[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow
[LACTOBACILLUS] Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu
[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow Ah- Ah- Ah-
Wooo!
[RED] Every day of every week, when the day begins
I am always primed and ready
even if the load is heavy, ya know
[WHITE] When disaster strikes I'm there, it's a flawless win
Though my breath is kind of hurried
and my clothes are torn and dirty, it's teatime
[RED, WHITE] But when my tasks are through,
I think back to you
Wishing fate could make our worlds collide
--[MACRO] Collide --[KILLER] Collide
[ORDINARY] Collide
[RED, WHITE] "I'll show you how much stronger I am..."
Like always, whatever comes our way
[MACRO, KILLER] Whatever comes our way
[RED, WHITE] We're gonna work today
[MACRO, KILLER] We're gonna work today
[RED, WHITE] All together, now! Giving it our all!
For the sake of peace, we'll see it all through!
This is the path we choose
[MACRO, KILLER] This is the path we choose
[RED, WHITE] We will never lose
[MACRO, KILLER] We will never lose
[RED, WHITE] Always on your side! We won't let you die!
Miracle brigade, we're Cells at work
[MACRO, KILLER, ORDINARY] We each play our role
[RED, WHITE] Our job is one in the same
[MACRO, KILLER, ORDINARY] Together we're whole
[RED, WHITE] To keep you healthy's our aim
It's our festival Working for you, let's go!
[ALL] Wow Wow Wow Wow
[RED, WHITE] Here we go!
[LACTOBACILLUS] Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyu
[RED, WHITE] Here we go!
[RED BLOOD CELL whimpering]
[screams]
[NARRATOR] "H. Pylori."
[RED BLOOD CELL screams]
[RED BLOOD CELL] These virus-infected cells
are everywhere!
[CELLS gasping]
[CELLS screaming]
We have a situation near the pharynx!
All immune cells, deploy to eradicate ASAP.
[1146] Target sighted!
Come on, Killer T's! Let's bring this home!
We're gonna slaughter 'em all!
[yells]
[KILLER T-CELL] Don't let any get away!
[yells]
Die!
[INFECTED CELL D groans]
Meh... Same old script, day in and day out.
The immune cells come swooping in,
defeat the infected bad guys,
and the town is peaceful once more.
We see this story play out every day,
and do we ordinary cells ever get to play the heroes? Nope.
[yawns]
It's such a drag...
I mean, those immune guys just don't play fair!
The way they put on the whole superhero act.
Buncha glorified killers.
And then when we ordinary cells get attacked by those viruses,
they're all, "Oh, ya shoulda done your homework,"
or "maybe you shoulda tried protecting yourselves!"
Jeez...
Just once, I want someone to say,
"Oh, thank you for rescuing me!"
What I wouldn't give to hear that.
[growls]
If only I were stronger!
Then I'd be the hero!
[LAB] Nyuuu!
Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
Wh-- Those are germs!
Oh, man I am not equipped for this!
I've gotta let the immune cells know.
[gasps]
What's wrong, you guys?
You can't get out?
You're germs! You can't beg a cell for help!
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] Sheesh, why me?
I'll help you, but you'd better go back to where you came from.
How are you so small?
That's it! You got this!
You can do it! Almost there!
[LAB] Nyuuu!
[laughs]
Well, at least you guys are all happy.
I can't believe I rescued a bunch of germs.
Oh, man.
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
Don't get attached to me, now.
You guys're germs, remember?
[KILLER T C] Hey! Shrimpy Cell!
What the hell're you up to over there?!
N-N-N-Nothing, nothing at all!
I just-- I kinda overate!
I wasn't feeling well,
so I thought I might kneel down here to rest!
Huh? Is that right? Good luck with that!
Yeah, that... was too close.
There's no telling what he would have done
if he had spotted you guys.
[LAB] Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] Now be good, and go back to where you came from.
--Nyuuu? --[ORDINARY CELL] See ya.
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
C'mon, stop following me and get outta here!
I don't wanna get chewed out by some immune cell.
I'm gonna pretend I never even saw you,
so try to make it back to wherever you came fr-- huh?
[LAB] Nyuuu?
Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu...
[ORDINARY CELL sighs]
[LAB] Nyuuu!
I brought them all back home with me.
Ah! This is bad!
I'm so gonna get yelled at!
I'm screwed! Worst case,
they'll kill me along with all these little--
--[doorbell rings] --[yelps]
My receptor's definitely picking something up,
so where are the antigens?
Oh! Hi, White Blood Cell!
Thank you for saving us earlier!
[1146] Glad to.
Is everything all right?
[1146] No, it's just...
My receptor keeps picking up an antigen nearby...
[1146] No one home?
[RED BLOOD CELL] Hello? I've come to deliver your oxygen!
[RED BLOOD CELL] Uh, Mr. Cell?
[LAB] Nyuuu!
Huh?
Seriously?! Shh! Shh!
Keep it down, will you?
If they catch you, they're gonna kill you!
[1146] Hello? Are you in there?
Are you okay?
Still no answer.
Maybe he was talking in his sleep?
Ah, well. I guess I should go hunt down those antigens.
Wait!
But maybe...
...there's an antigen in there menacing that cell right now!
That poor cell can't call for help, and that sound
was an attempt to get our attention.
[gasps]
Call for help and it's curtains for you!
[ORDINARY CELL] Nyuuuu!
They've gone quiet out there.
Did they leave?
Good.
Now to slip out and take them back to where they belong.
I'm coming in! Are you all right?
I'm here to save you!
[LAB] Nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu!
Nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu...
So do you... want to explain?
[ORDINARY CELL] Well, long story short, I rescued them and...
...they kinda got attached to me.
But when I thought they might be killed,
I couldn't just turn my back on them.
[RED BLOOD CELL giggles]
Now I see.
I do, too! How could you ever abandon these little cuties?
[LAB] Nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu...
What, you're hungry?
Can't help you with that.
Look, I don't have any food. For real.
[1146] Listen, kid.
I get how you feel,
but to let germs multiply inside this body, would betray my job.
Once they multiply, germs go on to release toxins,
they harm all the cells within the body.
This could trigger hemolysis.
That would destroy the red blood cells.
Take away their nutrients.
You understand, right?
[1146] it would be cruel to do in front of him...
Thank you for your help in capturing the antigens.
I, uh...
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu? Nyuuu?
[4989] This is 4989!
We're struggling with some germs down here in the stomach!
Could really use some back up, man!
Roger that! I'm on my way!
Sorry about this.
I'd stick around to explain but my team needs my help!
I'm sorry.
No, no, I get it...
He's only doing his job.
I mean, the immune cells are here to keep everybody safe...
[RED BLOOD CELL] Uh...
Huh?
Uh, wait, Mr. Cell!
Sign here!
[GASTRIC CELLS scream]
[H. PYLORI laughs]
[H. PYLORI] That's right! Scream! Panic!
[1146] I'm here! Do you have the target sighted?!
Yeah. And it's a big one!
Just on the other side of that wall!
[H. PYLORI] Pylori!
[NARRATOR] H. Pylori.
Resistant to gastric acid.
Can trigger gastrointestinal diseases, causing ulcers,
and sometimes leading to stomach cancer.
This bacteria is officially known as Helicobacter pylori.
This is bad. That's H. Pylori
[H. PYLORI laughs] There's not a damn thing you cells
and lymphocytes can do!
Us H. Pylori have invincible bodies,
so we can operate in gastric acid!
Unlike you idiots!
Oh, man... This is complete chaos...
The front lines are wild, huh?
[gasps]
[LAB] Nyuuu...
[4989] B-But you know we won't be able to reach him!
That gastric acid will melt us!
[gasps]
I'm still going.
I'll land a fatal blow before I get dissolved!
Hold on. Are you listening to yourself here?!
Even if you take him down, the acid will kill you!
For this body, I'll give my everything!
[ORDINARY CELL] For this body...
Of course he'd do anything for this body.
Immune cells are willing to die for someone else's sake.
Willing to be heroes.
But someone like me...
Just an ordinary cell... Why can't I do that?
Why can't I protect those that need protecting?
[H. PYLORI] This world belongs to the H. Pylori now!
The stomach lining! That's not good!
Get this thing on your head, quick!
[4989] It's acid-proof enamel!
[1146] It's through the lining!
Look out!
No! Just hold on!
[laughs]
I'm sorry, guys... but I'm... nothing but an ordinary cell.
So I can't protect all of you... the way I wish I could.
You guys are germs, and the immune cells--
they can't let you be here.
I really did want to keep you safe...
Just remember that someone did care about you.
I want you to be okay.
[H. PYLORI] Well, now I've seen everything!
A cell, protecting germs?
Hm? I know I've seen you somewhere before.
[1146] Are you okay?
[H. PYLORI] Well, who cares?!
You'll all be melted down soon enough!
Take this! Gastric Acid Hell!
[1146] Oh, no!
Nyuu!
That big germ opened up a hole that let us waltz
right on in here! [laughs]
This is our chance to take over this-- Why?!
Nyuu...
Nyuu!
[gasps]
[1146] Those germs just got melted into slush!
That acid's no joke!
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu...
Hey, wait! Where's the other one?!
Huh?
[4989 grunting]
No way. Then the acid must have...
[gasps]
[LAB] Nyuuu...
Nyuu!
[gasps] He's okay!
Huh, what the--?! What's happening to that germ?
[grunting]
[H. PYLORI] What?!
[screaming]
[H. PYLORI]
[gasps] No way...
That little guy just hit the H. Pylorai dead-center!
[H. PYLORI growls] I-I-Impossible!
You dare to inflict a wound on me?
Huh? Don't tell me you're a...
...lactic acid bacterium?
Nyuuu!
[NARRATOR] Lactic acid bacteria.
Rather than referring to a specific bacterium,
it is a blanket term referring to germs
that produce lactic acid by breaking down sugars
and creating the energy necessary for growth.
--Nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu, --[H. PYLORI groaning]
[H. PYLORI] Stop it!
Ah! I can't take this. I gotta get outta--
So you've finally emerged-- right in time to die!
[H. PYLORI] Aw, hell!
[LAB] Nyuuu!
Nyuu!
Take your pylori nonsense,
and get out!
[B&W LAB] Nyuuu!
[H. PYLORI] Pylori!
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
Uh. Did they just beat it?
They took down that massive bacteria?!
Uh? Hey, settle down.
You're all covered in gastric acid, little guy!
I gotta be careful with that.
So... are those germs?
[1146] Yeah. Sure looks like it.
You doing all right?
Ah! I'm so sorry, really!
[1146] No, it's all right. I get it now.
I know exactly what kind of bacteria they are.
[ORDINARY CELL] Huh?
[1146] Those guys...
...are good bacteria that work to help this body.
[NARRATOR] Good bacteria.
The layperson's term for bacteria found in
the digestive system that are beneficial
for the human body's health.
Well-known examples include lactic acid bacteria
and lactobacillus bifidus.
Some lactic acid bacteria are resistant to gastric acid,
and can suppress the activation of H. Pylori.
--Nyuuu! --Nyuuu!
I imagine they found their way into this body
along with some sort of food or drink.
This is the first time I've seen them in an inactive state.
Guess I didn't recognize them.
Anyway, I've gotta get back to my patrol.
Gotta make sure no other bacteria get in through
that hole H. Pylorai opened.
[ORDINARY CELL] But what about these guys?
[gasping]
I bet you wanna go live with your family, huh, buddy?
[B&W LAB] Nyuuu, nyuuu!
Heh, I wish I could go with you, but I'd melt.
Nyuuu? Nyuuu. Nyuu.
Nyuuu?
Go on.
[B&W LAB] Nyuuu...
Nyuuu, nyuuu nyuuu!
Take care of yourself.
[1146] So then, these guys.
I'm about to tell you something
that has absolutely nothing to do with you.
[ORDINARY CELL] Huh?
[1146] There are all kinds of lactic acid bacteria.
They all work with their comrades
near different digestive organs.
As it happens, I'm heading out to patrol those areas right now.
Do you want to come along?
[RED BLOOD CELL] Ah-ha!
I finally caught up to you, Mr. Cell!
I was wondering where you'd gone!
If you could just stamp that receipt...
Or sign it, either way!
Right on the line there, please.
Sorry, totally blanked on that.
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
Uh, Mr. Cell? Not to be rude,
but have you put on a little weight since I last saw you?
Oh, I guess so...
[laughs]
[NARRATOR] "Antigenic Shift."
[RED BLOOD CELL] All right, I am headed this way.
[1146] See ya.
Have a good one!
This is the small intestine.
[gasps]
[SI CELL A] Okay!
Hoist up the microvilli from Numba 1 through Numba 10!
[SI CELL B] We've got a good variety of stuff
coming in today.
[SI CELL C] Nice to get some balanced nutrition, huh?
[LAB] Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] So this is the small intestine!
I've never been anywhere like this before! It's awesome!
[1146] We should probably hide those bacteria just in case.
They're scooping something up with those huge nets.
What's that about?
[1146] On the other side of this wall
are nutrients that got dissolved in the stomach.
It's here in the small intestine that they get absorbed into
the body, processed, and turned into food for cells like you.
[ORDINARY CELL] Hey, you're right.
We eat that stuff all the time! Wow...
But hold on, if nutrients are from outside,
can't other stuff get in?
Like, viruses?
They don't absorb bad stuff like that by mistake, do they?
[1146] Don't worry, most of it gets destroyed by gastric acid.
Though, that's not to say everything is easy to deal with.
[SI CELL BOSS] Whoa! What's the big idea?
What're we supposed to do with all this?!
What were you thinkin', absorbin' this pile of purines?!
I-I'm sorry, sir, but when mass purine production is underway,
there's just nothing else we can do.
[SI CELL BOSS] I don't wanna hear it!
You know that uric acid is created
when the body breaks down purines. And if there's...
Yeesh, he's gettin' an earful. The poor guy.
Yeah.
I can't believe you! It's as if every other word
out your mouth is some new spineless excuse!
Pull yourself together!
Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL gasps] Hey! No, get back here!
[SI CELL BOSS] Huh? What is that thing?
Nyu!
The little fella's eating the purines!
[munching]
[grunts]
Nyuuu!
[SI CELL C] That is one happy guy right there!
--Nyu? --[SI CELLS] Huh?
[ALL] Nyuuu!
[SI CELL BOSS whimpering]
[SI CELL BOSS] Uh... huh... Huh?!
[SI CELL C] Wait, all they're doin' is devourin' the purines?
[SI CELL D] Aww, these guys are pretty docile, huh?
Ha, ha! Thanks for lendin' a hand!
More tasty purines, comin' up!
Nyuuu!
Aren't they amazing? They're gobbling it all up.
[BOTH] Nyuuu...
Every last bite.
You can see just how helpful those bacteria are.
Each type of lactic acid bacteria aid different cells
in the body in their own way.
[ORDINARY CELL] These guys can make friends
with all kinds of cells.
That's incredible!
[1146] It looks like the small intestine
may just be the perfect home for these guys.
Yo!
Nyu?
Nyuuu, nyuuu, nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] Heh.
Take care of yourself.
[ORDINARY CELL] These little guys do so much to help out!
It's crazy!
You're making this body a better place
Look, make sure you don't get too carried away.
You need to remember that even a useful germ is still a germ.
If things start to get bad, I'm gonna have to do my job.
And one more thing.
Whatever you do, don't let anyone see them.
Any of the other immune cells spot them, I can't--
[ORDINARY CELL] Hey, look at us!
[1146] Hm?
Ta-da!
A bacterium in the hand is worth one on the head!
These guys are so squishy and adorable.
Go ahead, give 'em a pet!
Huh? There are germs nearby. Where are ya?!
Quickly! Hide them if you don't wanna get them killed!
[ORDINARY CELL] Okay, okay, I'm sorry!
[WBC B] Huh? There's nothing here.
[WBC B] Malfunction, maybe?
Receptor's these days.
Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL screams]
Nyu, nyu, nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] No, no!
Hold on!
--Be careful! --[splash]
[RED LAB] Nyuuu...
[ORDINARY CELL grunting]
[ORDINARY CELL] No!
[ORDINARY CELL gasping, coughing]
[ORDINARY CELL] What do we do?
It's not safe for him to be all alone!
I gotta find him!
[1146] But this body is vast.
There's no telling where he might end up.
[ORDINARY CELL] Wait!
Can you get in contact with the other immune cells?!
You can tell them not to hurt him! Please!
[1146 exhales]
I'm sorry. I can't do that.
A neutrophil like me is unable to present an antigen.
You and I both know that that germ is good bacteria, but...
I just can't tell the other immune cells not to attack him.
[ORDINARY CELL] Huh?
When he's eventually found by an immune cell,
if they can see that he's good bacteria, he'll be fine.
But if they deal with him purely as a foreign substance,
then there's just nothing we can do.
I'm sorry.
But no...
Nyuuu...
[ORDINARY CELL] It makes no sense. It's not fair!
You know he's not a bad germ.
Yes. I do.
[ORDINARY CELL] That little guy
would give his all for this this body, too.
I-I know he would.
Why would you kill someone who just wanted to help?
You're just monsters!
It's because... Because that's my...
Because that's our...
[NK CELL] Because that's our job.
[BOTH gasp]
I know that voice...
[gasps]
It's been a long time.
[1146] NK Cell!
[LAB] Nyuuu! Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] What, you want to take part in the preview?
[LAB] Nyu Nyu Nyu Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] Wow, sounds like a good one!
Next time on Cells at Work!! "Cytokines."
[LAB] Nyu Nyuuu!
[ORDINARY CELL] See ya then!