[laughing]
Aah!
[laughing]
- [whirring]
- Come on, guys, let's go!
- Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
- Yeah, dude!
[laughing]
Boop.
♪ StoryBots ♪
♪ Livin' inside computer parts ♪
- ♪ The StoryBots ♪
- [yelling]
♪ Helping kids get super smart ♪
- ♪ They love to learn ♪
- ♪ 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 ♪
- [all whooping]
♪ Meet Beep and Bing
Bang, Boop, and Bo ♪
♪ Just ask them what you wanna know
Just ask the StoryBots ♪
♪ And when they get a stumper
That demands investigation ♪
♪ It's to the outer world
On a hunt for information ♪
♪ StoryBots ♪
♪ Got a question? Got lots? ♪
♪ If something's got you baffled
Worry not ♪
♪ Just ask the StoryBots ♪
♪ Just ask the StoryBots ♪
Boop.
[whirring]
[phones ringing]
Marzipan. Trapezoid. Piccolo.
- [muttering]
- [phones ringing]
- [rumbling]
- Huh? [grumbles]
I said I needed two folders...
not boulders.
[chuckling] Boulders.
[both chuckling]
Get them out of here.
No time for nonsense.
[yelling]
- [beeping]
- Huh? [shrieks]
I need an Answer Team ASAP.
[mumbling over phone]
Wait. Not them.
[all yelling] Oh!
- [Bo giggling]
- [Beep grunts]
[giggling] I love bubbles.
Boop.
Oh, Bang, could you pop Boop?
Boop.
Uh, hey, guys.
It's an Answer Department,
not a playground.
You better get your act together,
'cause you StoryBots
are skating on thin ice. Huh?
[yells, grunts]
[mumbling]
Answer Team B reporting for duty, sir.
Good, because I got a kid with a question.
And he needs an answer, pronto.
Capiche?
Hi, StoryBots.
- Hey! How's it going?
- Good to see you.
- What's your name?
- My name is EJ.
- EJ!
- EJ, all right!
- Nice to meet you.
- Pleasure to meet you, young man.
What are you doing in there?
We're playing with bubbles. [laughs]
What are you doing?
I have a question for you.
- Well, what is it, EJ?
- How does a computer work?
[all] Uh...
We live in computers,
but I don't really know how they work.
Yeah, I mean, does a crumb know
why a cookie is delicious?
Does a word know
why Shakespeare is so beautiful?
Does a grain of sand, like,
understand the immense vastness
of the universe, man?
Uh... I think what Bang
is trying to say, EJ,
is that the parts of the computer
we live in
are so super-duper, duper, duper,
duper, duper, duper tiny
that we don't really know
how it all works.
Uh, yeah, what she said.
Hey, I got it.
I know where to find the answer.
StoryBots, prepare for transport.
Let's find out how computers work.
[all] Outer world, here we come!
[whirring]
Huh. Hate to burst your bubble, kid.
You might be waiting a while.
Ah! My eye!
[yelling]
[all screaming]
[all yelling, grunting]
Here we are, guys. We have a perfect view.
A view of what, dude?
Look. It's a computer.
[angelic chorus]
Bing, this computer looks so old.
- Does it even work?
- I don't know. Let's find out.
[ticking]
Nothing's happening.
[all yell]
- Ooh!
- Whoa. What's that guy doing?
[computer switches on]
[all] Whoa.
Oh, look.
The keyboard thingy.
Uh...
Yeah. When the guy presses the button,
the computer works.
- Looks like we got our answer, guys.
- Yeah.
- That was a quick one, man.
- Guys, wait a second.
What's actually happening
when the buttons get pressed?
[all] Um...
I think we better climb inside
and take a look around.
- Oh, yeah.
- That's a good idea.
- I'm in.
- I want to know more.
[grunts]
- [Bing grunts]
- [Boop] Hmm?
[Bo whimpers]
[grunts] Ah. [yells]
[groans]
[screams] Whoa!
- We gotta get out of here.
- Cool. [yells]
[laughs]
[grunting]
- Help!
- The signals, they're going that way.
- Come on, Bo.
- [groaning]
In here.
- [grunts]
- [sighs]
We made it.
[groans]
All right. We gotta keep
following that signal.
This way.
[dings]
I got it. I got the signal.
- Wait. What is this?
- Where are we?
[male voice coughs] Man.
[coughing]
Hello?
[rooster crowing, horns blowing,
metal clanging]
Oh, snap, StoryBots.
- [clanging]
- Welcome to the Central Processing Unit.
- Ooh.
- Wow.
Who are you?
I'm the Operating System.
But y'all can call me OS.
I got all the instructions to tell
this computer to do what I tell it to do.
I'll take that, nephew.
So, you have the instructions...
[gasps] That means you can tell us
how computers work.
Yeah. We need an answer
for a boy named EJ.
Sorry, StoryBots, I can't right now.
This input just came in from a person.
What's input, man?
Input is just a signal
that tells the computer to do something.
- [beeping]
- Voilà.
Oh! The input came from that guy
at the keyboard thingy.
What did he want?
- [beeping]
- Let's see.
Oh, come on, man, not this again.
This fool wants the same CAT file
I sent him earlier.
Man, this machine
can send a man to the moon,
and all y'all wanna ask about is CATs?
Can we at least ask about one dog?
This CAT business gets on my nerves.
You know what? Would y'all run down
to storage for me, get this CAT file?
[gasps] There's a cat in here?
I love kitty cats.
You got it, OS.
We won't let you down.
Um... How exactly do we find storage?
It's the hard drive. Just take the bus.
Be quick, now.
We don't want to keep that person
waiting too long.
We'll find the kitty cat for you. [laughs]
How many boxes do you think
there are in storage?
Uh...
Four?
More like million.
[man] Ugh! Come on, you hunk of junk.
[grunting]
[chuckles]
[horn honking]
Wheels on the bus.
[playing upbeat song]
♪ Oh, the wheels on the bus go
Round and round ♪
♪ Round and round
Round and round ♪
♪ Oh, the wheels on the bus go
Round and round ♪
♪ All through the town ♪
♪ Oh, the wipers on the bus go
"Swish, swish, swish" ♪
♪ " Swish, swish, swish
Swish, swish, swish" ♪
♪ Oh, the wipers on the bus go
"Swish, swish, swish" ♪
♪ All through the town ♪
♪ Oh, the horn on the bus goes
"Beep, beep, beep" ♪
♪ "Beep, beep, beep
Beep, beep, beep" ♪
♪ Oh, the horn on the bus goes
"Beep, beep, beep" ♪
♪ All through the town ♪
♪ The wheels on the bus go
Round and round ♪
♪ Round and round
Round and round ♪
♪ The wheels on the bus go
Round and round ♪
♪ All through the town ♪
[Bing] Yeah, yeah!
[laughing]
[yelling] This is awesome!
[wailing] Are we there yet?
Everybody, get ready!
[all yelling]
[yelling continues]
[thud]
- [all groaning]
- [creaking]
Everybody OK?
Headcount.
- Here.
- Boop.
[voice quavering] Here.
Don't be scared, Bo. It'll be fine.
[Bo] That's a really long way down.
[Bang] Whoa.
[Bing] Anybody see the cat?
We might never find it in here.
Yeah, this place is humongous.
[echoing]
Well, we do have
these instructions from the OS.
- Oh, yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
- Of course, the instructions.
- [Bo] If you say so.
- [beeping]
- Oh!
[all exclaiming]
[automated voice]
Welcome aboard, ladies and gentleman.
Keep your arms and legs
inside the gondola at all times.
We are en route to Hard Disk ,
Sector , Track .
I guess this isn't too scary.
This is scary!
[gasping]
It's OK, Bo.
It's OK.
[Bo whimpering]
[automated voice]
Please direct your attention
to the left of the gondola.
Some of these files date back
to the late s.
There's the classic PC game Minesweeper.
Oh, they're so dusty.
This must be
where the computer stores files
that aren't being used.
[automated voice]
Please, don't eat the browser cookies.
- Bang!
- Sorry.
Hey, guys, down there.
Check it out.
That must be where the cat is.
Why is the kitty cat down there?
[automated voice]
Arriving at Sector , Track .
[thud]
So... I'm guessing he's in that box.
Don't you worry, Mr. Kitty Cat.
I'll get you out of this dark,
scary place.
[meows]
Oh, my goodness.
I love him so much.
Come out of there, Mr. Kitty Cat.
[grunts]
Wow, that's a tight lid.
Well, don't worry. I'll keep you safe.
You can count on...
[cat screeches]
The cat!
I'll save you!
[all yelling]
Boop! [grunting]
Gotcha.
Sit tight, ladies and gentlemen.
- En route to CPU bus.
- Hang in there, guys.
We'll be out of here
before you can count to .
[cat meows]
- One, two, three, four...
- [chuckling]
- [gasping]
- five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten!
[screams]
Ugh! No-good... [mumbling]
[chuckles]
Ten.
[both chuckling]
[guitar song plays]
♪ Well, I got my kicks
Just counting to ♪
♪ I count my fingers
Then I count them again ♪
♪ I count pins in a bowling lane ♪
♪ I count umbrellas
When it starts to rain ♪
♪ I count flying fishes
And it's such a thrill ♪
♪ I wanna keep counting
And I think I will ♪
♪ I got pennies and I got dimes ♪
♪ I know 'cause I counted them all
times ♪
♪ I can count toads
Playing guitars ♪
♪ chipmunks
Chomping on chocolate bars ♪
♪ I count giraffes
With their long necks ♪
♪ If I were a Roman, I'd count to X ♪
♪ I'm crazy about the number ♪
♪ It's a little bit of heaven
'Tween nine and ♪
♪ I'm excited just to write it
With a big felt pen ♪
♪ ladybugs, butterflies ♪
♪ chocolate malts and French fries ♪
♪ rocket ships, astronauts ♪
♪ banjo-picking StoryBots ♪
♪ It's the coolest number
Since I don't know when ♪
♪ Everybody's gotta love the number ♪
♪ Everybody's gotta love the number ♪
[whooping]
OK, Mr. Kitty Cat,
we're out of that dusty hard drive now.
[meowing]
The OS will take good care of you.
Hey, OS, we found the cat. What's next?
Yeah, there's that little fleabag.
OK, come on now. The person's waiting.
Let's run it through the CPU.
[beeping]
Um...
It needs to be processed.
[bell dings]
[gasping]
[whirring]
[whimpers, gulps]
Whoa.
The cat's gotta go in there?
Yeah, the CPU's part of the next step.
Process.
Now, while the accumulators get busy,
this computer is wild.
It got faster RAM transistors,
- so it can process the most complicated...
- I don't think I like that.
[OS] This thing is top-dog.
[voice distorting] The cutting edge
of computational excellence.
- [bell dings]
- Voilà.
Calibrating complete.
Bo, I'm ready for that file.
Run, Mr. Kitty Cat!
[screaming]
[cat screeches]
Whoa, loose cat.
I got you, Mr. Cat. I'm right here.
Oops.
- [all gasp]
- What have I done?
- That's not a cat.
- It's not a real cat.
It's just ones and zeroes, man.
No, no, that's called "binary."
Where did the kitty cat go?
[grunts]
Man, y'all really ain't getting this, huh?
Allow me to enlighten you.
This is binary.
The language that computers speak.
Ones and zeroes are the building blocks
of computer language.
They are arranged into specific patterns
that computers can read.
[computer] I am smart.
[chuckles] It's a code.
[groaning]
[OS] Yeah.
But, look, binary is not just
for letters and numbers.
You can use binary to make pictures,
sounds,
apps, and games.
A computer can make anything you need
with just ones and zeroes.
[all] Even a cat?
Even a CAT.
[computer powers down]
[computer powers up]
[beeping]
[whirring]
What is it doing?
It's processing the code.
There's a million ones and zeroes
in that CAT file.
The CPU is reading it all
and doing thousands of calculations
to make sense of it.
[all] Wow!
[OS] The CPU follows
my instructions exactly.
And it can do all of this work faster
than any human can even dream of.
[dinging]
Here it comes.
[yelping]
[meows]
Mr. Kitty Cat! [laughs]
Whoa!
Oh, come here, little guy.
- [all gasp]
- [cat meows]
Oh, yeah. [laughs]
I forgot you're not a real kitty cat.
Hey, StoryBots.
The cat is ready for output.
Output? What's output?
It's the last step.
Giving the human
exactly what they ask for.
[beeping]
[man laughing]
[man] It's a cat.
Mm-hmm!
I love that sound.
- Another one done, baby.
- [man] Kitty cat!
Well, it looks like
we got our answer, guys.
Thanks, OS.
- Bye.
- See you.
So long, Mr. OS.
We learned a lot.
[chattering and laughing]
Hey, hey, all right, all right.
I gotta get back to work.
[electronic voice]
StoryBot fun fact number ,,.
[dings]
Did you know that a camel can drink
up to gallons of water at one time?
[grunts]
[inhales, exhales]
[thud]
[groans]
[slurping]
Ah.
So, uh... you seen a restroom around here?
- [groans]
- [thuds]
[guitar music plays]
♪ Walk like a camel ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ Walk like a camel ♪
♪ You can rock like a camel ♪
♪ When you walk like a camel ♪
♪ Out in the desert
Under the burning sun ♪
♪ See the camel walking
Having camel fun ♪
♪ Get out of your chair
Jump up on your feet ♪
♪ And dance with the camel
To the groovy camel b*at, hey! ♪
- ♪ Walk like a camel ♪
- ♪ It's a camel ♪
[vocalizing]
- ♪ Walk like a camel ♪
- ♪ It's a camel ♪
- ♪ Hey, hey ♪
- ♪ Walk like a camel ♪
♪ Here we go, here we go ♪
♪ Walk like a camel ♪
♪ Yee-ya, ya! ♪
♪ You can run like a camel ♪
♪ Let's go! ♪
♪ When you walk like a camel ♪
[exclaiming]
- ♪ Walk like a camel ♪
- ♪ Walk like a camel ♪
[vocalizing]
♪ Walk like a camel ♪
- [phones ringing]
- [mumbling]
What the...
[StoryBots yelling]
Oh.
Huh. That was pretty smooth.
- Boop!
- [yelling]
- [crashing]
- Boop.
[grumbles]
[crashing]
What are you StoryBots doing back here?
I told you get an answer, not dilly-dally.
We got the answer, boss.
We know how computers work.
It all starts with input, man.
That's when a human tells the computer
what they want it to do.
Input goes into the operating system,
which translates it into binary code.
That's a language made
of just ones and zeroes, man.
The computer takes the ones and zeroes
and does lots of calculations
really, really fast.
That's called "processing."
The ones and zeroes
can be arranged to make pictures,
sounds, apps, games. [laughs] Anything.
That's called "output."
And when the output is delivered
to the human who asked for it...
[all] That's how computers work.
Just give me that tape. [grumbling]
Calculations.
Ugh! Output.
[upbeat song plays]
♪ Input, processing, output ♪
♪ Let's all sing about
Input, processing, output ♪
♪ That's how computers work ♪
[phone ringing]
♪ Input is a request usually expressed ♪
♪ With the press of a key or a screen ♪
♪ That sends a signal
But it's not as simple as it seems ♪
♪ Because then it gets converted
Into zeroes and ones ♪
♪ They call that binary code ♪
♪ While a system called the OS
Keeps things smooth ♪
♪ And helps handle the load ♪
♪ Next up is processing ♪
♪ Which is even more astonishing ♪
♪ 'Cause so many calculations
Happen so fast ♪
♪ To do just what you ask ♪
♪ In what feels like no time
It's showtime ♪
♪ When whatever you wanted appears ♪
♪ Before your eyes and ears ♪
♪ That's output ♪
♪ So let's now put it all together ♪
♪ One more time, let's sing ♪
♪ Input, processing, output ♪
♪ It's all about
Input, processing, output ♪
♪ That's how computers work ♪
That was...
fine.
I'll take it.
- [whirring]
- Hey, guys, it's EJ.
- Hi, EJ.
- Hey, EJ. How you doing, buddy?
So, what do you think, EJ?
I didn't know computers did everything
with ones and zeroes.
I know, man.
It is bonkers.
Thanks, StoryBots.
I can't wait to tell my mom.
- Bye.
- [all chattering]
- Bye, EJ. Glad to help.
- [exclaims] Learning about computers.
What are you still doing here?
There's work to be done.
Hundreds of things to do.
- Every second. You gotta do them. Go, go.
- Bye, boss.
Get out of here! Go!
♪ StoryBots ♪
♪ Livin' inside computer parts ♪
♪ The StoryBots ♪
♪ Helping kids get super smart ♪
♪ 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 them what you wanna know
Just ask the StoryBots ♪
Boop.