03x04 - Running on Empty

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03x04 - Running on Empty

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Coming up next on Odd Squad...

The baby blob has a big brother blob

who's blobbing the entire city looking for him.

You have to bring the blob to me in London.

[Van Computer] Warning, van is low on fuel.

[all] What?!

[Orla] We have failed the mission.



[Opal] My name is Agent Opal.

These are my partners, Omar, Orla and Oswald.

This is a picture of four people who are not us.

We travel the world, investigating anything strange,

weird and especially odd.

Our job is to put things right again.

[dynamic instrumental]



[cheering]



[all] Shields up!



[Opal] Who do we work for?

We work for Odd Squad.



[Opal] Running on Empty.



[Van Computer] Agents, you have an incoming call from the Big O.

There you four are. Something very odd has happened.

Yeah, and we unhappened it.

We got the lost blob you asked us to find.

Which is why on behalf of OSMU, I am proud to say

mission accomplished.

Mission not accomplished!

-What? -Seriously?!

That was only stage one of the mission.

Stage two, you have to bring the blob to me in London.

[British accent] I've always wanted to visit

jolly, old London.

It's not so jolly now!

The baby blob has a big brother blob

who's blobbing the entire city looking for him.



[screaming]

I don't need to tell you why this is important, but I will!

I really like the fish and chips in London

and I don't want bits of blob in it.

Not to worry, Big O. We're an elite team of agents

dedicated to solving anything strange, unusual--

We're on our way.

Orla, I wasn't done with my speech.

It is a very long speech.

Only because there was a lot

of important info to get across.

[alarm blaring]

-What's that sound? -[Van Computer] Warning,

-van is low on fuel. -[all] What?!

Big O didn't tell us this thing ran on fuel.

[Van Computer] The Big O absolutely told you

this thing runs on fuel.

By the way, this thing runs on fuel.

Turning off alarm!

Okay, I'm sure there's more than enough fuel to get us to London.

[Van Computer] No, there is not.

We need to call the Big O right now.

Oswald, you make that call, she's going to think

we can't handle ourselves in the face of danger!

Wait, we're in danger?

No, that was just an expression. We're totally fine.

[Van Computer] Opal is correct.

The van's parachute has been activated

to allow for a safe landing.

See? Nothing to worry about.

We're gonna land, fill our van with fuel

and then we can reunite this baby blob

with its big brother blob.

[Van Computer] The van is landing in three...

two... one...

-[heavy thud] -Oh.

Nice!

[Van Computer] Thank you.

Okay, let's get this van filled up.

[Omar] Hang on! We don't even know

what kind of fancy-schmancy fuel this thing runs on.

[Van Computer] The van runs on water.

-Oh. -[Opal] Oh, piece of cake.

How hard can it be to find water?



Extremely hard would be my answer.



[Omar] Oh, no.

There is definitely no water in this desert.

We have failed the mission.

Guys, we can't fail!

We're an elite team of agents, dedicated to solving--

Maybe there's some water in the van!

I'd really like to get through my whole speech just once.

Everyone search the van for water. Make haste!

[bird cawing]

-[Oswald] What? -That means hurry!

-[Oswald] Got it. -[Opal] Right.

A little later...

Are you telling me

the only liquid we have onboard

is juice?

Specifically, pineapple juice.

What about the sinks?

Also, pineapple juice.

Huh, that explains why my hands are always so sticky.

Hey, computer, you still working?

[Van Computer, weakly] Barely...

How much water will the van need to get to London?

[Van Computer] One gallon...

What is this gallon the strange van robot speaks of?

It's a unit of measurement for liquid.

It sounds enormous.

Oh, not at all. Look.

One gallon is like a jug of milk you buy at the store.

[Opal] Alright. Omar and I will go find water,

Orla and Oswald, you stay in here

-and watch the blob. -I think Oswald and I

should stay and watch the blob.

Why?

You and I have been partners forever.

Let's switch it up so everybody

gets to know each other more.

Omar, we're stranded in the middle of the desert

with a blob that needs to be reunited

with its very angry big brother blob

and you want to play get to know you games?

Glad we're on the same page!

Well, it's just you and me.

That is exactly what I said

to the large boulder I sat beside

for the last years.

I called him Bouldy.

We were best friends.

Until we were not.



A little even more later...



[slurping]

Are you sure you don't want

one of these pineapple juice boxes?

I don't like pineapple juice.

That's great!

I just learned something about you I did not know.

And I'm gonna learn even more

with a little game I like to call

Two Truths and a Lie.

Omar, if it's okay with you,

I'd prefer to sit on my stool and keep an eye on the blob.

Oswald, it's in a laser containment unit.

It's not going anywhere.

-[sighing] -I suppose you're right.

That's the spirit! So, what I want you to do

is tell me three things about yourself.

Two need to be true

and one needs to be a lie.

I have to guess which one's the lie.

-You want me to lie to you? -Yes.

That seems like a weird way to get to know somebody.

-[engine powering down] -What's going on?

[computer, staticky] I have powered down the lights

-to conserve energy... -Well, thank you, van computer.

[Van Computer] I have also powered down

the laser containment unit.

[both] Uh-oh!

The blob escaped!

[Van Computer] FYI, I am also gonna talk

mostly in abbreviations.

It will conserve power-- BRB!

[both] Find. The. Blob!

[panting nervously]

Check over here!



I will say this about deserts,

they're as hot as they look.

Fear not!

I brought hats.

Orla, these are rain hats.

Am I wearing it on my head?

-Yes... -Then they are hats.

-[Orla] Uh, hey-- -Water! Up ahead!

Huh! Wait up!

-[Oswald sighing] -Where is it, where is it?

[gasping] Look! There it is!

We need a container to catch it.

Opal and Orla took all the containers

to collect the water.

There's gotta be something else around here we can use.

-Hmm... -A-ha!

That's a perfect idea, Omar.



[Omar] I did it! I caught the blob!

[slime splattering]

Ew!

What happened? I totally had it.

The container you're holding is porous.

Yeah! For sure, porous.

You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you?

Yeah, no idea.

Porous means it has holes. See?

This wastebasket can't hold the blob or any type of liquid

because it has holes for liquid to get through.

We need to find a container without holes.

Right after we finish playing our game

of Two Truths and a Lie.

Absolutely not!

The blob could be anywhere by now!

It couldn't have gotten that far.

[Van Computer] FYI, the van has floors

and and a half rooms. TTYL!

You were saying?

Honestly, I feel like I'm getting to know the van

a lot more than I'm getting to know you.



[Opal panting]

Orla, this is a cactus plant.

You can get water from a cactus.

Faucetinator!

[gadget zapping]

Prepare the one gallon container!

I don't have one.

We have failed the mission.

-I shall call the Big O. -[Opal] No!

I meant I couldn't find any containers

that hold on gallon of liquid,

so I brought quart containers instead.

What is this "quart" you speak of?

-[gadget beeping] -[Opal] A quart is

a smaller unit of measurement for a liquid.

There are for quarts in one gallon.

Pretty cool, right?

Not as cool as watching the Faucetinator.

[spigot squeaking]

[liquid trickling]

Uh, does that go any faster?

[laughing]

No, it does not.



Oh...

You gotta admit, this is kinda fun.

I was having a lot more fun when I was sitting

on my favourite stool, keeping an eye on the blob.

Hey! Now I know one truth about you

for our game, Two Truths and a Lie.

You really love your stool.

-What's another one? -Uh, I like throwing snowballs.

-Lie. -No, that was true.

Seriously?

I also like watching people catch snowballs.

-Lie! -No, I really do enjoy it.

I don't think you're picking the best truths--

Omar, the blob!



Luckily, I found something without holes to catch it with.



-Got it! -[slime splattering]

-[Oswald] Ugh... -Oh!

[Omar] Ugh...

Why would you use a sack?

Doesn't have any holes!

Yes, it does. Look.



-[Oswald] Holes! -[Omar] But they're way tinier

than the mesh wastepaper basket.

It doesn't matter if they're big or small holes,

it's still porous.

You need to find something that's completely nonporous.

Yeah, for sure.

Nonporous.

A nonporous container

is made of materials without holes.

We need to find some right now.

Why are you smiling?

I just found out you mean business.



[Orla] That is all of it.

[Opal] Not bad. We collected two quarts.

Let us return to our metal chariot

and pour this nectar into it.

[bird screeching]

I mean our van.

And this water.

Not so fast, Orla.

You sound exactly like Bouldy.

-We're only half done. Look. -[gadget beeping]

Two quarts equals half a gallon. We need two more,

that's four quarts in total, to equal one gallon.

[gadget beeping] That's how much water

the van needs to get to London.

[gadget ringing]

Hi, this is Opal,

member of an elite team of agents

dedicated to solving anything strange,

unusual and especially--

[Big O] Where are you guys?!

Big O. [whispering] It's the Big O.

[Big O] The big brother blob is still looking

for his baby brother blob and things are getting messy.

How messy are we talking?

[slime splattering]

-Ew! -Very.



To be continued.



And now, the rest of the story.



The blob just blobbed the London Eye!

And the big Ferris wheel too.

[screaming, cars honking]

How long until you guys will be here?

-[Opal] Almost there! -[static crackling]

-See you soon! -[imitating static]

You're breaking up! Bye!

Did you just hang up on the Big O?

Uh, no. I just ended the call quickly

because we're on a mission and we don't have time to waste.

Let's go.

[woman] Don't move a muscle.

Because I'm painting your portrait.

[Orla] Why are you here,

painting in the middle of the desert?

Great question. Why, I've been commissioned

by the Sahara Desert Tourism Office

to paint a series of portraits depicting life in the desert.

I'm calling it, "Dreams of Sand."

Or maybe just, "Sand."

I'm really sorry to break this to you,

but we're an elite team of agents

dedicated to solving--

-We are on an important mission. -Seriously?

You said we do not have time to waste.

Make haste!

Wait! What if I followed you

and painted you while you walked?

-[both] Sure. -Oh!

Next question, what if I sang while we walked, huh?

♪ Two girls walking up a sand bank ♪

♪ Wearing navy suits ♪

♪ They've got badges, one's got armour ♪

♪ Nice backpack, you have some water ♪

♪ Secret agent girls ♪

♪ Duh-duh-da-da-da duh-da-da-da ♪

Badges!

-[both] No. -No. Okay.

Last question, the rain hats, are we married to them?

It's just, it doesn't really rain here

so bit of a weird choice

for the painting, all I'm saying.

They are perfect hats that will remain on our skulls.

Okay.

Just... wait up!

Just kidding, I'll catch up.

I'm with ya! Okay.

It's a steep one.

This-- this sounded better in my mind.

Shoulda worn my shades.



[Oswald] We need to find something

to catch the baby blob.

So, let's start with what we know.

You like throwing snowballs and watching people catch them--

-About the containers. -Right.

The mesh wastepaper basket and the cloth sack

weren't helpful to us because they were porous.

Maybe this glass bowl will work.

Let's test it out.

-Pineapple juice, ready to fire. -[Oswald] Oh, yeah.

[juice trickling]

I don't see anything leaking.

It worked! Glass is not porous.

-[glass shattering] -[Oswald] Oh...

[Omar] Looks like glass is not the best thing

-for catching a blob. -Yeah.



[Orla] Opal!

We have been walking forever.

And I do not usually say this, but,

I am tired.

Really? You don't look tired.

[woman] She does in my painting!

[panting]

Take a look.

Why is the background so blurry?

Well, because you were walking the entire time.

I can paint you another one

if you just hold still for an hour.

No offence, but we have a way bigger problem to deal with.

Okay, well, suit yourself. I guess I'll just...

pack up my watercolours...

[tearfully] and go home.

[both] Did you say watercolours?

And my name is Susanne,

but I guess people only hear what they wanna hear.

Can you spare some water from your watercolours

and pour it into this container of ours?

Sure.

Oh.

Wow!

This is a perfect-sized container

for watercolour artists.

[both] Thank you?

[Susanne humming happily]

-[humming stops] -Be careful...

There are lot of wild watercolour artists

roaming these parts.

[Opal] Thanks, but I think we'll be okay.

We will definitely be okay.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Okay. -Okay.

-Okay! -Okay.

There you go.

[Opal] Look at that, one quart exactly.

Great, now are we done?

No.

We still have one more quart, remember?

-[gadget beeping] -Four quarts equals one gallon

and we only have three quarts.

That means we only have one more quart to go.

Would you like to buy my painting before you go?

Thanks, but we're in a rush

and that's way too big to carry around.

Oh, I have smaller ones.

This one.

Beautiful sunset.

[both] No.

No? Hm? Maybe?

-Yeah? -No.

Okay, no. Let's see what else is in here--

Oh! A water well?

Where is this water well you speak and paint of?

Oh, it's up ahead that way.

Why don't you buy my painting and use it as a map?

Thanks, but you kind of already told us

where the water well is, so...

[both] Thank you.

Wha--

Ugh!

I always mess that up!

[Van Computer] Agents, you have an incoming call from the Big O.

Agents, you need to hurry!

Every fish and chips shop in London

has been blobbed.

Not good!

I mean, if you put a lot of ketchup on it, not bad,

but still, not good!

Hurry!

[sighing]

-We failed. -Did we?

I mean, sure, the blob got away,

but we got to know each other better.

I know you hate pineapple juice

and you really like sitting on your stool.

My stool!

Maybe we could use this as a blob catching container.

-It's hollow! -And it's plastic,

which means it's really light to carry around.

But will it hold liquid?

Pineapple juice, ready to go.

[juice trickling]

-[gasping] -It's not leaking!

We've got a perfect blob catching container!

Great! I'll drink the pineapple juice out of this thing

and then we'll go get that blob.

Or you could just dump it in the sink.

Mm, not as fun.



[Opal] Look, it's the water well.

The bucket has holes in it.

How will we get the water out of the well?

We can use one of our empty quart containers

and tie a rope to it.

Let's see.

It goes through the rabbit hole...

Over...

[grunting]

I do not believe that shall hold.

Oh, it shall hold.

[bottle clattering down well]

-[water splashing] -[gurgling]

That sounded like defeat.

That is not a big deal.

Plenty more quart containers where that came from.

[grunting in exertion]

-[voice] Yip yip yip! -Don't move.

Do you hear that?

No, what am I listening to?

-[voice] Yip yip yip! -That sound!

-[voice] Yip yip yip! -What sound?

[voice] Yip yip yip yip!

[louder] Yip yip yip!

[many voices] Yip yip yip! Yip yip yip yip!

[Opal] Wild watercolour artists!

No, leave those!

[shouting]

No!

Seriously?!

[artists yipping]

We failed our mission, it's over.

The Opal I know would say we are not giving up,

then she would give her long speech.

The really long one that goes on and on...

Yeah, well, maybe we didn't get to know each other

as well as Omar and Oswald did.

[sighing]

Omar, I've got bad news.

Sorry, Opal, can't talk right now.

[Opal] What do you mean you can't talk?

We and Oswald are chasing down

the blob with a nonporous container.

-What?! -A nonporous container

is something liquid can't escape from.

Whereas a porous container--

Not that! You let the blob escape?!

[Omar] Long story, gotta go.

-[sighing] -This is definitely

the end of the Odd Squad Mobile Unit.

Or is it?

Why are you pointing at your head?

I am pointing at my rain hat.

Why are you pointing at your--

Wait a sec,

a rain hat keeps the rain off your head.

It's nonporous!

Liquid cannot escape from it

because it does not have any holes.

We can tie a rope to it

and use it as a bucket for the water.

But will it fit a quart of water?

The label says it will fit anyone

with a quart-sized head.

Yeah, that'll totally work.



[gasping nervously]

-There, come on! -[grunting]

Ugh! Wha--

Oswald, take the stool and go left.

Okay!

-[slime splattering] -Ugh!

[spluttering]

Ew!

-Now go right! -Uh, okay.



-[slime splattering] -Aw!

-[Omar] Ew... -Ew!

I think the blob understands what we're saying.

That's impossible.

Hey blob, blob Oswald.

-[slime splattering] -Aww!

-Hoo! -Ugh!

Okay, yeah, it understands what we're saying.

How are we supposed to catch it if it can hear all our plans?

With two truths and a lie.

I like throwing,

I like watching people catch

and I like pineapple juice.

You hate pineapple juice!

Which means you like...

Throwing!

And watching people catch.

[both] We got the blob!

-[door opening] -[Orla & Opal] We got the water!

[Omar & Oswald] Nice!

Anybody know where to put it?

[Van Computer] In my mouth.

-[all] What? -What's that?



-[Opal] Oh, wow. -[Omar] Weird.

Strange.

Everybody, pour!



Time for sweet nectar!

-[water splashing] -Water. I mean water.

[computer beeping]

[Orla] Four quarts of water equals one gallon exactly.

Just enough to get us to London.

[Van Computer] The van is now ready for takeoff.

[cheering]

[British accent] To jolly, old London, then!

Or London is fine.



[Orla] Opening hatch door!

Releasing baby brother blob!

[blob warbling]

[agents cheering]

Yeah!

[Big O] Great work, agents.

It was an honour to help, Big O,

because we're an elite team of agents,

dedicated to solving anything strange,

unusual and especially--

Seriously?!

Welcome to Odd Squad, a Guide to Your Gadgets.

Behold the Toothbrushinator.

The first gadget ever created.

Most people don't know the Toothbrushinator

isn't used for brushing teeth.

It's used to comb your eyebrows.

With high-quality bristles,

made from only the finest horsetail hair,

the Toothbrushinator can withstand anything,

except toothpaste.

This has been a helpful guide to the Toothbrushinator.

Remember, knowledge is power,

power is gadgets,

and gadgets is ham salad.

[Opal] Odd Squad. Teaming Up with Teamwork

Together as a Team.

[Van Computer] Hello, I am Van Computer.

Not only do I provide the Odd Squad Mobile Unit

with helpful information on their missions,

but I also consider myself the fifth member of the team.

Maybe even the most fun member.

Let's get this party started!

-Crank it up! -[Omar] There's a candy wall?

-Mini golf. -Go, Osbot!

[Van Computer] Every group needs a wildcard.

-Activating streamers. -[party horn blowing]

Bam! Bet you did not see that one coming.

Perhaps the best indication that I am also a member of OSMU ,

I have my very own cool catchphrase.

Agents, you have an incoming call from the Big O.

Agents, you have an incoming call from the Big O.

Agents, you have an incoming call from the Big O.

I can even sing.

♪ Van computer, van computer ♪

♪ Flying through the sky, bam! ♪

[Opal] Odd Squad. Teams Working with Teams

Together as a Team Together. I think that was it.

[dynamic instrumental]







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