Transcript: Big Bug Blackout / Alien Capture Squad
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, an orange T-shirt, dark red pants, and pink 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 "Big Bug Blackout."
[phone rings]
Flick looks at his watch and Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
I'M IN THE DARK ON
A BREAKING STORY!
Gordon is an older caterpillar with a white goatee and glasses.
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick flies into the news centre and says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
Flick, Harvey, and Opal walk into Gordon’s office and Harvey says BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says YO, BOSS?
Gordon’s chair spin and Gordon appears.
Gordon says OOOO, SHUTTERBUGS!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE!
Flick says AAAAAAAAAAA!
CHOOOOOOOOOO!
Opal turns on the lights.
Gordon says OOPS, HEH, SORRY.
I THOUGHT TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS
WOULD SET THE MOOD FOR YOUR NEXT
BIG ASSIGNMENT.
Flick says HEH, AND I'M SORRY FOR SNEEZING.
[big snort]
IT'S ALLERGY SEASON.
BUT, ALLERGIES OR NOT, I'M
READY TO BRING BUGS THE NEWS!
Gordon says GOOD TO HEAR!
Gordon presses a button and a forest appears on a computer screen.
He says WE'RE GETTING REPORTS OF A
SPOOKY LIGHT COMING FROM DEEP IN
THE WOODS PAST MURKY MARSH.
Harvey says DID YOU SAY
'SPOOKY'?
Flick says DON'T WORRY!
WE'LL GET THE SCOOP, AND SHED
SOME LIGHT ON THE STORY!
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
They star to sing and 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!
Flick and Harvey fly over the woods.
Flick says A-CHOOO!
Harvey says GESUNDHEIT!
Flick says A-CHOOO!
Harvey says GESUNDHEIT!
Flick says A-CHOOO!
A-CHOOO!
AAAA-
Harvey says OKAY, STOP!
Opal giggles.
She gasps and says GUYS! LOOK!
Flick says THAT MUST BE THE PLACE!
C'MON!
IT'S JUST AN OLD
ABANDONED BURROW.
[shutter snap]
Opal says BUT, WHAT'S WITH
THE WEIRD LIGHT?
Harvey says NOW WE KNOW THE
PLACE IS HAUNTED,
WE GOT OURS COOP, LET'S GO!
Flick grabs Harvey’s arm and says WAIT, HARV!
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S
MAKING THAT LIGHT YET.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A LOGICAL REASON.
Opal says FLICK'S RIGHT!
LET'S START WITH THE
THINGS WE DO KNOW.
WHO?
Harvey says NO CLUE.
BUT I HOPE IT'S
NOT A GHOST PARTY.
WHAT?
Flick says A-CHOOO!
A MYSTERIOUS LIGHT!
WHERE?
Opal says GESUNDHEIT! COMING FROM DEEP
DOWN INSIDE A VERY SPOOKY CAVE!
WHEN?
Harvey says RIGHT NOW!
WHY, OH WHY?
Flick says THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIND OUT!
AND HOW DO WE DO THAT?
Opal and Flick say BY INVESTIGATING!
Opal and Flick walk into the burrow.
Harvey says UMM GUYS, MAYBE I SHOULD
STAY OUT HERE, YOU KNOW,
IN CASE ANYTHING
GOES WRONG IN THERE.
Flick says SMART THINKING, HARVEY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
Harvey says PHEW! THAT WAS PRETTY
SMART THINKING, HARV.
[spooky sounds, whimpering]
Harvey gets scared and says OR WAS IT?
Opal says IT SURE IS SPOOKY IN HERE.
MAYBE HARVEY'S RIGHT
ABOUT THE LIGHT.
Flick says DON'T WORRY, OPAL.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
[ringing]
They scream GAAAAAAAA! GAAAAAAAA!
Flick says HEH. IT'S JUST MY, UH,
GLOW-WATCH.
THAT YOU, HARV?
Harvey talks to his watch and says YEP. JUST WONDERING WHEN
YOU'LL BE BACK.
SOON, I HOPE.
Opal says WE'RE ALL GOING TO
BE FINE, HARVEY.
JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
Harvey gasps and holds his breath.
Opal inhales slowly and says AHH...
Then, she says EWW, GROSS!
DO YOU SMELL THAT?
Flick says NOPE. NOT WITH MY STUFFY NOSE.
Opal says LUCKY YOU!
THERE'S SOMETHING
SUPER-STINKY UP AHEAD.
C'MON.
HEY, IT'S A GROUP
OF MUSTY MUSHROOMS!
HMM, I THINK THIS KIND OF
MUSHROOM GLOWS IN THE DARK.
Flick says MAYBE OUR MYSTERY GLOW IS COMING
FROM A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM!
C'MON!
WHOA, NEAT!
THIS WHOLE PART OF THE
TUNNEL IS COVERED IN MOSS!
Opal says IT'S CUSHY SOFT!
AND BOUNCEY!
They bounce and giggle.
[mad scientist laughter]
Flick says AGH!
He whispers HARVEY, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,
BUT THE LIGHT'S FLICKERING,
AND WE HEAR SPOOKY LAUGHTER.
Harvey says OH, I B-B-B-BELIEVE Y-YOU!
Opal and Flick take a deep breath and continue walking.
MAD SCIENTIST LAUGHTER
Flick says FLOYD?
Opal says WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Floyd says HI GUYS!
I FOUND THIS OLD GLOW-TECH IN
THE TRASH AND BROUGHT IT HERE TO
LIGHT MY COZY NEW COTTAGE.
PRETTY NICE, HUH?
Opal says YEAH, IT'S, UH, COZY.
Floyd sits on top of a huge golden globe.
Flick turns to speaks to his watch and says DID YOU HEAR THAT, HARVEY?
WE FOUND OUT WHAT'S
MAKING THE LIGHT.
Harvey says GOOD!
NOW COME OUT AND LET'S GET
BACK TO THE MUSE, PRONTO-LIKE!
Flick laughs and says YOU BET.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO GET SOME PICS.
[shutter snap]
Opal says MAKE IT FAST, FLICK.
OLD GLOW-TECH IS VERY UNSTABLE.
IT JUST MIGHT... -- GO OUT.
The glow-tech turns off.
Floyd says AHH!
TOO DARK!
TOO DARK!
Flick says NO NEED TO PANIC, FLOYD!
LUCKILY, I'M A FIREFLY.
ACHOO!
UH-OH!
I CAN'T GET MY
TAILLIGHT TO STAY ON!
MUST BE MY ALLERGIES.
Floyd says GOTCHA.
Harvey says NOW CAN I PANIC?
UHH, WHAT JUST
HAPPENED IN THERE?
YOU GUYS OKAY?
Opal says WE ARE FOR NOW, HARVEY.
BUT IF MY READINGS ARE RIGHT,
FLOYD'S GLOW-GLOBE COULD BLOW
ANY SECOND!
Floyd says YOU MEAN, 'BLOW,'
AS IN KA-BLOOEY?
WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!
Flick says BUT HOW?
OUR GLOW-TECH ISN'T BRIGHT
ENOUGH TO LIGHT THE WAY OUT.
Harvey says NEVER FEAR!
HARV IS HERE!
I'LL SAVE YOU GUYS!
Flick says NO, STAY THERE, PAL.
WE CAN'T RISK YOU
GETTING LOST, TOO!
Harvey says PHEW! THAT'S A RELIEF!
SO UH, WANT ME TO CALL
THE POLICE OR SOMETHING?
[wailing siren]
Harvey says DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie, the pink dragonfly wearing a blue police uniform comes out of a blue flower and says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO
LONG TO GET HERE...
UH, HARVEY.
EVERYONE'S GOING
BINGO-BANGO-BONKERS ABOUT THIS
SPOOKY NIGHT-LIGHT, MAN!
Talking to his watch, Flick says IS THAT YOU, DETECTIVE DEBBIE?
OPAL AND I ARE TRAPPED
IN THIS CAVE WITH FLOYD
AND IT'S PITCH DARK!
Opal says YAH!
Flick says AND WE DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME!
Detective Debbie says NO WORRIES, FLICK!
I KNOW YOU AND OPAL HAVE A REAL
NOSE FOR THIS TYPE OF SITUATION.
YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP AN
EAR OUT AND STAY IN TOUCH.
A muffled call comes in over her walkie-talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY, SHUTTERBUGS, GOTTA JET!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY!
DEBS OUT!
Harvey says WAIT! STAY IN TOUCH?
WHAT DOES THAT... MEAN?
Flick says NOSE, EAR, TOUCH.
I THINK DEBBIE'S TELLING
US TO USE OUR OTHER SENSES!
IF WE CAN REMEMBER WHAT WE
SMELLED OR FELT OR HEARD
ON THE WAY IN...
Opal says IT MIGHT HELP US
FIND OUR WAY OUT,
EVEN IF WE CAN'T SEE SO WELL!
Flick says IT'S TIME TO MAKE SENSE OF
THIS, BY USING OUR SENSES!
The three little colourful worms from the office appear on screen 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 USING OUR OTHER
SENSES TO ESCAPE
SHOULD BE A SNAP!
[crash]
Flick says BUT, WE'D BETTER MAKE IT SNAPPY!
Floyd says UH-OH!
WHICH WAY NOW?
With a candle attached to his watch, Flick says OPAL AND I JUST NEED TO
REMEMBER WHAT WE SMELLED,
HEARD OR TOUCHED JUST
BEFORE WE FOUND FLOYD.
Opal says WE FELT A CUSHY-SOFT CARPET
OF MOSS UNDER OUR FEET.
Flick says RIGHT!
LET'S TRY THAT WAY FIRST!
Opal says THERE'S NO MOSS DOWN HERE.
QUICK!
BACK TO THE OTHER TUNNEL!
Flick says CUSHY AND BOUNCY!
THIS IS THE ONE!
Floyd says ANOTHER FORK?
NOW WHICH WAY?
Flick says JUST BEFORE WE GOT TO
THE MOSS-COVERED TUNNEL,
OPAL SMELLED SOMETHING
SUPER-SMELLY!
Opal says THE MUSHROOMS!
AND, SINCE YOUR NOSE IS
STUFFED, I'LL DO THE SNIFFING.
A yellow cover pops up from her watch into her nose.
She says I SMELL SOMETHING...MUSTY AND STINKY!
FOLLOW ME!
Floyd says LOOK UP AHEAD!
SOMETHING'S GLOWING!
They see the glowing mushrooms.
Flick says YES!
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY!
Floyd says OOO, STINKY AND SHINY!
WE CAN USE THESE
AS A NIGHT LIGHT.
Opel says GOOD THINKING, FLOYD!
Flick says HA HA! QUICK! I THINK THE EXIT
IS AROUND THE NEXT CORNER.
OR NOT.
The light turns off.
Floyd says GAAA!
IT'S GONNA BLOW!
Opal says WE'RE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME, FLICK!
HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH WAY IS OUT?
Flick says BY USING OUR SENSE OF HEARING!
HARVEY! MAKE A NOISE AND
WE'LL FOLLOW IT OUT OF HERE!
Harvey says NOISE?
UHHH, WHAT KIND OF NOISE?
Flick says IT DOESN'T MATTER!
IT NEEDS TO BE LOUD!
AND RIGHT NOW WOULD BE NICE!
Harvey says UMM, UHHH...
A-HAAA!
[horn fanfare]
Harvey blows a shell.
Flick says FOLLOW THAT SOUND!
[electrical buzzing, ka-blooey]
The globe explodes. A picture of the burrow appears.
They manage to escape.
Flick says WHOA!
THAT WAS SOME KINDA FANCY
HORN-PLAYING! THANKS, HARV!
Harvey says DON'T THANK ME.
THANK THE SNAIL WHO
LEFT HIS SHELL HERE.
Opal says SORRY YOUR NEW COUNTRY COTTAGE
WENT KA-BLOOEY, FLOYD.
Floyd says NO BIGGIE.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU GOT
ME OUT OF THERE IN TIME.
THANKS!
Later that day, Flick finishes the news report and says DONE AND DONE.
HARVEY? RAISE THE ROOF!
Harvey hits his watch and everyone says IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a big screen above the news office and they 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!
Later that evening, Gordon says GREAT STORY, SHUTTERBUGS.
NICE WORK USING ALL YOUR
SENSES TO GET THIS SCOOP.
TOO BAD YOU CAN'T SHAKE
YOUR ALLERGIES, FLICK.
Flick says ACTUALLY, BOSS, I'M RELIEVED.
THANKS TO BEING STUFFED-UP,
I CAN'T SMELL A THING!
Floyd arranges things in the backroom´.
Floyd says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Opal says I THINK......
Harvey says THEY STINK!
Flick says HA HA A-CHOOO!
Flick flies out into the backroom.
Gordon laughs.
Opal says UGH!
OH MY! EWWW!
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 "Alien Capture Squad."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch.
Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
I'VE GOT AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD
STORY TO COVER!
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick walks into the office with Harvey and Opal.
Flick says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says COME OUT, COME OUT,
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
Gordon hangs upside down in a picture.
He slides down and says SHUTTERBUGS! THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE HERE!
THERE'S BEEN REPORTS OF
STRANGE ACTIVITY IN THE MARSH.
LIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND SUCH.
Harvey says COMING FROM THAT OLD THINGY?
Gordon says THAT OLD THINGY IS THE
MARSH'S OBSERVATORY!
I SPENT MANY NIGHTS
AS A YOUNG GRUB,
LOOKING THROUGH THE TELESCOPE,
GAZING UP AT THE STARS. AH!
ANYWAY, SOUNDS WERE RECORDED
ON THE HILL JUST LAST NIGHT.
VERY MYSTERIOUS.
[distorted blowing]
Opal says SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE GOING
'SHHHHH SHHHHHH'
INTO A MICROPHONE.
Harvey says COME ON, GORDON.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
IT'S OBVIOUS.
Gordon says Y-YOU DO?
I-IT IS?
W-WHAT IS IT?
Harvey says ALIENS!
Gordon says OH! YES, I SUPPOSE IT
COULD BE ALIENS!
ALIENS AT
THE OBSERVATORY!
WHAT A STORY!
AH, GO GET ME THAT
SCOOP, SHUTTERBUGS.
They leave the office.
Flick says OKAY! I GUESS WE COULD...
GET THE SCOOP AND...
SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS STORY.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
They star to sing and 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!
Opal, Flick and Harvey examine the observatory using flashlights.
Harvey says WE NEED A COOL NAME, LIKE 'ALIN
CATCHERS' OR 'ALIEN ABDUCTORS'.
Opal says YOU DON'T REALLY THINK THERE
ARE ALIENS HERE IN MURKY MARSH?
Harvey gasps and says 'ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD'.
OH, THAT'S THE ONE.
[crash]
Flick says SHHHHHH!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
They scream AAAH!
Opal and Harvey light up the ceiling.
Flick says AH, JUST A BROKEN LIGHT.
Opal says SORRY HARVEY.
NO ALIENS.
Harvey says AWWW!
BUT I BROUGHT ALL MY
ALIEN CAPTURE GEAR.
Opal says YOU'LL FIND ALIENS
SOMEDAY, HARVEY.
Harvey says OH, I WILL!
I BELIEVE.
Flick says WHY HAVEN'T THEY TORN
THIS PLACE DOWN YET?
NOTHING EVEN WORKS.
Harvey spins on a chair and says THIS WORKS!
WEEEEEEEEEEE!
An article pops up from Opal’s watch.
Opal says HUH!
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE,
THE OBSERVATORY IS SCHEDULED
TO BE DEMOLISHED... TOMORROW.
Flick says JUST WHEN THEY'RE
ABOUT TO TEAR IT DOWN,
THERE'S MYSTERIOUS
ACTIVITY INSIDE?
THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD.
Harvey says ALIEN WEIRD?
Flick says MAYBE!
WE NEED TO BREAK
THIS STORY DOWN!
WHO?
Harvey says ALIENS.
Opal says WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WHERE?
Flick says THIS OLD OBSERVATORY.
WHAT?
Harvey says ALIENS.
Opal says MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS AND SOUNDS.
WHEN?
Flick says JUST DAYS BEFORE IT'S
SET TO BE DEMOLISHED.
WHY?
Harvey says ALIEN-
Opal interrupts Harvey and says WE DON'T KNOW WHY!...OR WHO.
Flick says THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO FIND OUT!
HOW?
Opal and Flick say BY INVESTIGATING!
Harvey says ALIENS!
A light falls.
Flick says UH, LET'S INVESTIGATE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BEFORE THIS PLACE
COLLAPSES WITH US IN IT!
Outside the observatory, Opal says WE SHOULD INTERVIEW
SOME LOCALS AND-
FLICK,
WHY ARE YOU BLINKING?
Flick says I'M NOT...
LOOK!
Opal says LIGHTS!
WAIT A MINUTE.
THOSE LIGHTS ARE
BLINKING IN A PATTERN!
Flick snaps a picture.
Opal says TWO LONG BLINKS
AND A SHORT BLINK.
Harvey says THAT'S NO BROKEN LIGHT.
THEY'RE BACK!
THE ALIENS ARE BACK!
Opal says MAYBE HE'S RIGHT?
Harvey says I'M NEVER WRONG
ABOUT ALIENS.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD,
SUIT UP.
He places two bags on the ground and continues MIND-CONTROL
BLOCKER.
ALIEN
COMMUNICATOR.
Flick says MARSHMALLOWS?
Harvey says BAIT.
OBVIOUSLY.
BECAUSE EVERYONE
LOVES MARSHMALLOWS!
Munching, he says UMM! SEE?
Flick says SO, WE JUST GO MARCHING
INTO THE OBSERVATORY
AND CAPTURE THE ALIENS?
Harvey says THEY DON'T CALL US THE 'ALIEN
CAPTURE SQUAD' FOR NOTHING.
Opal says NOBODY CALLS
US THAT.
Flick says I THINK WE SHOULD
ALERT THE POLICE.
[wailing siren]
They say DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG
TO GET HERE, SHUTTERBUGS.
I WAS TRYING TO FIX...
MY BROKEN...
The siren stops.
Detective Debbie continues SIREN.
AH... BETTER!
WHOA! ANYBODY ELSE
SEEING THAT?
Detective Debbie turns and sees the lights flashing in the observatory.
Flick says WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE
ALIENS IN THE OBSERVATORY.
Detective Debbie says ALIENS?
THE ONLY THING ALIEN TO
THIS PLACE IS A BROOM.
OOOWEE, THIS OLD PLACE
SURE COULD USE SOME LOVE.
A muffled call comes in over Debbie’s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie ROGER THAT.
SORRY SHUTTERBUGS,
GOTTA JET.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
STORY. DEBS OUT!
Harvey says HOW DOES SHE DO THAT?
Flick says WHATEVER IS IN THERE, WE NEED TO
GET ITS PICTURE FOR OUR STORY.
Harvey says WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR?
LET'S CATCH US
SOME ALIENS!
HEY!
WAIT UP!
They stand on stairs.
Opal says READY?
Harvey rushes to go down the stairs and says MY MIND-CONTROL BLOCKER!
[crash, shutter snap]
Opal and Flick go upstairs.
Panting, Harvey says DID YOU GET IT?
DID YOU GET
THE PICTURE?
Flick says WE MISSED THEM.
Opal says THEY MUST HAVE HEARD HARVEY
SHOUTING AND RAN AWAY.
Harvey says WHAT!
I CAN'T CATCH ALIENS IF
THEY'RE MIND-CONTROLLING ME!
Opal says AND NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF
THERE REALLY WERE ALIENS.
Flick says MAYBE WE CAN STILL MAKE SENSE
OF THIS, BY USING OUR SENSES!
The three little colourful worms from the office appear on screen 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, Opal and Harvey wear goggles to scan the floor.
Flick says FOOTPRINTS GOING...
TO A DOOR.. IN THE FLOOR!
Opal says THAT MUST BE HOW THEY ESCAPED!
Opal knocks on the door.
Two large glowing ears appear on Harvey’s head.
Harvey says SOUNDS EMPTY
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Opal says THERE MIGHT BE A MACHINE
ROOM UNDER THE TELESCOPE.
With a large glowing hand, Opal feels the surface of the door and says HMM!
The door opens.
Flick says JUMP ON
THREE?
Harvey says NO WAY!
AH, YOU GO.
I'LL WAIT HERE, IN
CASE.. THEY.. ESCAPE?
Opal says ARE YOU AFRAID OF
GOING DOWN THERE?
Harvey says PFFFT! AFRAID...
Flick says WE CAN'T GET THE SCOOP
WITHOUT YOU, HARVEY.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD,
REMEMBER?
Harvey takes a deep breath and says OKAY.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD.
I CAN DO THIS!
Flick says READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE!
They jump in.
They find something moving under a blanket that stands by a light. They gasp.
They say GORDON?
Gordon says SHUTTERBUGS!
Harvey says GORDON IS...
AN ALIEN!
STOP ALIEN!
Harvey throws a block at him.
Gordon says I'M NO ALIEN, HARVEY.
REALLY!
THERE ARE NO ALIENS HERE.
Harvey vacuums the block he threw.
Flick says BUT, YOU SAID ALL THOSE
REPORTS OF SOUNDS
AND LIGHTS ON THE HILL?
Gordon says THE LIGHTS WERE REAL.
I'VE BEEN HERE WITH THIS WORK
LIGHT MOST NIGHTS TRYING
TO FIX THE TELESCOPE.
Opal says AND THE SOUNDS WE
HEARD IN YOUR OFFICE?
Gordon says THAT WAS A TRICK.
I WAS TRYING TO ROUSE YOUR
INTEREST IN THE STORY!
Flick says WHY DID YOU WANT US TO WRITE
A STORY ABOUT ALIENS AT THE
OBSERVATORY IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Gordon says AH, I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU WROTE
AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD STORY ABOUT
THE OBSERVATORY, PEOPLE WOULD
START TO CARE ABOUT IT AGAIN.
BUT NOW THAT YOU
KNOW THE TRUTH...
I GUESS YOU
WON'T BE DOING THAT.
Flick says HMMM, WHAT IF DETECTIVE
DEBBIE WAS RIGHT?
MAYBE ALL THIS PLACE
NEEDS IS A LITTLE LOVE?
Opal says YEAH! IF WE ALL CHIP IN, WE CAN
HELP FIX THIS PLACE RIGHT UP!
Harvey says OKAY, OKAY!
I'LL HELP TOO,
He air quotes GORDON.
He continues BUT I'M WEARING MY MIND-CONTROL
BLOCKER, SO DON'T TRY ANYTHING!
Opal says HARVEY, GORDON'S
NOT AN ALIEN.
Harvey says SO HE SAYS.
Later, the observatory is nice and clean.
Gordon looks through a telescope and says IT'S JUST HOW I
REMEMBER IT!
OH THANK YOU, SHUTTERBUGS, FOR
GIVING THIS OLD BUG ONE LAST
GREAT NIGHT
WITH THE STARS.
Opal says MAYBE IT WON'T BE
THE LAST?
Flick says WE DID GET THE
SCOOP AFTER ALL.
Later that day, Flick finishes the news report and says DONE AND DONE.
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF!
Harvey hits his watch and everyone says IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a big screen above the news office and they 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!
Later on, Gordon sits at his desk and reads MYSTERY LIGHT PATTERNS,
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD...
IT'S MORE THAN JUST
A GREAT STORY...
YOU SAVED THE OBSERVATORY!
NOW THE WHOLE TOWN WANTS TO
PITCH IN AND HELP MAKE THE
OBSERVATORY LIKE NEW AGAIN!
Flick says THAT'S GREAT!
Opal says REALLY HAPPY FOR
YOU, GORDON.
Harvey says THAT IS EXCELLENT NEWS.
I WILL USE THE TELESCOPE
TO LOOK FOR MORE ALIENS.
OR SHOULD I SAY..
MORE "GORDONS"?
Gordon, Opal and Flick say HARVEY!
HARVEY!
Harvey throws a block at Gordon and then vacuums it. They laugh.
The show ends and the credits roll.
Created by Cory Morrison, MCM, Craig Young.
Music by Serge R. Côté.
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, an orange T-shirt, dark red pants, and pink 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 "Big Bug Blackout."
[phone rings]
Flick looks at his watch and Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
I'M IN THE DARK ON
A BREAKING STORY!
Gordon is an older caterpillar with a white goatee and glasses.
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick flies into the news centre and says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
Flick, Harvey, and Opal walk into Gordon’s office and Harvey says BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says YO, BOSS?
Gordon’s chair spin and Gordon appears.
Gordon says OOOO, SHUTTERBUGS!
THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE!
Flick says AAAAAAAAAAA!
CHOOOOOOOOOO!
Opal turns on the lights.
Gordon says OOPS, HEH, SORRY.
I THOUGHT TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS
WOULD SET THE MOOD FOR YOUR NEXT
BIG ASSIGNMENT.
Flick says HEH, AND I'M SORRY FOR SNEEZING.
[big snort]
IT'S ALLERGY SEASON.
BUT, ALLERGIES OR NOT, I'M
READY TO BRING BUGS THE NEWS!
Gordon says GOOD TO HEAR!
Gordon presses a button and a forest appears on a computer screen.
He says WE'RE GETTING REPORTS OF A
SPOOKY LIGHT COMING FROM DEEP IN
THE WOODS PAST MURKY MARSH.
Harvey says DID YOU SAY
'SPOOKY'?
Flick says DON'T WORRY!
WE'LL GET THE SCOOP, AND SHED
SOME LIGHT ON THE STORY!
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
They star to sing and 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!
Flick and Harvey fly over the woods.
Flick says A-CHOOO!
Harvey says GESUNDHEIT!
Flick says A-CHOOO!
Harvey says GESUNDHEIT!
Flick says A-CHOOO!
A-CHOOO!
AAAA-
Harvey says OKAY, STOP!
Opal giggles.
She gasps and says GUYS! LOOK!
Flick says THAT MUST BE THE PLACE!
C'MON!
IT'S JUST AN OLD
ABANDONED BURROW.
[shutter snap]
Opal says BUT, WHAT'S WITH
THE WEIRD LIGHT?
Harvey says NOW WE KNOW THE
PLACE IS HAUNTED,
WE GOT OURS COOP, LET'S GO!
Flick grabs Harvey’s arm and says WAIT, HARV!
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S
MAKING THAT LIGHT YET.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A LOGICAL REASON.
Opal says FLICK'S RIGHT!
LET'S START WITH THE
THINGS WE DO KNOW.
WHO?
Harvey says NO CLUE.
BUT I HOPE IT'S
NOT A GHOST PARTY.
WHAT?
Flick says A-CHOOO!
A MYSTERIOUS LIGHT!
WHERE?
Opal says GESUNDHEIT! COMING FROM DEEP
DOWN INSIDE A VERY SPOOKY CAVE!
WHEN?
Harvey says RIGHT NOW!
WHY, OH WHY?
Flick says THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIND OUT!
AND HOW DO WE DO THAT?
Opal and Flick say BY INVESTIGATING!
Opal and Flick walk into the burrow.
Harvey says UMM GUYS, MAYBE I SHOULD
STAY OUT HERE, YOU KNOW,
IN CASE ANYTHING
GOES WRONG IN THERE.
Flick says SMART THINKING, HARVEY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!
Harvey says PHEW! THAT WAS PRETTY
SMART THINKING, HARV.
[spooky sounds, whimpering]
Harvey gets scared and says OR WAS IT?
Opal says IT SURE IS SPOOKY IN HERE.
MAYBE HARVEY'S RIGHT
ABOUT THE LIGHT.
Flick says DON'T WORRY, OPAL.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF.
[ringing]
They scream GAAAAAAAA! GAAAAAAAA!
Flick says HEH. IT'S JUST MY, UH,
GLOW-WATCH.
THAT YOU, HARV?
Harvey talks to his watch and says YEP. JUST WONDERING WHEN
YOU'LL BE BACK.
SOON, I HOPE.
Opal says WE'RE ALL GOING TO
BE FINE, HARVEY.
JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
Harvey gasps and holds his breath.
Opal inhales slowly and says AHH...
Then, she says EWW, GROSS!
DO YOU SMELL THAT?
Flick says NOPE. NOT WITH MY STUFFY NOSE.
Opal says LUCKY YOU!
THERE'S SOMETHING
SUPER-STINKY UP AHEAD.
C'MON.
HEY, IT'S A GROUP
OF MUSTY MUSHROOMS!
HMM, I THINK THIS KIND OF
MUSHROOM GLOWS IN THE DARK.
Flick says MAYBE OUR MYSTERY GLOW IS COMING
FROM A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM!
C'MON!
WHOA, NEAT!
THIS WHOLE PART OF THE
TUNNEL IS COVERED IN MOSS!
Opal says IT'S CUSHY SOFT!
AND BOUNCEY!
They bounce and giggle.
[mad scientist laughter]
Flick says AGH!
He whispers HARVEY, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,
BUT THE LIGHT'S FLICKERING,
AND WE HEAR SPOOKY LAUGHTER.
Harvey says OH, I B-B-B-BELIEVE Y-YOU!
Opal and Flick take a deep breath and continue walking.
MAD SCIENTIST LAUGHTER
Flick says FLOYD?
Opal says WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
Floyd says HI GUYS!
I FOUND THIS OLD GLOW-TECH IN
THE TRASH AND BROUGHT IT HERE TO
LIGHT MY COZY NEW COTTAGE.
PRETTY NICE, HUH?
Opal says YEAH, IT'S, UH, COZY.
Floyd sits on top of a huge golden globe.
Flick turns to speaks to his watch and says DID YOU HEAR THAT, HARVEY?
WE FOUND OUT WHAT'S
MAKING THE LIGHT.
Harvey says GOOD!
NOW COME OUT AND LET'S GET
BACK TO THE MUSE, PRONTO-LIKE!
Flick laughs and says YOU BET.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO GET SOME PICS.
[shutter snap]
Opal says MAKE IT FAST, FLICK.
OLD GLOW-TECH IS VERY UNSTABLE.
IT JUST MIGHT... -- GO OUT.
The glow-tech turns off.
Floyd says AHH!
TOO DARK!
TOO DARK!
Flick says NO NEED TO PANIC, FLOYD!
LUCKILY, I'M A FIREFLY.
ACHOO!
UH-OH!
I CAN'T GET MY
TAILLIGHT TO STAY ON!
MUST BE MY ALLERGIES.
Floyd says GOTCHA.
Harvey says NOW CAN I PANIC?
UHH, WHAT JUST
HAPPENED IN THERE?
YOU GUYS OKAY?
Opal says WE ARE FOR NOW, HARVEY.
BUT IF MY READINGS ARE RIGHT,
FLOYD'S GLOW-GLOBE COULD BLOW
ANY SECOND!
Floyd says YOU MEAN, 'BLOW,'
AS IN KA-BLOOEY?
WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE!
Flick says BUT HOW?
OUR GLOW-TECH ISN'T BRIGHT
ENOUGH TO LIGHT THE WAY OUT.
Harvey says NEVER FEAR!
HARV IS HERE!
I'LL SAVE YOU GUYS!
Flick says NO, STAY THERE, PAL.
WE CAN'T RISK YOU
GETTING LOST, TOO!
Harvey says PHEW! THAT'S A RELIEF!
SO UH, WANT ME TO CALL
THE POLICE OR SOMETHING?
[wailing siren]
Harvey says DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie, the pink dragonfly wearing a blue police uniform comes out of a blue flower and says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO
LONG TO GET HERE...
UH, HARVEY.
EVERYONE'S GOING
BINGO-BANGO-BONKERS ABOUT THIS
SPOOKY NIGHT-LIGHT, MAN!
Talking to his watch, Flick says IS THAT YOU, DETECTIVE DEBBIE?
OPAL AND I ARE TRAPPED
IN THIS CAVE WITH FLOYD
AND IT'S PITCH DARK!
Opal says YAH!
Flick says AND WE DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME!
Detective Debbie says NO WORRIES, FLICK!
I KNOW YOU AND OPAL HAVE A REAL
NOSE FOR THIS TYPE OF SITUATION.
YOU JUST NEED TO KEEP AN
EAR OUT AND STAY IN TOUCH.
A muffled call comes in over her walkie-talkie.
Detective Debbie says ROGER THAT.
SORRY, SHUTTERBUGS, GOTTA JET!
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR STORY!
DEBS OUT!
Harvey says WAIT! STAY IN TOUCH?
WHAT DOES THAT... MEAN?
Flick says NOSE, EAR, TOUCH.
I THINK DEBBIE'S TELLING
US TO USE OUR OTHER SENSES!
IF WE CAN REMEMBER WHAT WE
SMELLED OR FELT OR HEARD
ON THE WAY IN...
Opal says IT MIGHT HELP US
FIND OUR WAY OUT,
EVEN IF WE CAN'T SEE SO WELL!
Flick says IT'S TIME TO MAKE SENSE OF
THIS, BY USING OUR SENSES!
The three little colourful worms from the office appear on screen 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 USING OUR OTHER
SENSES TO ESCAPE
SHOULD BE A SNAP!
[crash]
Flick says BUT, WE'D BETTER MAKE IT SNAPPY!
Floyd says UH-OH!
WHICH WAY NOW?
With a candle attached to his watch, Flick says OPAL AND I JUST NEED TO
REMEMBER WHAT WE SMELLED,
HEARD OR TOUCHED JUST
BEFORE WE FOUND FLOYD.
Opal says WE FELT A CUSHY-SOFT CARPET
OF MOSS UNDER OUR FEET.
Flick says RIGHT!
LET'S TRY THAT WAY FIRST!
Opal says THERE'S NO MOSS DOWN HERE.
QUICK!
BACK TO THE OTHER TUNNEL!
Flick says CUSHY AND BOUNCY!
THIS IS THE ONE!
Floyd says ANOTHER FORK?
NOW WHICH WAY?
Flick says JUST BEFORE WE GOT TO
THE MOSS-COVERED TUNNEL,
OPAL SMELLED SOMETHING
SUPER-SMELLY!
Opal says THE MUSHROOMS!
AND, SINCE YOUR NOSE IS
STUFFED, I'LL DO THE SNIFFING.
A yellow cover pops up from her watch into her nose.
She says I SMELL SOMETHING...MUSTY AND STINKY!
FOLLOW ME!
Floyd says LOOK UP AHEAD!
SOMETHING'S GLOWING!
They see the glowing mushrooms.
Flick says YES!
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY!
Floyd says OOO, STINKY AND SHINY!
WE CAN USE THESE
AS A NIGHT LIGHT.
Opel says GOOD THINKING, FLOYD!
Flick says HA HA! QUICK! I THINK THE EXIT
IS AROUND THE NEXT CORNER.
OR NOT.
The light turns off.
Floyd says GAAA!
IT'S GONNA BLOW!
Opal says WE'RE RUNNING OUT
OF TIME, FLICK!
HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH WAY IS OUT?
Flick says BY USING OUR SENSE OF HEARING!
HARVEY! MAKE A NOISE AND
WE'LL FOLLOW IT OUT OF HERE!
Harvey says NOISE?
UHHH, WHAT KIND OF NOISE?
Flick says IT DOESN'T MATTER!
IT NEEDS TO BE LOUD!
AND RIGHT NOW WOULD BE NICE!
Harvey says UMM, UHHH...
A-HAAA!
[horn fanfare]
Harvey blows a shell.
Flick says FOLLOW THAT SOUND!
[electrical buzzing, ka-blooey]
The globe explodes. A picture of the burrow appears.
They manage to escape.
Flick says WHOA!
THAT WAS SOME KINDA FANCY
HORN-PLAYING! THANKS, HARV!
Harvey says DON'T THANK ME.
THANK THE SNAIL WHO
LEFT HIS SHELL HERE.
Opal says SORRY YOUR NEW COUNTRY COTTAGE
WENT KA-BLOOEY, FLOYD.
Floyd says NO BIGGIE.
I'M JUST GLAD YOU GOT
ME OUT OF THERE IN TIME.
THANKS!
Later that day, Flick finishes the news report and says DONE AND DONE.
HARVEY? RAISE THE ROOF!
Harvey hits his watch and everyone says IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a big screen above the news office and they 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!
Later that evening, Gordon says GREAT STORY, SHUTTERBUGS.
NICE WORK USING ALL YOUR
SENSES TO GET THIS SCOOP.
TOO BAD YOU CAN'T SHAKE
YOUR ALLERGIES, FLICK.
Flick says ACTUALLY, BOSS, I'M RELIEVED.
THANKS TO BEING STUFFED-UP,
I CAN'T SMELL A THING!
Floyd arranges things in the backroom´.
Floyd says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Opal says I THINK......
Harvey says THEY STINK!
Flick says HA HA A-CHOOO!
Flick flies out into the backroom.
Gordon laughs.
Opal says UGH!
OH MY! EWWW!
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 "Alien Capture Squad."
[PHONE RINGING]
Flick looks at his watch.
Gordon says FLICK, YOU THERE?
I'VE GOT AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD
STORY TO COVER!
Flick says BE THERE IN A FLASH, BOSS!
Flick walks into the office with Harvey and Opal.
Flick says HEY GUYS, GOOD TIMING!
BUT UH, WHERE'S GORDON?
Opal says GORDON?
Harvey says COME OUT, COME OUT,
WHEREVER YOU ARE.
Gordon hangs upside down in a picture.
He slides down and says SHUTTERBUGS! THANK GOODNESS
YOU'RE HERE!
THERE'S BEEN REPORTS OF
STRANGE ACTIVITY IN THE MARSH.
LIGHTS AND SOUNDS AND SUCH.
Harvey says COMING FROM THAT OLD THINGY?
Gordon says THAT OLD THINGY IS THE
MARSH'S OBSERVATORY!
I SPENT MANY NIGHTS
AS A YOUNG GRUB,
LOOKING THROUGH THE TELESCOPE,
GAZING UP AT THE STARS. AH!
ANYWAY, SOUNDS WERE RECORDED
ON THE HILL JUST LAST NIGHT.
VERY MYSTERIOUS.
[distorted blowing]
Opal says SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE GOING
'SHHHHH SHHHHHH'
INTO A MICROPHONE.
Harvey says COME ON, GORDON.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS.
IT'S OBVIOUS.
Gordon says Y-YOU DO?
I-IT IS?
W-WHAT IS IT?
Harvey says ALIENS!
Gordon says OH! YES, I SUPPOSE IT
COULD BE ALIENS!
ALIENS AT
THE OBSERVATORY!
WHAT A STORY!
AH, GO GET ME THAT
SCOOP, SHUTTERBUGS.
They leave the office.
Flick says OKAY! I GUESS WE COULD...
GET THE SCOOP AND...
SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS STORY.
The three bugs in the office sit at their desks and say I THINK...
They star to sing and 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!
Opal, Flick and Harvey examine the observatory using flashlights.
Harvey says WE NEED A COOL NAME, LIKE 'ALIN
CATCHERS' OR 'ALIEN ABDUCTORS'.
Opal says YOU DON'T REALLY THINK THERE
ARE ALIENS HERE IN MURKY MARSH?
Harvey gasps and says 'ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD'.
OH, THAT'S THE ONE.
[crash]
Flick says SHHHHHH!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
They scream AAAH!
Opal and Harvey light up the ceiling.
Flick says AH, JUST A BROKEN LIGHT.
Opal says SORRY HARVEY.
NO ALIENS.
Harvey says AWWW!
BUT I BROUGHT ALL MY
ALIEN CAPTURE GEAR.
Opal says YOU'LL FIND ALIENS
SOMEDAY, HARVEY.
Harvey says OH, I WILL!
I BELIEVE.
Flick says WHY HAVEN'T THEY TORN
THIS PLACE DOWN YET?
NOTHING EVEN WORKS.
Harvey spins on a chair and says THIS WORKS!
WEEEEEEEEEEE!
An article pops up from Opal’s watch.
Opal says HUH!
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE,
THE OBSERVATORY IS SCHEDULED
TO BE DEMOLISHED... TOMORROW.
Flick says JUST WHEN THEY'RE
ABOUT TO TEAR IT DOWN,
THERE'S MYSTERIOUS
ACTIVITY INSIDE?
THAT'S A LITTLE WEIRD.
Harvey says ALIEN WEIRD?
Flick says MAYBE!
WE NEED TO BREAK
THIS STORY DOWN!
WHO?
Harvey says ALIENS.
Opal says WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WHERE?
Flick says THIS OLD OBSERVATORY.
WHAT?
Harvey says ALIENS.
Opal says MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS AND SOUNDS.
WHEN?
Flick says JUST DAYS BEFORE IT'S
SET TO BE DEMOLISHED.
WHY?
Harvey says ALIEN-
Opal interrupts Harvey and says WE DON'T KNOW WHY!...OR WHO.
Flick says THAT'S WHAT WE
NEED TO FIND OUT!
HOW?
Opal and Flick say BY INVESTIGATING!
Harvey says ALIENS!
A light falls.
Flick says UH, LET'S INVESTIGATE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BEFORE THIS PLACE
COLLAPSES WITH US IN IT!
Outside the observatory, Opal says WE SHOULD INTERVIEW
SOME LOCALS AND-
FLICK,
WHY ARE YOU BLINKING?
Flick says I'M NOT...
LOOK!
Opal says LIGHTS!
WAIT A MINUTE.
THOSE LIGHTS ARE
BLINKING IN A PATTERN!
Flick snaps a picture.
Opal says TWO LONG BLINKS
AND A SHORT BLINK.
Harvey says THAT'S NO BROKEN LIGHT.
THEY'RE BACK!
THE ALIENS ARE BACK!
Opal says MAYBE HE'S RIGHT?
Harvey says I'M NEVER WRONG
ABOUT ALIENS.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD,
SUIT UP.
He places two bags on the ground and continues MIND-CONTROL
BLOCKER.
ALIEN
COMMUNICATOR.
Flick says MARSHMALLOWS?
Harvey says BAIT.
OBVIOUSLY.
BECAUSE EVERYONE
LOVES MARSHMALLOWS!
Munching, he says UMM! SEE?
Flick says SO, WE JUST GO MARCHING
INTO THE OBSERVATORY
AND CAPTURE THE ALIENS?
Harvey says THEY DON'T CALL US THE 'ALIEN
CAPTURE SQUAD' FOR NOTHING.
Opal says NOBODY CALLS
US THAT.
Flick says I THINK WE SHOULD
ALERT THE POLICE.
[wailing siren]
They say DETECTIVE DEBBIE!
Detective Debbie says SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG
TO GET HERE, SHUTTERBUGS.
I WAS TRYING TO FIX...
MY BROKEN...
The siren stops.
Detective Debbie continues SIREN.
AH... BETTER!
WHOA! ANYBODY ELSE
SEEING THAT?
Detective Debbie turns and sees the lights flashing in the observatory.
Flick says WE THINK THERE MIGHT BE
ALIENS IN THE OBSERVATORY.
Detective Debbie says ALIENS?
THE ONLY THING ALIEN TO
THIS PLACE IS A BROOM.
OOOWEE, THIS OLD PLACE
SURE COULD USE SOME LOVE.
A muffled call comes in over Debbie’s walkie talkie.
Detective Debbie ROGER THAT.
SORRY SHUTTERBUGS,
GOTTA JET.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR
STORY. DEBS OUT!
Harvey says HOW DOES SHE DO THAT?
Flick says WHATEVER IS IN THERE, WE NEED TO
GET ITS PICTURE FOR OUR STORY.
Harvey says WHAT ARE WE
WAITING FOR?
LET'S CATCH US
SOME ALIENS!
HEY!
WAIT UP!
They stand on stairs.
Opal says READY?
Harvey rushes to go down the stairs and says MY MIND-CONTROL BLOCKER!
[crash, shutter snap]
Opal and Flick go upstairs.
Panting, Harvey says DID YOU GET IT?
DID YOU GET
THE PICTURE?
Flick says WE MISSED THEM.
Opal says THEY MUST HAVE HEARD HARVEY
SHOUTING AND RAN AWAY.
Harvey says WHAT!
I CAN'T CATCH ALIENS IF
THEY'RE MIND-CONTROLLING ME!
Opal says AND NOW WE'LL NEVER KNOW IF
THERE REALLY WERE ALIENS.
Flick says MAYBE WE CAN STILL MAKE SENSE
OF THIS, BY USING OUR SENSES!
The three little colourful worms from the office appear on screen 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, Opal and Harvey wear goggles to scan the floor.
Flick says FOOTPRINTS GOING...
TO A DOOR.. IN THE FLOOR!
Opal says THAT MUST BE HOW THEY ESCAPED!
Opal knocks on the door.
Two large glowing ears appear on Harvey’s head.
Harvey says SOUNDS EMPTY
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Opal says THERE MIGHT BE A MACHINE
ROOM UNDER THE TELESCOPE.
With a large glowing hand, Opal feels the surface of the door and says HMM!
The door opens.
Flick says JUMP ON
THREE?
Harvey says NO WAY!
AH, YOU GO.
I'LL WAIT HERE, IN
CASE.. THEY.. ESCAPE?
Opal says ARE YOU AFRAID OF
GOING DOWN THERE?
Harvey says PFFFT! AFRAID...
Flick says WE CAN'T GET THE SCOOP
WITHOUT YOU, HARVEY.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD,
REMEMBER?
Harvey takes a deep breath and says OKAY.
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD.
I CAN DO THIS!
Flick says READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE!
They jump in.
They find something moving under a blanket that stands by a light. They gasp.
They say GORDON?
Gordon says SHUTTERBUGS!
Harvey says GORDON IS...
AN ALIEN!
STOP ALIEN!
Harvey throws a block at him.
Gordon says I'M NO ALIEN, HARVEY.
REALLY!
THERE ARE NO ALIENS HERE.
Harvey vacuums the block he threw.
Flick says BUT, YOU SAID ALL THOSE
REPORTS OF SOUNDS
AND LIGHTS ON THE HILL?
Gordon says THE LIGHTS WERE REAL.
I'VE BEEN HERE WITH THIS WORK
LIGHT MOST NIGHTS TRYING
TO FIX THE TELESCOPE.
Opal says AND THE SOUNDS WE
HEARD IN YOUR OFFICE?
Gordon says THAT WAS A TRICK.
I WAS TRYING TO ROUSE YOUR
INTEREST IN THE STORY!
Flick says WHY DID YOU WANT US TO WRITE
A STORY ABOUT ALIENS AT THE
OBSERVATORY IN THE FIRST PLACE?
Gordon says AH, I THOUGHT THAT IF YOU WROTE
AN OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD STORY ABOUT
THE OBSERVATORY, PEOPLE WOULD
START TO CARE ABOUT IT AGAIN.
BUT NOW THAT YOU
KNOW THE TRUTH...
I GUESS YOU
WON'T BE DOING THAT.
Flick says HMMM, WHAT IF DETECTIVE
DEBBIE WAS RIGHT?
MAYBE ALL THIS PLACE
NEEDS IS A LITTLE LOVE?
Opal says YEAH! IF WE ALL CHIP IN, WE CAN
HELP FIX THIS PLACE RIGHT UP!
Harvey says OKAY, OKAY!
I'LL HELP TOO,
He air quotes GORDON.
He continues BUT I'M WEARING MY MIND-CONTROL
BLOCKER, SO DON'T TRY ANYTHING!
Opal says HARVEY, GORDON'S
NOT AN ALIEN.
Harvey says SO HE SAYS.
Later, the observatory is nice and clean.
Gordon looks through a telescope and says IT'S JUST HOW I
REMEMBER IT!
OH THANK YOU, SHUTTERBUGS, FOR
GIVING THIS OLD BUG ONE LAST
GREAT NIGHT
WITH THE STARS.
Opal says MAYBE IT WON'T BE
THE LAST?
Flick says WE DID GET THE
SCOOP AFTER ALL.
Later that day, Flick finishes the news report and says DONE AND DONE.
HARVEY, RAISE THE ROOF!
Harvey hits his watch and everyone says IT'S GLOW TIME!
The three glow worms appear on a big screen above the news office and they 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!
Later on, Gordon sits at his desk and reads MYSTERY LIGHT PATTERNS,
ALIEN CAPTURE SQUAD...
IT'S MORE THAN JUST
A GREAT STORY...
YOU SAVED THE OBSERVATORY!
NOW THE WHOLE TOWN WANTS TO
PITCH IN AND HELP MAKE THE
OBSERVATORY LIKE NEW AGAIN!
Flick says THAT'S GREAT!
Opal says REALLY HAPPY FOR
YOU, GORDON.
Harvey says THAT IS EXCELLENT NEWS.
I WILL USE THE TELESCOPE
TO LOOK FOR MORE ALIENS.
OR SHOULD I SAY..
MORE "GORDONS"?
Gordon, Opal and Flick say HARVEY!
HARVEY!
Harvey throws a block at Gordon and then vacuums it. They laugh.
The show ends and the credits roll.
Created by Cory Morrison, MCM, Craig Young.
Music by Serge R. Côté.
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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