his farm is haunted.
  Nature Cat: Well, that's my cue to leave! Thanks for having me. See ya! Good episode, everybody.

  • Daisy asks why Hugo thinks his farm is haunted, and he says that "it's too scary to tell."
  Nature Cat: Then there is absolutely no reason to tell us! Thanks for having us, take care. Oh, taxi!

  • "Grand idea! Couldn't agree more, Hugo! We're outta here!"
  • "Look sharp, Hugo! We must hurry to make the 8:07 express train!"
  • The running gag of Nature Cat fainting into Hal's arms.
  • The "monster pumpkin" is supposedly so scary that it gives Hugo, a goose, goosebumps.
  • "My best friend Charlie the dog knows a dog who's best friend's sister's cousin's best friend's brother, who just so happens to be my best friend, Charlie the dog.."
  • Nature Cat decides to investigate by huddling up close to Daisy, Hal, and Squeeks.
  Nature Cat: You literally can't get close enough.
  • "As I stated in the last scene, you cannot be close enough!"
  • Nature Cat tries to use an interpretive dance to scare away the "monster pumpkins."
  • Nature Cat acting like he was never scared of the cross-pollinated pumpkins.
• "Nature Catfish"
  • "Wait a minute! Catfish?! Did you say catfish? Did I write cat and then fish?" "No, you wrote hsiftac, baby."
  • "Ah, let's get this out of the way. Water, why does it always have to be water?"
  • "It's time to get to the bottom, to get to the bottom of this catfish thing!"
  Squeeks: Is that supposed to be Hal's line?
  • The catfish mentions that his "whiskers" are really called "barbels."
  Squeeks: Oh, I have barbells too. Yeah, I'm getting jacked.
  • Squeeks scarfing down a huge sandwich.
  Squeeks: Verdict, delicious.
• "A Little Kelp From My Friends":
  • Squeeks asking, out of the blue, if Daisy is a tree.
  • When MC Ferret arrives on the scene:
  MC Ferret: Did someone say they want to become a...FAB FOREST FRIEND?
  Hal: We've all been saying it, didn't you watch the beginning of the episode? Or were you in your cartoon trailer?
  • "But just one question about these kelp forests, what kind of tree is kelp, again? I'm confused."
  • "Do I look like a mer-mouse to you?"
  • "Why does it once again have to be water?"
  • Squeeks' attempt to get rid of the sea urchins involves her suddenly becoming a news reporter.
  Squeeks: Excuse me. This is K-E-L-P News with an Urgent Urchin bulletin! All urchin should turn around and go the other way! I repeat. It is not safe for urchin.
• "Mission to Mars":
  • "The sky is- uh, what's the Latin...ginormous." ^note She's half-right. Ginormous is an originally English word that is a combination of "gigantic" and "enormous," both of which are Latin in origin (coming from the words "gigas" and "enormis"
  • "Uh, daydream should begin here (makes warbling sounds along with the ripple effect on screen)"
  • Squeeks makes Houston appear with a snap of her fingers, much to the bewilderment of the others.
  Squeeks: What? It's my daydream!
  • "What are these space helmets for, just to look cool on TV?"
  • When Houston says that Olympus Mons is three times as tall as Mount Everest.
  Daisy: No way!
  Houston: Way.
  • Hal getting the plural of "octopus" mixed up.

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