Cyberchase
Designing Mr. Perfect: Act 2
Clip: Season 5 Episode 3 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Wicked sets out to design Mr. Perfect by turning a frog into her Prince Charming.
The Wicked Witch sets out to design Mr. Perfect by turning a frog into her Prince Charming. Wicked unknowingly captures and transforms Digit instead of a frog. Her sympathetic wand secretly alerts the CyberSquad, who jump into action. A jealous Hacker kidnaps their cyboid pal. The kids must design an invention that can do two things: navigate a perilous swamp AND get to the top of a tall cliff.
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Cyberchase
Designing Mr. Perfect: Act 2
Clip: Season 5 Episode 3 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
The Wicked Witch sets out to design Mr. Perfect by turning a frog into her Prince Charming. Wicked unknowingly captures and transforms Digit instead of a frog. Her sympathetic wand secretly alerts the CyberSquad, who jump into action. A jealous Hacker kidnaps their cyboid pal. The kids must design an invention that can do two things: navigate a perilous swamp AND get to the top of a tall cliff.
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HACKER: GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE TO WHATEVER MAKES WICKED THINK YOU'RE MORE PERFECT THAN I AM!
WAIT, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT MAKES ME SO PERFECT!
WICKED DESIGNED AND INVENTED ME TO MEET PARTICULAR NEEDS, AND I KNOW WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE.
YOU DO?
YES!
AND I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO REINVENT YOURSELF TO BE EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS!
YOU CAN?!
HACKER WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS!
I'LL MAKE SURE OF THAT!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
FIRST, I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHERE HE TOOK MR.
PERFECT, AND ONCE I DO...
THE HACKER WILL BE SORRY HE EVER STEPPED FOOT IN HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER!
WHERE IS MY MR.
PERFECT?
SHOW ME WHERE HACKER TOOK HIM!
TERRA SWAMPA!
LAND OF GREEN GOOP!
THERE THEY ARE!
LET'S GO, WANDA!
BUT... YOU CAN'T GO TO TERRA SWAMPA!
I MEAN, AFTER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, YOU REALLY NEED TO REST.
HMM...
I KNOW!
I'LL GO TO TERRA SWAMPA FOR YOU.
OH, WANDA, YOU'RE SO GOOD TO ME.
I'LL TELL EVERYONE IN THE KINGDOM TO STAY RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE 'TIL YOU GET BACK.
WAIT!
I NEED A COMMAND... WITH THE WHOLE ABRACADABRA THINGY!
OTHERWISE, I HAVE NO POWER!
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE BLEW IT!
WE WERE IN SUCH A RUSH, WE DIDN'T MAKE THE GRABBER LONG ENOUGH.
INEZ: OR LIGHT ENOUGH.
WE COULD BARELY CONTROL IT.
MATT: THE TRUTH IS, WE DIDN'T FOLLOW A DESIGN.
WE JUST SLAPPED THE THING TOGETHER.
WE SHOULD'VE MADE A LIST OF THE THINGS WE NEEDED THE INVENTION TO DO.
THEN TESTED IT TO BE SURE IT COULD DO THEM.
NOW HACKER'S GOT DIGIT, AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE!
WANDA: I DO!
KIDS: WANDA!
I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE DIGIT IS IF YOU PROMISE TO BRING HIM BACK HERE.
BACK TO WICKED?
NO WAY!
BUT YOU HAVE TO.
ONLY SHE CAN BREAK THE SPELL.
YOU'RE A MAGIC WAND!
WHY CAN'T YOU DO IT?
I DON'T HAVE ANY MAGIC POWERS UNLESS WICKED GIVES ME A COMMAND.
SO YOU NEED US AS MUCH AS WE NEED YOU.
THAT MAKES US A TEAM.
REALLY?
COOL!
LET'S GO!
HACKER: WELL?
DON'T RUSH ME, HACKER.
REINVENTING YOU WILL TAKE A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S "THE" HACKER TO YOU!
IT'LL BE "THE" NOTHING IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT I SAY!
I KNOW WHAT WICKED WANTS, WHICH IDEAS DID AND DIDN'T SUCCEED WHILE SHE WAS DESIGNING ME.
OKAY!
WORK WITH ME, I CAN DO IT!
MR.
PERFECT: FIRST, SHE WANTS SOMEONE WHO MAKES HER LOOK GOOD.
THAT'S ME!
NO WAY!
YOU NEED MORE OF THESE.
DROP AND GIVE ME A HUNDRED!
(GRUNTS OF EFFORT) JACKIE: CAREFUL, HE MIGHT SEE US!
THANKS FOR THE RIDE, MOTHER G. THERE'S THE WREAKER!
BET HACKER'S IN THAT LITTLE HOUSE WITH DIGIT.
LET'S GO!
NO!
YOU CAN'T WALK IN THIS GOOP.
IT'S TOO DEEP!
AND EVEN IF YOU DO GET TO THE ISLAND...
THE CLIFF'S TOO STEEP TO CLIMB!
OH, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
WELL, MAYBE WE CAN INVENT SOMETHING TO HELP US.
I-I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WE ALREADY MESSED UP ONE INVENTION TODAY.
DON'T WORRY, WE WON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE WE DID BEFORE.
RIGHT!
THIS TIME, WE'LL MAKE A LIST OF WHAT WE NEED OUR INVENTION TO DO, FIRST.
THEN THINK OF WAYS TO MAKE OUR IDEAS REAL.
LET'S MAKE THE LIST!
OKAY.
WHAT DO WE NEED OUR INVENTION TO DO?
NUMBER ONE: WE NEED SOMETHING TO TAKE US ACROSS THE SWAMP.
NUMBER TWO: WE NEED SOMETHING TO GET US UP THAT CLIFF.
SOMETHING TO GET US ACROSS THE SWAMP AND UP THE CLIFF.
LET'S DESIGN THE CLIMBING THING FIRST.
JACKIE: THE CLIFF LOOKS REALLY HIGH.
WE COULD TRY A LADDER.
MATT: OR A RAMP.
INEZ: OR A MAYBE STAIRCASE.
THEY ALL SOUND LIKE GOOD IDEAS.
HOW DO WE DECIDE WHICH ONE TO DO?
WELL, WE SHOULD TRY THEM OUT.
BUT THAT MEANS WE'D HAVE TO BUILD THEM AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT!
WANDA: I COULD DRAW THEM!
COOL!
THEN WE CAN SEE IF THEY WORK.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN.
THE GROUND'S VERY ROCKY.
NO WAY.
A LADDER MIGHT TIP.
WELL, HOW ABOUT THE RAMP?
HMMM...
I DON'T THINK THAT DESIGN WILL WORK, EITHER.
WE HAVE TO GO UP NOT DOWN, AND A RAMP COULD BE SLIPPERY.
AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REALLY LONG AND HEAVY TO HOLD US.
TRY THE STAIRS IDEA!
MATT: NOPE, TOO CLUNKY.
WE CAN'T CARRY AROUND A WHOLE STAIRWAY.
I CAN'T BELIEVE NOT ONE OF THESE IDEAS IS RIGHT.
HACKER: OOOOH!
AHHH!
YOU SURE WICKED WANTS THIS?
OW!
IT'S ON HER LIST.
TO BE PERFECT, YOU HAVE TO HELP HER MAKE OTHERS FEEL MISERABLE.
BUT I'M THE ONE WHO'S FEELING MISERABLE!
TO UNDERSTAND MISERY, YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE MISERY.
AHHHH!
YOU FEEL THE PAIN, BUZZY?
ONLY WHEN I LOOK AT THE BOSS!
(LAUGHING) SO THESE IDEAS DON'T DO EVERYTHING WE NEED.
BUT THEY'RE JUST DESIGNS.
WHY NOT CHANGE ONE SO IT'S EASIER TO CARRY?
YOU MEAN LIKE SHRINK IT OR CRUNCH IT OR FOLD IT OR SOMETHING?
YEAH!
A LADDER CAN FOLD.
STILL SOUNDS TOO UNSTEADY TO ME.
WHAT IF WE SPLIT THE RAMP APART AND CARRY IT TO THE ISLAND IN PIECES?
JACKIE: MAYBE...
BUT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE HOW TO PUT BACK TOGETHER.
BUT THE IDEA OF CARRYING PIECES IS A GOOD ONE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY FIT TOGETHER, LIKE A SET OF WOODEN DOLLS, OR- BOTH: BARRELS!
LOOK!
THESE BARRELS WERE INSIDE EACH OTHER!
YEAH!
I BET IF WE TURN THEM UPSIDE DOWN, WE CAN BUILD A TOWER!
NO WAY!
WE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO CLIMB IT.
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR OUR FEET.
MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE AROUND HERE WE CAN USE.
OOH!
HOW ABOUT THESE BOXES?
I BET THEY CAN FIT INSIDE EACH OTHER LIKE THE BARRELS DID!
THEY DO!
SO WE CAN BUILD A TOWER THAT WE CAN CLIMB.
MATT: WAY TO GO, WANDA!
NOW ALL WE NEED NOW IS A BOAT.
A BOAT?
HOW ELSE ARE WE GOING TO GET TO THE ISLAND?
JACKIE: GUYS!
WE HAVE A BOAT, RIGHT HERE!
WE CAN USE THE BIGGEST BOX AS OUR BOAT!
TOUCHDOWN, JAX!
AND WATCH THIS...
IF WE PACK THE OTHER BOXES UNDER THIS ONE, WE HAVE A BENCH TO SIT ON!
AND WE CAN USE THESE FOR PADDLES.
A BOX, A BOAT, A STAIRCASE.
THE INVENTION THAT MEETS ALL OUR NEEDS!
WOW!
IS THIS COOL OR WHAT?
AT LEAST WE GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
NOT EXACTLY!
WE FORGOT ONE THING!
EVERYTHING HERE IS GREEN, EXCEPT US!
SO...?
JACKIE: WHAT IF HACKER SEES US COMING?
!
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