
Odd Squad
Who is Agent Otis?
Season 2 Episode 34 | 26m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Olympia discovers a secret about her partner.
Olympia discovers a secret about Otis.
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Odd Squad
Who is Agent Otis?
Season 2 Episode 34 | 26m 10sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Olympia discovers a secret about Otis.
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My name is Agent Olympia.
This is my partner, Agent Otis.
This should not be looked in the mouth.
But back to Otis and me.
We work for an organization run by kids that investigates anything strange, weird, and especially odd.
Our job is to put things right again.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Who do we work for?
We work for Odd Squad.
[Ms. O] "Who is Agent Otis?"
[people screaming] Behold... my clarinet of chaos!
♪ [both] Odd Squad, Odd Squad!
You think two children could stop me, Kevin Noisemaker?
My first name is Kevin, by the way.
Not sure if I mentioned that.
You didn't.
And we're not here to stop you.
We're here to distract you.
- [roars] - Whoa!
Hey, dude.
So you got that.
I still have my fiddle of fear!
[laughs] Or do you?
You don't.
[Olympia] It's over, Noisemaker.
You'll never get past me.
Or me.
Ah!
Or me!
- [helicopter whirring] - [Noisemaker gasps] Or me.
A little much, don't you think?
It's, uh, kind of a slow day at the office.
Good job, agents.
[Olympia] Thanks, everyone!
Big step.
Horn of plenty of evil.
[Noisemaker whines] Harmonica of destruction.
Aww.
Weird blowy thing?
It's not evil, it's a duck whistle.
- [quacks] - [screams] Oh.
He has a thing with ducks.
Okay.
- You're free to go.
- Yeah.
Don't forget your cape.
Is this new?
Ah, yes.
The Stitcher made it for me this morning.
Wait, I thought villains made their own uniforms.
No, no, no, no, they're all made by this villain called the Stitcher.
Here's a photo I took of her at the villains' barbecue.
So fun.
I love working with Stitcher.
So organized!
She has this little notebook with every villain's measurements, plus cute photos of what villains look like without their masks on, and also fun facts like where they live and how to defeat them!
[laughs] If we could get that notebook, Odd Squad would know everything about every villain in the world.
I'm not allowed to go anymore, am I?
[Olympia] And Noisemaker said the Stitcher visits for only one day.
We should, uh, try and get the notebook, then.
Yay!
I know how to get the notebook.
Really?
Here are the villains she's already visited today.
What?
When did you do that?
When you were shampooing your eyebrows.
I like a clean eyebrow.
Who doesn't?
All we have to do is figure out what these villains have in common, then use that data to predict what villain the Stitcher will visit next.
Then we can go to that villain's evil lair and get the notebook!
Good job, Olympia.
Aww.
Thanks, Xena.
Wait.
Why are you nice?
You're never nice.
What's happening?
I'll tell you what's happening.
We like your case so much, we're taking it.
Take it, Xena.
I took it, Xavier.
[both laugh] What?
You can't do that!
We work for the Big O.
We can take whatever we want.
Like I can take this air in front of your face.
[inhales] I took it.
Ms. O...?
Agents, come here.
This might be a good thing.
If the Xs are out on a case, they'll finally be out of my hair and your hair, and Otis' cool hair.
I have normal hair.
But...
But that's all my hard work.
Which we'll probably have to undo.
Because you'll mess it up, like your squad messes up everything.
[both laugh] Are you kidding me?
You?
You're the ones who've messed up everything since you got here.
Ooh, insulting a superior officer.
You know what that means, Xavier.
Actually, I don't this time.
[whispers] Now I know: you're coming with us.
What?
What's happening?
Ms. O?
Otis?
Sorry, Olympia.
This can't go on any longer.
We have to tell Olympia the truth.
No.
We made a deal.
This stays between us.
Don't worry, the most the Xs will do is give Olympia desk duty.
And then the Xs took my case and put me in here.
Two things.
First, I don't think you're fixing that desk.
Second, I'm sorry, but I mean, like, what are you gonna do?
You can't go behind Ms. O's back.
Oona, you're right, I have to go behind Ms. O's back.
No, you see, I said the opposite.
Getting this villain notebook will help Odd Squad and possibly the world, right?
Right.
And that's all Ms. O really wants, right?
I feel like you're tricking me so I keep saying right.
Right.
So it may seem like I'm going behind Ms. O's back, but I'm actually going around her front because she doesn't know her head is on backwards.
Basically, she'll be glad I did this.
I guess, if Otis is okay with it.
I can't involve Otis.
You can't involve your partner?
No way.
If all this blows up, I can't risk getting him in trouble.
No one can know.
What about me?
I know.
Oh, yeah.
Can you forget?
Yes.
Oona?
I'm going to need at least three hours.
We don't have that kind of time.
Fine, but we can't talk in the open like this.
Come on.
A lot of beans in here.
You want some?
I'm good.
According to Noisemaker, the Stitcher doesn't visit any old villain.
She always follows a pattern.
Like last year, she only visited villains with earrings.
So, if we can figure out what this year's pattern is... We can figure out what villain the Stitcher will visit next and get the notebook.
This chart shows all the villains the Stitcher visited so far today: Noisemaker, Tony Pants, and Mrs. Big Time.
What do they have in common?
Noisemaker has a beard.
[Olympia] Tony Pants also has a beard, but not Mrs. Big Time.
No match.
Let's check eye color.
Noisemaker has blue eyes.
[Oona] But Tony Pants and Mrs. Big Time both have brown eyes.
No match again.
Wait, the whole reason Stitcher is visiting town is to help villains with their costumes... so maybe we should check their costumes.
Yes!
With beans.
[Olympia] Noisemaker wears a hat.
So does Tony Pants.
Mrs. Big Time also wears a hat!
That's the pattern!
And there's only one villain left in town that wears a hat, and I'm going to find him.
But you must take some beans!
It feels like they're crowding in all around me.
Success!
- Oh, no, no, no!
- Hello, Brad Hatter.
Odd Squad!
Hat attack!
Hat attack!
Brad, Brad, Brad!
I'm not after you.
Oh.
Are you sure?
- Yes.
- Hat attack!
- Yes!
- Still hit you.
I'm looking for the Stitcher.
The Stitcher?
Why would the Stitcher be here?
I mean... Because she's visiting villains with hats.
Uh, no, she's not.
[Lady Sunshine] Hey, Brad!
Oh!
Hey, Lady Sunshine!
How are you?
What's with the kid in the Odd Squad uniform?
She's a real Odd Squad agent.
What?
I hope you wore your sunscreen.
Sunshine!
Sunshine!
Sunshine!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
She's not after us!
Oh.
Are you sure?
Sunshine!
Yes!
I'm looking for the Stitcher.
Oh, she was just at my sunpad this morning.
She gave me this new outfit.
Ooh.
Wait, you're wearing yellow.
Noisemaker had on a new yellow cape.
Tony Pants, Mrs. Big Time, and Lady Sunshine.
Yellow's what they have in common!
- That's the pattern.
- Sounds like the pattern, sure.
Yellow, yellow... makes sense.
Ha!
So the next villain the Stitcher will visit will also be wearing yellow.
Oh, I bet she's going to go visit Nana Banana.
She lives in cabana with my friend Anna from Savannah.
Actually, no she's not, she's from just outside of Buffalo.
Oh...
Doesn't make the rhyme work, though.
Poetic lisence.
I'm just gonna go.
[Brad Hatter] I see.
There's a Savannah...
I guess people don't say goodbye anymore.
What do you think, Nana?
Oh, I love it!
And please, call me Lana.
Stop right there.
[both] Odd Squad!
Banana!
Banana!
Bananas!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
I'm not after you, Nana!
Oh.
Are you sure?
Banana!
Yes!
I'm here for the Stitcher.
[gasps] Where's the notebook, Stitcher?
I'll tell you one thing, it's definitely not on that table over there.
Except you're a villain, so you lie.... which means it is on that table!
Whoa!
Watch out for the banana peels.
Ha ha ha-- [both grunting] Got it!
[Stitcher groaning] Banana?
Yeah.
[Xavier] Looks like the Stitcher's left town, Ms. O.
The notebook got away.
Or did it?
One villain notebook.
Banana on it.
I'll just wipe that off.
[whispering] Olympia, what have you done?
Sorry I went behind your back, Ms. O, but we got the notebook.
That's what we all wanted.
That's the last thing I wanted.
Why did you think I let the Xs have the case?
I knew they'd mess it up.
What?
Why wouldn't you want this notebook?
Because she didn't want us to know... ...that your parnter's a villain.
[both laugh dramatically] Agent Otis, by the power vested in us by the Big O... ...you are no longer a member of Odd Squad.
What?
Yes, he is.
No, he's not.
Yes, he is.
No, he's not!
Yes, he is!
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Let me see if I can explain this in a different way.
No, he's not!
[growls] Whoa, dudes!
What's happening?
Otis is a...
VILLAIN!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, people, calm down!
I'm sure this is just a hilarious misunderstanding.
I mean, Otis... Otis, just tell them it's not true.
I...
I can't do that.
[everyone, gasping] What?
What?!
To be continued.
♪ I joined because cake should be moist, not angry.
I joined because hot chocolate should be hot, not invisible or loud.
I joined because my eyes should not be able to do this.
It helps when walking around at night!
[all] We are... [Ms. O] ...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.
There's no case too big, no case too small.
At Odd Squad, we do it all.
And yes, that is a ham-sandwich riverboat.
Join Odd Squad at pbskids.org, and you'll get top-notch training in the secrets of Odd Squad, including how to find invisble animals.
Well, they're not invisible so much as hiding, but you still can't see them... until you find them.
Or how to help cute little puppies that are really Odd Squad agents transformed into puppies by a villain and we need your help to transform them back into humans.
You can also watch Odd Squad cases.
♪ No, no, [nonsense], no, no, go, go!
Ye shall not block our path!
Yeah, what ye said!
[roars] Odd Squad needs you, and I need to be somewhere else.
Well, I guess technically this is somewhere else.
Well, what are you waiting for?
Go!
And now, the rest of the story.
Everyone stop!
Otis may have, at one time, been a villain, but he's not anymore.
Xavier disagrees.
I do.
He's been helping other villains since the day he arrived.
It's the only way to explain why they keep breaking in.
The fact is, Otis was and still is a...
VILLAIN!
I should go.
No, you're a good agent, and I'm not going to lose you.
I demand a trial!
[Ohlm] Excuse me.
What's a trial?
It's a chance for both sides to state their case and prove that Otis is innocent.
I went to law school before becoming a scientest.
There were night classes.
Actually, there was only one night class.
I was late.
I only heard that one thing about trials.
We will prove you're innocent.
And who's going to be the judge, you?
It shall be me.
[Xena & Xavier] The Big O.
Please rise.
I came to this Odd Squad today because the last time I was here, I forgot my toy train.
Found it.
But now I'll stay and be your judge, because I enjoy playing dress-up.
Okay, Olympia... what's the plan?
Me?
Odd Squad rules state that partners must defend each other.
But I have no idea what's going on.
Don't worry, Olympia.
I'll tell you everything.
Great idea, except we don't have time.
[Big O] Order, order, order!
Figure skates!
Girl with the glasses, you may begin.
Hi.
So, uh, here we are in court because you think Otis is still a villain, which he's not, and I'm going to prove it to you by having Otis tell you what's really going on.
Just go ahead, from the beginning, no interruptions.
Okay.
[sighs] I was raised by ducks.
Oh, he said it.
Hi.
I'm so sorry to break the "no interruption" rule, but did you just say you were raised by ducks?
Yes.
You know how some people are raised by wolves?
It was like that, except ducks.
That's not a good example.
[Ms. O] Olympia, let him speak.
As far back as I can remember, it was always just me and the ducks.
We would swim together, pick bugs off each other's back, the usual duck stuff.
As I got older, I realized these were bad ducks.
They were loud.
[Otis & ducks quacking] [Otis] They were rude.
[Otis & ducks quacking] [Otis] And they had no sense of romance.
[man] Theresa, I love you and I wanted to ask you... - [Otis & ducks quacking] - Whoa, whoa!
Excuse me!
Could you please stop?
I know this is where we had our first date and it's very special, but...
I guess we can finish up in the car.
[Otis] And then one day...
Excuse me, hate to interrupt again, but how did you and the ducks talk to each other?
Oh, I built a little voice box so they could speak English, but I only had one box, so I had to put it on different ducks, depending on which one I was talking to.
Do you want to hear more?
No.
No, I do not.
One day, Brother Quack came up to me in our evil duck lair.
[ducks quacking] Brother, spare a quack?
Always, brother.
Reach into my feathers.
What is this, brother?
It's a line graph that shows the number of ponds the ducks took over this year.
[Otis] Brother Quack used the vertical line to show the number of ponds we took over each month and he used the horizontal line to show all the months of the year.
By connecting the dots, Brother Quack showed how the ducks took over more and more ponds between January and August.
But then the line went down, because the ducks took over zero ponds from September through December.
And why did the ducks take over zero ponds?
Because we have to fly south for the winter.
But I have a plan to do away with winter forever.
Reach into my feathers again.
[Otis] Brother Quack showed me plans for a machine that would move the planet closer to the sun.
That way, there would be no winter ever again.
The more I studied these plans, the more I knew this machine would destroy the world.
I tried to warn my brothers.
Stop.
Is my wig on straight?
It's just a little...
I got it.
- There you go.
- Continue.
[Otis sighs] When they didn't listen, I had no choice.
[Ms. O] Are you the one that contacted me?
Ms. O?
Don't look back.
Did you bring the plans?
Yes.
Not yet.
Open this first.
Why?
Because I want a pickle, but I can't open the jar because I just washed my hands and they're all slippery.
Now the plans.
No, no, no, no, no.
This machine will destroy us all.
You know what needs to be done.
[Otis] Finally, the day arrived.
Ms. O and I had it all planned out.
I just had to give her the signal.
Brother Quack, I'm going to get some, uh, fresh air.
Hurry, Brother Quack.
You are the only one with opposable thumbs.
[sighs] [ducks quacking] [Otis] It was the only way to stop the machine.
♪ Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, GO!
Odd Squad, Odd Squad!
[ducks quacking] [duck] Why, brother?
Why?
Don't worry, we'll take good care of the ducks.
There's a zoo in Minnesota that owes me a favor.
You did a good thing here today.
We could use someone like you at Odd Squad.
Odd Squad?
But they'd never let a villain like me into the academy.
True, but there are other ways to become an agent.
[Otis] Ms. O trained me herself.
She turned my life around.
[whistles] ♪ No, you're still waddling!
Back it up!
[Otis] I had to learn how to not walk like a duck.
[Ms. O sighs, whistles] Feet forward!
Better, better, better, but I still see a little waddling!
You're not a duck!
Back it up!
[whistles] Show me some gadgets.
Try again.
No.
I can't do it.
Odd Squad agents don't know the word can't!
- What's your name?
- [quacks] What's your name?
[quacks] ...tis.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
Otis.
That's better.
[Otis] I'll never forget what she did for me.
And because of that, I will always be true to Ms. O.
And Odd Squad.
So you're afraid of ducks because...
I'm afraid it's my duck family coming back to get me.
Olympia, I wanted to tell you.
That is all, Agent Otis.
You other guys can go now.
Thank you, your O-ness.
That was a nice story... but you know what's also nice?
Facts!
This horizontal line shows the first three months of the year and this vertical line shows the number of times villains broke into this Odd Squad.
There were no break-ins in the entire month of January, and no break-ins at all in February, but there were many in March - 20, to be exact - which is when Otis started working here!
Xena.
Thank you, Xavier.
This line graph shows villain break-ins during one week in April.
Notice the number of break-ins along the side and the seven days of the week along the bottom.
You see this big dip down to zero?
That mean there were no break-ins on Wednesday.
In fact, there were no break-ins on any Wednesdays.
Why?
Because Wednesday is Otis' day off!
So they drew a bunch of fancy lines on fancy paper.
That doesn't say anything about the kind of person Otis is.
You're right.
Which is why we're calling his partner to the stand.
This is a truth helmet.
Green for true, red for false.
This thing is heavy.
True!
Now, you once said, and I quote, "Once a villain, always a villain."
Oh, well, that was before.
Did you say that?
Yes or no.
Yes.
True!
[Xavier] After hearing everything today, do you believe it's possible that your partner is still a villain?
Can I please just have a minute?
No!
Is he a villain?
Yes or no.
No.
Liar!
- What?
- Olympia?
- I didn't mean-- -[Big O] Silence!
Based on what I've heard today, Agent Otis is... guilty.
We will fight this!
I'm not finished.
Ms. O, you are one of the smartest children I know.
Thank you.
So I find it hard to believe you didn't know Agent Otis was trying to destroy Odd Squad.
No.
Which means you're also a villain.
- What?!
- No, no, no, no.
Off the squad.
Take them away!
[growls] ♪ This is the worst day of my life.
To be continued.
♪ I joined because one plus one should not equal waffles.
[speaking backwards] I joined because when I take a sip of milk, I shouldn't turn into my dentist.
[cackles] [all] We are... [Ms. O] ...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.
There's no case too big, no case too small.
At Odd Squad, we do it all.
And yes, that is a ham-sandwich riverboat.
Join Odd Squad at pbskids.org, and you'll get top-notch training in the secrets of Odd Squad, including what to do when things float oddly in the air, safe handling of angry dragon eggs, the best way to help robots covered in jam, or how to stop a swirling fruit vortex.
You can also watch Odd Squad cases.
[singer] ♪ This might look like procrastination ♪ ♪ But when you gotta dance ♪ Now is always the time ♪ You'd better, better, better ♪ ♪ Better be ready, yeah ♪ To dance the science back into your life!
♪ ♪ Odd Squad needs you, and I need a break.
Hi-ya!
Well, what are you waiting for?
Go!
[♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [♪♪♪] [laughing]
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