When Hal's favorite squeaky toy Mr. Chewinsky gets lost from the dog and toy anniversary party, Nature Cat and the rest of his team find reinforcements, in Nature Dog and Houston's cousin Sputnik from Russia, to retrieve him and remove trash from the ocean along the way to save it and its inhabitants. Note: PBS first aired this special as two separate episodes, "Ocean Commotion, Part 1" (NCAT-000139), and "Ocean Commotion, Part 2" (NCAT-000140); however, they are now taken out of the normal rota
Nature Cat, having realized his and other cats' favorite toys have gone missing, goes on a mission to retrieve them from Bad Dog Bart. Along the way, they meet a tough pirate named One Eared Winnie, who is also trying to find the treasure. Fortunately, One Eared Winnie later turns out to be Nature Cat's long-lost sister, Gwendolyn, who he reunites with.
In the tradition of the Dickens holiday classic, Nature Cat is bursting with what he thinks is "Christmas spirit", wanting to celebrate with many presents for himself and decorating the woods with bright lights and loud festive music. His pals get upset because his hype and big plans are causing problems with their friendship and the other animals. It's not until Nature Cat is visited by the spirits of Nature Past (Daisy), Present (Squeeks) and Future (Hal) on Christmas Eve that he can find the
Nature Cat and his pals realize they've come to the end of their Nature Curiosity List. Meanwhile, Sir Galahad gives himself the title of king, moves into a barren castle and steals pieces of nature to make his castle look more beautiful.
Nature Cat doubts himself of not having powers as his friends do while the Nature-Tastic Four all feel ready for a well-earned afternoon of fun and relaxation after defeating the Soil, Water and Plant Stealers. But when Water Mouse (Squeeks), Plant Bunny (Daisy), and Rock Dog (Hal) get their powers lost and stolen by an outer space creature named Sandos and nature needs defending, it's up to Nature Cat to get over his confused and self-doubting issues and gain the courage to discover what it tak