(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

In animation, two aliens fly across space in a spaceship.

Blynk is a rectangular green alien with spiky hair and long fangs.

Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.

With the help of M.A.V.I.S., the spaceship computer, and real Earth scientists, they listen to real Earth children's questions and try to find answers.

A song plays that says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU

The name of the show reads "Blynk and Aazoo. Imagine, investigate, invent!"

(COMPUTER BEEPING FAINTLY)
(FINGER BOINGING)

Aazoo pokes Blynk on the head.

He mumbles and says MM-HMM-HMM!

Blynk turns around and says OH, OH, OH!
HMM, HMM, HMM!
(MUMBLING)

He chews gum and blows a bubble.

(BLYNK LAUGHS)
(AIR HISSING)

Blynk says AH, AH, AH-HA!
(AAZOO HUMMING)
(BLYNK LAUGHING)
(ALARM BLARING)
(SATELLITE WARBLING)

M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING.
INCOMING INQUIRY.

Blynk pops the bubble and says WHOO! (LAUGHS)

Aazoo says OH! (LAUGHS)
WHOO!

A real life girl named Serena pops up on a screen and says HI, BLYNK AND AAZOO.
SHH, IT'S ME, SERENA,
AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

Serena is around 11, with straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears a red sweater.

Aazoo says OH, OH!

Blynk says BA-LA!

Serena says SORRY ABOUT MY DOG, BOBBY.

Aazoo says MM!

Blynk says AW.

Serena says I JUST WISH I KNEW
WHAT HE WAS SAYING.

Blynk says OOH-WHEE!

Serena says DO YOU THINK I COULD LEARN HOW
TO TALK TO ANIMALS?
(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT,
INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
BLYNK AND AAZOO ARE ABOUT TO
FORMULATE THE PERFECT ANSWER.

Blynk and Aazoo look confused and say TAH-NAH!
NA!

M.A.V.I.S. says ERROR, IT APPEARS
THEY WERE BARKING UP THE
WRONG TREE.
GET IT, BARKING?
(SERENA LAUGHS)

Blynk says JA-NAH, M.A.V.I.S
(ALIEN BABBLE).

Blynk presses the question button.

M.A.V.I.S. says CALLING INTERSTELLAR SCIENCE
COUNCIL, CAPTAIN.

A real life girl scientist named Jessie pops up on another screen and says HELLO, BLYNK AND AAZOO.
HAVE YOU GOT A QUESTION FOR ME?

Jessie is in her thirties, with long straight blond hair in an updo and wears a burgundy V-neck sweater.

Serena says HI, I'M SERENA AND I'M WONDERING
IF I CAN LEARN HOW
TO TALK TO ANIMALS.
A caption reads "Jessie. Scientist."

Jessie says HI, SERENA, I'M JESSIE.
THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING
QUESTION.

M.A.V.I.S. says PERHAPS I CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE.
I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO PICK UP
LANGUAGES
QUITE QUICKLY.

The aliens say OOH!

M.A.V.I.S. says I CAN EVEN
SPEAK ALIEN FLUENTLY.

(BLYNK AND AAZOO LAUGHING)

Jessie says SO SERENA, WHERE DO YOU
WANT TO BEGIN?

Serena says WELL, COULD I LEARN TO
MAKE SOUNDS
SO ANIMALS UNDERSTAND ME?

Jessie says AH, YES, LEARNING HOW WE MAKE
SOUNDS
IS A GREAT PLACE TO START.
BLYNK, HUMAN FILES, PLEASE.
(BLYNK VOCALIZES)

Jessie says SUBCATEGORY, VOCALIZATION.
(BLYNK HUMMING)
(BABY BABBLES)

Jessie says WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING SOUND,
BOTH HUMANS
AND SOME ANIMALS
(CAT MEOWS)

Jessie says USE THE SAME THING,
(LION ROARS)

Jessie says THEIR VOCAL CORDS.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
HUMANS AND SOME ANIMALS
HAVE THIN BANDS OF MUSCLES IN
THEIR THROAT
CALLED VOCAL CORDS.
WHEN PUFFS OF AIR ARE PUSHED UP
THE THROAT
AND OVER THE VOCAL CORDS,
THEY VIBRATE AND MAKE
DIFFERENT SOUNDS.
WHEN VOCAL CORDS VIBRATE FAST,
HIGH SOUNDS ARE MADE.
SLOWER VIBRATIONS MAKES
LOWER SOUNDS.

Aazoo hits a high note and says OOH
AH, OOH

(BLYNK QUACKS)

Aazoo says OOH, OOH?

Blynk says UH, HUH?

Aazoo sticks his hand in Blynk's throat, pulls out a duck and says MM, AH, UGH!
(BLYNK GROANING)

Aazoo says OOH.
(DUCK QUACKS)

Blynk says HUH?
(SERENA LAUGHS)
(WOLF HOWLS)

Jessie says NOW EVEN THOUGH BOTH HUMANS
AND MANY ANIMALS
USE VOCAL CORDS TO MAKE SOUNDS,
DIFFERENCES IN THE SIZE
AND SHAPE OF THEIR HEADS,
NOSES, TONGUES, AND JAWS MEAN
THAT WE ALL SOUND DIFFERENT.

Serena says OKAY, BUT COULDN'T
I TRAIN MYSELF
TO SOUND LIKE DIFFERENT ANIMALS?

Jessie says WELL, IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN BARK
LIKE A DOG
DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU OR
THE DOG UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

Serena says SO I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TALK
WITH ANIMALS?

Jessie says WELL, NOT NECESSARILY.
BLYNK, COULD YOU PLEASE PULL UP
THE ANIMAL COMMUNICATION FILES?
SUBCATEGORY CURRENT RESEARCH.
FIRST UP, THE EGYPTIAN FRUIT
BAT.
THESE CREATURES OFTEN LIVE
WITH UP TO 1,000 OTHERS, AND TO
HUMANS, IT CAN OFTEN SOUND
LIKE THEY'RE ALL SHOUTING GET
OUT OF HERE
AT THE SAME TIME.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
BUT SCIENTISTS
HAVE DECODED SOME OF THAT NOISE
AND CAN NOW TELL
WHEN THE BATS ARE ARGUING OVER
FOOD, SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS,
MATING, OR EVEN WHEN ANOTHER BAT
IS TOO CLOSE.

The aliens say OOH!

Jessie says IT TURNS OUT THESE BATS
HAVE SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED
LANGUAGE
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,
AND THEY EVEN CHANGE THE TONE
OF THEIR VOICE DEPENDING ON WHO
THEY'RE TALKING TO.

Serena says LIKE HOW I TALK DIFFERENTLY TO
MY MOM AND MY FRIENDS.

Blynk says AH-EEH!

Jessie says EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT, BLYNK,
WHAT DO WE HAVE NEXT?

Blynk says UH-HUH, OOH!

Jessie says DOLPHINS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE
HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
AND COMMUNICATE USING MANY
DIFFERENT SOUNDS.
(DOLPHINS CHIRPING)

Serena laughs and says THEY SOUND FUNNIER
THAN BLYNK AND AAZOO.
(BLYNK CLICKS TONGUE)
(AAZOO WHISTLES)
(BOTH LAUGH)

Jessie says RESEARCHERS BELIEVE
THEY USE THESE SOUNDS
TO CALL EACH OTHER BY NAME,
PASS ALONG INFORMATION
ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE,
AND TALK TO THEIR YOUNG.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
MOTHER DOLPHINS
CAN EVEN UNDERSTAND THEIR BABIES
IF THEY HEAR THEIR VOICE
THROUGH A HUMAN TELEPHONE,
ALTHOUGH I'M UNCERTAIN
HOW THEY DIAL THE NUMBER.
(SERENA LAUGHS)
(AAZOO HUMS)

Jessie says THEN THERE ARE ELEPHANTS,
WHO HAVE THEIR OWN FORM OF
COMMUNICATION.

Serena says WHOA!

(elephant trumpeting loudly)

Jessie says SOME SOUNDS ARE GREETINGS.
SOME SAY LET'S GO THIS WAY,
AND SOME SAY HEY, LET'S PLAY.

M.A.V.I.S. says SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING
ON AN ELEPHANT DICTIONARY SO
HUMANS CAN UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE ELEPHANTS ARE SAYING.
I, OF COURSE, ALREADY UNDERSTAND
ELEPHANTS.

Blynk says HMM.

Serena says THAT'S REALLY COOL.
MAYBE I CAN MAKE A DOG
DICTIONARY
SO I CAN COMMUNICATE WITH BOBBY.

Jessie says THAT WOULD BE A FASCINATING
SCIENCE PROJECT!

Serena says HEY, WHAT IF SOMEONE
INVENTED AN APP
THAT CAN TRANSLATE ANIMAL SOUNDS
INTO HUMAN WORDS?

A dog says RUFF, BARK, BALL.

Jessie says NOW YOU'RE THINKING LIKE A
SCIENTIST, SERENA!
BLYNK, FUTURE INVENTION FILES,
PLEASE.

Blynk says OH-HO, OOH! (HUMS)
(TAPE SQUEAKING)

Jessie says A SCIENTIST AT NORTHERN
ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
HAS SPENT OVER 30 YEARS STUDYING
HOW PRAIRIE DOGS COMMUNICATE.
USING A SPECIAL COMPUTER,
HE'S BEEN ABLE TO TRANSLATE
PRAIRIE DOG SOUNDS INTO
SENTENCES LIKE,
BROWN COYOTE APPROACHING
QUICKLY, RUN!
THE COMPUTER CAN EVEN TELL
THE PRAIRIE DOGS
WHAT THE HUMANS ARE TRYING TO
SAY BACK TO THEM.

Serena says THAT'S AMAZING.

Jessie says IT IS, AND IN THE FUTURE,
SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING AT USING
SIMILAR TECHNIQUES TO DEVELOP
A SMALL DEVICE
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO
TALK TO OUR PETS,
DOGS INCLUDED.

Serena says IF I HAD THAT, BOBBY AND I COULD
TALK ABOUT ACROBATICS
AND OUR FAVORITE FOODS.

Blynk says EE-HA!

M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS READY,
CAPTAIN.
(BLYNK HUMMING)

Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a translator mask.
(METAL CLANKING)
(COMPUTER WHIRRING)
(TOOLS THUDDING)

Blynk says OH, OOH!
(HUMS) OOH!
(BLYNK VOCALIZING)

Aazoo says OOH!
(DUCK QUACKS)
OOH!

Blynk puts on the mask and says AAZOO, IT IS I, SINK.
I CAN SPEAK ENGLISH!
(SERENA LAUGHS)

Serena says HMM?

Jessie says I THINK BLYNK'S TRANSLATOR
MAY HAVE MIXED UP A WORD OR TWO.

Blynk says YES, IT SEEMS LIKE
MY BRAIN SMELLS LIKE TOADS.
(AAZOO GASPS)

Blynk says NO, NO...
(SERENA LAUGHS)
LIKE BRAINY...
(ELECTRICITY CRACKLES)

Blynk says UH, UGH!
WALKS LIKE A DUCK...
(AAZOO GROANING)
(SERENA LAUGHS)
(BLYNK BABBLING)

Serena says LOOKS LIKE IT'S MIXING
UP A LOT OF WORDS.
(BLYNK SHOUTING)

M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT,
INVENTION FAILURE.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says DISCOVERY OF FUNNY
NOISE MAKER SUCCESSFUL.

Jessie says LOOKS LIKE YOUR INVENTION
NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK,
BLYNK, BUT KEEP WORKING ON IT.

Serena says JUST THINK, IF I WAS A VET
AND COULD TALK TO A SICK DOG,
I WOULD BE THE BEST VET EVER.

Jessie says WHAT AN EXCELLENT IDEA!

Serena says WELL, THANKS, EVERYONE, BYE!

Jessie says BYE, SERENA.

Blynk says AND FOLLOW THE FROG.
(SERENA LAUGHS)

Blynk says I MEAN LOG, LOG, IT'S A, AH!

(AAZOO LAUGHING)

M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR INVENTIONS
CONTINUES.
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.

The aliens say LUM-LUMS!
(AAZOO CHIRPING)
(CHEERFUL MUSIC)

Producer, Jeannette Lookman.

Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.