
Eek! The Cat Episode Rating Graph
Sep 1992 - Feb 1996

Sep 1992 - Feb 1996
7.2
Eek! The Cat is a Canadian-American animated series, created by Savage Steve Holland and Bill Kopp and produced by Fox Kids and Savage Studios with animation by Nelvana, that ran from 1992 to 1997.
S4 Ep8
10.0
25th Nov 1995
Bill and Scooter have made it to the arctic, where the Thunderlizards try to destroy them using the Aurora Borealis missile. / Scooter tries inventing sports. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards get a new weapon, sticky goop, to catch the humans.
S4 Ep7
10.0
4th Nov 1995
The Thunderlizards, Mr. T-Rex, Nate the Dragon and El Gordo must work together to stop the Thuggasaurs from launching an attack. / General Galapogos has a tabloid reporter to put up with, while the Thunderlizards take up gardening.
S1 Ep4
10.0
3rd Oct 1992
Eek sneaks onto a space capsule to pursue an alien that abducted Annabelle.
S1 Ep11
9.0
12th Dec 1992
Wendy Elizabeth's geography grades need improving, so Mom takes the kids and Eek on a cross-country trip to learn about America. Eek, however, gets left behind at the first stop and has to run across the country to rejoin them.
S1 Ep8
9.0
21st Nov 1992
Annabelle falls in her swimming pool so Eek calls in the famous undersea explorer Jacques L'Duck to save her, but their underwater submersible is attacked by Sharky. Annabelle, Eek and Jacques are sucked down the plughole and emerge on a tropical island populated by natives who make Annabelle their queen. However, when they prepare to sacrifice her, Eek comes to her rescue.
S1 Ep1
8.6
11th Sep 1992
Eek feels unappreciated and runs away from home. He winds up living with a sweet old lady, who nearly gets him killed when she takes him to the zoo rather than the vet.
S2 Ep4
8.5
9th Oct 1993
a) Eek gets hit on the head and finds himself in the land of Toodlesnook, saving the Bearz from various dangers. b) Scooter saves a young bat falling out of a tree. The grateful mother then helps Bill and Scooter escape the Thunderlizards, who pursue them in a pterodon-shaped fighter.
S4 Ep1
8.0
9th Sep 1995
Sharky leaves home to become a broadway star. / Sharky takes the lead role in a spoof of the movie, Pulp Fiction.
S2 Ep14
8.0
18th Dec 1993
Eek discovers Sharky is depressed because he misses his family. Eek goes to Santa Claus himself to see Sharky's Christmas wish granted. But Santa's reindeer have gone on strike, so Eek and Sharky have to help deliver the Christmas presents.
S1 Ep7
6.0
14th Nov 1992
While on a trip to Uncle Vic's potato ranch with Mom and the kids, Eek finds himself mistaken for a secret agent by Sasha, a beautiful enemy spy falling in love with him. She leads him to the vengeful and disembodied villain, the Brain.
S2 Ep5
6.0
16th Oct 1993
a) Eek journeys up the McTropolis River to find Sharky, who has become the leader of a gang of dogs. b) Bill and Scooter discover tar, save a couple alien chairs from Thuggasaurs and wind up disintegrating some of Jurassic City.
S2 Ep6
6.0
23rd Oct 1993
a) Eek and the family are at the Squishy Bear Amusement park. While the kids get separated, Mom meets a crazed automaton of Hoyte Gunterkrust, creator of the Squishy Bearz. b) Bill goes for a ride on Scooter's wheel, causing him to crash into the Thunderlizards's camp and wreak havoc with the Beehive Super Cannon.
S2 Ep13
6.0
11th Dec 1993
a) Scooter invents bungy jumping, which sends Bill falling into Doomsday Cavern. While the Thunderlizards pursue, Bill and Scooter are captured by the cavern's inhabitants and face painful torture, until Bill finds himself set to marry the princess of the subterranean slimey slugs. b) The Thunderlizards are issued Flechette, a pittosaur to track down the humans. They accidentally find the Thuggasaurs planning to attack Jurassic City with bee bombs from a disguised inflatable dirigible.
S1 Ep6
6.5
31st Oct 1992
Eek goes trick or treating with J.B. and Wendy Elizabeth, but eventually gets seperated. He then meets Cryptie, a ghost that got seperated from his family as well. While they try to find them, they are unknown their loved ones have fallen into the clutches of a beautiful and evil witch.
S1 Ep5
6.7
17th Oct 1992
Eek regrets saving a cute little pink bunny from a storm when he learns the bunny is really a large, tattooed psychopath. Worst of all, this bunny is planning to do away with the family.
S2 Ep2
7.0
25th Sep 1993
a) J.B. and Wendy Elizabeth sell lemonade to get the money to buy a Sladamese language-o-matic tape for Mom. Eek, however, lets a mouse drink the lemonade and needs to get more lemons. Unfortunately, the only lemon tree is next to Sharky, who is watching his favorite show, Patriotic Warriors. b) The Thunderlizards find Bill and Scooter hiding in a dinosaur suburban home. They disguise themselves as exterminators to get into the house and destroy the humans.
S2 Ep3
7.0
2nd Oct 1993
a) Eek and Annabelle are going to see Elmo race Dakota the Terribly Dysfunctional Turtle at the speedway. But Dakota is disqualified and Elmo chickens out in the face of a new contender. He then cons Eek into racing. b) The Thuggasaurs kidnap the President's daughter. But their plan doesn't quite work out when the cross pathes with Bill, Scooter and the Thunderlizards.
S2 Ep10
7.0
20th Nov 1993
a) Captain Eek of the Starship Shoesuntied and his crew enter the Sharktarian Galaxy. Eek and his crew mates, Mr. Sock and Mittens, are captured by Sharky, leader of the Sharktarians. b) The Thunderlizards are using video cameras to track the humans, but they have to stop Thuggasaurs from releasing exploding flowers on Jurassic City. Meanwhile, Bill and Scooter discover the cameras and invent the sitcom.
S1 Ep1
8.6
11th Sep 1992
Eek feels unappreciated and runs away from home. He winds up living with a sweet old lady, who nearly gets him killed when she takes him to the zoo rather than the vet.
S1 Ep2
7.6
19th Sep 1992
Eek goes to the mall to get Wendy Elizabeth an autograph from her favorite TV stars, the Squishy Bearz. Unfortunately, Eek and the Squishy Bearz become fugitives after a rat gang dress up like the Bearz as part of a plot to ransom off the mayor's statue.
S1 Ep3
7.7
26th Sep 1992
Eek falls in love with Annabelle, a 200 pound cat that just moved into the neighborhood. However, a deadly shark dog (Sharky) lives with her and won't let Eek anywhere near her. Eek will need some help from a nerdy, one winged Cupid, who will get his other wing if Eek kisses Annabelle.
S1 Ep4
10.0
3rd Oct 1992
Eek sneaks onto a space capsule to pursue an alien that abducted Annabelle.
S1 Ep6
6.5
31st Oct 1992
Eek goes trick or treating with J.B. and Wendy Elizabeth, but eventually gets seperated. He then meets Cryptie, a ghost that got seperated from his family as well. While they try to find them, they are unknown their loved ones have fallen into the clutches of a beautiful and evil witch.
S1 Ep5
6.7
17th Oct 1992
Eek regrets saving a cute little pink bunny from a storm when he learns the bunny is really a large, tattooed psychopath. Worst of all, this bunny is planning to do away with the family.
S1 Ep8
9.0
21st Nov 1992
Annabelle falls in her swimming pool so Eek calls in the famous undersea explorer Jacques L'Duck to save her, but their underwater submersible is attacked by Sharky. Annabelle, Eek and Jacques are sucked down the plughole and emerge on a tropical island populated by natives who make Annabelle their queen. However, when they prepare to sacrifice her, Eek comes to her rescue.
S1 Ep7
6.0
14th Nov 1992
While on a trip to Uncle Vic's potato ranch with Mom and the kids, Eek finds himself mistaken for a secret agent by Sasha, a beautiful enemy spy falling in love with him. She leads him to the vengeful and disembodied villain, the Brain.
S1 Ep9
8.0
28th Nov 1992
Rock'n roll legend and cat food pitchman Melvis fakes his death, so his manager cons Eek into impersonating him.
S1 Ep10
8.0
5th Dec 1992
Eek tells the neighborhood kittens an adventurous tale of when he was a kitten and helping a crew of pirates find treasure.
S1 Ep11
9.0
12th Dec 1992
Wendy Elizabeth's geography grades need improving, so Mom takes the kids and Eek on a cross-country trip to learn about America. Eek, however, gets left behind at the first stop and has to run across the country to rejoin them.
S1 Ep13
8.0
26th Dec 1992
Eek has a birthday present for Wendy Elizabeth: a Squishy Bearz inflatable termite farm. But the glass breaks and two spiders threaten the defenseless termites. The only one to escape, Termee, goes to Eek for help.
S1 Ep12
8.0
19th Dec 1992
Eek finds a package dropped from Santa's sleigh and makes sure to get it to it's destination, while spreading holiday cheer along the way.
S2 Ep1
7.5
18th Sep 1993
a) Sharky gets hurt in an accident involving Eek, who makes sure Sharky receives the proper care during his recovery. b) The Terrible Thunderlizards are released from jail to destroy the greatest threat to Jurassic City and dinosaur existence: two humans named Bill and Scooter.
S2 Ep2
7.0
25th Sep 1993
a) J.B. and Wendy Elizabeth sell lemonade to get the money to buy a Sladamese language-o-matic tape for Mom. Eek, however, lets a mouse drink the lemonade and needs to get more lemons. Unfortunately, the only lemon tree is next to Sharky, who is watching his favorite show, Patriotic Warriors. b) The Thunderlizards find Bill and Scooter hiding in a dinosaur suburban home. They disguise themselves as exterminators to get into the house and destroy the humans.
S2 Ep3
7.0
2nd Oct 1993
a) Eek and Annabelle are going to see Elmo race Dakota the Terribly Dysfunctional Turtle at the speedway. But Dakota is disqualified and Elmo chickens out in the face of a new contender. He then cons Eek into racing. b) The Thuggasaurs kidnap the President's daughter. But their plan doesn't quite work out when the cross pathes with Bill, Scooter and the Thunderlizards.
S2 Ep4
8.5
9th Oct 1993
a) Eek gets hit on the head and finds himself in the land of Toodlesnook, saving the Bearz from various dangers. b) Scooter saves a young bat falling out of a tree. The grateful mother then helps Bill and Scooter escape the Thunderlizards, who pursue them in a pterodon-shaped fighter.
S2 Ep5
6.0
16th Oct 1993
a) Eek journeys up the McTropolis River to find Sharky, who has become the leader of a gang of dogs. b) Bill and Scooter discover tar, save a couple alien chairs from Thuggasaurs and wind up disintegrating some of Jurassic City.
S2 Ep6
6.0
23rd Oct 1993
a) Eek and the family are at the Squishy Bear Amusement park. While the kids get separated, Mom meets a crazed automaton of Hoyte Gunterkrust, creator of the Squishy Bearz. b) Bill goes for a ride on Scooter's wheel, causing him to crash into the Thunderlizards's camp and wreak havoc with the Beehive Super Cannon.
S2 Ep7
8.0
30th Oct 1993
a) After accidently damaging Anabelle's new water fountain, Eek and Sharky go to Elmo's Employment agency to get jobs to pay for the glue. b) When an experimental Ice Weapon falls into Bill and Scooter's hands, they accidentally set off the Ice Age.
S2 Ep8
8.0
6th Nov 1993
a) Two witch cats, jealous of Annabelle's looks, kidnap her. b) Bill and Scooter are in the desert and dying of thirst. As the Thunderlizards pursue, they stumble upon Thuggasaurs planning to fire a missile into Jurassic City.
S2 Ep9
8.0
13th Nov 1993
a) Eek gets left with a magical cape and takes over for a super hero, battling the evil Garbage Man and his henchmen. b) The Dino Scientists have created something they think will surely help destroy the humans: Babs, the first human female. They place a homing device in her purse to lead them to Scooter and Bill, who becomes the first human to ever to get dumped.
S2 Ep10
7.0
20th Nov 1993
a) Captain Eek of the Starship Shoesuntied and his crew enter the Sharktarian Galaxy. Eek and his crew mates, Mr. Sock and Mittens, are captured by Sharky, leader of the Sharktarians. b) The Thunderlizards are using video cameras to track the humans, but they have to stop Thuggasaurs from releasing exploding flowers on Jurassic City. Meanwhile, Bill and Scooter discover the cameras and invent the sitcom.
S2 Ep11
8.0
27th Nov 1993
a) Eek has lost his and Sharky's licenses and they go to the pound. They try to find a way to escape. b) Eek gets killed after being run over by a truck. Another dead cat tricks him and Eek winds up going to hell, where he contends with it's ruler, Fido.
S2 Ep12
8.0
4th Dec 1993
a) Eek, Anabelle, Elmo and the Squishy Bearz go camping, where they come across Bigfoot and a mysterious kidnapper. b) With Sharky out of control, Eek takes him to Dr. Elmo's clinic for some therapy.
S2 Ep13
6.0
11th Dec 1993
a) Scooter invents bungy jumping, which sends Bill falling into Doomsday Cavern. While the Thunderlizards pursue, Bill and Scooter are captured by the cavern's inhabitants and face painful torture, until Bill finds himself set to marry the princess of the subterranean slimey slugs. b) The Thunderlizards are issued Flechette, a pittosaur to track down the humans. They accidentally find the Thuggasaurs planning to attack Jurassic City with bee bombs from a disguised inflatable dirigible.
S2 Ep14
8.0
18th Dec 1993
Eek discovers Sharky is depressed because he misses his family. Eek goes to Santa Claus himself to see Sharky's Christmas wish granted. But Santa's reindeer have gone on strike, so Eek and Sharky have to help deliver the Christmas presents.
S3 Ep1
10th Sep 1994
a) Annabelle's goldfish Bruce accidentally eats to much and grows large enough to terrorize the wading pool. b) The Secret Service draft Eek and assign him to protect Socks, the White House cat, during an appearance at a hospital.
S3 Ep2
17th Sep 1994
a) In spoof of old Westerns, Eek and the Dog with No Name (Sharky) must save the town of Hayfever from the Bandito Bearz. b) Sharky is discovered by Don Cornelius of the hit TV show Soul Choo-choo while choking on a mailman's sock. Sharky and Eek get a record deal and the expected choas results.
S3 Ep3
24th Sep 1994
a) Eek and Sharky are shrunk by Dr. Elmo's new device and go on a mission to the President's brain to remove a raisin. b) Eek is conned into running in a marathon by Elmo, which will help get Elmo's little brother Timmy another needed operation.
S3 Ep4
1st Oct 1994
a) A dog named Alice moves in next door and becomes preoccupied with Eek. So much so that she vows to get rid of Annabelle. b) Eek takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the show's production.
S3 Ep5
8th Oct 1994
a) Sharky is possesed by a Huggie, becoming more and more cute. Eek and Dr. Elmo must to rid Sharky of this cuteness before it is too late. b) The family is flying to see Uncle Vic when Eek falls out of the airplane. He falls into Area 51, seeing secret government testing and meeting a nice alien that wants to escape.
S3 Ep6
15th Oct 1994
a) After Sharky drops a piano on his head, Eek dreams he has to save the universe from the infamous Dark Lawyer. b) A robot dog catcher comes from the future to dispose of Sharky. Eek and a female dog from the future have to protect him.
S3 Ep7
22nd Oct 1994
a) The Squirrel family moves into the tree in Eek's yard. b) Eek offers to look after Elmo's Penguins, but winds up fighting with Sharky for control when they all get locked in a shopping mall.
S3 Ep8
29th Oct 1994
a) Eek and Sharky work together to help Annabelle with her lack of sun tan loction. b) With several flashbacks, Sharky's friends and family honor him.
S3 Ep9
5th Nov 1994
a) After Eek accidentally destroys his Plantinum icesculputer, Sharky wants calls in a gang of international hit-sharkdogs to get rid of Eek once and for all. b) Eek works to get Wendy Elizabeth a new bicycle bell.
S3 Ep10
12th Nov 1994
a) Scooter is busy working on a birthday surprise for Bill when Babs shows up and has them build her a shopping mall. When the Thunderlizards arrive, they encounter the malls security systems. b) While waiting to be rescued from a cave, the Thunderlizards recall their childhood.
S3 Ep11
19th Nov 1994
a) Mr. T-Rex is accompanying the Thunderlizards on their mission, while Bill and Scooter start growing plants in their "garden of eatin'". Mr. T-Rex proves to be not very effective as a leader and gets caught by a huge venus flytrap. b) Bill and Scooter go on vacation after the Thunderlizards drop a Stink Bomb on their home. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards foil a plan by the Thuggosaurs to release giggle gas from a float during the Fossil Day Festival and Parade in Jurassic City.
S3 Ep12
26th Nov 1994
a) Scooter sets up a talk show so Bill can deal with his pain with the creatures who've hurt him. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards foil a Thuggasaur plot to kidnap Mrs. Galapagos. b) Taylor of Planet of the Apes crash lands into the time of dinosaurs and runs into Bill and Scooter. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards discover the Thuggasaurs trying to use a sub-launched missile to destroy Jurassic City.
S3 Ep13
3rd Dec 1994
a) Babs trades Scooter a 'magic twig' for a winter supply of food. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards test Dr. Steggy's photon laser cannon to destroy the humans while in orbit. But the Thuggasaurs sneak onto the shuttle, plotting to use the cannon on Jurassic City. b) Scooter invents ""Hollow-weed"" (Halloween). Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards battle to stop the Thuggasaurs' lava-covered robot from destroying Jurassic City.
S4 Ep1
8.0
9th Sep 1995
Sharky leaves home to become a broadway star. / Sharky takes the lead role in a spoof of the movie, Pulp Fiction.
S4 Ep2
7.0
16th Sep 1995
Eek tells three kittens stories of his youth, which include the inventions of his Scottish uncle. / Eek's cousin from Milwaukee, Cat, gets Eek to participate in some extreme sports.
S4 Ep3
23rd Sep 1995
Eek, Elmo, Mittens and Sharky are quarantined together after an infestation of Sharktarian fleas. / Eek tries to get a octopus back to the ocean.
S4 Ep4
21st Oct 1995
Eek gets cast as the lead of John Landis' next film, which is about a watermelon getting crushed by stampeding elephants. / Eek and Sharky take a quail to the birth places of various music.
S4 Ep5
30th Sep 1995
In the further adventures of Captain Eek and the Starship Shoesuntied, a crazed commander plots to destroy the universe to end those politically correct storylies. / Sharky meets a mail carrier trainee and falls in love.
S4 Ep6
7th Oct 1995
The Thuggasaurs plot a surprise attack on the Thunderlizards using Thuggasaur robots. / Babs boasts about her new home to Bill and Scooter. Meanwhile, the Thuggasaurs ready a de-aging weapon to be unleashed on Jurassic City.
S4 Ep7
10.0
4th Nov 1995
The Thunderlizards, Mr. T-Rex, Nate the Dragon and El Gordo must work together to stop the Thuggasaurs from launching an attack. / General Galapogos has a tabloid reporter to put up with, while the Thunderlizards take up gardening.
S4 Ep8
10.0
25th Nov 1995
Bill and Scooter have made it to the arctic, where the Thunderlizards try to destroy them using the Aurora Borealis missile. / Scooter tries inventing sports. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards get a new weapon, sticky goop, to catch the humans.
S4 Ep9
11th Nov 1995
The Thunderlizards become trapped on a Thuggasaur submarine and have to stop them from sinking the President's boat. / The Thunderlizards' new weapon causes more trouble for Jurassic City than for Bill and Scooter.
S4 Ep10
18th Nov 1995
The Thunderlizards have trouble with their rocket packs and have to stop the Thuggasaurs from burrowing under Jurassic City. / While in pursuit of Bill and Scooter, the Thunderlizards stumble onto yet another Thuggasaur plan to attack Jurassic City.
S4 Ep11
23rd Sep 1995
Wade and Ryan want a pet and it has to be something their father isn't allergic to. A static electricity discharge takes care of that, bringing Klutter (made up of clothes and junk) to life. / Wade and Ryan's friends spend the night at the house to watch a horror movie.
S4 Ep12
11th Nov 1995
While at a science fair, Klutter gets kidnapped by a mad scientist. / Klutter and the kids try to return a lost turtle to it's home.
S4 Ep13
18th Nov 1995
Klutter ruins Vanna's high society party.
S4 Ep14
21st Oct 1995
Klutter and the kids investigate stories of a ghost. / Klutter and the kids discover mutant potatoes bent on world domination.
S4 Ep15
30th Sep 1995
Bill and Scooter have made it to the arctic, where the Thunderlizards try to destroy them using the Aurora Borealis missile.
S4 Ep16
30th Jan 1996
Scooter tries inventing sports. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards get a new weapon, sticky goop, to catch the humans.
S4 Ep17
25th Nov 1995
The Thunderlizards become trapped on a Thuggasaur submarine and have to stop them from sinking the President's boat.
S4 Ep18
6th Feb 1996
The Thunderlizards' new weapon causes more trouble for Jurassic City than for Bill and Scooter.
S4 Ep19
The Thunderlizards have trouble with their rocket packs and have to stop the Thuggasaurs from burrowing under Jurassic City.
S4 Ep20
While in pursuit of Bill and Scooter, the Thunderlizards stumble onto yet another Thuggasaur plan to attack Jurassic City.
S4 Ep21
Wade and Ryan want a pet and it has to be something their father isn't allergic to. A static electricity discharge takes care of that, bringing Klutter (made up of clothes and junk) to life.
S4 Ep22
Wade and Ryan's friends spend the night at the house to watch a horror movie.
S4 Ep23
While at a science fair, Klutter gets kidnapped by a mad scientist.
S4 Ep24
Klutter and the kids try to return a lost turtle to it's home.
S4 Ep25
Klutter goes to the seaquarium.
S4 Ep26
Klutter ruins Vanna's high society party.
S4 Ep27
Klutter and the kids investigate stories of a ghost.
S4 Ep28
Klutter and the kids discover mutant potatoes bent on world domination.
S5 Ep1
Sharky is plagued by nightmares involving Eek and seeks professional help in the form of Dr. Elmo. / Eek gets blasted up into space after ruining one of Sharky's favorite shows.
S5 Ep2
A series of vignettes is created when Eek once again causes the destruction of Sharky's dog house. / Elmo chickens out of a snowboard race and cons Eek into going in his place.
S5 Ep3
With the help of Cynthia Raverock, Sharky starts training in martial arts. / Eek tries to brighten Sharky's day, which again causes the destruction of his dog house. Trying to relax while flying a kite, Sharky winds up on a island where bizzare experiments are being performed.
S5 Ep4
Eek helps the squirrels put on a show, which turns into a road show and Sharky becomes their manager. /
S5 Ep5
Sharky loses his memory and is accused of a bank robbery. With John Walsh's help, Eek tries to clear Sharky's name. / After a hit on the head, Sharky finds himself in the time of King Eek and on a quest to find the holy grill.
S5 Ep6
Sharky inadvertantly winds up injuring Platinum. He feels so guilty, he takes her place in a battle against Roboticus the Disturbed Android. / Eek and friends host a benefit concert for Elmo's little brother Timmy.
S5 Ep8
Bill takes up Scooter's advice and tries to lose some weight. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards' efforts are complicated by liquid helium. / A demolition mixup means the Thunderlizards had better go hunt Bill and Scooter until General Galapagos calms down.
S5 Ep9
The Thunderlizards head to the X-Zone to destroy a Thuggasaur cannon. / The Thunderlizards have to guard a valuable discovery.
S5 Ep11
Sharky inadvertantly winds up injuring Platinum. He feels so guilty, he takes her place in a battle against Roboticus the Disturbed Android.
S5 Ep12
Eek and friends host a benefit concert for Elmo's little brother Timmy.
S5 Ep13
Bill proclaims dominance over nature, until the wild life decides to strike back. This leads to lava flowing towards Jurassic City and the Thunderlizards must save the day.
S5 Ep14
A helicopter with heavy metal idol Dee Snidersaur on board crashes in the X-Zone and into the clutches of the Thuggasaurs. The Thunderlizards go to save him.
S5 Ep15
Bill takes up Scooter's advice and tries to lose some weight. Meanwhile, the Thunderlizards' efforts are complicated by liquid helium.
S5 Ep16
A demolition mixup means the Thunderlizards had better go hunt Bill and Scooter until General Galapagos calms down.
S5 Ep17
The Thunderlizards head to the X-Zone to destroy a Thuggasaur cannon.
S5 Ep18
The Thunderlizards have to guard a valuable discovery.