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"Mimic" is the 25th episode of Season 1 of Wild Kratts, originally airing on PBS Kids on October 18, 2011. The episode was written and directed by Martin Kratt. On March 20, 2012, "Mimic" was first released on DVD as part of Wild Kratts: Predator Power.
In this episode, the Kratt brothers meet Blur, a cheetah they met in a previous adventure. They also find out that Blur has a cub. But when fashion designer Donita Donata and her henchman, Dabio, net Blur, Martin watches over the cub, while Chris rescues Blur from Donita.
Synopsis[]
While exploring why some animals mimic the looks of others, Martin and Chris encounter a cheetah cub and its mom. But before they know it, evil fashion designer, Donita Donata, 'cat-naps' the startled mom right in front of their eyes. The Wild Kratts team springs into action on a rescue mission before Donita adds the momma cheetah to her new fall line. Martin discovers that the cheetah cub has unexpected powers of mimicry, and it's ability to mimic the ferocious honey badger - is the key to foiling Donita and protecting the cheetah.
Plot[]
The episode begins with a live action segment. After deciding which of two similar-looking snakes to pick up: a "harmless one" and a "venomous one", Martin successfully picks up the gray-banded kingsnake – the harmless one, after he and his brother analyze the two snakes' features. Afterwards, they ask their "What if?" question and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.
Chris is running through the African savanna, trying to avoid getting caught by Martin, but Martin quickly finds him. Then, a fly lands on Martin's finger and the two find out that the fly is mimicking a bee. They decide to find another mimic, which ends up coming from the cub of a cheetah they met in another adventure – Blur. Blur had to hide her cub after noticing a lion in the distance. After deterring away the lion, Blur begins hunting a gazelle, which she fails to catch, and ends up exhausted, allowing fashion designer Donita Donata and her henchman Dabio to net her. Chris goes after Donita and Dabio, while Martin protects the cheetah cub. Martin starts playing with the cheetah cub. Aviva, on the other hand, finishes a Cheetah Disc, which Jimmy teleports to Martin. Martin then activates his Creature Power Suit, and while the spots swerve around him, the cheetah cub start swatting them, leading him to name it Spot Swat.
While watching from a tent in Donita's camp, Donita places Blur in suspended animation. She is not impressed with the look of the cheetah on Dabio's shoulders, until she realizes that a cheetah cub would make a great addition as a hat. Donita notices Chris afterwards, and plots to trick him into finding the cheetah cub for her.
As Martin tries seeing with his vision, a honey badger rests near him. Spot Swat rests near the honey badger, and Martin finds out the black and white markings cheetah cubs have are used to mimic the black and white fur of honey badgers. After taking Blur and the suspended animation controller, Chris heads off to return Blur to the cheetah cub, while Donita and Dabio follow behind. When Chris arrives, he finds out that the controller is a fake. Donita and Dabio arrive at that moment, and they grab Blur. When choosing which animal to pick up, Martin tricks them into taking the honey badger (the bigger, softer, and most beautiful one). Donita and Dabio do not notice until they head into their car. Once they back up, they realize that they actually took a honey badger and they start screaming when it messes with them. Later, the Kratt brothers release Blur from her suspended state.
As Chris is about to announce that the honey badgers and cheetahs are "living free in the wild," Martin then comes in, stealing that exact line, having changed into Chris's green sweater, and Chris says that he stole his line. However, Chris then changes into Martin's blue sweater and then names Martin "Muttonhead." Martin tells Chris that he just named himself "Muttonhead," and Chris mimics him. Then the brothers tell each other to stop mimicking them, and then it ends with themselves laughing.
The show transitions into the ending live-action segment. In a field containing butterflies, Martin explains mimicry with a monarch butterfly and a viceroy butterfly. The Kratt brothers then explain the purpose and duration of black and white markings on cheetah cubs. The two conclude the episode by saying "Keep on creature adventuring; we'll see you on the creature trail!"
Characters[]
- Chris Kratt
- Martin Kratt
- Aviva
- Koki
- Jimmy Z
- Donita Donata
- Dabio
- Zach Varmitech (replay image on Creature Pod)
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Cheetah: Blur, Spot Swat
- Honey Badger
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Band-eyed Drone Fly (called fly)
- Western Honey Bee (called bee)
- Lion
- Thomson's Gazelle (called gazelle)
- Pioneer
- African Bush Elephant (called elephant)
- Grant's Zebra (called zebra)
- Spotted Hyena
- Warthog
- Nubian Giraffe (called giraffe)
- Black Rhinoceros (called rhino)
- Black Mamba
Live Action[]
Note: live action and mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Gray-banded kingsnake
- Broad-banded copperhead
- Viceroy butterfly
- Monarch butterfly
- Common buckeye
- Wasp
- Bumblebee (called bee)
- Hoverfly (called fly)
Trivia[]
- This is the second episode where Donita and Dabio are in the African savannah.
- This is the latest appearance of Donita's car.
- Martin breaks the fourth wall by talking towards the screen while babysitting Spot Swat.
- This episode serves as a sequel to "Cheetah Racer," in which Blur and the titular vehicle appear for the first time since the aforementioned episode.
- This is the first episode where a named animal from a previous episode makes a reappearance.
- Chris refers to a coral snake being poisonous when it's actually venomous.
- The Cheetah Power Suit makes its first appearance.
- Martin stating how the Black Mamba got its name is misleading. The Black Mamba got its name for the black interior of its mouth, not its tongue.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Some milk snakes mimic the colors of the venomous coral snake, so predators will leave them alone.
- Some fly species mimic the appearance of bees, since most birds avoid eating bees.
- A cheetah cub can mimic the appearance of honey badgers, whom a lot of predators would rather not mess with.
- Cheetahs can run for 545 yards or 45 seconds before they're tired.
- Cheetahs have black stripes around their eyes that reduce glare when hunting during the day.
- A mother cheetah leading a lion far away from her cub.
- Black mambas are known for the black tongue, giving them their name.
- They're also the only snake that can reach high enough to sink the fangs into a face.
- Honey Badgers have Venom resistance.
- Honey badger vs black mamba.
Home Media[]
DVD[]
- Predator Power
- Around the World Adventures
- Wildest Animal Adventures