03x28 - Welcome to Odd Squad

[bunniefuu]

[Little O]Coming up next on Odd Squad...

Welcome to Odd Squad,

an organization run by kids that investigates

anything strange, weird, and especially odd.

Little O, there's a Sand Beast on the loose!

That's the most dangerous Sand Beast of all!

[Orla]My name is Agent Orla.

These are my partners, Oswald, Omar, and Osmerelda,

This is you getting sleepy.

We travel the world investigating

anything strange, weird, and especially odd.

Our job is to put things right again.

[beam zapping]

♪

-[zapping] -Huh?

♪

Woo!

♪

[screaming]

[hissing]

[Orla]Who do we work for?

We work for Odd Squad.

[Little O] Welcome to Odd Squad.

Um, who are you again?

Agent Opala from Odd Squad Media Relations.

And this is my sound operator.

He doesn't have a name.

Never saw the point in one.

We really appreciate you agreeing to

make this recruitment video.

I didn't. You just barged in here.

And I thought Odd Squad just made a video

convincing kids to join.

We did, but, looking back, it was...

alittleconfusing. [nervous chuckle]

[upbeat techno music]

[robotic voice] Odd Squad!

[low-pitched] Odd Squad.

♪ Odd Squad

Odd Squad!

Odd...

...Squad!

Odd Squad!

[electronic] Odd Squad.

Odd Squad!

I figured if we showed a lot of things

that kids like, they'd sign up.

We're actually losing agents now.

Can't you get someone else to do it?

I'm really, really busy.

No, no! Kids look up to you!

Or down to you, depending on their height.

This will be so quick!

All the video pieces have already been selected.

-[beeping] -[door whirring]

We just need to record your voice.

And there's your script.

...This it?

-Mm-hm! -I guess I could do this.

Excellent!

And... action!

Welcome to Odd Squad,

an organization run by kids that investigates anything

strange, weird, and especially odd.

This is Headquarters.

This is the Tube Lobby.

The Science Department,

Medical Bay,

Creature Department,

Security Department...

-[Orla] Little O! -[Opala] Cut!

There's a Sand Beast on the loose!

What is going on in here?

I'm Agent Opala, and Little O is helping me record

a new recruitment video, so if you don't mind leaving...

She'snotleaving!

Told you we'd never finish this.

[Opala] We need to finish this.

The Big O wants it sent to her, right away.

The Big O's in space.

I know! We have an astronaut standing by.

[valiant drumbeat]

Can't the Mobile Unit deal with the Sand Beast on their own?

We have been trying.

Problem is, there are different types.

[ding]

And we need to know which one we are dealing with to stop it.

Well, that's just great. I had this whole script about

agent attributes ready to go, and now I don't--

Wait! You just gave me an idea!

I did?

We can use attributes, or characteristics,

to narrow down which Sand Beast it might be.

[all] How?

About half of the Sand Beasts in the world

come from the Southern Hemisphere,

and about half come from the Northern Hemisphere.

And Sand Beasts from the Southern Hemisphere

like things hot, while Sand Beasts from

the Northern Hemisphere like things cold.

So, if you find the temperatures

of the places that were struck...

It shall tell us if we are dealing with

the Sand Beasts from the north or the south!

I am on it! Thank you!

Great! Now we can keep going with the rest of the script.

[thud]

...Oh boy.

And... action!

Every type of kid is welcome at Odd Squad,

even super-serious ones, like Agent Olive.

Nobody puts Olive in a corner.

[Little O] And Agent Otis.

I would not buy gum if it meant saving the world.

Sometimes you remind me of an old, upset man.

Now, some of you might be thinking,

"I'm not serious at all!"

Luckily, at Odd Squad, you can also be silly!

Like Agent Otto.

♪ Are you ready, 'cause sound check's back in cosmic harmony

[Little O] Or Agent Olympia.

[excited squealing]

This outfit changes everything!

But what if I'm seriousandsilly?

Also known as "seri-silly-ious."

Like Oscar and Oona.

[dance music]

[heroic music]

[rope whooshing]

♪ Oscar is awesome, Oscar is awesome ♪

Well, it was more of a group effort!

Dude, you got times more awesome...

♪ For giving credit where credit is due ♪

♪

-[Oscar] Yeah, got him! -Yeah!

-Yeah! -Uh...

-Teamwork! -Yeah!

But maybe you're none of those things,

because you happen to be a dog...

♪

...Or a cat...

[mewing]

...Or a llama...

...Or a pigeon.

♪ Agent home, oh, hear my pigeon song ♪

♪ Oh, hear my pigeon song

There are many different departments

to choose from at Odd Squad, such as...

...Security...

-Good morning, Owen. -What's so good about it?

I have to re-brick this whole door.

...Actually, it is good!

I get to play with bricks all day. Thanks, Olive.

Uh, you're welcome?

[Little O] ...Creatures...

Yours, and mine.

It's nap time.

[yawning]

Shh.

[Little O] ...Medical...

[Otis] Ahhh.

[ahh-ing continues]

Sing a C note for me.

[both singing]

It's just as I suspected.

-You're fine. -[exhaling]

[Little O] ...Kitchen Services...

Welcome to the break room. My name is Oxana,

and this is where agents come to enjoy the food I make.

♪

It's not the best job in the word,

but at least they let me play my own music.

[funky electronic music]

[Little O] ...Tube Lobby operators...

O'Brien.

O'Malley.

O'Hara.

O'Flannaranahannahan, prepare to squishinate.

Squishinating!

Squishinating.

It's going well, Ms. O. We figured out where

the toothbrush, avocado, and juggling pin go.

Thanks for your help.

-[clapping & cheering] -Nice work.

That's whyIgot Tube Operator of the Year.

[Little O] ...Athletics...

[ball clacking]

Bam!

Bam! Bam!

...I got a point!

Bam!

Catch!

[Little O] ...Internal Investigations...

[forced, mocking laughter]

I see you've met Xavier and Xena.

Wait, you're Odd Squad agents

and your names don't start with "O"?

We're the X's. We work alongside the O's.

Oh! X's and O's! Like hugs and kisses.

There will be no kisses or hugs!

I don't even like handshakes.

[Little O] ...Special Ops...

[tense music]

...The Mail Department...

[shouting] Mail delivery!

Whoa!

Thanks!

You know, you could just email it to us!

We're paperless now.

Please keep that to yourself!

I love my job.

And, if you have more of a take-charge personality,

you could always become a Mr. O.

Did you really think I would let you win so easily?

♪ But I'm the same old, same old O ♪

Or a Ms. O.

In my office! Like, now!

You were totally radical.

And say things like...

There you two are!

Something very odd has happened.

All right, mouse. Let's steer you out of here.

-How oldareyou? -I'll never tell you.

Come on, people! Now, someone get me a juice box!

You're awesome.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go!

Think positive, people! [clapping]

♪ La la la la la

Looks like I'm gonna have to start trying.

Hi-yah!

I think we should knock.

-[grunting] -[clattering]

And Ms. O don't play that!

[gong crashing]

I'm getting too young for this.

Or maybe you're the type of person who

doesn't want to be tied down to one place.

If so, the Odd Squad Mobile Unit is the place for you!

[adventurous music]

[both] New York City! Yay!

Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

[monster screeching]

We're in Pittsburgh!

-Hey, that's us! -Cut!

Sorry, am I interrupting something?

I'm helping Agent Opala record a new recruitment commercial.

Awesome!

[hushed] Too bad the world will end before anybody sees it.

I'm guessing this has something to do with the Sand Beast?

Yes. We learned the places our Sand Beast struck were warm,

which is an attribute of the Southern Hemisphere Sand Beast.

But that still leaves us with .

-Look. -[ding]

-Agent Opala, I have to go. -But The Big O needs this

finished and delivered to her in space.

[Omar] Ohh!

So that's why there's an astronaut here in a space pod.

♪

Exactly! So if Little O could just quickly read this part

about how Odd Squad helps solve odd problems,

like if someone has a head made of pie, or a really large foot--

A large foot!

That's another attribute of the Sand Beast we can use.

[Omar & Opala] How?

...All right, fine. I'm in. How?

Sand Beasts have three different foot sizes:

-small, medium, and large. -[Omar] Of course!

If we go to the places the Sand Beast struck

and measure the footprints it left behind,

-we can narrow down the list. -Exactly.

So the world won't end now?

Maybe. Maybe not.

But hey, that's better than before. Bye!

Good enough for me.

And... action!

No matter what department you choose to work in,

Odd Squad is always here to help,

and ask one very important question...

What seems to be the problem, ma'am?

What seems to be the problem, sir?

What seems to be the problem, ma'am?

What seems to be the problem, sir?

So I'm sitting here, trying to catch up on a bunch of work,

but every time I click this pen...

it's easier if I just show you.

-[click] -[roadway din]

Whoa!

-It just keeps going! -[click]

Whoa.

-Watch. -[click]

Whoa!

I know.

Question: how did you start at your house?

That wasn't even my house.

I haven't been home for six weeks.

-[Orla & Omar] Bad news. -Cut!

We discovered our Sand Beast has a medium-sized foot,

which narrows it down to five.

But that's still too many.

But then, we noticed that the Sand Beast we were

trying to capture has blue eyes, and only one Sand Beast

in the group has that attribute.

Well, that's great. Now you know which Sand Beast it is,

-so you can zap it. -Easier said than done. Look.

[gasps] That's the most dangerous Sand Beast of all!

Oswald and Osmeralda are in the van,

trying to figure out what to do.

I'm sorry, Agent Opala, but this time I really do need to go.

[somber music]

Told you we'd never finish this.

You might want to get out of that thing.

[machine whirring]

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To be continued.

[triumphant music]

♪

[roaring]

[Oona]Odd Squad Training Video #:

A Guide To Your Lab Coat

Howdy do, agents! Take a break,

'cause this training video's for the scientists.

[ding]

Hi, scientists.

Your lab coat can do many things.

For example, it can turn into any color of the rainbow.

♪

Including rainbow!

♪

Wow, that is colorful.

And, your pockets are always stuffed with compliments.

♪

"You have soft hair." Aw, thanks, lab coat!

♪

Your lab coat can adjust to any temperature.

For example, let's say the thermometer reads degrees.

That's hot summer weather, so you do this to cool down.

-[poof] -Easy breezy!

But what if the thermometer reads degrees?

That's really cold winter weather. So you just do this.

-[poof] -Mmm, nice and toasty.

But what if the thermometer reads degrees?

That's spring weather. Not too hot and not too cold.

[poof]

My regular coat will do just fine.

Okay, last one. What if the thermometer reads degrees?

That's cool fall weather, so a sweater will do me just fine.

-[poof] -Itchy, but effective!

This has been a guide to your lab coat!

There you are! Something very odd has happened.

Yes, I'm talking to you.

With the messy bedroom.

[whispering] Your secret's safe with me!

-Now take a look at this. -[beeping]

Odd Squad villains are causing trouble!

They're feeding the Hydroclops when they're not supposed to,

and they're causing strange weather.

We need your help to stop the oddness

and put things right again.

And while you're at it, try not to break any Laser Chicken eggs

Go to pbskids.org to help us fight the odd.

Odd Squad needs you!

And now, the rest of the story.

[heroic music]

The good news is, we just need to blast this Sand Beast

with the Blue-eyed Sand Beast Shrink-inator.

The bad news is, we can't find it.

-Bringing up a map of the town. -[beeping]

So far, the Sand Beast has struck

this stadium, then this park.

But we can't find a pattern.

Don't mind us. We'll just set up right here.

Um, who are you?

Opala!

And what is that?

That is the pod we're using

to send the video up to Big O in space.

She wants it EASAP.

That's "extra as soon as possible."

[all] Ahh.

So, Little O, how do you want to coordinate this?

"Coordinate"! That gives me an idea.

Seriously?

Bringing up a coordinates grid.

[beeping]

Uh, what are coordinates?

Coordinates are a set of letters and numbers

that show where something is in a map.

See, these lines are labeled A, B, C, D,

and these lines are labeled , , , .

A letter and number together where the lines meet.

They can help us find the exact spots the Sand Beast struck.

First, the Sand Beast struck at coordinate B.

Where line B and line meet.

Next, it struck C, where line C and line meet.

So it must be counting by twos!

Yes. It went from B to C.

It is going up one letter and adding two.

So if it goes up a letter and adds again,

it shall strike at...

D! The playground. Let's move!

Now that's how you solve a...

I guess we're doing this.

-[Opala] The monitor's ready. -[beeping]

And... action!

[sighing] Oh boy.

Why should you join Odd Squad?

Because it's unlike any other job.

So lace up your sneakers and let's go!

I'm coming, Ms. O!

[heroic music]

[rumbling]

-[agents screaming] -[zapping]

-[clanging] -Up... down!

♪

[zapping]

[roaring]

-What's going on? -We don't know!

Shields up!

♪

Stop right there!

No, Ms. O!

[Little O]Working at Odd Squad means helping people,

even if they aren't sure what they want.

Thanks for coming, Odd Squad.

I would tell you what the problem is,

but I think it seems pretty obvious.

Not to worry, ma'am.

We have an animal-person-ator gadget.

-Oh! -[ding]

Hang on, partner.

Do you want us to change you back to a person or a horse?

Oh, boy. Ooh... I didn't know I had a choice.

Um...

Let's go with horse.

Uh, wait. No! Person.

No, horse!

...No, person.

No. No, no, no, horse.

No, person! No, horse.

Person-- horse-- person.

Definitely horse.

-Are you sure? -Yes.

No, wait! Person!

[zapping]

Woo!

Thanks, Odd Squad!

[relieved chuckling]

[hushed] Not the way I would've gone.

[Little O]Also, you'll have to be ready

to face off with odd creatures.

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[roaring]

[squeaking]

[buzzing]

♪

[gurgling]

[whirring]

-[squelching] -Yay!

-[snarling] -Boom, shake-a-lotta!

[Little O]It's okay if you lose your nerve sometimes. They do!

-No! -[gasping]

[agents screaming]

[copy machine] Duplicate!

-[shouting] -[zapping]

[screaming]

[yelling]

-[glass shattering] -What are you doing?!

[screeching]

-Buttons! -Ugh!

[Little O]And oddness is not just something

that happens to creatures, or other people.

It will also happen to you.

-[screaming] -What is it?

[Little O] You'll definitely need

a strong stomach to work at Odd Squad.

Food is for eating.

♪

♪ I got a big chili beard

♪ Yeah, you might think that that's pretty weird ♪

Roasted nuts! Get 'em while they're hot! Ha ha!

♪

[slurping]

Ugh. He does eat soup weird.

It's even weirder with his whole face.

Mmm.

Ugh.

-[Orla] Little O! -Cut!

We showed up at the playground at D,

but the Sand Beast did not.

All right. Let's take a quick five...

...seconds. Hurry. Please.

-[beeping] -Instead of striking

the playground, the Sand Beast hit the town pool at D.

So it's not an adding by twos pattern.

Hey! You done? We need to record the rest

of this thing on the double.

"Double"! Good thinking, Opala.

Seriously?

It's a doubling pattern. See?

If you double , you get ,

and if you double , you get .

So, if the Sand Beast is adding a letter

and doubling the number,

it'll go from coordinate D to...

E! Town center!

Let us move.

And... action!

[Little O] At Odd Squad,

we're at the leading edge of technology.

What used to take an entire room...

We have to go to the Math Room.

[electronic whirring]

Greetings, agents!

Math Room, I need you to recreate the moment

when the bad luck started for the Bears.

[Little O]...Now only takes the press of a button.

[beeping]

Or a couple taps on the wrist.

-[whirring] -[beeping]

If you like cool stuff that doe cool stuff,

then you're in luck, because the Odd Squad uniform

is equipped with a ton of oddness-fighting functions.

[both] Random costume-inator time!

[ding]

All right, Mr. Lightning. See if you can handle this.

[suit] Toast activated.

Aww, ha-ha! Did you just make me toast?!

With the side order of this!

[suit]Activating soothing ocean sounds.

-Yeah, that's nice. -And this!

Adorable. Adorable.

-And this! -[beeping]

Gonna stay dry.

[beeping]

Whoa, force field!

-[exclaiming] -[zapping]

Oh, come on!

Activate the plunger!

Tapping all the buttons.

[beeping]

-[whirring] -[chuckles]

[grunting]

♪

No, no, no, no, no!

[Otis] I got it, Olympia!

[Little O] And if you like that suit,

there's one waiting for all of you.

So, what are you waiting for?

Join Odd--

I'm not reading this.

Cut!

Little O, there's only one line left.

-Just read it and we're done. -It says:

"Join Odd Squad, where heroes never fail to save the day."

[whispering] Tell me we got that.

We fail all the time at Odd Squad.

[Omar] Little O, we failed!

See?

We need a new ending. Ever do any writing?

Just small articles for the New England Journal of Medicine.

♪

-...Bringing up the map again. -[beeping]

[Oswald] The Sand Beast didn't strike E.

It wasn't a doubling pattern.

It went on to hit a firehouse at M,

then a community garden at K.

So there's no pattern.

And I'm running out of time.

Maybe we'll just send the original video.

It's not that bad!

[upbeat dance music]

-That's no good! -No, no, no, no.

Wait a minute! Rainbows. Look!

[Orla] The colors!

Perhaps it is not a number pattern at all.

The Sand Beast struck something red,

then green, then blue, then red, then green.

So the next thing it's going to strike is blue.

Bringing up the nearest location with that exact color blue.

-[beeping] -[agents] Our van!

[rumbling]

Prepare the Shrink-inator!

-[all] Aww! -It's so cute.

Follow me!

[rumbling]

[hissing]

Now!

-[all shouting] -[zapping]

[Sand Beast growling]

[chittering]

[cheering]

This gives me a good idea for the ending of the script.

I don't need a script. Action!

If you join Odd Squad, will you save the day every day?

Of course not. You'll fall.

And you'll fail.

But, with the support of the greatest team,

you'll learn and get better each day,

and that is true success.

That... is Odd Squad.

[soaring, heartfelt music]

♪

And... cut!

That's a wrap. Beautifully done!

So, this is what human emotions feel like?

You've restored my sense of hope for this world.

[clapping]

♪

Bring this to the Big O right away.

Um, is this a bad time to mention that

the space pod doesn't really work?

[all] What?!

I bought it from the Odd Squad museum,

and the astronaut is a kid I met on the playground.

But you said it could go to space!

That was before my hope for the world was restored.

I figured we'd never finish the video.

I'm sorry.

Hold on. Where in outer space do you need to go, exactly?

Northwest Saturn.

[all] We can help.

[engine roaring]

[exciting music]

Video delivered. And this is for you.

It's from the Big O!

[paper rustling]

"Excellent video, team! I beamed it out to

the new recruits, and kids have already signed up!"

[excited gasping & muttering]

"I hope you don't mind the bonus ending I added."

-[all] Bonus ending? -[beep]

At Odd Squad, we're an organization run by kids.

Ms. O, what's it like to work at Odd Squad?

It's really good.

And that is a custard fruit tart.

I thought it'd be better to show!

[roaring]

[slowed down] Show!

-Odd Squad needs you. -You getting this?!

Show! Show! Show! Show! Show!

[record scratch]

Odd Squad needs you!

-[thunder rumbling] -[imitating siren]

Odd Squad needs you!

♪

Odd Squad needs you! Odd Squad needs you!

[shouting]

Join today!

Odd Squad needs you!

And you, and you, and you,

you, you, you, you, you, you--

-[boom] -[agents cheering]

[valiant music]

I joined because basketballs should bounce,

not sing the Canadian national anthem.

I joined because "car" should be spelled "C-A-R,"

not "--- truck."

I joined because I joined because when I touch my nose,

this shouldn't happen.

[opera singer vocalizing]

[singing stops]

[singing resumes]

-We are... -We are...

-We are... -Odd Squad.

♪

Since the beginning of time, and also forward in time,

we've been fighting odd.

In our spare time,

we also like to draw pictures of ourselves.

We really like this one.

There's no case too big...

no case too small. At Odd Squad, we do it all.

And yes, that's the theory of relativity in a nutshell.

Join Odd Squad at pbskids.org

and you can get top-notch training, including..

how to solve odd cases and identify suspects.

You never know what sort of odd creatures

or odd clues you're going to find.

Or what kind of gadgets you might need.

But there's always a case to be solved here at Odd Squad,

where we do our best to put things right again,

without breaking too many Laser Chicken eggs.

You can also watch Odd Squad cases.

[whirring]

-[gasping] -There!

[heroic music]

[racket thudding]

[slow-motion shouting]

♪

Yes!

Join today. Odd Squad needs YOU!

And I need to roll a six!

♪

A three? You've got to be kidding me.

[dice grunting]

Six it is! Heh.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go!

[Oswald]Welcome to Odd Squad: a Guide To Your Gadgets.

Behold, the Flip-Flopinator, a handy number-flipping device

first created by Oscar.

In addition to flipping numbers it can also

flip grilled cheese sandwiches, scrape them off of chairs,

and stop tables from being all wobbly.

The Flip-Flop-inator's main power source is maple syrup.

Not the cheap kind. Only the best from Quebec.

This has been a helpful guide to the Flip-Flopinator gadget.

Remember: knowledge is power,

power is gadgets, and gadgets is wiener dogs.

[Osmerelda]Odd Squad: Teaming Up With Teamwork

Together As A Team.

Hi, I'm Osmeralda,

the newest member of the Odd Squad Mobile Unit.

I'm so glad to be part of the team,

because Odd Squad and I have been trying to

work together for a really long time.

But... things kept getting in the way.

I just have to go to my volleyball game first,

and then flute practice. And then I have to

pick up my sister from the dentist.

What can I say? I just love activities so much!

Luckily, I found a way to keep doing them

and be an agent at the same time.

[flute trilling]

-[crowd ooh-ing] -Ta-da!

Wheeee!

It's a little trick I like to call "time management."

The process of planning and exercising conscious control

of time spent on specific activities

to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity.

In other words, I can do a lot of stuff.

Like this video, and this oil painting.

Odd Squad: Teams Working With Teams

Together As A Team, Together. I think that was it.

[heroic theme music]

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