The Optimistic Mosquito
When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren - S1 - E9
A mosquito that wants to do good in the world; a chipmunk that over-packed trying to outsmart the TSA; an old wild boar looking for love; anaconda ASMR.
When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Let's Begin at the Beginning
June 24, 2021
Helen Mirren narrates a documentary examination of the animal kingdom, featuring a supermodel lemur, a thousand-year-old fairy fish trying to find someone in 2021 who wants to make a wish, the new hit game show “Wolf or Rock” and a crab who writes erotic fiction.
1x2 - Sup?
July 1, 2021
Featuring a field mouse who is killing it with non-fungible tokens, a divorced bear gym teacher whose students have heard gossip about his private life, a dragonfly movie star who can’t take direction and a beetle named Tony with anger management issues.
1x3 - Dastardly Death Gunk Stuff
July 15, 2021
An otter mom has a few too many on her first night out after having a baby; a bear and monkey attempt to get out of an escape room; a socially awkward turkey struggles to fit in at a party; a ground squirrel has a terrible secret.
1x4 - A Partial In-Ground Pool
July 22, 2021
A judgmental flamingo; a groundhog who thinks a snake is his friend Steve; words of wisdom from Matthew McOtterhey; a searing Mantis love triangle
1x5 - My Jingle Balls
August 12, 2021
A rabbit attacks a water buffalo; a celebrity bear tries to answer interview questions while eating increasingly prickly cacti; a falcon wearing yoga pants.
1x6 - Nature's Justice
August 19, 2021
A deer who can't stop dropping her famous friends' names; a clown fish who has been cheating with her tennis instructor; a pit-fighting owl called "The Pit Fighter"; a deep examination revealing the plural of moose.
1x7 - Uncle Antelope’s Truth Bombs
September 9, 2021
Animals stuck on a never-ending video call; etiquette lessons for elephants; a squirrel that hosts a home-shopping program is stalked by a deranged viewer; a searing expose on lizards that horde.
1x8 - The Burger Hole
September 16, 2021
Penguins doing CrossFit; Janice Rams fighting over a hummus recipe; a nearsighted eagle reports on the traffic; unpopular wolf opinions.
1x9 - The Optimistic Mosquito
January 1, 2022
A mosquito that wants to do good in the world; a chipmunk that over-packed trying to outsmart the TSA; an old wild boar looking for love; anaconda ASMR.
1x10 - Omen Cat
January 1, 2022
Hippos that solve crimes ripped from the headlines; a cheetah haunted by everyone it ever ate; a snake celebrates its 30th birthday alone; a creepy looking cat.