02x10 - Raising the Bar

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Okay, there's this really
bad dude named hacker --

Hacker: the hacker, to you!

Whatever.
He wants to take over

The cyberworld
from motherboard.

[ Gasp ]
the three kids
are sucked into cyberspace,

And they use brain power
to help save everybody.

Jackie:
okay, here's the plan.

So they travel
all over and run into all these

Weird creatures...and have all
of these awesome adventures.

It's totally up to them
to save cyberspace.

Can three cool kids and a wacky
bird outsmart the hacker?

Hacker: never!
Matt: there's only one way
to find out!

Tune in
to "cyberchase"!

Cyberchase!♪

♪ We're movin', we're beatin'
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 got the power
of one, two, three, four! ♪

♪ Runnin' 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! ♪

Ms. Fileshare:
the cybrary is the place
to go when you need to know!

The house of wisdom,
I like to call it.

And I like my house clean.

Clean, tidy and spotless!

That means no bugs.

Vermin-vexor:
what you need is a professional
exterminator, ms. Fileshare.

And that professional is yours
truly, the vermin-vexor!

(Beep)

Oh, dear, I'm needed
in mythology!

You have thirty seconds
to convince me.

Go!

Vermin-vexor:
these are bug charts,
ms. Fileshare.

Mine and the other guy
who wants the job!

Look at these bars.

You can clearly tell
I got rid of a lot more bugs

Than he did last year!

Well, stack my shelves!
That is a lot more!

Any doubt about who to hire?

The job's yours,
mr. Vermin-vexor!

Start sprayin'!
Gotta book.

Buzz:
we're in, boss!

Delete:
your plan worked!

I am good, aren't i?
(Laughs)

We'll begin here
in the history section.

Release the vermin!

Delete:
yeow!

N-n-nice vermin.

Hacker:
ah, yes!

Ms. Fileshare is so busy
she won't know what happened

Until it's much too late!
(Laughs)

(Sigh)

Uh deedee?

What?

Woo-hoo! Yikes!

Hacker:
whoa!

Whoa!

Both:
boss!

Oh boy.

Buzz:
boss! Boss!

Boss?

You all right?

Hacker:
boss? Who are you?

Delete:
he doesn't know who we are.

Buzz:
gee, if he's lost his memory
then...

Then he doesn't know who he is,
either. (Realizing)

Matt:
according to roman legend,

Romulus was the founder
of rome,

And remus was his twin brother.

But when they were small
children,

They were raised by a wolf

Who looked after them
and fed them.

Ms. Fileshare:
I can't tell you how grateful
I am that you could join us

For share-a-story time.

Tall tales, legends, myths,
any kind of story...

Kids just love 'em!

Inez:
motherboard said you could
use some help.

Jackie:
that's why we volunteered.

I love to read the stories
myself,

But sometimes I just-

(Beeps)

Now they need me in science

And still so much to be done.

Jackie:
don't worry, ms. Fileshare,
we'll give you a hand.

Ms. Fileshare:
if you need me, I'll be working
here-here-here-and-here.

I'm on the move, in the groove!
Thanks, girls.

Inez:
man, look at all this stuff

That gets checked out
and returned.

Jackie:
disks. Memory chips. Wow!

Even books!
Old school, but still cool!

Hey, where's digit?

Wasn't he supposed to
meet us here?

Digit:
sorry I'm late, earthlies!

I took the wrong portal.

Matt:
not again.

Didge, we're going
to have to work

On your navigation techniques.

Buzz:
after this, I want
my comic book read to me.

Then the bathroom needs
cleaning!

Is that clear?!

I hear you, boss.
How about lunch?

Buzz:
oh, yeah. I want that too.

But wash your hands first!

Delete:
your plan to give hacker
a taste of his own medicine...

Worked!

Buzz:
yeah! He thinks he works
for me!

Oh...

So... Um,
who am I working for?

Me! Who else?

Jackie:
travel books shaped
like cybersites!

This is totally cool!

Solaria, hmmm...
Where do I put you?

Digit:
sheesh! I need four more wings
to keep up with this thing!

Oops!

Yoikes!

I can't believe it!

Now that buzz is boss,

Things are worse, not better!

Where's my lunch?

Here you go,
boss.

Hey, I asked for a dozen
donuts--not twelve!

But a dozen donuts
is twelve!

Oh. Well then get me
two dozen!

And make it snappy!

Oh, this is terrible.

I miss the old buzz.

He was the bestest pal
that ever was.

I just want things to go back
the way they were.

Earth kids?

What are they doing here?

Wait! That gives me an idea
how to get my buzzy back!

Digit:
mattster!
Good thing I found you!

You won't believe
what I just saw!

Jackie:
guys!

Wait'll you hear what I saw!

Inez:
hey! Check this out!

The big book of quotes!

There's actually some
in here I don't know!

Funny. I thought you were gonna
say you saw a bug like I did.

Same here!

Bugs in the cybrary?

That doesn't sound good.

Delete:
study your history, kiddies.

Inez:
who said that?

Delete:
none of your business!
Just study your history

Or the cybrary will have
no future!

Matt:
something really weird
is happening.

Digit:
huh! Nobody here.

Inez:
but I heard a squeaky voice.

Matt:
me too!

Jackie:
maybe someone's trying
to tell us something.

But what?
Why?

Inez:
there he is!

Matt:
let's corner him.
Spread out!

Jackie:
excuse me!

Oof!

Jackie:
squeaky throat got away!

Matt:
what do you think he meant,

"Study your history or the
cybrary will have no future?"

Inez:
maybe he meant history,
like in the history section.

Let's check it out.

Matt:
nice beak.

Jackie:
let's go.

(Groan)

Easy for you to say.

Kids:
uhhh!

Digit:
whoa! Break out the bug spray!

Ew ew! And double ew!
What are they doing?

I don't know,

But this must be what squeaky
was trying to tell us!

Whoa!

Jackie:
we better tell ms. Fileshare!

Inez:
she's in the reference section.

Digit:
I'll check for more bugs!

Inez:
let's go!

Ms. Fileshare:
here in reference,
we have all the current news

As well as the entire
history of cyberspace.

Kids:
ms. Fileshare!
Ms. Fileshare!

Matt:
your cybrary has bugs!

Ms. Fileshare:
excuse me for a moment.

What was that about bugs?

I hired an exterminator
just this morning.

Inez:
well, he didn't do
a very good job.

Meaning what?

Meaning, we saw a whole bunch
of bugs in the history section.

Yeah! I found three
in science!

Matt:
and digit saw one in math!

Inez:
and there could dozens more!

Oh! My pager, my beeper,
my phone!

My operating system
is on overload!

If there's a bug problem you
need to show me, not tell me!

I have a tour to finish...

And so much more to do.

Well, what do we do now?

Okay, what do we know?

Squeaky, whoever that is,

Said the cybrary has no future.

Then led us here
to all these bugs.

Right. But how are we going
to show ms. Fileshare

She has a bug problem,

If she doesn't have time
to see the bugs for herself?

I counted fourteen right here
in the history section.

Compared to the other sections,
this one is a disaster!

Jackie:
compare! That's it!

If we show her a comparison
of the bugs

We found in each section,

That should get her attention!

Yeah!
But we've got to do it fast

Or those bugs will eat
everything in the cybrary.

Digit:
bad news, earthlies!

I just found another bug.

This one in the travel section!

Jackie:
things are getting worse!

No kidding!

Between lookin' for bugs
and workin', I'm pooped!

See those four cybrary carts?

That's how many carts of stuff
I've shelved today!

And that's just me.

You girls have each done one.

And mattster, you've done two.

Inez:
digit, you're a genius!

I am?

Oh, yeah, I forgot.
What did I do?

Inez:
you just showed us how
to make a visual comparison

For ms. Fileshare!

Ladies and gentlemen, what
we have here is a bug chart.

A real live bar graph!

A visual comparison
of how many bugs we saw!

One bug in science,
three in math,

One in travel and a whopping
fourteen in history!

Digit:
too bad we can't take the graph
with us to show ms. Fileshare.

Inez:
we can!

I've made a smaller version
that's portable

And easy to read.

Let's find ms. Fileshare!

Jackie:
where is she?

She's supposed to be here
in the sorting section.

Ms. Fileshare:
I am in the sorting section.

We've got something
to show you.

I only have thirty seconds
to spare!

Please hurry.

We've made a bar graph that
shows how many bugs we found

In four sections
of the cybrary.

These labels let you see
right away

What sections each bar
stands for.

Science, math,

Travel and history!

Check out history.

Well, we've always had
a few bugs here and there,

But never that many
in one section!

That's what we've been
trying to tell you.

Ms. Fileshare:
I'm convinced!
Come with me.

Faster!

Whatever you say,
boss!

Slower!

Ms. Fileshare:
mr. Vermin-vexor?

Are you there?

Fileshare?

Ms. Fileshare:
I need to speak to you,
right away.

Buzz-as-verminator:
can i, uh, help you?

Ms. Fileshare:
feast your eyes on this bar
graph my volunteers made!

Science, math, travel

And finally, history!

As you can see, there's
a bundle of bugs

In the history section!

Explain!

Um-uh, be right back!

You gotta convince 'em
there's no problem!

We need more time to get those
bugs to do what you

Er, I mean, I programmed 'em
to do!

I don't know what you're
talking about.

I'll do it.
But I get a raise!

Fine!

Hacker as verminator:
ms. Fileshare, I have my
own graph to show you

That tells quite a different
story.

See? You've only got a few
of those nasty little bugs.

There's no reason to worry.

Hmmm. According to his
bar graph,

History may have a few more
bugs than other areas.

But it doesn't look like
a big problem at all!

He can get them when
he comes back next time.

But ms. Fileshare!
He's trying to trick you!

He fudged his numbers
so his graph shows less bugs

Than we counted!

Hacker as verminator:
not so fast!

My graph uses the exact same
numbers as yours does.

See for yourself.

Jackie:
it's true, matt.

His history bar reads
fourteen bugs,

The same number we counted.

Ms. Fileshare:
matthew,
I'm very disappointed in you.

Accusing mr. Vermin-vexor
of deception

When he's telling the truth.

My decision is made!

We'll keep mr. Vermin-vexor's
service.

Now please, excuse me.

Oh, man.
My reputation's ruined!

She won't believe anything
I say ever again.

Matt:
I don't get it.

Both graphs used the same
numbers,

But the vermin-vexor's graph
made the problem look so small.

I know.
Where did we go wrong?

Delete:
you didn't fail,
check the scale!

Digit:
it's that squeaky guy!

Inez:
this way!

Matt:
I think I see him!

Ugh. Not again!

Jackie:
I thought for sure
he ran in here.

Matt:
he did, but we've lost him.

Wait!

Maybe he led us back to the
history section for a reason.

Digit:
bug at eleven o'clock!

Matt:
hey! Did you see that?

And that?!

Inez:
that doesn't look good
at all.

Those bugs are putting hacker
in place of motherboard!

Digit:
who would do such a thing?

Kids:
hacker!

Jackie:
make room, I gotta pace!

Okay, we know the cybrary
has a serious bug problem.

And when does it have
a bug problem?

After the vermin-vexor
does his exterminator thing!

Which can only mean
one thing...

Hacker must be
the vermin-vexor!

And he doesn't get rid of bugs,
he adds them!

And why?

To erase motherboard
from all of cyberspace history!

Yes! They got it!

We gotta convince fileshare
to spray this place, pronto!

Hold it!

Because of me, she won't
believe a thing we say.

But our bar graph did
have her convinced.

For a moment, anyway.

We know that it's right.

But hacker's graph
wasn't wrong.

Digit:
how can they both be right?

I don't know,
let's check them out.

Jackie:
look! Hacker's bar graph
has numbers on it!

But ours doesn't!

Matt:
so what?

Our bars stand
for the same numbers his do.

But because we knew what
our numbers were,

We didn't bother
to put them on our graph!

Jackie:
ugh! We didn't even number
our scale!

And that's what shows
how much each bar stands for.

Scale?
Did you say scale?

That's what squeaky
throat said.

"You didn't fail...
Check the scale!"

Matt:
touchdown!

Jax, add the scale!

Jackie:
will do!

Let's see,
our scale goes up by twos.

The top number is fourteen,

Since that's the highest number
of bugs

We counted in any section.

But hacker's history bar reads
fourteen, also!

Matt:
so how come it only goes this
far up his graph?

Inez:
what scale is he using?

Digit:
yeah, scale.
What scale?

Jackie:
whoa, each of his scale lines
goes up by fifteen.

With a top number of !

Why'd he use such a high
number?

He didn't have to.

Matt:
that's right he didn't have to!

He wanted to.

To hide the truth!
C'mon!

Ms. Fileshare, the bug problem
is worse than we thought.

They're doing something
terrible!

Worse than making false
accusations?

I don't think so.

But I'm much too busy to go
look at any more graphs.

Jackie:
no problem, ms. Fileshare,
we're bringing them to you!

Matt:
pointing fingers without
knowing all the facts

Was wrong, ms. Fileshare.

The vermin-vexor did use
the same numbers

For his bar graph that we did.

But there's more, look.

Both graphs have number scales
now, they didn't before.

Hmmm, fourteen on yours...

And one hundred five on his?

Yep. The vermin-vexor used
really big numbers on his scale

So that the data bars
would look tiny.

Jackie:
and tiny bars make it look like
there's only a few bugs

In all the sections.

We chose a scale
with smaller numbers,

So the bars would be bigger
and easier to understand.

But large or small,
ms. Fileshare,

Fourteen bugs is fourteen bugs!

Well, flip my files!

There's more.
Watch!

Hacker as verminator:
look at these,
you can clearly tell

I got rid of a lot more bugs
than he did last year.

Ms. Fileshare:
wait!

Those graphs aren't
a fair comparison!

Add scales to them,
and what do you see?

Ms. Fileshare:
the other guy caught way more
bugs than the vermin-vexor!

He deliberately left off
the scales

To make it look like
he was better.

I've been bamboozled!

We made the same mistake
until we found out

The sizes of the bars
on a graph

Don't tell the whole story.

The power is
in the whole picture!

You have to think about the
numbers and the scale too.

Then you can figure out what
the graph is really saying.

Matt:
and that's not all.

The vermin-vexor isn't who
he says he is.

He's really-

Digit:
hey, guys!

I need a little help.

Matt:
didge! Where have you been?

Digit:
yoikes!

Motherboard:
hacker alert! Hacker alert!

Hacker:
(laughing)

Inez:
that's what the bugs are doing,
ms. Fileshare,

Switching all references
of motherboard to hacker!

Motherboard's being erased
from cyber-history!

This will never do!
We must stop him.

Delete:
my hints worked!

They wised up to hacker's plan!

Hacker:
my plan?

If it's my plan,
how come I'm not the boss?

Yeah and how come you helped
the kids?

Uh, well,
I did it for us, buzzy.

I figured if the kids messed up
our plan,

You wouldn't want to be boss
anymore.

Jackie:
delete was squeaky throat!

Get him!

Hacker:
after him!

Aaahh!

All:
aaahh!

At last, history will remember
me and not motherboard

As the great leader
of cyberspace!

Um, I'm not positive, buzzy,

But I think the boss
got his memory back.

Buzzy? Who's buzzy?

And who are you?

Hacker:
never mind all that!

Let's go check on my bugs!

Matt:
don't waste your time, hacker!

Motherboard's not history,
but your bugs are!

Digit:
hey, guys!

You forgot about me!

Matt:
hang on, didge!

Motherboard:
I am motherboard.

Thanks, I needed that!

I'll be back,
you meddling moppets!

You haven't seen the last
of the hacker!

Get us out of here!

Jackie:
the cybrary's saved,
ms. Fileshare.

No more bugs and
all references to motherboard

Are back where they belong.

The credit is yours,
my friends.

You showed me the power
of the picture,

The whole picture!

Buzz:
uh, I can't remember, is this
the right button to push?

All:
whoa!