
Odd Squad
Blob on the Job/Party of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Season 1 Episode 6 | 26m 11sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Rival agents try to catch a rogue blob. / People in town can't count backwards.
When a blob gets loose in Odd Squad headquarters, Olive and Otto compete against rival agents to catch it first. / When people in town can no longer count down, Olive and Otto must uncover who is causing the problem before the New Year's Eve countdown to midnight.
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Odd Squad
Blob on the Job/Party of 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Season 1 Episode 6 | 26m 11sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
When a blob gets loose in Odd Squad headquarters, Olive and Otto compete against rival agents to catch it first. / When people in town can no longer count down, Olive and Otto must uncover who is causing the problem before the New Year's Eve countdown to midnight.
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- My name is Agent Olive.
This is my partner, Agent Otto.
This is my least favourite ha t...
But back to Otto and me.
We work for an organization run by kids that investigates anything strange, weird, and, especially, odd.
Our job is to put things right again.
(theme music) Yeah!
(yelling) - Who do we work for?
We work for Odd Squad.
- Odd Squad, thanks for coming.
The problem's this way.
Every time I try to go inside, this happens.
(engine starting) And... (car horn honking - Hmm, the old house-car switcheroo.
Otto?
(whirring) - Try her again, ma'am.
(doorbell ringing) - Finally!
Thanks, Odd Squad!
- Just doing our job.
- Bye!
- That was easier than I thought.
- Yeah.
(rumbling) - ODD SQUAD!
- Oh, no.
- If it isn't Olive, and her new partner, Ewtoo.
Back from another failed case.
- Actually, it's "Otto".
- And we just solved a case.
- You hear that, Olaf?
"We solved a case."
We solved a gazillion cases just this morning.
- Yeah, well, "gazillion" isn't a real number...Oren.
- It is if Olaf says it is.
- (Olaf): It is.
(alarm blaring) - Code Ruby!
- (Ms. O): Will someone shut that off?
(alarm stops) - (Olive): So, what's going on?
- The blob has escaped!
- (Otto): What blob?
- The blob that we have?
I wrote about it in the newsletter... Are you guys not reading my newsletter?
- How did the blob escape?
- Well, it's a long story...
I was in my lab, doing complicated technical work that only I knew how to do, when suddenly, the blob escaped!
(glass shattering) (gasping) NOO... Huh, guess that story wasn't so long.
- The important thing is, there's a one-gallon blob loose in headquarters!
- Sorry, um, what's a gallon?
I thought we measured in inches and feet?
-(Oscar): Actually, - fun fact - a blob is a liquid.
When you're measuring a liquid, you don't use inches or feet, you use gallons, quarts -- - Quit talking about measurement!
- There's a blob loose!
- We're on it, Ms. O!
- Ha!
Don't make Olaf laugh!
This is a real problem, and you need real agents.
- We'll handle it, Ms. O.
- We are "real agents", and we're gonna find it first.
- I don't care who does it, but someone better find that blob!
NOW!
- Let the games begin!
Come on!
- Yay... - Come on!
Hee-yah!
Hee-yah!
- No blob.
- No blob.
- No blob.
(whispering): There it is!
You go there, I go here!
3, 2, 1... - I got it!
- And it got you!
- Ugh, disgusting!
But worth it!
- I know.
I can't wait to see Oren and Olaf's faces.
Let's go!
- (both): WE GOT THE BLOB!
- We got the blob!
- What?
- We have a blob!
No fair!
(blowing air horn) - The blob can split apart!
That's how you each have a part of it!
- (OREN): We still win, 'cause we have the most blob!
- We have 4 containers, you only have one.
- You may have more, but ours is bigger.
- There's only one way to settle this.
We're all going to the Mathroom.
(whirring) - Yay!
- Shh!
- Greetings, agents!
- Hi, Carol.
- "Carol"?
- Mathroom and I go way back.
Now, the only way to tell who has more blob is to measure your blob and your blob in the same kind of container.
Carol, do your stuff.
- Generating two one-gallon containers.
- Wow!
There are two of them.
- Let's start with Olive and Otto.
- Measurement equals one quart of blob.
How much is that?
- A quart is a smaller unit of measurement than a gallon.
You need 4 quarts to equal one gallon.
- Now, Olaf and Oren.
- Measurement equals one quart of blob.
- It's a tie!
- Yay!
- No!
It means we didn't win.
- Boo!
- Wait a minute, look at the chart!
There are 4 quarts in one gallon.
You only found two quarts.
- You have two quarts left to go.
- So that means...half the blob is still out there!
- What are you waiting for?
GO!
- Ms. O, is everything okay?
- Carol, I'm having one of those days.
Help me relax.
- Does this help?
(loud dance music playing) - Where can it be?
We've searched everywhere!
- Shh, shh!
(clunking) All right.
- Gotcha!
(squishing) - Oh, man!
- It's getting away!
- There it is!
- There it is!
(all yelling) (gong ringing) - MATHROOM!
(whirring) - Amazing!
You got two cups and you got two cups!
- You're still tied!
- Wait, I know what a gallon is, I know what a quart is... What's a cup?
- I think he's talking to you, Carol.
- A cup is another unit of measurement.
It is smaller than a quart.
There are 4 cups in one quart.
- We have 4 cups... We have a quart!
- Right, and one quart plus these two quarts is 3 quarts.
- But that's not full yet!
- Because, as was already established, there are 4 quarts in a gallon.
You only have 3.
Therefore, in conclusion, there is still one quart of blob out there.
(weakly): Yay... - Get out of here, so I can dance again!
(whirring) - Well, come on, partner, we gotta keep on looking!
- What's the point?
We've been searching for hours, and I'm tired of getting slimed!
- Otto, you're a genius!
I know where the blob is.
- Well, where is it?
- It's right here.
- You're right!
All we have to do is look inside our hearts.
- No...
It's on your suit.
Let's go.
- Yeah.
- (Olive): One quart exactly!
- We won!
We found the most blob!
(slow clapping) - Well done.
You caught the blob fair and square.
Too bad Olaf grabbed it while you were watching me clap!
- (together): WHAT?
- He's over there.
(giggling) - (Olive): No!
Ms. O!
Wait!
- (Otto): Ms. O, listen to us!
- (Ms. O): Shh!
- You're coming with me, blob!
- Congratulations, Oren and Olaf!
- But they-- - Forget it.
It's not worth it.
- You know, you two are so good at blobs, I'm sending you on a month-long blob-counting mission to Blobsylvania.
(whirring) Olive and Otto, I know you really caught the blob.
Good work, agents.
- Wait, but if you know the truth, why did they get to go to Blobsylvania?
- Trust me, you do not want to go to Blobsylvania.
- (Oren): 4, 5, 7... (wolf howling) 8, 9... - How many you think there are?
- At least a gazillion.
- 557, 558... Or was it 556?
Ugh, we have to start all over again!
- Yay!
- Will you stop saying that?
- The Odd Squad uniform is an agent's most powerful tool.
It can blend into your surroundings... Hey... Where'd he go?
Play music... (Beethoven playing) (Beethoven stops) (dance music playing) (both playing) You can even cook on it.
But the only thing your suit can't do is get out an ice cream stain.
But not to worry.
You can make a new suit!
First get one gallon of water.
How much is a gallon?
It's the same as a jug of milk.
And one gallon is also the same as 4 quarts.
Since there are 4 cups in a quart, another way to think of a gallon is 16 cups-- Ugh!
That's gonna hurt in the morning.
Once you have your water, simply drop in your new uniform capsule... ...and voila.
Enjoy your new suit.
Thanks for coming, Odd Squad.
Everywhere I go, I hear the same song, over and over.
(humming) - Sounds like Gerard.
-What?
- Not a what, a who.
Have a look.
♪♪♪ ,- Whoa!
- HEY GERARD!
You mind switching it up a bit?
- Sure thing, Olive!
(playing same song faster) - Oh...
This I can get behind.
Thanks, Odd Squad!
- (Otto): Crazy.
- Oh, yeah.
You've got a guy named Bob in your head.
- Wait, what?
- You're listening to KODD DJ Kberg, coming at you live on the last day before the New Year, where we're counting down the top 100 songs.
We just listened to numbers 68 and 67, now here's song 66.
♪♪♪ - I hate New Year's... but I love it!
But I hate it...but I love it!
(sighing) - What are you talking about?
- Every year, I make a New Year's resolution.
You know, things you want to get done during the year.
Look... - You started at 100... You only have 9 left!
You're almost done!
- Yeah, except the rules are I have to get all 9 done before midnight tonight.
Maybe if Ms. O doesn't call us on a case-- - Olive and Otto!
In my office!
- I knew that would happen.
Let's go.
(whimpering) -(agent): Hey!
- You wanted to see us, Ms. O?
- Yes.
Something very odd has happened.
But, before I get to that, I'm gonna brag, big time.
Mayor Macklemore has asked me to do the official New Year's Eve countdown.
Tell them, Mayor!
- I've asked Ms. O to do the official New Year's Eve countdown.
- It's a big deal.
Tell 'em, Mayor!
- It's a big deal!
- Was there something you needed?
- Something odd is going on at Tommy Banfield's birthday party.
Check it out... ...but be back before the clock strikes midnight, or you'll miss me doing the New Year's Eve countdown.
And it's a... - (all):...big deal.
- Everybody's talking about it.
- Yes, they are.
- So, as I was saying, the only way I'm going to finish all of my resolutions is to do them while we're on the case.
I already did 10, so... "9: Learn Spanish."
Me llamo Olivia.
- (NAME): Psst!
Odd Squad!
Over here!
- What seems to be the problem?
- Thanks for coming.
- De nada.
- We've been playing hide-and-go-seek for 3 days, because Tommy never found us.
Look!
- 11, 11... - We don't know what to do.
We've run out of cake to eat.
- You guys have been hiding behind a couch for 3 days?
- We can't come out 'till Tommy finds us.
It's the hide-and-seek rule!
- Well, I'm not a doctor, but it seems like Tommy's stuck on the number 11.
This isn't how it's supposed to be.
He should be able to count backwards from 11 to 10 to 9.
- I'll handle this.
- ...11, 11, 11.... - Come on, Tommy!
You can count down.
Like this: 11, 11...11!
- ...11, 11, 11.... - I can't count down either!
- 11, 11, 11...
Neither can I!
- But why would this happen?
(playing violin ominously) - Sorry.
Resolution 8: Practice more violin.
♪♪♪ - Sounds like we have a countdown crook.
- A countdown crook?
What's that?
- It's a rare condition where someone counts down so much that they stop everyone else from counting down.
It's a big problem.
If we can't count backwards by ones, rockets won't be able to take off.
- 10, 9, 8, 8, 8... - Racers won't be able to start.
- 3, 2, 2, 2... - Definitely won't be any rocket races.
- 5, 4, 4, 4... - (gasping): Oh, no!
Tonight is New Year's Eve!
- So?
- Mayor Macklemore, tell 'em!
- Oh...
Uh, earlier today, I asked Ms. O to do the official New Year's Eve countdown.
- But I can't count down unless we catch this countdown crook!
I'll be standing in front of everybody saying, "10, 10, 10..." (screaming) - Um, how do we find this countdown crook?
- Right.
He or she will be the only person who can still count down.
GO!
Go like the wind!
- Let's go.
- Mayor, tell me something wonderful.
- Something wonderful.
- (Olive): Okay, so whoever can still count down is the countdown crook.
- But that could be anybody!
- (DJ Kberg): You just listened to songs 51, 50, 49, on KODD... - Did you hear that?
- Agent Olson, stop that car!
- What's happening?
- Turn up the radio.
- Next up are songs 48, 47, and 46.
- DJ Kberg is counting down.
- She must be the countdown crook.
We have to stop her!
- Agent Olson, we're commandeering this vehicle.
(sighing) ♪♪♪ (toy revving sound) - Let's go catch us a crook.
- But...
But that's my car!
- Wow, they don't make these kit cars like they used to.
Wrench...
Thank you.
Argh... - Done.
- Wow.
DJ Kberg is way farther away than I thought.
Why didn't we just use the tubes to get to her?
- I...didn't think about it.
- Do you...want to use the tubes?
- Nah, almost there.
- Let's go.
Um...
Sorry.
Ahem.
- (both): Odd Squad!
Odd Squad!
Put down the mic!
- The Top 100 Countdown continues with songs 36, 35, and 34... - The countdown crook... She's invisible!
- Not invisible... Just ashamed.
I wasn't able to count down from 100, so I'm playing last year's Top 100 instead.
I didn't know what else to do.
- So if she's not the countdown crook, we'll have to keep looking.
So much for taking a hot-air balloon ride.
It's my resolution number 7.
- Resolution?
- Yeah, I've been trying to get through them all day.
I did 9, 8, and now I'm on 7.
- You!
You just counted down!
- What?
- You are the countdown crook!
- I knew it!
...No, I didn't.
- All day, you've been crossing off your resolutions.
You've been counting down.
And it's all you could think about.
- (whispering): What have I done?
- You've been counting down.
- I know that now!
Let's go.
- What do you think, Dr. O?
- You want the good news or bad news?
- Bad news.
- The bad news is there's no good news.
- (both): What?
- Olive is definitely the countdown crook.
- Is there a cure?
- Of course.
All you need to do is sit in this pink goo for two weeks.
- (Ms. O): We don't have two weeks!
I have to be on stage tonight!
- I'm a doctor, Ms. O, not a party planner!
- Wait!
I have an idea.
Olive is the countdown crook because she's counting down her resolutions, right?
- (all): Right.
- So if she finishes her resolutions, then-- - Then she won't be obsessed with counting down and everyone can count down again.
- Right.
- But can I finish all of my resolutions in time?
- There's only one way to find out.
- ...How?
- Oh, well, I'm going to do it really fast with music and numbers in back of me.
Number 7: Go for a hot air balloon ride.
♪♪♪ ...With a giraffe.
Number 6: Ride a bicycle on top of another bicycle.
Number 5: Jump higher than I've ever jumped before.
Number 4: Discover the lost city of Atlantis.
Number 3: Learn to use the new Odd Squad computer program.
- And then to open up a new database query, you just have to tick here, here, and here.
- Ohh...
Number 2: Do the chicken dance...with a chicken.
- One more resolution to go!
What is it?
- Resolution number 1 is... Tell Agent Otto what a great partner he is.
- Check.
- You're cured!
- Good to go, Ms. O.
- Thanks, Olive.
10, 9... - (with crowd): ...8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
Happy New Year!
(cheering and whistling) - The first step in dealing with a puffer plant is don't let it puff on you.
(coughing) If this does occur, some things will happen over the next one minute.
- At exactly 55 seconds, you will only be able to talk Cow.
(mooing) When the timer hits 45 seconds, you will turn purple, grow a lion's tail.
Eek.
...And a beard.
Ho ho ho!
30 seconds left to go.
29, 28 27... Now, I wish I could tell you things got easier from now on, but at exactly 15 seconds, you'll grow bear claws and another beard.
While still mooing like a cow.
(mooing) Not to worry - when the timer reaches 60 seconds, everything will go back to normal.
And that is when you'll turn into a chicken.
- There you are!
Something very odd has happened.
Yes, I'm talking to you.
With the glasses...or no glasses.
Take a look at this.
These cute fuzzy creatures are called Centigurps, and Odd Squad headquarters is full of them.
Help us capture all the Centigurps so we can get back to solving cases.
Go to...and become an Odd Squad agent today.
Odd Squad needs you!
[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [laughing]
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