Transcript: Roam Alone / Barking Orders
A firefly flies around a pond at night.
Flick appears on screen and says IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THINGS UP.
Flick is a firefly who wears a pink beanie, a brown T-shirt, black pants, and blue shoes. He has little tiny glowing wings that flutter behind him.
The song goes SHUTTERBUGS!
Flick flies throw the pond past a large toad and through leaves and cattails.
The song continues NA NA NA NA-NA-NA-NA
SHUTTERBUGS!
He flies into a lit-up city made of mushrooms and tree trunks flying past Harvey eating a watermelon and Opal reading a book in a hammock. Harvey is a large blue fly that wears a blue shirt and black pants. Opal is a spider wearing a green shirt and black pants on 8 legs.
The song continues NA NA NA NA-NA-NA-NA
SHUTTERBUGS!
SHUTTERBUGS
Flick, Harvey, and Opal fly by the title written in the sky that reads "Shutterbugs."
The episode title reads "Roam Alone."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch and Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
THERE'S A... SPECIAL
STORY FOR YOU TO COVER!
Gordon is an elderly caterpillar with a white goatee and glasses.
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick flies over to the news building and walks into Gordon?s office.
Flick says HMM. THAT'S STRANGE.
GORDON?
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
In a picture frame with a large crowd of people, Gordon is dressed up as with a red and white striped shirt and hat and says SHUTTER... A... BUG!
FLICK, THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE HERE.
Flick says WHAT'S UP WITH HARVEY AND OPAL?
THEY'RE NEVER LATE.
Gordon jumps out of the picture and says YES, WELL, THEY'RE ON
ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT.
Flick says ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT?
WITHOUT ME?
Gordon says SORRY TO SAY, YOU'LL
BE FLYING SOLO, FLICK.
I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
STORY FOR YOU TO COVER.
I NEED YOU TO GET THE
SCOOP ON THE PAINT FACTORY.
THE PAINT THERE IS...UH, DRYING.
Flick says YOU WANT ME TO...
WATCH PAINT DRY?
Gordon says PRECISELY!
Flick says I GUESS I COULD.
Gordon says EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!
OFF YOU GO BEFORE IT
ALL... UH... DRIES.
Flick says IF YOU SAY SO.
COME ON, GUYS! LET'S......RIGHT. GUESS I'M GOING
TO GET THE SCOOP,
AND SHED SOME LIGHT
ON THIS STORY... ALONE.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
WE CAN HELP.
WE CAN HELP.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DARK
OR LOST IN THE PARK
UH OH, WHAT?
DO YOU HEAR THAT FLY?
OH, WHAT'S THAT IN THE SKY?
ASK YOURSELF:
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
LIGHT! REAL BRIGHT!
LET'S MAKE IT
ALL SHINE - ALL RIGHT!
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
EVERYTHING
WILL BE ALL RIGHT!
SHED SOME LIGHT!
Outside at night, Flick says UGH, FEELS SUPER
WEIRD DOING THIS BY MYSELF.
OKAY
LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT!
WHO?
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST YOU, FLICK!
WHAT?
PAINT DRYING,
WHICH SOUNDS REALLY BORING.
WHERE?
THE PAINT FACTORY!
WHEN?
HOPEFULLY AFTER DINNER.
YOU GUYS WANT TO
GET SOME MEATLOAF?
NO, HARVEY.
WE NEED TO GET GOING.
JUST A FEW BITES? I WON'T CHEW.
HARVEY, YOU JUST ATE!
OKAY, THAT'S NOT WORKING.
LET'S TRY WHY:
WHY DO I FEEL SO ALONE?
I MEAN HOW
IS THAT POSSIBLE,
THERE'S PLENTY OF
OTHER BUGS AROUND.
Flick flies around the marsh and says HELLO?
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
THIS PAINT DRYING STORY
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
WRONG GOING ON HERE!
Flick takes a picture of himself in the marsh.
Flick continues to fly around the marsh and says HELLO!
ANYONE OUT THERE?
HEYOO!
FLOYD! YOU THERE?
BORIS!
BERMIE!
ANYONE HOME?
HARVEY!
OPAL!
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO
WHO IS THAT?
HOLD ON, I'M COMING!
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO
AHA!
WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU?
YOU?
ME?
I'M RIGHT HERE!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY.
HELLO?
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
STOP HIDING!
AH, THIS IS CRAZY.
NO KIDDING!
I'M GOING TO STARVE
IF WE DON'T EAT SOON.
HARVEY!
FOCUS!
FOCUS!
OPAL?
FOCUS!
IS THAT YOU?
OPAL?
OPAL!
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
LOOKS LIKE THE REAL STORY
ISN'T ABOUT PAINT DRYING,
IT'S ABOUT A MISSING TOWN.
OH, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE
SOME SERIOUS DETECTIVE WORK!
AHEM.
SOME SERIOUS DETECTIVE WORK!
AW, COME ON!
WHERE'S DETECTIVE DEBBIE
WHEN I NEED HER?
DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie is a pink dragonfly who wears a blue police uniform. She wears a green detective?s hat, large black glasses with a fake nose and moustache, and a green detective?s cape.
Detective Debbie says DETECTIVE WHO?
SORRY, MY NAMES
UH, DOUGY.
SORRY IT TOOK ME SO
LONG TO GET HERE... UMM...
STRANGE BUG I'VE
NEVER MET BEFORE.
Flick says UHH, DETECTIVE...
DOUGY?
I THINK SOMETHING'S
REALLY WRONG.
MY FRIENDS ARE MISSING,
THE WHOLE TOWN IS MISSING,
AND I KEEP HEARING THESE WEIRDO
VOICES CALLING OUT TO ME!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
SEE!
WHO IS THAT?
Detective Debbie says WELL THAT'S JUST YOUR VOICE
ECHOING OFF THE WALLS.
Flick says MY... ECHO?
Detective Debbie says YUP.
ECHOES ARE CAUSED BY THE SOUND
WAVES FROM YOUR VOICE BOUNCING
OFF OF FAR AWAY WALLS.
Flick says KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAPPENS
IN A BIG CAVE, OR A CANYON,
OR SAY... AN EMPTY CITY?
Detective Debbie says CORRECTO MONDO!
WITH EVERYONE IN TOWN HIDING,
THE SOUND WAVES GET TO TRAVEL
A LONG WAY BEFORE FINDING
A WALL AND BOUNCING BACK.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GETTING
SUCH A LOUD ECHO, MY MAN.
A muffled call comes in over Debbie?s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY, SHUTTER...
UH. STRANGER BUG!
GOTTA JET!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY.
DOUG'S OUT!
Detective Debbie dives into a can of small paint.
Flick says HIDING?
WHAT'S EVERYONE HIDING FROM?
Flick flies around to different buildings in the marsh and says THERE'S GOT TO BE
A CLUE SOMEWHERE.
MARVA?
MARVA?
MONA?
MONA?
SMALL ROOM, SHORT ECHOES.
HEH, THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
BIG ROOM!
BIG ROOM!
BIG ECHO!
BIG ECHO!
BOOM. BOOM. BAP. BOOM. BAP.
BOOM. BOOM. BAP. BOOM. BAP.
I WISH HARVEY AND
OPAL WERE HERE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND
MY FRIENDS SOMEHOW.
AND I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO
MAKE SENSE OF THE SITUATION,
IS BY USING MY SENSES!
The glow worms dance and sing OOOH, WE CAN HELP WITH THAT.
TELL ME 'BOUT THE SENSES.
SEEING.
HEARING.
TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE.
SMELLING.
TASTING.
THERE'S ONE MORE
SENSE YOU KNOW.
OH YEAH, TOUCHING!
ALL FIVE SENSES.
NOW IT'S MAKING SENSE.
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
YOU GOTTA USE
ALL YOUR SENSES.
OH YEAH!
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
IT'S REALLY,
REALLY,
REALLY...
MAKING SENSE!
Flick says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GLOW!
Flick looks at his watch and selects a goggles option. He looks out into the crowd of the Murky stadium and takes a picture.
Flick sees two bugs with bee costumes on and says WHO ARE THOSE TWO?
THEY LOOK FAMILIAR.
HEY! WAIT!
They fly away and Flick says OOOF!
WAIT! DON'T RUN!
HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON?
HEY!
WAIT!
HEY!
OOOF!
AH... HUH!
The two dressed up bugs get away and Flick says PHEW!
ARGH... I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.
ALONE... ALONE... ALONE....
HA! MAYBE I DON'T HAVE TO!
AHA! GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
Flick?s echo resonates in the marsh and the two bugs get scared, run into each other, and fall down.
The two bugs say HUH! OOOF!
UH...
Flick flies around and sees purple paint on the ground that the two bugs dropped.
Flick says ARGH!
OH... WAIT.
IS THAT...
PAINT?
Flick takes a picture.
Flick follows the paint and says HELLO?
EVEN THE ECHOES
HAVE DISAPPEARED.
I GUESS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
WALLS TO BOUNCE OFF OF OUT HERE.
I MISS MY FRIENDS,
BUT I CAN'T GIVE UP.
WHAT IF HARVEY AND OPAL NEED ME?
I CAN HANDLE BEING
ON MY OWN FOR A BIT.
SOMETIMES SPENDING A BIT OF
TIME ALONE IS FUN, RIGHT! ?
LIKE WHEN I'M READING,
OR LISTENING TO MUSIC...
Harvey says AH, HORSEMUFFINS!
WHERE IS HE?
Flick says I KNOW THAT VOICE!
Flick flies into a building with a gallery full of paintings of famous bugs and says UH...
HMMM.
Beneath one of the gallery?s walls exposing Opal?s feet, Opal says OW! STOP THAT... HE'S HERE!
Flick stops and says HOLD ON... WHAT'S GOING ON?
IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRAP?
The lights turn on and a large piece of paper shows the bugs behind.
Flick says AN AMBUSH?
OR MAYBE IT'S-...
All the bugs say SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FLICK!
Opal says HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ARE YOU SURPRISED OR WHAT?
IT WAS HARVEY'S IDEA TO MAKE
IT AN EARLY SURPRISE PARTY!
Harvey says THE BEST BIRTHDAY CAKE
IS EARLY BIRTHDAY CAKE!
Flick says THIS IS AWESOME, YOU GUYS!
WAIT, SO EVERYONE WAS
MISSING BECAUSE...
Opal says WE WERE WAITING
FOR YOU TO SHOW UP!
OH!
OH, I GUESS I GOT A LITTLE
WORKED UP.... AND SIDETRACKED
FROM MY STORY, HEH.
Harvey says YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY, FLICK.
I GET SIDETRACKED ALL THE...
HEY, ARE THOSE SPRINKLES?
Flick says AND... THE PAINTED FACES?
Opal says EVERY GREAT
PARTY NEEDS A THEME!
Harvey says AND CAKE!
GUM DROPS!
Back at the office, Flick uploads the report and says DONE AND DONE!
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF!
They all say IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a large screen above the whole town and sing HERE'S THE LATEST BUZZ!
THEY WERE STUCK IN A MESS,
THEY HAD TO TAKE ACTION.
SHINE A LIGHT
ON THE SITUATION.
HOLD THE PRESSES.
TAKE A BREATH NOW.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
AND THEY LOOKED ALL AROUND
AND THEY FOUND THE ANSWER...
BY USING THEIR 5 SENSES.
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
THEY BROKE THE STORY!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP, SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
AND THAT'S THE NEWS!
Back at the office, Gordon says GREAT STORY, SHUTTERBUGS!
IT'S NOT EASY TO SURPRISE FLICK,
BUT I THINK WE PULLED IT OFF!
Flick says YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED,
BUT I WON'T GET TRICKED
AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
Flick talks to himself and says THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!
I'VE ALREADY GOT
IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU MEAN YOU'VE GOT
THE MENU FIGURED OUT.
WELL YEAH!
Harvey says I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT!
The episode ends.
Flick flies through the night sky and says IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THINGS UP.
Now a shot of the forest city features the episode title that reads "Barking Orders."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch.
Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
THE TOWN'S GONE BARKING MAD!
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick, Harvey, and Opal walk into Gordon?s office and Flick says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says HIDY-HOOO?!
In a picture frame of a group of bugs playing cards, Gordon says SHUTTERBUGS!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE.
He jumps out of the picture and says DID YOU HEAR THEM?
YOU MUST HAVE HEARD THEM.
Flick says HEAR WHAT, GORDON?
Gordon says BARKING BEETLES!
THERE'S A PACK OF THEM
RUNNING LOOSE ALL OVER TOWN!
LOOK!
Opal says B-B-ARKING BEETLES?
MAYBE WE SHOULD LEAVE THIS
STORY TO SOMEONE ELSE...
WHO LIKES... PETS?
Harvey says THIS WILL BE AMAZING!
I'M A TOTAL BARKING BEETLE NUT.
THEY'RE SO CUTE!
Flick says DON'T WORRY, GORDON.
WE'LL GET THE SCOOP, AND SHED
SOME LIGHT ON THIS STORY.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
WE CAN HELP.
WE CAN HELP.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DARK
OR LOST IN THE PARK
UH OH, WHAT?
DO YOU HEAR THAT FLY?
OH, WHAT'S THAT IN THE SKY?
ASK YOURSELF:
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
LIGHT! REAL BRIGHT!
LET'S MAKE IT
ALL SHINE - ALL RIGHT!
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
EVERYTHING
WILL BE ALL RIGHT!
SHED SOME LIGHT!
Outside of the office at night, Flick says ALRIGHT GUYS!
LET'S START WITH
THE THINGS WE KNOW!
WHO?
Harvey says CUTE LITTLE BEETLES!
WHAT?
Opal says RUNNING AROUND BEING
ANYTHING BUT CUTE!
WHERE?
Flick says IT SOUNDS LIKE
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
WHEN?
Harvey says RIGHT NOW!
WHY?
Opal says THAT'S WHAT'S SCARY!
WHY ARE THEY RUNNING WILD?
HOW?
Flick says TALKING TO A BARKING BEETLE
EXPERT, MIGHT BE A GOOD START!
LET'S GO SEE CESAR THE SNAIL.
The bugs go search for Cesar.
Flick says HMM, HE'S USUALLY HERE.
Opal says NOTHING HERE BUT A
DEAD END AND A...
Opal sees a bone, picks it up, squeezes it, and says HMMM!
WHOA BOY, WHOA!
They all say CESAR!
Opal backs away from the little dog waving the bone and says WHOA! AHH!
Flick takes a picture.
Cesar slides over and says EASY BOY!
HEH, NOT TO WORRY, HUMPHREY HERE
IS THE CALM ONE OF THE PACK.
Cesar is a blue snail with a brown goatee and a yellow-striped red shell.
Opal says CALM ONE?
Harvey says YOU MEAN THERE'S MORE?
Cesar says BUT OF COURSE!
HUMPHREY'S JUST ONE OF MY
TWELVE BARKING BEETLES.
ELEVEN RAN OFF FROM
MY TRAINING SCHOOL.
Opal says ELEVEN? AGH!
AHHH-GOOD PUPPY! AHHH!
Flick says HOW'D THEY GET AWAY?
Cesar says I WAS TAKING THEM FOR A WALK
WHEN A CAT FLEA WENT BY AND BAM!
THEY TOOK OFF, BARKING MAD.
Opal says MAD?
ARE THESE BEETLES BARKING
BECAUSE THEY'RE... ANGRY?
Cesar says NO, NO, NO, NO, IT'S
NOTHING LIKE THAT.
SOME BEETLES BARK TO
PROTECT THEIR HOME, SURE,
BUT EVEN HAPPY BEETLES BARK
TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
FOR A TUMMY RUB
OR EVEN IF THEY'RE
JUST PLAYING WITH THEIR TOYS.
Opal throws the bone and Cesar says AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITH
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE POOCH,
THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THE
BARK'S ANGRY OR...
Flick says EXCITED? THAT SOUNDS CLOSE.
The bugs follow Cesar and Humphrey to the other beetles.
Cesar puts the beetles on their leashes and says HEY, LITTLE POOCHIES...
Floyd says SHH NOW SHH!
Opal walks to the other side of the tree and says FLOYD?
Floyd says ARE THE BEETLES GONE?
MAN, DID I PICK A
BAD DAY TO NAP ON A GUMBALL.
NOW IT'S STUCK TO ME AND I CAN'T
FLY AWAY FROM THESE BEETLES!
Opal says WHAT DID YOU DO TO
GET THEM SO WORKED UP?
Floyd says NO IDEA.
I WAS JUST SITTING THERE,
EATING TRASH, WHISTLING,
BOUNCING THIS SMELLY
BALL... THE USUAL.
NEXT THING I KNOW, THESE CRAZY
POOCHES START CHASING ME!
Cesar says THOSE ARE ALL THE
THINGS POOCHES LOVE.
NO WONDER THEY WERE
HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
Floyd says NO ONE'S EVER HAPPY TO SEE ME.
APPARENTLY I HAVE.... AN ODOUR.
WHOA!
Floyd tries to climb down the tree and falls.
Floyd says OOOF!
THIS IS IT.
The trash ball lands next to Floyd and the beetles start barking.
Floyd says THIS IS THE END OF FLOYD.
AHHH! EHHH!
Cesar says NO. SIT.
JUST NEED TO BE FIRM WHEN YOU'RE
DEALING WITH EXCITED POOCHES.
Flick takes a picture of the beetles licking Floyd.
Floyd says GUESS THERE'S SOME
BUGS THAT APPRECIATE
THE FINER SMELLS IN LIFE.
Opal says BUT THERE'S ONLY
FIVE BEETLES HERE.
IF WE STARTED WITH
TWELVE, THAT MEANS THERE'S
STILL SEVEN MORE TO GO!
Flick says OPAL'S RIGHT.
HARVEY, COULD YOU
PLEASE BRING THESE GUYS BACK
TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL?
THERE'S TOO MANY TO HANDLE
IF WE KEEP THEM ALL.
Harvey says YOU GOT IT!
OKAY FELLAS, WALKIES!
AHHHHH!
The beetles pull Harvey away.
Over by a sweets stand, Boris says SHUTTERBUGS, HELP BORIS!
I GIVE BARKING POOCH-KIES
SMALL TASTE OF TREAT, AND LOOK!
Boris is a large bee with a white moustache.
Flick takes a picture.
The beetles fly around Boris as he tries to eat an ice cream cone.
Boris says THEY HAVE NO MANNERS,
THESE BARKY BEETLES!
Cesar says THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
"SHARING A LITTLE."
AND "SHARING A LOT."
YOU NEED TO TEACH
THEM WHAT "NO" MEANS
SO THEY KNOW WHEN TO STOP.
LOUD AND FIRM.
Flick walks over to the beetles and says NO.
They continue to bark.
Flick says NO!
They still bark.
Flick says NO!
They stop barking and leave Boris alone.
Cesar says SEE? LOUD AND FIRM,
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
Cesar gives the beetles treats.
Opal says BUT YOU JUST GAVE THEM TREATS!
ISN'T THAT THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
Cesar says GIVING THEM TREATS WHEN
THEY DO THE RIGHT THING
IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
TEACHING THEM RIGHT...
The beetles take off with Flick holding onto their leashes.
Flick says WHOA BOYS! WHOA!
Cesar says FROM WRONG.
Flick says STOP!
THESE GUYS ARE A HANDFUL.
I BETTER TAKE THEM BACK
TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
HOLD TIGHT!
Flick flies away with them.
Opal says FLICK, WAIT!
OK... WELL, UM, THAT'S
EIGHT BARKING BEETLES DOWN.
THAT MEANS, FOUR MORE TO FIND?
Cesar says WON'T BE HARD.
LISTEN!
THEY SOUND SUPER EXCITED!
WONDERFUL.
Cesar and Opal see the beetles playing with Marva. Marva is a red-legged millipede.
Opal says OH NO! CESAR!
WHAT DO WE DO?
Cesar says NO!
The four remaining beetles jump on her belly and Marva says OH BOY, THEIR
KISSES SURE DO TICKLE!
WHAT A BUNCH OF CUTIES!
LOVE TO ADOPT ONE...
OR ALL THREE!
Opal says REALLY?
Marva says YES, THEY'RE ADORABLE!
I ALWAYS WANTED BARKING BEETLES.
Cesar says EXCELLENT!
CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF HUMPHREY,
WHILE I TAKE THESE THREE BACK,
AND SORT THINGS OUT WITH MARVA?
Opal says I DON'T KNOW, CESAR.
I'M JUST HERE SCOOPING
A STORY AND...
Cesar says DON'T WORRY,
OPAL.
JUST BE FIRM IF HE STARTS
ACTING SILLY, OKAY?
HERE, USE THIS IF HE GETS BORED.
OH, AND AS FOR SCOOPING,
I HAVE JUST THE THING
THE POOPER
Opal says HUH?
Cesar says SCOOPER!
Opal says THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF
SCOOP I WAS HOPING FOR.
Opal walks Humphrey back and says OKAY.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
WE FOUND ALL TWELVE PUPS.
WE'RE GOOD.
HOLD ON, HUMPHREY IS ONE
PLUS THE FOUR WE
FOUND WITH FLOYD IS FIVE,
PLUS THE THREE WITH BORIS IS 8,
PLUS MARVA'S THREE IS ELEVEN
THERE'S STILL ONE MORE!
HOW AM I GOING TO FIND
HIM ALL BY MYSELF?
I'M NOT A DOGGIE DETECTIVE.
Opal says DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO
GET HERE SHUTTERBU-- OPAL!?
WHY YOU ALL BY
YOUR LONESOME, HUN?
Detective Debbie is a pink dragonfly who wears a blue police uniform.
Opal says UGH, EVERYBODY WHO LIKES BEETLES
LEFT ME HERE TO POOCH SIT,
BUT I STILL HAVE
ANOTHER ONE TO FIND!
Detective Debbie says HMM... WELL, YOU KNOW,
OUR POLICE BEETLES USE
THEIR NOSES TO FIND THINGS.
MAYBE THIS LITTLE
PUP CAN DO THAT TOO!
YOU JUST NEED TO LET HIM SNIFF
SOMETHING THEY SHARE, GIRL!
A muffled call comes in over Debbie?s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY SHUTTERBU...
OPAL, I GOT TO JET.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY...
AND YOUR POOCH. DEBS OUT!
Opal says I JUST NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF
THIS, BY USING YOUR SENSES!
The glow worms dance and sing OOOH, WE CAN HELP WITH THAT.
TELL ME 'BOUT THE SENSES.
SEEING.
HEARING.
TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE.
SMELLING.
TASTING.
THERE'S ONE MORE
SENSE YOU KNOW.
OH YEAH, TOUCHING!
ALL FIVE SENSES.
NOW IT'S MAKING SENSE.
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
YOU GOTTA USE
ALL YOUR SENSES.
OH YEAH!
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
IT'S REALLY,
REALLY,
REALLY...
MAKING SENSE!
Opal says OKAY HUMPHREY.
LET'S FIND YOUR BUDDY!
Opal gives the bone to Humphrey for him to sniff and then looks at her watch and selects the nose option.
Humphrey takes off and Opal says WHOA...
AHH!
They arrive at a trash can next to a house and Opal says HELLO?
HERE BOY?
The beetle hides behind the trash can and Opal says WOW, YOU'RE SCARED OF ME?
GOOD BEETLE.
NOW COME.
COME!
The beetle jumps in her arms and Opal says THAT'S IT.
GOOD BOY!
OH, YOU'RE A GOOD BOY!
YES YOU ARE!
Cesar says YOU'RE A NATURAL,
KID!
Flick takes a picture.
Back at the office, Flick uploads the report and says DONE AND DONE!
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF?
They all say IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a large screen above the whole town and sing HERE'S THE LATEST BUZZ!
THEY WERE STUCK IN A MESS,
THEY HAD TO TAKE ACTION.
SHINE A LIGHT
ON THE SITUATION.
HOLD THE PRESSES.
TAKE A BREATH NOW.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
AND THEY LOOKED ALL AROUND
AND THEY FOUND THE ANSWER...
BY USING THEIR 5 SENSES.
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
THEY BROKE THE STORY!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP, SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
AND THAT'S THE NEWS!
Back in the office, Gordon says I'M SO, UH, RELIEVED YOU
FOUND ALL THOSE BEETLES.
I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF
A BEETLE PERSON MYSELF.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF OPAL CAN OVERCOME HER
FEARS, MAYBE I CAN TOO.
Opal holds Humphrey.
Gordon says SOMEDAY.
Opal says SHOW GORDON YOU'RE
NOT SCARY AT ALL!
GO GIVE HIM A BIG KISS!
The beetle jumps on Gordon, licks him, and Gordon says WAIT, UH... OH!
The show ends and the credits roll.
Created by Cory Morrison, MCM, Craig Young.
Music by Serge R. C?t?.
A Canada Singapore Coproduction between Shutterbugs Productions Inc. and Infinite Frameworks Pte. Limited.
Logos: Tricon Kids and Family, TVO kids, Radio Canada, Knowledge: Kids.
Copyright 2015, Shutterbugs Productions Inc. and Infinite Frameworks Pte. Limited. All rights Reserved.
Flick appears on screen and says IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THINGS UP.
Flick is a firefly who wears a pink beanie, a brown T-shirt, black pants, and blue shoes. He has little tiny glowing wings that flutter behind him.
The song goes SHUTTERBUGS!
Flick flies throw the pond past a large toad and through leaves and cattails.
The song continues NA NA NA NA-NA-NA-NA
SHUTTERBUGS!
He flies into a lit-up city made of mushrooms and tree trunks flying past Harvey eating a watermelon and Opal reading a book in a hammock. Harvey is a large blue fly that wears a blue shirt and black pants. Opal is a spider wearing a green shirt and black pants on 8 legs.
The song continues NA NA NA NA-NA-NA-NA
SHUTTERBUGS!
SHUTTERBUGS
Flick, Harvey, and Opal fly by the title written in the sky that reads "Shutterbugs."
The episode title reads "Roam Alone."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch and Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
THERE'S A... SPECIAL
STORY FOR YOU TO COVER!
Gordon is an elderly caterpillar with a white goatee and glasses.
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick flies over to the news building and walks into Gordon?s office.
Flick says HMM. THAT'S STRANGE.
GORDON?
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
In a picture frame with a large crowd of people, Gordon is dressed up as with a red and white striped shirt and hat and says SHUTTER... A... BUG!
FLICK, THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE HERE.
Flick says WHAT'S UP WITH HARVEY AND OPAL?
THEY'RE NEVER LATE.
Gordon jumps out of the picture and says YES, WELL, THEY'RE ON
ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT TONIGHT.
Flick says ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT?
WITHOUT ME?
Gordon says SORRY TO SAY, YOU'LL
BE FLYING SOLO, FLICK.
I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
STORY FOR YOU TO COVER.
I NEED YOU TO GET THE
SCOOP ON THE PAINT FACTORY.
THE PAINT THERE IS...UH, DRYING.
Flick says YOU WANT ME TO...
WATCH PAINT DRY?
Gordon says PRECISELY!
Flick says I GUESS I COULD.
Gordon says EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT!
OFF YOU GO BEFORE IT
ALL... UH... DRIES.
Flick says IF YOU SAY SO.
COME ON, GUYS! LET'S......RIGHT. GUESS I'M GOING
TO GET THE SCOOP,
AND SHED SOME LIGHT
ON THIS STORY... ALONE.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
WE CAN HELP.
WE CAN HELP.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DARK
OR LOST IN THE PARK
UH OH, WHAT?
DO YOU HEAR THAT FLY?
OH, WHAT'S THAT IN THE SKY?
ASK YOURSELF:
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
LIGHT! REAL BRIGHT!
LET'S MAKE IT
ALL SHINE - ALL RIGHT!
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
EVERYTHING
WILL BE ALL RIGHT!
SHED SOME LIGHT!
Outside at night, Flick says UGH, FEELS SUPER
WEIRD DOING THIS BY MYSELF.
OKAY
LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT!
WHO?
LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST YOU, FLICK!
WHAT?
PAINT DRYING,
WHICH SOUNDS REALLY BORING.
WHERE?
THE PAINT FACTORY!
WHEN?
HOPEFULLY AFTER DINNER.
YOU GUYS WANT TO
GET SOME MEATLOAF?
NO, HARVEY.
WE NEED TO GET GOING.
JUST A FEW BITES? I WON'T CHEW.
HARVEY, YOU JUST ATE!
OKAY, THAT'S NOT WORKING.
LET'S TRY WHY:
WHY DO I FEEL SO ALONE?
I MEAN HOW
IS THAT POSSIBLE,
THERE'S PLENTY OF
OTHER BUGS AROUND.
Flick flies around the marsh and says HELLO?
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
THIS PAINT DRYING STORY
WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
WRONG GOING ON HERE!
Flick takes a picture of himself in the marsh.
Flick continues to fly around the marsh and says HELLO!
ANYONE OUT THERE?
HEYOO!
FLOYD! YOU THERE?
BORIS!
BERMIE!
ANYONE HOME?
HARVEY!
OPAL!
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO
WHO IS THAT?
HOLD ON, I'M COMING!
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO
AHA!
WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU?
YOU?
ME?
I'M RIGHT HERE!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY.
HELLO?
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
STOP HIDING!
AH, THIS IS CRAZY.
NO KIDDING!
I'M GOING TO STARVE
IF WE DON'T EAT SOON.
HARVEY!
FOCUS!
FOCUS!
OPAL?
FOCUS!
IS THAT YOU?
OPAL?
OPAL!
WHERE IS EVERYONE?
LOOKS LIKE THE REAL STORY
ISN'T ABOUT PAINT DRYING,
IT'S ABOUT A MISSING TOWN.
OH, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE
SOME SERIOUS DETECTIVE WORK!
AHEM.
SOME SERIOUS DETECTIVE WORK!
AW, COME ON!
WHERE'S DETECTIVE DEBBIE
WHEN I NEED HER?
DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie is a pink dragonfly who wears a blue police uniform. She wears a green detective?s hat, large black glasses with a fake nose and moustache, and a green detective?s cape.
Detective Debbie says DETECTIVE WHO?
SORRY, MY NAMES
UH, DOUGY.
SORRY IT TOOK ME SO
LONG TO GET HERE... UMM...
STRANGE BUG I'VE
NEVER MET BEFORE.
Flick says UHH, DETECTIVE...
DOUGY?
I THINK SOMETHING'S
REALLY WRONG.
MY FRIENDS ARE MISSING,
THE WHOLE TOWN IS MISSING,
AND I KEEP HEARING THESE WEIRDO
VOICES CALLING OUT TO ME!
HELLO!
HELLO!
HELLO!
SEE!
WHO IS THAT?
Detective Debbie says WELL THAT'S JUST YOUR VOICE
ECHOING OFF THE WALLS.
Flick says MY... ECHO?
Detective Debbie says YUP.
ECHOES ARE CAUSED BY THE SOUND
WAVES FROM YOUR VOICE BOUNCING
OFF OF FAR AWAY WALLS.
Flick says KIND OF LIKE WHAT HAPPENS
IN A BIG CAVE, OR A CANYON,
OR SAY... AN EMPTY CITY?
Detective Debbie says CORRECTO MONDO!
WITH EVERYONE IN TOWN HIDING,
THE SOUND WAVES GET TO TRAVEL
A LONG WAY BEFORE FINDING
A WALL AND BOUNCING BACK.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GETTING
SUCH A LOUD ECHO, MY MAN.
A muffled call comes in over Debbie?s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY, SHUTTER...
UH. STRANGER BUG!
GOTTA JET!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY.
DOUG'S OUT!
Detective Debbie dives into a can of small paint.
Flick says HIDING?
WHAT'S EVERYONE HIDING FROM?
Flick flies around to different buildings in the marsh and says THERE'S GOT TO BE
A CLUE SOMEWHERE.
MARVA?
MARVA?
MONA?
MONA?
SMALL ROOM, SHORT ECHOES.
HEH, THAT'S KIND OF COOL.
BIG ROOM!
BIG ROOM!
BIG ECHO!
BIG ECHO!
BOOM. BOOM. BAP. BOOM. BAP.
BOOM. BOOM. BAP. BOOM. BAP.
I WISH HARVEY AND
OPAL WERE HERE.
I'VE GOT TO FIND
MY FRIENDS SOMEHOW.
AND I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO
MAKE SENSE OF THE SITUATION,
IS BY USING MY SENSES!
The glow worms dance and sing OOOH, WE CAN HELP WITH THAT.
TELL ME 'BOUT THE SENSES.
SEEING.
HEARING.
TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE.
SMELLING.
TASTING.
THERE'S ONE MORE
SENSE YOU KNOW.
OH YEAH, TOUCHING!
ALL FIVE SENSES.
NOW IT'S MAKING SENSE.
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
YOU GOTTA USE
ALL YOUR SENSES.
OH YEAH!
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
IT'S REALLY,
REALLY,
REALLY...
MAKING SENSE!
Flick says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GLOW!
Flick looks at his watch and selects a goggles option. He looks out into the crowd of the Murky stadium and takes a picture.
Flick sees two bugs with bee costumes on and says WHO ARE THOSE TWO?
THEY LOOK FAMILIAR.
HEY! WAIT!
They fly away and Flick says OOOF!
WAIT! DON'T RUN!
HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON?
HEY!
WAIT!
HEY!
OOOF!
AH... HUH!
The two dressed up bugs get away and Flick says PHEW!
ARGH... I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE.
ALONE... ALONE... ALONE....
HA! MAYBE I DON'T HAVE TO!
AHA! GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
GOTCHA!
Flick?s echo resonates in the marsh and the two bugs get scared, run into each other, and fall down.
The two bugs say HUH! OOOF!
UH...
Flick flies around and sees purple paint on the ground that the two bugs dropped.
Flick says ARGH!
OH... WAIT.
IS THAT...
PAINT?
Flick takes a picture.
Flick follows the paint and says HELLO?
EVEN THE ECHOES
HAVE DISAPPEARED.
I GUESS THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
WALLS TO BOUNCE OFF OF OUT HERE.
I MISS MY FRIENDS,
BUT I CAN'T GIVE UP.
WHAT IF HARVEY AND OPAL NEED ME?
I CAN HANDLE BEING
ON MY OWN FOR A BIT.
SOMETIMES SPENDING A BIT OF
TIME ALONE IS FUN, RIGHT! ?
LIKE WHEN I'M READING,
OR LISTENING TO MUSIC...
Harvey says AH, HORSEMUFFINS!
WHERE IS HE?
Flick says I KNOW THAT VOICE!
Flick flies into a building with a gallery full of paintings of famous bugs and says UH...
HMMM.
Beneath one of the gallery?s walls exposing Opal?s feet, Opal says OW! STOP THAT... HE'S HERE!
Flick stops and says HOLD ON... WHAT'S GOING ON?
IS THIS SOME KIND OF TRAP?
The lights turn on and a large piece of paper shows the bugs behind.
Flick says AN AMBUSH?
OR MAYBE IT'S-...
All the bugs say SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FLICK!
Opal says HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ARE YOU SURPRISED OR WHAT?
IT WAS HARVEY'S IDEA TO MAKE
IT AN EARLY SURPRISE PARTY!
Harvey says THE BEST BIRTHDAY CAKE
IS EARLY BIRTHDAY CAKE!
Flick says THIS IS AWESOME, YOU GUYS!
WAIT, SO EVERYONE WAS
MISSING BECAUSE...
Opal says WE WERE WAITING
FOR YOU TO SHOW UP!
OH!
OH, I GUESS I GOT A LITTLE
WORKED UP.... AND SIDETRACKED
FROM MY STORY, HEH.
Harvey says YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY, FLICK.
I GET SIDETRACKED ALL THE...
HEY, ARE THOSE SPRINKLES?
Flick says AND... THE PAINTED FACES?
Opal says EVERY GREAT
PARTY NEEDS A THEME!
Harvey says AND CAKE!
GUM DROPS!
Back at the office, Flick uploads the report and says DONE AND DONE!
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF!
They all say IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a large screen above the whole town and sing HERE'S THE LATEST BUZZ!
THEY WERE STUCK IN A MESS,
THEY HAD TO TAKE ACTION.
SHINE A LIGHT
ON THE SITUATION.
HOLD THE PRESSES.
TAKE A BREATH NOW.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
AND THEY LOOKED ALL AROUND
AND THEY FOUND THE ANSWER...
BY USING THEIR 5 SENSES.
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
THEY BROKE THE STORY!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP, SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
AND THAT'S THE NEWS!
Back at the office, Gordon says GREAT STORY, SHUTTERBUGS!
IT'S NOT EASY TO SURPRISE FLICK,
BUT I THINK WE PULLED IT OFF!
Flick says YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED,
BUT I WON'T GET TRICKED
AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
Flick talks to himself and says THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!
I'VE ALREADY GOT
IT ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU MEAN YOU'VE GOT
THE MENU FIGURED OUT.
WELL YEAH!
Harvey says I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT!
The episode ends.
Flick flies through the night sky and says IT'S TIME TO LIGHT THINGS UP.
Now a shot of the forest city features the episode title that reads "Barking Orders."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch.
Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
THE TOWN'S GONE BARKING MAD!
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick, Harvey, and Opal walk into Gordon?s office and Flick says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says HIDY-HOOO?!
In a picture frame of a group of bugs playing cards, Gordon says SHUTTERBUGS!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE.
He jumps out of the picture and says DID YOU HEAR THEM?
YOU MUST HAVE HEARD THEM.
Flick says HEAR WHAT, GORDON?
Gordon says BARKING BEETLES!
THERE'S A PACK OF THEM
RUNNING LOOSE ALL OVER TOWN!
LOOK!
Opal says B-B-ARKING BEETLES?
MAYBE WE SHOULD LEAVE THIS
STORY TO SOMEONE ELSE...
WHO LIKES... PETS?
Harvey says THIS WILL BE AMAZING!
I'M A TOTAL BARKING BEETLE NUT.
THEY'RE SO CUTE!
Flick says DON'T WORRY, GORDON.
WE'LL GET THE SCOOP, AND SHED
SOME LIGHT ON THIS STORY.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
WE CAN HELP.
WE CAN HELP.
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DARK
OR LOST IN THE PARK
UH OH, WHAT?
DO YOU HEAR THAT FLY?
OH, WHAT'S THAT IN THE SKY?
ASK YOURSELF:
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
LIGHT! REAL BRIGHT!
LET'S MAKE IT
ALL SHINE - ALL RIGHT!
IT'S TIME
WE SHED SOME LIGHT!
EVERYTHING
WILL BE ALL RIGHT!
SHED SOME LIGHT!
Outside of the office at night, Flick says ALRIGHT GUYS!
LET'S START WITH
THE THINGS WE KNOW!
WHO?
Harvey says CUTE LITTLE BEETLES!
WHAT?
Opal says RUNNING AROUND BEING
ANYTHING BUT CUTE!
WHERE?
Flick says IT SOUNDS LIKE
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE!
WHEN?
Harvey says RIGHT NOW!
WHY?
Opal says THAT'S WHAT'S SCARY!
WHY ARE THEY RUNNING WILD?
HOW?
Flick says TALKING TO A BARKING BEETLE
EXPERT, MIGHT BE A GOOD START!
LET'S GO SEE CESAR THE SNAIL.
The bugs go search for Cesar.
Flick says HMM, HE'S USUALLY HERE.
Opal says NOTHING HERE BUT A
DEAD END AND A...
Opal sees a bone, picks it up, squeezes it, and says HMMM!
WHOA BOY, WHOA!
They all say CESAR!
Opal backs away from the little dog waving the bone and says WHOA! AHH!
Flick takes a picture.
Cesar slides over and says EASY BOY!
HEH, NOT TO WORRY, HUMPHREY HERE
IS THE CALM ONE OF THE PACK.
Cesar is a blue snail with a brown goatee and a yellow-striped red shell.
Opal says CALM ONE?
Harvey says YOU MEAN THERE'S MORE?
Cesar says BUT OF COURSE!
HUMPHREY'S JUST ONE OF MY
TWELVE BARKING BEETLES.
ELEVEN RAN OFF FROM
MY TRAINING SCHOOL.
Opal says ELEVEN? AGH!
AHHH-GOOD PUPPY! AHHH!
Flick says HOW'D THEY GET AWAY?
Cesar says I WAS TAKING THEM FOR A WALK
WHEN A CAT FLEA WENT BY AND BAM!
THEY TOOK OFF, BARKING MAD.
Opal says MAD?
ARE THESE BEETLES BARKING
BECAUSE THEY'RE... ANGRY?
Cesar says NO, NO, NO, NO, IT'S
NOTHING LIKE THAT.
SOME BEETLES BARK TO
PROTECT THEIR HOME, SURE,
BUT EVEN HAPPY BEETLES BARK
TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
FOR A TUMMY RUB
OR EVEN IF THEY'RE
JUST PLAYING WITH THEIR TOYS.
Opal throws the bone and Cesar says AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITH
SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THE POOCH,
THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW IF THE
BARK'S ANGRY OR...
Flick says EXCITED? THAT SOUNDS CLOSE.
The bugs follow Cesar and Humphrey to the other beetles.
Cesar puts the beetles on their leashes and says HEY, LITTLE POOCHIES...
Floyd says SHH NOW SHH!
Opal walks to the other side of the tree and says FLOYD?
Floyd says ARE THE BEETLES GONE?
MAN, DID I PICK A
BAD DAY TO NAP ON A GUMBALL.
NOW IT'S STUCK TO ME AND I CAN'T
FLY AWAY FROM THESE BEETLES!
Opal says WHAT DID YOU DO TO
GET THEM SO WORKED UP?
Floyd says NO IDEA.
I WAS JUST SITTING THERE,
EATING TRASH, WHISTLING,
BOUNCING THIS SMELLY
BALL... THE USUAL.
NEXT THING I KNOW, THESE CRAZY
POOCHES START CHASING ME!
Cesar says THOSE ARE ALL THE
THINGS POOCHES LOVE.
NO WONDER THEY WERE
HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
Floyd says NO ONE'S EVER HAPPY TO SEE ME.
APPARENTLY I HAVE.... AN ODOUR.
WHOA!
Floyd tries to climb down the tree and falls.
Floyd says OOOF!
THIS IS IT.
The trash ball lands next to Floyd and the beetles start barking.
Floyd says THIS IS THE END OF FLOYD.
AHHH! EHHH!
Cesar says NO. SIT.
JUST NEED TO BE FIRM WHEN YOU'RE
DEALING WITH EXCITED POOCHES.
Flick takes a picture of the beetles licking Floyd.
Floyd says GUESS THERE'S SOME
BUGS THAT APPRECIATE
THE FINER SMELLS IN LIFE.
Opal says BUT THERE'S ONLY
FIVE BEETLES HERE.
IF WE STARTED WITH
TWELVE, THAT MEANS THERE'S
STILL SEVEN MORE TO GO!
Flick says OPAL'S RIGHT.
HARVEY, COULD YOU
PLEASE BRING THESE GUYS BACK
TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL?
THERE'S TOO MANY TO HANDLE
IF WE KEEP THEM ALL.
Harvey says YOU GOT IT!
OKAY FELLAS, WALKIES!
AHHHHH!
The beetles pull Harvey away.
Over by a sweets stand, Boris says SHUTTERBUGS, HELP BORIS!
I GIVE BARKING POOCH-KIES
SMALL TASTE OF TREAT, AND LOOK!
Boris is a large bee with a white moustache.
Flick takes a picture.
The beetles fly around Boris as he tries to eat an ice cream cone.
Boris says THEY HAVE NO MANNERS,
THESE BARKY BEETLES!
Cesar says THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
"SHARING A LITTLE."
AND "SHARING A LOT."
YOU NEED TO TEACH
THEM WHAT "NO" MEANS
SO THEY KNOW WHEN TO STOP.
LOUD AND FIRM.
Flick walks over to the beetles and says NO.
They continue to bark.
Flick says NO!
They still bark.
Flick says NO!
They stop barking and leave Boris alone.
Cesar says SEE? LOUD AND FIRM,
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
Cesar gives the beetles treats.
Opal says BUT YOU JUST GAVE THEM TREATS!
ISN'T THAT THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
Cesar says GIVING THEM TREATS WHEN
THEY DO THE RIGHT THING
IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR
TEACHING THEM RIGHT...
The beetles take off with Flick holding onto their leashes.
Flick says WHOA BOYS! WHOA!
Cesar says FROM WRONG.
Flick says STOP!
THESE GUYS ARE A HANDFUL.
I BETTER TAKE THEM BACK
TO THE TRAINING SCHOOL.
HOLD TIGHT!
Flick flies away with them.
Opal says FLICK, WAIT!
OK... WELL, UM, THAT'S
EIGHT BARKING BEETLES DOWN.
THAT MEANS, FOUR MORE TO FIND?
Cesar says WON'T BE HARD.
LISTEN!
THEY SOUND SUPER EXCITED!
WONDERFUL.
Cesar and Opal see the beetles playing with Marva. Marva is a red-legged millipede.
Opal says OH NO! CESAR!
WHAT DO WE DO?
Cesar says NO!
The four remaining beetles jump on her belly and Marva says OH BOY, THEIR
KISSES SURE DO TICKLE!
WHAT A BUNCH OF CUTIES!
LOVE TO ADOPT ONE...
OR ALL THREE!
Opal says REALLY?
Marva says YES, THEY'RE ADORABLE!
I ALWAYS WANTED BARKING BEETLES.
Cesar says EXCELLENT!
CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF HUMPHREY,
WHILE I TAKE THESE THREE BACK,
AND SORT THINGS OUT WITH MARVA?
Opal says I DON'T KNOW, CESAR.
I'M JUST HERE SCOOPING
A STORY AND...
Cesar says DON'T WORRY,
OPAL.
JUST BE FIRM IF HE STARTS
ACTING SILLY, OKAY?
HERE, USE THIS IF HE GETS BORED.
OH, AND AS FOR SCOOPING,
I HAVE JUST THE THING
THE POOPER
Opal says HUH?
Cesar says SCOOPER!
Opal says THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF
SCOOP I WAS HOPING FOR.
Opal walks Humphrey back and says OKAY.
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
WE FOUND ALL TWELVE PUPS.
WE'RE GOOD.
HOLD ON, HUMPHREY IS ONE
PLUS THE FOUR WE
FOUND WITH FLOYD IS FIVE,
PLUS THE THREE WITH BORIS IS 8,
PLUS MARVA'S THREE IS ELEVEN
THERE'S STILL ONE MORE!
HOW AM I GOING TO FIND
HIM ALL BY MYSELF?
I'M NOT A DOGGIE DETECTIVE.
Opal says DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO
GET HERE SHUTTERBU-- OPAL!?
WHY YOU ALL BY
YOUR LONESOME, HUN?
Detective Debbie is a pink dragonfly who wears a blue police uniform.
Opal says UGH, EVERYBODY WHO LIKES BEETLES
LEFT ME HERE TO POOCH SIT,
BUT I STILL HAVE
ANOTHER ONE TO FIND!
Detective Debbie says HMM... WELL, YOU KNOW,
OUR POLICE BEETLES USE
THEIR NOSES TO FIND THINGS.
MAYBE THIS LITTLE
PUP CAN DO THAT TOO!
YOU JUST NEED TO LET HIM SNIFF
SOMETHING THEY SHARE, GIRL!
A muffled call comes in over Debbie?s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY SHUTTERBU...
OPAL, I GOT TO JET.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY...
AND YOUR POOCH. DEBS OUT!
Opal says I JUST NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF
THIS, BY USING YOUR SENSES!
The glow worms dance and sing OOOH, WE CAN HELP WITH THAT.
TELL ME 'BOUT THE SENSES.
SEEING.
HEARING.
TELL ME MORE, TELL ME MORE.
SMELLING.
TASTING.
THERE'S ONE MORE
SENSE YOU KNOW.
OH YEAH, TOUCHING!
ALL FIVE SENSES.
NOW IT'S MAKING SENSE.
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
YOU GOTTA USE
ALL YOUR SENSES.
OH YEAH!
LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA.
IT'S REALLY,
REALLY,
REALLY...
MAKING SENSE!
Opal says OKAY HUMPHREY.
LET'S FIND YOUR BUDDY!
Opal gives the bone to Humphrey for him to sniff and then looks at her watch and selects the nose option.
Humphrey takes off and Opal says WHOA...
AHH!
They arrive at a trash can next to a house and Opal says HELLO?
HERE BOY?
The beetle hides behind the trash can and Opal says WOW, YOU'RE SCARED OF ME?
GOOD BEETLE.
NOW COME.
COME!
The beetle jumps in her arms and Opal says THAT'S IT.
GOOD BOY!
OH, YOU'RE A GOOD BOY!
YES YOU ARE!
Cesar says YOU'RE A NATURAL,
KID!
Flick takes a picture.
Back at the office, Flick uploads the report and says DONE AND DONE!
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF?
They all say IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a large screen above the whole town and sing HERE'S THE LATEST BUZZ!
THEY WERE STUCK IN A MESS,
THEY HAD TO TAKE ACTION.
SHINE A LIGHT
ON THE SITUATION.
HOLD THE PRESSES.
TAKE A BREATH NOW.
WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN, WHY, AND HOW.
AND THEY LOOKED ALL AROUND
AND THEY FOUND THE ANSWER...
BY USING THEIR 5 SENSES.
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
THEY BROKE THE STORY!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP!
THEY GOT THE SCOOP.
SCOOP, SCOOP!
THIS JUST IN...
AND THAT'S THE NEWS!
Back in the office, Gordon says I'M SO, UH, RELIEVED YOU
FOUND ALL THOSE BEETLES.
I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH OF
A BEETLE PERSON MYSELF.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF OPAL CAN OVERCOME HER
FEARS, MAYBE I CAN TOO.
Opal holds Humphrey.
Gordon says SOMEDAY.
Opal says SHOW GORDON YOU'RE
NOT SCARY AT ALL!
GO GIVE HIM A BIG KISS!
The beetle jumps on Gordon, licks him, and Gordon says WAIT, UH... OH!
The show ends and the credits roll.
Created by Cory Morrison, MCM, Craig Young.
Music by Serge R. C?t?.
A Canada Singapore Coproduction between Shutterbugs Productions Inc. and Infinite Frameworks Pte. Limited.
Logos: Tricon Kids and Family, TVO kids, Radio Canada, Knowledge: Kids.
Copyright 2015, Shutterbugs Productions Inc. and Infinite Frameworks Pte. Limited. All rights Reserved.
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