WILD KRATTS LORE (the best brothers around)

[@AthenaPOfficial]

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[@Marinefan4000]

@@AthenaPOfficial congrats on the release of your most anticipated video

[@copper_crane7934]

10:06 I do the same thing

[@KatherineGruenburg]

Do bubble guppies

[@giuliacf4180]

May I suggest Lazytown?

[@honeyberry576]

Can you do the Lore with Ruff Ruffman?

[@celestialdragonlord]

little did I know, the video would be a feature… a creatures feature… featuring… the creatures

[@AimbotGaming412]

1 sentence horror

[@alexv3372]

*wild Kratt intro starts playing in the background as the brothers slowly approach your location* GURL what have you done?! You have summoned them *weird clutter can be heard from the walls* They’re in the walls THEY’RE IN THE GODDAM WALLS!!! GET ME THE GUN

[@honeybeebo]

larry 😦

[@alexv3372]

@@honeybeebo get Larry to the shelter *NOW*

[@samthegoblinchild1937]

This is the funniest comment thank you

[@maniczzz]

“Don’t name animals after their trauma!” Tell that to Gus, our class pet turtle who was rescued after getting a torn esophagus

[@ribbonfly]

Could he still eat?

[@dragonmoonwave]

Omg I have a similar story So my class was hatching chicken eggs (this was like 2018) and one hatched with a weak leg, so being a bunch of children, we named it Roz after the protagonist of The Wild Robot which we had finished weeks earlier. We even made a little cast for her and signed our names on it.

[@faenene]

@@dragonmoonwave That’s so sweet! I love the wild robot

[@VeryUpsetSpaghetti]

Plot twist: Gus is the nickname, “Esophagus” is his full name

[@keriannekerr1876]

@@dragonmoonwave Didn't Wild Robots come out in October 2024? I'm in Ontario, Canada if that makes a difference.

[@spiritsage453]

No, Athena you dont understand. THERE WAS A GAME. It was on the old PBS Kids website. It's kinda hard to describe, but basically, you were a wild kratt. You could customize your character and explore these (small) platformer levels based on different locations around the world, like North American forest, The Savannah, I think one was literally just Australia? But anyways, in these levels, you'd come across obstacles, like a tree you couldn't climb or it'd be too dark. And then you'd hear one of the brothers be like "You need the firefly creature power in order to see in the dark!" And the way to get the creature power discs would be to PLAY THE OTHER GAMES ON THE WEBSITE. TO GET THE CHEETAH POWER SO YOU COULD GO ACROSS QUICKSAND, YOUD HAVE TO PLAY THIS GAME WHERE YOU RACE OTHER CHEETAHS. And then at the end, it would be like "Congratulations! You beat all the other cheetahs and have earned the Cheetah Creature Power Disc!" I was obsessed. I had all the power discs, every single one.

[@elliee884]

I will forever be pissed that they got rid of all the good Wild Kratts games

[@kiiba3170]

THE WILD KRATTS WERE THE ONLY PBS GAMES IDPLAY IT PISSED ME OFF SO MUCH THAT MOST OF EM GOT REMOVED 😭😭😭😭

[@lokirae3]

You unlocked a core memory for me I remembered that!! God I miss that game

[@Emily12471]

Yea, unironically, i would love for them to bring that system back, i was obsessed with the flying lizard one as a kid on my old school computor

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

It's likely still available if you have flash emulator and use the wayback. I played old Wordgirl games that way.

[@tornado723]

"If either of the Kratt brothers see this I'll delete my entire channel" I just know the funniest thing is going to happen

[@freshcupofangst]

There were several moments in this while watching where I was just imagining how either one of them would react to this video, especially some of the jokes in it lmao

[@nightmarefreddle4174]

Why do I have a feeling they’ll find this video?

[@AthenaPOfficial]

@@nightmarefreddle4174 I sure hope not!!!!

[@nightmarefreddle4174]

@@AthenaPOfficial Also weren’t you in the Welcome to Dreamworld Game by Rainbott. There’s a character that looks like you and it’s your voice so I just wanted to ask.

[@claran3616]

SIGNAL BOOST!

[@spaceycarchasey6656]

one time i left a comment on one of the Kratts tiktoks saying something to the effect of "Oh, you guys were big inspirations for me as a kid, I just got my degree in zoology, thnx" and they replied and I think that's as close to fame as I'll ever get tbh

[@claran3616]

Props

[@runedoom]

Nice! My closest is having Info Gates as my highschool music teacher and Tech N9ne as a substitute teacher and judge for the class music contest where I got first and won a pizza.

[@Devilspade]

what did they say?

[@louchies]

The first "fanfic" I ever wrote was in 3rd grade about Chris being afraid of climbing trees and Martin encouraging him in my notebook

[@Sorafighter]

That's freaking cute

[@Husky-gj3fe]

I would like to read this

[@gracebowling4083]

I remember seeing an episode similar to this, actually.

[@ThiccSteveYT]

I can actually see this story as some sort of pilot hidden in the PBS vaults, the animal? m o n k e

[@empanada2019]

🥹beautiful🥹

[@Mason-ij9dc]

Loved the video, but to defend Jimmy and the SLANDER- I feel like it’s made pretty clear that Jimmy is the pilot of the Tortuga, as well as a casual cook. When they’re not flying he’s seen cooking, working on video games, and taking time off from his job (as a pilot). He occasionally gets involved with what they’re doing and does seem to show interest in some animals and the research the rest of the team is doing. He defends the tortuga when it’s under attack from the villains. He’s not a researcher like Martin and Chris or an inventor/engineer like Aviva and Koki. But he still has a practical role on the team as the pilot. Anyways, loved the video, super hyped when it came out, etc but had to defend the iconic Jimmy Z

[@SUPAREALcutechickdGaming]

Jimmy is underappreciated. There’s this Wild Kratts skit by Animal Factor about Jimmy snapping because he’s not getting enough sleep for piloting

[@videoenjoyer1315]

I literally wanna gonna comment how he’s the pilot

[@morgancrabtree6248]

I agree.

[@Ash_Lichtenberg]

YES!

[@magicalmoon6522]

As a Jimmy Z stan [and future Jimmy Z cosplayer] thank you for this ❤️❤️❤️

[@Bard69]

Let me tell you as an undiagnosed autistic kid until I was 15 years. This show was my first hyperfixation as a kids, I would watch this show every day and even if I watched the episode (I only had cable) I would still watch it. I went to see them live and I thought that was the greatest experience I ever had, still to this day that is the only live thing I have ever gone to. This show is what got me interested in animals to begin with, and since I got interested in animals I soon got interest in mythical creatures and that led to creepypasta, which led to horror games, so I can thank Wild Kratts for my obssession with creatures, cryptids, creepypastas, urban legends, and horror.

[@theworldmushroom2581]

Are you me?????

[@HoneyBee-im3ny]

Bro is me 😭 WK was my first hyperfixation for me too

[@docfox4353]

I am Autistic, and have ADHD as well. I saw episodes of Zoboomafoo as a toddler, but when Wild Kratts released when I was in kindergarten, I was hooked. Wild Kratts, and animals in general, became my biggest hyperfixations and special interests. Thanks to the brothers opening my eyes to the beauty of Earth, I have gotten to appreciate just how incredible the world we live in is. It has also opened up so many doors for me. I am in college now, and I get to help take care of our Biology department’s pets (A pair of Box Turtles named Jack and Rose, several Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, various tropical fish, and a Green Iguana named Walter [Sadly, Walter recently passed away a few months ago, but he lived to be at least 20 years old]). I also volunteer at my town’s local animal sanctuary, helping to take care of various rescued wild animals and pets, and I am helping my biology professor with his research study, learning how female Fruit Flies choose a mate when in the presence of a predator. Wild Kratts has changed my life and I am so glad I have grown up with it and Octonauts.

[@alexv3372]

Quite a rabbit hole Went through the same thing girl 😭

[@ceasinghornet40d40]

wild kratts was my first hyperfixation too. i went undiagnosed until i was 17, but good LORD i loved these guys. i never had the chance to see them live and i was so sad about it lol

[@EverboughART]

Athena being down bad for Martin is the funniest but least surprising bit for this video, and she's so real for that.

[@aurelieledet7983]

The fact that me and her are the EXACT opposite yet with the same name is fucking HILARIOUS

[@FrozenCampbellSoup]

Jimmy Z defender here: I feel like in later episodes they do more to justify his presence. He’s the best pilot, he can cook and he can work the teleporter best. My headcanon is that’s he was a beginning pilot that got laid off, met the others, said “well, if life gives you lemons” and just vibed so much with the others that he just never left. Honestly this entire group is just such a fun friend group, everyone does something mean of stupid at some point but they all just get over it quickly enough

[@preciousbabalade8522]

I 100% agree. Jimmy also gets more independent in the latest season.

[@allycat0136]

This was my hyperfixation show. I read Wild Kratts fanfic. I had Martin and Chris’s REAL LIFE BIRTHDAYS in my calendar, and called anything that we owned that was blue or green things like “Martin cups” or “Chris plates”. I was IN THE TRENCHES.

[@pineapplestitch1783]

That’s really sweet :) Trust me, when you get into a show, you are INTO it.

[@empanada2019]

Cool, can you give me a tour I’m new (🙃)

[@AthenaPOfficial]

The cups and plates is so smart because liquid for water brother and solids for land brother 😭🤌 your mind!!!!!

[@eclipsedmoon87]

7:13 I have a mini theory, the Kratt Brothers are at least a little aware they're cartoons in this show, so they take full advantage of cartoon logic and be appropriately unhinged. They say "What if" at the start of every episode, they know this isn't real on some level, they're fine

[@BlackBerry-r5n]

@@eclipsedmoon87 so, you're saying the beginning bits are just in their heads.

[@eclipsedmoon87]

@BlackBerry-r5n no, I'm saying the entire show is, or at the very least the brothers are a little aware of the dimensional shift that occurs

[@BlackBerry-r5n]

@eclipsedmoon87 Oh.

[@eclipsedmoon87]

@@BlackBerry-r5n also at the end of the video in the Live Show segment Athena said they referred to the animation as animation so ig my theory is canon

[@BlackBerry-r5n]

​@@eclipsedmoon87 you think that also explains how they can just do things that are just never explained. Like The miniturisure, the ability to hibernate at human form, and their overly catoonish actions.

[@criticalblaster458]

Definitely interesting how in the skunk episode, the show accurately depicts skunk spray as a liquid and not a gas as a lot of other shows do.

[@rosemary3029]

I personally believe it's to get away with the funny haha fart joke

[@criticalblaster458]

@rosemary3029 Definitely.

[@ProjectLethargic]

I actually love that Donita served too hard in her first episode so they had to tone it down to not distract from how bad it is

[@PacDino11]

0:12 And that is the third time Athena has made fun of something her sister grew up with and refused to watch only to be proven incredibly wrong years later.

[@snaifhassnan6348]

The first two times?

[@maria1460]

I don’t know what was the other instance but she did say on her Sofia The First lore video that her sister introduced Sofia as the next Disney princess and Athena didn’t acknowledge Sofia as a Disney princess and she and her sister had fights about it.

[@alliekat1431]

Well if she had grown up with the new Clifford the Big Red Dog, I’m sure we all could agree that’s unacceptable.

[@PacDino11]

Sofia the First and Tangled: The Series

[@alternatequartz7224]

1:24:07 “The other villains at least have vision, and her vision is IMPAIRED” That goes so hard for no reason.

[@Echoesis0]

One of the reasons the Kratt brothers didn't mention zabu in that episode is because jovian, the lemur, died a couple years back (2014) before that episode aired. It was said in a pbs interview about zoboomafu and wild kratts.

[@artlly_]

Speaking of, his 6th grandson was just born!

[@queenbee3561]

Awwww, that’s horrible!

[@cometofthenight]

NOOOO😢😢😢😢

[@Amogusrath]

RIP…

[@NerdyBrix]

This is a feature length movie. We’ve waited forever for this. We now have a full length movie of Athena talking about 2 of the hottest dudes of all time turning into animals and fighting a chef, rich dude, rich woman, and other people I forgot about. Petition for her to talk about Daniel Tigers Neighborhood?

[@Fireking811YT]

A creature feature...

[@KailynnColeman]

​@@Fireking811YTfeaturing the creature

[@mj-sw2nh]

It deserves an Oscar!

[@katharineball585]

Signed

[@Angninjin22]

YES! We need to her to talk about the neighborhood :]

[@spooderman6312]

i love how this lore video in particular fells less like an actual lore video and more like an unhinged rant about why you love this show complete with multiple tangents and gushing, peak youtube content

[@Emily12471]

On the note of Zach having history with the gang, for some reason Zach knows that Chris has his Creature power disks in alphabetical order

[@queenbee3561]

Why does he know that? And how does he know that?

[@Boss_Isaac]

​@@queenbee3561 Zachary is shown in several episodes to be actively spying on the Wild Kratts crew. He is indeed a rightful bastard.

[@morgancrabtree6248]

That's a good point.

[@matthewwilliams8267]

Probably stole them once and learned about it through some off-hand dialogue

[@agent_8167]

Das gayyyyy

[@doubleking7070]

Hmm, these Kratts are…quite wild.

[@joshidk-zy9xj]

Say that again?

[@joshidk-zy9xj]

@@doubleking7070 they seem to care for ALL animals, from a hawk to a mouse

[@doubleking7070]

@ Kraft brothers: I think we’re beginning to like that name. *Epic orchestral remix of Wild Kratts theme*

[@joshidk-zy9xj]

Chris Kratt: " Martin, you go right, Aviva you go left, I go forward, Koki distracts him, and Jimmy... You just be Jimmy."

[@tree2145]

HOLY SHIT WILD KRATTS MY LOVE THEY KICKSTARTED MY LOVE AND PURSUIT OF ZOOLOGY!! They genuinely had such a huge impact on me growing up and I still go back and watch the episodes. I love you Martin and Chris, thank you for getting kids across generations interested in animals and conservation

[@dogninja7360]

Me too I've been studying to go to college for animal biology because of this show

[@shadowking1795]

BRO FR!

[@mar420.74]

I'm going to work with animals or something along the lines of studying too! and i think it's so great this show is still talked about, they really did a good job at teaching and entertainment didn't they, and they're so sweet in real life ❤ pursue your dreams peoplee

[@blazingsword2578]

Did you ever play tge web games?

[@tree2145]

@blazingsword2578 Yes! On occasion I still do, just as a little trip down memory lane

[@princeoffae]

Athena being so passionate about Martin being her favorite brother makes me feel so seen cuz he was also my favorite as a kid I always rooted for him and he’s probably the reason why kid me was so adamant about naming everything I owned

[@bobtheball5384]

He was mine too, solely cause I love the color blue 💀

[@Leviachan-]

Help 😭 I’m both of these comments

[@malegria9641]

Same lol, I even name my guitars now that it’s my thing I have La Niña, Manuel, Matah Hari, and a new guitar I haven’t named yet

[@Harudodo]

@@princeoffae Martin was my favorite as well, and for some reason that meant my brother had to like Chris more and when he said his favorite was Martin I told him no 😂😂

[@snowy2747]

When I was really young Chris was my favorite but tbh as an adult who hasn’t watched the show in an extremely long time I think Martin is the better brother now idk he’s kinda unhinged it’s relatable

[@EandMcreatez]

1:21:50 Fun fact: the person who who Voices Aviva is also named Athena (Athena Karkanis)

[@leemorrell]

That's a nice WOW Fact!

[@DanialTarki]

**Musically like it’s WordGirl** Athena Kaaaaaayyyyy!

[@lordknightalex]

the kratt brothers' commitment to putting themselves in danger to get closer to the animals is truly the most accurate representation of zoologists doing field work ive ever seen

[@mariamakesmedia488]

BABE IT FINALLY DROPPED

[@carolinecheney]

I grew up with Wild Kratts and loved it! The Kratt brothers are probably in their 50s or 60s now.

[@durandal_273]

yeah, martin is 58 and chris is 55

[@tn2255]

And yet their still very passionate about animals it's awesome and admirable

[@carolinecheney]

@durandal_273 thx

[@ElizaThornton-qh5np]

When I tell you I tried jumping and saying "What if?" so many times as a child in hopes of turning into a cartoon and when I didn't I was DEEPLY disappointed, I'm not joking it was legitimately the biggest letdown of my childhood. I felt lied to and betrayed.

[@freshcupofangst]

Rip

[@personwhowatchesvideos9163]

This was on the same level as saying "Like a good neighbor..." out loud after seeing a state farm commercial on TV for me, because I honestly did the exact same thing

[@virginiathornton]

Of all the comments on the internet, this is one 😂

[@jaiden5941]

Same here. I also wanted to throw word balls from The Electric Company.

[@nothingbutaweirdo1967]

Uh, does it change anything about your betrayal? I feel bad for your child selt 😅

[@WhiteRaven696]

Donita would've been a slay if her whole thing was she recklessly tried to incorporate animals into her fashion, was convinced by the brothers to just do fashions INSPIRED by the animals, and then she showed up and served in a new dress every time.

[@StoryBird2]

1:30:32 Two villain ideas that apply to weird social media stuff is 1. A person who is very ignorant about animals and keeps putting the animal's lives in danger in their attempt to get a 'good selfie'. And 2. A 'social justice warrior' who learns a tiny fact about animals, usually false or very blown up, and keeps changing which animal they want to 'get rid of' because it is 'evil' (such as wanting to get rid of sharks, learning sharks are cool, so they instead go after dolphins etc etc).

[@BlackBerry-r5n]

I thought jimmy was the driver. He's the only one who drives their ship, i think.

[@Eeveegal098]

Yeah, it's stated throughout the show that he's their pilot and no one else can drive. More specifically, this is mentioned in the "skunked" episode.

[@transyuri4534]

Theory! The villains always get out of jail because money, and the kratt bros know this at this point so they don't bother.

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

I would believe it to some extent cause well Zach is the 1%, Vinita is a fashion designer and probably has Zach on her side, and Gormond... well I don't think money is keeping him out of prison, more so he's probably a criminal that's pretty infamous and homie knows how to evade the law.

[@matthewwilliams8267]

​@@vaporean_boylove.0w083 Gormond could just... punch a wall and make a run for it. Literally just "This prison.... to hold _ME?_ "

[@HoangNguyenTrinh-cr4lj]

@@matthewwilliams8267 A visitor ? Indeed I have slept long enough

[@rainbowyumy]

As a Martin stan, I appreciate seeing someone giving Martin some love as much as Chris. He deserves as much fans as Chris. Also, I know you only ment to talk about the show specifically, but how did you not talk about the EVIL AUS the fandon made of this series?!

[@katethevampire]

Hypothetically where could someone find these evil aus?

[@GMisEpicYuh]

​@@katethevampireTumblr and ao3

[@katrinatran3030]

THERES EVIL AUS?!?

[@freshcupofangst]

@@GMisEpicYuh hypothetically, what blogs on tumblr are posting about these AUs? 😅

[@MoxJ-s4y]

Wait EVIL AUS? WHAT ARE THESE EVIL AUS????

[@sophiticatedlygraceful1162]

Honestly I'm kinda disappointed this video isn't longer, I could tell you genuinely like the show

[@freshcupofangst]

I get why she kept it to almost 2 hours, but honestly same. I’d definitely be down if she ever made a part 2 to this lol

[@noahsark.cosplay]

Me 🤝 Martin 🤝Athena Being bummed about not being able to save Tasmanian Tigers

[@empanada2019]

Finally…Athena P is covering a show as unhinged as her content (not to mention, one of my faves)

[@imnotcrazy7108]

My most vivid memory of this show wasn’t the show itself, but was actually my first-grade crush almost drowning me in a swimming pool while role playing as the Kratt brothers. Good times :D

[@spaceBoba]

HUH-

[@alexjewett7455]

I need context.

[@faithcamire8713]

No one more passionate than children role playing at a public pool

[@cooliostarstache6992]

hwat the fuck 😭

[@Misto_deVito6009]

How do you get almost drowned by a Kratt bro?

[@Sacrifical-Saber]

1:38:41 So… who’s gonna tell Athena that she got her animals wrong? Me? Okay- That’s a Basset Hound, not a Blood Hound. Blood Hounds are tall and lanky, and normally are only brown and black. Meanwhile, Basset Hounds are short and stubby, along with the main breed (there are multiple versions) normally having a black, white, and brown coat. Yes, I used to have a Basset Hound. Could ya tell? Rest In Peace Arnold.

[@Eeveegal098]

Interesting.

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Thank you to Arnold I will never forget this breed again for him 💕💕

[@JerkyD]

Don't worry, I corrected 1 of her animal IDs in another comment ;)

[@JerkyD]

@@AthenaPOfficial To add to the OG comment, I'd argue that (in reference to 1:38:30), superhuman or not, Gourmand is still human (& thus, has far fewer olfactory receptors than a dog).

[@zacharynguyen7286]

Rest in peace and power Arnold. ❤

[@eviem.3226]

We need Fetch with Ruff Ruffman lore! That was my favorite show growing up!

[@timestorm5687]

In germany the show is called "Go Wild, mission wilderness", with the "go wild" being a reference to what the audience did while seeing it

[@SpookyShadyGemlin]

The Wild Kratts to Pokémon pipeline is so real, so many of my Fakemon are direct results of knowledge accumulating from Wild Kratts

[@AthenaPOfficial]

AHHHHHH IM OBSESSED WITH THIS CROSSOVER 😭😭

[@SpookyShadyGemlin]

@@AthenaPOfficial Could you imagine a Pokémon version of Wild Kratts? The Creature Power Suit would be OP!

[@solarcupid2583]

I actually met the Kratt brothers as a kid. I watched the show all the time and loved it. Ended up going to an out of state college for wildlife veterinary medicine because of my love of animals and this show definitely had a huge part of it

[@gracebowling4083]

What was it like?

[@solarcupid2583]

@gracebowling4083 I was actually a toddler so I don't remember anymore but my parents say I was super excited and loved it

[@gregjayonnaise8314]

This is incredibly sweet

[@FoolishImmortal1987]

Personally I've always been a Martin girly so I'm on your team completely, also for the Paisley Paver redemption I liked it a lot because here's the thing: In Blue and Green world, when team Kratt gives the usual spiel about why animals and nature are important, the regular villains say "I don't care" while Paisley says "I don't understand", this distinction is important at it leads to the demonstration on the Tortuga. She's a visual learner. Being told isn't enough, she needs to visually understand what would happen to the world if pollution took over and the kind of architectural marvels that exist naturally, so I personally think it's done well!

[@izukumidoriya8600]

I was a Chris fan since he had the same hair and eye colour as me lol, plus I preferred green as a kid over blue

[@claran3616]

I only saw one Paisley episode before we stoped having the site the Kratts were on (and I stopped watching it religiously) and I really liked her!

[@lapisdoodle2346]

if there was an hour long video of Athena just talking about how attractive animated Martin is I would have been absolutely up for it

[@lapisdoodle2346]

also to answer that question about how the brothers worked together professionally, I vaguely remember some sort of factoid! since Martin and Chris write the episodes, they often write to have the other brother get cartoonishly injured the most in the adventure. like if it’s Chris writing it, it’s Martin getting smacked in the episode, and vice versa. ah, sibling violence at its core..(I’d do the same lmao)

[@SnakeitySpoonGilmour]

Okay okay, I'm a Martin girlie now 😔 Fantastic video, Athena! It was so much fun and well worth the wait.

[@roobmsoobs9678]

"you got that right, im glasses brother" made me choke on my water why was that so funny

[@colinfontenot7561]

Finally the best Lore to ever be shown.

[@mrpig404]

1:30:28 One idea I had since I was a young lad was somebody who loved animals a bit TOO much to the point where he tried to capture and keep them all as pets but since they're wild animals he would unintentionally be hurting them and the Kratts had to stop him while reaffirming the idea that these animals are best kept in the wild while telling him animals that he CAN keep while also giving advice on some of the more exotic choices for him to keep. I dunno I just thought that was an interesting idea. I could imagine a touching redemption for him if he were in the show.

[@eddytheinsane5738]

That sounds like an interesting villain. How would he interact with the other villains or the kratt crew?

[@claran3616]

Naive exotic pet owner? Buys them from Donita, uses Zach shoddy care info, thing like that.

[@eddytheinsane5738]

@claran3616 probably

[@justaperson4656]

An artist I really like has been doing wild kratts angst comics for a while and I get it now. Their lack of self preservation lends itself well to it, and all of the "suit fails and one brother goes feral/essentially loses all human memory leading to a mental spiral of the other brother" makes a LOT more sense now that I know it's pretty much canon

[@Nexus_Novice]

What's the artist name????? This sounds cool ad heck

[@CluelessAnon]

I watched Zaboomafoo all the time as a kid (I'm a 1999 kid so I'm equally nostalgic for 90s and 00s media), and the moment I saw Wild Kratts, I was so happy that my youngest brother (born 2005, so he was the PERFECT age for the show when it premiered) would get to have these two goobers in his childhood too. One thing my family quotes to each other constantly is one exchange from Donita Donata and Dabio. There's an episode where Donita is trying to make it seem like she's distracted, so she says they should go on lunch. Her himbo assistant doesn't get it, so she says "Let's have SECOND lunch!" and Dabio responds with "Oh boy! Second lunch! Second lunch is my FAVORITE lunch."

[@jayemover_16]

FINALLY ANOTHER MARTIN FAN. He is the best, no other words needed. I vaguely remember watching Wild Kratts air almost for the first time, I remember watching Mom of a Croc on TV. It must have been one of the first airings, since I was pretty young at the time and it was 13 years ago. Looking back on it, it's wild to think that I actually watched the debut of one of my all-time favorite kids shows. Also, them being actual brother 110% contributes to the "green vs blue/which brother is better" category of arguments. They took the Looney Tunes physics and *ran*. Personal headcanon that the boss is whoever currently has The Braincell a la ATLA's Katara and Sokka. The Tortuga being equipped with what I assume to be an EMP blaster in its mouth was awesome. And I'm glad for the levity of Paisley having none of the other villain's shit. It's perfect.

[@scarysara9364]

I had no idea that Chris was getting most of the love; I mean I really like him alot to but Martin of course needs some admiration as well, I honestly thought that the fans would be spread out equally between both of the brothers as it should be.

[@averagegirl7113]

When I first heard they made a cartoon of the Wild Kratts, I was just worried they were gonna dumb it down and make it a "but all animals are freinds 🥰 Hi Mr Lion, have you seen Miss Antelope today? Mrs Monkey is having a picnic and we're all invited!" type of show. So when I finally watched it while babysitting, it was a sloth episode that didn't shy away from how sloths are just filthy animals, it showed the sloths pooping, and then ended with a jaguar and crocodile fighting to the death- and it was so refreshing to see a children's cartoon have that true depiction of life.

[@channeleditor9335]

If you're going to play the Wild Kratts games, you should try and play the ones made during the flash era. They were awesome because you got to create your character, and each game you complete gave you a power disc. You'd used them in a kind of side scrolling open world where you got to explore different environments, with the powers helping you progress further. If you didn't have the firefly, you couldn't get into the cave in the forest level, and the ocean level was basically inaccessible if you didn't have the Remora. The goal was to get every secret photo op with the different animals your suits are based on, like finding the right tree with the gliding lizard. They were awesome, and I know flashpoint has some of the games on it.

[@Emily12471]

Looking briefly at the fandom wiki, the games that are missing are as follows, Dolphin dive, Flower Flier, Habitat rescue, and some puzzle stuff

[@Grey_3438]

Omg I remember this one 🥹💕

[@Idunnohowabout7364]

The Wild Kratts taught me more than science class I’m not joking I learned so much from the show I always impressed my teachers when we were discussing animals.And it gave me a love for animals as well

[@Tommedian]

Athena: this episode is about the salmon run Me, a Splatoon fan: *war flashbacks*

[@Soviet_frog51]

My theory on zack. During science camp, he developed a crush on Eviva. So he tried to be friends with here, and he confessed his love to her near the end of camp. Put of my Zack being a nepobaby psychopath. He gets rejected, and from then on, Zack has forever been Eviva’s biggest op

[@queenbee3561]

Ah so he began an Incel? Bummer

[@zakariyaflamesmoalin8808]

I need Athena to get into the weird universe of the Electric Company. Even today, it feels like a fever dream.

[@tempura8976]

Oh my god I remember that.. a part of me legitimately thought I was just hallucinating the entire thing…

[@matthewwilliams8267]

Sometimes i'd end up remembering bits and pieces of songs from Electric Company, like a weird sleeper agent activation code. Like that one time they were all cartoons- the limerick battle- "who what when where why how"- OH GOD WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

[@user-kw7mr6xt9n]

Why were Lisa heffenbacher and Annie scrambler lowkey "what is this feeling" gelphie coded.

[@shorty4lyfe]

She should do Cyberchase 😂

[@Hav0c_347]

OMG YES.

[@Xxmeganthemessxx]

I second this!!

[@kongaking9862]

​@@Xxmeganthemessxx thirded

[@cheatherhandler]

I THIRD THIS!!!!!!

[@anthonyrivera2306]

YES, A THOUSAND TIMES YES.

[@VestigeGG]

Hi Athena, I love your passion for Thylacine's! I'm a palaeontology student in Australia and they're very much our mascot when talking about extinctions here. I guess the only good news I can ever give about them is the last video of one was probably not the last. Tasmania's forests are dense and remote, They probably were around until the 40's-50's, based off some contemporary remains. They only good news I can give is the survival of their closest relative, the Tassie Devil. Devil's are at severe risk due to a facial tumour spread through blood. But, thanks to scientists, a vaccine has been developed, and young born from survivors of the tumour and immunised individuals have a certain level of immunity, they can carry the disease but not die or present symptoms. There's a plethora of amazing extinct Aussie animals, caused by human and climatic events, but the Thylacine serves as a warning to us today

[@morgancrabtree6248]

That's fascinating! It is unfortunate that Thylacines and other animals are extinct though.

[@rosier2715]

One thing I noticed about Paisley Paver is that the phrase she uses, "if you build it, they will come", is actually a phrase used in wildlife management, talking about how if you create the right habitat, the species you're looking for will find and stay there. I have no idea if that was intentional, but it's still a cool thing to notice.

[@matsmouth272]

As a biologist, zoboomafoo was my first real foray into science and the natural world. This show does an even better job of explaining nature. I'm glad the next generation of scientists will have this to enchant them towards these fields

[@sugarcrystal9390]

1:06:22 Someone mentioned on tumblr once that Zach and Donita were the human forms of Vox and Velvet from Hazbin Hotel and I can’t unsee it

[@JaydenWilson-hd3yr]

Which tumblr?

[@arandomchiromaw9979]

Goddamnit i can kinda see it

[@izukumidoriya8600]

Ffffffuuccckkk *disassociates for a few hours*

[@padmeamidala6850]

... don't break my brain like this

[@anonymoose6703]

Now this is a crossover that I was not expecting

[@theunknownavenger850]

Genuinely one of the most wholesome shows from the latter half of my childhood. You should do cyberchase next. It’s about the same length and was even more of my childhood as a stem student

[@RJ-Makes-Things]

Me and a friend actually made a duo of Wild Kratts villains a few years ago! They were twin circus owners Since circuses do messed up things to animals One was more peppy and showy(kinda like pinkie pie), while the other was more professional and uptight

[@claran3616]

THEY WENT TO SPACE AS TARDIGRADES??? I GOTTA watch these snazzy new episodes.!!

[@RPGPOKEFAN78]

Now it’s a perfect time to cover more Odd Squad lore as they did a crossover that one time for like a full minute

[@tinytaleah]

You just unlocked a memory I had buried in my head for 8 years

[@claran3616]

Oh yeah I remember that!

[@potentiallypeanut5576]

15:28 I’m sorry I’m obsessed with your cat just blipping out of existence 😭 This was a blast, man, I’m elated it’s finally out!! Fantastic work ^^

[@Eeveegal098]

That's absolutely hilarious! 😂

[@killjoysneverdie8883]

I GENUINELY thought I was tripping

[@PerkyGothWriter]

I'm glad someone else noticed! 😆

[@ChrisDavis-ei1yi]

I’m obviously going to ravenously digest this entire video, but I so seriously IMMEDIATELY liked the video for the powerful statement: “I grew up on zoboomafoo.” I’ve never felt so seen in such a short amount of time 😂. Thank you Athena for this much needed serotonin, you are a treasure.

[@TheQueerBeaver]

Wild cratts and odd squad were my FAVORITE shows! As an undiagnosed autistic kid I was absolutely OBSESSED and wanted to be a zoologist when I grew up for my whole childhood!

[@claran3616]

I don’t have time to watch all of this right now, but PLEASE tell me she went over the African wild dog documentary. On youtube there is an honest-to-goodness, irl, hour-long documentary narrated by the Kratts and it’s SO GOOD. Made painted dogs my favorite animals for two years. Edit: Holy SHIT there's MORE OF THEM?????!! I know what I'm watching tonight.

[@SlyfyGummy]

5:41 when she pulled out that dang dragonfly from Miss Sunny freaking patch I was freaking dying, bro that was hilarious😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@SlyfyGummy]

One of my favorite episodes as well Athena popped off there as well as here

[@AthenaPOfficial]

@@SlyfyGummythank you so much!!! 🤌 so so happy you enjoyed!

[@thatmadman6870]

TF2’s seventh comic and Athena P’s wild kratts video in the same day. Christmas has come early, folks

[@MuhammadAbdullah-tt5rx]

It's a bloody Austrailian Christmas Miracle

[@alexv3372]

Fun fact: I actually have an TF2 x Wild Kratts crossover fanfic on ao3 and if you want to see it I have it on community posts and can be recognized with the ⭐️ emoji

[@cooliostarstache6992]

THIS IS HOW I FIBD OUT???????? Holy shitttt

[@thememeqween]

wait WHAT THE FUKKKK

[@CorruptedCreatures]

Happy Smissmas friends

[@agentdice7215]

i know the whole show isnt about shipping, and i FULLY know that martin is a married man with two children...but aviva and ANIMATED martin are lowkey kind of cute together

[@fangirling3]

I was lucky enough to meet the Kratt brothers when I was little at their meet and greet. Still to this day my favorite show from my childhood, thank you for making this video! 💙💚

[@issytheamateurnerd9877]

I grew up with the Wild Kratts, I loved it so much. Chris and Martin are my heroes and this show helped fuel my lifelong dedication to animals. I'm currently on track to go to an Exotic animal handling college program and I am so excited. Of course, the love and support my family has always given me has helped me go after my dreams, but I like to think that I never would've truly discovered my animal passion had it not been for our animal boys.

[@alexawatchingyoutube]

When I was 5, we didn’t have clocks in our house but I knew when Zoboomafoo was about to start every day based on the sun’s position, so I tuned in right on the dot. It was my favorite show and I’d do anything to watch it every day. 20 years later, waiting for this Athena P video was kinda like that, patiently waiting until the right moment to see the Kratt brothers on my screen ❤️

[@Mi..Mi..]

"This is martins kid, i will never give context" *gives context later*

[@MelissaNicholson-x5i]

When?

[@Mi..Mi..]

​​@@MelissaNicholson-x5i 41:11 59:01

[@MelissaNicholson-x5i]

Thank you

[@Lucas-s6x9v]

i cant explain it but the episode with the evil fashion lady mind controling martin and putting him in a gecko suit *AWAKENED* something within me

[@anitamihholap5926]

The writer's barely disguised fetish? 😀

[@HopeIsADrug11037]

1:29:30 actually, this is very accurate to siblings. I have stopped arguing with my brother multiple times just because we started laughing 😭😭 even serious arguments too!

[@RA1NnF0G]

I was probably four or five when I first watched wild kratts, and I’m still surprised and relieved that they are making new episodes and that this show still hooks me.

[@haybaleanimations2758]

I love the Zakbots so much. They're like a hivemind of robotic Amelia Bedelias. This show sparked my love for animals, transformation, and mechs. (and animation, too, but there were a lot of animated things I was watching.)

[@LoraCoggins]

"That's why I'm gonna name you Thornsly," Martin despondently remarked, pitying the poor elephant baby for the pain it must be in. Edit: NODADSLY I'M DYING

[@PokeMadness-dj5kv]

(Zoboomafoo! With the Kratt Brothers!) [Verse 1] While walking in the woods one day Chris and Martin saw something strange A little leaping lemur who liked to bounce any play They followed their new bouncing friend Not knowing where this adventure would end The animals were heading just around the bend [Martin talking] Where they going? [Sung] I don't know? [Chris taking] How do we get there? [Sung] Come on, let's go! [Chorus] Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo! Come along and see what's new! We're doing the things that animals do! New animal friends to see Animal Junction's the place to be! [Verse 2] Elephants charging, baboons are leaping! Wild dogs running, and nobody's sleeping! [Chorus] Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo! Come along, and see what's new! We're doing the things that animals do! Me, and you, and Zoboomafoo! Come along and see what's new! At Animal Junction we're waiting for you!

[@Graceyyyy83]

I havent watched the video yet, just wanted to say my disabled duckie Londi used to love watching this show !! It was her absolute favourite, she passed away a couple months ago and the world isnt as bright without her, but i still watch her favourite shows, so thankyou and merry Christmas 💖

[@asexualartistry]

1:30:28 An interesting villain could be one playing with the threat that passivity can pose. Like they're some sort of CEO or developer, kinda similar to Paisley, but instead of outright hating nature, they just don't care. Like, the brothers point out the damage they're doing and their response is just, "Who cares?" Team ups with other villains would have them going along for whatever scheme if they think it'll make money, pulling support when they no longer see an opportunity to profit. But, what I think would really be needed to cement this villain would be how they're defeated. Instead of some zany hijinks or an animal cartoonishly chasing them off, the bros call on the kids to raise public backlash, to protest whatever the villain is developing and boycott it out of existence. I feel like this could serve as a very valuable lesson to teach kids, because in real life the threats to nature aren't so easily defeated, and there isn't that sort of technology or funding. This could show kids that they can take a part in preservation. Instead of pinning blame for environmental downfall on individual people, it could dispense the myth that the planet is dying because you used a plastic fork, and instead show that massive corporations are the real ones to blame for the majority of pollution. So, yes, you should recycle and do your best not to add to the problem, but how you can really cause change is by holding corporations accountable, by protesting, by boycotting, by hitting them in the only place that hurts, their wallets. Idk, I just think showing how people can actually help save the planet could do a lot of good and create a lot of activists from a young age by showing things the viewers can do to really help

[@claran3616]

Honestly, yeah. I kinda consider my graduation from “kid who like animals” to a “teen/young adult deciding to be a scientist/conservationist no matter what” to BE when I made the connection that all the bad guys were so much more involved than real life problems. Too dramatic, too fun, too easy to stop. I think that would make a good villain, and an even better special.

[@ninjajack6457]

“We hear him talk about how much he wants to be a video game developer” Oh…oh he’s just like me fr… (Maybe Jimmy canonically made the Wild Kratts flash game-)

[@langstonclark8796]

Bro this was one of the best shows on PBS kids and one of the educational shows I would watch before and after school. Really goated show.

[@kinotripper]

So excited to see this! Thanks for having me on board for this one. It was a ton of fun! You might say it was a WILD time hehehehehehehehe

[@akinarii1]

I loved Wild Kratts as a kid. I’d always get so excited when it’d be on after school but I completely forgot about it so this definitely unlocked some memories.

[@TheRealKingDedede]

47:55 I remember seeing that episode as a kid and then to my knowledge they didn’t have any episodes featuring The Gourmand for like a REALLY long time after that so I genuinely thought they just sent that man to freeze to death in Antarctica

[@NunyaBeeswax362]

LMFAOOO 💀💀💀

[@Plushie_Rainbows]

I remember watching the live action show as a was younger kid, but the animated Wild Kratts absolutely got me hooked as I got older.

[@donttttalkttome]

I have been waiting for this video since I found your channel, thank you for letting me revisit my childhood in the most chaotic way possible.

[@oddgirl2813]

0:46 the most reasonable and calm reaction

[@blazingtimeblazer9004]

I am a Chris fan. As a younger sibling myself. But Martin is one I definitely relate to more. I love them both honestly they’re just so fun!! Also Zaboomafoo is literally one of the BEST tv shows ever. I loved watching it growing up!!!!!

[@mrkay745]

The way I missed this video because I was live-blogging Mufasa: The Lion King which came out the other day (this video also came out on the anniversary of the Wild Kratts flash game Creature Roundup which is peak fiction ~ this weekend was a hyperfixation steroid for me). I have been AWAITING for someone to do this much of an in-depth look into Wild Kratts. Until last year when the show returned from a 2 year hiatus, barely anyone recognized it (not helped by the pandemic + the death of the flash games that occurred, R.I.P.), and even when people did recognize it, it was never with enough understanding of the show that was deserved. Hearing the announcement of you making this video (and right after Jordan made his WK retrospective) was absolutely golden to hear. Some thoughts/opinions as I’m watching the video because I absolutely adore Wild Kratts discussions: I’ve posted them in different comments under a reply chain to fit KZbin’s character limit (as you can tell, I love this show). **1/5** 5:28 - The brothers actually do activate Crocodile Powers, but it’s a bit complicated. Because they use a Creature Power Disc inspired by gharials, a crocodilian native to Asia, to activate their suits because they don’t have a true Crocodile Disc. Unfortunately, this causes them to deactivate whilst normal size. This episode and a later episode get a huge detail wrong: Gharials are not a species of crocodile. They’re in the crocodilian order, but not species (same with alligators and caimans). Later episodes show the Kratt Brothers activating both Nile Crocodile Powers and American Crocodile Powers, and we never see those suits again after Season 3 so I feel as though that does indicate that the writers recognized that mistake. 10:09 - You’re not the first person to make that joke, but it’s still damn funny. 14:25 - I never got the vibe that they were their “boss” but that they were just the ones who often called the shots a lot and that lead to all of them working as equals. But that is a very interesting question to bring up!

[@mrkay745]

**2/5** 17:32 - I was one of the people who shipped Caviva as a kid, mainly after reading an article on the Wild Kratts fandom wiki about a love triangle between Zach/Aviva/Chris (it was awful lmao). But concurrently I also shipped Aviva and Koki. They canonically called each other “honey” and “girlfriend” in the first 2 seasons of the show and my child mind assumed that they were married. I still do lmao. 20:06 That actually is INDEED the case! When Season 7 premiered, there was an interview with the Kratts (the real ones) where this was confirmed. Martin enjoyed swimming in waters whilst Chris often found it cold, and conversely, Chris was excellent at climbing whereas Martin would try to keep up. They implement this into the episodes because it’s directly based off of them, and it’s really cool to imagine. 21:34 - I made an entire master-post on both Tumblr and the Wild Kratts subreddit (yes there’s a subreddit lmao) a detailing the “canon” Wild Kratts, and am updating it as each new episode comes out, because I too also hated how the episodes were aired out of order (not helped by the fandom wiki and Wikipedia ordering the episodes by production code rather than air date which is strenuous enough without a consistent source for said codes). But essentially, Mystery of the Squirmy worthy is the second episode in the show’s timeline because we see the Walrus Power Suit in it. The Walrus Suit debuted in the pilot episode Polar Bears Don’t Dance and doesn’t make an appearance again until Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus, so I piece together that Aviva spent a while fixing it, hence why it appears in the episode. Mom of a Croc would be the 5th episode in the canon with the invention of the miniaturized and as well as the untelevised gharial adventure that lead to the creation of the Gharial Discs coming before that. I probably should upload a video detailing the canon timeline once Season 7 is finished, but yeah, food for thought.

[@mrkay745]

*3/5* 33:39 - There is a Season 1 episode, Food Chain Game, where Koki states the Tortuga has solar power, so realizing the tellurium energy does confuse me. My guess is that the tellurium allows the solar panels to activate and access energy from the sun, but when they die, that solar energy that is stored is neutralized and the Tortuga starts to die. Season 4 episodes Panda Power Up and Eel-Lectric also indicate that the tellurium essentially takes in power to power the Tortuga and if it is taken out, then the crystal is useless. Maybe it’s some form of battery. 34:40 - If you think the weather-bending in Wild Kratts is insane, here’s some insane tech lore for you. Season 1, Episode 3, shows Zach Varmitech falling into a mud-pit. His ship lifts him up in a tractor beam, only it doesn’t lift him out of the mud, it lifts him AS WELL AS a piece of the land he fell into up. In one of the flash games on the show, Habitat Rescue, (anyone who remembers that game, here’s a cookie) we see the villains trapping large habitats in giant domes to lift into the stratosphere, capturing the animals along with them. The objective of the game was to use your Creature Powers (in an avatar oc you made on the site) to shut down the dome controllers and lower them. So weather bending AND earthbending via technology is canon in Wild Kratts. Also the capitalist earth bending in Habitat Rescue would’ve caused no doubt how many natural disasters and would have killed millions of animals, plants, and people. I am yet to see any horror fics about that because that sh*t is fucking insane when you think about it. 35:42 - I like to think that they woke up several times off-screen to do their own thing before eventually falling asleep as we see them on-screen. Also Chris sucks his thumb which is cute.

[@mrkay745]

*4/5* 41:44 - In Back in Creature Time, we see an ancestor of Dabio known as Shabio, who works for Donita’s ancestor, Shonita Donata. So he wouldn’t be a Zach-bot. But the episode does indicate that endangering wildlife runs in the villains’ families, so my theory is that Dabio’s family were contractually obligated to serve the Donatas. Also, in one of the recent episodes of Season 7, Bumblezzz, Donita threatens mob violence upon Zach by having Dabio come and beat him up if he doesn’t return a book, which could imply that he, and/or the Donatas could be involved in, or were at some point involved in the mafia. 43:23 - Aviva and Zach’s dynamic is SO interesting throughout the show, because they’re essentially polar opposites to each other. Complete parallels. In fact, in the first couple of seasons we see some similarities between the two (doubting animals/applying technology onto them physically, though Aviva does it in a harmless way, and learns from her experiences). People tend to fixate on how the brothers knew Zach as a child, but I think there’s a lot more tension in the Aviva/Zach rivalry, especially since in a lot of episodes, he seems to be one of the biggest sources, if not the main source of her anxiety. In the upcoming Wild Kratts movie coming to theaters, (yes, that will happen) I so badly hope it’s an origin story because an entire movie around that would kick ass. 45:25 - Correction: The Season 5 episode, Komodo Dragon shows a map of the U.S. and the villains’ location. That episode reveals that Zach’s mansion is located in Massachusetts, not New York. And given how big the city is, it’s possible that he is located in Boston (also, amazing Luigi joke)

[@mrkay745]

*5/5* 50:00 - FINALLY someone who agrees with me as to how confusing that is! In several appearances we see Aviva make 2 discs, so what would be the point of trading them? And how do they even know which of the pairs of discs is theirs?? 53:13 - We see both Zach and Donita call the Kratts and vice versa and my only conclusion is, SOMEONE on either sides here is a stalker lmao. 54:49 - That’s a jaguar. *cinemasins ding* 55:31 - It’s pronounced HEE-LA Monster *cinemasins ding* (Ok I’ll stop) 1:02:40 - Back in Creature Time is hands down the best episode of the show to date. Despite being the 6th episode of Season 3, it set the bar for Season 3 as the best of the entire series and changed the trajectory for the rest of the show. I like how they delved into the nuance of potentially bringing back extinct animals and how that would put them at risk of further danger because of how they never evolved to avoid human intervention, and I actually like how the team *lost* in their ultimate effort to save the animals and accepted that. And to be fair, I kinda agree that bringing back a thylacine or a dodo (the latter of which was fucked over by evolution) would have just repeated the cyclic pattern of endangerment that lead to their extinction. Also future episodes hint that the time trampoline will be fixed but it’s been 10 years and they’re still yet to do a sequel. 1:03:39 - That is fucking awesome. 1:06:03 - That’s actually a misconception that this episode doesn’t fully clear up. Recent studies have shown that Thylacines, A.K.A. Tasmanian tigers would not have hunted sheep because they lack the physical qualities to do so, but they took the blame anyways back them and thus were hunted into extinction. It’s actually incredibly sad as to how they went extinct and it shows how cruel humanity can be. 1:08:47 - Finally someone mentioned the Odd Squad crossover. This is a little known fact and I’m surprised there wasn’t a section about this but Wild Kratts has had THREE crossovers with other PBS Kids shows. The first being Odd Squad’s Night Shift episode, the second being the Nature Cat episode Wild Batts, and the third being Molly of Denali episode Cry Wolf. There’s a whole ass PBS Kids cinematic universe out there and I love it. 1:17:04 - Good news! Martin Kratt confirmed that the 200th episode of the show would release this season. I can’t wait to see what it’ll be like. 1:22:31 - Donita’s mannequin robots were actually introduced in a later episode, Snowy Owl Invasion. However, PBS Kids aired Season 4 way out of order, so A Creature Christmas was the 3rd episode of S4 to be released, hence why we see several Creature Powers, and baby animals from episodes that wouldn’t come until later on. It also raises a plot hole since by this point in the canon timeline Paisley Paver would’ve been introduced yet she isn’t referenced at all here. Also you forgot to mention Zach’s giant corporate tree robot that attacks the brothers in what might possibly be the best climax scene of any show. 1:24:39 - Gourmand in the episode calls the group, the “VIVS” (Very important villains) and I have just gravitated towards that name because Zach’s is fucking dumb lmao. 1:25:52 - That is such a GALAXY BRAIN take that I never even considered and it makes me love Paisley even more than I already do. 1:27:04 - THAT IS WHAT I’M SAYING. Donita and Paisley are, or were, the two female villains of this show. They should’ve had some form of dynamic, either as close allies, opposites attracting, or rivals on the same team with a common enemy (and not just because I HARD-CORE SHIP THEM) The show could’ve absolutely CRUSHED the Bechdel test with this, but they did nothing with that potential, and we’ll never get to see that team-up now that Paisley’s redeemed herself. I at least hope that in the Season 7 finale, we see a redeemed Paisley face off against Donita when the other villains learn of her betrayal because there is SO MUCH potential there!! I want Donita/Paisley Doomed Yuri! Also Martin kratt said that the special Our Blue and Green World would change the rest of Paisley’s arc for the rest of the series. I really hope that implies that we’ll be seeing more of her as a redeemed villain in future episodes next year because again, even with how they often fumble the bag in some her appearances, there is potential and her redemption opens the gate for future storylines. 1:30:20 THAT TOO. I am hoping that we get a redemption arc for Rex (or a Rex-demption arc lol), because even from what little we’ve seen of him, he and Paisley have the healthiest relationship out of all of the villains on the show. I don’t like the idea that Rex and Paisley are going to fight each other or that Rex becomes an underling for Zach, Donita, or Gourmand. Really hoping for the best! 1:35:48 - I was 13 when that episode came out and man, the absolute frown that covered my face was the likes of which not seen since 2016. 1:37:05 - We’ve seen that Jimmy’s wetsuit and Creature Pod are yellow, so I am hoping his suit is yellow (and not just bc I’m a fan of yellow) but yeah, it’s up in the air. But I actually think Jimmy not activating his own Creature Power Suit works because it shows how capable he is on the team, both in and out of the fields, without one. I’m still very excited for the inevitable episode where he does activate, but I do see the quality of him not having one ((yet.)) 1:40:45 - I’m actually going to see Wild Kratts Live next year in June! YAYY!!! 1:44:39 - If you’re gonna play the Wild Kratts games, I suggest you download Flashpoint Archive and PBSK15 (you can find the latter by searching on GitHub) There were at least 21 different flash games based on the show that were taken down from the Wild Kratts website because Adobe Flash was discontinued. (Cheetah Racer/Go Cheetah Go, Draco Glide, Go Nuts, Ride on Remora, Firefly Flash, Kickboxing Kangaroo, Caracal Leap, Flower Flyer, Croc Hatch, Frogfish Feast, Aardvark Town, Web-Tastic, Australian Outback Habitat, Sonoran Desert Habitat, Oceans Habitat, Indonesian Rainforest Habitat, African Savannah Habitat, North American Forest Habitat, Central American Rainforest and Coral Reef Habitat, and Your Room). In these games, you can create your own Wild Kratts avatar character, (the kids who did so unironically created the first ever Wild Kratts OCs in the fandom), play games, earn different Creature Power Discs and use those Creature Powers to explore habitats, find different animals, and collect photos. There are also other collectibles like PowerSuit photos at the end of games where you can put your face into your new Power Suits. At the end you can use your Creature Powers to battle the villains and rescue animals and their habitats entirely. Those games were taken down in February of 2019 because Adobe killed of Flash which was a huge blow to the nuts for a lot of people. All but 3 of them have been found and preserved to play separately on Flashpoint whilst PBSK15 is a fan-made recreation of the website that includes the flash games. I heavily grew up on these games alongside the show as did multiple other people did and I even analyzed some of the lore found within these games (i.e. the capitalist earthbending in the supergame, Habitat Rescue that is canon to the main show of Wild Kratts, or how Paisley Paver doesn’t appear in the games because they take place in Seasons 1-2). I promise you, they are the peakest of fiction and if you can access them, I promise you won’t regret it. The only flash games that are missing are Flower Flyer (a hummingbird game), and the 5 puzzles of Creature Roundup where you can use math to find 5 baby animals and play the games to free them and earn their powers. This video actually uploaded on the 12th anniversary of Creature Roundup, which I absolutely love by the way, but I’ve been searching for this piece of Wild Kratts lost media for years and I hope to find them because they are are the peakest of fiction. I would definitely recommend them to you with the links where you can find and download these two programs and play them (if you are a longtime fan of the show, you’ll get a huge nostalgia trip, and if you haven’t, you will certainly enjoy them). Since I was a kid, I have analyzed the lore of those specific flash games themselves (for example how all of them take place in S1-2, depending on which specific game, but also how in Habitat Rescue, the villains are canonical capitalist earthbenders, this is before Paisley joined their team). Flashpoint link: flashpointarchive.org PBSK15 Link [hit InstallerBatWin]: github.com/PBSK15/PBSK15/releases/tag/v1.0.0 This entire video was such an enjoyable trip to go through and worth the four month wait. I will never get tired of hearing people speak about Wild Kratts, it’s such a great discussion point and you made so many amazing points that even I hadn’t even considered as a hardcore fanatic of this show. Apologies for the heavy word vomit but in case it’s not obvious, I love Wild Kratts so much. As the brothers always say, keep on Creature Adventuring Athena! See you on the Creature Trail!

[@Boss_Isaac]

​@@mrkay745 It's always great to see another fan of _Wild Kratts!_ Curious, are you familiar with/apart of the wider fandom up on Tumblr?

[@hydroxide7372]

Thank you so much for spending such time and care about this series! I grew up with Zaboo too, but as soon as I heard of Wild Kratts I was enthralled. I love the Kratt Brothers and all their shows are fire. Wild Kratts introduced me to all kinds of species like draco lizards and all kinds of other animal facts. This show was crack for a neurodivergent teen who LOVED weird animal facts. also Martin has always been my favorite

[@mondenkindqueen]

My theory is that the Wild Keats are funded by an animal loving tech firm, who uses them as not only animal rescuers, researchers and educators, but as their equipment research and development and field testers. My head cannon is that the head of this tech firm knew and mentored Jimmy and agreed to set aside a portion of his paychecks to go to video game developer college, in exchange for Jimmy being the Tortuga’s pilot and teleporter, as a way for him to travel, learn and mature as a person.

[@capri_co]

Wow. After almost a year of you mentioning that you might do this lore someday, we finally got it. And it's a beautiful movie length video going over my FAVORITE show when I was a kid!! Seriously, me and my friends had those suits and would play daily outside in them ^^ Thank you so much for covering this, as along time Wild Kratts fan I can't express how much I enjoyed every second of this video (Even tho it was tough for me as an unfortunate Jimmy fan, the W ending for Jimmy left me happy :DD) Hope you had in the wild wild world of Wild Kratts and I'm hyped for the Christmas videos!!!! Also in Jimmy's defense, there are a lot of info abt him I wanted to bring up; -he's not only the main teleporter guy in Tortuga but also the main pilot as he does have a certified pilot license an is a pretty skilled pilot (except for that one time he almost killed all those fish, but that's more of hm being smug and a dumbass in the moment) -his joystick and how much that thing matters to him (well he is a game programmer so yknow makes sense) -he was able to bake brownies and make other food so he is skilled in cooking -him being a game programmer means he has some knowledge of programming as he also helped Aviva and Koki build the Worm vehicle -he's also always used for testing out different equipment with Aviva and being used as a lab rat -he also tried to help Chris with his fear of climbing by showing him his game, it backfired tho I just wish they made him more of a chill pilot guy to balance out the goofiness of the brothers rather than well a dumbass brat

[@YoelSchwarz]

Athena: I like Martin more because hes nicer, less bratty, names the animals, and is more of a goofball. Me: i like Chris more because he has brown hair and I also have brown hair.

[@smolexfundie6458]

😂😂 I liked Chris because Martin looked too much like my brother