Episode Title:
Cat's Cradle.
Episode Description:
The penguins try to hide their stray cat friend, Max (from "Launchtime"), from an animal control officer dubbed "Officer X". The penguins try to get him to the sewers, but the entire area outside the zoo has been booby trapped by Officer X. The penguins then hide him in Julien's bounce house, but that fails. They then use Max's scent in Joey's habitat so Joey could take out X, but the reverse happens. Phil and Mason suggest that Max pretend to be a "red Rhodesian slasher" an "ultra-rare, incredibly vicious wildcat", which is coming to the zoo. Officer X at first falls for Max's disguise, but Max accidentally blows his cover while dancing in triumph. He is saved from capture by Alice, who puts him in a cage to mate with a female red Rhodesian slasher. After getting beaten up by the female during the courtship ritual, Max begs for help, so the penguins create a diversion for Officer X by disguising Mort as a rabid Chihuahua. Max escapes, but Officer X catches him, but it turns out to be the female slasher Rico had painted to resemble Max. The female slasher beats up X and Mort sets off all of the traps so Max can escape safely.
