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"Outfoxed" is the 1st episode of Season 7 of the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 159th episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 22, 2023.
Synopsis[]
While playing with acorns in his Squirrel Creature Power Suit, Chris gets caught and carried off by a red fox. The gang must track Chris and the fox down with Aviva's new Smell Tracker 1000 invention. But the fox is also being tracked by Gourmand. Mother fox must try to outfox everyone in order to get home to feed her super hungry (and super cute) fox kits.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- Red Fox: Red Flash, Pouncy, Sneaker, Shy Guy
- Basset Hound: Nostril
- American Red Squirrel
- Monarch Butterfly
- Redbreast Sunfish
- Emperor Penguin
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to air in 2023, as no new episodes premiered in 2022.
- Additionally, this premiered one year, ten months, and ten days following the Season 6 finale, "Cats and Dogs" making it the first season premiere to not air within the same year as the previous season's finale. It additionally marks the longest hiatus in between the two seasons as well as two episodes in general.
- Additionally, 2022 was the first and only year to not air any new episodes.
- This is the first episode where a villain does cause trouble for the Wild Kratts, but fails to capture any animal.
- This is the first and so far only episode where both of the Kratt Brothers are seen using the Squirrel Power Suit at the same time. In previous episodes, the suit was only used by one Kratt Brother.
- This episode marks the debut of Gourmand's assistant, a Basset Hound named Nostril.
- Koki says that she's never seen a red fox. However, she has seen one before in the Season 2 episode, "Journey to the Subnivean Zone".
- Interestingly, in "Journey to the Subnivean Zone," Koki had suggested a fox-inspired Creature Power Suit. Although the suit doesn't appear in that episode, it was invented in this one.
- Aviva's Smell Tracker 1000 Invention was previously mentioned as a Smell-Detectorama in the Season 2 episode, "Termites Versus Tongues".
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Foxes are members of the dog family, Canidae, and are amongst the most vocal, making noises like barks, growls, yelps, and purr-like sounds.
- Foxes are omnivores that eat fruits. They also eat smaller animals like rodents, birds, and rabbits, as well as eggs.
- Foxes are monogamous, with both the mom and dad taking care of the kits.
- Red fox kits develop their survival skills through play sessions.
- Foxes make multiple dens in case they need to move homes.
- Foxes are one of the best jumpers in the dog family, and they can leap high to pounce on prey.
- A Basset Hound can smell 10,000 times better than a human can.
- Foxes can break their scent trails to fool and evade predators trying to hunt them.
- A red fox breaking its scent trail by doubling back, changing its path, swimming, and running on top of a fence.