The Dreaded Lurgi Numberjacks

# In an ordinary sofa in an ordinary room

# There are extraordinary heroes who are standing by to zoom...

# To wherever they are needed They are speeding out today

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# They will help you with your problems

# They are waiting for your call

# No problem is too big for them

# No problem is too small

# Things may all be going wrong but you can bet it's not for long

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

OK, 4, I'm going to... Eugh...

-You're going to what?

-Sorry, 4, I'm not feeling too good.

I'll try and jump.

6 GROANS

-Oh, dear, you're not well at all.

-I think I've got a bit of lurgy.

Lurgy? What does that feel like?

Ohh, sort of hurty head.

-Hurty head?

-Achy body.

-Achy body?

-Just feel horrible all over.

-Horrible all over. Ohh!

-What?

I think I've got lurgy too.

BOTH GROAN

-BEEPING

-Oh, no!

Come on.

-What took you so long?

-We've got the dreaded lurgy.

Oh, dear! Hope I don't catch it!

We've got a call.

-Hello, Agent 58 here.

-What's happening?

-Things are going wrong.

They're going wrong here too.

This boy needs your help.

-I'll put it on the screen.

-No, let me do it!

-The boy looks fine. A lot better than some of us.

-But the trouble is

he can't stop!

-We'll get... Yeugh!

-We'll get someone out there.

-Thank you!

Who's going out, who's going out? 4 AND 6 GROAN

Well, I don't think it's either of those two, so I'd better go.

-Oh.

-And you'll have to look after things here.

-Oh!

Number 5, get ready for launching.

# We've got a problem What should we do?

# Who's going out there? Who do we choose?

# Need to get out there Who will it be?

-# Who's going out there?

-Number 5!

-#

-Good luck, 5.

-Thank you. And you.

-Checking the room...

-No-one there.

-Yes, there is, 4!

-Oh, sorry.

Ringing the doorbell.

All clear now.

Five, four,

three, two, one,

zero!

Looking for a 5 to land on.

-There's a 5!

-I think you'd best do this.

Found a 5.

-You two had better go and have a lie-down.

-Ohh...

-But...

I'll be fine!

Ohh! Ooh!

-OK, 5?

-Yeah.

-That's good because 4 and 6 aren't.

-Are you going to be all right?

Of course!

Agent 81 here. Another person with problems and he can't stop either.

At least it's only his finger.

-Oh, no, it isn't. The problem's spreading!

-He looks a bit bad.

Oh, dear!

There's a problem in the kitchen.

-On screen!

-Let's hope it's just her thumb.

-It isn't!

And she can't stop.

- Ohh! - Problems in the garden.

On screen!

I know something's going to happen.

Oh, dear!

- Is he enjoying it? - No, cos it goes on too long.

Oh, dear!

-We've got to help all these people, 3.

-I know!

Can anyone work out what's the same about them all?

-They're all jumping!

-They weren't jumping to begin with.

-The cook's thumb was going up and down.

-It's about things

-going up and down.

-Little things and big things.

-But why?

-I'll try and see.

Look, blobs!

Yes! And the others.

-All blobs.

-And we know why.

# If you spot a blob of slime

-# Guess what, this blob can lie

-Uh-oh

-# Great, big and blubbery

-Blubbery

# Making trouble He's the blubbery, slubbery

# Problem Blob! #

-We've got to sort this out, 3.

-I know. I wish 4 and 6 were here.

COUGHING

Urgh... Oh...urgh...

-You can do it, 3.

-I can! Me, me, me!

I'll get the Brain Gain machine goingto stop them going up and down.

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain To solve a problem, use a brain

# Or wait and get your brains all linking up together. #

Getting brain power now! Brain Gain!

Getting Brain Gain.

Up and down and...stop! No more up and down.

-Ohh! What's happening?!

-You've got to send the Brain Gain now.

I know that. Sending Brain Gain.

Yes! We did it! Stopped all the things going up and down.

-Oh, no!

-They've been blobbed again.

Not more jumping up and down!

Oh, look at that!

AGENT: Things aren't going up and down this time.

They're going round and round.

It's the cook again.

It's going to get worse.

We've got to stop this, 3.

Yes...

Yes, I'm feeling a bit giddy.

Or maybe it's not that.

I think I've got the dreaded lurgy too!

Oh, no! And if the Blob keeps on blobbing, anything could happen.

The Blob might made things go up and down again,

and people in a lift might go up and down all day.

Or, if the Blob made things go round and round...

..and up and down... oh, it would be a disaster.

We've got to stop the Problem Blob.

Ohh! We've got to keep going, 5.

How are we going to manager, 3? Look!

They're going round and round AND up and down.

Oh, no, that's what I thought might happen.

Oh, no, it's making me feel even worse!

-We can help you through.

-Yes, we'll do anything we can.

I'm not sure I can work the Brain Gain machine.

-We can help!

-I'll call all the other agents.

OK, do the movements and then stop.

All agents, everyone, get ready to join in.

We're here, all of us, ready to help.

Everyone out there, I need your help joining in.

Start going up and down and round and round. Ohh...

-We'll do it for you, 3.

-Give Numberjack 3 some Brain Gain.

Up and down, and round and round.

Everyone! Up and down, and round and round.

Up and down, and round and round. Up and down, and round and round.

Get ready to stop when 3 tells us.

You can do it, 3!

Up...down...round...round... and STOP!

Stop going up and down and round and round.

Yes, we did it, 3!

Blob, blob, blob, blob!

Agents, everybody, we've got to get rid of The Blob.

3 can't help. It's up to you.

We can do it.

We'll make The Blob go up and down and round and round.

Up and down, and round and round.

Up and down, and round and round. Up and down, and round and round.

3, we need you to send it.

Whoa!

Up and down, and round and round.

Come back now, 5.

Zero,

one, two,

three, four, five!

-Oh, 5, I'm so glad you're back.

-Well done, 3. you go to bed now.

-I think I will.

-And thank you, agents, for all your help.

And you. We couldn't have done it without you.

-Can we see it on the screen, please?

-On screen.

The boy was going up and down.

So was the man...

and the cook...

and the child on the bouncy castle.

It was all The Blob's fault.

Then people started going round and round as well.

3 had got the dreaded lurgy

so the agents and everyone had to help with Brain Gain

to put things right.

-All right, everyone had a good sleep?

-Yes.

I'm feeling much better, thank you.

I hope we won't get any more of that lurgy.

Oh, no! Looks like Zero's got the lurgy!

Ooh...ow!

No, it's just Zero being his normal self.

Zero.

Well done, 3 and 5, for managing the mission without us.

We couldn't have done it without the agents. We needed everybody helping,

so keep on helping. Look out for things

that go up and down or round and round

or maybe up and down AND round and round,

and call the Numberjacks!

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