01x05 - Budgets

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I could sure use
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Oh, hold on, Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy.
I'm trying to watch your show. Huh?

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Well, that's super mega awesome, Bing.

But I gotta tell you, I'm in a bit
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Humongo Girl?
Do you need help defeating Humongo Girl?

Humongo Girl? Oh, no.

It's even harder than that.
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Not Professor Annihilation.
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-We're gonna be so awesome together--
-Bing!

Maybe if you let
Mr. Awesome Ultra Guy speak for a minute,

he'll tell us what he needs.

Thanks, Beep. What I really need
is help figuring out…

what a budget is.

A wudge-it?

Not a wudge-it, a budget.

The people that work
on my show that wear suits

and talk about money all day long,

they keep telling me
that I'm way over budget.

I don't even know what that means.

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[man] Cape delivery
for Mr. Awesome Ultra Guy.

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that I bought, would you?

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Now I've got one cape
for every day of the year.

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Huh.

But do you really need that many capes?

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[man] Jetpack delivery
for Mr. Awesome Ultra Guy.

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Put it next to the six other jetpacks
that I recently bought. Thank you.

Now I have one jetpack
for every day of the week.

[chimes]

Uh, I don't know jetpacks,

but that sounds
a bit excessive to me, dude.

Boop.

So, anyway, StoryBots, my friends,

can you help me figure out
what this budget thing is?

Because the suit people
who talk about money all day,

they said if I don't get under budget,

they're gonna cancel my show!

[musical flourish plays]

What?! They can't cancel your show!

We gotta stop 'em!

Oh! If a budget has something to do
with money, maybe a bank could help?

-[all agreeing]
-A bank should totally have the answer.

I'm gonna go to the bank
to get to the bottom of this.

Why, thank you, Bing. That's a relief.
I knew I could count on you.

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[whirring]

[automated voice] Fun fact
number ,,.

Did you know that horse hooves are made up
of the same stuff as human fingernails?

There you go, honey. All set.

-Okay, who's next to get their nails done?
-[clomping]

-[exclaims]
-[neighs]

Oh!

Uh… [chuckles nervously]

Cancel the rest of my appointments!

[horse whinnies]

This is gonna take all day.

[whirring]

Hi, StoryBots. What is
the least common multiple?

[whirring]

Help! I've got eight hot dogs
and only six buns.

Sounds like you need another pack of buns.

Now there's buns
and only eight hot dogs.

Then you need another pack of hot dogs.

But that makes dogs and only buns,
and it just keeps going!

buns, dogs.

dogs, buns.

buns and …

Oh! Look at that.

That's the least common multiple.

What's that?

It's the smallest number that can be
divided by two different numbers

with no remainder.

Oh no!

Now what?

Now we gotta eat hot dogs!

[all yell]

-[whooshing]
-[screaming]

[automated voice] Next stop,
StoryBots Central Bank.

-[whirring]
-[all gasp]

[screaming]

-[bell dings]
-What do you need?

Hi! I need to learn
about how budgets work, and fast.

Budgets? I love budgets.

Did someone say budgets?
File me under interested.

[both laugh]

[eyebrows squeak quizzically]

So, what about the fascinating world
of budgets do you want our two cents on?

[both laugh]

Um, I just need to know how they work.

Oh, you are in for a surplus
of fun. [chuckles]

Oh, cool. I love fun.

[musical flourish plays]

Huh?

A budget, derived
from the old French word "bougette,"

meaning small pouch,

is a quantified financial plan.

[Bing] Ugh. This is so boring.

But I need to know how budgets work
for Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy!

[bankers muttering]

-…volumes and revenues…
-…the common use…

Pay attention, Bing.

Assets, liabilities, and cash-flows…

Come on, come on, come on!

Gotta focus!

[banker ] Some people
like to establish… [audio distorting]

Stay…. awake!

Anyway, you gotta really figure out…

…individual area
and often one organization…

You can do it, Bing! You're gonna make it!

…because we all know that a good system
can make budgeting a dream.

[echoing] A dream…

[magical music plays]

Huh?

Welcome to the Over Budget Hotel.

May we help you

crunch some numbers?

[screams] No, thanks. Gotta go. Bye!

-[exclaims nervously]
-[dramatic music plays]

Financial planning
is the bedrock of wealth.

Get me out of here--

[screams]

Oof! Whoa! Huh?

-Oof!
-Leave some room for savings!

-Ahh!
-What about expenses?

Gotta budget for food.

-And clothes.
-And toys.

Don't forget taxes!

[all] There's always room in the budget.

[all laugh menacingly]

[grunts and screams]

[groans]

[banker ] You're over budget, Bing.

Your spending is sky-high.

[audio distorts] All spending
and no saving

makes Bing an over budget boy.

[screams] No!

[panting]

Ow! [groans]

[both] One four makes two twos.

Divide with us, Bing.

[suspenseful music plays]

[screams]

-[brakes screech]
-Huh?

Oh, hey!

I'm ready to check out now.

But you're just starting to get it.

Budgeting is a lifelong skill.

[all] You're always gonna need it.

[screams]

Budgeting is a lifelong skill,
and you're always gonna need it.

-[both] Huh?
-[screams]

[grunts]

[continues screaming]

[groans]

[green bot] Our lemons!

Whoa. Are you okay?

[groans] Yeah, I'm okay.
Sorry about the lemons.

No worries.

We have a line item
for damages in our budget.

Wait a minute. Did you say budget?

[chuckles] Of course.

We're entrepreneurs.
We run a small business.

My mom says we're money savvy.

That's great!
I really need to know how budgets work.

-Do you think you can help?
-Come with us.

We'll show you.

All right, awesome! Thanks!
This is gonna be amazing.

Hey, Aileen,
where'd that little yellow guy go?

Guess he had low interest.

[both guffaw]

"Low interest!" [laughs]

-[whirring]
-Hi.

How many plants are there?

[whirring]

[cheerful music plays]

-Hey, Dink.
-Yeah, Doink?

How many different types of plants
do you think there are on Earth?

Oh, on Earth?

Oh, probably about, uh, .

[record scratches]

Twenty-five?

There's gotta be at least
different types of plants on Earth!

[laughs] There's no way there's that many!

Oh, oh, so now you know all about plants?
Great, what are you?

-Some kind of botanist?
-No, but I love plants.

I-- I own a plant, my friend.

How can I possibly be friends
with somebody who thinks

there are only  different kinds
of plants on the Earth?

Well, how can I be friends with somebody

who thinks there's or even more
different kinds of plants on Earth?

-[laughs]
-Fine, fine. Laugh. Go ahead, laugh.

-I am laughing!
-You just go that way.

And I'll go this way,
and we'll never see each other again.

-No, I'm going this way, you go that way.
-No, that's my way.

-No.
-I said it first!

-You went that way last time.
-[ominous music plays]

-All right, I'll go this way…
-Now we're going together!

[both] I don't wanna go with you!

-I'm going that way. Fine!
-Okay, fine!

-[hissing]
-[both scream]

Why, hello, gentlemen.

I thought I might offer some assistance.

Scientists estimate there are
between , and ,

different types of plants on the Earth.

[chimes]

[both laughing riotously]

Yeah, right!
And I'm a blue-bearded Bigfoot!

[laughing]

, different types
of plants on the Earth?

[laughing]

What would a snake that lives
in the rainforest know about plants?

[laughing]

Come on, Doink. Let's get out of here.

[continue laughing]

♪ Plants all around ♪

♪ Plants, plants everywhere
Growing here, sprouting there ♪

-♪ Shrubs, grass, flowers, trees ♪
-♪ Reeds swaying in the breeze ♪

♪ Jasmine and juniper
Larkspur and lavender ♪

-♪ Big ponderosa pines ♪
-♪ Tumbleweeds and grapevines ♪

♪ Crocuses and daisies
Daffodils and peonies ♪

♪ Honeysuckle, flax flax
Hungry Venus flytraps ♪

♪ Lemongrass and clover
Dandelions taking over ♪

♪ Fescue, kudzu
Rubber plants and bamboo ♪

Whew!

♪ Between , and ,
Species of plants grow far and near ♪

♪ And we don't know every kind
There are others to find ♪

♪ About , more
Are discovered every year ♪

[both] Wow.

♪ Lots of plants are good to eat
Lettuce, beets, oats, wheat ♪

-♪ Carrots, peas, squash, tomato ♪
-♪ Cauliflowers, sweet potato ♪

♪ Apples, pears, plums, cherries
Sugarcane, boysenberries ♪

-♪ Collard greens, spinach, kale ♪
-♪ Even parts of cattail ♪

-Meow!
-[singer] Oh, not you, kitty.

♪ Aloe and saguaro
Milkweed and mistletoe ♪

-♪ Palm trees by the bay, poison ivy ♪
-♪ Stay away! ♪

♪ Can you count all the plants
In the world? ♪

-♪ Not a chance! ♪
-♪ The list goes on and on ♪

♪ But now it's time to finish this song ♪

♪ Plants all around ♪

[whooshing]

[automated voice] Next stop,
Lemon Squeezy Incorporated.

Where's this business of yours anyways?

I really gotta find out
how a budget works.

Ta-da!

[grandiose classical music plays]

[horn honks]

Our lemonade stand.

Uh, what?

I know you said you had a small business,
but this is pretty small.

Bing, buddy. Listen, this is just a part
of our genius branding strategy.

[sad violin music plays]

[sympathetically] Oh, Marv, look.

-We'll take .
-[cash register rings]

Anyway, this is just
the tip of the iceberg.

[eyebrows chime]

-[snaps]
-[sad music stops]

[gears clanking]

-[rumbling]
-Whoa. Cool!

[reggae music plays]

Welcome to Lemon Squeezy Incorporated.

We do all
of our lemonade production right here.

Now, let's not put
all our lemons in one basket.

Hmm? Yeah, three's fine.

-How many gallons? No deal.
-Buy, buy! Sell, sell!

Whoa, you made all this with a budget?

Sorta.

A budget is a tool that helps plan
where we spend our money.

Well, how does that work?

-[bell ringing]
-Sale.

[magenta bot] First, you need money
coming in. That's called income.

-[cash register rings]
-[coins rattling]

But we also need to spend money
on things we need to make the lemonade.

-Those are called expenses.
-[siren blares]

This one's for lemon juice.

[coin rattles]

[whirring]

-[chimes]
-[green bot] This one's for sugar.

[coin rattles]

[whirring]

And we gotta pay our workers.

So we have room in the budget for them.

[whirring]

-[bell dings]
-[suctioning]

-[whooshes]
-[vendor] Here's your lemonade, sir.

Cool. But, wait, what's that one for?

Ooh, that's the best one of all.

It's the money that's left over
after you pay your expenses.

It's called a surplus.

When you have a bigger surplus,

you have more money
to spend on things you want.

Ah, surplus, huh?

[coins rattling]

Oh, I know how to increase your sales
to make an even bigger surplus!

-[hammering and whooshing]
-Every glass of lemonade needs more sugar.

Everyone loves sugar!

-[coins rattle]
-[whirring]

[both] No! You're gonna unbalance the--

Wait a minute.
With all the money going to sugar,

there's not enough money for workers!

We're not working for free!

No pay, no way.

[exclaims]

[gargling]

Wait, what happened? Why didn't that work?

Now that we're spending
more money on sugar,

our expenses are more than our income.

That's called a deficit.

You can't keep spending
more money than you have coming in.

[coins rattling]

Let's balance the budget.

And clean this place up.

[gears whir and clank]

[vacuums suctioning]

[cheerful reggae music playing]

You see, Bing,

if you make sure that your income
is equal to your expenses,

well, you've got yourself
a balanced budget, baby.

Oh! So you have to follow the plan
to make sure you're not spending

more than you get?

[both] Exactly.

Wow. Looks like we budgeted so well,

we have enough
to give everyone a hefty bonus.

-[record scratches]
-Hefty bonus?

[workers] We're rich!

-[workers] Party time! Party time!
-[groovy music plays]

-[cheering]
-[gulping]

Wow! I'd love to party, but I gotta get
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy his answer.

Thanks for your help, Chloe!
Thanks, Sam! Bye!

-Wow, budgets are awesome! Whoo-hoo!
-[both] No problem, Bing. Stay savvy.

-Ha.
-See you later!

[both cheer]

[whirring]

♪ Budget, budget
It pays to have a budget ♪

♪ You can get the most out of your money
With a budget ♪

♪ A budget is a plan
For using money you earn ♪

♪ Keeping track of where it goes
Is important to learn ♪

♪ You need to stick to your decisions
In the budget you've made ♪

♪ So your money won't run out
Before the next time you're paid ♪

♪ Now "income" is a word
For the money you get ♪

♪ From a job like mowing lawns
Or maybe walking a pet ♪

♪ But you've also got expenses
So there's money to pay ♪

♪ For the things you need and want
And you may give some away ♪

♪ Budget, budget
It pays to have a budget ♪

♪ Your budget shows the money
You expect to bring in ♪

♪ Compared with the amount
You're intending to spend ♪

♪ If your income is greater
Than expenses, hooray! ♪

♪ You've got a surplus
That's extra to spend or save ♪

♪ But if your income is less
Than the expenses you expect ♪

♪ That's a deficit
A problem you'll need to correct ♪

♪ By using money you saved
Or you can cut what you spend ♪

♪ Or even borrow from someone
Who has money to lend… ♪

♪ Here you go ♪

♪ Thank you, friend ♪

♪ If your income and expenses
Are exactly the same ♪

-♪ You've got a balanced budget ♪
-♪ You may have heard the name ♪

♪ A budget helps you plan
For the spending you'll do ♪

♪ So until you're paid again
Your money carries you through ♪

♪ And maybe you can keep
A little extra too ♪

♪ Budget, budget
It pays to have a budget ♪

♪ You can make your dreams come true
With a budget ♪

[whooshing]

[keyboard clacking]

Hello? Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy?
Are you there?

Oh, Bing, I am so relieved to see you.
I'm so glad you're back.

Did you find out
what this budget thing is?

I sure did! I learned
that a budget is something you use

to control your money.

[doorbell rings]

[man] Jetpack delivery
for Mr. Awesome Ultra Guy.

Wait, did I order another one of those?

Silly me.

Oh, well. Guess it never hurts
to have eight jetpacks, right?

[chimes]

No! That's the problem,
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy!

You can't keep spending more money
than you have coming in.

-That's what's making you over budget.
-Oh! Now that makes sense.

Thank you very much.
But, how do I get under budget?

By spending less money!

And returning
all the stuff you don't need.

Are you kidding me?
You mean I have to return this jetpack?

I just got it!

Yes! And you need to return 
of the identical capes you bought.

Yeah, but what if this cape gets dirty?
What am I supposed to do then?

Look, Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy.
it seems like you have two choices.

Return all the stuff you don't need
and keep making your show

or can you keep spending money
you don't have and let 'em cancel it!

Huh. You know what, Bing?

When you put it like that,
I guess the choice is pretty clear.

I'm gonna sell all the stuff
that I don't really need,

I'm gonna cut my spending,

and then I'm gonna keep fighting
in the name of truth and justice.

[chimes]

That is a super mega awesome ultra choice.

[chimes]

I can't thank you enough
for all your help, Bing.

And remember, StoryBots,
keep being awesome.

[chimes]

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-[theme music plays]