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(soft music plays)
An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON: CODING GAMES
WITHOUT TECH.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6, Teacher Vickie." Vickie is in her late thirties, with curly black hair. She wears a pink sweater, earrings and a long silver necklace.
Vickie says HELLO, FRIENDS, AND WELCOME.
I AM TEACHER VICKIE AND I'M SO
GLAD THAT YOU CAN JOIN US TODAY.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING
ALL ABOUT CODING,
BUT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
GONNA BE USING COMPUTERS.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF
GAMES AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN
AND MOVING AROUND.
BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE FOCUSED
AND READY TO LEARN.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND ACTIVITY
THAT I USE WITH MY STUDENTS
CALLED FLOWER AND BUBBLES.
AND THE WAY IT WORKS
IS YOU'RE GOING TO PRETEND
THAT IN ONE HAND YOU HAVE
THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
AND IN THE OTHER HAND
YOU HAVE A BUBBLE,
LIKE THE ONES THAT YOU WOULD
BLOW THROUGH A BUBBLE WAND.
AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
IS YOU'RE GONNA INHALE
AND SMELL
THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER,
AND EXHALE AND BLOW OUT
THE BUBBLE...
PUSH THE BUBBLE
OFF YOUR HAND.
SO, IT'S GONNA LOOK
LIKE THIS.
She inhales and exhales and says YOU READY TO GIVE IT
A TRY WITH ME?
WE'LL TAKE THREE BREATHS.
She inhales and exhales three times.
She says AWESOME.
I'M FEELING MUCH MORE CALM
AND RELAXED
AND I'M READY TO LEARN.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING,
LIKE I SAID, ALL ABOUT CODING.
BUT I'VE INVITED
A SPECIAL GUEST TO HELP ME.
MY ASSISTANT...
HE HAPPENS TO BE MY SON
AND HE'S PART OF THE PORT
CREDIT ROBOTICS CLUB-- ALEX.
ALEX, COME ON
AND JOIN US.
ALEX HAS COMPETED WITH
HIS TEAM AT SKILLS CANADA
AS WELL AS WITH THE
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CANADA.
AND SO, I THOUGHT HE
WOULD BE A PERFECT ADDITION
AND BE ABLE TO SHARE
HIS EXPERIENCES
WITH HIS ROBOTICS
BACKGROUND.
Alex is in his early teens, with brown hair. He wears a black cap and a black hoodie with a white print.
Alex says HEY, EVERYBODY.
I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD
JOIN US TODAY
FOR ONE OF MY HOBBIES
THAT I ENJOY,
WHICH IS ROBOTICS
AND CODING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT OF FUN TODAY,
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE WORD "CODING"?
CODING IS THE PROCESS OF
USING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TO GET A COMPUTER TO
BEHAVE HOW YOU WANT IT TO.
Vickie says THAT'S RIGHT, ALEX.
IT'S LIKE GIVING THE COMPUTER
A SET OF DIRECTIONS.
LET'S PLAY A GAME
TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT WE MEAN.
Alex says GREAT IDEA.
I CAN BE THE PROGRAMMER
AND YOU CAN BE THE ROBOT.
Vickie says AWESOME.
FRIENDS AT HOME,
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG TOO.
YOU CAN BE
THE COMPUTER,
LIKE I AM.
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY.
ARE YOU READY?
Alex says LET'S GET STARTED.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
Alex says WHEN I SAY GO,
TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY.
SO,
WHEN ALEX SAYS GO,
THE PROGRAMMER WOULD HAVE
THE CODE WRITTEN,
I WILL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD.
AND I'M GONNA BE
THE COMPUTER.
I'M READY.
Vickie gives one step forward.
Alex says GO!
Vickie says AWESOME.
DID I DO IT?
Alex says YES.
Vickie chuckles.
Alex says GOOD JOB.
WE JUST CODED
OUR FIRST TWO STEPS.
LET'S MAKE THE GAME
A LITTLE HARDER.
WHEN I SAY GO,
TAKE A STEP FORWARD
AND TOUCH THE TOP
OF YOUR HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS
LIKE THIS.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHEN YOU SAY GO,
THE EVENT IS I WILL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD
AND I WILL TOUCH
THE TOP OF MY HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS
LIKE THIS.
I THINK I'M READY.
Alex says OKAY.
GO.
Vickie says DID I GET IT?
Alex says YEAH.
(laughing)
Vickie says ALL RIGHT!
Alex says LET'S ADD
A THIRD STEP.
Vickie says I THINK WE'RE
DEFINITELY READY
FOR A THIRD STEP,
ALEX.
Alex says WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU CAN TAKE A STEP FORWARD,
TOUCH THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS LIKE THIS,
AND SAY, "TVO."
Vickie says AWESOME! I LOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHEN YOU SAY GO,
I'M GONNA TAKE
A STEP FORWARD,
I'M GOING TO TOUCH THE TOP
OF MY HEAD WITH BOTH HANDS,
AND I'M GONNA
SAY, "TVO!"
Alex says YUP.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says THE COMPUTER
IS READY, YES.
Alex says GO!
Vickie says TVO!
DID I GET IT?
Alex says YEAH, YOU GOT IT!
AWESOME!
HOW DID YOU DO
AT HOME?
DID YOU GET
ALL THREE STEPS?
GOOD JOB, COMPUTERS.
Alex says LET'S TRY
ONE FINAL TIME.
WELL,
LET'S USE SOME CODE
WHICH WE CALL IN PROGRAMMING
"A REPEAT A LOOP."
Vickie says A REPEAT LOOP?
HMM.
I'VE HEARD
OF THAT BEFORE
BUT WHY DON'T YOU TELL
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
WHAT A REPEAT LOOP IS?
Alex says PROGRAMMERS USE
REPEAT LOOPS
WHEN THEY WANT THE
SAME THING TO REPEAT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE CAN TELL THE COMPUTER TO
REPEAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES
OR FOREVER.
Vickie says IT MAKES TO USE
A REPEAT LOOP
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ADD THE SAME THING
OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A SHORTCUT, RIGHT?
Alex says EXACTLY.
Vickie says RIGHT, SO LIKE,
SOMETIMES IN MUSIC
WE HAVE LIKE,
A REPEAT SYMBOL
AND WE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING
AND WE PLAY IT AGAIN,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO
PUT ALL OF IT OUT.
I LOVE IT!
ALL RIGHT,
SO HOW MANY TIMES
AM I GOING
TO REPEAT IT?
Alex says SO THIS TIME,
WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU'LL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD
AND TOUCH THE TOP OF YOUR
HEAD WITH BOTH HANDS
AND REPEAT THE OTHER
COMMANDS THREE TIMES.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT,
I THINK I GOT IT.
ARE YOU READY
AT HOME?
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY!
COMPUTER'S READY.
Alex says ALL RIGHT.
Vickie says OKAY, PROGRAMMER.
Alex says GO!
Vickie follows the commands and says TVO!
TVO!
TVO!
I DID IT!
I THINK.
(chuckling)
Alex says EXCELLENT,
ACTUALLY.
UM, DID YOU GET IT
AT HOME?
IT'S OKAY IF
YOU MADE A MISTAKE,
'CAUSE THAT'S PART
OF PROGRAMMING.
WHEN I WORK WITH THE
PORT CREDIT ROBOTICS TEAM,
WE OFTEN TEND TO MAKE
A LOT OF MISTAKES.
BUT WE KEEP GOING AND
EVENTUALLY WE GET IT RIGHT.
Vickie says THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD POINT, ALEX.
I TELL MY STUDENTS
AT SCHOOL
THAT "FAIL" STANDS FOR
FIRST ATTEMPT IN LEARNING.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE CODING,
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE
A WHOLE BUNCH OF MISTAKES,
AND IT'S FUN.
IT'S HOW WE LEARN.
AND SOMETIMES
WE ACTUALLY LEARN MORE
WHEN WE MAKE
THE MISTAKES
THAN IF WE GET IT RIGHT.
AND THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT WE KEEP GOING
AND THAT WE'RE RESILIENT
AND WE KEEP TRYING.
Alex says YEAH!
THERE ARE MANY
CAREERS AND JOBS
THAT USE
COMPUTER SCIENCE,
LIKE A WEB DEVELOPER,
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
ENGINEER,
AND A PROJECT MANAGER.
Vickie says THAT'S RIGHT, ALEX.
AND EVEN IF WE DON'T GO
INTO A SPECIFIC CAREER
THAT IS USING CODING,
JUST UNDERSTANDING
HOW THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS
IS SO IMPORTANT
THESE DAYS.
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
IN THEIR JOBS
ARE USING SOME FORM
OF TECHNOLOGY,
SO UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS
IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
AND SO, WHY DON'T WE LEARN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT
THROUGH A VIDEO
AND OUR FRIEND MIKAELA
WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK
TO US TODAY
ABOUT COMPUTER SCIENCE.
The TVO Kids and Riverbank Pictures logos appear against a white screen.
Mikaela pops up against a colourful animated background. She's around 12, with mid-length curly brown hair, and wears a blue sweater.
[WHOOSH]
(music plays)
She says MY NAME'S MIKAELA, AND SINCE
I CAN REMEMBER,
I'VE DREAMT ABOUT WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!
THERE ARE SO MANY COOL JOBS,
SO I DECIDED TO TRY THEM ALL.
In animation, gear from different jobs appears on her: an astronaut's helmet, a construction worker's vest and helmet, a chef's hat and apron, and a police officer's hat and badge.
She says I BUILT AN AWESOME STUDIO IN
MY GARAGE,
SO I CAN MAKE AND SHARE VIDEOS
ABOUT MY JOURNEY.
She pops up in her garage. The place has a multi-coloured tile floor, hangers with different uniforms, a bike, a desk, and a colourful back wall with a graffiti that reads "When I grow up!"
She says IT'S ALL ABOUT DISCOVERING
WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!
The name of the show appears in purple surrounded by colourful silhouettes of different animals and shapes. It reads "When I grow up."
A film countdown clocks appears.
In her studio making a video, Mikaela says SO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW
YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT SNACK TIME IS
EVERYDAY AT 4.
BUT SOMETIMES I'M NOT
HUNGRY AT 4.
I WANT YOU TO LEARN HOW
TO RECOGNIZE WHEN I'M HUNGRY.
[robotic beep]
She turns to look at the camera and says OH HI EVERYONE. WELCOME TO
MY CLASSROOM.
I MEAN HEADQUARTERS.
I'M TRYING TO HELP MY
COMPUTER LEARN
HOW TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY WORKING.
[robotic beeps]
DID YOU KNOW THAT COMPUTERS
CAN LEARN?
THEY CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO LEARN
FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES,
SIMILAR TO YOU AND I.
COMPUTER LEARNING IS CALLED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND IT'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST'S
JOB TO COME UP WITH WAYS
TO MAKE A COMPUTER SMARTER
SO THAT THEY CAN HELP HUMANS
DO COMPLICATED TASKS.
I'M GOING TO BE A COMPUTER
SCIENTIST FOR THE DAY.
SO I CAN MAKE MY
COMPUTER SMARTER.
[slide whistle]
WHEN I GROW UP!
A slate appears with the caption "When I grow up!"
In the street, Mikaela says THIS IS WHERE COMPUTER
SCIENTIST'S WORK
TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TYPES
OF TECHNOLOGY THEY USE.
[digital beep footsteps]
In a modern office, she says WOW WHAT A COOL
PLACE TO WORK!
ALL RIGHT WHERE'S THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE?
CAN THESE BALLOONS TALK?
NOPE.
CAN THIS TOASTER TALK?
NOPE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU FRIDGE?
CAN YOU SING?
TAP DANCE?
NOPE.
[digital chime]
Foteini pops up and says HELLO MIKAELA.
Mikaela says HI FOTEINI.
FOTEINI'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST
HERE.
A caption reads "Foteini. Computer Scientist." She is in her early thirties, with wavy brown hair. She wears black-rimmed glasses, a blue sweater and a striped shirt.
Mikaela says FOTEINI CAN YOU TELL ME HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN?
Foteini says OF COURSE FOLLOW ME.
[record needle scratch]
[tap shoes clicking]
Mikaela says CREATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TAKES A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE
WORKING TOGETHER.
RESEARCHERS AND PROGRAMMERS WORK
AT COMPUTERS FOR HOURS.
HOURS AND MORE HOURS.
THEY COMBINE THEIR INTELLIGENCE
TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THEY'RE TEACHING COMPUTERS TO
LEARN AND CLASS IS IN SESSION.
Two women hold signs, one showing a square and another one showing a triangle.
Mikaela says WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Foteini says WELL THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION
FOR HOW COMPUTERS LEARN.
Mikaela says COOL HOW DOES IT WORK?
Foteini says WELL YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR
WAY THROUGH THE PATH
AND ALICE AND REBECCA WILL
SHOW YOU TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS
ON YOUR WAY.
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY YOU GOTTA
PICK ONE OF THE TWO.
A SHAPE CAN SEND YOU BACK
OR IT CAN SEND YOU FORWARD.
AND YOUR GOAL MIKAELA IS TO
GET TO THE END
AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Mikaela cracks her fingers.
Foteini says LET'S DO IT!
Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.
Rebecca reads MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Foteini shows her thumb up. Rebecca and Alice show other geometric figures.
Mikaela points and says THE BLUE CIRCLE.
Alice says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.
[digital buzzer]
Mikaela says WHA WHAM.
HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.
Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Foteini nods. Rebecca and Alice keep changing the figures.
Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.
Mikaela says THE YELLOW RECTANGLE.
Alice says STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
Mikaela says THE BLUE CIRCLE.
Rebecca says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.
[spring boing]
Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.
Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.
Alice says MORE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says AND TO FINISH IT OFF, THE RED
TRIANGLE.
Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says WHOA!
Foteini says YES!
[clapping]
Mikaela says THANKS GUYS.
Foteini says YOU DID IT.
SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
Mikaela says WELL AFTER MAKING
ZERO MISTAKES.
[buzzer]
OKAY AFTER MAKING A COUPLE
MISTAKES,
[bell dings]
I FIGURED OUT WHICH
SHAPES HELPED ME
AND WHICH DIDN'T.
Foteini says EXACTLY AND THAT'S THE SAME WAY
COMPUTERS LEARN.
THEY TRY OUT A FEW THINGS AND
SOME THINGS WORK
AND SOME THINGS DON'T WORK.
Mikaela says SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
Foteini says YUP.
Teacher Vickie reappears and says MIKAELA DID
A FABULOUS JOB
EXPLAINING WHAT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS.
AND SOMETIMES,
WE CALL THIS AI.
Alex says SHE ALSO BROUGHT UP
AN IMPORTANT POINT
THAT WHEN YOU USE CODE,
YOU OFTEN MAKE
A LOT OF MISTAKES.
BUT LIKE WE TALKED
ABOUT BEFORE,
MISTAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE PROGRAMMING.
MISTAKES CAN BE
FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE SOMETIMES
WHEN YOU THINK
YOUR CODE DOESN'T WORK,
AND IT...
YOU THINK YOUR CODE WILL
WORK AND IT DOESN'T,
THAT CAN MAKE YOU
VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Vickie says SO, THAT'S
A REALLY GOOD POINT.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU
GET FRUSTRATED, ALEX,
AND YOUR CODE'S
NOT WORKING?
Alex says USUALLY, I TRY
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
AND TRY AND FIND OUT
THE PROBLEM
ON WHY MY CODE
DIDN'T WORK.
I ALSO CAN ASK
MY TEAM MEMBERS.
SOMETIMES, I JUST
NEED TO TAKE A BREAK
AND WORK ON IT
THE NEXT DAY.
Vickie says YEAH.
WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
SOUNDS A LOT LIKE
THE WORD "DEBUGGING."
THIS IS A TERM THAT COMPUTER
SCIENTISTS USE A LOT.
IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIND OUT
WHY THEIR PROGRAM'S
NOT WORKING.
Alex says THAT'S RIGHT.
DEBUGGING IS THE PROCESS
OF DETECTING
AND REMOVING A MISTAKE,
WHICH WE CALL BUGS,
IN THE CODE.
THEY AREN'T
ACTUALLY BUGS.
THEY'RE JUST ERRORS
IN YOUR CODE
THAT STOP THE CODE
FROM WORKING.
HERE'S AN INTERESTING
FACT, THOUGH.
BACK WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY
STARTED MAKING COMPUTERS,
THERE USED TO BE
ACTUAL BUGS
THAT WOULD GET
INTO THE COMPUTERS
DUE TO THE HEAT AND
LIGHT THEY LET OFF,
SO THAT'S WHERE
THE TERM CAME FROM.
Vickie says THAT IS
A REALLY COOL FACT.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
THANKS FOR SHARING THAT,
ALEX.
LET'S PLAY ANOTHER GAME.
FOR THIS GAME, FRIENDS,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
A DECK OF CARDS.
AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOME OBJECTS.
SO, ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND
AROUND YOUR HOME
TO PUT ON TOP
OF THE CARDS.
WE'RE GOING TO PRETEND AGAIN
THAT WE ARE COMPUTER
AND A PROGRAMMER.
SO, JOIN US
AND LET'S GET STARTED.
TO BEGIN THE GAME,
YOU WILL NEED SOME ITEMS.
TRY TO FIND
A DECK OF CARDS.
A close-up shot shows hands putting a deck of cards on a table.
She continues IF YOU DON'T HAVE
A DECK OF CARDS,
YOU CAN CUT
SOME PAPERS OUT
IN EITHER SQUARES
OR RECTANGLES.
THEN, TRY TO FIND FIVE ITEMS
AROUND YOUR HOME.
I'M GONNA USE ROCKS,
AND I'M GOING TO USE
THESE TWO FIGURINES.
THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT
FIVE CARDS IN A ROW.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT FIVE
CARDS UNDERNEATH THOSE CARDS.
AND FINALLY,
ONE LAST ROW.
YOUR JOB, OR ALEX'S JOB
IS GOING TO BE TO GET
THIS FIGURINE
FROM THIS CARD
ALL THE WAY TO THE END
TO THIS RED FIGURINE
OVER HERE.
She places a figurine on the first card and small plastic sheep on the last card.
She continues BUT LET'S MAKE IT
A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING.
LET'S ADD SOME OBSTACLES
THAT ALEX WILL
HAVE TO CODE AROUND.
She places two rocks and says YOU CAN PUT THEM ON
ANY SQUARES THAT YOU'D LIKE.
ALL RIGHT, ALEX.
LET'S SEE YOUR CODING.
Alex says OKAY, SO, THE QUICKEST
WAY TO THE SHEEP
WOULD BE TO GO
STRAIGHT THAT WAY
AND THEN STRAIGHT DOWN.
SO, LET'S TRY IT
FOUR TO THE SIDE
AND TWO DOWN.
UH-OH.
SO, THE OBSTACLE'S
IN THE WAY,
SO WE HAVE TO TRY AND FIND
A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
LET'S TRY TWO
TO THE SIDE, ONE DOWN,
TWO MORE TO THE SIDE,
AND ONE MORE DOWN.
TWO TO THE SIDE,
ONE DOWN,
TWO TO THE SIDE...
Vickie says YOU DID IT!
WAY TO GO.
Alex says YAY!
GREAT JOB.
YOU GAVE ME A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW
AND I PRETENDED TO BE THE
COMPUTER AND EXECUTED THEM.
I ALSO MADE
SOME MISTAKES
BUT I WAS ABLE
TO FIX THEM
AND THEN THE COMPUTER
ENDED UP WORKING.
Vickie says WHAT I REALLY LIKE
ABOUT THAT, ALEX,
IS THAT YOU DIDN'T
GIVE UP.
EVEN THOUGH
YOU MAKE MISTAKES,
YOU JUST KEEP GOING,
YOU TRY SOMETHING ELSE,
AND LIKE ALEX SUGGESTED,
MAYBE WORK WITH
YOUR TEAMMATES
AND ASK OTHER PEOPLE
TO HELP YOU
TO DEBUG YOUR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A NAME FOR GIVING A
COMPUTER A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT WORD IS?
I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.
IT STARTS WITH AN A.
Alex says IF YOU SAID "ALGORITHM,"
YOU'RE CORRECT.
YOU CAN TRY THIS ACTIVITY
AT HOME WITH CARDS,
OR CUT OUT
SOME PAPER SQUARES.
IF YOU HAVE SOME CHALK,
YOU CAN TRY THIS
OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK
AND DRAW THE SQUARES
WITH THE CHALK.
Vickie says LET'S CONTINUE LEARNING
ABOUT COMPUTER SILENCE...
LET'S CONTINUE LEARNING
ABOUT COMPUTER SCIENCE
WITH MIKAELA,
WHO WILL TEACH US
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CODING
AND THE NEED TO PRACTICE
TO IMPROVE OUR
COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS.
Sitting at her desk, Mikaela says HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S RECESS TIME
SO I LET MY COMPUTER GO OUT
AND PLAY WITH ALL THE OTHER
LITTLE COMPUTERS.
ISN'T IT NEAT THAT COMPUTERS
LEARN BY PRACTICING.
IT'S JUST LIKE US.
I MEAN PRACTICE MAKES US GET
BETTER AT...
PLAYING A GAME...
She plays checkers and shows her thumb up.
[digital chime]
She says CATCHING A BALL...
OR SINGING A SONG.
MI MI MI MI MIIIII!
SPEAKING OF PRACTICE LET'S CHECK
OUT HOW FOTEINI
BECAME A COMPUTER SCIENTIST.
In animation, a comic book cover appears with the title "When they were growing up! By Mikaela!"
Mikaela says WHEN FOTEINI GREW UP SHE LOVED
GOING TO THE MOVIES.
ESPECIALLY SCIENCE FICTION
MOVIES WITH COOL TECHNOLOGY
AND INVENTIONS.
Comic book frames recreate the story told.
Mikaela says FOTEINI STUDIED SCIENCE AND
EARNED HER PHD IN
COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING.
WHILE AT SCHOOL,
FOTEINI INVENTED A
A TECHNOLOGY
THAT COULD IDENTIFY A PERSON'S
HEART BEAT VERY ACCURATELY.
LIKE IT'S THERE FINGERPRINT.
SINCE THEN HER CAREER HAS
INVOLVED USING SCIENCE
TO INVENT NEW TYPES OF
TECHNOLOGY.
JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES.
A Computer says HELLO.
(trumpet fanfare)
The animation ends.
Mikaela says AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, PRACTICE
MAKES PER...
[school bell]
WHOOPS, SCHOOL'S BACK
IN SESSION.
BACK TO THE SHOW.
[plastic rattling]
Mikaela says HEY LOOK AT THIS
LITTLE GUY.
Foteini says THIS IS A ROBOT
VACUUM CLEANER.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW COMPUTERS
LEARN I WANNA SHOW YOU
HOW THIS WORKS IN PRACTICE.
Mikaela says COOL I'M GONNA CALL HIM
MR. CLEAN.
BUT CLEANY FOR SHORT.
Foteini says CLEANY LEARNS BY EXPERIENCING
THE WORLD AROUND IT.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO NOW
IS GET IN THERE
AND NOTICE HOW THE ROBOT WILL
LEARN HOW TO AVOID YOU.
Mikaela says OKAY, CLEANY'S NOT GONNA SUCK ME
UP OR ANYTHING IS HE?
Foteini says WELL IT MAY.
NO, NO, NO I'M KIDDING.
Mikaela stops the robot using her leg and says MM. SORRY CLEANY.
HOW DOES CLEANY KNOW
TO AVOID ME?
Foteini says WELL THE ROBOT...
Mikaela says AH, CLEANY.
Foteini says OKAY CLEANY, SO CLEANY TAKES
PHOTOGRAPHS AS IT MOVES AROUND.
AND BY ANALYZING THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS IT UNDERSTANDS
WHAT IS AN OBSTACLE AND WHAT IS
NOT AN OBSTACLE.
Mikaela says WELL WHAT IF THE OBSTACLE
MOVES AROUND?
Foteini says WELL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A BIT
MORE DIFFICULT FOR CLEANY.
[vibrating machine]
[poof]
As a cartoon, Mikaela disappears and appears behind Cleany.
She says NA NA NA NA!
Back to normal, Mikaela says WHOOPS, SORRY CLEANY.
SO HOW DOES A DEMONSTRATION
LIKE THIS HELP
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
LIKE YOU?
Foteini says SO IT TEACHES US HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN.
BY HAVING CLEANY GO AROUND AND
BUMPING INTO WALLS
AND YOU WE UNDERSTAND HOW
FAST IT LEARNS
TO AVOID THESE
OBSTACLES.
(muted trumpet)
Mikaela says SORRY CLEANY.
Vickie says WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT CODING,
ALGORITHMS, DEBUGGING,
AND THE REPEAT LOOP.
BUT I THINK
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE READY FOR ONE FINAL
CHALLENGE, ALEX.
Alex says I AGREE. WHAT ABOUT...
IF-THEN STATEMENTS?
Vickie says HMM.
THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD IDEA.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU
EXPLAIN TO THEM
WHAT AN IF-THEN STATEMENT
ACTUALLY IS?
Alex says SURE.
LET ME GIVE YOU
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE.
IF I'M HUNGRY,
I'M GONNA EAT A SNACK.
Vickie says THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY
ACCURATE EXAMPLE FOR YOU, ALEX.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO, ANOTHER WORD
FOR AN IF-THEN STATEMENT,
WHICH IS A MATH WORD
THAT WE USE IN CODING,
IS A CONDITIONAL
STATEMENT.
AND SO, MAYBE YOU CAN
THINK OF AN EXAMPLE.
Alex says URE.
SO, ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS
"IF THE WEATHER'S NICE,
"I'M GONNA GO
PLAY OUTSIDE."
WE USUALLY CALL THE FIRST PART
OF THE SENTENCE A HYPOTHESIS,
AND THE SECOND PART
IS CALLED A CONCLUSION.
Vickie says SO, TO ILLUSTRATE
WHAT WE MEAN,
MAYBE WE SHOULD
PLAY A GAME
THAT HAS A CONDITIONAL STATEMENT
OR AN IF-THEN STATEMENT.
Alex says OKAY, SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD IDEA.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT. SO, UM,
WE'RE GONNA NEED A LITTLE BIT
OF ROOM AT HOME, FRIENDS,
SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE
AND IT'S SAFE AROUND YOU.
IF NOT, YOU CAN
TRY THIS LATER ON.
AND THIS TIME,
I'M GONNA BE THE PROGRAMMER
AND I'LL CALL OUT
THE COMMANDS
AND THE IF-THEN STATEMENTS.
AND ALEX IS GOING TO BE
THE COMPUTER.
SOUND GOOD?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
SO,
LET'S MAKE THE FIRST ONE-
IF I SAY THE WORD
"YELLOW,"
YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
Alex says OKAY.
Vickie says SO, IF I SAY YELLOW,
YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
READY?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says YELLOW!
THAT WAS VERY EASY.
I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
SO, THIS TIME IF I SAY
"CODING,"
I WANT YOU
TO SPIN AROUND.
ARE YOU READY?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says OKAY. CODING!
Alex follows the commands.
Vickie says SO, LET'S PUT
THOSE TWO TOGETHER.
READY?
Alex says YES.
Vickie says OKAY. CODING!
YELLOW.
CODING.
YELLOW.
YELLOW.
CODING!
AWESOME JOB.
WAY TO GO.
Alex says THANKS!
Vickie says I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR ONE LAST CHALLENGE,
AND I THINK
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE READY FOR
ONE FINAL CHALLENGE.
SO, THIS TIME,
IF I CLAP...
HOW ABOUT WE GET
SOME DANCE MOVES GOING
AND YOU CAN DAB?
Alex says SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
Vickie says SO, JUST MAKE...
LET'S SHOW OUR FRIENDS
AT HOME WHAT A DAB IS.
I'M GONNA GET YOU
TO SHOW THIS
'CAUSE YOU'RE MUCH BETTER
AT DABBING THAN I AM.
Alex says OKAY.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
Alex hides his head on a bent arm and stretches the other in the opposite direction.
Vickie laughs and says AWESOME.
SO, WHEN I CLAP,
YOU WILL DAB.
LET'S TRY IT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY TO PUT
ALL THREE TOGETHER, FRIENDS?
OKAY, SO, "YELLOW."
IS A STEP FORWARD,
"CODING" WAS A SPIN,
AND CLAPPING IS A...
DAB.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
CODING!
CODING.
YELLOW.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB!
Alex says THANK YOU.
Vickie says YOU DIDN'T EVEN
MAKE AND MISTAKES!
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
DEBUG THAT.
SO YOU CAN TRY THIS
AT HOME, FRIENDS,
WITH A FRIEND, SOMEONE,
AND YOU COULD ALSO TRY IT
OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
AFTER-- AFTER YOU'RE DONE
WATCHING HERE.
LET'S TAKE ONE FINAL LOOK
AT COMPUTER SCIENCE
WITH MIKAELA NOW,
AND SHE'S GONNA
CONTINUE TEACHING US
ALL ABOUT ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, AI,
AND CODING.
Mikaela says ONE OF THE NEATEST PARTS ABOUT
WORKING IN A COOL FIELD
LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS
YOU MIGHT END UP
IN A CRAZY OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE.
WHERE YOU CAN DO LOTS
OF FUN THINGS.
LIKE...
BASKETBALL.
Mikaela catches a basket ball and shoots.
[crowd cheering]
Mikaela says CHESS.
CHECK MATE.
A Male Voice says SHHHHH!
Mikaela whispers SORRY.
Then, she says CHECK MATE.
Next, in a booth, she says TELEPHONE BOOTH.
[phone ring]
HELLO.
Now, Mikaela and Foteini walk past people working at computers.
Mikaela says I THINK I UNDERSTAND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE NOW.
BUT HOW DO YOU TEACH A
COMPUTER TO LEARN?
Foteini says WELL COMPUTERS LEARN BASED ON
EXPERIENCES WHICH ARE DATA.
LIKE NUMBERS, IMAGES OR SOUNDS.
SO WE SHOW THE COMPUTERS A LOT
OF EXAMPLES OF SUCH DATA
AND THEY LEARN TO
RECOGNIZE PATTERNS.
AND THIS IS WHAT RESEARCHERS DO.
LIKE STELLA HERE.
STELLA IS WORKING ON FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says HI STELLA.
Stella is in her twenties, with black hair. She wears a blue sweater.
Stella says HI MIKAELA.
Mikaela says I KNOW WHAT FACIAL RECOGNITION
IS BUT FOR MY FOLLOWERS AT HOME
COULD YOU EXPLAIN IT?
Stella says SURE, FACIAL RECOGNITION IS
BASICALLY TRAINING COMPUTERS
TO RECOGNIZE FACES IN IMAGES
AND VIDEO.
Mikaela says SOUNDS REALLY COOL.
Stella says DO YOU WANNA SEE HOW
IT WORKS?
Mikaela says YES.
Stella says FOLLOW ME.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Later, Mikaela looks at a big wall screen.
Stella says SO THIS IS OUR FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says COOL.
Stella says FIRST WE NEED TO REGISTER YOU
IN THE DATABASE.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Stella says SO PLEASE LOOK
AT THE CAMERA.
SAY CHEESE.
Mikaela says CHEEEEESSSEEEE!
NOW WHAT?
Stella says NOW IT REGISTERED YOU.
LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.
Mikaela appears on the screen.
Mikaela says HEY THERE'S ME!
YEAH! YOU KNOW ME,
YOU KNOW ME!
In a animation, a computer says HELLO MIKAELA.
Mikaela says WHAT ARE THOSE RED DOTS ON
MY FACE FOR?
Stella says SO THE COMPUTER ACTUALLY TRACKS
THE FEATURES ON YOUR FACE
LIKE YOUR EARS, YOUR NOSE AND
YOUR EYES.
AND THEN IT MOVES WHILE YOU
MOVE YOUR FACE.
Mikaela says HOW DOES THIS WORK IN
THE REAL WORLD?
Stella says GOOD QUESTION. THERE ARE SO MANY
WAYS YOU CAN USE
FACIAL RECOGNITION.
FOR EXAMPLE YOU REPLACE A DOOR
GUARD WITH THIS SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says WHAT HAPPENS IF I CHANGE
UP MY LOOK?
Mikaela pops up wearing sunglasses and a big moustache.
Mikaela says LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
RECOGNIZES ME.
Stella says SEE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE
YOU ANYMORE.
Mikaela says NOPE.
IS IT THE MUSTACHE OR
SOMETHING?
COME ON COMPUTER
WHAT IS IT?
IS IT MY MUSTACHE?
Stella says WELL I DON'T THINK THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU
WITH THAT MUSTACHE.
BUT I LIKE IT.
Mikaela says THANKS STELLA.
Back at her studio, Mikaela says ARE YOU READY CLASS?
[computer beeps]
EXCELLENT, THEN LET'S BEGIN.
OHHH, IS THAT APPLE FOR ME?
OH THANK YOU CLASS.
An apple comes flying out of her laptop.
Mikaela catches it and says LOOKS LIKE MY COMPUTER IS
GETTING SMARTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO
WHEN I'M OLDER.
OR MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE.
JUST ANOTHER STEP ON MY QUEST TO
LEARN WHAT I'LL BE...
WHEN I GROW UP!
[apple crunch]
She takes a bite.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Directed by Johnny Mitchell.
Produced by Francis Mitchell and David Mitchell.
Host, Mikaela Blake.
Executive producer, Rick Bergmann.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: Canada Media Fund.
Logo: Shaw Rocket Fund.
Logo: Bell Fund.
Logo: Riverbank Pictures.
Vickie says THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING
LEARNING ALL ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TODAY,
AND COMPUTERS.
IT IS A REALLY EXCITING WORLD
WE LIVE IN
WITH SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES
OUT THERE FOR YOU.
YEAH, I'M NOT SURE
WHAT I WANT TO DO
WHEN I GET OLDER,
BUT I AM SURE
I'LL BE USING SOME FORM
OF TECHNOLOGY IN MY CAREER.
SO, UNDERSTANDING
HOW COMPUTERS WORK
AND SOME CODING BACKGROUND
IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
TODAY WE LEARNED
ABOUT CODING,
ALGORITHMS, DEBUGGING,
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS,
AND WE DIDN'T EVEN USE
ANY COMPUTERS.
WE JUST HAD SOME FUN
AND WE MOVED AROUND
AND PLAYED SOME GAMES.
WELL, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US TODAY, ALEX,
AND THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS,
FOR WATCHING.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ON TVO'S
KIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN LEARNING
ABOUT CODING WITH ALEX AND I,
AND I HOPE
YOU TAKE SOME TIME
TO THINK ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT YOU'RE USING
EVERY DAY IN YOUR LIFE
AND HOW IT'S MADE.
Alex says SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
A slate reads "Bonus Material."
(music plays)
Agent Olympia is around 10, has long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears red-rimmed glasses, a white shirt, a red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
She says MY NAME IS AGENT OLYMPIA.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTIS.
Agent Otis is around 11, with short straight blond hair and wears a white shirt, red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
A picture of a smiling monkey wearing a suit appears.
Olympia says THIS IS A MONKEY'S UNCLE.
BUT BACK TO OTIS AND ME.
WE WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION
RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD,
AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
A picture shows a woman projecting a chair shadow.
She says OUR JOB IS TO PUT THINGS
RIGHT AGAIN.
Clips show Olympia and Otis with their other team members working and training at the organization.
Olympia says WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.
The Odd Squad badge appears with the caption "Created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman."
The name of the episode reads "Oona and the Oonabots."
Otis and Olympia are stone frozen. Oona and Ocean look at them. Oona has long blond hair and wears a white doctor apron and a green bow tie. Ocean has curly black hair and wears a white shirt under a blue vest.
Oona says HOW DID THIS HAPPEN,
EXACTLY?
Ocean says YOU KNOW HOW OLYMPIA AND OTIS
ARE ALWAYS SO HELPFUL?
Oona says AWW. YEAH.
Ocean says SO, THEY WERE HELPING ME
CATCH THIS CREATURE,
EXCEPT THE CREATURE'S
CALL THE STONE TURNER.
AND IF YOU TOUCH IT...
Oona says YOU TURN TO STONE?
Ocean says THANKS! THAT STORY
WAS GETTING LONG.
Oona says MS. O WILL NOT BE HAPPY
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT
THERE'S A STONE TURNER
ON THE LOOSE IN HEADQUARTERS.
Ocean says OH. SHE FOUND OUT.
Ms. O is frozen in her office.
Oona says OCEAN, THIS IS SO BAD!
WE NEED TO TELL OWEN
AND THE SECURITY TEAM
SO THEY CAN
CATCH THIS THING!
Ocean says I ALREADY DID.
Oona says THE STONE TURNER
GOT THEM TOO?
IS ANYONE LEFT
THAT ISN'T STONE?
Ocean says OF COURSE, DUDE.
YOU AND ME.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING.
Oona says SO, IT'S COMING
FOR US NEXT?
WE NEED TO GET AWAY.
OR FIGURE OUT A REALLY GOOD POSE
IN CASE IT CATCHES US.
LIKE THIS!
OR THIS. OR THIS.
Ocean says OONA, IT'S NOT
COMING FOR US.
IT'S AFTER BLUE STUFF.
Oona says WHAT?
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S BLUE AND
IT LIKES EATING BLUE STUFF.
YOU ONLY TURN TO STONE
IF YOU TOUCH IT.
THEY TRIED
CATCHING IT.
Oona says SO, HOW DO WE MAKE ALL
OUR FRIENDS NOT STONE?
Ocean says I CAN MAKE A CURE
USING THE CREATURE'S SPIT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO KNOW MORE?
Oona says NO, THANK YOU.
Ocean says COPY THAT.
PROBLEM IS, I CAN'T GET
THE CREATURE'S SPIT
BECAUSE THAT'D MEAN
TOUCHING IT,
AND IT TURNS EVERY
LIVING THING TO STONE.
Oona says WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Ocean says PROBLEM IS...
Oona says AFTER THAT.
Ocean says TO STONE.
Oona says JUST A TAD EARLIER.
Ocean says EVERY LIVING THING?
Oona says THAT'S THE ONE.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
Oona smiles and remains silent.
Ocean says ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME
WHAT IT IS?
Oona says OH, YEAH, SORRY.
UH, FOLLOW ME.
In her lab, Oona shows Ocean a robot.
Oona says TA-DA!
Ocean says WHOA! YOU HAVE
A TWIN SISTER?
Oona says YES, BUT THIS ISN'T HER.
THIS IS MY OONABOT-
A ROBOT I MADE
IN MY OWN IMAGE.
Ocean says WHY?
Oona says TO HELP OUT
AROUND THE LAB.
I GOT THE IDEA
FROM MY OLD BOSS, OSCAR.
PLUS, FOR DANCE PARTIES.
(dance music playing)
Oona and her robot dance.
Oona says I ALSO PROGRAMMED HER
TO LAUGH AT ALL MY JOKES.
(robotic laughing)
SHE DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT JOKES ARE.
I'LL TURN THAT
PART OFF NOW.
Ocean says HOW CAN THIS HELP US
CATCH THE CREATURE?
Oona says YOU SAID THE CREATURE
TURNS ANYTHING THAT'S ALIVE
INTO STONE,
BUT OONABOT ISN'T ALIVE.
(bonking)
Ocean knocks on the robot's head and says AH!
Oona says IT'S THE PERFECT PLAN.
The robot loses an arm.
Oona says I WILL FIX THAT.
(sparks crackling)
(chirping)
Next, a small blue dinosaur-like creature eats a door.
Ocean says THERE HE IS!
Oona says TURNING ON OONABOT.
SHE CAN CAPTURE THE CREATURE
WITHOUT TURNING TO STONE.
Ocean says GO GET HIM, ROBOT DUDE!
Oona says NO. OONABOTS CAN'T THINK
FOR THEMSELVES.
Ocean says SO THEN, HOW DO WE
GET HER TO MOVE?
Oona says SO, WE NEED TO GO BACK HERE
AND PROGRAM HER.
Ocean says PROGRAM?
WHAT'S THAT?
Oona opens the back of the robot.
Oona says PROGRAMMING IS A SERIES OF
INSTRUCTIONS YOU GIVE A MACHINE
SO IT DOES WHAT YOU WANT.
Ocean says SO, WE'LL PROGRAM OONABOT
TO WALK FROM HERE
TO THE CREATURE
AND PICK IT UP.
Oona says EXACTLY.
SO, FIRST WE PROGRAM HER
TO WALK,
THEN TURN.
THEN WALK A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND THAT SHOULD GET HER
TO THE CREATURE.
NOW WE PRESS GO.
(babbling)
Ocean says YEAH!
Oona says GO! YOU'VE GOT THIS!
Ocean says DUDE,
WHERE IS SHE GOING?
Oona says UGH! I WASN'T
SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
I PROGRAMMED OONABOT
TO WALK,
BUT I NEVER TOLD HER
WHEN TO STOP WALKING,
AND NOW SHE DOESN'T KNOW
WHEN SHE'S SUPPOSED TO TURN.
OH, GREAT!
SHE WENT INTO
THE BOTTOMLESS PIT DOOR!
Ocean says SO, ARE YOU SAYING SHE'S
JUST GOING TO FALL FOREVER?
Oona says IF SHE DOESN'T,
THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO RENAME THAT DOOR.
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S COMING!
STAND BACK!
The creature runs past them.
Ocean says HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO CATCH IT NOW?
Oona says DON'T WORRY. I HAVE...
ANOTHER OONABOT!
I USE THIS ONE IF I WANT
A HEALTHY SNACK.
YOU JUST REACH
INTO HER EAR.
Ocean says A CARROT?
Oona says AND I CAN MAKE RANCH DRESSING
COME OUT OF HER NOSE!
Ocean says THAT'S OKAY.
WE SHOULD FOCUS ON
CAPTURING THIS CREATURE.
Oona says RIGHT.
SO, IT LIKES TO EAT
BLUE STUFF.
I KNOW WHERE
IT'S HEADED NEXT.
Ocean says WHERE?
Oona says FOLLOW ME.
Oona points to a gum machine.
Oona says BOOM! BLUE!
Ocean says YEAH, THAT'S BLUE,
BUT NOT THE SPECIFIC BLUE
THE CREATURE LIKES.
Oona says SPECIFIC BLUE?
HOW MANY BLUES ARE THERE?
Ocean says SO MANY!
THE CREATURE LIKES
POWDER BLUE.
Oona says POWDER BLUE IS LIKE
LIGHT BLUE,
SO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A LIGHT BLUE.
Ocean says NOT REALLY.
Oona says YOU JUST SAID WE WERE
LOOKING FOR A LIGHT BLUE.
Ocean says YOU KINDA PUT ME
IN A CORNER!
Oona says WE'RE GOING
TO THE WAREHOUSE.
THERE'S LOTS
OF COLOURS THERE.
Ocean says YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S HERE,
EATING MORE BLUE STUFF!
Oona says LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
WE'LL USE THESE SQUARES
TO PROGRAM OONABOT
AND EXACTLY
HOW FAR TO WALK.
She opens the back of the robot to send instructions.
Oona says SO, WALK TEN SQUARES...
AND TURN.
Ocean says OH, MAKE SURE YOU PROGRAM
WHICH DIRECTION
SHE SHOULD TURN.
Oona says NICE ONE.
TURN LEFT.
TWO SQUARES.
NOW WE'LL GIVE HER
A CONDITIONAL COMMAND.
Ocean says I DON'T LIKE TO SAY
"WHAT" A LOT, BUT...
WHAAAT?
Oona says A CONDITIONAL COMMAND
TELLS OONABOT
WHAT TO DO IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS.
IT OFTEN CONTAINS WORDS
LIKE "IF" AND "THEN."
SO IN THIS CASE,
"IF" THERE'S A BLUE OBJECT
IN FRONT OF YOU,
"THEN" PICK IT UP.
PERFECT-IFFIC.
(mechanical steps)
GO, OONABOT 2!
Ocean says 2 FOR THE WIN, YEAH!
Oona says GO! WOO!
SHE TURNED!
(robotic whirring)
NO. NO.
WHAT IS SHE DOING?
Ocean says OH! I KNOW.
YOU PROGRAMMED OONABOT
TO PICK UP A BLUE OBJECT.
BUT THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF BLUE OBJECTS!
Oona says UGH!
I WASN'T SPECIFIC
ENOUGH AGAIN!
AND THOSE BARS ARE
TOO HEAVY FOR THIS OONABOT.
(sparking)
(clanging)
The Oonabot collapses.
Oona says GREAT!
NOW I'LL HAVE
TO BUY CARROTS
FROM THE GROCERY STORE
LIKE A CHUMP!
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S
GETTING AWAY!
Oona says WHAT NOW?
I HAVE ONE LAST OONABOT.
AS YOU CAN SEE
I HAD SOME, UH,
PROBLEMS
WITH THIS ONE.
Ocean says CAN WE STILL
USE HER?
Oona says WE COULD TRY.
GOOD NEWS, THE CREATURE'S
COMING TO THIS ROOM.
Ocean says REALLY?
Oona says BOOM! BLUE.
Ocean says YEAH, THAT'S NOT
THE RIGHT BLUE.
Oona says HOW MANY BLUES
COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE?
In a store, a Female Seller shows them blue samples.
She says HERE'S AZURE BLUE,
PRUSSIAN BLUE,
DEEP SKY BLUE.
Oona says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE ARE SO MANY
SPECIFIC BLUES.
Ocean says I KNOW!
WHO NAMES
ALL THESE?
The Seller says USUALLY MY HUSBAND
AND I DO,
BUT FOR BLUES
I ASK MY SISTER.
EVERY EASTER
HER AND I SIT DOWN,
WE NEED ALL THE BLUES
THAT CAME OUT THAT YEAR.
Oona says HMM.
THAT'S FASCINATING.
Ocean says YEAH, IT REALLY IS.
The Seller chuckles and says AIR FORCE BLUE.
BLEU DE FRANCE.
AQUA BLUE.
Ocean says AQUA BLUE!
THAT'S THE EXACT SAME COLOUR
AS THE CREATURE!
Oona says SO, THAT'S THE COLOUR
IT'S EATING?
Ocean says RIGHT.
Oona says I KNOW WHERE
IT'S HEADED NEXT.
The Seller says WAIT- SO YOU'RE NOT HERE
TO BUY ANY PAINT?
Agents say NO.
Oona says BYE.
THANKS FOR THE HELP!
The Seller says BLUEBERRY BLUE.
BLUE...
Back in headquarters, Oona says THE ENTIRE FLOOR
IS AQUA BLUE!
Ocean says THIS IS BAD.
Oona says YEAH!
WE'LL HAVE TO GET
A NEW FLOOR!
Ocean says YES, AND ALSO BECAUSE
UNDER THIS FLOOR
IS THE DINOSAUR ROOM.
(roaring)
(screaming)
Oona says LET'S DO THIS.
OONABOT'S HERE AND THE
CREATURE IS HERE.
Ocean says SO WE PROGRAM THE OONABOT
TO WALK 14 SQUARES,
THEN TURN RIGHT
TO REACH THE CREATURE.
Oona says WE CAN'T.
Ocean says WHY NOT?
Oona says THERE WERE TWO REASONS
I THREW THIS OONABOT OUT.
REASON ONE,
I ACCIDENTALLY
PROGRAMMED HER TO SING
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME."
EVERY DAY AT 12 O'CLOCK.
Ocean says HOW WAS THAT
AN ACCIDENT?
Oona says THERE IS A BIGGER
DISCUSSION HERE
ABOUT HOW MUCH SLEEP
A PERSON NEEDS
TO PROPERLY DO THEIR JOB!
Ocean says UM, WHAT WAS
THE SECOND REASON
YOU THREW HER OUT?
Oona says BECAUSE THIS OONABOT
CANNOT TURN RIGHT.
Ocean says BUT THE ONLY CLEAR PATH IS
STRAIGHT AND TO THE RIGHT!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WAIT.
CAN SHE TURN LEFT?
Oona says YEAH.
WHO MAKES A ROBOT
WHO CAN'T TURN LEFT?
Ocean says SO, WE COULD MAKE HER
TURN RIGHT
BY MAKING HER
TURN LEFT-
ONE, TWO, THREE TIMES!
Oona says OKAY, OKAY.
SO WE NEED TO PROGRAM HER
TO WALK 14 SQUARES...
AND THEN TURN LEFT
THREE TIMES.
Ocean says SO SHE'S POINTING
IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION,
THEN WALK TWO SQUARES.
Oona says AND THE CONDITIONAL
COMMAND IS,
"IF AQUA BLUE CREATURE
IS IN FRONT OF YOU--."
They say THEN PICK IT UP!
Ocean says COME ON,
OONABOT!
YOU'VE GOT THIS!
GO, ROBOT DUDE!
Oona says COME ON!
Ocean says GO, GO, GO!
Oona says YOU'VE GOT THIS!
COME ON.
Ocean says SHE'S TURNING LEFT!
Oona says ONE, TWO, THREE TIMES.
TWO STEPS FORWARD...
Ocean says SHE GOT THE CREATURE!
(crashing)
(roaring)
(screaming)
A huge dinosaur comes out of the floor.
Ocean says IT'S GONNA EAT OONABOT!
Oona says NO, BECAUSE I PROGRAMMED
ONE MORE THING.
IF DINOSAUR ATTACKS,
THEN TOUCH IT
WITH THE CREATURE.
Oonabot turns the dinosaur into stone.
Ocean says IT TURNED TO STONE!
I LIKE YOU.
Oona says I LIKE ME TOO.
Later, Olympia says GOOD WORK, GUYS.
THE NEW FLOOR
LOOKS AWESOME.
Otis says YEP.
EVERYONE'S
BACK TO NORMAL.
EXCEPT MS. O.
Ms. O remains frozen.
Ocean says STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER
BEFORE TURNING HER BACK.
Olympia says OGH.
I WAS MADE OF STONE
FOR SO LONG.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS?
Oonabot sings TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME,
TAKE ME OUT TO THE CROWD
BUY ME SOME PEANUTS
AND CRACKER JACKS...
Oona says IT'S 12 O'CLOCK.
(video game music playing)
(epic military music playing)
Olympia says I JOINED BECAUSE I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO FINISH A SENTENCE,
AND NOT GET INTERRUPTED
HALFWA...
Otis says I JOINED BECAUSE SILENCE
SHOULD BE GOLDEN.
NOT GOLDEN WITH THOSE LITTLE
CHAR MARKS FROM A BARBECUE.
Oona says I JOINED BECAUSE YOUR WATCH
SHOULD TELL YOU THE TIME,
JUST NOT ALL THE TIME.
Watch Voice says 11:54:29, 11:54:30,
11:54:31, 11:54:32,
11:54:33, 11:54:34,
11:54:35...
Agents say WE ARE...
Ms. O says WE ARE ODD SQUAD.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME,
AND WE'RE TALKING WAY BACK,
WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING ODD.
IN OUR SPARE TIME,
WE ALSO LIKE TO DRAW
PICTURES OF OURSELVES.
A cartoon shows an agent attacking a creature.
She continues THIS IS OUR
SECOND FAVOURITE ONE.
THERE'S NO CASE TOO BIG...
NO CASE TOO SMALL.
AT ODD SQUAD, WE DO IT ALL.
Businessmen running in a desert say BUY, SELL. BUY, SELL. BUY...
Ms. O says AND, YES.
THAT IS A HERD
OF WILD BUSINESSMEN.
JOIN ODD SQUAD
AT TVOKIDS.COM,
AND YOU'LL GET
TOP-NOTCH TRAINING
IN THE SECRETS
OF ODD SQUAD.
YOU'LL MEET ALL
OF OUR ODD CREATURES,
AND HELP US CARE FOR THEM
SO THEY GROW UP STRONG.
YOU'LL ALSO MASTER
THE INS AND OUTS
OF THE ODD SQUAD
SECRET TUBE SYSTEM.
Clips show Odd Squad videogames.
Ms. O says YOU CAN ALSO WATCH
ODD SQUAD CASES.
(wind whooshing)
In a clip, Olympia flies and says OTIS,
I'M GONNA MISS HER!
Ms. O says HURRY, OLYMPIA!
FLOCK OF PIGEONS!
(pigeons cooing)
Now, in her office, Ms. O says ODD SQUAD NEEDS YOU.
AND I NEED TO SING
THIS LAST PART.
She plays the piano and sings WELL,
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GO!
Another episode plays. The title reads "The Ninja Situation."
Olympia and Otis walk into Ms. O's office.
Otis says YOU WANTED TO SEE US,
MS. O?
Ms. O says HOLD ON.
Playing cards, she whispers NICE.
THERE YOU TWO ARE.
SOMETHING VERY ODD
HAS HAPPENED.
AN IMPORTANT GADGET
CALLED THE MACGUFFINATOR
HAS BEEN STOLEN.
Olympia says WHAT DOES THE
MACGUFFINATOR DO?
Ms. O says DOESN'T MATTER!
BUT, WE NEED TO DRESS UP
LIKE A NINJA TO GET IT BACK.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Otis says YES, SO MANY.
Ms. O says I MAY HAVE LEFT OUT
SOME DETAILS.
THESE ARE
THE YUM-YUM TWINS.
She clicks and Earl and Pearl appear on a screen.
Ms. O says THEY STOLE
THE MACGUFFINATOR
AND OFFERED TO TRADE IT
TO ANOTHER VILLAIN FOR PIZZA.
THAT'S WHERE
YOU TWO COME IN.
Olympia says UH, I STILL HAVE
LIKE 12 QUESTIONS.
Ms. O says I WROTE THE YUM-YUM TWINS
A MESSAGE,
PRETENDING TO BE A VILLAIN
NAMED THE EVIL NINJA.
EVIL NINJA WILL TRADE A PIZZA
IN RETURN FOR THE GADGET.
OTIS, YOU WILL BE PRETENDING
TO BE THE EVIL NINJA.
Otis says I DON'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE
PRETENDING TO BE A VILLAIN...
BECAUSE OF THE THING
WE TALKED ABOUT.
Ms. O says SORRY.
I WOULD'VE PICKED OLYMPIA,
BUT SHE'S DOING THAT "NOT IT."
THING WITH HER NOSE.
Olympia says RULES ARE RULES.
Otis says FINE, I'LL DO IT.
Ms. O says EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT BEING A NINJA
IS IN THIS BOOK.
I HOPE YOU'RE
A FAST READER.
Oona and Olympia stand in an ice cream truck.
Oona says OKAY, OTIS.
THE DINER'S
ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'LL BE HERE
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
Olympia says AND WE'LL ALSO BE HERE
IF YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING.
Oona says YOUR NEEDING OF THINGS
WILL NOT AFFECT US BEING HERE,
WHICH WE WILL BE.
Wearing a ninja costume, Otis says THANKS.
HEY,
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM,
CAN I SHOW OFF
MY NINJA MOVES?
Oona says WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
IF WE DO.
Olympia says DEFINITELY.
Oona says OKAY, PEOPLE.
WE'RE ON!
THE YUM-YUM TWINS
ARE ENTERING THE DINER.
Olympia says HERE IS YOUR PIZZA.
GOOD LUCK, OTIS.
IF SHEILA
COULD SEE ME NOW!
(chuckling)
Oona says I DON'T THINK WE'RE
DOING THAT ANYMORE.
Earl and Pearl sit in the dinner. They wear a red shirt with black and white checked details.
Otis says DID SOMEBODY ORDER A PIZZA?
With two ponytails, Pearl says ARE YOU REALLY
THE EVIL NINJA?
YOU'RE A LOT SMALLER
THAN I PICTURED.
Earl says YEAH.
YOU LOOK A LOT SMALLER
THAN MY SISTER PICTURED.
ME,
I DIDN'T PICTURE ANYTHING.
I HAVE VERY POOR
VISUAL IMAGINATION.
WHAT?
ARE YOU REALLY
THE EVIL NINJA?
Otis says WHAT? PFFT!
OF COURSE I'M A NINJA.
THE MOST POWERFUL NINJAS
ARE THE SMALLEST.
FUN FACT, THE MOST SKILLED
NINJA IN THE WORLD
IS THE SIZE OF
THIS KETCHUP PACKET.
Earl says WHOA!
THERE'S A NINJA
IN THE CATCH-UP?
THAT'S WONDERFUL!
Pearl says THAT'S NOT WHAT
HE WAS SAYING, EARL.
Otis says SO, UM,
YOU HAVE THE GADGET?
Earl opens a suitcase. A gadget appears.
Otis says THEN THIS IS YOURS.
Pearl says YUM-YUM.
Earl says BIG TIME YUM!
UH, WHAT IS THIS?
Otis says IT'S PIZZA.
Pearl says NO, THIS IS A ROUND,
DOUGHY INSULT WITH SAUCE.
Otis says EXCUSE ME?
Earl says WE REQUIRE
EQUAL AMOUNTS OF FOOD.
Pearl says THE SAME FOR BOTH OF US.
Earl says THIS IS ONE PIZZA.
WE NEED TWO PIZZAS,
SO WE GET EQUAL AMOUNTS.
They say DEAL'S OFF!
Otis says WHOA, WHOA!
LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT.
I'LL JUST USE MY NINJA PIZZA
CUTTER LIKE SO.
Earl says YEAH?
Otis says SEE? TWO HALVES
OF PIZZA -
THE SAME AMOUNT
FOR BOTH OF YOU.
Pearl says OH, THIS DEAL IS ON.
Earl says YEAH.
IF THIS IS A SWITCH
FOR THE DEAL,
THEN IT GOES FROM OFF...
BRRRR! GSHH!
TO ON. DEAL IS ON!
Pearl says EARL.
Earl says WHAT?
Pearl says NO.
Otis says GREAT. SO, YOU JUST PASS ME
THE GADGET AND...
Pearl says YOU GET THE GADGET WHEN WE
GET THE REST OF THE FOOD.
Otis says REST OF THE FOOD?
Pearl says YOU DID BRING IT,
DIDN'T YOU?
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT
ON THE PHONE?
Otis says WE TALKED ON THE PHONE?
Earl says YOU AGREED TO BRING US
MACARONI AND CHEESE
FOR OUR CHILDREN.
Pearl says MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE.
Otis says WHAT? PFFT!
OF COURSE I AM!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
MY NINJA MOVES?
Pearl says NO. WE WOULD VERY MUCH
LIKE MACARONIS
FOR OUR PRIDE AND JOYS.
Earl says YEP.
Otis says RIGHT.
I'LL GO GET THE
MAC AND CHEESE I LEFT,
UM, WARMING
IN MY OUTDOOR OVEN.
Earl says OH. THAT'S NICE.
I FEEL LIKE
THAT'S NOT A REAL THING.
Oona and Olympia sing HE'S AN EVIL NINJA,
HE'S GONNA...
Otis says GUYS! BIG PROBLEM.
THE TWINS TALKED TO THE REAL
EVIL NINJA ON THE PHONE.
Olympia says UH-OH!
Otis says YEAH,
I HAVE A BAD FEELING
HE MIGHT BE
ON HIS WAY OVER HERE.
Oona says THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE
REAL NINJA ACROSS THE STREET!
Otis says OH, MAN, HE'S GONNA
BLOW THE WHOLE THING!
Olympia says I'LL STALL HIM.
Otis says GOOD IDEA.
OONA, I NEED
TWO MAC AND CHEESE.
DO YOU HAVE
A MAC AND CHEESINATOR?
Oona says I DO NOT. BUT...
I HAVE A MACARONINATOR,
A CHEESINATOR,
AND...
A BUTTER SUBSTITUTINATOR.
Otis says THAT WILL WORK.
Walking down the street with a pizza, Ninja says HMM. A WOODEN BOARD.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
WOODEN BOARD?
HIYAH!
HUH?
OH.
MORE WOODEN BOARDS.
Otis says TWO MACARONI
AND CHEESES.
GADGET, PLEASE.
Pearl says IS THIS
SOME KIND OF JOKE?
Earl says I DON'T LIKE THIS JOKE.
I LIKE JOKES
WITH WORDPLAY.
Otis says IT'S NO JOKE.
TWO DISHES.
ONE FOR YOUR KIDS,
ONE FOR YOUR KIDS.
EQUAL AMOUNTS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
Pearl says WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME NUMBER OF KIDS!
I HAVE FOUR KIDS,
EARL HAS THREE.
They say DEAL'S OFF.
Otis says WHOA, WHOA!
I CAN DIVIDE THESE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO USE MY
NINJA MOVES TO CUT THEM?
Earl says UH...
Otis says YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS,
RIGHT?
SO, WHAT IF
I MAKE A CUT HERE,
AND I MAKE ANOTHER CUT
LIKE SO?
THERE. I CUT IT INTO
FOUR EQUAL PIECES.
FOURTHS, ONE FOR EACH
OF YOUR CHILDREN.
Pearl says I'M PLEASED WITH THIS.
Otis says AND YOU, SIR?
THREE CHILDREN?
Earl says GOT A PICTURE OF 'EM
RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE ADORABLE.
He shows a drawing of three stick figures.
He says THIS ONE'S DAVID,
THIS ONE IS DAVID,
AND THEN THIS ONE
IS LITTLE DAVID.
I LOVE MY GIRLS.
I DON'T HAVE A CAMERA.
Otis says FINE.
SO, I'LL MAKE A CUT HERE
AND THEN ANOTHER CUT
LIKE SO.
I CUT IT INTO THIRDS,
THREE EQUAL PIECES.
Earl says THIS DEAL IS...
BSHHH!
ON.
Pearl says WAIT.
NOT UNTIL YOU BRING US
THE LAST AND FINAL FOODSTUFF.
Otis says HUH?
Pearl says DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
WE CALLED YOU BACK
AND ASKED YOU TO BRING US
SOME COCONUT CREAM PIE
FOR OUR PARENTS
AND OUR GRANDMA.
Earl says YOU DIDN'T BRING US ANY PIE,
DID YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
They say ODD SQUAD?
Otis says WHO? WHAT? NO!
I HAVE SOME PIE.
IT'S OUT THERE, UH,
COOLING
IN A BUSH.
Pearl says COOLING?
Earl says I ALSO FEEL LIKE
THAT'S NOT A REAL THING.
Otis runs back to the ice cream truck and says I NEED THREE
COCONUT CREAM PIES.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE
A COCONUT CREAM PIE-INATOR.
Oona says I DO NOT, BUT I DO HAVE
A PIECRUSTINATOR,
AND I ALWAYS CARRY
AROUND A FEW COCONUTS.
(phone buzzing)
WHAT IS THAT SOUND
I'M HEARING?
Otis says IT'S MY PHONE.
IT'S ON VIBRATE.
Oona says PHEW! I THOUGHT WE WERE
BEING ATTACKED BY BEES!
Otis says HELLO?
Olympia says ARE YOU DONE? DO
YOU HAVE IT?
Otis says NOT YET.
THIS DEAL IS WAY MORE
COMPLICATED THAN I THOUGHT.
Olympia says YOU NEED TO HURRY!
I CAN'T HOLD OFF THE
EVIL NINJA MUCH LONGER!
(clatter)
Otis says YOU NEED TO THINK
OF SOMETHING!
Olympia says EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
ALL I HAVE NEAR ME
IS A STORE THAT SELLS
MANNEQUINS AND SHOWER CURTAINS.
WAIT A MINUTE. OTIS!
Otis says SORRY, PARTNER, GOTTA GO.
Oona says BAD NEWS.
I ONLY HAVE ENOUGH PIECRUST
FOR ONE PIE, NOT THREE!
Otis says I CAN WORK WITH THIS.
Ninja encounters two mannequins.
Ninja says HMM. A PERSON WITH NO FACE.
AND ANOTHER.
YOU BROUGHT FRIENDS.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
NO-FACE PEOPLE?
Otis says ONE COCONUT CREAM PIE,
CUT INTO THIRDS.
THREE EQUAL PARTS
FOR MOM, DAD, GRANDMA.
Yum Yum Twins say DEAL'S OFF.
Otis says YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME!
Pearl says YOU'RE HONESTLY GOING TO GIVE
THEM ALL THE SAME AMOUNTS?
Otis says I THOUGHT YOU LIKED EVERYBODY
GETTING THE SAME?
Pearl says BUT WE LOVE OUR GRANDMA
TWICE AS MUCH AS OUR PARENTS!
Earl says SHE'S WORKED TWICE AS HARD.
Pearl says SHE'S GIVEN US
TWICE AS MUCH.
Earl says THEREFORE, GRANDMA NEEDS
TO GET TWICE AS MUCH PIE.
THAT'S TWO TIMES
AS MUCH AS MOM AND DAD.
THAT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS
FROM THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE!
Otis says OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
(phone vibrating)
Pearl says ARE WE BEING ATTACKED
BY BEES?
Otis says NO, NO.
NO, IT'S MY NINJA PHONE.
HOLD ON.
Pearl says THAT'S A TERRIBLE
RINGTONE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Otis says YEAH?
Olympia says OTIS! HE'S COMING!
THE MANNEQUINS
WERE NO MATCH FOR HIM!
Otis says WHAT?
Olympia says YOU NEED TO GET
OUT OF THERE NOW!
Otis says I'M TRYING BUT I DON'T
HAVE THE GADGET YET.
HOLD HIM OFF
A LITTLE LONGER.
Olympia says EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!
ALL I HAVE NEAR ME
IS A GUY SELLING TITANIUM.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH
THE STRONGEST METAL ON EARTH?
I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING
A LOT OF LUCKY BREAKS HERE.
Ninja says HMM.
TITANIUM.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
TITANIUM?
HIYAAH! OW!
WA-CHA!
WAH-- OOF!
WA-WA-WA-WA-WAH!
Olympia says OTIS, YOU HAVE TO HURRY.
THE PLAN IS WORKING BUT I ONLY
HAVE EIGHT TITANIUM BARS LEFT.
Otis says EIGHT!
EIGHT IS THE ANSWER.
I GOTTA GO.
I KNOW A WAY TO GET YOU
THE AMOUNTS YOU WANT.
FIRST, LET'S SQUISH THE PIE
SO IT'S WHOLE AGAIN.
Earl says OGH.
Otis says NOW WE CUT IT INTO
EIGHT EQUAL PIECES,
OR EIGHTHS.
Pearl says FOR ONLY THREE PEOPLE?
HOW DOES EIGHT PIECES
GIVE GRANDMA
TWICE AS MUCH
AS MOM AND DAD?
Otis says WATCH.
MOM GETS ONE, TWO PIECES.
TWO EIGHTHS.
DAD GETS ONE, TWO PIECES.
TWO EIGHTHS.
BUT ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR PIECES FOR GRANDMA.
THAT'S FOUR EIGHTHS.
TWO TIMES AS MUCH AS MOM,
TWO TIMES AS MUCH AS DAD.
Earl says WHAT?
BOOM! DSSH!
BOOM! BAM! BING! BONG!
SWITCH! FLIP!
FLIP! TABLE FLIP!
(imitating electric guitar)
DEAL-- ON.
YEAH?
Pearl says YOU.
YOU HAVE DONE RIGHT
BY OUR GRANDMA.
Earl says THE GADGET IS YOURS.
Otis says YES!
(door creaking open)
(suspenseful music playing)
Ninja walks in.
Earl says TWO NINJAS.
YOU ARE WORKING
FOR ODD SQUAD.
Otis takes the gadget.
Pearl says GET THE GADGET!
Otis says FINALLY,
I CAN USE MY NINJA MOVES.
Ninja says BRING IT!
(gong sounding)
(ninja grunting)
They fight and say OH!
HYAH!
OOH!
HYAH!
OH! AH.
Pearl says NO! GRANDMA'S PIE?!
Earl says HEY!
Otis throws a piece of pie to the Ninja.
Pearl says OH!
OH! CRUST IN MY EYE!
Ninja says HAND IT OVER.
WHOA!
YOU'RE GOOD.
Holding the gadget, Otis says PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU.
Otis leaves.
Earl says HEY, PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU TOO.
Pearl says YOU ARE MAKING THIS DAY
SO MUCH HARDER.
Earl says YEAH.
An animation shows the Odd Squad Headquarters tower.
An Announcer says WELCOME TO HEADQUARTERS,
THE BREAKROOM: PART TWO.
Oksana wears glasses, a dress and a white apron.
Oksana says WELCOME TO THE BREAKROOM.
MY NAME IS OKSANA
AND THIS IS WHERE AGENTS COME
TO ENJOY THE FOOD I MAKE.
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING,
THE ACTUAL KITCHEN IS
98 FLOORS DOWN FROM HERE...
AND THERE'S NO
ELEVATOR OR STAIRS,
BUT I HAVE A CLIMBING ROPE.
ODD SQUAD AGENTS HAVE
QUITE THE APPETITE,
SO I MAKE ALL SORTS
OF FOOD FOR THEM,
LIKE THIS HAM AND
PUDDING SANDWICH...
THIS BROCCOLI PUDDING SOUP...
OR THIS PIZZA.
IT'S ACTUALLY MADE OF PUDDING.
THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT IT -
IF TWO AGENTS
ARE IN THE BREAKROOM
WHO WANT TO SHARE THIS PIZZA,
IT CAN BE SPLIT IN HALF.
Oksana shoots a laser to cut the pizza.
Oksana continues ONE, TWO - TWO EQUAL PARTS.
HALVES.
BUT WHAT IF THERE ARE FOUR
HUNGRY AGENTS IN THE BREAKROOM
AND I DON'T HAVE
ANOTHER PIZZA READY?
NOT TO WORRY. THE PIZZA
CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOURTHS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR - FOURTHS.
BUT LET'S SAY THERE ARE EIGHT
HUNGRY AGENTS IN THE BREAKROOM
AND I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PIZZA
BECAUSE I'VE FALLEN ASLEEP
ON ACCOUNT OF PREPARING
975 MEALS FOR BREAKFAST?
NOT TO WORRY. PIZZA CAN EVEN
BE DIVIDED INTO EIGHTHS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT - EIGHTHS.
IT'S NOT THE BEST
JOB IN THE WORLD,
BUT AT LEAST THEY LET ME
PLAY MY OWN MUSIC.
Oksana dances to 90's dance music.
The end credits roll.
A final slate reads "TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes."
The caption changes to "Copyright 2021. The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
An animated title against a sunny sky reads "TVOKids Power Hour of Learning."
In off, Laura says WELCOME TO
TVOKIDS
POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON: CODING GAMES
WITHOUT TECH.
A caption reads "Junior 4-6, Teacher Vickie." Vickie is in her late thirties, with curly black hair. She wears a pink sweater, earrings and a long silver necklace.
Vickie says HELLO, FRIENDS, AND WELCOME.
I AM TEACHER VICKIE AND I'M SO
GLAD THAT YOU CAN JOIN US TODAY.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING
ALL ABOUT CODING,
BUT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
GONNA BE USING COMPUTERS.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A LOT OF
GAMES AND HAVING A LOT OF FUN
AND MOVING AROUND.
BUT BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU ARE FOCUSED
AND READY TO LEARN.
SO, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND ACTIVITY
THAT I USE WITH MY STUDENTS
CALLED FLOWER AND BUBBLES.
AND THE WAY IT WORKS
IS YOU'RE GOING TO PRETEND
THAT IN ONE HAND YOU HAVE
THIS BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
AND IN THE OTHER HAND
YOU HAVE A BUBBLE,
LIKE THE ONES THAT YOU WOULD
BLOW THROUGH A BUBBLE WAND.
AND WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
IS YOU'RE GONNA INHALE
AND SMELL
THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWER,
AND EXHALE AND BLOW OUT
THE BUBBLE...
PUSH THE BUBBLE
OFF YOUR HAND.
SO, IT'S GONNA LOOK
LIKE THIS.
She inhales and exhales and says YOU READY TO GIVE IT
A TRY WITH ME?
WE'LL TAKE THREE BREATHS.
She inhales and exhales three times.
She says AWESOME.
I'M FEELING MUCH MORE CALM
AND RELAXED
AND I'M READY TO LEARN.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING,
LIKE I SAID, ALL ABOUT CODING.
BUT I'VE INVITED
A SPECIAL GUEST TO HELP ME.
MY ASSISTANT...
HE HAPPENS TO BE MY SON
AND HE'S PART OF THE PORT
CREDIT ROBOTICS CLUB-- ALEX.
ALEX, COME ON
AND JOIN US.
ALEX HAS COMPETED WITH
HIS TEAM AT SKILLS CANADA
AS WELL AS WITH THE
FIRST LEGO LEAGUE CANADA.
AND SO, I THOUGHT HE
WOULD BE A PERFECT ADDITION
AND BE ABLE TO SHARE
HIS EXPERIENCES
WITH HIS ROBOTICS
BACKGROUND.
Alex is in his early teens, with brown hair. He wears a black cap and a black hoodie with a white print.
Alex says HEY, EVERYBODY.
I'M SO GLAD YOU COULD
JOIN US TODAY
FOR ONE OF MY HOBBIES
THAT I ENJOY,
WHICH IS ROBOTICS
AND CODING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
A LOT OF FUN TODAY,
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD
OF THE WORD "CODING"?
CODING IS THE PROCESS OF
USING A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
TO GET A COMPUTER TO
BEHAVE HOW YOU WANT IT TO.
Vickie says THAT'S RIGHT, ALEX.
IT'S LIKE GIVING THE COMPUTER
A SET OF DIRECTIONS.
LET'S PLAY A GAME
TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT WE MEAN.
Alex says GREAT IDEA.
I CAN BE THE PROGRAMMER
AND YOU CAN BE THE ROBOT.
Vickie says AWESOME.
FRIENDS AT HOME,
YOU CAN PLAY ALONG TOO.
YOU CAN BE
THE COMPUTER,
LIKE I AM.
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY.
ARE YOU READY?
Alex says LET'S GET STARTED.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
Alex says WHEN I SAY GO,
TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY.
SO,
WHEN ALEX SAYS GO,
THE PROGRAMMER WOULD HAVE
THE CODE WRITTEN,
I WILL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD.
AND I'M GONNA BE
THE COMPUTER.
I'M READY.
Vickie gives one step forward.
Alex says GO!
Vickie says AWESOME.
DID I DO IT?
Alex says YES.
Vickie chuckles.
Alex says GOOD JOB.
WE JUST CODED
OUR FIRST TWO STEPS.
LET'S MAKE THE GAME
A LITTLE HARDER.
WHEN I SAY GO,
TAKE A STEP FORWARD
AND TOUCH THE TOP
OF YOUR HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS
LIKE THIS.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
SO, WHEN YOU SAY GO,
THE EVENT IS I WILL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD
AND I WILL TOUCH
THE TOP OF MY HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS
LIKE THIS.
I THINK I'M READY.
Alex says OKAY.
GO.
Vickie says DID I GET IT?
Alex says YEAH.
(laughing)
Vickie says ALL RIGHT!
Alex says LET'S ADD
A THIRD STEP.
Vickie says I THINK WE'RE
DEFINITELY READY
FOR A THIRD STEP,
ALEX.
Alex says WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU CAN TAKE A STEP FORWARD,
TOUCH THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD
WITH BOTH HANDS LIKE THIS,
AND SAY, "TVO."
Vickie says AWESOME! I LOVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHEN YOU SAY GO,
I'M GONNA TAKE
A STEP FORWARD,
I'M GOING TO TOUCH THE TOP
OF MY HEAD WITH BOTH HANDS,
AND I'M GONNA
SAY, "TVO!"
Alex says YUP.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says THE COMPUTER
IS READY, YES.
Alex says GO!
Vickie says TVO!
DID I GET IT?
Alex says YEAH, YOU GOT IT!
AWESOME!
HOW DID YOU DO
AT HOME?
DID YOU GET
ALL THREE STEPS?
GOOD JOB, COMPUTERS.
Alex says LET'S TRY
ONE FINAL TIME.
WELL,
LET'S USE SOME CODE
WHICH WE CALL IN PROGRAMMING
"A REPEAT A LOOP."
Vickie says A REPEAT LOOP?
HMM.
I'VE HEARD
OF THAT BEFORE
BUT WHY DON'T YOU TELL
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
WHAT A REPEAT LOOP IS?
Alex says PROGRAMMERS USE
REPEAT LOOPS
WHEN THEY WANT THE
SAME THING TO REPEAT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE CAN TELL THE COMPUTER TO
REPEAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES
OR FOREVER.
Vickie says IT MAKES TO USE
A REPEAT LOOP
SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO ADD THE SAME THING
OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A SHORTCUT, RIGHT?
Alex says EXACTLY.
Vickie says RIGHT, SO LIKE,
SOMETIMES IN MUSIC
WE HAVE LIKE,
A REPEAT SYMBOL
AND WE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING
AND WE PLAY IT AGAIN,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO
PUT ALL OF IT OUT.
I LOVE IT!
ALL RIGHT,
SO HOW MANY TIMES
AM I GOING
TO REPEAT IT?
Alex says SO THIS TIME,
WHEN I SAY GO,
YOU'LL TAKE
A STEP FORWARD
AND TOUCH THE TOP OF YOUR
HEAD WITH BOTH HANDS
AND REPEAT THE OTHER
COMMANDS THREE TIMES.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT,
I THINK I GOT IT.
ARE YOU READY
AT HOME?
Alex says ARE YOU READY?
Vickie says I'M READY!
COMPUTER'S READY.
Alex says ALL RIGHT.
Vickie says OKAY, PROGRAMMER.
Alex says GO!
Vickie follows the commands and says TVO!
TVO!
TVO!
I DID IT!
I THINK.
(chuckling)
Alex says EXCELLENT,
ACTUALLY.
UM, DID YOU GET IT
AT HOME?
IT'S OKAY IF
YOU MADE A MISTAKE,
'CAUSE THAT'S PART
OF PROGRAMMING.
WHEN I WORK WITH THE
PORT CREDIT ROBOTICS TEAM,
WE OFTEN TEND TO MAKE
A LOT OF MISTAKES.
BUT WE KEEP GOING AND
EVENTUALLY WE GET IT RIGHT.
Vickie says THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD POINT, ALEX.
I TELL MY STUDENTS
AT SCHOOL
THAT "FAIL" STANDS FOR
FIRST ATTEMPT IN LEARNING.
SO, WHEN YOU'RE CODING,
YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE
A WHOLE BUNCH OF MISTAKES,
AND IT'S FUN.
IT'S HOW WE LEARN.
AND SOMETIMES
WE ACTUALLY LEARN MORE
WHEN WE MAKE
THE MISTAKES
THAN IF WE GET IT RIGHT.
AND THE IMPORTANT THING
IS THAT WE KEEP GOING
AND THAT WE'RE RESILIENT
AND WE KEEP TRYING.
Alex says YEAH!
THERE ARE MANY
CAREERS AND JOBS
THAT USE
COMPUTER SCIENCE,
LIKE A WEB DEVELOPER,
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
ENGINEER,
AND A PROJECT MANAGER.
Vickie says THAT'S RIGHT, ALEX.
AND EVEN IF WE DON'T GO
INTO A SPECIFIC CAREER
THAT IS USING CODING,
JUST UNDERSTANDING
HOW THE TECHNOLOGY WORKS
IS SO IMPORTANT
THESE DAYS.
BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE
IN THEIR JOBS
ARE USING SOME FORM
OF TECHNOLOGY,
SO UNDERSTANDING A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS
IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
AND SO, WHY DON'T WE LEARN
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT
THROUGH A VIDEO
AND OUR FRIEND MIKAELA
WHO'S GOING TO SPEAK
TO US TODAY
ABOUT COMPUTER SCIENCE.
The TVO Kids and Riverbank Pictures logos appear against a white screen.
Mikaela pops up against a colourful animated background. She's around 12, with mid-length curly brown hair, and wears a blue sweater.
[WHOOSH]
(music plays)
She says MY NAME'S MIKAELA, AND SINCE
I CAN REMEMBER,
I'VE DREAMT ABOUT WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!
THERE ARE SO MANY COOL JOBS,
SO I DECIDED TO TRY THEM ALL.
In animation, gear from different jobs appears on her: an astronaut's helmet, a construction worker's vest and helmet, a chef's hat and apron, and a police officer's hat and badge.
She says I BUILT AN AWESOME STUDIO IN
MY GARAGE,
SO I CAN MAKE AND SHARE VIDEOS
ABOUT MY JOURNEY.
She pops up in her garage. The place has a multi-coloured tile floor, hangers with different uniforms, a bike, a desk, and a colourful back wall with a graffiti that reads "When I grow up!"
She says IT'S ALL ABOUT DISCOVERING
WHAT I'LL BE
WHEN I GROW UP!
The name of the show appears in purple surrounded by colourful silhouettes of different animals and shapes. It reads "When I grow up."
A film countdown clocks appears.
In her studio making a video, Mikaela says SO YOU SEE RIGHT NOW
YOU'RE TELLING ME
THAT SNACK TIME IS
EVERYDAY AT 4.
BUT SOMETIMES I'M NOT
HUNGRY AT 4.
I WANT YOU TO LEARN HOW
TO RECOGNIZE WHEN I'M HUNGRY.
[robotic beep]
She turns to look at the camera and says OH HI EVERYONE. WELCOME TO
MY CLASSROOM.
I MEAN HEADQUARTERS.
I'M TRYING TO HELP MY
COMPUTER LEARN
HOW TO DO SOMETHING NEW.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY WORKING.
[robotic beeps]
DID YOU KNOW THAT COMPUTERS
CAN LEARN?
THEY CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO LEARN
FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES,
SIMILAR TO YOU AND I.
COMPUTER LEARNING IS CALLED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND IT'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST'S
JOB TO COME UP WITH WAYS
TO MAKE A COMPUTER SMARTER
SO THAT THEY CAN HELP HUMANS
DO COMPLICATED TASKS.
I'M GOING TO BE A COMPUTER
SCIENTIST FOR THE DAY.
SO I CAN MAKE MY
COMPUTER SMARTER.
[slide whistle]
WHEN I GROW UP!
A slate appears with the caption "When I grow up!"
In the street, Mikaela says THIS IS WHERE COMPUTER
SCIENTIST'S WORK
TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TYPES
OF TECHNOLOGY THEY USE.
[digital beep footsteps]
In a modern office, she says WOW WHAT A COOL
PLACE TO WORK!
ALL RIGHT WHERE'S THE ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE?
CAN THESE BALLOONS TALK?
NOPE.
CAN THIS TOASTER TALK?
NOPE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU FRIDGE?
CAN YOU SING?
TAP DANCE?
NOPE.
[digital chime]
Foteini pops up and says HELLO MIKAELA.
Mikaela says HI FOTEINI.
FOTEINI'S A COMPUTER SCIENTIST
HERE.
A caption reads "Foteini. Computer Scientist." She is in her early thirties, with wavy brown hair. She wears black-rimmed glasses, a blue sweater and a striped shirt.
Mikaela says FOTEINI CAN YOU TELL ME HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN?
Foteini says OF COURSE FOLLOW ME.
[record needle scratch]
[tap shoes clicking]
Mikaela says CREATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
TAKES A WHOLE TEAM OF PEOPLE
WORKING TOGETHER.
RESEARCHERS AND PROGRAMMERS WORK
AT COMPUTERS FOR HOURS.
HOURS AND MORE HOURS.
THEY COMBINE THEIR INTELLIGENCE
TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THEY'RE TEACHING COMPUTERS TO
LEARN AND CLASS IS IN SESSION.
Two women hold signs, one showing a square and another one showing a triangle.
Mikaela says WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Foteini says WELL THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION
FOR HOW COMPUTERS LEARN.
Mikaela says COOL HOW DOES IT WORK?
Foteini says WELL YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR
WAY THROUGH THE PATH
AND ALICE AND REBECCA WILL
SHOW YOU TWO DIFFERENT SIGNS
ON YOUR WAY.
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY YOU GOTTA
PICK ONE OF THE TWO.
A SHAPE CAN SEND YOU BACK
OR IT CAN SEND YOU FORWARD.
AND YOUR GOAL MIKAELA IS TO
GET TO THE END
AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Mikaela cracks her fingers.
Foteini says LET'S DO IT!
Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.
Rebecca reads MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Foteini shows her thumb up. Rebecca and Alice show other geometric figures.
Mikaela points and says THE BLUE CIRCLE.
Alice says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.
[digital buzzer]
Mikaela says WHA WHAM.
HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says HMMM. THE RED TRIANGLE.
Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Foteini nods. Rebecca and Alice keep changing the figures.
Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.
Mikaela says THE YELLOW RECTANGLE.
Alice says STAY WHERE YOU ARE.
Mikaela says THE BLUE CIRCLE.
Rebecca says MOVE BACKWARD 1 STEP.
[spring boing]
Mikaela says THE GREEN SQUARE.
Alice says MOVE FORWARD 1 STEP.
Mikaela says THE RED TRIANGLE.
Alice says MORE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says AND TO FINISH IT OFF, THE RED
TRIANGLE.
Rebecca says MOVE FORWARD 2 STEPS.
Mikaela says WHOA!
Foteini says YES!
[clapping]
Mikaela says THANKS GUYS.
Foteini says YOU DID IT.
SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
Mikaela says WELL AFTER MAKING
ZERO MISTAKES.
[buzzer]
OKAY AFTER MAKING A COUPLE
MISTAKES,
[bell dings]
I FIGURED OUT WHICH
SHAPES HELPED ME
AND WHICH DIDN'T.
Foteini says EXACTLY AND THAT'S THE SAME WAY
COMPUTERS LEARN.
THEY TRY OUT A FEW THINGS AND
SOME THINGS WORK
AND SOME THINGS DON'T WORK.
Mikaela says SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
Foteini says YUP.
Teacher Vickie reappears and says MIKAELA DID
A FABULOUS JOB
EXPLAINING WHAT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS.
AND SOMETIMES,
WE CALL THIS AI.
Alex says SHE ALSO BROUGHT UP
AN IMPORTANT POINT
THAT WHEN YOU USE CODE,
YOU OFTEN MAKE
A LOT OF MISTAKES.
BUT LIKE WE TALKED
ABOUT BEFORE,
MISTAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THE PROGRAMMING.
MISTAKES CAN BE
FRUSTRATING
BECAUSE SOMETIMES
WHEN YOU THINK
YOUR CODE DOESN'T WORK,
AND IT...
YOU THINK YOUR CODE WILL
WORK AND IT DOESN'T,
THAT CAN MAKE YOU
VERY DISAPPOINTED.
Vickie says SO, THAT'S
A REALLY GOOD POINT.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU
GET FRUSTRATED, ALEX,
AND YOUR CODE'S
NOT WORKING?
Alex says USUALLY, I TRY
SOMETHING DIFFERENT
AND TRY AND FIND OUT
THE PROBLEM
ON WHY MY CODE
DIDN'T WORK.
I ALSO CAN ASK
MY TEAM MEMBERS.
SOMETIMES, I JUST
NEED TO TAKE A BREAK
AND WORK ON IT
THE NEXT DAY.
Vickie says YEAH.
WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING
SOUNDS A LOT LIKE
THE WORD "DEBUGGING."
THIS IS A TERM THAT COMPUTER
SCIENTISTS USE A LOT.
IT MEANS THAT THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIND OUT
WHY THEIR PROGRAM'S
NOT WORKING.
Alex says THAT'S RIGHT.
DEBUGGING IS THE PROCESS
OF DETECTING
AND REMOVING A MISTAKE,
WHICH WE CALL BUGS,
IN THE CODE.
THEY AREN'T
ACTUALLY BUGS.
THEY'RE JUST ERRORS
IN YOUR CODE
THAT STOP THE CODE
FROM WORKING.
HERE'S AN INTERESTING
FACT, THOUGH.
BACK WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY
STARTED MAKING COMPUTERS,
THERE USED TO BE
ACTUAL BUGS
THAT WOULD GET
INTO THE COMPUTERS
DUE TO THE HEAT AND
LIGHT THEY LET OFF,
SO THAT'S WHERE
THE TERM CAME FROM.
Vickie says THAT IS
A REALLY COOL FACT.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT.
THANKS FOR SHARING THAT,
ALEX.
LET'S PLAY ANOTHER GAME.
FOR THIS GAME, FRIENDS,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
A DECK OF CARDS.
AND YOU'RE GONNA NEED
SOME OBJECTS.
SO, ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND
AROUND YOUR HOME
TO PUT ON TOP
OF THE CARDS.
WE'RE GOING TO PRETEND AGAIN
THAT WE ARE COMPUTER
AND A PROGRAMMER.
SO, JOIN US
AND LET'S GET STARTED.
TO BEGIN THE GAME,
YOU WILL NEED SOME ITEMS.
TRY TO FIND
A DECK OF CARDS.
A close-up shot shows hands putting a deck of cards on a table.
She continues IF YOU DON'T HAVE
A DECK OF CARDS,
YOU CAN CUT
SOME PAPERS OUT
IN EITHER SQUARES
OR RECTANGLES.
THEN, TRY TO FIND FIVE ITEMS
AROUND YOUR HOME.
I'M GONNA USE ROCKS,
AND I'M GOING TO USE
THESE TWO FIGURINES.
THE FIRST THING
WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUT
FIVE CARDS IN A ROW.
ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR, FIVE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT FIVE
CARDS UNDERNEATH THOSE CARDS.
AND FINALLY,
ONE LAST ROW.
YOUR JOB, OR ALEX'S JOB
IS GOING TO BE TO GET
THIS FIGURINE
FROM THIS CARD
ALL THE WAY TO THE END
TO THIS RED FIGURINE
OVER HERE.
She places a figurine on the first card and small plastic sheep on the last card.
She continues BUT LET'S MAKE IT
A LITTLE MORE CHALLENGING.
LET'S ADD SOME OBSTACLES
THAT ALEX WILL
HAVE TO CODE AROUND.
She places two rocks and says YOU CAN PUT THEM ON
ANY SQUARES THAT YOU'D LIKE.
ALL RIGHT, ALEX.
LET'S SEE YOUR CODING.
Alex says OKAY, SO, THE QUICKEST
WAY TO THE SHEEP
WOULD BE TO GO
STRAIGHT THAT WAY
AND THEN STRAIGHT DOWN.
SO, LET'S TRY IT
FOUR TO THE SIDE
AND TWO DOWN.
UH-OH.
SO, THE OBSTACLE'S
IN THE WAY,
SO WE HAVE TO TRY AND FIND
A DIFFERENT ROUTE.
LET'S TRY TWO
TO THE SIDE, ONE DOWN,
TWO MORE TO THE SIDE,
AND ONE MORE DOWN.
TWO TO THE SIDE,
ONE DOWN,
TWO TO THE SIDE...
Vickie says YOU DID IT!
WAY TO GO.
Alex says YAY!
GREAT JOB.
YOU GAVE ME A SET OF
INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW
AND I PRETENDED TO BE THE
COMPUTER AND EXECUTED THEM.
I ALSO MADE
SOME MISTAKES
BUT I WAS ABLE
TO FIX THEM
AND THEN THE COMPUTER
ENDED UP WORKING.
Vickie says WHAT I REALLY LIKE
ABOUT THAT, ALEX,
IS THAT YOU DIDN'T
GIVE UP.
EVEN THOUGH
YOU MAKE MISTAKES,
YOU JUST KEEP GOING,
YOU TRY SOMETHING ELSE,
AND LIKE ALEX SUGGESTED,
MAYBE WORK WITH
YOUR TEAMMATES
AND ASK OTHER PEOPLE
TO HELP YOU
TO DEBUG YOUR PROGRAM.
WE HAVE A NAME FOR GIVING A
COMPUTER A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS
IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT WORD IS?
I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.
IT STARTS WITH AN A.
Alex says IF YOU SAID "ALGORITHM,"
YOU'RE CORRECT.
YOU CAN TRY THIS ACTIVITY
AT HOME WITH CARDS,
OR CUT OUT
SOME PAPER SQUARES.
IF YOU HAVE SOME CHALK,
YOU CAN TRY THIS
OUTSIDE ON THE SIDEWALK
AND DRAW THE SQUARES
WITH THE CHALK.
Vickie says LET'S CONTINUE LEARNING
ABOUT COMPUTER SILENCE...
LET'S CONTINUE LEARNING
ABOUT COMPUTER SCIENCE
WITH MIKAELA,
WHO WILL TEACH US
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT CODING
AND THE NEED TO PRACTICE
TO IMPROVE OUR
COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS.
Sitting at her desk, Mikaela says HELLO EVERYONE. IT'S RECESS TIME
SO I LET MY COMPUTER GO OUT
AND PLAY WITH ALL THE OTHER
LITTLE COMPUTERS.
ISN'T IT NEAT THAT COMPUTERS
LEARN BY PRACTICING.
IT'S JUST LIKE US.
I MEAN PRACTICE MAKES US GET
BETTER AT...
PLAYING A GAME...
She plays checkers and shows her thumb up.
[digital chime]
She says CATCHING A BALL...
OR SINGING A SONG.
MI MI MI MI MIIIII!
SPEAKING OF PRACTICE LET'S CHECK
OUT HOW FOTEINI
BECAME A COMPUTER SCIENTIST.
In animation, a comic book cover appears with the title "When they were growing up! By Mikaela!"
Mikaela says WHEN FOTEINI GREW UP SHE LOVED
GOING TO THE MOVIES.
ESPECIALLY SCIENCE FICTION
MOVIES WITH COOL TECHNOLOGY
AND INVENTIONS.
Comic book frames recreate the story told.
Mikaela says FOTEINI STUDIED SCIENCE AND
EARNED HER PHD IN
COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING.
WHILE AT SCHOOL,
FOTEINI INVENTED A
A TECHNOLOGY
THAT COULD IDENTIFY A PERSON'S
HEART BEAT VERY ACCURATELY.
LIKE IT'S THERE FINGERPRINT.
SINCE THEN HER CAREER HAS
INVOLVED USING SCIENCE
TO INVENT NEW TYPES OF
TECHNOLOGY.
JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES.
A Computer says HELLO.
(trumpet fanfare)
The animation ends.
Mikaela says AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, PRACTICE
MAKES PER...
[school bell]
WHOOPS, SCHOOL'S BACK
IN SESSION.
BACK TO THE SHOW.
[plastic rattling]
Mikaela says HEY LOOK AT THIS
LITTLE GUY.
Foteini says THIS IS A ROBOT
VACUUM CLEANER.
NOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW COMPUTERS
LEARN I WANNA SHOW YOU
HOW THIS WORKS IN PRACTICE.
Mikaela says COOL I'M GONNA CALL HIM
MR. CLEAN.
BUT CLEANY FOR SHORT.
Foteini says CLEANY LEARNS BY EXPERIENCING
THE WORLD AROUND IT.
SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO NOW
IS GET IN THERE
AND NOTICE HOW THE ROBOT WILL
LEARN HOW TO AVOID YOU.
Mikaela says OKAY, CLEANY'S NOT GONNA SUCK ME
UP OR ANYTHING IS HE?
Foteini says WELL IT MAY.
NO, NO, NO I'M KIDDING.
Mikaela stops the robot using her leg and says MM. SORRY CLEANY.
HOW DOES CLEANY KNOW
TO AVOID ME?
Foteini says WELL THE ROBOT...
Mikaela says AH, CLEANY.
Foteini says OKAY CLEANY, SO CLEANY TAKES
PHOTOGRAPHS AS IT MOVES AROUND.
AND BY ANALYZING THESE
PHOTOGRAPHS IT UNDERSTANDS
WHAT IS AN OBSTACLE AND WHAT IS
NOT AN OBSTACLE.
Mikaela says WELL WHAT IF THE OBSTACLE
MOVES AROUND?
Foteini says WELL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A BIT
MORE DIFFICULT FOR CLEANY.
[vibrating machine]
[poof]
As a cartoon, Mikaela disappears and appears behind Cleany.
She says NA NA NA NA!
Back to normal, Mikaela says WHOOPS, SORRY CLEANY.
SO HOW DOES A DEMONSTRATION
LIKE THIS HELP
COMPUTER SCIENTISTS
LIKE YOU?
Foteini says SO IT TEACHES US HOW
COMPUTERS LEARN.
BY HAVING CLEANY GO AROUND AND
BUMPING INTO WALLS
AND YOU WE UNDERSTAND HOW
FAST IT LEARNS
TO AVOID THESE
OBSTACLES.
(muted trumpet)
Mikaela says SORRY CLEANY.
Vickie says WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT CODING,
ALGORITHMS, DEBUGGING,
AND THE REPEAT LOOP.
BUT I THINK
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE READY FOR ONE FINAL
CHALLENGE, ALEX.
Alex says I AGREE. WHAT ABOUT...
IF-THEN STATEMENTS?
Vickie says HMM.
THAT'S A REALLY
GOOD IDEA.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU
EXPLAIN TO THEM
WHAT AN IF-THEN STATEMENT
ACTUALLY IS?
Alex says SURE.
LET ME GIVE YOU
A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE.
IF I'M HUNGRY,
I'M GONNA EAT A SNACK.
Vickie says THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY
ACCURATE EXAMPLE FOR YOU, ALEX.
THAT'S RIGHT.
SO, ANOTHER WORD
FOR AN IF-THEN STATEMENT,
WHICH IS A MATH WORD
THAT WE USE IN CODING,
IS A CONDITIONAL
STATEMENT.
AND SO, MAYBE YOU CAN
THINK OF AN EXAMPLE.
Alex says URE.
SO, ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS
"IF THE WEATHER'S NICE,
"I'M GONNA GO
PLAY OUTSIDE."
WE USUALLY CALL THE FIRST PART
OF THE SENTENCE A HYPOTHESIS,
AND THE SECOND PART
IS CALLED A CONCLUSION.
Vickie says SO, TO ILLUSTRATE
WHAT WE MEAN,
MAYBE WE SHOULD
PLAY A GAME
THAT HAS A CONDITIONAL STATEMENT
OR AN IF-THEN STATEMENT.
Alex says OKAY, SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD IDEA.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT. SO, UM,
WE'RE GONNA NEED A LITTLE BIT
OF ROOM AT HOME, FRIENDS,
SO JUST MAKE SURE THAT
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE
AND IT'S SAFE AROUND YOU.
IF NOT, YOU CAN
TRY THIS LATER ON.
AND THIS TIME,
I'M GONNA BE THE PROGRAMMER
AND I'LL CALL OUT
THE COMMANDS
AND THE IF-THEN STATEMENTS.
AND ALEX IS GOING TO BE
THE COMPUTER.
SOUND GOOD?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
SO,
LET'S MAKE THE FIRST ONE-
IF I SAY THE WORD
"YELLOW,"
YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
Alex says OKAY.
Vickie says SO, IF I SAY YELLOW,
YOU TAKE A STEP FORWARD.
READY?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says YELLOW!
THAT WAS VERY EASY.
I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR ANOTHER CHALLENGE.
SO, THIS TIME IF I SAY
"CODING,"
I WANT YOU
TO SPIN AROUND.
ARE YOU READY?
Alex says YEP.
Vickie says OKAY. CODING!
Alex follows the commands.
Vickie says SO, LET'S PUT
THOSE TWO TOGETHER.
READY?
Alex says YES.
Vickie says OKAY. CODING!
YELLOW.
CODING.
YELLOW.
YELLOW.
CODING!
AWESOME JOB.
WAY TO GO.
Alex says THANKS!
Vickie says I THINK YOU'RE READY
FOR ONE LAST CHALLENGE,
AND I THINK
OUR FRIENDS AT HOME
ARE READY FOR
ONE FINAL CHALLENGE.
SO, THIS TIME,
IF I CLAP...
HOW ABOUT WE GET
SOME DANCE MOVES GOING
AND YOU CAN DAB?
Alex says SOUNDS GOOD TO ME!
Vickie says SO, JUST MAKE...
LET'S SHOW OUR FRIENDS
AT HOME WHAT A DAB IS.
I'M GONNA GET YOU
TO SHOW THIS
'CAUSE YOU'RE MUCH BETTER
AT DABBING THAN I AM.
Alex says OKAY.
Vickie says ALL RIGHT.
Alex hides his head on a bent arm and stretches the other in the opposite direction.
Vickie laughs and says AWESOME.
SO, WHEN I CLAP,
YOU WILL DAB.
LET'S TRY IT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY TO PUT
ALL THREE TOGETHER, FRIENDS?
OKAY, SO, "YELLOW."
IS A STEP FORWARD,
"CODING" WAS A SPIN,
AND CLAPPING IS A...
DAB.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
CODING!
CODING.
YELLOW.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB!
Alex says THANK YOU.
Vickie says YOU DIDN'T EVEN
MAKE AND MISTAKES!
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
DEBUG THAT.
SO YOU CAN TRY THIS
AT HOME, FRIENDS,
WITH A FRIEND, SOMEONE,
AND YOU COULD ALSO TRY IT
OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
AFTER-- AFTER YOU'RE DONE
WATCHING HERE.
LET'S TAKE ONE FINAL LOOK
AT COMPUTER SCIENCE
WITH MIKAELA NOW,
AND SHE'S GONNA
CONTINUE TEACHING US
ALL ABOUT ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, AI,
AND CODING.
Mikaela says ONE OF THE NEATEST PARTS ABOUT
WORKING IN A COOL FIELD
LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS
YOU MIGHT END UP
IN A CRAZY OFFICE LIKE THIS ONE.
WHERE YOU CAN DO LOTS
OF FUN THINGS.
LIKE...
BASKETBALL.
Mikaela catches a basket ball and shoots.
[crowd cheering]
Mikaela says CHESS.
CHECK MATE.
A Male Voice says SHHHHH!
Mikaela whispers SORRY.
Then, she says CHECK MATE.
Next, in a booth, she says TELEPHONE BOOTH.
[phone ring]
HELLO.
Now, Mikaela and Foteini walk past people working at computers.
Mikaela says I THINK I UNDERSTAND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE NOW.
BUT HOW DO YOU TEACH A
COMPUTER TO LEARN?
Foteini says WELL COMPUTERS LEARN BASED ON
EXPERIENCES WHICH ARE DATA.
LIKE NUMBERS, IMAGES OR SOUNDS.
SO WE SHOW THE COMPUTERS A LOT
OF EXAMPLES OF SUCH DATA
AND THEY LEARN TO
RECOGNIZE PATTERNS.
AND THIS IS WHAT RESEARCHERS DO.
LIKE STELLA HERE.
STELLA IS WORKING ON FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says HI STELLA.
Stella is in her twenties, with black hair. She wears a blue sweater.
Stella says HI MIKAELA.
Mikaela says I KNOW WHAT FACIAL RECOGNITION
IS BUT FOR MY FOLLOWERS AT HOME
COULD YOU EXPLAIN IT?
Stella says SURE, FACIAL RECOGNITION IS
BASICALLY TRAINING COMPUTERS
TO RECOGNIZE FACES IN IMAGES
AND VIDEO.
Mikaela says SOUNDS REALLY COOL.
Stella says DO YOU WANNA SEE HOW
IT WORKS?
Mikaela says YES.
Stella says FOLLOW ME.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Later, Mikaela looks at a big wall screen.
Stella says SO THIS IS OUR FACIAL
RECOGNITION SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says COOL.
Stella says FIRST WE NEED TO REGISTER YOU
IN THE DATABASE.
Mikaela says OKAY.
Stella says SO PLEASE LOOK
AT THE CAMERA.
SAY CHEESE.
Mikaela says CHEEEEESSSEEEE!
NOW WHAT?
Stella says NOW IT REGISTERED YOU.
LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU.
Mikaela appears on the screen.
Mikaela says HEY THERE'S ME!
YEAH! YOU KNOW ME,
YOU KNOW ME!
In a animation, a computer says HELLO MIKAELA.
Mikaela says WHAT ARE THOSE RED DOTS ON
MY FACE FOR?
Stella says SO THE COMPUTER ACTUALLY TRACKS
THE FEATURES ON YOUR FACE
LIKE YOUR EARS, YOUR NOSE AND
YOUR EYES.
AND THEN IT MOVES WHILE YOU
MOVE YOUR FACE.
Mikaela says HOW DOES THIS WORK IN
THE REAL WORLD?
Stella says GOOD QUESTION. THERE ARE SO MANY
WAYS YOU CAN USE
FACIAL RECOGNITION.
FOR EXAMPLE YOU REPLACE A DOOR
GUARD WITH THIS SOFTWARE.
Mikaela says WHAT HAPPENS IF I CHANGE
UP MY LOOK?
Mikaela pops up wearing sunglasses and a big moustache.
Mikaela says LET'S SEE IF THE COMPUTER
RECOGNIZES ME.
Stella says SEE IT DOESN'T RECOGNIZE
YOU ANYMORE.
Mikaela says NOPE.
IS IT THE MUSTACHE OR
SOMETHING?
COME ON COMPUTER
WHAT IS IT?
IS IT MY MUSTACHE?
Stella says WELL I DON'T THINK THE COMPUTER
CAN RECOGNIZE YOU
WITH THAT MUSTACHE.
BUT I LIKE IT.
Mikaela says THANKS STELLA.
Back at her studio, Mikaela says ARE YOU READY CLASS?
[computer beeps]
EXCELLENT, THEN LET'S BEGIN.
OHHH, IS THAT APPLE FOR ME?
OH THANK YOU CLASS.
An apple comes flying out of her laptop.
Mikaela catches it and says LOOKS LIKE MY COMPUTER IS
GETTING SMARTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO
WHEN I'M OLDER.
OR MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE.
JUST ANOTHER STEP ON MY QUEST TO
LEARN WHAT I'LL BE...
WHEN I GROW UP!
[apple crunch]
She takes a bite.
Music plays as the end credits roll.
Directed by Johnny Mitchell.
Produced by Francis Mitchell and David Mitchell.
Host, Mikaela Blake.
Executive producer, Rick Bergmann.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: Canada Media Fund.
Logo: Shaw Rocket Fund.
Logo: Bell Fund.
Logo: Riverbank Pictures.
Vickie says THAT WAS REALLY INTERESTING
LEARNING ALL ABOUT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TODAY,
AND COMPUTERS.
IT IS A REALLY EXCITING WORLD
WE LIVE IN
WITH SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES
OUT THERE FOR YOU.
YEAH, I'M NOT SURE
WHAT I WANT TO DO
WHEN I GET OLDER,
BUT I AM SURE
I'LL BE USING SOME FORM
OF TECHNOLOGY IN MY CAREER.
SO, UNDERSTANDING
HOW COMPUTERS WORK
AND SOME CODING BACKGROUND
IS VERY BENEFICIAL.
TODAY WE LEARNED
ABOUT CODING,
ALGORITHMS, DEBUGGING,
CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS,
AND WE DIDN'T EVEN USE
ANY COMPUTERS.
WE JUST HAD SOME FUN
AND WE MOVED AROUND
AND PLAYED SOME GAMES.
WELL, THANK YOU
FOR JOINING US TODAY, ALEX,
AND THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS,
FOR WATCHING.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN ON TVO'S
KIDS POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN LEARNING
ABOUT CODING WITH ALEX AND I,
AND I HOPE
YOU TAKE SOME TIME
TO THINK ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT YOU'RE USING
EVERY DAY IN YOUR LIFE
AND HOW IT'S MADE.
Alex says SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
A slate reads "Bonus Material."
(music plays)
Agent Olympia is around 10, has long straight brown hair in a ponytail and wears red-rimmed glasses, a white shirt, a red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
She says MY NAME IS AGENT OLYMPIA.
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
AGENT OTIS.
Agent Otis is around 11, with short straight blond hair and wears a white shirt, red tie and a blue blazer with an Odd Squad badge.
A picture of a smiling monkey wearing a suit appears.
Olympia says THIS IS A MONKEY'S UNCLE.
BUT BACK TO OTIS AND ME.
WE WORK FOR AN ORGANIZATION
RUN BY KIDS
THAT INVESTIGATES
ANYTHING STRANGE,
WEIRD,
AND ESPECIALLY ODD.
A picture shows a woman projecting a chair shadow.
She says OUR JOB IS TO PUT THINGS
RIGHT AGAIN.
Clips show Olympia and Otis with their other team members working and training at the organization.
Olympia says WHO DO WE WORK FOR?
WE WORK FOR ODD SQUAD.
The Odd Squad badge appears with the caption "Created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman."
The name of the episode reads "Oona and the Oonabots."
Otis and Olympia are stone frozen. Oona and Ocean look at them. Oona has long blond hair and wears a white doctor apron and a green bow tie. Ocean has curly black hair and wears a white shirt under a blue vest.
Oona says HOW DID THIS HAPPEN,
EXACTLY?
Ocean says YOU KNOW HOW OLYMPIA AND OTIS
ARE ALWAYS SO HELPFUL?
Oona says AWW. YEAH.
Ocean says SO, THEY WERE HELPING ME
CATCH THIS CREATURE,
EXCEPT THE CREATURE'S
CALL THE STONE TURNER.
AND IF YOU TOUCH IT...
Oona says YOU TURN TO STONE?
Ocean says THANKS! THAT STORY
WAS GETTING LONG.
Oona says MS. O WILL NOT BE HAPPY
WHEN SHE FINDS OUT
THERE'S A STONE TURNER
ON THE LOOSE IN HEADQUARTERS.
Ocean says OH. SHE FOUND OUT.
Ms. O is frozen in her office.
Oona says OCEAN, THIS IS SO BAD!
WE NEED TO TELL OWEN
AND THE SECURITY TEAM
SO THEY CAN
CATCH THIS THING!
Ocean says I ALREADY DID.
Oona says THE STONE TURNER
GOT THEM TOO?
IS ANYONE LEFT
THAT ISN'T STONE?
Ocean says OF COURSE, DUDE.
YOU AND ME.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING.
Oona says SO, IT'S COMING
FOR US NEXT?
WE NEED TO GET AWAY.
OR FIGURE OUT A REALLY GOOD POSE
IN CASE IT CATCHES US.
LIKE THIS!
OR THIS. OR THIS.
Ocean says OONA, IT'S NOT
COMING FOR US.
IT'S AFTER BLUE STUFF.
Oona says WHAT?
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S BLUE AND
IT LIKES EATING BLUE STUFF.
YOU ONLY TURN TO STONE
IF YOU TOUCH IT.
THEY TRIED
CATCHING IT.
Oona says SO, HOW DO WE MAKE ALL
OUR FRIENDS NOT STONE?
Ocean says I CAN MAKE A CURE
USING THE CREATURE'S SPIT.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO KNOW MORE?
Oona says NO, THANK YOU.
Ocean says COPY THAT.
PROBLEM IS, I CAN'T GET
THE CREATURE'S SPIT
BECAUSE THAT'D MEAN
TOUCHING IT,
AND IT TURNS EVERY
LIVING THING TO STONE.
Oona says WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Ocean says PROBLEM IS...
Oona says AFTER THAT.
Ocean says TO STONE.
Oona says JUST A TAD EARLIER.
Ocean says EVERY LIVING THING?
Oona says THAT'S THE ONE.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
Oona smiles and remains silent.
Ocean says ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME
WHAT IT IS?
Oona says OH, YEAH, SORRY.
UH, FOLLOW ME.
In her lab, Oona shows Ocean a robot.
Oona says TA-DA!
Ocean says WHOA! YOU HAVE
A TWIN SISTER?
Oona says YES, BUT THIS ISN'T HER.
THIS IS MY OONABOT-
A ROBOT I MADE
IN MY OWN IMAGE.
Ocean says WHY?
Oona says TO HELP OUT
AROUND THE LAB.
I GOT THE IDEA
FROM MY OLD BOSS, OSCAR.
PLUS, FOR DANCE PARTIES.
(dance music playing)
Oona and her robot dance.
Oona says I ALSO PROGRAMMED HER
TO LAUGH AT ALL MY JOKES.
(robotic laughing)
SHE DOESN'T ALWAYS KNOW
WHAT JOKES ARE.
I'LL TURN THAT
PART OFF NOW.
Ocean says HOW CAN THIS HELP US
CATCH THE CREATURE?
Oona says YOU SAID THE CREATURE
TURNS ANYTHING THAT'S ALIVE
INTO STONE,
BUT OONABOT ISN'T ALIVE.
(bonking)
Ocean knocks on the robot's head and says AH!
Oona says IT'S THE PERFECT PLAN.
The robot loses an arm.
Oona says I WILL FIX THAT.
(sparks crackling)
(chirping)
Next, a small blue dinosaur-like creature eats a door.
Ocean says THERE HE IS!
Oona says TURNING ON OONABOT.
SHE CAN CAPTURE THE CREATURE
WITHOUT TURNING TO STONE.
Ocean says GO GET HIM, ROBOT DUDE!
Oona says NO. OONABOTS CAN'T THINK
FOR THEMSELVES.
Ocean says SO THEN, HOW DO WE
GET HER TO MOVE?
Oona says SO, WE NEED TO GO BACK HERE
AND PROGRAM HER.
Ocean says PROGRAM?
WHAT'S THAT?
Oona opens the back of the robot.
Oona says PROGRAMMING IS A SERIES OF
INSTRUCTIONS YOU GIVE A MACHINE
SO IT DOES WHAT YOU WANT.
Ocean says SO, WE'LL PROGRAM OONABOT
TO WALK FROM HERE
TO THE CREATURE
AND PICK IT UP.
Oona says EXACTLY.
SO, FIRST WE PROGRAM HER
TO WALK,
THEN TURN.
THEN WALK A LITTLE BIT MORE,
AND THAT SHOULD GET HER
TO THE CREATURE.
NOW WE PRESS GO.
(babbling)
Ocean says YEAH!
Oona says GO! YOU'VE GOT THIS!
Ocean says DUDE,
WHERE IS SHE GOING?
Oona says UGH! I WASN'T
SPECIFIC ENOUGH.
I PROGRAMMED OONABOT
TO WALK,
BUT I NEVER TOLD HER
WHEN TO STOP WALKING,
AND NOW SHE DOESN'T KNOW
WHEN SHE'S SUPPOSED TO TURN.
OH, GREAT!
SHE WENT INTO
THE BOTTOMLESS PIT DOOR!
Ocean says SO, ARE YOU SAYING SHE'S
JUST GOING TO FALL FOREVER?
Oona says IF SHE DOESN'T,
THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO RENAME THAT DOOR.
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S COMING!
STAND BACK!
The creature runs past them.
Ocean says HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO CATCH IT NOW?
Oona says DON'T WORRY. I HAVE...
ANOTHER OONABOT!
I USE THIS ONE IF I WANT
A HEALTHY SNACK.
YOU JUST REACH
INTO HER EAR.
Ocean says A CARROT?
Oona says AND I CAN MAKE RANCH DRESSING
COME OUT OF HER NOSE!
Ocean says THAT'S OKAY.
WE SHOULD FOCUS ON
CAPTURING THIS CREATURE.
Oona says RIGHT.
SO, IT LIKES TO EAT
BLUE STUFF.
I KNOW WHERE
IT'S HEADED NEXT.
Ocean says WHERE?
Oona says FOLLOW ME.
Oona points to a gum machine.
Oona says BOOM! BLUE!
Ocean says YEAH, THAT'S BLUE,
BUT NOT THE SPECIFIC BLUE
THE CREATURE LIKES.
Oona says SPECIFIC BLUE?
HOW MANY BLUES ARE THERE?
Ocean says SO MANY!
THE CREATURE LIKES
POWDER BLUE.
Oona says POWDER BLUE IS LIKE
LIGHT BLUE,
SO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A LIGHT BLUE.
Ocean says NOT REALLY.
Oona says YOU JUST SAID WE WERE
LOOKING FOR A LIGHT BLUE.
Ocean says YOU KINDA PUT ME
IN A CORNER!
Oona says WE'RE GOING
TO THE WAREHOUSE.
THERE'S LOTS
OF COLOURS THERE.
Ocean says YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S HERE,
EATING MORE BLUE STUFF!
Oona says LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
WE'LL USE THESE SQUARES
TO PROGRAM OONABOT
AND EXACTLY
HOW FAR TO WALK.
She opens the back of the robot to send instructions.
Oona says SO, WALK TEN SQUARES...
AND TURN.
Ocean says OH, MAKE SURE YOU PROGRAM
WHICH DIRECTION
SHE SHOULD TURN.
Oona says NICE ONE.
TURN LEFT.
TWO SQUARES.
NOW WE'LL GIVE HER
A CONDITIONAL COMMAND.
Ocean says I DON'T LIKE TO SAY
"WHAT" A LOT, BUT...
WHAAAT?
Oona says A CONDITIONAL COMMAND
TELLS OONABOT
WHAT TO DO IN CERTAIN
SITUATIONS.
IT OFTEN CONTAINS WORDS
LIKE "IF" AND "THEN."
SO IN THIS CASE,
"IF" THERE'S A BLUE OBJECT
IN FRONT OF YOU,
"THEN" PICK IT UP.
PERFECT-IFFIC.
(mechanical steps)
GO, OONABOT 2!
Ocean says 2 FOR THE WIN, YEAH!
Oona says GO! WOO!
SHE TURNED!
(robotic whirring)
NO. NO.
WHAT IS SHE DOING?
Ocean says OH! I KNOW.
YOU PROGRAMMED OONABOT
TO PICK UP A BLUE OBJECT.
BUT THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF BLUE OBJECTS!
Oona says UGH!
I WASN'T SPECIFIC
ENOUGH AGAIN!
AND THOSE BARS ARE
TOO HEAVY FOR THIS OONABOT.
(sparking)
(clanging)
The Oonabot collapses.
Oona says GREAT!
NOW I'LL HAVE
TO BUY CARROTS
FROM THE GROCERY STORE
LIKE A CHUMP!
Ocean says THE CREATURE'S
GETTING AWAY!
Oona says WHAT NOW?
I HAVE ONE LAST OONABOT.
AS YOU CAN SEE
I HAD SOME, UH,
PROBLEMS
WITH THIS ONE.
Ocean says CAN WE STILL
USE HER?
Oona says WE COULD TRY.
GOOD NEWS, THE CREATURE'S
COMING TO THIS ROOM.
Ocean says REALLY?
Oona says BOOM! BLUE.
Ocean says YEAH, THAT'S NOT
THE RIGHT BLUE.
Oona says HOW MANY BLUES
COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE?
In a store, a Female Seller shows them blue samples.
She says HERE'S AZURE BLUE,
PRUSSIAN BLUE,
DEEP SKY BLUE.
Oona says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE ARE SO MANY
SPECIFIC BLUES.
Ocean says I KNOW!
WHO NAMES
ALL THESE?
The Seller says USUALLY MY HUSBAND
AND I DO,
BUT FOR BLUES
I ASK MY SISTER.
EVERY EASTER
HER AND I SIT DOWN,
WE NEED ALL THE BLUES
THAT CAME OUT THAT YEAR.
Oona says HMM.
THAT'S FASCINATING.
Ocean says YEAH, IT REALLY IS.
The Seller chuckles and says AIR FORCE BLUE.
BLEU DE FRANCE.
AQUA BLUE.
Ocean says AQUA BLUE!
THAT'S THE EXACT SAME COLOUR
AS THE CREATURE!
Oona says SO, THAT'S THE COLOUR
IT'S EATING?
Ocean says RIGHT.
Oona says I KNOW WHERE
IT'S HEADED NEXT.
The Seller says WAIT- SO YOU'RE NOT HERE
TO BUY ANY PAINT?
Agents say NO.
Oona says BYE.
THANKS FOR THE HELP!
The Seller says BLUEBERRY BLUE.
BLUE...
Back in headquarters, Oona says THE ENTIRE FLOOR
IS AQUA BLUE!
Ocean says THIS IS BAD.
Oona says YEAH!
WE'LL HAVE TO GET
A NEW FLOOR!
Ocean says YES, AND ALSO BECAUSE
UNDER THIS FLOOR
IS THE DINOSAUR ROOM.
(roaring)
(screaming)
Oona says LET'S DO THIS.
OONABOT'S HERE AND THE
CREATURE IS HERE.
Ocean says SO WE PROGRAM THE OONABOT
TO WALK 14 SQUARES,
THEN TURN RIGHT
TO REACH THE CREATURE.
Oona says WE CAN'T.
Ocean says WHY NOT?
Oona says THERE WERE TWO REASONS
I THREW THIS OONABOT OUT.
REASON ONE,
I ACCIDENTALLY
PROGRAMMED HER TO SING
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME."
EVERY DAY AT 12 O'CLOCK.
Ocean says HOW WAS THAT
AN ACCIDENT?
Oona says THERE IS A BIGGER
DISCUSSION HERE
ABOUT HOW MUCH SLEEP
A PERSON NEEDS
TO PROPERLY DO THEIR JOB!
Ocean says UM, WHAT WAS
THE SECOND REASON
YOU THREW HER OUT?
Oona says BECAUSE THIS OONABOT
CANNOT TURN RIGHT.
Ocean says BUT THE ONLY CLEAR PATH IS
STRAIGHT AND TO THE RIGHT!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WAIT.
CAN SHE TURN LEFT?
Oona says YEAH.
WHO MAKES A ROBOT
WHO CAN'T TURN LEFT?
Ocean says SO, WE COULD MAKE HER
TURN RIGHT
BY MAKING HER
TURN LEFT-
ONE, TWO, THREE TIMES!
Oona says OKAY, OKAY.
SO WE NEED TO PROGRAM HER
TO WALK 14 SQUARES...
AND THEN TURN LEFT
THREE TIMES.
Ocean says SO SHE'S POINTING
IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION,
THEN WALK TWO SQUARES.
Oona says AND THE CONDITIONAL
COMMAND IS,
"IF AQUA BLUE CREATURE
IS IN FRONT OF YOU--."
They say THEN PICK IT UP!
Ocean says COME ON,
OONABOT!
YOU'VE GOT THIS!
GO, ROBOT DUDE!
Oona says COME ON!
Ocean says GO, GO, GO!
Oona says YOU'VE GOT THIS!
COME ON.
Ocean says SHE'S TURNING LEFT!
Oona says ONE, TWO, THREE TIMES.
TWO STEPS FORWARD...
Ocean says SHE GOT THE CREATURE!
(crashing)
(roaring)
(screaming)
A huge dinosaur comes out of the floor.
Ocean says IT'S GONNA EAT OONABOT!
Oona says NO, BECAUSE I PROGRAMMED
ONE MORE THING.
IF DINOSAUR ATTACKS,
THEN TOUCH IT
WITH THE CREATURE.
Oonabot turns the dinosaur into stone.
Ocean says IT TURNED TO STONE!
I LIKE YOU.
Oona says I LIKE ME TOO.
Later, Olympia says GOOD WORK, GUYS.
THE NEW FLOOR
LOOKS AWESOME.
Otis says YEP.
EVERYONE'S
BACK TO NORMAL.
EXCEPT MS. O.
Ms. O remains frozen.
Ocean says STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO
EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO HER
BEFORE TURNING HER BACK.
Olympia says OGH.
I WAS MADE OF STONE
FOR SO LONG.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS?
Oonabot sings TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME,
TAKE ME OUT TO THE CROWD
BUY ME SOME PEANUTS
AND CRACKER JACKS...
Oona says IT'S 12 O'CLOCK.
(video game music playing)
(epic military music playing)
Olympia says I JOINED BECAUSE I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO FINISH A SENTENCE,
AND NOT GET INTERRUPTED
HALFWA...
Otis says I JOINED BECAUSE SILENCE
SHOULD BE GOLDEN.
NOT GOLDEN WITH THOSE LITTLE
CHAR MARKS FROM A BARBECUE.
Oona says I JOINED BECAUSE YOUR WATCH
SHOULD TELL YOU THE TIME,
JUST NOT ALL THE TIME.
Watch Voice says 11:54:29, 11:54:30,
11:54:31, 11:54:32,
11:54:33, 11:54:34,
11:54:35...
Agents say WE ARE...
Ms. O says WE ARE ODD SQUAD.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME,
AND WE'RE TALKING WAY BACK,
WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING ODD.
IN OUR SPARE TIME,
WE ALSO LIKE TO DRAW
PICTURES OF OURSELVES.
A cartoon shows an agent attacking a creature.
She continues THIS IS OUR
SECOND FAVOURITE ONE.
THERE'S NO CASE TOO BIG...
NO CASE TOO SMALL.
AT ODD SQUAD, WE DO IT ALL.
Businessmen running in a desert say BUY, SELL. BUY, SELL. BUY...
Ms. O says AND, YES.
THAT IS A HERD
OF WILD BUSINESSMEN.
JOIN ODD SQUAD
AT TVOKIDS.COM,
AND YOU'LL GET
TOP-NOTCH TRAINING
IN THE SECRETS
OF ODD SQUAD.
YOU'LL MEET ALL
OF OUR ODD CREATURES,
AND HELP US CARE FOR THEM
SO THEY GROW UP STRONG.
YOU'LL ALSO MASTER
THE INS AND OUTS
OF THE ODD SQUAD
SECRET TUBE SYSTEM.
Clips show Odd Squad videogames.
Ms. O says YOU CAN ALSO WATCH
ODD SQUAD CASES.
(wind whooshing)
In a clip, Olympia flies and says OTIS,
I'M GONNA MISS HER!
Ms. O says HURRY, OLYMPIA!
FLOCK OF PIGEONS!
(pigeons cooing)
Now, in her office, Ms. O says ODD SQUAD NEEDS YOU.
AND I NEED TO SING
THIS LAST PART.
She plays the piano and sings WELL,
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
GO!
Another episode plays. The title reads "The Ninja Situation."
Olympia and Otis walk into Ms. O's office.
Otis says YOU WANTED TO SEE US,
MS. O?
Ms. O says HOLD ON.
Playing cards, she whispers NICE.
THERE YOU TWO ARE.
SOMETHING VERY ODD
HAS HAPPENED.
AN IMPORTANT GADGET
CALLED THE MACGUFFINATOR
HAS BEEN STOLEN.
Olympia says WHAT DOES THE
MACGUFFINATOR DO?
Ms. O says DOESN'T MATTER!
BUT, WE NEED TO DRESS UP
LIKE A NINJA TO GET IT BACK.
ANY QUESTIONS?
Otis says YES, SO MANY.
Ms. O says I MAY HAVE LEFT OUT
SOME DETAILS.
THESE ARE
THE YUM-YUM TWINS.
She clicks and Earl and Pearl appear on a screen.
Ms. O says THEY STOLE
THE MACGUFFINATOR
AND OFFERED TO TRADE IT
TO ANOTHER VILLAIN FOR PIZZA.
THAT'S WHERE
YOU TWO COME IN.
Olympia says UH, I STILL HAVE
LIKE 12 QUESTIONS.
Ms. O says I WROTE THE YUM-YUM TWINS
A MESSAGE,
PRETENDING TO BE A VILLAIN
NAMED THE EVIL NINJA.
EVIL NINJA WILL TRADE A PIZZA
IN RETURN FOR THE GADGET.
OTIS, YOU WILL BE PRETENDING
TO BE THE EVIL NINJA.
Otis says I DON'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE
PRETENDING TO BE A VILLAIN...
BECAUSE OF THE THING
WE TALKED ABOUT.
Ms. O says SORRY.
I WOULD'VE PICKED OLYMPIA,
BUT SHE'S DOING THAT "NOT IT."
THING WITH HER NOSE.
Olympia says RULES ARE RULES.
Otis says FINE, I'LL DO IT.
Ms. O says EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT BEING A NINJA
IS IN THIS BOOK.
I HOPE YOU'RE
A FAST READER.
Oona and Olympia stand in an ice cream truck.
Oona says OKAY, OTIS.
THE DINER'S
ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'LL BE HERE
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
Olympia says AND WE'LL ALSO BE HERE
IF YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING.
Oona says YOUR NEEDING OF THINGS
WILL NOT AFFECT US BEING HERE,
WHICH WE WILL BE.
Wearing a ninja costume, Otis says THANKS.
HEY,
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM,
CAN I SHOW OFF
MY NINJA MOVES?
Oona says WE'LL LET YOU KNOW
IF WE DO.
Olympia says DEFINITELY.
Oona says OKAY, PEOPLE.
WE'RE ON!
THE YUM-YUM TWINS
ARE ENTERING THE DINER.
Olympia says HERE IS YOUR PIZZA.
GOOD LUCK, OTIS.
IF SHEILA
COULD SEE ME NOW!
(chuckling)
Oona says I DON'T THINK WE'RE
DOING THAT ANYMORE.
Earl and Pearl sit in the dinner. They wear a red shirt with black and white checked details.
Otis says DID SOMEBODY ORDER A PIZZA?
With two ponytails, Pearl says ARE YOU REALLY
THE EVIL NINJA?
YOU'RE A LOT SMALLER
THAN I PICTURED.
Earl says YEAH.
YOU LOOK A LOT SMALLER
THAN MY SISTER PICTURED.
ME,
I DIDN'T PICTURE ANYTHING.
I HAVE VERY POOR
VISUAL IMAGINATION.
WHAT?
ARE YOU REALLY
THE EVIL NINJA?
Otis says WHAT? PFFT!
OF COURSE I'M A NINJA.
THE MOST POWERFUL NINJAS
ARE THE SMALLEST.
FUN FACT, THE MOST SKILLED
NINJA IN THE WORLD
IS THE SIZE OF
THIS KETCHUP PACKET.
Earl says WHOA!
THERE'S A NINJA
IN THE CATCH-UP?
THAT'S WONDERFUL!
Pearl says THAT'S NOT WHAT
HE WAS SAYING, EARL.
Otis says SO, UM,
YOU HAVE THE GADGET?
Earl opens a suitcase. A gadget appears.
Otis says THEN THIS IS YOURS.
Pearl says YUM-YUM.
Earl says BIG TIME YUM!
UH, WHAT IS THIS?
Otis says IT'S PIZZA.
Pearl says NO, THIS IS A ROUND,
DOUGHY INSULT WITH SAUCE.
Otis says EXCUSE ME?
Earl says WE REQUIRE
EQUAL AMOUNTS OF FOOD.
Pearl says THE SAME FOR BOTH OF US.
Earl says THIS IS ONE PIZZA.
WE NEED TWO PIZZAS,
SO WE GET EQUAL AMOUNTS.
They say DEAL'S OFF!
Otis says WHOA, WHOA!
LOOK WHAT I BROUGHT.
I'LL JUST USE MY NINJA PIZZA
CUTTER LIKE SO.
Earl says YEAH?
Otis says SEE? TWO HALVES
OF PIZZA -
THE SAME AMOUNT
FOR BOTH OF YOU.
Pearl says OH, THIS DEAL IS ON.
Earl says YEAH.
IF THIS IS A SWITCH
FOR THE DEAL,
THEN IT GOES FROM OFF...
BRRRR! GSHH!
TO ON. DEAL IS ON!
Pearl says EARL.
Earl says WHAT?
Pearl says NO.
Otis says GREAT. SO, YOU JUST PASS ME
THE GADGET AND...
Pearl says YOU GET THE GADGET WHEN WE
GET THE REST OF THE FOOD.
Otis says REST OF THE FOOD?
Pearl says YOU DID BRING IT,
DIDN'T YOU?
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT
ON THE PHONE?
Otis says WE TALKED ON THE PHONE?
Earl says YOU AGREED TO BRING US
MACARONI AND CHEESE
FOR OUR CHILDREN.
Pearl says MAYBE YOU'RE NOT
WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE.
Otis says WHAT? PFFT!
OF COURSE I AM!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE
MY NINJA MOVES?
Pearl says NO. WE WOULD VERY MUCH
LIKE MACARONIS
FOR OUR PRIDE AND JOYS.
Earl says YEP.
Otis says RIGHT.
I'LL GO GET THE
MAC AND CHEESE I LEFT,
UM, WARMING
IN MY OUTDOOR OVEN.
Earl says OH. THAT'S NICE.
I FEEL LIKE
THAT'S NOT A REAL THING.
Oona and Olympia sing HE'S AN EVIL NINJA,
HE'S GONNA...
Otis says GUYS! BIG PROBLEM.
THE TWINS TALKED TO THE REAL
EVIL NINJA ON THE PHONE.
Olympia says UH-OH!
Otis says YEAH,
I HAVE A BAD FEELING
HE MIGHT BE
ON HIS WAY OVER HERE.
Oona says THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE
REAL NINJA ACROSS THE STREET!
Otis says OH, MAN, HE'S GONNA
BLOW THE WHOLE THING!
Olympia says I'LL STALL HIM.
Otis says GOOD IDEA.
OONA, I NEED
TWO MAC AND CHEESE.
DO YOU HAVE
A MAC AND CHEESINATOR?
Oona says I DO NOT. BUT...
I HAVE A MACARONINATOR,
A CHEESINATOR,
AND...
A BUTTER SUBSTITUTINATOR.
Otis says THAT WILL WORK.
Walking down the street with a pizza, Ninja says HMM. A WOODEN BOARD.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
WOODEN BOARD?
HIYAH!
HUH?
OH.
MORE WOODEN BOARDS.
Otis says TWO MACARONI
AND CHEESES.
GADGET, PLEASE.
Pearl says IS THIS
SOME KIND OF JOKE?
Earl says I DON'T LIKE THIS JOKE.
I LIKE JOKES
WITH WORDPLAY.
Otis says IT'S NO JOKE.
TWO DISHES.
ONE FOR YOUR KIDS,
ONE FOR YOUR KIDS.
EQUAL AMOUNTS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
Pearl says WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME NUMBER OF KIDS!
I HAVE FOUR KIDS,
EARL HAS THREE.
They say DEAL'S OFF.
Otis says WHOA, WHOA!
I CAN DIVIDE THESE.
DO YOU WANT ME TO USE MY
NINJA MOVES TO CUT THEM?
Earl says UH...
Otis says YOU HAVE FOUR KIDS,
RIGHT?
SO, WHAT IF
I MAKE A CUT HERE,
AND I MAKE ANOTHER CUT
LIKE SO?
THERE. I CUT IT INTO
FOUR EQUAL PIECES.
FOURTHS, ONE FOR EACH
OF YOUR CHILDREN.
Pearl says I'M PLEASED WITH THIS.
Otis says AND YOU, SIR?
THREE CHILDREN?
Earl says GOT A PICTURE OF 'EM
RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE ADORABLE.
He shows a drawing of three stick figures.
He says THIS ONE'S DAVID,
THIS ONE IS DAVID,
AND THEN THIS ONE
IS LITTLE DAVID.
I LOVE MY GIRLS.
I DON'T HAVE A CAMERA.
Otis says FINE.
SO, I'LL MAKE A CUT HERE
AND THEN ANOTHER CUT
LIKE SO.
I CUT IT INTO THIRDS,
THREE EQUAL PIECES.
Earl says THIS DEAL IS...
BSHHH!
ON.
Pearl says WAIT.
NOT UNTIL YOU BRING US
THE LAST AND FINAL FOODSTUFF.
Otis says HUH?
Pearl says DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
WE CALLED YOU BACK
AND ASKED YOU TO BRING US
SOME COCONUT CREAM PIE
FOR OUR PARENTS
AND OUR GRANDMA.
Earl says YOU DIDN'T BRING US ANY PIE,
DID YOU?
WHO ARE YOU?
They say ODD SQUAD?
Otis says WHO? WHAT? NO!
I HAVE SOME PIE.
IT'S OUT THERE, UH,
COOLING
IN A BUSH.
Pearl says COOLING?
Earl says I ALSO FEEL LIKE
THAT'S NOT A REAL THING.
Otis runs back to the ice cream truck and says I NEED THREE
COCONUT CREAM PIES.
PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE
A COCONUT CREAM PIE-INATOR.
Oona says I DO NOT, BUT I DO HAVE
A PIECRUSTINATOR,
AND I ALWAYS CARRY
AROUND A FEW COCONUTS.
(phone buzzing)
WHAT IS THAT SOUND
I'M HEARING?
Otis says IT'S MY PHONE.
IT'S ON VIBRATE.
Oona says PHEW! I THOUGHT WE WERE
BEING ATTACKED BY BEES!
Otis says HELLO?
Olympia says ARE YOU DONE? DO
YOU HAVE IT?
Otis says NOT YET.
THIS DEAL IS WAY MORE
COMPLICATED THAN I THOUGHT.
Olympia says YOU NEED TO HURRY!
I CAN'T HOLD OFF THE
EVIL NINJA MUCH LONGER!
(clatter)
Otis says YOU NEED TO THINK
OF SOMETHING!
Olympia says EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
ALL I HAVE NEAR ME
IS A STORE THAT SELLS
MANNEQUINS AND SHOWER CURTAINS.
WAIT A MINUTE. OTIS!
Otis says SORRY, PARTNER, GOTTA GO.
Oona says BAD NEWS.
I ONLY HAVE ENOUGH PIECRUST
FOR ONE PIE, NOT THREE!
Otis says I CAN WORK WITH THIS.
Ninja encounters two mannequins.
Ninja says HMM. A PERSON WITH NO FACE.
AND ANOTHER.
YOU BROUGHT FRIENDS.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
NO-FACE PEOPLE?
Otis says ONE COCONUT CREAM PIE,
CUT INTO THIRDS.
THREE EQUAL PARTS
FOR MOM, DAD, GRANDMA.
Yum Yum Twins say DEAL'S OFF.
Otis says YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME!
Pearl says YOU'RE HONESTLY GOING TO GIVE
THEM ALL THE SAME AMOUNTS?
Otis says I THOUGHT YOU LIKED EVERYBODY
GETTING THE SAME?
Pearl says BUT WE LOVE OUR GRANDMA
TWICE AS MUCH AS OUR PARENTS!
Earl says SHE'S WORKED TWICE AS HARD.
Pearl says SHE'S GIVEN US
TWICE AS MUCH.
Earl says THEREFORE, GRANDMA NEEDS
TO GET TWICE AS MUCH PIE.
THAT'S TWO TIMES
AS MUCH AS MOM AND DAD.
THAT SEEMS SO OBVIOUS
FROM THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE!
Otis says OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
(phone vibrating)
Pearl says ARE WE BEING ATTACKED
BY BEES?
Otis says NO, NO.
NO, IT'S MY NINJA PHONE.
HOLD ON.
Pearl says THAT'S A TERRIBLE
RINGTONE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
Otis says YEAH?
Olympia says OTIS! HE'S COMING!
THE MANNEQUINS
WERE NO MATCH FOR HIM!
Otis says WHAT?
Olympia says YOU NEED TO GET
OUT OF THERE NOW!
Otis says I'M TRYING BUT I DON'T
HAVE THE GADGET YET.
HOLD HIM OFF
A LITTLE LONGER.
Olympia says EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!
ALL I HAVE NEAR ME
IS A GUY SELLING TITANIUM.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH
THE STRONGEST METAL ON EARTH?
I FEEL LIKE I'M GETTING
A LOT OF LUCKY BREAKS HERE.
Ninja says HMM.
TITANIUM.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME,
TITANIUM?
HIYAAH! OW!
WA-CHA!
WAH-- OOF!
WA-WA-WA-WA-WAH!
Olympia says OTIS, YOU HAVE TO HURRY.
THE PLAN IS WORKING BUT I ONLY
HAVE EIGHT TITANIUM BARS LEFT.
Otis says EIGHT!
EIGHT IS THE ANSWER.
I GOTTA GO.
I KNOW A WAY TO GET YOU
THE AMOUNTS YOU WANT.
FIRST, LET'S SQUISH THE PIE
SO IT'S WHOLE AGAIN.
Earl says OGH.
Otis says NOW WE CUT IT INTO
EIGHT EQUAL PIECES,
OR EIGHTHS.
Pearl says FOR ONLY THREE PEOPLE?
HOW DOES EIGHT PIECES
GIVE GRANDMA
TWICE AS MUCH
AS MOM AND DAD?
Otis says WATCH.
MOM GETS ONE, TWO PIECES.
TWO EIGHTHS.
DAD GETS ONE, TWO PIECES.
TWO EIGHTHS.
BUT ONE, TWO, THREE,
FOUR PIECES FOR GRANDMA.
THAT'S FOUR EIGHTHS.
TWO TIMES AS MUCH AS MOM,
TWO TIMES AS MUCH AS DAD.
Earl says WHAT?
BOOM! DSSH!
BOOM! BAM! BING! BONG!
SWITCH! FLIP!
FLIP! TABLE FLIP!
(imitating electric guitar)
DEAL-- ON.
YEAH?
Pearl says YOU.
YOU HAVE DONE RIGHT
BY OUR GRANDMA.
Earl says THE GADGET IS YOURS.
Otis says YES!
(door creaking open)
(suspenseful music playing)
Ninja walks in.
Earl says TWO NINJAS.
YOU ARE WORKING
FOR ODD SQUAD.
Otis takes the gadget.
Pearl says GET THE GADGET!
Otis says FINALLY,
I CAN USE MY NINJA MOVES.
Ninja says BRING IT!
(gong sounding)
(ninja grunting)
They fight and say OH!
HYAH!
OOH!
HYAH!
OH! AH.
Pearl says NO! GRANDMA'S PIE?!
Earl says HEY!
Otis throws a piece of pie to the Ninja.
Pearl says OH!
OH! CRUST IN MY EYE!
Ninja says HAND IT OVER.
WHOA!
YOU'RE GOOD.
Holding the gadget, Otis says PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU.
Otis leaves.
Earl says HEY, PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU TOO.
Pearl says YOU ARE MAKING THIS DAY
SO MUCH HARDER.
Earl says YEAH.
An animation shows the Odd Squad Headquarters tower.
An Announcer says WELCOME TO HEADQUARTERS,
THE BREAKROOM: PART TWO.
Oksana wears glasses, a dress and a white apron.
Oksana says WELCOME TO THE BREAKROOM.
MY NAME IS OKSANA
AND THIS IS WHERE AGENTS COME
TO ENJOY THE FOOD I MAKE.
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING,
THE ACTUAL KITCHEN IS
98 FLOORS DOWN FROM HERE...
AND THERE'S NO
ELEVATOR OR STAIRS,
BUT I HAVE A CLIMBING ROPE.
ODD SQUAD AGENTS HAVE
QUITE THE APPETITE,
SO I MAKE ALL SORTS
OF FOOD FOR THEM,
LIKE THIS HAM AND
PUDDING SANDWICH...
THIS BROCCOLI PUDDING SOUP...
OR THIS PIZZA.
IT'S ACTUALLY MADE OF PUDDING.
THE OTHER GREAT THING ABOUT IT -
IF TWO AGENTS
ARE IN THE BREAKROOM
WHO WANT TO SHARE THIS PIZZA,
IT CAN BE SPLIT IN HALF.
Oksana shoots a laser to cut the pizza.
Oksana continues ONE, TWO - TWO EQUAL PARTS.
HALVES.
BUT WHAT IF THERE ARE FOUR
HUNGRY AGENTS IN THE BREAKROOM
AND I DON'T HAVE
ANOTHER PIZZA READY?
NOT TO WORRY. THE PIZZA
CAN BE DIVIDED INTO FOURTHS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR - FOURTHS.
BUT LET'S SAY THERE ARE EIGHT
HUNGRY AGENTS IN THE BREAKROOM
AND I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PIZZA
BECAUSE I'VE FALLEN ASLEEP
ON ACCOUNT OF PREPARING
975 MEALS FOR BREAKFAST?
NOT TO WORRY. PIZZA CAN EVEN
BE DIVIDED INTO EIGHTHS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT - EIGHTHS.
IT'S NOT THE BEST
JOB IN THE WORLD,
BUT AT LEAST THEY LET ME
PLAY MY OWN MUSIC.
Oksana dances to 90's dance music.
The end credits roll.
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