(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!"

Blynk works in his station on the spaceship.

(BLYNK HUMMING)
(MAVIS KEYS CLICK)
(AAZOO YELLING)

Aazoo shows up in a tutu doing ballet steps.

Blynk says HUH?

The tutu flips upwards and wraps Aazoo's torso and head.

(AAZOO SCREAMS)

M.A.V.I.S. says TOO, TOO TIGHT
TUTU DETECTED.
(AAZOO SQUEALS)
(ALARM BLARES)

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

Blynk says HUH, AAZOO.
(AAZOO WHIMPERS)
(BLYNK GROANS)

A machine helps Aazoo out of the tutu.

(MACHINE WHIRS)
(AAZOO WHIMPERS PITIFULLY)

Blynk says UH-HUH, HUH.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

A real life girl named Latitia pops up on a screen and says
HI, BLYNK, HI, AAZOO,
I'M LATITIA.

Latitia is around 12, with short braided brown hair and wears a printed T-shirt.

(ALIEN BABBLE)

Latitia says I GREW A SUNFLOWER LAST SUMMER
THAT WAS TALLER THAN ME.
IT MADE ME WONDER,
COULD I GROW A PLANT AS BIG
AS A SKYSCRAPER?

(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
IT APPEARS YOU HAVE PLANTED
AN IDEA
IN BLYNK AND AAZOO'S MINDS.
GET IT, PLANTED?
(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says NO IDEAS HAVE BLOSSOMED.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

Blynk presses the question button.

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

A real life scientist named Anthony pops up on another screen and says BLYNK, AAZOO, WHO HAS
A QUESTION TODAY?

Anthony is in his thirties, with short curly brown hair and wears a blue T-shirt, gray unbuttoned shirt and a red and white cap hat.

Latitia says HI, I'M LATITIA, AND
I WANT TO KNOW
HOW I CAN GROW A PLANT AS
BIG AS A SKYSCRAPER.

Anthony says HI, LATITIA, I'M ANTHONY.
NOW THAT WOULD BE A BIG PLANT!

The aliens say MMM-HMM.

Anthony says OKAY, WELL, WHY DON'T WE START
BY UNDERSTANDING
HOW PLANTS GROW.
BLYNK, PULL UP THE PLANT FILES,
SUB-CATEGORY, FLOWER POWER.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says THROUGH THEIR ROOTS,
PLANTS ABSORB WATER FROM
THE SOIL.
THROUGH THEIR LEAVES THEY ABSORB
CARBON DIOXIDE
FROM THE AIR, AND ENERGY
FROM THE SUN.
TOGETHER THESE THREE THINGS
HELP PLANTS PRODUCE THEIR
OWN FOOD.
THIS PROCESS IS
CALLED PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

Latitia says PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

Anthony says RIGHT, PHOTOSYNTHESIS
MEANS TO PUT TOGETHER
WITH THE HELP OF LIGHT.
THROUGH PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PLANTS
MAKE A NATURAL SUGAR
CALLED GLUCOSE, WHICH THEY
USE FOR ENERGY.
THE GLUCOSE THEN GOES TO ALL
PARTS OF THE PLANT,
THE LEAVES, FLOWERS AND FRUIT.

Latitia says HA! COOL!
SO TO HELP A PLANT GROW TALL,
I NEED TO MAKE SURE IT HAS
SUNLIGHT, AIR AND WATER.

Anthony says YOU GOT IT!
THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED FOR
PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Wearing funny glasses, Aazoo sits at a piano with a picture of Blynk on top.

M.A.V.I.S. says PHOTOGRAPH AND
SYNTHESIZER DETECTED.
BUT NO PHOTOSYNTHESIS OCCURRING.

Aazoo says AWW.

Latitia says SO WHAT'S THE BIGGEST PLANT
I COULD GROW?

Anthony says BLYNK, CHECK PLANT FILES,
PLEASE.
SUB-CATEGORY, THE HUMONGOUS
AMONG US.
(SCREEN CRACKLES)

The aliens gasp and says WOO-HOO. WHOA.

Anthony says THE LARGEST FLOWER IS CALLED
THE TITAN ARUM.

Latitia says OOH, IT'S SO PRETTY,
I WONDER WHAT IT SMELLS LIKE?

M.A.V.I.S. says HMM?
SOURCING SCENT FILES.

Anthony says NO, MAVIS, DON'T!
RELEASING TITAN ARUM SCENT.

(BLYNK AND AAZOO GROANING)

Anthony says THE TITAN ARUM STINKS.
IT SMELLS SO BAD, IT'S ALSO
KNOWN AS THE CORPSE FLOWER.
IT HAS THE COLOR AND SMELL
OF ROTTING MEAT,
TO ATTRACT THE FLIES AND BEETLES
THAT POLLINATE IT.

Latitia says EWW!

Anthony says BUT IS IS HUMONGOUS.

M.A.V.I.S. says THE TITAN ARUM, CAN GROW
TO THREE METERS TALL
AND THREE METERS IN DIAMETER.
BE-LEAF IT OR NOT.
GET IT, BE-LEAF.

Blynk rolls his eye.

Anthony says JUST ONE LEAF OF
THE TITAN ARUM
CAN BE AS BIG AS A SMALL TREE.

Latitia says HMM, BUT IS THERE
A HUMONGOUS PLANT THAT'S
NOT STINKY?

Anthony says FORTUNATELY, YES, BLYNK!
(ALIEN BABBLE)
(SCREEN CRACKLES)

Anthony says THE TALLEST FLOWERING PLANT
IN THE WORLD,
IS ACTUALLY A TYPE OF
EUCALYPTUS TREE,
FOUND IN AUSTRALIA, CALLED
THE SWAMP GUM.

Latitia says SO HOW BIG IS IT?

M.A.V.I.S. says THE SWAMP GUM CAN REACH HEIGHTS
OVER 90 METERS,
IT IS THE SECOND-TALLEST TREE
IN THE WORLD.
TREES CAN GROW TALLER THAN
OTHER PLANTS,
BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPORTED BY
TRUNKS MADE OF WOOD AND BARK.
SO IF THIS IS

Latitia says THE SECOND-TALLEST TREE.

Anthony says JUST WAIT TILL YOU MEET
HYPERION.

Latitia says WHO?
(SCREEN CRACKLES)

M.A.V.I.S. says COAST REDWOODS OR
SEQUOYA SEMPERVIRENS
HOLD THE RECORD FOR THE TALLEST
TREES ON EARTH.
REDWOODS APPEARED ON EARTH,
JUST AFTER THE TIME
OF THE DINOSAURS, AND HAVE
BEEN AROUND,
MUCH LONGER THAN HUMANS.

A map shows a part of coastal California.

Anthony says THIS NARROW, COASTAL PART OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
HAS THE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR
REDWOODS TO FLOURISH.
IT'S A VERY UNIQUE PLACE.
IN FACT, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE
LIKE IT ON EARTH.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE, COOL,
MOIST AIR
OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN KEEPS
THE TREES DAMP,
EVEN IN HOT SUMMERS.
THE SOIL IS RICH IN NUTRIENTS.
REDWOODS HAVE FEW NATURAL
ENEMIES,
AND THEIR THICK BARK,
PROTECTS THE TREES
AGAINST FOREST FIRES.

Anthony says IN THESE EXCELLENT
CONDITIONS,
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR REDWOODS TO
GROW 60-90 METERS TALL,
AND IT'S IN REDWOOD NATIONAL
PARK THAT YOU WILL FIND,
THE TALLEST TREE IN THE WORLD!

Latitia says HYPERION?

Anthony says YEP, THE TALLEST REDWOOD THERE
IS INDEED HYPERION.

Latitia says SO HOW TALL
IS IT?

Anthony says HYPERION IS ABOUT 120
METERS TALL.
THAT'S THE HEIGHT OF A
40-STORY BUILDING.

Latitia says PERFECT, THAT'S WHAT I WANT!
SO CAN I PLANT ONE IN
MY BACKYARD?

Anthony says WELL, YOU COULD BUT REDWOODS
TAKE 100S OF YEARS
TO REACH THEIR MAXIMUM HEIGHT.
WE THINK HYPERION IS BETWEEN 600
AND 800 YEARS OLD.

Latitia says OH NO, THAT'S WAY TOO LONG
TO WAIT.

Anthony says WELL, IF YOU CAN'T GROW A TREE
AS TALL AS A SKYSCRAPER,
HOW ABOUT LIVING IN A SKYSCRAPER
COVERED IN TREES?

Latitia says REALLY, WOW, THAT SOUNDS COOL.
BLYNK, PULL UP THE FUTURE
FILES, PLEASE.
SUB-CATEGORY, VERTICAL FORCE.
JUST IMAGINE, IN THE FUTURE,
BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN A
FOREST IN THE SKY!
WELL, RIGHT NOW, IN CITIES ALL
AROUND THE WORLD,
PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED
TO CREATE
THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS
COVERED IN PLANTS.
IN FACT, ITALY ALREADY HAS TWO!

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE, IN
THE ITALIAN CITY OF MILAN,
TWO SKYSCRAPERS ARE CALLED
BOSCO VERTICALE,
WHICH MEANS, THE VERTICAL
FOREST.
MORE THAN 800 TREES AND
15,000 PLANTS
LIVE ON THE BALCONIES OF
THE TOWERS.

Latitia says WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

Anthony says THE PLANTS ARE NOT JUST
GREAT TO LOOK AT,
THEY ALSO REDUCE POLLUTION WHILE
PRODUCING OXYGEN,
HELP MAKE THE TEMPERATURE AND
THE MOISTURE
IN THE BUILDINGS JUST RIGHT,
PROVIDE SHADE IN THE SUMMER,
AND BLOCK THE WIND IN
THE WINTER.

Latitia says I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN A PLACE
LIKE THAT!
PLANTS ARE SO GOOD FOR US, WE
SHOULD GROW THEM EVERYWHERE.

(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says BLYNK, THE INVENTION STATION
IS READY.
(UPBEAT TECHNO MUSIC)

Blynk goes in the invention station and brings out a portable lab with a planter, seeds and a special potion.

(DROPPER POPS)
(LIQUID BOOMS)
(ALIEN BABBLE)

Latitia says IS THAT GONNA BE A PLANT THAT
CAN GROW ANYWHERE?
(ALIEN BABBLE)

Aazoo plants some seeds and ads several drops of the potion.

(DROPPER DRIPS)
(EXCITED ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says RAPID GERMINATION
DETECTED!
OUT-OF-CONTROL GROWTH ABOUT TO-
(TREES THUDS)

The spaceship gets covered in plants.

Blynk says AAZOO!

M.A.V.I.S. says INVENTION FAILURE,
NO, INVENTION SUCCESSFUL.

Latitia says WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF PLANTS.
MAYBE WHEN I GROW UP,
I'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO GROW
TREES ON THE SPACE STATION!

Anthony says THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!

Latitia says THANKS EVERYONE!
BYE!

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

(ALIEN BABBLE)
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

Producer, Jeannette Lookman.

Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.