Trials and Tubulations Part One Odd Squad

My name is Agent Olive.

This is my partner, Agent Otto.

This is my lucky pencil.

But back to Otto and me.

We work for an organisation, run by kids, that investigates

anything strange, weird and, especially, odd.

Our job is to put things right again.

Who do we work for?

We work for Odd Squad.

Um. Can we talk while you're sketching us?

Oh, yeah, sure. Fire away.

-You said this odd problem of yours started earlier today.

-Yeah.

See, here's the picture I drew yesterday of my friend,

the crossing guard.

Wow! That's really good.

Thank you.

But now, I'm trying really, really hard to draw you two, and...

Look what happened.

That's... That's not really good.

I know! You gotta help me.

Not to worry, ma'am.

Our Unstickmaninator should fix it.

OK.

-Try drawing us now.

-OK.

It worked!

TA-DAH! FANFARE

No stick men for you any more.

-No!

-Have a good day.

Oh, can you draw me now?

Hi.

-Hi.

-Odd Squad?

-Woo-hoo!

-Yeah!

Faster!

PINBALL MACHINE PINGING

Who-oa!

-What's that noise?

-I don't know.

Whoa.

ELECTRICAL FIZZLING

-What happened?

-I have no idea.

We followed all the tube safety rules.

-We put away electronic devices, we weren't eating...

-Wait!

We're not supposed to eat?

Seriously?!

I thought it was one of those rules that didn't actually matter.

Like running with scissors.

That IS a rule that matters.

See? This is nice. We're actually learning stuff.

At least, I am.

I'll call Ms O.

Can you tell me where you are?

Well, we're... definitely in a forest.

Hang tight, Olive.

I'll go speak with Tube Lobby Operator O'Donnell.

I'm sure she's got it under control.

I do NOT have this under control!

This panel is totally busted!

What is this stuff?

Oh, all the stuff that powers the tube system.

That's ridiculous.

Of course it's ridiculous, this is Odd Squad!

Fair enough.

All these things have popped out and have to be put back

in the exact spot they came from, for the tubes to work again.

Luckily, I have a diagram.

It's like a map that shows where everything's supposed to go.

Like, thanks to the diagram,

-I know the avocado should go below the toothbrush.

-You need help.

I'm bringing in Tube Operator O'Malley to help you.

Wait. There's more than one tube operator?

I'm sure I've mentioned that before.

I thought agents only whooshed between three and seven on Tuesdays!

I would say it's called fall because the leaves fall.

But in winter, snowflakes also fall.

So, why don't we call winter fall?

Hm. Cos it's cold?

This is why we're great partners.

If I had to be lost with anybody, I'm sure glad it's with you.

PHONE RINGS

Go for Olive.

Olive, it's going to take a little longer than I thought to get

-these tubes up and running.

-Don't sweat it, Ms O.

-Otto and I are, kind of, having fun out here.

-Yeah.

This forest is, kind of, awesome.

You should check out the sparkly rocks.

Sparkly rocks? You're in Sector 21!

Should we be worried?

No, not at all! Why would you worry?!

Because you sound worried.

Probably a bad phone connection.

SHE MAKES STATIC NOISES

I'm sending you a map.

You can use it to figure out where you are,

where the tube entrance is

and the best way to get there.

It's a picture of a squirrel wearing a dress.

Check your big tablet.

Got it. Thanks, Ms O.

Yeah, but... just...don't take too long.

All right.

Here's the tube entrance.

But where are we?

Let's look for a landmork.

A what?

It's something that's really easy to see,

that will help us figure out where we are.

You mean a landmark.

And, good one, partner.

How about this polka-dotted mailbox?

That's a great landmark,

because there isn't more than one of it, so it really stands out.

Polka-dotted mailbox...

Found it!

-Hm.

-Oh!

Close to it, there's a striped bench.

Which is right there.

So that means we're...here,

in between the mailbox and the bench.

So to get to the tubes, we've got to walk towards the mailbox.

This way.

Let's go.

I seriously can't believe there's more than one of me!

You mean more than one of ME.

Ha-ha. I'm assuming when you say "me", you mean more than one of me.

Because I'm the real Tube Operator!

Give me an update, people!

It's going well, Ms O.

We figured out where the toothbrush,

avocado and juggling pin go.

That's it?!

I have agents trapped in Sector 21!

BOTH: Olive and Otto are in Sector 21?!

I know!

I'm calling in O'Callaghan, to help you.

BOTH: Who's O'Callaghan?

Baa!

All I'm saying is, walking is a great form of exercise.

Not as good as swimming, though.

Sounds like you need to step up your walking game.

You use walking sticks?

I never thought they were...

HIS VOICE SLOWS DOWN

Otto, stop goofing around...

HER VOICE SLOWS DOWN

-VERY SLOWLY:

-What's wrong with me?

VERY SLOWLY: I don't know.

-VERY SLOWLY:

-Argh!

BOTH: Logan the Ogre?

Olive and Otto, the humans?

-What were you guys doing on the slow motion path?

-Oh.

-That's what that thing was.

-Yeah.

The tube we were travelling through broke.

We're heading to another tube entrance up ahead.

Well, I wouldn't go that way.

It'll take you 700 years just to get where you're going.

That guy started when he was nine.

You got a map?

We're trying to go here.

All right, now you're here. At the fork in the road, go this way.

Take a right at the rock statue, go across the bridge and voila!

-But that's the longer route.

-True.

But at least there won't be any slow motion. Or spider cats.

BOTH: Spider cats?

Big-time. This forest is super dangerous.

BOTH: What?!

I feel like there's a communication problem here.

No, no, no, it's not that.

It's just, Ms O didn't mention any of this.

Well, maybe she didn't want you to panic.

I mean, the minute you find out there's spider cats,

fire toads and motorcycle monkeys up in this place,

it can really freak you out!

Not to mention sundown, which is a real game-changer.

-Logan! We get it.

-Oh.

Wait. If the forest is so dangerous, why are you here?

Oh, my skin is totally poisonous.

-BOTH: Argh!

-Yeah.

Hey! Selfie?

Just don't touch.

Because of the poisonous part?

According to this diagram,

the ukulele goes beside the rubber ducky.

Beside...which side?

Beside means next to something.

The ukulele goes to the left of the rubber duck.

You three don't know your lefts from your rights, do you?

ALL AT ONCE: It's not that we don't know! It's just that we don't...

Listen up!! Here's something I call The L Trick.

Whichever hand makes the letter L is your left hand.

Which makes the other hand your right.

So, the ukulele would go on the...

left side of the rubber ducky,

because...it's this side.

-Yes?

-Nice work.

-That's why

-I

-got Tube Operator Of The Year.

She made you Tube Operator Of The Year?

She made ME Tube Operator Of The Year.

Um, guys, I'm pretty sure it was me.

Uh, you're all wrong. It was me.

ALL: Who are you?

O'Duffey.

Did you make us ALL Tube Operator Of The Year?

Is that my phone ringing?

SHE HUMS RINGTONE

Yeah, definitely my phone. Got to go!

FRUSTRATED SIGHS

KLAXON BLARES

Man. When Logan the Ogre said this was going to be a longer route,

he wasn't kidding.

-No kidding.

-I just said that!

I meant no kidding that he was kidding.

Are you kidding me right now?

PHONE RINGS

OTTO.

How are my two favourite agents enjoying the peaceful forest,

where nothing dangerous ever happens?

Ms O, we know the deal about the forest.

And you're on speakerphone.

SHE SIGHS

-I wanted to tell you...

-But you didn't want us to panic?

No. Then, I just got really busy.

How close are you guys to the tube entrance?

Well, we had to change routes.

But it's OK. Bonus?

We found some beautiful yellow flowers.

Yellow flowers?! You need to get out of there!

Now!!

Why?

CHICKEN CLUCKS

Laser chicken!

EXPLOSIONS

To be continued...