01x02 - Keys

[bunniefuu]

[all] Ta-da!

[eyebrows squeak]

[hydraulics whirring]

[beeping]

[rock music plays]

-♪ Answer Time ♪
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-♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
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♪ They live in your computer
And they got a job to do ♪

♪ They're all about learning
They make it fun too ♪

♪ When you have a question
They answer it for you ♪

♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪

♪ Answer Time! ♪

[clock ticking]

[beeps and rings]

-[all speaking]
-Hey there! Hi, how's it going?

Hi, Bo. What's the tallest mountain?

Oh, it's Mount Everest in the Himalayas,
and it's , feet tall!

-I bet I could climb that with a ladder.
-No, you'll have to use a hundred ladders.

Actually, at , feet tall,
you'll need over , ladders.

Whoa. That's a lot of ladders, man.

[laughing]

Hi, StoryBots. How many hairs
do I have on my head?

I don't know. Let's find out.

[keyboard clacks]

Wow, people have
over , hairs on their head.

That's a lot of hairs.

Thank you.

Hey, Boop. How many hairs
do I have on my head?

[glistens]

Boop, boop.

Two? That's twice as many as yesterday!
Whoo-hoo!

[alarm beeping]

Boop, boop boop, boop. Boop-boop.

[whispering] Oh.
[chuckles] Hey, StoryBots.

I'm wondering if you could, uh,
help me with something.

Uh, yeah. No problem.

But, like, what's with the outfit?
You goin' to a costume party or somethin'?

Oh. Yeah, yeah. Mm-hmm.
That's where I'm going. Costume party.

-[crashing]
-[cat yowls]

Ooh! I love costume parties!

[whispers] Me too.
I love costume parties, Bo.

Me too. So fun.

Excuse me. Why exactly
are we whispering, ma'am?

Um, because, um…

of my neighbors.

I've got neighbors.
And they're sleeping. They're very tired.

So, yep. That's why I'm whispering.

Oh yeah. That makes a lot of sense.

It does?

Well, yeah, dude.

You, like, totally don't
wanna wake the neighbors.

Uh, g*ng, I don't think this is a good--

So what can we help you with?

Oh, yes, funny story.

Um, I lost my keys that unlock my safe

that holds my giant diamond.

[magical music plays]

[gasps]

You own
the Vanderrockinfeldenberger diamond?

That's the prettiest, most illustrious
diamond in the whole world!

You know… [scoffs] This old thing?
It's been in my family for years.

[chuckles] Um…

My grandma had it, and then my mom had it,
and then, yep, now I have it. It's mine.

So, like, uh, what's your question,
Costume Lady?

Well, if you can tell me how keys work,

then I can get into the safe to steal--

I mean, wear… the diamond,

my diamond, the one that's mine,
to the costume party.

Hmm, something doesn't seem quite right.

I gotta make a phone call.

Boop, boop boop, boop boop.

Great idea, Boop.

I've seen the Amazing Tortellini
escape from locked-up chains too.

-He's gotta know how keys work.
-Oh, yeah, man.

The Amazing Tortellini's, like, amazing.

-He really is.
-[all gushing and praising]

Um, StoryBots?

Sorry, if you could just…

hurry it up a little bit,
because security--

I mean… [chuckles]
the costume party's starting soon

and they're gonna be really upset
if I show up late. [chuckles]

Boop, boop.

Boop, boop boop, boop, boop.

[whirring and suctioning]

♪ Answer time! ♪

[gears whirring]

Hi, StoryBots.

Why do I always
have to say please and thank you?

[whirring]

[bold music plays]

Hey, kids! It's me,
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy!

[bell chimes]

Now, you all know that I can fly,
I can run fast,

and I can bend steel with my bare hands.

But my strongest superpower
is saying please and thank you.

Now, Reptilla was stomping
right through the middle of the city,

as he normally does,
but did I try to fight with him?

No way.

-I flew right up to Reptilla and I says…
-[brakes squeak]

"Reptilla, please.
Watch where you're stepping, man."

-I asked so nicely…
-[man screams]

…that he decided to walk around the city.

So I said, "Thank you, Reptilla."

[roars]

You see, kids?
You don't need superpowers to be a hero.

All you need is to say
please and thank you.

[heroic music plays]

And that's super awesome.

[bell chimes]

[whirring]

Hi, StoryBots.
Can you please tell me a fun fact?

[whirring]

[automated voice] Fun fact
number ,,.

[chimes]

Did you know that koala bears
have fingerprints

that are almost identical to humans?

And all over the scene of the crime,
we found… fingerprints!

[people gasp]

-The court finds the defendant guilty!
-[bangs gavel]

What-- No. No, it wasn't me!

It was the koala!
Those are koala fingerprints!

It was the koala!

[laughs wickedly]

They bought it.

[cartoonishly dramatic music plays]

[yells] Boop!

[automated voice] Next stop,
the Toucan Palace Hotel and Nightclub.

[announcer] The Toucan Palace
and Nightclub is pleased to present…

the Great Tortellini!

Thank you, thank you!

-Oh! Marv, it's really him!
-Hmm?

For tonight's mind-blowing performance,
I will need a volunteer from the audience.

-[buzzing and whirring]
-Hmm?

[Boop groaning]

Boop.

Pesto, please escort our next victim--

-[record scratches]
-Eh, uh, I mean, uh, volunteer to the box!

[dramatic music plays]

[clangs heavily]

Boop? Boop boop!

By volunteering, you agree to hold
the Tortellini Corporation

harmless from any injury.

Boop boop boop! Boop!
Boop boop! Boop boop boop!

[Tortellini] Silence!

[Boop] Boop?

These illusions require
my utmost concentration.

You do not want to end up
like our last volunteer. [chuckles]

[eerie music plays]

[whirring]

-[chainsaw buzzing]
-[eyebrows ding]

Abracadabra! Oobalagooba! Sundalamunda!

Slice the box!

[lively folk music plays]

[audience gasps]

[whirring]

[Boop] Boop boop boop boop, boop!

[grunts and laughs]

Ez za ma mista!

[Tortellini continues incanting] Oh!

[gasps and coughs]

-[applauding]
-Oh my gosh! Wow! Yay!

Pull!

[whistling]

Boop.

-Fettuccine, linguine, macaroni!
-[Boop exclaims]

-Spaghetti!
-[whimpers]

-[Tortellini] Banana!
-Boop?

[Tortellini laughs]

[whooshing]

-[cheering wildly] Yeah!
-[audience applauds]

Pesto, the lock.

-[Pesto whirring]
-[lock clangs]

Boop?

And now, for the grand finale, I will…

-[bell chimes]
-…swallow the key!

[chomps and gulps]

Boop?

Light the fuse!

[energetic folk music playing]

[sizzling]

[speaks magical gibberish]

And now, unlock!

[nervously] Mmm.

Unlock!

Now, unlock!

[sizzling]

Unlock! Unlock, unlock,
unlock, unlock, unlock!

Ah, Pesto, blow it out. Blow it out!

-Boop!
-Pesto, blow it out!

[blowing]

Everybody get out of here!

[explodes]

[debris crashing and clattering]

[lock clicks, chains rattle]

Check, please.

[cash register rings]

I told Barb
not to make the lock so strong,

but she just can't help herself.

Boop boop?

Barb, from security.
You know, she handles all the locks.

Boop boop boop. Boop boop, boop boop.

Boop, boop boop.

Thank you! I'll be here all week!

[musical flourish plays]

[whirring]

Hi, StoryBots, I am Kavya,
and I want to know this…

What is the difference
between a square and a cube?

-[whirring]
-[heroic music plays]

[narrator] The Adventures of…
Blimblam the Barbarian!

[grunting and roaring]

[splashing and bubbling]

Blimblam!

[roars]

Ha-ha!

[dramatic music plays]

You may cross my bridge if,

and only if,

you can answer a single question.

Blimblam no like to answer question.
Blimblam like to bash!

What simple shape do I hold before you?

That easy. That circle.
Blimblam cross bridge now.

-[honks]
-Wrong!

[laughs wildly]

This is not a circle.
What you see before you is a sphere.

[curious music plays]

Uh, Blimblam see no difference.

A circle is a flat shape
and is two-dimensional.

It only has height and length.

While a sphere is a solid shape,
it is three-dimensional.

It has height, length, and depth.

[snorts and laughs]

Blimblam no care.

-Wait!
-[brakes squeal]

You still haven't answered a question.

What is this?

Mmm… square.

Wrong again!

[cackles]

This is a square. It is two-dimensional.
Height, length, but no depth.

This is a cube. It is three-dimensional.

Height, length, and depth.

Look same.

[laughs] Try again.

That triangle.

It's a pyramid!

[laughs wildly]

-[kettle whistling]
-[roars]

-Blimblam smash!
-Huh?

-[roars]
-No!

What are you doing? Stop!

[coughs and gasps]

Circle, square, triangle.

No more depth.

Blimblam now cross bridge.

What? No way. You cheated!

I will not let you cross my bridge.

Hmm, okay.

Then Blimblam bash here! [roars]

-Oh! My beautiful bridge!
-[Blimblam roars]

Please, just--

-[animals yowling]
-Just leave, Blimblam. Leave!

♪ Flat shapes, solid shapes
So much fun to know ♪

-Yay!
-Whoo-hoo!

Hooray!

♪ A circle is a shape
That's round and flat ♪

-♪ It's two-dimensional ♪
-♪ Yes, that's a fact! ♪

♪ It's got height and width
But no depth at all ♪

-♪ But a sphere is solid! ♪
-♪ Now we're havin' a ball ♪

♪ It's three-dimensional, look and see ♪

-♪ With height, width, and depth ♪
- ♪ Yeah, one, two, three! ♪

♪ It's round like a circle
But it's not the same ♪

♪ You can't kick a circle
In a soccer game ♪

♪ Flat shapes, solid shapes
Cool as can be ♪

-♪ I'm two-dimensional ♪
-♪ And I'm D ♪

♪ Yes, two kinds of shapes
Wherever you go ♪

♪ Flat shapes, solid shapes
So much fun to know ♪

-Whoo-hoo!
-Whoa!

All right!

♪ A square is a D shape that's flat ♪

♪ And a cube is a D version of that ♪

-♪ Like a cube of sugar ♪
-♪ Or a cube of ice! ♪

♪ And two cubes
Make a pair of fuzzy dice ♪

-All right!
-♪ What about a triangle? ♪

♪ Take a look
They're D shapes on a page of a book ♪

♪ But D pyramids proudly stand
In the desert sand in Egypt land ♪

♪ Flat shapes, solid shapes
Cool as can be ♪

-♪ We're two-dimensional! ♪
-♪ And we're D! ♪

♪ Yes, two kinds of shapes
Wherever you go ♪

♪ Flat ones, solid ones, so much fun ♪

♪ So much fun to know ♪

-All right!
-Yay!

-[whooshing]
-Boop!

[automated voice] Next stop,
Security Hardware Headquarters.

[whirring]

[groans]

[cameras whirring]

Boop boop?

State your business.

Boop boop, boop, boop.

You wanna learn about locks and keys, huh?

-Let's see some identification.
-Boop boop.

-[keyboard clacking]
-[computer processing]

Turn to your right. Door .

[whirring]

[mysterious music plays]

[clanking]

[in awe] Boop!

-[beeping]
-[brakes squeal]

Boop Bunklebee? The name's Barb. Hop in.

[mellow music plays]

We're almost done
building this pin tumbler lock

for the Archive Department.

-You see that bolt up there?
-Boop?

Well, that bolt is what slides
in and out of the doorway

to either let people in
or keep 'em locked out.

Hiya, Barb!

But right through the keyway
is where the magic really happens.

[truck beeping]

This area is called the plug.

It's what turns and moves the bolt
when the right key is inserted.

Boop? Boop boop?

Good question.
You see those giant columns?

They're actually made up
of separate parts called pins.

-[switch beeps]
-Boop! Boop.

Without the right key,
the pins stop the plug from turning.

[whirs and slams]

-[workers exclaim]
-Whoa!

But when the space between the pins
is lifted to this point right here,

called the shear line…

[whirring]

…the plug can turn.

Boop boop boop boop?

The only way to lift all the pins
to the correct height

is to insert the right key.

Suzy, you hear that?

Uh, yeah. Sounds like Barb
wants us to turn the key.

I didn't know we were doing a test today.

Welp, you heard the lady.

Okay.

-[rumbling]
-What the--

Boop?

[alarm beeping]

-[alarm rings]
-[heavy whirring]

They're not supposed to be testing today.

-We gotta get outta here!
-Boop?

Boop, run! Immediately!

-Boop!
-Go, go, go!

[both yell]

[rumbling and whooshing]

Boop!

[groaning]

[dramatic music playing]

[groans]

[pins slam harmonically]

Boop!

[groans] I think it's busted.

[lever squeaks]

Boop!

It ain't busted.
This happened to me on Tuesday.

All you gots to do is kick it!

-[rattles]
-[groans]

Oh! I see.

-[grunts] Whoa!
-[panting] Stop!

There's a StoryBot stuck in the lock!

[Boop] Boop!

-[button beeps]
-[computer processing]

[hydraulics whir and rumble]

Well, hey, what do you know?
There was a StoryBot stuck in that lock.

[Suzy] See? I told you it wasn't busted.

[grumbles] Boop boop.

Sorry about that, Boop.
It'll be safer from here.

-Observe.
-[beeps]

When the grooves on the key lift the pins

to the exact same height
as the shear line…

[chimes]

…the plug can turn, which moves the bolt.

[chimes]

-[whirs and slams]
-[workers scream]

-[crashing]
-[worker] Ow.

Nothing like seeing
a working lock and key.

Boop boop, boop. Boop, boop.
Boop boop, boop boop.

It was our pleasure. See ya next time.

Buh-bye.

[whirring]

[smooth funky music plays]

♪ When a lock is locked ♪

♪ The space inside is blocked
By a row of pins ♪

-♪ Preventing it from turning ♪
-♪ Turning ♪

♪ But when the right-shaped key goes in ♪

♪ It neatly lines up every pin ♪

♪ That's how a key unlocks a lock ♪

-♪ In a pin tumbler lock ♪
-♪ That's the typical kind ♪

♪ The plug is the little space inside ♪

♪ And inside that, there's a row of pins ♪

♪ Lined up in pairs, pushed by springs ♪

♪ Blockin' that plug from turnin' free ♪

♪ But if you've got the key that moves ♪

♪ Each pair of pins to a certain height ♪

♪ The space between pairs lines up right ♪

♪ At the shearline ♪

-♪ Shearline ♪
-♪ Now that plug is free to turn ♪

♪ And the end result, you move that bolt ♪

♪ Consider your lock lesson learned ♪

♪ When your lock is locked ♪

♪ The space inside is blocked ♪

♪ By a row of pins ♪

-♪ Preventing it from turning ♪
-♪ Turning ♪

♪ But when the right-shaped key goes in ♪

♪ It neatly lines up every pin ♪

♪ That's how a key unlocks a lock ♪

[whooshing]

[keyboard clacking]

I didn't do it! Oh. [chuckles]

Hey, Boop. [chuckles] It's just you.

[chuckles nervously] Um, hey,
so did you guys, um, find out

how keys work to open locks?

'Cause this costume party's not gonna--
not gonna last all night. [laughs]

Boop boop boop. Boop, boop.
Boop boop boop, boop boop.

Boop, boop boop boop boop boop. Boop.

Oh, okay. So you have to have the pins

line up with the shear line.
But if I don't have the right key,

how am I supposed to steal this diamond?

[all] Steal the diamond?

Of course I'm here to steal the diamond!
You didn't think I really owned

the Vanderrockinfeldenberger diamond,
did you?

[all] Uh…

But what about the costume party?

I'm afraid
there's no costume party, either.

Yeah. Can't believe
you fell for that old trick.

-[alarms and sirens blare]
-[gasps]

Oh, the police.

-[sighs] Not again.
-[car doors open and close]

[all] Whoa!

[officer] Let's go, cat burglar.
You know the drill.

You're headed downtown.

All right, all right, I'm comin'.
Well, thanks anyway, StoryBots.

At least I know
how keys and locks work now.

Hey, what's for dinner in jail?

I'm kinda hungry
after all that diamond-stealing.

Whoa, I did not see that coming.

-[Beep] It was our pleasure, Sheriff.
-Huh?

[man] We just can't thank you
enough, StoryBots.

If you hadn't delayed the cat burglar,
we might never have caught her.

Well, Team B is always here to help.

-[all say goodbye]
-Our pleasure!

-See ya! Glad we could help!
-Boop.

-Bye bye!
-Take care, Officer!

-[static crackles]
-[theme music plays]