A/N I originally wasn't going to post this until the beginning of May, but I got impatient, so here we are. Sorry for any confusion there! So, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...the Contest! Yay! I pretty much came up with this as a way to get ideas for new Odd Squad stories to write. So I thought, why not ask for fan-submitted ones? And now here we are. Basically this is split up into three smaller contests, with the smallest/easiest contest first and the largest/most difficult contest last. The winner for each one will choose a fanfic for me to write next, for a total of 3 new Odd Squad fanfics that I will write. Good luck and have fun!
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Well, what are you waiting for? GO! ;)
Here are the rules:
DEADLINE for entries is May 16 (CHANGED TO JUNE 15). The results and answers will be posted as a second (THIRD) chapter on May 17 (CHANGED TO JUNE 16).
Nobody has to participate in the contests if they don't want to. I would love for as many people to participate as possible, but I'm not forcing anyone to.
Anyone can take part in the contests, but it is to your advantage to get an account to do so. Why? Well, you can post your answers as a review on the chapter if you want to, but it's better to send them in to me by PM. That way, no one can read/copy what you post, and if you happen to win, you and I can better communicate over what you want the prize to be, without the risk of anyone else stealing your guest identity. I would especially appreciate the winner of the first contest in particular having an account, because I'd rather not show my story ideas to the public. But I will still accept any answers through reviewing. :)
You can participate in any or all of the contests (I encourage you to do all of them!), but you can only win one. If a person wins more than one, I'll declare the second-place person the winner. This is so there'll be three separate winners, to make it more fair.
If within a contest there are two or more identical submissions, I will accept the first one received.
All prizes are strictly within Odd Squad fanfiction. This should be obvious, but just putting that out there.
DISCLAIMER: As far as prizes go, I'm not demanding that you have me write your story ideas. If any of you have a story idea you've been wanting to write yourself, then I say go for it! I will happily read and review it when it is published.
Contest #1: Guess My OTPs
Those of you who've read "Olive's Last Partner" know that I ship OlivexOscar and O'DonahuexMs. O. As far as Odd Squad agents go, I also have five other ships. Listed below are the following nine agents (plus one) involved in my ships:
Otto
Oren
Olaf
Octavia
Oz
Dr. O
Orchid
Obfusco
Ori
Polly Graph
See if you can guess who I ship with whom! The person who comes the closest to correctly guessing all five OTPs wins! (Hint: Yes, there is one gay couple.)
BONUS QUESTION: I have a theory that Polly Graph is the cousin/sister/some kind of relative to one of the Odd Squad agents. Out of all the agents (not necessarily one of the nine listed above), see if you can guess who I think it is!
Note: I will only count this question if I have too many people correctly guess all five OTPs, because the rule about me accepting the first submission received seems a little unfair in this case.
PRIZE = The winner will choose from one of my own story ideas for me to write.
Contest #2: Find the Doctor Who References
Being the whovian that I am, when I wrote my story "Olive's Last Partner", I couldn't resist throwing in the occasional Doctor Who reference. There are seven of them that I am aware of, but there could possibly be more that I didn't think of and put in by accident. The person who finds the most Doctor Who references (and proves that they're all indeed references) in my fanfic wins!
(TIP: For those of you who aren't whovians, just look for something that seems weird or out of place in the flow of the story. Then add the words "Doctor Who" to the phrase, google it, and see if you come up with anything.)
PRIZE = The winner will submit a one-shot idea of their own for me to write. Can opt out and choose prize from 1st contest if they want to. (FYI this won't affect the winner of the 1st contest, I'll just duplicate the prize.)
Contest #3: Trivia Questions
For the past couple months, I've been finding out several interesting facts about the show Odd Squad, and I put them together in a series of 30 questions. So this is pretty straight forward, as the person who answers the most questions correctly and gets the most points wins. Some of the questions have more than one part to them, so in that case, a point will be awarded for every part answered correctly. Also, for the questions involving online articles, I have many of the articles pinned to my Pinterest board "Odd Squad FTW!" so you can go there to find some of your answers. :) Finally, since I have no connection to the show and don't know any spoilers (except for the name of Olive's former partner, but I found that out by accident and am not telling anybody), all the episode-related questions are taken anywhere from "Zero Effect" through "Jinx".
1) In the beginning of "Rise of the Hydraclops", what is the name of the magazine that the man on the airplane is reading? (1 point)
2) The actress who plays Ms. Baker appeared on another PBS Kids show prior to Odd Squad. Name the actress, the show, and the character she played. (3 points)
3) What is the Odd Squad motto? (Hint: it's not in English!) (1 point)
4) In the beginning of The Perfect Lunch, what is the name of Ms. Baker's talking milk jug? And from what sitcom is a character of the same name presumably referenced by name and voice? (2 points)
5) What are attached to the backs of Agent Obfusco's converse? (1 point)
6) One of the Odd Squad Tube Lobby agents is played by an actor with the same first name as that of his/her character (not counting the O' part). Name the actor and the agent he/she plays. (2 points)
7) In an interview with Tim McKeon (co-creator of the show), he explains that when the Odd Squad set was built, there was one extra room that didn't have a purpose at the time. What did this room eventually become, and which recurring character was created as a result? (2 points)
8) According to FЯED, what is the favorite hobby of Millie Davis (Ms. O)? (1 point)
9) Also according to FЯED, what are the favorite books of Dalila Bela (Agent Olive) and Filip Geljo (Agent Otto)? (2 points)
10) In "How to Interrogate a Unicorn", what famous author does W.W. Williams resemble, both in name and appearance? (Hint: it's awfully ironic how she didn't write the fourth book that Mr. Fonts found, isn't it?) (1 point)
11) Name the two nonspeaking agents who help Oscar in his training videos, and the actor and actress they are played by. (4 points)
12) Which two main Odd Squad actors won "Best Performance in a TV Series—Recurring Character" at the 36th Annual Young Artist Awards 2015? (2 points)
13) The set for Odd Squad Headquarters was built with low ceilings, which are perfect for kid agents but rather low for visiting adults. According to one article, what 1999 American fantasy comedy film inspired the use of these low ceilings? (1 point)
14) Who is the main Odd Squad production designer? (1 point)
15) Fill in the blank: "If only _ _ _ _ could see me now!" (1 point)
16) What is the name of the corporation that owns almost every consumer product seen in the show? And who does this name come from? (2 points)
17) One of the show's episode titles is parodied after a popular meme title, and two others (that I know of) are parodied after classic movie titles. Name all three episodes, the meme, and the two movies. (Bonus points if you name any other episodes/movies that I wasn't aware of!) (6 points)
18) Speaking of which, there are two other Odd Squad episode titles (that I know of) which are parodied after two episode titles from other TV shows. Name each episode, the episode it was parodied off of, and the TV show of each parodied episode. (Again, bonus points if you name any other episodes that I wasn't aware of!) (6 points)
19) According to one article, the storage facility in "The Trouble with Centigurps" was based off of a storage facility from what TV show? (1 point)
20) Also according to this same article, what fictional character does the author think Ms. O pays a homage to? And what well-known franchise is this character from? (2 points)
21) How many stars are on the Odd Squad seal? (1 point)
22) Three of the adult actors in "Crime at Shapely Manor" co-starred in what 1988 Canadian TV sitcom? Also, name these three actors. (4 points)
23) Aside from the above sitcom, many of the adult guest stars that appear on Odd Squad are alumni of what improv comedy troupe? (1 point)
24) The two Odd Squad co-creators are collectively credited for working on six major kid's TV programs before this one, one of which they worked on together. Name all six programs, and designate which one they both worked on together. (7 points)
25) In square feet, how big is the main set used for filming Odd Squad? And what city are the location shoots filmed in? (2 points)
26) If a red hexagon is the emblem of the Department of Investigation, and a green triangle is the emblem of the Department of Science, what color and what shape is Agent Obfusco's emblem? Also, what department does this represent? (3 points)
27) Who played agents Olive and Otto in the Odd Squad pilot episode? (2 points)
28) What is Agent Octavia's favorite food? Be VERY specific! (1 point)
29) According to Tim McKeon in a newspaper article, what is the main story arc from "Zero Effect" through "Jinx"? (1 point)
30) Finally, see if you can figure this one out... who's my favorite Odd Squad character? :) (1 point)
PRIZE = The winner will submit a 3-5ish chapter fanfic idea of their own for me to write. Can opt out and choose prize from 1st or 2nd contest if they want to. (Again, this won't affect the winners of the 1st or 2nd contests, I'll just duplicate the prize.)
A/N In other news, "Olive's Last Partner" has officially just become my most viewed story with 2,569 views and counting! Woot-woot! Thanks to everyone for their support! :D