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"The Great Creature Tail Fail" is the 18th episode of Season 6 the PBS Kids show Wild Kratts. It is the 156th episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 7, 2020.
Synopsis[]
When a stowaway red squirrel accidentally gets loose on the African savanna, the guys activate Creature Powers to catch her. Unfortunately, they run into major Creature Power Suit malfunctions. The Tail Match Modulator is broken and producing a mismatched tail with every activation. In their quest to return the red squirrel home to North America, the gang discovers the amazing variety and diverse functions of creature tails along the way.
Plot[]
Characters[]
Animals[]
Animation[]
Note: Featured animals are in bold.
- American Red Squirrel (called red squirrel): Tailer
- Cheetah: Blur, Spot Swat
- Grant's Zebra (called zebra)
- Tokay Gecko: Okay
- Sockeye Salmon: (called salmon) Hero Jr.
- Orca: Swirly
- Gray Wolf: Little Howler
- Nubian Giraffe
- Ostrich
- Thomson's Gazelle
- Housefly (called fly)
- Bald Eagle
- Laughing Gull
Live Action Videos[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Mexican Spider Monkey (called monkey)
- African Crested Porcupine (called porcupine)
- Ground Pangolin (called pangolin)
- Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (called rattlesnake)
- Giant Forest Scorpion (called scorpion)
- Whitetip Reef Shark (called shark)
- Fish
- White-Tailed Deer
- Domestic Dog (called dog)
Live Action Images[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Eurasian Red Squirrel (called squirrel)
- Fossa
- Western Grey Kangaroo (called kangaroo)
- Brown Woolly Monkey (called monkey)
- Southern Tamandua (called anteater)
- Kinkajou
- Slender Seahorse (called seahorse)
- Horse
- Asian Elephant (called elephant)
Mentioned[]
Note: Mentioned animals are linked to Wikipedia.
Live Action[]
Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.
- Red Fox
- Fennec Fox (called African fennec fox)
- Virginia Opossum (called North American opossum)
- Big-Eared Opossum (called South American big-eared opossum)
- Bigeye Thresher Shark (called big-eyed thresher shark)
- Canada Lynx (called lynx)
- Arizona Bark Scorpion
- Southern Stingray
- Lionhead Rabbit (called white lionhead rabbit)
- Ermine (called short-tailed weasel)
- Red-Tailed Hawk (called hawk)
- North American Porcupine (called porcupine)
- Humpback Whale
Trivia[]
- Chris used Okay the tokay gecko to activate Gecko Powers, but the disc that he used was for the dwarf gecko.
- While pig and scorpion Creature Powers haven't been shown yet, their tails are a part of the tail modulator.
- With the exception of the Gray Wolf Power Suit, the Gecko Power Suit is the only Creature Power Suit that shows the correct tail.
- This is the very first episode to show Jimmy Z with anything close to his own Creature Power Suit in the form of a beaver Tail Attachment with the color red.
- This implies that if he had his own Creature Power Suit, it would most likely be red in color.
- This is the second appearance of Hero Jr., who is now a juvenile salamander.
- This is the first time Zebra Power is seen with hooves for hands. In previous episodes, they were just human hands.
- Aviva has a gymnastics routine.
- This is the first episode to ever show a character riding a standard bike, and not one that can hover.
- It remains unknown how Tailer got outside onto the Tortuga's windshield in mid flight. However, it's possible that she somehow found the Tortuga's open window.
- Though is the penultimate episode of Season 6, it serves as the last of many things in both the season and the overall series.
- This is the last episode where Heather Bambrick voices Koki, due to controversy surrounding the show concerning her voicing a black character. Canadian black actress, Sabryn Rock, would go on to voice Koki in the Season 6 finale, and reprise her role in Season 7.
- This is the last episode to air in 2020.
- This is the last regularly scheduled episode for the 6th season. A nine-month hiatus would later follow in between this episode and the following, which in turn, would be followed by another hiatus lasting until mid-2023. This was mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Facts and Creature Moments[]
- Many creatures use their tails for different reasons.
- Animals like squirrels, cheetahs, leopards, tigers, lions, fossas, and kangaroos use their tails for counterbalance when running.
- Animals like some monkeys, anteaters, kinkajou and even seahorses use their prehensile tails for grabbing onto things.
- Animals like zebras, horses, cows, rhinos, hippos, elephants, and giraffes use their tails to swat away flies.
- Animals like geckos (with detachable tails that regrow), porcupines (with spiky quilled tails), pangolins (with armored tails that wrap around their bodies), rattlesnakes (with rattling warning tails), and scorpions (with stinger-tipped tails) use their tails for defense against predators.
- Animals like salmon, orcas, sharks, dolphins, and whales use their tails like motors to power themselves through the water.
- Animals like wolves, deer, dogs, cats, and beavers use their tails for communication.
- Bonus: Prehistoric/Extinct Animals like dinosaurs use their tails for all the reasons mentioned above.
- Red squirrels can swim well and stash spruce cones in any available place they can find for winter.