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"Zig-Zagged" is the twenty-seventh episode of the first season of PBS Kids show, Wild Kratts. It was written by Eva Almos and directed by Chris Kratt. It is the twenty-seventh episode of the series overall, and premiered on May 24, 2012.

Plot[]

The episode begins with a live action segment. The Kratt brothers slip out of a barn house containing domesticated horses and find zebras. Afterwards, they ask their "What if?" question and the show transitions into the cartoon segment.

The Kratt brothers rappel down into a zebra herd from the Tortuga, which is camouflaged so the zebras will not be startled by its presence. However, Jimmy, the pilot, accidentally smashes it down, blowing its cover, and consequently scares away the zebras. Only a zebra foal is left behind. Martin names it Maze. Aviva is impressed by the zebra's stripe pattern and plans on incorporating the design in a set of jackets for the entire Wild Kratts crew. The Kratt brothers take Maze along so they can find his herd while the rest of the Wild Kratts return to the Tortuga to get working on the jackets.

The Kratt brothers see a herd of zebra across a river. Martin decides to escort Maze across the river, when Chris sees a crocodile swimming behind them. Martin pushes Maze back to their starting point while Chris lassos a noose to the crocodile's snout and ties the rope to the tree. Martin and Maze return to the side of the river where Chris is. To safely traverse the river, Chris activates his Hippo Creature Power Suit. Martin and Maze follow him to the other side of the river. Later, the Kratt brothers find another zebra herd at the bottom of a hill. They activate their Zebra Creature Power Suits and run down the hill. They witness a male stallion chasing away an intruder male and defend Maze from hyenas, but do not find Maze's mother. A while later the Kratt brothers end up in another herd of zebra. Maze's mother gallops towards and cuddles with Maze. The Kratt brothers run back to the Tortuga after the herd's stallion chases them away. At the Tortuga, Aviva shows off the finished crew jacket to her teammates with Jimmy as the mannequin. Aviva then claims that Jimmy may have a future in runway modeling and she may have a future in African creature clothing design. It turns out she was just kidding and says creature power designing suits her just fine and they all laugh.

The show transitions into the concluding live action segment. Chris puts on spot-patterned clothing and hides from Martin. Martin contrasts after putting on his black- and white-striped clothing. The Kratt brothers then conclude the episode by saying "Keep on creature adventuring; we'll see you on the creature trail!"

Characters[]

Animals[]

Animation[]

Note: Featured animals are in bold.

Flashback[]

Live Action[]

Note: Live action animals are linked to Wikipedia.

Trivia[]

  • This is the second time a Wild Kratts member is a mannequin. In this case, it's Jimmy.
  • The same mannequin music comes from "Flight of the Draco".
  • This is the first time a Wild Kratts member scared off a herd. In this case, it's Jimmy.
  • This is the first time someone raps in Wild Kratts. In this case, Aviva is the one who raps in the end by saying creature power designing suits her just fine.

Key Facts and Creature Moments[]

  • A zebra's stripes are involved in a type of camouflage that is used to confuse predators. When a herd of zebra moves quickly enough, a predator is often unable to distinguish between one zebra or the other.
  • A typical zebra herd is made up of a powerful male zebra or stallion, a number of female zebras or mares and their young or foals. Stallions are really protective of the herd, they will mostly go after intruding stallions who want to take over the herd or steal a mare.
  • A giraffe's spotted skin makes it look like a tree from far away, allowing it to blend in with its environment.

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Wild Kratts episodes
Seasons: 1234567
Season 1

"Mom of a Croc" • "Whale of a Squid" • "Aardvark Town" • "Flight of the Draco" • "Mystery of the Squirmy Wormy" • "Platypus Cafe" • "Polar Bears Don't Dance" • "Build It Beaver" • "Voyage of the Butterflier XT" • "Honey Seekers" • "Bass Class" • "Fireflies" • "Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus" • "Tazzy Chris" • "Octopus Wildkratticus" • "Walk on the Wetside" • "Elephant in the Room" • "Let the Rhinos Roll!" • "Kickin' It With the Roos" • "The Blue and the Gray" • "Falcon City" • "Koala Balloon" • "Cheetah Racer" • "Kerhonk" • "Mimic" • "Caracal-Minton" • "Zig-Zagged" • "A Huge Orange Problem" • "Seasquatch" • "The Food Chain Game" • "Masked Bandits" • "Flight of the Pollinators" • "The Gecko Effect" • "Little Howler" • "Quillber's Birthday Present" • "A Bat in the Brownies" • "Stuck on Sharks" • "Birds of a Feather" • "Googly Eye: The Night Guru" • "Raptor Round Up"

Season 7

"Outfoxed" • "Clever the Raven" • "Race to Goat Mountain" • "Owl Odyssey" • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA • TBA

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