01x05 - Where Do French Fries Come From?

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01x05 - Where Do French Fries Come From?

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[laughing]

[suction sound]

[Beep]
Come on, guys, let's go!

-[Bing] Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
-[Bang] Yeah, dude!

[Bo laughs eagerly]

[Boop] Boop.

♪ StoryBots ♪

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♪ The StoryBots ♪

[all] Whoa!

♪ Helping kids get super smart ♪

♪ They love to learn ♪

♪ They love to learn ♪

♪ And adore adventure ♪

Whoo-hoo!

♪ And answering questions ♪

♪ Is their business and pleasure ♪

♪ There's a whole department
Whose only task ♪

♪ Is to answer anything we ask ♪

♪ So let's see if Team -B ♪

♪ Can solve another mystery ♪

♪ The StoryBots ♪

♪ Meet Beep and Bing
Bang Boop and Bo ♪

♪ Just ask 'em
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♪ Just ask the StoryBots ♪

♪ And when they get a stumper ♪

♪ That demands investigation ♪

♪ It's to the Outer World ♪

♪ On a hunt for information ♪

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♪ Got a question? Got lots? ♪

♪ If something's got ya baffled ♪

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Boop!

[suction sound]

[phones ringing]

Baba ganoush!
Velociraptor!

I told you
I wanted my coffee black!

-[yak moos]
-Not with a yak!

[Hub and Bub laughing]

-Yak.
-[laughing]

Forty-two nanometers!

Chocolate eclair!

-[alarm blares]
-Son of a biscuit.

-Who's gonna answer that?
-[clanging]

-[marbles clatter]
-[all shouting]

Huh? Uh-oh!

Oh, no! My marbles!

Come back here, little fellas!

Are you guys done--
Dillydallying?

[exclaiming]

Answer team ---B
reporting for duty, sir!

[all] Whoa.

Come back here, little guys.
I'll get you.

Good! 'Cause I have
a kid who has a question,

and she needs an answer!
Pront-- Whoa! Capisce!

[shouts and grunts]

[buzzing]

Hi, StoryBots.
My name is Keiran.

[Beep] Hi, Keiran!
It's nice to meet you!

Hey, Keiran!

Whoa...
Hey, where'd your teeth go?

I lost this one

a long time ago
on the Fourth of July.

[Bang]
Yeah! Fourth of July!

And I lost this one when I was...

with my nanny.

-[Bo] Really?
-[Bang] With your nanny? No way.

[Bo] You don't say!

Well, what's your question, Keiran?

Can you please tell me
where French fries come from?

Because I like to dip them with ketchup.

Wow.

Where do French fries come from?

Uh...

Uh...

Hey! I got it!
I know where to find the answer!

[beeping]

[alarm blares]

StoryBots, prepare for transport!

Let's find out
where French fries come from!

[all]
Whoa!

[marbles clatter]

[StoryBots]
Outer World, here we come!

[suction sound]

[Bang]
Don't lose my marbles, man!

Oh! I think that ship has sailed.

Whoa!
[grunts]

-[yak chuckling]
-[Hap growls]

[StoryBots screaming]

Ah!

Ohhh!

Ee!

Ah!

Boop!

[bicycle bell rings]

[StoryBots screaming]

[all grunting]

[woozily]
Where are we, dude?

Well...

there's the Eiffel Tower,
so we must be in Paris.

-Paris?
-[record scratching]

I love Paris!

There's the fancy cafés.
We can visit Notre Dame.

There's the Arc de Triomphe.
I can stroll down the Seine.

I can eat croissants.
We can see the Champs-Élysées.

We can climb the stairs at Sacré-Coeur!

-[Beep] Bo.
-And there's the artists at Montmartre.

-We can visit the Louvre.
-[Beep] Bo.

And they have the Mona Lisa.
And there's the Musée d'Orsay.

-[Beep] Bo!
-And the Matisses

and the Monets and the Picassos!

[Beep] Bo!

We get it!

There are a lot
of fun things to do in Paris,

but we need to focus
on Kieran's question now, okay?

Oh, yeah, okay.
Oh, good idea.

[Bo giggles]

Bing, can you tell us
what we're doing here?

It's over there! It's right there!
There's the answer!

[flies laughing]

[fly speaking French]

[French accent]
So then I says,

"Pardon me, garcon,

but there is a me in your soup."

[flies laughing]

Uh, I don't see the connection, Bing.

You don't see the connection?

Uh, excuse me. Guys!

-Oui?
-Yeah, you!

Can you please tell my good friend
over here where you dudes come from?

From France, of course.

Boom! Nailed it!

Question answered.
French flies come from France.

Call it a wrap, guys.
Let's head home.

[cricket chirping]

Bing!
We're looking for French fries,

not French flies!

[flies laughing]

We are ze "flies."

With ze "L."

You are looking for ze "fries."

With ze "R."

[laughing]

Well, I knew that!

-Boop.
-What?

Eh, come on, fellas, let's buzz off.

-Oui.
-[buzzing]

-[Beep] Thanks, flies.
-[Bo] Bye!

[Bang] Okey-dokey!
Thank you very much!

[all chattering]

[Beep]
Good luck out there!

See you around! Bye!

-Merci.
-[buzzing]

[Bo]
See you later.

[Bo groans]

Now how are we gonna
answer Kieran's question

about where French fries come from?

-[rumbling]
-[StoryBots exclaim]

If you want to discover
the secret of French fries...

come with me!

Um, who are you?

My name is Molepheus.

I'm here to show you a world

you never knew existed.

Oh, I love worlds
I never knew existed!

That... doesn't make any sense.

Anyway, if you want to know
where French fries come from,

follow me.

Where?

To the underground!

[rumbling]

[suction sound]

[clicking]

[Mail-Bot]
Package from Paris, France.

-Huh?
-Hmm? Hmm.

[Hub screams]

[clang]

[both laughing]

[Hub]
Eiffel Tower.

[laughing]

♪ There's a city known as Paris ♪

♪ Which the French pronounce "Paree" ♪

♪ An exciting place to visit ♪

♪ There's so much to do and see ♪

♪ It's a treat to spend an hour ♪

♪ At the famous Eiffel Tower ♪

♪ It's the city's finest flower ♪

♪ As impressive as can be ♪

♪ You'll see crowds of busy people ♪

♪ In the capital of France ♪

♪ It's an artist's inspiration ♪

♪ It's the city of romance ♪

♪ On the street called
The Champs-Élysées ♪

♪ You'll find a nice outdoor café ♪

♪ And when
The street musicians play ♪

♪ You might just have to dance! ♪

-Hey!
-[cancan playing]

Haw haw haw haw!

♪ The museum called the Louvre ♪

♪ Keeps you busy for a while ♪

♪ You'll admire the ancient statues ♪

♪ And the Mona Lisa's smile ♪

♪ And when you're in a hungry mood ♪

♪ The city has the finest food ♪

♪ Crepes or cheese or fishes stewed ♪

♪ In high Parisian style ♪

♪ There's the Notre Dame Cathedral ♪

♪ It's amazing, you'll agree ♪

♪ Is the Arc de Triomphe glorious? ♪

♪ The locals all say, "Oui!" ♪

♪ There are bakeries
With fresh croissants ♪

♪ A bike race called the Tour de France ♪

♪ No wonder everybody wants ♪

♪ To come and see Paree ♪

♪ To come and see Paree ♪

[suction sound]

[rumbling]

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No.

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No!

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No!

[Bing]
Are we there yet?

Is he gonna keep asking me this?

[Beep, Bang, and Bo]
Yes.

[Molepheus groans]

[whirring]

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No.

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No.

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No.

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] No.

-[Bing] Are we there yet?
-[Molepheus] Yes.

-[all gasp]
-So this is the underground?

That's what I just said.

Anyway, this is as far
as I can take you.

Goodbye.

-[Bo] What?!
-[Bang] Huh!

-[Bang] Whoa, dude.
-[Bo] It's pitch black in here!

[Bing]
I can't see where I'm going!

[Potato Dangerfield] Whoa! Watch it there.

[Beep] There's someone else in here.

[Bo] Oh, I'm scared of eyes in the dark!

-[match strikes]
-[Beep] Ah.

What--There's nothing to be scared of, Bo.

They're just potatoes.

[Potato Dangerfield] Just potatoes?

Nobody ever says that
about radishes or sugar beets!

The other day I asked my wife
to starch my shirt,

and she says,
"You're made of starch.

Do it yourself."

I get no respect, I tell ya.

No respect at all.

Hey! I'm Pat.

Are you here for the Great Picking?

[Bo]
Uh, the who-whats-it, now?

[potato]
Ooh, the Great Picking!

It's the Great Picking!

We're here for the Great Picking!

[potato ]
We're all here for the Great Picking!

[tiny potato]
I don't wanna be picked!

Um...

so what's the Great Picking, Pat?

It's when us potatoes
fulfill our destinies!

Destiny? What's a destiny?

Well, we all grow underground,

but at the Great Picking,
we get lifted up,

and can become
anything we want to be.

That's our destiny!

[squeaky potato]
I am going to be poutine!

Heh heh.

Heh heh heh.

[nervous chuckle fades]

So, uh, anyway...

what are you guys doing here?

[Beep] Well, we're trying
to answer a question

for a girl named Kieran.

[Bo] Yeah, she wants to know
where French fries come from.

[Pat] French fries?

You've come to the right guy!

Hit it, boys!

[music playing]

♪ The Great Picking seals our future ♪

♪ Deciding what we all will be ♪

♪ Some will be chips
And some hash browns ♪

♪ I wonder what's my destiny ♪

♪ I could be a baked potato ♪

♪ With toppings heaping up sky high ♪

♪ But if I get my wish
I'll be delish ♪

♪ 'Cause I'm a French fry kind of guy ♪

♪ Potatoes can be scalloped, mashed ♪

♪ Finely diced for corned beef hash ♪

♪ Knishes kugels latkes gnocchi ♪

♪ Shepherd's pie is okey-dokey ♪

♪ Salads gratin and poutine ♪

♪ Potato doughnuts
That's a thing ♪

♪ Fat samosas piping hot ♪

♪ Crispy golden tots, but ♪

♪ Whether I'm straight or curly ♪

♪ Or crinkle cut I can't deny ♪

♪ That I'll be first in the vat ♪

♪ I live for that ♪

♪ And then I'll say ♪

Hooray!

♪ 'Cause I'm a French fry kind of guy ♪

-[StoryBots cheer]
-[Bang] Standing ovation.

[Bo]
I love the Great Picking.

-I love the Great Picking.
-[rumbling]

[StoryBots exclaim]

[Beep]
What's happening, Pat?

[Pat] The Great Picking.

The Great Picking.

[Bo]
I don't love the Great Picking.

I do not love the Great Picking.

[potatoes squeal]

[Pat]
Stick with me, fellas.

[Beep]
Grab on, guys.

-Whoa.
-Yeah. Whoa.

[Beep]
Hang on, guys.

Whoa.

What was that thing?

[Pat]
The wind rower

that digs us up
and puts us into these rows.

And what's that?

[Pat] That's the harvester!

It bounces off the dirt
and dumps us into the trucks!

[Beep]
Guys, hang on!

[StoryBots scream]

[Bang] Whoa-ho!

[Bing] Whoo-hoo!

[Bo] Ah! Whoa!

[StoryBots exclaim]

[Bo gasping]

[Beep] Oh, okay. Okay! Oh!

[Bang] Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Boop]
Boop!

[Bo gasping]

[StoryBots shouting]

Ha ha!

We're on our way, StoryBots!

[StoryBots cheer]

[Beep] Yay! French fries!

[truck horn honks]

[suction sound]

[clicking]

-[rumbling]
-[Hub and Bub] Huh?

-Hmm?
-[Hub gasps]

[Hub and Bub scream]

-[cows moo]
-[Hub and Bub grunt]

[tractor rumbles]

[both laughing]

-[Bub] Farmer.
-[both laughing]

♪ A farmer has the job
Of growing all the foods we eat ♪

♪ Raising veggies, grains, and animals
For eggs and milk and meat ♪

♪ The bread is on the table ♪

♪ 'Cause a farmer grew the wheat ♪

♪ That's how the farmer
Feeds the world ♪

♪ The farmer gets up early
Every day to do the chores ♪

♪ Like milk the cows ♪

♪ Or plow the cornfield
In the great outdoors ♪

♪ Or plant those good potatoes ♪

♪ That'll soon be in the stores ♪

♪ That's how the farmer
Feeds the world ♪

♪ When clucking hens need chicken feed
When fields of hay need mowing ♪

♪ When beans and greens need watering
To keep them strong and growing ♪

♪ When pigs and lambs need extra care
'Cause winter winds are blowing ♪

♪ The farmer is always on the job ♪

♪ Whenever we eat French fries
Or delicious corn that pops ♪

♪ From scrambled eggs
To chicken legs ♪

♪ To burgers steaks and chops ♪

♪ They all come from
The friendly farmer's ♪

♪ Animals and crops ♪

♪ That's how the farmer feeds the world ♪

♪ Fulfilling all our grocery needs ♪

♪ With just some water dirt and seeds ♪

♪ That's how the farmer
Feeds the world ♪

[suction sound]

[flute music plays]

[Beep] Where are we, Pat?

[Pat]
We are at the kindest...

gentlest...

French-fry-makin'est place
in the world!

-Follow me.
-[gong sounds]

Namaste, StoryBots.

Welcome to Spuds Spa.

Where potatoes

meet their destiny.

[all] Ooh!

[Bang] Righteous.

Come see our bathing stations,

where the soil is gently washed

-from the body.
-[door creaks]

Ooh-ooh! Ah!
Cold! Ah! Ah! Cold! Cold! Ah! Ooh! Cold!

And our scrubbing station
will rejuvenate and restore

with soothing
state-of-the-art brushes.

Ouch! Ouch! Ow! Ooh!
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

Ow! Ooh! Ouch! Ouch!
Ouch!

Our sculpting treatments
leave you feeling fit and trim.

[potatoes] Whee!

[French fry]
Whoa, not bad.

-That didn't hurt a bit.
-All right!

And our warm baths

will turn you
a golden French fry brown.

[steam hisses]

[farts]

[bubbling]

I sure hope those are the jets.

Ah, what jets?

[Yogi Weird Al]
It is with such love and kindness

that potatoes meet

their French fry destiny.

[gong sounds]

Well, looks like we got our answer, guys.

[Pat]
And this, my friends...

is where we part ways.

-[Bo] Oh, thank you, Pat.
-[Beep] Thank you!

[Bing]
Couldn't have done it without ya.

[Beep] Thanks for helping us
figure out where French fries come from.

[Pat] Farewell!

[Bang] Thanks a lot, Pat.

Ooh!

And a big thank you to you, too,
Mister Hippie Yogi Dude!

[Yogi Weird Al]
Namaste, StoryBots.

[Bo] Oh, I wish we could,
but we really gotta go.

-[Bang] Oh, yeah. Thanks.
-[Beep] Bye!

[Bang] Bye! See you later!

[Bing]
Bye! Thanks again! Bye!

-[gong sounds]
-[suction sound]

[clang]

[robot]
StoryBot Fun Fact number

seven million, three hundred
forty-two thousand,

two hundred sixty-three.

[clang]

Did you know that the average car
has about thirty-thousand parts?

[crew leader]
,.

,!

Is that it?

Uh... should this go somewhere?

[clanks]

[crash]

[crew leader groans]

One.

Two.

Three.

[honks]

[red Bot] Would you like
to go for a ride in my car?

[yellow Bot] Yes, that sounds fun.

♪ Cars they're in the street ♪

♪ Cars they're really neat ♪

♪ Cars they roll around ♪

♪ Cars from town to town ♪

♪ If you've got somewhere to go ♪

♪ There's a thing you ought to know ♪

♪ Cars in the parking lot ♪

♪ Cars careful when they're hot ♪

♪ Cars you can hear them beep ♪

♪ Cars hey that car's a Jeep ♪

♪ Green or purple red or blue ♪

♪ Maybe there's a car you ♪

♪ Some are round
And some are square ♪

♪ Cars can take you anywhere ♪

♪ Cars take a look at those cars ♪

♪ Roadster compact
Luxury or hatchback ♪

♪ Station wagon or sedan
SUV or minivan ♪

♪ I'm in a minivan ♪

♪ Cars
With license plates ♪

♪ Cars
From different states ♪

♪ Cars
Race around the track ♪

♪ Cars
Take you to school and back ♪

♪ From the mountains
To the sea ♪

♪ They'll get you from point A to B ♪

♪ Cars
turn left or right ♪

♪ Cars
In day or night ♪

♪ Cars
take you to the lake ♪

♪ Cars
Don't forget to brake! ♪

♪ Electric gasoline or diesel
Faster than a speeding weasel ♪

♪ Push the pedal to the floor ♪

♪ Listen to the engine roar ♪

-They go forward.
-And reverse.

♪ Buckle up
'Cause safety first! ♪

♪ Cars! ♪

Where did I park my minivan?

What color is it?

I can't remember.

♪ Cars ♪

[suction sound]

[phones ringing]

I said orange juice,
not baby moose!

Plutonium! Sarsaparilla!

Pumpkin pie! Ah!
So many questions!

-[Bing] Hi, boss!
-[clank]

What are you doing back here?

I told you to get an answer!
Not dillydally!

[Beep]
We got the answer, Boss!

We know exactly where
French fries come from!

It all starts underground.

With potatoes, man.

Yeah. A giant tractor comes
and scoops 'em all up,

and then they rumble, and they tumble,

and they shake off all the dirt

before they get dumped in a truck
and driven away!

Then it's so nice!

They get washed and scrubbed

and cut and soaked in hot oil!

[Bing]
That's the frying part.

Boop.

[Hap] What? Just...

gimme that tape!

-[clatters]
-[beep]

♪ Potatoes in the field
Growing underground ♪

♪ Taking their time
Getting big and round ♪

♪ Soaking up rain
And sunny skies ♪

♪ Some day they're
Gonna be French fries ♪

♪ They're dug up
And dumped in a row ♪

♪ Along comes the harvester
Up they go ♪

♪ On rumbling ramps
They rise and rise ♪

♪ Soon they're
Gonna be French fries ♪

♪ They're trucked away
Past barns and trees ♪

♪ Dropped off at restaurants
Or French fry factories ♪

[truck horn honks]

♪ And the cook peels off the skin ♪

♪ And cuts 'em up long and thin ♪

♪ Heats the fryer
Throws 'em in ♪

♪ And to get 'em real nice
Ya gotta fry 'em twice ♪

♪ When they're golden brown
From the fryer's heat ♪

♪ The oil drains off
And it's time to eat ♪

♪ Hot and tasty
It's no surprise ♪

♪ Everybody loves French fries ♪

♪ And that's how potatoes
Become French fries ♪

[Hap] Whoa!

I think I may have just learned something.

[StoryBots]
Thanks, Boss.

[Bo] I think?

[TV buzzes]

Hey, look ,everyone, it's Keiran!

Hey, Keiran!

[Bing]
How are you?

[Beep]
So that's it, Keiran.

French fries come from potatoes.

A potato?
Wow, I had no idea.

-[Beep] Yeah! That's right.
-[Bing] No doubt!

Thanks, StoryBots.
I'm really glad that I know that.

[Beep] You got it, kid!

[all chattering excitedly]

Well? What are you doin'
standin' around dillydallyin'?

These questions
won't answer themselves.

Get back to work! Let's go!

-[Bing] Bye, Boss.
-[Hap] Work! Work

♪ StoryBots ♪

♪ Livin' inside computer parts ♪

♪ The StoryBots ♪

♪ Helping kids get super smart ♪

♪ They love to learn ♪

♪ They love to learn ♪

♪ And adore adventure ♪

♪ And answering questions ♪

♪ Is their business and pleasure ♪

♪ There's a whole department
Whose only task ♪

♪ Is to answer anything we ask ♪

♪ So let's see if Team -B ♪

♪ Can solve another mystery ♪

♪ The StoryBots ♪

♪ Meet Beep and Bing
Bang Boop and Bo ♪

♪ Just ask 'em
What you wanna know ♪

♪ Just ask the StoryBots ♪

[Boop] Boop!
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