02x01 - Tricksters Steal the Sun/Spirit Kittens

[bunniefuu]

[birds chirping]

[theme song plays]

[Storyteller] ♪ Come and gather 'round
Listen to the story ♪

♪ Here in Xus Park
Where the spirits play ♪

♪ Someone must protect Chumash territory ♪

♪ Who will hear
The call to save the day? ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Oh yeah! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Cho-h*! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Hurricane or flood
Sleeping sun or blizzard ♪

♪ Kodi, Summer hawk, Eddy turtle too ♪

-♪ With their friend Coyote ♪
-♪ And their best friend, Lizard ♪

♪ Come and join the fun
And we'll all say ♪

♪ Haku! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Oh yeah! ♪

-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Cho-h*! ♪

♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪

-♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪
-♪ Yeah! ♪

[Kodi reading]

[pleasant music playing]

[yawns]

Whose idea was it
to play stick game so early?

Oh, come on, Kodi. It's not that bad.

Mom's bringing the white sticks,
but I have the winner sticks.

Hmm, they have a stripe.

-[snoring]
-Huh?

-[Lizard] Oh, praying mantis.
-Huh?

Oh, you'll be the tastiest bug…
in my bugsagna.

Well, you found one winner stick.
But where are the rest of them?

-[Mom] Who's ready to play stick game?
-[gasps] Jump in, Lizard, before Mom sees.

[Lizard] Sweet dreams.

What a beautiful morning for stick game.
You guys ready to play?

It's a lot of fun, and the rules are easy.

Let's show them. There are two teams.

One team hides a stick in each hand.

The second team guesses
which hand has the stick with the stripe.

Take a guess, if you dare.

[chuckles]

Oh man!

[chuckles] Gotcha.

That was just practice.
Wait 'til we're in teams.

The more hands, the harder to guess.

We're in a huckleberry jam, everyone.
I think we got the time wrong.

-I don't see the sun rising anywhere.
-Huh. Maybe Sunny's asleep. I mean--

Weird. Our watches must be wrong.
You kids sit tight.

We'll check our sunrise charts
at the station.

Oh, you never know.

Maybe a trickster spirit
changed our clocks. [laughs]

I wonder why Sunny isn't up.
He's the definition of a morning person.

Hmm, DeeDee said a trickster
might have changed our clocks.

Maybe Coyote knows what's going on.

Let's go to Spirit Park and find out.

[exciting music playing]

[woman] ♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling Kodi, Summer, Eddy ♪

Kodi cub! [roars]

Summer hawk! [screeches]

♪ Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Spirit Rangers ♪

And Eddy turtle!

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ They're Spirit Ranger ready ♪

Sunny!

Qsi!

[Eddy] Where are you?

Hi, 'Away. Have you seen Sunny?

Nope, he's probably playing stick game
with the star spirits.

But now that he's gone,
I can finally redecorate.

[Kodi] Whoa!

Wow!

It's beautiful.

Have you seen Coyote?
He might be able to help us find Sunny.

[groans] You're no fun. He's over there.

So, I heard
you're looking for a missing Sunny.

Yes. Have you seen him?

Or are you hiding him and pranking us?

If you think I took Sunny,
you're barking up the wrong coyote.

I was too busy
polishing this shiny seashell.

-Cool, huh?
-[clatters]

-Uh, whoops.
-Hey! Those are our winner sticks.

If you're hiding our sticks,
what else are you hiding?

[Kodi] Come on, Coyote. Where is he?

I don't know!

I may have "borrowed" your sticks,
but I'd never steal Sunny.

-I promise.
-Are you sure? No tricky stuff?

Listen, I don't pull
those kinds of tricks,

but I know some trickster spirits who do.

There are more trickster spirits?

Oh, yeah. Moon, little help?

[groans] Fine.

-[groans]
-[switch clicks]

[Summer gasps] A moon shadow show?

-Cool!
-Wow!

[both giggle]

Once upon a cloud,
there were four prank-loving pals.

First is Raven spirit
from the Pacific Northwest.

She's the brains
behind most of their pranks.

This wouldn't be the first time
she's tried to get her talons on Sunny.

Second is Rabbit spirit
from the Southeast.

He's a loose cannon who loves two things,
carrots and pranks.

And he's all out of carrots.

And third is Raccoon spirit
from the Northeast.

She's the muscle of the team.

She's so strong,

I once saw her move Woodpecker's tree
to the South Pole while he was sleeping.

He woke up frozen!

-Oh, no!
-[both gasp]

I'm turtle trembling.

[Coyote] They call themselves
the Trickster Trio.

They'll prank any spirit, human,
or even Sunny himself!

But why would they steal him?

Probably because
he keeps beating them at stick game.

[chuckling] They hate to lose,
and Sunny just loves to brag.

Hmm, didn't you say there were
four prank-loving pals, Coyote?

Well, yeah. I kinda, sorta, maybe,
definitely used to work with them.

[gasps] How do we know
you're not still pranking with them now?

Hold your horse spirits.

When we were partners,
we just did petty jokes.

But once they started with the high pranks
and goofs-demeanors, it was too much.

Even for me! I had to get out.

[groans] I'll prove it to you.

I know where to find them.
But be on your toes.

Their hideouts might be full of pranks.
Come on.

[suspenseful music playing]

[sniffs]

Hey, you pranked me.

Oops, sorry.

[chuckling] I told you
there would be pranks.

[screams] Snakes!

[groans] Coyote!

I didn't know they'd have prank snakes.
Honest.

Hmm.

[splats]

[groans] Blech.

This feels like a wild-coyote chase.

-[mysterious music playing]
-[Kodi panting]

[chuckles]

[Kodi and Summer panting]

[Eddy] Whoa!

We've looked everywhere
for the Trickster Trio,

and we've only gotten pranked.

Okay, there were a lot of pranks,
but I promise I didn't know about them.

Even if they were kind of funny.
[laughs] Let's keep looking.

Maybe we should look for Sunny on our own.

Yeah, I think Coyote
is just gonna lead us to more pranks.

Summer, can you try to spot Sunny
with your hawk-eye vision?

On it! I'll be back in a squawk.

[gasps] That light
looks just like Sunny. Come on!

[grunts]

[sighs] At least you're still with me,
right, flower?

[sputtering]

Prank flower.

[laughs] Oh!

You guys see this?

Oh, never mind.

[mysterious music playing]

[Eddy] Huh?

[chuckles]

It's Sunny.

We found him.

-Shh! Look.
-Huh?

[groans]

Coyote was right about one thing,
the Trickster Trio is real.

Huddle up, Rangers.
It's game time, and I've got a plan.

I'll paint a big red X on the ground
and put a fresh bugsagna on it.

Spirits love bugsagna.

Then, Eddy,
you build a cage out of sticks.

And, Kodi, you drop the cage to trap them.

[roars softly] All right.

With the Trio trapped, we can save Sunny.

Hey, look!
There's a plate of bugsagna we can use.

Wait, where did that come from?
And has this red X always been here?

-[Eddy screams]
-[Kodi] Oh no!

[cackles]

You thought you could trap us
with a bugsagna gag?

We wrote the book on bugsagna gags.

Hey, they think
we're pranking amateurs. [laughs]

We was one hop ahead of you
this whole time.

[chuckles]

-Who are you anyway?
-We're the Spirit Rangers.

-Now, give Sunny back.
-No deal. Sunny stays with us.

Yes. And remember, you can never
out-trick the Trickster Trio!

[Crow cackles]

They're just too tricky.

[sighs] I don't think
we'll get Sunny back.

Unless we think like a trickster.

I know just who to ask. Come on!

[grunts]

-Wow.
-[giggles]

-[in a flat voice] Ah! Prank snake. Oh no!
-[footsteps approaching]

Oh, Spirit Rangers, you're back.

Coyote, you were right.
It was the Trickster Trio all along.

They took Sunny and, uh-- Wait.

What are you doing with that prank snake?

Uh… Nothing. It's not what it looks like.

I'm not planning a prank right now.

Look, I might be a trickster spirit,
but I'm also your friend. Trust me.

[uplifting music playing]

♪ I may enjoy a little joke
From time to time ♪

♪ All right, so I'm a prankster
In his pranking prime ♪

♪ But when it comes to friendship
I'm steady as an oak ♪

♪ I'm here for you
And that's no joke ♪

♪ I've pulled some wild shenanigans
To great acclaim ♪

♪ The trickiest of tricksters
In the trickster hall of fame ♪

♪ But friendship is a promise
That I will not revoke ♪

♪ I'm here for you
And that's no joke ♪

♪ There comes a time
When even I get serious ♪

♪ A time when
All the joking finally ends ♪

♪ And when you need my help
I'm always serious ♪

♪ 'Cause we're seriously friends ♪

♪ I swear that you can trust me
And I'm not blowing smoke ♪

♪ I'm here for you
And that's no joke ♪

We're sorry we didn't believe you, Coyote.

I know I can be tricky,
but not when our friends need help.

[screams] Prank snake!

Wait a sec. Pranks got us into this mess,
maybe pranks can get us out of it too.

Now you're thinking like a trickster.
And I know just how to out-prank them.

[knocking]

Hey, squirt.

Move along!

We're not giving Sunny back, capisce?

Actually, we don't need you
to give us Sunny back.

We already have him.

[cackles]

That's a good one. Nice try.
Nothing gets past my bird brain.

See for yourself.

What?

How?

Impossible!

So pretty.

[caws]

Which one of you let Sunny go?

Hey, I couldn't have done it.
I was too busy thinking about carrots.

Baby carrots, and purple carrots, and--

Stop!

-[Crow] No!
-[Rabbit] Don't let Sunny get away!

-It keeps slipping out of my talons!
-[Rabbit] Out of my way!

[gasps] Quick! While they aren't looking!

[triumphant music playing]

Oh my stars. Thank you, Spirit Rangers.

Hey, tricksters. Did you miss me?

[caws]

-Coyote?
-What are you doing here?

Oh, just doing what I do best.

Pranks.

-[rumbling]
-[screams]

That's not Sunny!

-No!
-[Crow] You foiled us this time,

but this isn't the last you've seen
of the Trickster Trio!

Thanks, Coyote.
We couldn't have saved Sunny without you.

That's what friends are for.
And for playing pranks and games with.

Speaking of games,
we can finally play stick game!

Well, you're gonna need
these winner sticks.

[birds chirping]

[Dad] Eddy's first. Guess.

Which hand do you think
has the striped stick, hon?

Come on, Eddy.

[chuckles]

-Kids win!
-I did it!

Hmm.

I thought the stick was in my other hand.
Weird. Maybe it was the tricksters again.

-[laughing]
-[gulps]

-You might be right.
-[giggles nervously]

[all laughing]

[Summer reading]

[humming]

Mama Bear reporting. Baby Bear,
do you and Hover Hawk see the target?

On it, Mama Bear.

[purrs, meows]

But we can't get close enough.

[Mom] Air Dad 1, do you have eyes on her?

[Dad] Aw! It's a kitty!

I'll call you P-a-sh Pay-sh.
That's the Cowlitz word for "kitten."

-I've got you, P-a-sh Pay-sh.
-[Summer] Here, kitty.

-[meowing]
-[Mom] Oh, goodness!

[Eddy gasps]

Got you, little kitty.

-Whoo-hoo!
-Alright!

Good catch, Eddy.

-[giggles]
-Is P-a-sh Pay-sh okay?

I think so.

Hmm. I'm not seeing a collar.
She might be a stray.

A stray?

There's no way a kitten this cute
doesn't have a home.

If P-a-sh Pay-sh doesn't have a home,
what if we adopt her?

Aw, Eddy.

Adopting a cat is a big responsibility.

[sighs] Dad's right.

Kittens need a lot of time and attention
to be safe and happy.

I can do it. Did you see how awesome I was
when I rescued her?

That was great, Eddy, but we still think

-you should wait before adopting.
-Aw.

[Mom] My friends at the cat rescue
will find her a home.

Now let's get you cleaned up.
You're one adventurous kitty.

But we can keep her here.

[sighs] I want a cat more than anything.

[softly] Excuse me.
Do you mind lowering your voices?

I don't want to wake my kittens.

I spent the past hour
purring them to sleep.

[gasps] Did you say "kittens"?

-[both] Shh!
-They're asleep.

-[whispers] Did you say "kittens"?
-Sure did.

I'm Tuk'e'm,
the Chumash mountain lion spirit.

These are my spirit kittens,

-Meow Meow, Mittens, and Lalanxa.
-[snoring]

I love kittens.

So cute.

They're just like P-a-sh Pay-sh!
I wish we could play with them.

Well, you can!

I've heard Spirit Rangers take care
of every crook, cranny, and critter.

Want to kitten-sit for me?

-Uh…
-I don't think we're ready to--

We'll do it.
I know Mom and Dad said we're not ready.

-But I think we're responsible enough.
-Well, they are super cute.

Thanks.

Yeah. Maybe it won't be that hard.

Creator knows I could use a nap.

Have fun with the Spirit Rangers,
my babies.

[kissing]

-Meow, meow.
-Haku!

Play, Spirit Rangers.

This cannot be good.

We got this. Let's go to Spirit Park,
where we could have some real fun.

[exciting music plays]

[woman] ♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling Kodi, Summer, Eddy ♪

Kodi cub! [roars]

Summer hawk! [screeches]

♪ Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Spirit Rangers ♪

And Eddy turtle!

♪ Let's go, Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪

♪ They're Spirit Ranger ready ♪

[song ends]

-Kittens, are you ready to play?
-[meowing]

[giggling]

Play!

[giggling]

[groans] Are you kitten me?

Ah, so, you're watching
the spirit kittens.

They can be a pawful. [chuckles]

Tell me about it.
They won't stop chasing my sunbeams.

[meowing]

No. No. No!

Spirit Park might not be able
to handle cute kittens, but I can.

[uplifting music plays]

♪ You know who's simply purr-fect
And paw-sitively great? ♪

♪ All these little kitties
I could play with every day ♪

♪ I am smitten by these kittens ♪

♪ I am smitten by these kittens ♪

♪ No, I ain't kitten'
I am smitten ♪

♪ There's a paw-sibility
You're all my best fur-ends ♪

♪ There will be no cat-tastrophes
On Eddy you can depend ♪

♪ I am smitten by these kittens ♪

♪ I am smitten by these kittens ♪

♪ No, I ain't kitten'
I am smitten ♪

[sighs contentedly]

See? This is easy.

-We've got this covered like fur on a cat.
-[Coyote] Are you sure?

It looks like Mittens is about to jump
into a dangerous volcano.

[sinister music plays]

[Mittens giggling]

[meows, giggles]

-No!
-Mittens!

-Stop!
-[screams]

[grunts]

[dramatic music playing]

Gotcha.

-Little stink bug.
-[Mittens giggles]

Phew.

-Good save.
-[meowing]

That was close.

Hey, uh, real quick.

Did anyone else feel a kitten try to jump
inside their head or was that just me?

-Nope.
-Eh, not any more than usual.

Sorry, Lawetlat'la.
We'll play somewhere a little less lava-y.

Yeah. We need to tire them out
before they pounce again.

-Too late.
-Whee!

Looks like it's time for a turtle tumble!

-[giggling]
-[exciting music playing]

-[gasps]
-[meows excitedly]

[screams]

[Eddy] Whee!

-Seriously?! Come on!
-Yeah!

[all giggling]

Dad was right.

Taking care of animals
is harder than it looks.

No, it isn't. We got this.
And just look at them.

All of this playing
has finally tuckered them out.

-[yawning]
-I want bugsagna.

You and me both, little guy.

[yawns]

After all of this running and playing,
I need to hibernate.

[yawns] I'll just rest my hawk eyes
for a second.

See? Kitten-sitting is…

[yawns] …easy.

-[Spirit Rangers snoring]
-Hey, uh, Spirit Rangers,

you might want to wake up.

-What?
-Why?

Five more minutes.

Let's just say
the kittens woke up, ran off,

and are causing chaos all over the park!

Which is usually my job.

-[suspenseful music plays]
-Oh no. We need to find them quick.

[yawns]

[amusing music plays]

[meows]

-Huh?
-[caws] This is not a scratching post!

Summer hawk to the rescue!

[screeches]

-Sorry, Condor. We'll fix your home later.
-[giggles]

Don't you dare!
That's my best friend's forever mug.

[giggles] Cup!

[gasps, blows]

[screams]

There. Your cup is safe and sound.

-And Lalanxa is coming with me.
-[yelps]

-[giggles, purrs]
-Come here, kitty.

Huh!

[rumbling]

[giggling]

Oh, no, you don't.

It felt like a kitten
tried to jump into my head again.

Weird.
Maybe I need to clear out my sinuses.

[straining]

-[screams]
-[kitten] Whee!

[inhales]

[Kodi screams]

For being so cute,
these kittens sure are troublemakers.

No wonder Tuk'e'm needed a cat nap.
I could use another hibernation.

-But I love them so much.
-Play!

We've just gotta keep them safe
and in one place.

I have the perfect idea
of how to keep them together.

-Welcome to your new kitten playpen.
-[kittens laughing] Wow!

[kittens purring, giggling]

-[meowing, purring]
-[Summer] Purr-fect idea, Eddy!

They have toys, a cat tower,

-food and water.
-[purrs]

And there's nothing they could destroy.
This might actually work.

See? I can take care of kittens.

Now, do you kitties promise to stay put
and not get into any trouble?

Yep, definitely gone.

Again? Where could they be?

-I th-- thought I had it under control.
-[gasps]

[gasps]

[dramatic music plays]

[kittens giggling]

Oh no!
They're at the edge of the waterfall.

-Hurry!
-[Eddy] Oh no!

[Summer] Uh-oh.

We can't let them fall.

This is a cat-tastrophe.
We need to save them.

Wait! Remember when we tried
to grab P-a-sh Pay-sh at the Ranger tower

and she got scared and fell?

We need a distraction.

Hmm. What if we try distracting
the kittens with things they like?

That's it. Once we distract them,

I can sneak up and catch them
with my turtle bubbles. Come on.

Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.

-Over here!
-Pretty kitty!

-[meowing]
-Huh?

[giggling]

Look at the feathers.

Tickle, tickle!

[Coyote] Wanna play?

I know you want the toy. Yes, you do.

-[suspenseful music building]
-[meowing]

Ah!

-Oh, no!
-Fun!

[Kodi] Kittens!

-No! Eddy!
-[all gasp]

-[Summer] Hurry!
-[kittens yelling]

[suspenseful music plays]

[meowing in confusion]

[all chuckle]

There. Now you're safe and sound.

-Phew.
-[kittens giggling]

Ah, well, it's good to know
the spirit kittens are okay.

-[screams]
-[chuckles]

-Watch the tail!
-[Tuk'e'm yawns]

So, what did I hiss?

I mean, miss.

Sorry, us cats hiss a lot.

-Mama!
-[giggling]

Wow, my kittens are safe,
and they seem really happy.

You can kitten-sit my babies
anytime you'd like.

Tuk'e'm, we had fun kitten-sitting
for you today,

but it was a lot harder
than we thought it'd be.

And I'm not sure if my hawk heart
can take another kitten rescue.

Yeah. If today has taught me anything,

it's that I'll have a cat
of my own someday,

but I'm not ready now.

Even if I love them
so, so, so, so, so much.

Well, you can visit
my spirit kittens any time.

Right, babies?

-[kittens mewing]
-Yes!

[laughs]

-Yay!
-Aw.

Aw, cute.

But next time, leave the chaos to me.

[birds chirping]

There. Now you're ready
for your new family.

Hi, P-a-sh Pay-sh.

We made you something special
to remember us by. Ta-da!

Now you're an honorary Junior Ranger.
[chuckles]

Okay, kids.
Our friend at the cat rescue is here,

and she's ready to take P-a-sh Pay-sh
to her new home.

Honey, seeing P-a-sh Pay-sh leave
might be too much for the kids.

No, it's okay.
I know I'm not ready to adopt a cat yet.

I'm sad

but also happy P-a-sh Pay-sh is going
somewhere that can take care of her.

That's really wise, little guy.

I know that this sort of thing
can be hard,

but I just want you to know
that we found your kitten a nice home

with a good family
that has everything a kitten could need.

Purrfect.

-Aw.
-Yay!

Hi, baby. Want to say goodbye
to your friends before you go?

-[giggles] It tickles.
-Aw, so cute.

-[Kodi] Bye!
-Have fun in your new home!

I'm so glad
I got to meet you, P-a-sh Pay-sh.

[sighs]

-[P-a-sh Pay-sh mews]
-Huh? [giggles]

[gentle music playing]

[giggles]

[closing theme music plays]