(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

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

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

Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.

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

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

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

(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

In the spaceship, Aazoo eats pickles and says MM! (CRUNCHING)
AH!
(GASPING) OOH!

Blynk says AAZOO, SHH!

Aazoo says PICKLE!

(ALIEN BABBLE)

Aazoo tosses one pickle up in the air and opens his mouth to catch it. Blynk jumps in front of him and catches the pickle first.

Aazoo says AH!
(LAUGHING)
(ALARM BLARING)

Aazoo says OOH!

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

A real life girl named Deagan appears on a screen and says HI BLYNK AND AAZOO,
MY NAME IS DEAGAN
AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

Deagan is around 11, with long brown hair in a braid and wears a pink T-shirt.

(ALIEN BABBLE)

Deagan says I LOVE BROCCOLI, BUT MY LITTLE
BROTHER WON'T EAT IT,
EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOOD FOR HIM.
IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE BROCCOLI
TASTE BETTER?

(ALIEN BABBLE)

M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT, INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
BLYNK AND AAZOO ARE CHEWING
IT OVER, GET IT?
(ALIEN BABBLE)

Deagan shakes her head.

M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS TO BE CHEW
MUCH FOR THEM.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

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

A real life scientist called Eugenia pops up on another screen and says WELL, HELLO THERE,
WHO CAN I HELP TODAY?

Eugenia is in her thirties, with long braided brown hair and wears a gray V-neck sweater.

Deagan says HI, I'M DEAGAN AND I WAS
WONDERING IF IT'S POSSIBLE
TO MAKE BROCCOLI TASTE
BETTER FOR MY LITTLE BROTHER.

Eugenia says HI, DEAGAN, I'M EUGENIA,
INTERESTING QUESTION, CHANGING
THE TASTE OF SOMETHING, EY?
WHERE DO YOU WANNA START LOOKING
FOR ANSWERS?

Deagan says WELL, WE TASTE WITH OUR
TONGUE, RIGHT,
WHAT ABOUT STARTING THERE?

Eugenia says GREAT IDEA.
BLYNK, HUMAN BODY FILES, PLEASE,
SUBCATEGORY, TASTE BUDS VERSUS
TASTE DUDS.

Blynk plays the files.

Eugenia says WHEN WE EAT, FOOD IS BROKEN DOWN
BY OUR TEETH AND TONGUE.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE,
THE BROKEN DOWN FOOD
TRAVELS ACROSS THE PAPILLAE,
THOSE TINY BUMPS THAT ARE FOUND
ON HUMAN TONGUES
AND DOG TONGUES, MAYBE EVEN
ALIEN TONGUES,
BUT NOT SHOE TONGUES, HA HA!
HUH? UH!

Eugenia says THE BUMPS M.A.V.I.S. MENTIONED
CONTAIN SPECIAL TASTE SENSORS
THAT LOOK LIKE FLOWER BUDS,
WE CALL THEM?

Deagan says TASTE BUDS.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE, HUMANS CAN HAVE UP
TO 8,000 TASTE BUDS.

Eugenia says EACH ONE ALLOWS YOU
TO TASTE FIVE DIFFERENT THINGS,
SWEET, SALTY, SOUR,
BITTER AND SAVORY.

M.A.V.I.S. says TASTE BUDS HAVE
HELPED HUMANS EVOLVE.

Deagan says HOW?

Eugenia says WELL, LONG BEFORE THERE WERE
GROCERY STORES
AND WE HAD TO FIND FOOD
OUT IN THE WILD,
OUR SENSE OF TASTE HELPED
US FIGURE OUT
WHICH FOODS WERE SAFE TO EAT AND
WHICH WERE POISONOUS.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE, SWEET
AND SALTY FOODS
USUALLY INDICATED THAT THE
FOOD WAS SAFE TO EAT,
A BITTER TASTE MEANT THE FOOD
WAS POTENTIALLY POISONOUS.

The aliens say OH.

Deagan says SO IN THE WILD, TASTE
BUDS HELPED US STAY ALIVE?

Eugenia says EXACTLY AND SOME CREATURES
EVOLVED
TO HAVE TASTE BUDS IN VERY
UNUSUAL PLACES
TO MAKE TASTING THINGS
EVEN EASIER.

Deagan says WHICH ONES?

Eugenia says BLYNK, ANIMAL FILES, PLEASE,
SUBCATEGORY, CREATIVE TASTERS.
THE CATFISH HAS ONE OF THE
BEST SENSES OF TASTE
AND THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE
THEIR SKIN, LIPS, GILLS
AND WHISKERS ARE ALL COVERED
IN TASTE BUDS.

Deagan says WOW, THEY'RE LIKE
ONE BIG TONGUE!

The aliens say OH!

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THIS CATFISH LIVES IN MURKY
WATERS, WHERE IT'S HARD TO SEE,
THEY NEED ALL THESE TASTE BUDS
TO FIND THEIR FOOD.

Eugenia says FLIES HAVE TASTE BUDS
ON THEIR FEET.

The aliens say UGH!

Deagan says IS THAT WHY FLIES WALK
ALL OVER MY FOOD,
WHEN I'M AT A PICNIC?

Eugenia says PRETTY MUCH, WHEN A
FLY LANDS ON YOUR FOOD,
IT'S NOT JUST TAKING A REST,
IT'S ACTUALLY CHECKING TO SEE IF
YOUR LUNCH IS SAFE TO EAT.
AN OCTOPUS ON
THE OTHER HAND
USES TASTE BUDS ON THE SUCKERS
ON ITS ARM
TO CHECK OUT FOOD, BEFORE
EATING IT.

Deagan says WAIT, SO THAT WOULD MEAN YOU
COULD TASTE SOMETHING
JUST BY TOUCHING IT?
AWESOME!

Eugenia says YEP, ANIMALS HAVE
ADAPTED TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT
IN SOME PRETTY AMAZING WAYS,
SO THEY CAN TASTE FOOD QUICKLY
AND FIGURE OUT WHICH TASTE BAD
AND ARE NOT SAFE TO EAT.

Deagan says BUT IF BROCCOLI TASTES BAD
TO MY BROTHER,
SHOULDN'T THAT MEAN THAT IT'S
NOT SAFE TO EAT?

Eugenia says WELL,
IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY,
BUT NOT ALL BAD, BITTER TASTING
FOODS ARE POISONOUS,
IN FACT OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS,
HUMANS HAVE LEARNED WHICH BITTER
TASTING FOODS
ARE ACTUALLY GOOD FOR US,
LIKE BROCCOLI.

Deagan says SO WHY DO I LIKE IT,
BUT HE DOESN'T?

Eugenia says WELL, ONE REASON COULD BE
BECAUSE OF WHAT SCIENTISTS HAVE
DISCOVERED,
SOME KIDS ARE BORN MORE
SENSITIVE
TO THE BITTER CHEMICALS FOUND
IN GREEN VEGETABLES,
IT'S ACTUALLY IN THEIR GENES.

Deagan says SO FOR HIM, BROCCOLI COULD
TASTE SUPER BITTER?

Eugenia says YEP, BUT SCIENTISTS ARE
DEVELOPING SOMETHING
THAT CAN HELP YOUR BROTHER OUT.
BLYNK?

Blynk says HI.

Eugenia says FUTURE FILES, PLEASE.
3D PRINTERS ARE BEING USED TO
CREATE ALL SORTS OF NEW FOODS
FROM PUREED INGREDIENTS, DON'T
LIKE BROCCOLI?
COMBINE IT WITH SOMETHING THAT
HIDES ITS TASTE
AND MAKE IT INTO A HERD
OF DINOSAURS,
IF YOU CAN DESIGN IT
ON A COMPUTER,
THE 3D PRINTER CAN MAKE IT.

Aazoo says WOO HOO!

M.A.V.I.S. says THE BRILLIANCE OF
COMPUTERS.

Deagan says MY BROTHER WOULD LOVE EATING
DINOSAURS.

Eugenia says EXACTLY, 3D FOOD PRINTERS COULD
REALLY CHANGE
THE WAY WE EAT FOOD IN
THE FUTURE.

M.A.V.I.S. says IN THE HOMES OF THE FUTURE,
3D PRINTERS WILL MAKE FOOD
THAT IS CUSTOMIZED
SPECIFICALLY FOR A PERSON'S
TASTE BUDS,
WHILE STILL HAVING THE PROPER
NUTRITIONAL VALUE THEY NEED.

Deagan says THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!
BUT HOW CAN I GET MY BROTHER TO
EAT BROCCOLI TONIGHT?

Eugenia says WELL, HERE'S SOMETHING YOU
CAN TRY,
RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND THAT
ADDING A DIP
CAN HIDE THE BITTER TASTE,
ALSO CREATING A FUN NAME
FOR A FOOD
CAN MAKE IT SOUND MORE
APPETIZING,
INSTEAD OF BROCCOLI,
MAYBE MAGICAL MINI TREES.

Deagan says OOH, AND WHEN HE EATS THEM,
HE CAN IMAGINE ALL KINDS
OF ADVENTURES.

Blynk says YA HA!

M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS
READY, CAPTAIN.
(UPBEAT MELODIC MUSIC)

Blynk runs to the invention station and creates a gadget.

Eugenia says HM I WONDER WHAT BLYNK'S
INVENTED THIS TIME.
(ALIEN BABBLE)

Blynk says TA DA!
HA HA, HO HO!

Blynk puts a carrot in the gadget and it comes out as edible gold coins.

Aazoo says AH! (GASPING)
WOW!
MM!

Deagan says WOW, BLYNK'S INVENTED A MACHINE,
THAT CAN TURN VEGGIES INTO GOLD
COINS YOU CAN EAT!

Blynk puts some beans in the machine and they come out as an edible telescope.

Aazoo eats it and says UH!
AH! OOH!

Deagan says WOW, THE BEANS ARE A TELESCOPE
FOR SEEING PIRATES!

Eugenia says WELL, THE MACHINE CERTAINLY
SEEMS
TO ENCOURAGE VEGETABLE EATING.

Deagan says RED PEPPERS TURNED INTO
TREASURE CHESTS!
MY BROTHER WOULD LOVE THOSE!

Aazoo eats the peppers and says MM, MM, MM!
MM, MM, MM!

M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT,
INVENTION MAY BE A LITTLE
TOO SUCCESSFUL,
AAZOO IS REACHING MAXIMUM
CONSUMPTION LEVEL.

Aazoo says OH!
OH-OH. OOH!

Deagan says WHEN I GET OLDER, I'M GOING
TO INVENT SOMETHING
THAT MAKES EVERYBODY WANNA
EAT VEGGIES.
UNTIL THEN, I'M GONNA TELL
MY BROTHER
WE'RE GOING EXPLORING IN THE
MAGICAL FOREST TONIGHT.
(LAUGHING)

Blynk laughs at Aazoo being so full.

(BURPING)
OH!

Eugenia says WELL, HAPPY VEGGIE ADVENTURES!

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

(CHEERFUL MELODIC MUSIC)

Producer, Jeannette Lookman.

Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.