GORDY Gordy is a small rhino who wears an eyepatch
even though he doesnt need one. He lives in
the city dump. His friends dont visit him in
the smelly dump , so Gordy created his own
friends the Garbage Gang !
SAM HAMMWICH
Sam is a once- delicious sandwich that
has a bit of lettuce and tomato. He is
usually crabby and a bit of a loudmouth.
SOGGY Soggy is a stuffed
bear from a carnival
game.
She fell into a
puddle of dumpster
juice and has never
been the same.
RICK Rick is a brick.
He is terrified of
bugs , especially
bees , which is
odd . . . since a brick.
CANN- DEE
Cann- Dee is a robot
made of aluminum cans.
She can pull random
facts out of thin air.
hes
MR.
FRIGID
Mr.
Frigid is a huge refrigerator
that sprouted arms and legs.
He doesnt say much, but hes
super strong.
MEET THE GARBAGE GANG:
Its good to get away from the
garbage dump for a while.
I dont know. This
fresh air smells
funny to me.
Thats mine , Gordy.
Its a sandwich.
Right.
Now I get it.
How dare you , Rick !
THAT is not a sandwich !
Whose lunch is the two pieces of
bread with tiny rocks between them?
Ants? I knew this
was a bad idea !
Oh, boy. Weve got company ,
guys ANTS ! They must be
hungry little buggers.
Its weird, isnt it Gordy?
Theyre coming all this way
to get our food. That grass
must seem like a jungle!
It makes me wonder
do ants get lost?
Hey up there ! Do
you have a question
about ants?
I wish these ants
would get lost !
Dont be rude , Sam.
These ants seem
friendly enough.
Im Alice. Are you
guys watching us?
Hi , Alice , Im Gordy ! Were just
wondering if you ever get lost?
Youre so far away from home.
Do you have
a tiny map?
We dont really get lost.
And no , we dont have a map.
So , how do you find your way
back home? Are you leaving
bread crumbs or something?
Well, its kind of
embarrassing.
We actually leave
a stink trail.
Thats just great. Not
only do they want our
food, but theyre going
to stink up the place !
I cant take it, guys !
Im scared of ants !
Give me a boost , Rick.
Those six- legged
monsters wont get
us on top of Mr. F ! Is that necessary?
My data tells me that most ants leave
scent trails. Its how they tell each
other where to find food. The ants also
follow the scent trail to get back home.
They leave a different scent to warn
each other of danger.
I know you dont care, Gordy,
but Im made of food. Those
creepy- crawlies would love to
take a piece outta me ! And I just dont
like bugs !
Calm down , guys. We mostly
go after the crumbs. Also ,
I dont like eating ham
sandwiches or bricks.
Does the stink trail you
guys leave smell bad?
Not to us. But
ants arent the
only creatures
to use scent to
communicate.
Random incoming factoid: Some
animals, like mule deer, use scent
glands to identify members of their
family. Animals have scent glands
in different places on their bodies.
Well, Gordys scent is
easy. He smells like
the garbage dump !
So do you, Sam. Remember,
thats where I found you !
Oh, pickles !
Youre right.
Geez ! Get a load of
that dog just peeing
wherever he likes !
Filthy dog !
Maybe dog water plant.
Poor trees ! They cant
even run away.
Believe it or not ,
those dogs arent
being naughty.
They use urine
and feces to
communicate
with other dogs.
They use poop and pee to talk to
each other? Glad Im not a dog !
Well, they also bark, use tail
movements, and show their
teeth. So they communicate
in lots of ways.
OK, something is wrong
with that dog, right? Do you
see him spinning around?
Oh, no ! Maybe
hes caught in an
invisible tornado.
Current weather suggests
the presence of tornadoes
to be impossible.
Hey, dog ! Whats with
the spin move?
Im looking for a good place
to poop ! Im sniffing around
to make sure some other
dog didnt mark this spot.
By spinning
in circles?
Yeah. It helps. Now
can you guys give
a dog some privacy?
Oh , sure !
You see? Like
ants , dogs leave
scents behind to
help them out.
Ever heard of a toilet?
I saw you pee and
poop all over the park !
Youre funny, talking
sandwich. We do that
to mark our territory
and communicate
with other dogs.
Never learned
to shake, eh?
OK, so why do you dogs
like to smell rear-ends?
Boy, when you put it that way,
you make us sound gross !