Episode One, a 50 min introduction to Vibrant Futures establishes the main characters and their motives; Carl, Trey, and Lucy, three tree-sitting hippies, the recently deceased Spirit Bear, dearly beloved trickster of the forest community, Spirit Bear's mourning-lover Moonface, the clairvoyant mystic, and the five Bigfoot Brothers who farm psychedelic mushrooms that are loosely connected by a set of seemingly insignificant objects; a mysterious purple hat, pinecones, mushrooms, and green sneakers. These insubstantial commodities gradually gain significance, guiding our protagonists on a journey of self-discovery in the episodes that follow.