Cyberchase is an American/Canadian television series for children ages 7-13. The series takes place in Cyberspace, a virtual world, and chronicles the adventures of three children, Jackie, Inez, and Matt, as they use math and problem solving skills to save Cyberspace and its leader, Motherboard, from The Hacker, the villain. Cyberchase has received generally positive reviews and won numerous awards. Thirteen/WNET New York and Nelvana produced the first five seasons, while Thirteen, in association with Title Entertainment, Inc. and WNET.ORG, produced seasons six through eight. The show airs on Public Broadcasting Service and PBS Kids GO! in the United States. All episodes have been released free on the Cyberchase Website. Since July 2010, Cyberchase has been put on hiatus, but was announced that starting in November, Cyberchase will be revived and start airing new episodes with its 9th season.
"A day at the library turns into a cyberventure when Jackie, Matt, and Inez learn that Hacker has kidnapped Dr. Marbles, the only person who can save Motherboard from an evil virus. The rescuers learn to use a map as a mathematical tool as they navigate across a cyber island in search of Marbles\u2014then try to escape before a huge earthquake turns the island inside out."
"Cybersquad must stop Hacker from activating his newest creation, Gigabyte, before the light of the midnight moon, or else Dr. Marbles mind will be transferred into the monster, and Hacker will learn about all of Motherboard's secrets. The kids and Digit know Hacker is in a castle on a spooky, Halloweenish site called Castleblanca. Unfortunately, Motherboard wasn't able to specify which castle he is in. The kids must survey the residents of Castleblanca to pinpoint the exact location where Dr. Marbles is being held captive."
"Digit is lured to R-Fair City, a cybersite full of carnival games, where he is kidnapped by a disguised Hacker. The kids must find the unfair\/crooked game to find Digit. Meanwhile, they learn about chance and how to spot an unfair chance of winning and losing. Along the way they meet Lucky, a cab driver, who offers them a chance to gain a free cab ride while they search for Digit. Digit is locked in a bird cage with Buzz and Delete as his guards."
"Hacker is looking for an eternal power source, so he steals Solaria's Sunisphere. The Cybersquad has to get it back before the whole site freezes over."
"Hacker participates in a land rush in which participants cannot build property bigger than Judge Trudy's land. Hacker's land is accused of being bigger than Trudy's, but they turns out to be the exact same size."
"The kids fail to stop Hacker from stealing Pandora's box in Mount Olympus, so they must solve a riddle and complete challenges to satisfy Zeus and earn a second chance."
"Hacker attempts to take power from the vault in Poddleville for himself by stealing the residents' power pods, much to the detriment of the community. Each power pod has a shape and a number from 1 to 12, and after Inez and Matt are imprisoned it becomes a race to solve the pattern and enter the vault."
"Dr. Marbles finds the encryptor chip in an ancient pyramid, but the Mummy who guards the pyramid finds Marbles. When the Cybersquad arrives, they must work their way through the chambers of the pyramid, find Dr. Marbles, and escape before a trap set by the Mummy seals them inside forever."
"Dr. Marbles builds Symmetria because of his passion of symmetry, but Hacker steals the symmetrizer and destroys Symmetria by splitting everything symmetrical in half. The Cybersquad has to figure out how to get the symmetrizer back from Hacker."
"Hacker decides he needs to change his luck from bad to good, so he hires Baskerville, a new henchman, to replace Buzz and Delete while the 10 good luck charms of Cyberspace ensure him good luck. The kids and Digit use logic to rescue the charms and stop Hacker."
"Professor Archimedes has the encryptor chip, but has to activate the emergency defense system when Hacker arrives to steal it. He and his building shrink to 2D, and the kids and Digit have to put him back to 3D."
"Hacker challenges the kids and Digit to a game show entitled \"Find Those Gleamers!\", Gleamers being lightning bugs that power ships such as the Grim Wreaker. The kids have to make their ship, the Grim Wreaker 2, take off before time expires."
"After Hacker kidnaps the kids, he crash-lands in Shangri-La, where Master Pi challenges both groups to a special contest. The winner is free to come and go at will, while the loser has to stay in Shangri-La until they learn to solve the problems."
"Hacker's invention to clone himself accidentally clones Delete instead, leading him to produce 3 clones every time he sneezes. The kids and Digit enlist the help of clone catcher Cy Clone."
"After crashing into each other's ships and crash-landing, the kids and Hacker must deal with bartering with one another to repair their ships. Also, Buzz and Delete suddenly become brilliant, and an evil genie named Warren disobeys his mother's orders to stay inside his bottle."
"A Sky Wall is built to protect Happily Ever After from Hacker, but he plans to invade when Wicked's operatic voice will break it. One of the Three Little Pigs secretly aides Hacker after a promise of protection from the Big Bad Wolf, so the kids have to do double duty to expose him and stop Wicked from singing."
"Digit and the Cybersquad are tricked into going to a land of giants, with Motherboard unaware of their presence. Hacker leaves them stranded, and threatens to send another deadlier virus to Motherboard. The Cybersquad must escape and stop Motherboard from receiving Hacker's virus."
"Hacker kidnaps the Beast, a member of a famous band on Mount Olympus. Without him, the band can't perform their music properly and in sync, which causes the Cybersite to begin self-destructing. Its all up to the Cybersquad to reunite the band and save Mount Olympus."
"Lady Lovelace comes up with a way to eliminate Hacker's virus, but Hacker traps her and Dr. Marbles in her time machine, and programs it to travel to the beginning of time."
"Hacker becomes the king of Radopolis, replacing King Dudicus. Then a competition begins and three players in Team Hacker compete against Matt, Jackie, and Inez in Team Motherboard. If Team Motherboard wins, King Dudicus reclaims his throne. If Team Hacker wins, Hacker becomes the king of Radopolis forever and the Cybersquad will never be able to return to Cyberspace. A later amendment to the bargain is that if Team Hacker wins, Inez will have to become one of Hacker's cheerleaders."
"Thanks to one of Wicked's spells, Motherboard starts turning all cybersites mean and green. Digit gets the antidote but it breaks, and there isn't another one available to break the spell, so the kids must figure out how to make the antidote before all cybersites turn bad. Meanwhile, Hacker has a romantic encounter with Wicked."
"Hacker starts an election campaign to become the new ruler of Cyberspace, planning to replace Motherboard. He also appears to turn over a new leaf, doing good deeds all around Cyberspace to gain public favor for votes. The Cybersquad must prove that Hacker is lying about being good before the election is over."
"Ivanca the Invincible has a treasure map that Dr. Marbles mails to Motherboard's \"buddy list.\" However, the virus also causes her to mail it to her \"baddy list,\" which gives Hacker the map. Meanwhile, Digit is on an undercover mission for Motherboard, going to Hacker pretending to have reverted to the dark side, into thinking he's turned evil again, to stall him long enough so the kids can find the treasure first."
"While Jackie freaks out over what to get her mother for Mother's Day, Hacker wrecks the Mother's Day festival in Cyberspace by interfering with a train shipment of special flowers. Jackie ultimately gets one such flower for her mother."
"Hacker steals Pyramida's Eye of Rom from its pyramid, which he plans to use against Motherboard. Because of this theft, when the pyramid's shadow hits the Nile River, the site will crash."
"Hacker steals the Golden Droplet of Shangri-La, which doubles upon being removed from its pot, and doubles forever. He also kidnaps Master Pi for insurance."
"The Cybrary, owned and operated by Ms. Fileshare, has a bug problem, so she hires an exterminator named the Vermin Vexor (Hacker in disguise) to help her with the problem. Hacker instead adds more bugs so all references of Motherboard get switched to himself, and he alters two bar graphs to hide the truth."
"Wicked poses as a princess who had announced to get married, and her groom is Hacker. Sam Vander Rom and his co-host plan to air the wedding on cyberwide TV, while the kids look for the real prince and princess."
"King Dudicus accidentally uncovers the long-lost \"Totally Rad Ring of Radopolis,\" which grants whoever wears it on their head their hearts desires. The citizens suggest putting it in a safe place where nobody can use it for anything, but Hacker steals it and uses it to attack Motherboard."
"Hacker's insulting letters to Mr. Zero cause him to leave Gollywood, leading all zeros on signs to disappear and further chaos to ensure. However, contrary to what the people think, their main central bank still has all nine million snelfus, which Hacker plans to use to finance all his conquering quests."
"Hacker doesn't know he is allergic to magnetite, which he uses to plan to erase Motherboard forever. Meanwhile, Hacker keeps a bunch of Scritter hostage, and he subsequently captures Digit."
"Tikiville crowns its new monarchs with a race, which Creech, once part of a royal family, plans to win. Hacker also enters the race, planning to use the crown to turn Tikiville's giant statues into an army if he wins."
"After the prince of crabs takes a dare and becomes dishonest after falling in the Abyss, the kids and Digit must find the Grapes of Plath to restore his ability to tell the truth, located in the Fountain of Truth. Unfortunately, Hacker is pursuing the Grapes as well. Because he thought Motherboard said \"Fountain of Youth\", and assumes the grapes can and will fix his chin problem."
"The kids win the encryptor chip in an auction after saving enough money to buy it, but Hacker infected it and subsequently made himself the ruler of Cyberspace. After saving Dr. Marbles, the kids help him save Motherboard by having to reboot her, destroying the encryptor chip in the process. Meanwhile, Hacker breaks up with Wicked upon discovering she spent all 10 million snelfus on clothes and merchandise."
"The kids win the encryptor chip in an auction after saving enough money to buy it, but Hacker infected it and subsequently made himself the ruler of Cyberspace. After saving Dr. Marbles, the kids help him save Motherboard by having to reboot her, destroying the encryptor chip in the process. Meanwhile, Hacker breaks up with Wicked upon discovering she spent all 10 million snelfus on clothes and merchandise."
"Digit and the kids help Shari of Frogsnorts bake the Cosmic Crumpets. Hacker then attempts to use the magical Cosmic Crumpets to steal the powers of the scorcerers of Frogsnorts and become the most powerful magician in Cyberspace. When Hacker steals the sorcerers' powers, the Cybersquad helps Shari restore the magicians' powers."
"Hacker tries to destroy the festivities during Cyberspace's favorite holiday, Starlight Night (a mix of Christmas and New Year's Eve in the same day)."
"The Cybersquad helps Sharri Spotter make a film about Frogsnorts while staying within a budget, but Hacker keeps trying to run the up budget by putting himself in the film."
"This is the first episode in the four-part mini-series \"Hacker's Transformation\".\n\nHacker kidnaps Icky to find a power source to power up his new invention so he can use it to rule over Cyberspace again."
"This is the second episode in the four-part mini-series \"Hacker's Transformation\".\n\nHacker's secret plan to take over Cyberworld by using the electric eel's energy continues. The missing piece of the puzzle is the Prism of Penguia. Since Emperor Penguia can't remember where he hid the prism, everybody in Penguia has to shed tears until it is found. The Cybersquad & Fluff must face several obstacles, including a booby trap, to \"angle\" their way out so that nobody no longer has to shed tears."
"This is the third episode in the four-part mini-series \"Hacker's Transformation\".\n\nSlider's father owes Hacker a debt, and if they don't pay up in time, Hacker will steal and take over his father's garage."
"Wicked builds some Broom and stated that it's a Cybersquad Seal of Approval, even though they didn't even test them. Jackie, Matt and Inez test out the brooms to see if they are faster."
"The annual \"Halloween Howl\" bash in Castleblanca promises to be spooktacular\u2026 until Hacker takes over the Mayor's Castle and brings its seven stone gargoyles to life. Obeying Hacker's every command, the gargoyles capture the Mayor and imprison him in the dungeon. To gain control of the creepy creatures, the Cybersquad must figure out how to use division to evenly split up bunches of garlic and rock candy. But can they do it in time to rescue the Mayor and save The Halloween Howl? Meanwhile, Inez and Jackie are having a problem with their friendship after a misunderstanding."
"Buzz opens up a new doughnut shop in Radopolis. Hacker's magnetite confetti he collects is large enough to remove the memory of every single citizen of Radopolis and send them to sleep.The Cybersquad needs to design a confetti collector so they can spoil Hacker & save Radopolis before it's too late when he dominates Radopolis and renames it Hackerville."
"The Wicked Witch of Happily-Ever-Afterville turns Digit into her husband. Wanda enlists the CyberSquad on a mission to Terra Swampa to rescue Digit. But first, they need to design an invention to help them get across the swamp."
"When Hacker takes all the Ooze from EcoHaven for himself, Inez, Jackie, Matt, Digit and Wigit must find a way to shoo Hacker away before the EcoHaven animals lose their energy."
"Delete is having a bad day. But things appear to brighten up when Zanko, a fairy borgfather, comes to grant Delete 9 wishes. Due to Delete's wish about bunnies, almost everybody in Cyberspace becomes bunnies. The only way to turn everyone back into themselves is for the Cybersquad to save Zanko's ladle and for delete to sacrifice his final wish."
"Hacker kidnaps Jackie atop Mount Wayupthere and the rest of the Cybersquad must rescue her after meeting a Parallini named Teeny Weeny. In their search for the elusive Diamond Joe - the mysterious figure who holds the secret to Jackie's release."
"When the Cybersquad returns home from a meeting, Motherboard's portal glitches making them stuck in the vortex. Digit and Wicked work together to find the UVO (Universal Vortex Opener) before the Cybersquad permanently dematerializes!"
"Penguins can't fly - or can they? In Cyberspace, on one special night each year, the penguins of Penguia take flight to deliver gifts to young borgs across the virtual universe."
"Digit and the kids are trapped in a Sphere of Fear by Hacker, so they rely on the relationship between circumference and diameter to locate the codebook they need to unlock the door."
"This is the final episode in the four-part mini-series \"Weather Watchers\". The Cybersquad must measure and compare wind speeds to find the cure to Motherboard's virus."
"Creech's dad Max is named \"Cyberdad of the Year\" for the annual Father's Day parade. However, a jealous Hacker---a one-time classmate of Max's who was always bested by him---sets out to sabotage the event."
"Wicked uses magic to make the Pompadorians adore her, and it's up to Jackie and Digit to break the spell. But to do so, they need to reproduce the symbol that possesses the power, but have no idea what it looks like. Matt and Inez, however, are able to use the Skwak to describe it to them."
"Hacker challenges the CyberSquad to solve a series of puzzles in three hours. If they fail, he vows to turn the cybersite Solaria into a digital garbage dump."
"Fluff wants to wear his dad's lucky hockey skates in the prestigious Penguia Cup competition, but his teammates want everyone to wear cool skates they saw advertised on TV."
"Someone has hacked Sensible Flats so that everyone looks and acts like Hacker. The real Hacker tries to find out who did it while the CyberSquad seeks to save the town. To do so, though, they must scale a rocky cliff in less than three minutes."
"The Cybersquad must figure out what is causing kelp from Mega Bay to rise to the top. Meanwhile, Hacker looks make some profit by putting on a show for Cyberspace to see, after watching a viral video on CyberTube.\n\nCybersites: Pefectomundo, Big Bay (on unknown Cybersite), Little Bay (on unknown Cybersite), The Northern Frontier"
"Hacker has challenged Slider to a skate-off. But suddenly, the power to the brand new stadium goes out. The Cybersquad must find a way to harness solar energy, store it, and makes sure it lasts through the game. However, someone keeps sabotaging their plans. The show must go on!\n\nCybersites: Radopolis"
"The team battles a giant garbage heap in Perfectomundo, which threatens to break through the cybersite dome; Hacker seeks to grow an army of monster plants.\n\nCybersites: Perfectomundo"
"Hacker and his bumbling henchbots Buzz and Delete are drilling inside the nature preserve Ecotopia. They're desperately searching for the Emergency Reset Button, which will allow Hacker to re-format all of Cyberspace to his settings...putting him in charge of everyone and everything forever! He accidentally triggers a slime geyser, which destroys many animals' habitats. The overcrowding causes manic monkeys, chaotic crocs and outraged orangutans. The CyberSquad is called in to rescue the animals and restore harmony to Ecotopia. They team up with Ollie (guest star Rico Rodriguez), a Junior Ranger, and quickly learn this isn't their only problem."
"Hacker's careless drilling on Ecotopia set off a slime geyser, which destroyed many animals' habitats. After teaming up with Ollie (guest star Rico Rodriguez) to restore harmony, the CyberSquad learns that rescuing animals isn't their only problem. Ollie's mom has gone missing too. And old friends and longtime foes mysteriously surface as the drama unfolds. Can the kids restore Ecotopia, rescue their friends and prevent Cyberspace from being lost to the villainous Hacker forever?"
"The CyberSquad and their new friend Scanner embark on a quest to build a new Encryptor Chip for Motherboard and cure her virus. With Hacker in hot pursuit, the kids must run, ski, canoe and climb their way to the end of the mission. In the process, they learn that a little activity over time adds up. But will they also cure Motherboard?"
"A popular new restaurant in Castleblanca serves delicious meals, but all the residents have become cranky and tired. The CyberSquad quickly learns the restaurant's food is unhealthy...and Hacker is behind it all. To get Hacker to stop making his unhealthy food, Digit challenges him to a cook-off. But if Hacker wins, the kids must leave Cyberspace forever! Who will win the hearts--and stomachs!--of Castleblanca?"
"A popular new restaurant in Castleblanca serves delicious meals, but all the residents have become cranky and tired. The CyberSquad quickly learns the restaurant's food is unhealthy...and Hacker is behind it all. To get Hacker to stop making his unhealthy food, Digit challenges him to a cook-off. But if Hacker wins, the kids must leave Cyberspace forever! Who will win the hearts--and stomachs!--of Castleblanca?"
"Kids in glamorous Gollywood have no safe place to play. When they discover an empty lot that can be converted to a park, they have only one opponent: Hacker. He wants the lot for his new Gollywood Tower, which he claims will broadcast entertainment to all of Cyberspace. (The tower is really meant to corrupt Motherboard's hard drive.) The CyberSquad goes up against Hacker at a city council hearing. Will they get their park, or will Hacker dazzle the council into approving his tower?"
"Radopolis has a big problem: water bottles. Radsters are an active bunch, but their desire to stay hydrated has led to a huge bottle pile-up. Way Cool Arena has been turned into a bottle dump, and the beloved skate park is next! The kids and Slider must find a way to get rid of the heaps of empties and reduce future waste while making sure Radsters stay healthy. Can they prevent their rad cybersite from getting bottled up?"
"It\u2019s Halloween Haunt-O-Rama in R-Fair City, and Hacker has a wicked treat up his sleeve: to keep the kids out of Cyberspace forever by crashing Motherboard\u2019s portal system. But when Buzz and Delete make a mistake, the portal system crashes too late, and the kids and Digit are trapped in R-Fair City! Now, the kids must find enough energy to power Digit\u2019s portal rebooter and keep the amusement park going. But with the celebration in full swing, can they find big and small ways to save enough energy? And can they ever get back to Earth again?"
"As the Three Pigs celebrate their new cottage with a housewarming party, Hacker and Wicked accidentally zap away Mount Evermore -- which had been protecting the cottage from direct sunlight."
"It is Motherboard's birthday, but not all is well. The CyberSquad must save Cyberspace on their own when a malfunction renders Motherboard powerless, while the Hacker attempts to crush Control Central between two giant Trash vortexes. They must reboot Motherboard, move the Control Central, and throw a birthday party for Motherboard"
"It is Motherboard's birthday, but not all is well. The CyberSquad must save Cyberspace on their own when a malfunction renders Motherboard powerless, while the Hacker attempts to crush Control Central between two giant Trash vortexes. They must reboot Motherboard, move the Control Central, and throw a birthday party for Motherboard."
"The CyberSquad is excited to celebrate Giving Thanks Day with Jackie's pumpkin pie, but there's a big problem -- Hacker has taken all the pristine produce."
"Buzz and Delete enlist the CyberSquad to figure out why the water supply at Mount Bear Fresh Water Spa has stopped flowing. So the CyberSquad teams up with Buzz to figure out the problem."
"In an unlikely pairing, the CyberSquad helps Hacker stop a new villain named Zusk who is zapping trees with his Tree X1. After Zusk leaves due to no longer having power, Hacker uses Zusk's Tree X to plant new trees in the Northern Frontier Forest."
"The CyberSquad faces monsters, canyons, and cliffs as they pursue the Prism of Power, a vital piece of Motherboard's operating system that Hacker has stolen."
"Hacker suctions up all the dirt in Dingerville Park just before The Dingerball Series -- a once-in-every-four-year championship -- leaving CyberSquad scrambling to refill the missing dirt before the big game starts."
"Hacker suctions up all the dirt in Dingerville Park just before The Dingerball Series -- a once-in-every-four-year championship -- leaving CyberSquad scrambling to refill the missing dirt before the big game starts."
"Jackie and Inez search everywhere for cherries so Digit can make his famous cherry supreme dessert for food critic Bone Appetit. Unfortunately, Hacker stole the last batch of cherries of the season to make \"Cherries a la Hacker\". After traveling all over Castleblanca and Factoria, there are still zero cherries."
"Jackie wins a chance to apprentice with fashion designer Fabio DeZine and learns it takes more than a pretty drawing to design something that makes a sustaining impact."
"Inez grapples with giving her beloved stuffed animal heirloom to her younger brother, Le\u00f3n. Frustrated with Buzz\u2019s selfishness, Delete heads to Isle 8, takes a job cleaning the lake and corrals the CyberSquad to help clean it up faster."
"Buzz, Delete and Digit take a wild ride on the wreaker; Inez and her sister have different ideas about how to fix up their building's courtyard -- Inez wants to plant trees but Camila wants a skatepark."
"Jackie is enjoying a snowy day with her family on Earth when her house becomes mysteriously cold inside. On Stellandia, a green haze has appeared and is heating up the weather. The CyberSquad helps Bernice investigate before it gets too hot."
"On a mission to become extra green, Hacker unintentionally causes the weather in Stellandia to become too hot. Will the tiny but mighty Bernice the Beetle help the CyberSquad stop Hacker before it's too late?"
"Buzz sets out to throw the best birthday ever for Hacker. Nothing but the finest food, decorations, and music will do! There\u2019s just one problem\u2014Buzz\u2019s plans will cause way too much pollution! Delete brings in the CyberSquad to help."
"A quiet day at Jackie's house is ruined by a noisy snowblower. Meanwhile, loud music in Botsberg is ruining two cyberkids' dream of setting a new domino record. The CyberSquad investigates what's causing all that racket."
"Matt gets his mom a special Mother's Day gift\u2014two adopted alpacas for their family farm! In Cyberspace, the CyberSquad go on a wild adventure, helping Hannah find the ideal spot for growing Mother\u2019s Day cyberberries."
"Hacker has a new dastardly mission -- to glow in the dark! To do this, he steals all the mushrooms from the Southern Frontier. Except, this harms the cybersite's meeting tree! Can the CyberSquad get the fungi back and save the day?"
"It's high-flying action and problem-solving at Big Dune Beach! Digit competes in an annual kite-flying competition and Hacker is there ruining the beach's delicate sand dunes. Can the CyberSquad protect the dunes and help Digit win?"
"Buzz and Delete go on vacation to Dancing Water Springs to watch a super geyser erupt and bump into the CyberSquad. But, when Delete won't stop talking about the Earth kids, Buzz worries he may be losing his best bud."