(lively electronic music plays)

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

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

Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.

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

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

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

In the spaceship, Aazoo wipes off a stain.

(squeaking)
(humming)
(buzzing alarm)

Blink says OH

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

Blynk accidentally scares Aazoo and he sprays his knee. Blynk looks annoyed. Aazoo whistles pretending he did not do anything.

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

A real life girl called Harshi pops up on a screen and says BLYNK AND AAZOO,
I NEED YOUR HELP.

Harshi is around 9 years old. She has black hair and wears glasses, a headband and a patterned dress.

Blynk and Aazoo greet her.

Harshi says I WAS SICK FOR A WEEK AND MISSED
MY FRIEND'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Blynk and Aazoo say OH.

Harshi says IT MADE ME WONDER,
HOW CAN I GET BETTER FASTER?

Blynk presses a button.

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

A real life scientist called Eugenia pops up on another screen and says OH HELLO EVERYONE,
I'M EUGENIA.
AT YOUR SERVICE.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY?

Eugenia is in her thirties with long black hair in a ponytail. She wears a light orange T-shirt.

Harshi says HI, MY NAME IS HARSHI,
AND I GOT A COLD,
SO NOW I WANNA KNOW,
WHEN I GET SICK HOW DO
I GET BETTER FASTER?

Eugenia says SOUNDS LIKE YOU PICKED
UP A NASTY VIRUS.
BLYNK, ACCESS YOUR GERM
FILES PLEASE:
SUBCATEGORY, VIRUSES.

(computer noises)

An animated clip shows a green virus entering a nose.

Eugenia says OKAY HARSHI,
YOU LIKELY GOT SICK WHEN
A VIRUS ATTACHED
ITSELF TO THE LINING
OF YOUR NOSE OR THROAT.
THEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM,
THE BODY'S LINE OF DEFENSE THAT
PROTECTS YOU FROM GERMS,
DETECTED THE INTRUDER,
AND SENT ANTIBODIES.
LITTLE MICROSCOPIC NINJAS
TO ATTACK IT.
ONE WAY THE NINJAS ATTACK
THE INVADING VIRUS IS BY USING
A SLIMY FLUID CALLED MUCUS
TO WASH AWAY THE INVADING GERMS.

Blynk and Aazoo say OH.

Harshi says SO THAT'S WHY MY NOSE WAS RUNNY?

Eugenia says YUP, RUNNY NOSES
ARE YOUR
IMMUNE SYSTEM'S DEFENSE AGAINST
INVADING VIRUSES.
IT'S PROOF THAT YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM IS WORKING.

M.A.V.I.S. says FORTUNATELY WHEN I
HAVE A VIRUS
THERE IS NO FLUID INVOLVED.

Blink says AH-CHOO.

Harshi says WHOA.
OH NO BLYNK,
ARE YOU GETTING SICK?

Aazoo steps back and spray Aazoo.

Eugenia says MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT.
NOT EVERY SNEEZE MEANS THAT
YOU'RE GETTING SICK.
IT COULD BE YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM
REACTING TO HARMLESS
BUT TRIGGERING
THINGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

Harshi says LIKE WHAT?

M.A.V.I.S. says DOGS AND CATS, FLOWER
POLLEN, DUST EVEN.
IF ANY OF THOSE THINGS TRIGGER
YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM,
YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST ALLERGIC.

Blink says AH-CHOO.

Harshi chuckles and says MAYBE BLYNK IS ALLERGIC
TO AAZOO.

Eugenia says I HOPE NOT.
I'M ALLERGIC TO CATS AND DOGS,
AND IT CAN BE PRETTY UNPLEASANT
TO BE AROUND THEM.

Harshi says DO CATS AND DOGS
EVER GET SICK?

Eugenia says THEY DO.
BUT MOST ANIMALS HAVE GREAT
IMMUNE SYSTEMS.
WE STUDY THEM TO LEARN HOW WE
HUMANS CAN IMPROVE OURS.
BLYNK, YOU GOT ANYTHING ON
ANIMALS WITH SUPER IMMUNITY?

(alien language)
Blynk types n.

M.A.V.I.S. says LOCATED.
SUPER IMMUNITY: CHIROPTERA,
ALSO KNOWN AS BATS.

Eugenia says GREAT EXAMPLE.
BATS CAN SPREAD OVER 100 VIRUSES
LIKE RABIES AND EBOLA,
BUT THEY DON'T GET SICK
FROM THEM
BECAUSE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS ARE
TURNED ON ALL THE TIME,
NOT JUST WHEN THEY DETECT
INTRUDERS.

Harshi says THAT'S GENIUS.

Eugenia says GOT ANYTHING ELSE WITH A STRONG
IMMUNE SYSTEM BLYNK?

M.A.V.I.S. says LOCATED.
ACCIPITRIFORMES, ALSO KNOWN
AS VULTURES.

A clip shows the animals mentioned.

Eugenia says AMAZING CREATURES.
THEY CAN EAT ROTTING
DISEASED MEAT,
AND HARDLY EVER GET
INFECTED WITH ANYTHING.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
SOME HAVE STOMACH ACID THAT IS
UP TO 1000 TIMES STRONGER
THAN THE ACID
IN A HUMAN STOMACH.

Eugenia says AN ACID THAT STRONG
DESTROYS ANYTHING THAT MIGHT
MAKE IT SICK.

Harshi says GROSS, BUT INTERESTING.

M.A.V.I.S. says LOCATED.
CROCODILIA, ALSO KNOWN
AS CROCODILES.

Eugenia says IMAGINE LIVING IN SUPER
GERMY,
BACTERIA FILLED WATER,
AND NEVER GETTING SICK.
THE CROCODILES IMMUNE SYSTEM
ATTACKS BACTERIA INSTANTLY.

M.A.V.I.S. says THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM
IS MUCH
FASTER AND MORE
POWERFUL THAN A HUMAN'S.

Eugenia says THOSE ARE SOME SUPER POWERS WE
HUMANS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE.

Harshi says SO WHAT WE NEED IS A STRONGER
IMMUNE SYSTEM
LIKE THE CROCODILES.
HOW DO WE GET THAT?

Eugenia says WELL, A LOT OF THE BIGGEST
DISEASES
IN THE WORLD HAVE ALREADY BEEN
WIPED OFF THE MAP
BY A LITTLE THING CALLED
VACCINATION.

Harshi says YOU MEAN WHEN YOU GET THOSE
NEEDLES IN YOUR ARM?

Eugenia says RIGHT.
THOSE NEEDLES ARE
AMAZING SCIENCE AT WORK.
LET'S GO BACK TO OUR NINJAS.
BLYNK?

(typing)

M.A.V.I.S. says WHEN A VIRUS OR BACTERIA
ENTER THE BODY
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM RECOGNIZES
AN INTRUDER
AND MAKES ANTIBODIES
TO FIGHT IT.

The animated clip shows virus propagating.

Harshi says OH NO!
THE VIRUS IS WINNING!

Eugenia says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THE FIRST TIME THE BODY
FACES A NEW DISEASE,
IT CAN TAKE DAYS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO FIGHT IT.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THIS GIVES THE INTRUDER
TIME TO MULTIPLY
AND MAKE YOU SICK.

Eugenia says THAT'S WHERE VACCINES COME IN.
NOW LET'S WATCH THE SAME FIGHT
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA GET
SOME HELP
FROM A VACCINE.

M.A.V.I.S. says VACCINES ARE MADE
OF DEAD
OR WEAKENED VERSIONS
OF THE DISEASE.

Eugenia says THEY ARE TOO WEAK TO CAUSE
AN INFECTION
BUT THE IMMUNE SYSTEM STILL
LEARNS HOW TO FIGHT THEM.

The clip shows ninjas attacking a virus as in a video game.

Harshi says THE NINJAS ARE WINNING.

Eugenia says NOW, IF YOU COME INTO
CONTACT WITH THE ACTUAL VIRUS
YOUR NINJAS DON'T HAVE TO THINK.
THEY CAN ACT SUPER FAST,
STOP THE VIRUS BEFORE IT
CAN MAKE YOU SICK.

(excited sounds)
The aliens cheer.

M.A.V.I.S. says I AM MY OWN NINJA.

Harshi says OKAY SO ALL I NEED
IS A VACCINE
AND I WILL NEVER GET
A COLD AGAIN.

Eugenia says EXCEPT,
FINDING A VACCINE
FOR THE COMMON COLD IS NOT EASY.
THERE ARE 200 DIFFERENT VIRUSES
THAT CAUSE A COLD.
THAT'S A LOT OF VACCINES.

Harshi says OH AND LOTS OF NEEDLES.

Eugenia says SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING
ON FINDING
A VACCINE THAT WORKS
FOR ALL COLDS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME,
THERE ARE OTHER WAYS
OF KEEPING YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM STRONG.
GET LOTS OF SLEEP.
WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP.
AND EAT A VARIETY OF VEGETABLES.

Harshi says OR I COULD JUST LIVE
IN ONE OF THOSE HUMAN-SIZED
BUBBLE BALLS.

Eugenia says YOU COULD.
A BUBBLE BALL MIGHT
KEEP ALL THE VIRUSES OUT
BUT YOU'RE KINDA STUCK
INSIDE THEM.

Blynk says AH.
(ding)

M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS READY,
CAPTAIN.

Blynk goes in the invention room to create something.

Harshi says WHAT IS THAT?

(alien language)
(cheering)
(clapping)

Eugenia says I THINK BLYNK INVENTED SOME SORT
OF MOBILE HEAD BUBBLE
SO WE WON'T GET SICK.

Aazoo claps Blink's invention. Then, the bubble head pops up and rolls down the floor.

M.A.V.I.S. says I DON'T WANT TO BURST YOUR
BUBBLE, BLYNK
BUT YOUR INVENTION'S NOT
REALLY WORKING.

Eugenia says AH BUT A GOOD SCIENTIST WORKS
TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES,
BLYNK.
SO KEEP TRYING.

Harshi says MAYBE SOMEDAY I CAN HELP
PEOPLE NOT GET SICK.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA,
HARSHI.
WELL, I GOTTA RUN.
BYE EVERYONE.

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

(electronic music plays)

The end credits roll.

The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

Producer, Jeannette Lookman.

Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.