Building Bridges Messy Goes to OKIDO

-WHISTLES

-Let's ski-doodle, Okidoodle!

-# Messy goes to Okido

-# Find out what you want to know

# Let's all go to Okido

# Okido, Okido!

# Messy goes to Okido

# All the things you want to know

# Come along and say hello

# Let's go see our friends

-Felix!

-# Okido

-Zoe!

-# Okido

-Zim, Zam, Zoom!

-# Okido

# Ba-barap, whoop-whoo!

# Messy goes to Okido

# Let's all go to Okido

# Find out what you want to know

# Messy goes to Okido! #

Whee! Hee-hee-hee-hee!

Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

Ha-ha-ha!

Hiya! My new swing's brilliant.

Whee! Hee-hee-hee!

CREAKING

What? Oh!

What happened? Why did my swing break? Hmm.

When you need to know, go to Okido!

Hello, Felix! Hello? Felix? Zoe? Where are you?

BOTH: Hi, Messy!

BLARGH!

Nice hiding places, you two.

Hey, where did these metal trees come from?

-They're not metal trees, Messy.

-They're legs.

Ho-ho-ho! They're not legs. They're too big!

STOMP

Bala bala boom boom! Sorry, didn't see you up there.

ROBOTIC NOISES

Meet Stan Tall, Okido's biggest, strongest robot.

He's going to be helping Zim build a bridge today.

Isn't that right, Stan?

ROBOTIC NOISES

We need to get him down to the sea.

He's got a busy day of bridge-building ahead of him.

He'll never fit in Okidoodle. Think you can keep up, Stan?

ROBOTIC NOISES

Well, we'd better hurry up.

We only have one day to build a whole bridge.

WHISTLES

Race you, Stan! OK, let's ski-doodle, Okidoodle!

-We won! We won!

-Good to see you, Stan.

-We're going to need all the help we can get.

-Oh, don't forget me!

I can help too.

If we're going to finish the bridge to the island today,

-we're going to have to work fast.

-It's a long way.

Are you sure a bridge will reach that far?

Yes. Zoom!

Bridges are the perfect solution for crossing rivers,

gaps, or even over the sea to islands.

How do people get to the island at the moment?

- By boat, but Billy Barnacle, the boat captain, is

a bit on the slow side.

SNORING

HORN BLARES

ALL LAUGH

I see what you mean.

The mayor thought a bridge might be faster,

and asked me to design one. Stan, could you fetch the deck

of the bridge from the workshop, please?

ROBOTIC NOISES

CLEARS THROAT

Isn't it time to let the robot builders know exactly

what they've got to do, Zam?

Yes. Yes, I was just about to, Zim. Gather round, gather round.

Now, this is the design for the bridge we'll be building today.

-That looks complicated.

-Yeah, too complicated if you ask me.

Why not just stick a really long plank across, like this?

CREAKING

Ow!

Oh.

A beam bridge, like your plank,

only works for short distances, Messy.

If it's too long, it'll snap in the middle

when something heavy tries to cross.

Which is why we're making a suspension bridge.

These cables help to take some of the weight from the middle,

-so that our bridge won't break.

-Hello, everyone.

Will my new bridge be ready for the grand opening ceremony tomorrow?

It will. We simply need to stick to the plan.

ROBOTIC NOISES

Ah, just in time, Stan. Can you please pop that over there?

We'll need it later.

-Everybody ready?

-ALL: Ready!

Then, let's go.

Whee! Hee-hee-hee!

Whoo! Ha-ha-ha!

CHEERING

Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho! Splendid, simply splendid.

Oh, thank you, Mayor. I'm pleased to say it all went according to plan.

-I want to be the first to cross.

-Wait, are you sure it's safe?

- Yes, good point. Is this bridge safe?

Of course.

I designed it very carefully.

I'm sure you did, but we don't want any accidents.

Can it take a really heavy load, for example?

How about if Stan Tall walked across? He's a very heavy load.

Hmmm, maybe. I'm still not sure it's a big enough test.

Oh, he could tread really heavily, or hop across, or skip.

But where are we going to find a skipping rope long enough?

ROBOTIC NOISES

-Stan's found a skipping rope already.

-Nice work, Stan!

ROBOTIC NOISES

Let's show the mayor how strong this bridge is.

- Whoa, are you sure it can take this?

-I think so.

-Go, Stan!

-- Is that meant to happen?

-No!

Look out, Stan!

ROBOTIC NOISES SPLASH

SPLASH

-Stan, are you OK?

-I think so.

-Oh, dear.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear,

I was worried that bridge wasn't strong enough.

-Er... There's been some sort of mistake.

-Well, can you put it right?

Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to have this bridge dismantled.

- Not after everyone's hard work! We can sort it out, can't we?

-Yes, of course, sure we can.

-Of course we can.

Right, I'm just nipping home to dry off my mayoral chain.

If you can get it sorted by then, that would be... splendid.

I don't understand. The plans were perfect.

I checked them twice, and then again, and then 25 more times.

- Well, that certainly sounds like enough checking.

- It looks the same as on the plan.

Except for the dust and the bangs and the bits that have broken off...

Yes, thank you. - Wait a minute.

According to the plan, there are meant to be four cables.

One at each corner, yes.

It's important that the weight is carried evenly.

But there are only three!

Hold on, I'm sure there were four.

Someone must have taken one, and I think I know who.

Stan, where did you put your skipping rope?

ROBOTIC NOISES

Stan, where did you find a giant skipping rope so quickly?

ROBOTIC NOISES

Ha-ha, I knew it!

-Ah, you mean Stan's skipping rope...

-..is the missing suspension cable.

-Well done, Felix.

-Ha-ha-ha.

Stan, didn't you know that was an important part of the bridge?

-I don't think he did. It was an accident.

-Oh, definitely.

When you've had as many accidents as I have, you get

to know one when you see it.

ROBOTIC NOISES

But three cables simply can't carry as much weight as four.

Oh, so more cables can carry more weight. Got it.

Well, now that's sorted out, we need to get the bridge fixed,

before the mayor gets back.

Better move fast, here he comes!

Bala bala boom boom! That's why you need robot builders.

Splendid work, it looks as good as new! But is it safe?

Absolutely.

By looking at the plans, we found the mistake and corrected it.

And I can prove it. Hey, Stan!

ROBOTIC NOISES

-Whoo! Hee-hee-hee! Nice swinging.

-Well, I think that proves it.

Well done, Zam, your bridge works perfectly.

Strong enough for giant Stan to swing on.

That reminds me, I've got some swing fixing to do back home.

-See you soon!

-See you!

-Bye!

More ropes means my swing can take my weight without breaking.

Woo-ha-hoo! Whee! Hee-hee-hee-hee! Bye-bye!

# Bala bala boom boom. #