Cyberchase
Penguin Tears: Act 1
Clip: Season 4 Episode 3 | 9m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker's secret quest continues.
Hacker located the second item he needs to activate his new machine: the Powerful Prism of Penguia, buried in the snowy landscape of Cyberia. In trying to help the Penguin inhabitants stop Hacker, the kids and Digit find themselves trapped in an icy cave. They must master the principles of bouncing in order to escape. They succeed, and manage to stop Hacker from stealing the Prism. Or do they?
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Cyberchase
Penguin Tears: Act 1
Clip: Season 4 Episode 3 | 9m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker located the second item he needs to activate his new machine: the Powerful Prism of Penguia, buried in the snowy landscape of Cyberia. In trying to help the Penguin inhabitants stop Hacker, the kids and Digit find themselves trapped in an icy cave. They must master the principles of bouncing in order to escape. They succeed, and manage to stop Hacker from stealing the Prism. Or do they?
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ng ♪ ♪ We're beating Hacker at his game!
♪ ♪ Don't tell me that he's trying to hack the Motherboard ♪ ♪ We'll get him every time!
♪ ♪ Cosmic worlds, ♪ ♪ Freaky places that we've seen ♪ ♪ We've got the power of one, two, three, four!
♪ ♪ Running in a Cyberchase ♪ ♪ We'll meet him face to face ♪ ♪ We'll stick together all the time!
♪ ♪ Adventures in Cyberspace ♪ ♪ The chase is on!
♪ ♪ Just wait and C-Y-B-E-R-Chase!
♪ HACKER: AH, YES...
THE POWERFUL PRISM OF PENGUIA.
THIS IS THE PERFECT CONNECTION TO THE ELECTRIC EEL OF AQUARI-YUM!
LOCATION: THE FROZEN TUNDRA OF CYBERIA.
YES!
BUZZ: OH NO!
NO, DR. BILL, THE BOSS NEVER EVER HAS A KIND WORD FOR US!
IT'S ALWAYS ROBOTIC RAGAMUFFINS THIS, DUNCEBUCKETS THAT!
(CROWD GASPS IN SHOCK) HE'S NEVER ONCE TOLD US...
HE CARED!
(CRYING) WELL, HACKER'S WHAT I CALL A BULLY BOSS: THE ABSOLUTE WORST KIND OF BOSS THERE IS!
A BULLY BOSS?
MOI?
NOW, MY ADVICE, Y'ALL SHOULD HIGHTAIL IT OUT OF THERE QUICKER THAN A BOLLWEVIL IN A CYBER-CAT CONVENTION!
GET UP AND GO!
WHAT?!
NOBODY LEAVES THE HACKER!
I DON'T KNOW.
I STILL CARE ABOUT THE BOSS.
IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO LEAVE HIM.
AUDIENCE: OHHHS...
BUT DR. BILL'S RIGHT, DEEDEE.
WE GOTTA FIND A NEW BOSS WHO APPRECIATES US.
HACKER: THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!
(THE AUDIENCE GASPS) MOVE IT, DUNCEBUCKETS!
WE HAVE CHAOS TO CAUSE!
(BOOING) CHAOS IS NOT THE ANSWER, HACKER.
YOU NEED TO REPAIR THIS RELATIONSHIP BEFORE IT'S LOST FOREVER.
WE ALREADY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP!
I'M THE BOSS AND THEY'RE NOT!
PRECISELY THE PROBLEM, SON.
I SUGGEST A FRIENDSHIP FIELD TRIP WHERE Y'ALL CAN SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME TOGETHER AS EQUALS, PALS, BUDS.
EQUALS?!
PALS?
US AND THE BOSS?
HMMM... ON THE OTHER HAND, IT'S NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA AFTER ALL.
I'LL DO IT!
AUDIENCE: (CHEERS) HACKER: COME ON, BOYS.
IT'S TIME TO BECOME BEST FRIENDS!
AND I KNOW JUST THE PLACE TO GO.
PENGUINS: (LAUGHS) MATT: HE'S SURE HAVING A TOUGH TIME HITTING THE TARGET.
COACH: THAT'S FLUFF.
BEEN TRYIN' TO MAKE THE TEAM FOR THREE SEASON'S NOW.
MAYBE NEXT TIME, FLUFF.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE UP, ICE.
SHOW 'EM HOW IT'S DONE!
JACKIE: MAN, SHE'S AWESOME!
MATT: HIT'S THE POLE EVERY TIME!
SHE NEVER MISSES.
NOT LIKE YOU, HUH, FLUFF?
INEZ: NICE ONE, DIDGE!
DIGIT: JUST KIDDING!
SHEESH!
INEZ: GUYS, WE DIDN'T COME TO CYBERIA TO WATCH HOCKEY.
WE CAME HERE TO PLAY IN THE SNOW.
JACKIE: YOU GO, INEZ.
PENGUIN HOCKEY IS TOTALLY COOL!
I'LL PLAY WITH YOU.
INEZ: YOU GOT IT, FLUFF!
SNOW ANGELS AWAIT US!
DIGIT: THEY CALL HER BLUE ICE.
SHE'S THE BEST PLAYER IN ALL OF PENGUIN HOCKEY.
YEAH, BUT SHE'S JUST A PENGUIN.
I'LL SHOW HER WHAT A REAL PRO CAN DO!
INEZ: THIS IS SO COOL.
YOU'RE LUCKY TO LIVE IN SUCH A FUN PLACE, FLUFF.
FUN, YEAH.
BUT SAD, TOO.
INEZ: SAD?
HOW COME?
FLUFF: WELL, A LONG, LONG TIME AGO... EMPEROR PENGUIA WAS AFRAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD STEAL OUR PRISM, OUR EVER-SHINING SYMBOL OF HAPPINESS.
SO HE TOOK IT TO A SECRET PLACE AND BURIED IT IN THE GROUND WHERE NO ONE WOULD EVER FIND IT.
BUT THE EMPEROR HAD A BAD MEMORY, SO HE MADE WALL PICTURES IN THE TOMB OF RECORDS THAT SHOWED EXACTLY WHERE HE BURIED THE PRISM.
UNFORTUNATELY, HE FORGOT WHERE THE TOMB OF RECORDS WAS.
NO TOMB; NO PICTURES; NO PRISM.
THE PRISM OF PENGUIA WAS LOST FOREVER.
(CRYING) GOSH, THAT REALLY IS SAD.
UH HUH.
THAT'S HOW THE LEGEND OF THE CRYING PENGUIN WAS BORN.
UH, I ALMOST FORGOT!
IT'S MY TURN AT THE CRYING SPOT!
THE CRYING SPOT?
C'MON, I'LL TAKE YOU THERE.
DIGIT: SOME PRO.
THAT'S YOUR FOURTH MISS!
WELL, IF I SHOOT ENOUGH TIMES, I'M BOUND TO HIT THE POLE!
JACKIE: STAND BACK!
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE.
MATT: THAT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE!
JACKIE: MAN, HITTING THAT POLE IS A LOT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
MATT: WHAT'S THE DEAL, COACH?
OUR PUCKS GO IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE WALL JUST LIKE ICE'S DO.
JACKIE: AND BOUNCE BACK LIKE HERS.
BUT THEY SURE DON'T HIT THE POLE LIKE ICE'S DO!
C'MON, I'LL SHOW YOU WHY.
I USE THIS TO TRACK THE PUCK SO MY PLAYERS CAN SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T!
MATT: HEY, THAT'S ME!
THE PATH OF THAT SHOT WOUND UP WAY TO THE RIGHT OF THE TARGET.
JACKIE: MY TURN.
MATT: AND THAT ONE WAS TOO FAR TO THE LEFT.
JACKIE: MAN, WE'RE SHOOTING ALL OVER THE PLACE!
NONE OF THE PATHS ARE RIGHT.
NOW, WATCH WHAT ICE DOES.
MATT: RIGHT ON TARGET!
COACH: BUT HER TARGET ISN'T THE POLE; IT'S THIS AIMING SPOT ON THE BOARD.
FROM THIS BLUE STAR, THERE'S ONLY ONE PATH THE PUCK CAN TAKE - OFF THAT WALL TO HIT THE POLE.
AND THAT BLUE DOT MARKS THAT SPOT ON THE WALL.
MATT: COOL!
NOW WE KNOW WHAT TO AIM AT!
THAT'S THE SECRET!
AIM IS THE GAME!
C'MON, JAX.
LET'S LIGHT IT UP!
TO FIND THE PATH FROM HERE THAT HITS THE POLE, AIM FOR THE BLUE DOT!
HE SHOOTS...
HE SCORES!
WOO HOO!
FLUFF: SO A PENGUIN MUST ALWAYS SHED TEARS UNTIL THE PRISM OF PENGUIA IS FOUND.
IT'S THE LAW OF THE LAND.
HERE WE ARE - THE CRYING SPOT.
FLASH: (CRYING) FLUFF: HEY, FLASH.
MY TURN TO CRY.
(CRYING) INEZ: PENGUIN TEARS... GOSH.
THAT IS JUST THE SADDEST THING I EVER HEARD!
NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES HERE, LIKE YOU THOUGHT, HUH?
THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO HELP!
THERE'S JUST HAS TO BE!
HACKER: TIGHTER, I SAID!
PULL IT TIGHTER.
UH-OH!
THAT VOICE SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
BUZZ: THIS WOULD BE A LOT EASIER, BOSS - I MEAN PAL - IF YOU'D HELP US.
YEAH, IT WOULD MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE'RE ALL EQUAL!
JUST LIKE DR. BILL SAID!
WE ARE EQUAL!
YOU TWO ARE THE SAME AND THEN... THEN THERE'S ME!
AHHHHH!
BUZZ: HACKY!
DELETE: PAL!
WHY YOU INCOMPETENT- I MEAN, INCOMPARABLE COMPADRES.
GREAT PALS OF MINE, SHALL WE BOND?
OH YEAH!
WHAT BONDING SHOULD WE DO FIRST?
HOW ABOUT WE GO ON A FRIENDSHIP HIKE?
HACKER: NO NO-NO-NO NO NO!
IF YOU TRULY WANT TO BOND, THERE'S ONLY ONE THING TO DO - DIG HOLES.
BOTH: DIG HOLES?
OF COURSE!
A DIG FOR FRIENDSHIP!
EVERYONE KNOWS THE MORE HOLES YOU DIG, THE STRONGER YOUR FRIENDSHIP BECOMES!
WHAT'DYA SAY, MY BOSSOM BUDDIES?
SHALL WE DIG?
OKAY!
YOU GOT IT, BUD!
HACKER: BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAPPEN TO FIND ANYTHING IN ONE OF THOSE HOLES, DO LET ME KNOW, OKAY?
PRISM OF PENGUIA, I WILL FIND YOU!
(EVIL LAUGH) HACKER'S LOOKING FOR THE PRISM!
WE GOTTA TELL THE OTHERS!
FLASH: (CRYING) FLUFF: KEEP CRYIN', FLASH.
I'LL SEND SOMEONE TO TAKE MY PLACE!
DELETE: HACKY'S FRIENDSHIP IS GETTING STRONGER!
I CAN FEEL IT, BUZZY!
BUZZ: YEAH, ME TOO.
BUT IF HE'S OUR FRIEND, SHOULDN'T HE BE IN HERE DIGGIN' WITH US?
GOOD IDEA!
LET'S MAKE THE HOLE BIGGER SO THERE'S ROOM FOR HIM TOO.
HMM?
INEZ: THERE'S WHERE I SAW HACKER!
HURRY!
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
FLUFF: (GASPS) AVALANCHE!
DIGIT: YOIKES!!
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
AHHHH!
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