01x10 - GPS

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Storybots: Answer Time". Aired: November 21, 2022 - present.*
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Spin-off series focuses on the StoryBots Answer Team 341-B as they answer various questions from kids and celebrity guests.
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01x10 - GPS

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[all] Ta-da!

[eyebrows squeak]

[hydraulics whirring]

[beeping]

[rock music plays]

-♪ Answer Time ♪
-♪ Answer Time! ♪

-♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
-♪ Answer Time! ♪

♪ 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]
-[Bing] Hi! How's it going?

Hi, Bo. Is it really cold on the moon?

[keyboard clacks]

It says here
that the moon's temperature can get as low

as negative degrees Fahrenheit.

And that's just at night.

During the day, it can get
as hot as  degrees Fahrenheit.

Whoa, that is, like, super hot, dude.

And super cold.

Hey, Boop. Do you know
what the meaning of life is?

Boop.

Wow, that's deep.

[keyboard clacks]

[laughs evilly]

I am the Brain Teaser,

and I will take control
of your precious Answer Department

unless you can answer my riddle.

Okay. Like, what's the riddle?

What is two…

plus two?

[laughs menacingly]

Uh, four?

[eyebrows spring]

What? How did you know?

You haven't heard
the last from the Brain Teaser!

[laughs wickedly]

All right! See you, dude!

Aw.

Nice guy.

[alarm blaring]

Heads up, g*ng!
Looks like we got a Level Three coming in.

Yeah, yeah, it's okay, sugar pie.

Take your time. Use the restroom.

I know exactly where I'm going. [laughs]

StoryBots, you gotta help me!
I have no idea where I'm going!

Wait. Didn't you just say you know
exactly where you were going?

I only said that because she told me
I'd get lost. And I did!

And she's always right.

Well, why don't you just admit it then?

I can't take the humiliation, Bo.

She still tells everyone about the time
I got us lost in the Australian Outback.

Darn kangaroos.

[chuckles] Kangaroos.

Well, so, like,
how can we help you then, dude?

Well, Bang, I could really use some help
getting us to the first stop of our tour.

We're gonna see
the Seven Wonders of the World.

Oh, I love the Seven Wonders of the World!

Yeah! Right, Bo?

First, we're gonna see
the World's Largest Pickle Jar,

then we're gonna see
the World's Largest Popcorn Kernel,

then we're gonna see
the World's Largest Hot Tub.

Uh, sir, I'm pretty sure

those aren't actually
the Seven Wonders of the World--

Whoa, that's awesome! Are you gonna visit
the World's Largest Spatula?

And you gotta see
the World's Largest Marshmallow!

We'll be seeing 'em all, StoryBots,
provided I can get the map working

on my phone again.
Everything was going fine

until we pulled into this rest stop
'cause my wife had to tinkle.

Uh, might I suggest using
that paper map in your hands?

You can suggest it all you want, Bang.

But these things are unreadable
when you're cruising down the highway.

Bottom line is I need the map
on my phone to work again

so I can navigate my way
to the Seven Wonders of the World.

Again, those aren't actually the--

[gasps] Navigation!

That's it!

I bet Old Willy can help.

-Oh, yeah!
-Old Willy's the best navigator ever!

Yeah, his adventures around the world
are, like, totally epic.

Oh, thank you, StoryBots!

But please hurry.
My wife will be back any minute.

And I don't think I can take
the humiliation of getting us lost again.

Don't worry, Mr. Map, sir. We are on the--

[whooshing, gears cranking]

[sputtering, powering down]

Hmm.

Sorry about that. Tube's out of order.

[power tools whirring]

Well, guess I'll have to get there
the old-fashioned way.

See ya, g*ng!

Uh, this is a little awkward.

Yeah, if the tube doesn't work,
when are they going to say--

♪ Answer Time! ♪

Hi, StoryBots.
Why do I have to eat my vegetables?

[whirring]

[musical flourish plays]

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

[chimes]

Now, I wasn't always this super strong,

but back when I was a normal kid,
just like you,

I loved to eat my vegetables every day.

[rock music plays]

One day, when I was eating
some carrots after school,

I came across a radioactive space rock
from the planet Krynon.

When I touched it,
things got really weird.

[beeping erratically]

I could fly.

I had X-ray vision.

And I was so strong,
I could suddenly lift a school bus.

[children cheering]

Hmm.

Maybe the radioactive space rock
had something to do with it.

But you gotta give vegetables
their credit too!

And that's super awesome.

[chimes]

[whirring]

Hey, StoryBots.

Could you tell me some news?

[whirring]

[announcer] You're watching StoryBots News
on Channel and Two-Thirds WBOT,

with your hosts Story Storyberg
and Bot Botson.

[dramatic news jingle plays]

Breaking news.

Math experts now agree
that two plus two equals four.

News at five.

[whirring]

Hey, StoryBots. How old is a mountain?

[whirring]

[bots whispering excitedly]

-[all] Surprise!
-[noisemaker blows]

Aw! You remembered!

♪ It's the birthday song ♪

♪ The mountain birthday song ♪

♪ Which means you're between
and million years old ♪

♪ It's the birthday song ♪

♪ The mountain birthday song
Unless you're a young mountain ♪

♪ Which means you're maybe
Only million years old ♪

Thanks, everybody.

But where are the rest of my candles?

[bot groans]

[all crash]

[automated voice] Next stop,
looking for Old Willy's Place.

Getting to Old Willy's Place
without the tubes

might take a bit longer,
but hey! It'll be nice to stretch my legs.

Let's see.

Here's where I am…

and here's Old Willy's Place.

Hey, that's not too far at all!

-[map ruffles]
-[eyebrows squeak]

That's a little farther than I thought.

Oh, well! A little walking
never hurt anybody.

[brash jazzy music plays]

Just follow the arrows and--

[gasps]

Oh boy.

It says here we gotta go
up to the third floor.

Huh?

What?

[grunts and groans]

Okay, how about the second floor?

[hums melodically]

Huh?

Hmm.

-[eyebrows squeak]
-[gasps] Ow!

[groaning]

[both laughing]

One right, and then
a left turn here, and--

[laughing]

Arrow.

[laughing]

Okay, right through here, and-- Huh?

Oh, hi, Beep! Back so soon?

[groans]

[gasps] Hold the train! Wait!
Hold the door! Wait for me!

Okay, okay, okay. [gasps]

Wait, wait, wait! Hold the train!
The door, the door! Wait! Hold the door!

[groans]

I know Old Willy's Place has to be
around here somewhere. I can feel it!

[squishing]

[groans angrily]

[straining]

[grunts and exclaims]

-[air whooshing]
-Whoa!

Ahhh! Whoa!

-[clangs]
-[groans]

Ow! [yells]

[sighs and pants]

At this rate,
I'll never get to Old Willy's Place.

[ship's horn blasts]

[voice] Did someone say "Old Willy?"

Huh?

Old Willy?

You have no idea
how happy I am to see you!

I was following this old map,

but I just kept getting
more and more lost.

[laughs]

Well, if you're looking
for help to find your way,

you've come to the right place.
Old Willy never gets lost!

That's just the reason
I'm here to see you!

The map on my friend's phone stopped
working and I'm trying to help them.

Hmm.

Sounds like their GPS is on the fritz.

GPS? What's that?

Why, it's the Global Positioning System.

Argh! Climb aboard,
Beep, and I'll show you.

[plays tune]

Aye, aye, Captain.

-[grunting]
-Whoa!

[whirring]

Hi StoryBots. Why do dogs pant?

[whirring]

[narrator] Whoo-ee!
Saddle up with The Lone Drifter!

[epic cinematic Western music plays]

[harmonica playing]

[snoring]

[sheep bleats]

Huh? What? [clears throat]

Did you say something, Horace?

Well, gosh. I didn't say nothing, Bang.

Ah. Must have been the wind or something.

Yeah, or it could've been that there
rampaging stampede of sheep coming at us.

[dramatic music plays]

[sheep bleating]

Oh, yeah!
That's, like, totally what it is, man--

[groans]

[bleats cheerfully]

[breathing hoarsely]

Can't… keep up.

I'm too hot.

Come back.

Oh, howdy there, partner, dude.
Are those your sheep?

Yep. I'm supposed
to be herding 'em back to the ranch,

but… I'm too darn hot.

[chuckles]

You know, when I feel frazzled
and need to, like, calm down,

I just, like, totally breathe, man.

I am breathing.

Nah, man. I mean, like…

[echoing] …really breathe.

-[peaceful music plays]
-[breathes deeply]

[panting]

[pants faster]

[Bang] There you go, dude.

Keep breathing.

[panting]

Well, I'll be! I'm feeling cooler already!

-Of course you are.
-Huh?

Well, that's because you're panting.

[groovy jazzy music plays]

See, when you run or exercise,
your body is gonna heat up.

Animals, like us horses and people,
have glands that produce sweat

to help us cool down.

[sweat drops] Yay!

But dogs can't sweat like us,
so they pant.

Now, how does panting help cool me down?

Well, every time you breathe out,
heat leaves your body.

[inhales]

[exhales hoarsely]

Whoa-ho!

Horace, you gotta brush them teeth, dude.

And every time you breathe in,
cooler air enters.

[inhales deeply]

You do that enough times
and your body is gonna cool down.

Whoa.

Lone Drifter,
that there horse is a genius.

Aw, shucks.

Well, thank you kindly, fellas.
I sure do love me some panting.

Yee-haw! Come back here, sheep!

[barks]

Well, looks like our work's done here,
Horace, dude.

Time to mosey on down the road--

-[bleating]
-[groans]

[panting cheerfully]

Thanks again, Lone Drifter…
and genius horse!

[groans]

Happy to be of service, dude.

[heroic music plays]

[horse whinnying]

Woof! [panting]

♪ A dog goes "pant, pant, pant"
In the hot, hot sun ♪

♪ Or when she's chasing a ball
Having doggy fun ♪

♪ She's gotta pant, pant, pant
After running around ♪

♪ Just to cool her body down ♪

[pants rhythmically]

♪ She starts to breathe super fast
Through her open mouth ♪

♪ Bringing cool air in
And blowing warm air out ♪

♪ It helps water from her body
To evaporate ♪

♪ That cools her down ♪

♪ And it sure feels great! ♪

[panting rhythmically]

♪ Now, we cool off with sweat
But a doggy can't ♪

♪ So, when she gets heated up
She's gotta pant, pant, pant ♪

♪ You see her tongue stick out
She makes a funny sound ♪

♪ It's the way a dog cools down ♪

♪ That's the way a dog cools down ♪

Aw!

[all laughing]

[automated voice] Next stop,
Old Willy's Place.

[sea shanty playing]

Argh! Come along now, Beep.

Step lively! Look alive!

Whoa!

What is this, Old Willy?

What does it look like? It's a giant map.

Now, get on out there,

and you'll see how GPS works
with your own eyes.

[nervously] Uh, okay.

[grunts]

Right there'll do.

-Now, grab hold of this.
-[cranking]

Got it! But what is it?

Well, imagine that there's a signal

coming down from that satellite
way up in the sky.

It kinda looks like a tape measure.

Aye! That's because the signal
helps your phone measure

exactly how far it is from that satellite.

That's really cool and all,

but how does knowing
the distance to a satellite

help my phone know exactly where it is?

Well, why don't you see what happens

when you pull it good and tight
and start walking?

[marker squeaks]

Whoa, look! It's a big circle.

Aye!

And the only place your phone can be

at that specific distance
from the satellite

is along that circle.

Anywhere on the circle?
It doesn't help me very much

if all my phone knows is that
it can be anywhere on the circle.

Which is why one satellite
is never enough.

See if the signal from a second satellite
doesn't narrow things down for ye.

[squeaking]

Now tell me, Beep, what do you see?

[gasps] This new circle intersects
with the first circle in two places.

Aye!

And where they intersect
are the only two places on Earth

where the cell phone could be.

That makes sense, Old Willy,
but it's still not very precise.

[gasps] What would happen
if we added a third satellite?

A-ha!

Now, you're getting your sea legs, Beep.

Go on and draw up another circle
for the final piece of the puzzle.

[squeaks]

[Beep] Wow!

The three circles intersect
in just one place!

[laughs heartily]

X marks the spot, Beep.

That there is the only place
where your cell phone could be.

So, knowing the distance
to at least three satellites

is all my cell phone needs
to pinpoint my exact location?

Precisely!

It's the technological magic of GPS,
the Global Positioning System.

That's amazing. Thanks, Old Willy.

-You're a genius--
-[whirs and clangs]

[rumbling]

[coughing]

-Tubes are back in order.
-[suctioning]

Well, thanks again, Old Willy.

Looks like it's time for me to go--!

[laughs]

Good luck, Beep!

Swing on by anytime.

[whirring]

♪ It's a Global Positioning System ♪

♪ It can tell you where you are ♪

♪ If you carry your phone
To Tahiti or Rome ♪

♪ Japan to Zanzibar ♪

♪ A receiver inside it gets these signals
From satellites orbiting round ♪

♪ And that receiver figures out distance
Based on signals satellites send on down ♪

♪ By comparing your distance
From three or more ♪

♪ Your phone finds
Just what you're looking for ♪

♪ With a cool calculation
Called trilateration ♪

-♪ It gets the information ♪
-♪ Your location ♪

-Mine?
-Yep.

♪ It's a Global Positioning System ♪

♪ For short, it's GPS ♪

♪ And if you're ever in doubt
Of your whereabouts ♪

♪ Now you don't need to guess ♪

♪ 'Cause there's a bunch of satellites
Always at work ♪

♪ So, wherever on Earth you roam ♪

♪ You'll have three or more
Help you find your way ♪

♪ With the GPS tool in your phone ♪

♪ On a mountain, in a city, on a beach ♪

♪ Or even home ♪

[whooshing]

[keyboard clacks]

Hello? Mr. Map, sir? Come in!

Oh, Beep! Thank goodness you're here.
My wife will be back any second.

Please tell me you figured out
why the map stopped working?

Not exactly, but I did figure out
how it's supposed to work.

That sounds like a good place to start.
Hit me with it.

Well, your phone
is constantly communicating

with satellites way, way up in the sky.

Uh-huh. Go on. I'm with you.

As long as your phone can receive signals
from at least three different satellites,

it can use the Global Positioning System
to figure out where you are.

Well, clearly, three satellites
are not getting through to me.

Well, that's strange.

There are so many satellites in the sky,
you'd almost have to be under a rock

not to be able to connect
with just three of them.

Oh! Do you think
it could be related to the fact

that I'm parked at the world-famous…

Under a Rock Rest Stop?

[condor cries]

I'd say that could have
something to do with it.

-Let me just step out here, and--
-[phone chimes]

Look at that! My map's working again.

Well, there you go! So glad to hear it.

[laughs]

Hot diggity.

Thanks for all your help, Beep.
You have no idea the grief

-I would've gotten if--
-[door opens]

Uh, coming, sugar pop!

No, not lost at all.

Thanks to the magic…

of GPS.

[chimes]

-[static crackles]
-[theme music plays]
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