12x12 - Journey of a Thousand Food Miles

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-♪ Cyberchase, we're movin'

♪ We're beatin' Hacker at his game ♪

♪ Don't tell me that he's trying to hack the Motherboard ♪

♪ We'll get him every time

♪ Cosmic worlds

♪ Freaky places that we've seen ♪

♪ We've got the power of , , , ♪

♪ Running in a cyberchase

♪ We'll meet him face-to-face

♪ We'll stick together all the time ♪

♪ Adventures in Cyberspace

♪ The chase is on, just wait

♪ And C-Y-B-E-R chase!

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-This is so exciting, Didge!

A food critic coming to review your restaurant.

-Not just any food critic, Inez.

Bone Appetit is the most famous food critic in Castleblanca.

-She's gonna love what you cook, Didge.

I know she is!

-It's well known that Bone Appetit loves cherries.

So I'm making...

Digit's Delectable Cherry Supreme!

-Speaking of cherries, that's next on our list.

-They're over here...

uh, they were.

-Yoikes! All the cherries are gone!

Excuse me.

I need cherries for a very important meal

I'm cooking tonight.

But there are none!

-That's odd, Didge.

I get a delivery from the cherry orchard at dawn every day.

Let me check.

Hm.

Looks like they never arrived. -Uh...

can we call the cherry orchard to see what happened?

-I'll call now. [ Dialing]

-Thanks for calling Farmer Fang's Cherry Orchard.

We're out and about, so give us a shout and we'll call ya back!

[ Beep] -Out and about?!

-Calm down, Didge.

Let's just go there and get the cherries.

Is it far? -The orchard's all the way

at the north end of Castleblanca.

-I don't have time to go all the way out there.

-Jax and I can go.

-And I'll help you at the restaurant.

Think positive, Didge.

Inez and Jackie will get your cherries.

-Hey there, Digit...

Matt! -Hey, Zombie!

What happened to your old fruit cart?

-Business was so good I had to trade it in for this.

-Wow, congrats! -[ Sighs ]

-You okay?

-Bone Appetit is coming in to review my restaurant tonight.

-TheBone Appetit? That's huge!

-Except I was planning on making my Cherry Supreme...

but I don't have any cherries.

-Sorry, I can't help with the cherries.

How about some grapes?

Squash?

-I don't think so.

Thanks anyways.

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-It's time to begin...

Mission Cherry Supreme!

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-For a cherry orchard, I don't see very many cherries.

Like, none.

-Well hi.

Farmer Fang, here. How can I help you?

-We're looking for a shipment of cherries

that was supposed to have come from here --

-And arrive at Ghoul Foods early this morning.

-Oh, yeah!

Shipped those cherries out

three days ago, right on schedule.

They were my last of the season.

-Last? You mean...

there are no more?

-I'm afraid not. -I don't get it.

If you sent the cherries out three days ago,

why would it take them so long to get to Ghoul Foods?

-Oh, well, no, they don't go directly to Ghoul Foods.

All my fruit goes to a processing plant first.

-A processing plant?

-Somebody's gotta get 'em ready for the stores that want 'em.

Unfortunately I can't do it all myself.

-So, where is the processing plant?

-About miles down the river.

A boat should be heading there any minute.

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-Matt and Digit would not believe where we are right now.

-I can't believe it myself.

I thought we'd have the cherries by now.

Instead we're on a boat heading to a processing plant.

-Look. It's only :.

There's still time to get the cherries to Didge

so he can make his dessert. -Ew!

What's that stuff in the water? -Hm. Looks like an oil slick.

Probably came from a boat like this one.

-Or it came from thisboat.

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-Now. Let's go over the plan.

One! You go into Digit's restaurant.

Two! You sit down at a table.

Three! You find out what's in the Cherry Supreme.

Now, repeat the plan back to me.

-Uh, first we eat?

-What were two and three again?

-Just get me that recipe!

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-A shipment of cherries, you say?

-Yup, from Farmer Fang's Cherry Orchard.

Are they here? -They could be.

-What happens here anyway?

-First we separate the bad ones from the good ones.

The bad ones get sent to composting...

the good ones are sent over here to the wash bin.

After that, they're packed up and sent off.

Ah, here's my list of deliveries.

The cherries came in three days ago from Farmer Fang's.

-So they're here? -Mnh-mnh. They werehere.

They were sent out to the packaging center.

-Another place? Why?!

-They have to get labeled,

packaged and ready to sell.

We don't do that here.

-How do we get to the packaging center?

By boat? -[ Laughs ]

Couldn't take a boat if ya tried.

It's on Factoria.

-Factoria?! -Factoria?!

-Once that plane's done fueling up,

it's off to Factoria.

You're welcome to hop aboard.

-[ Sniffing ] Eww!

I can smell that fuel all the way in here.

-Come on. I want to get good seats!

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-I'll get that started for you right away, gentlebots.

-You hear that, Buzzy?

He called us gentlebots.

I like that.

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-Two more orders for Monster Macaroni!

-Add 'em to the pile.

Your Goulish Goulash is ready! -Yes, chef!

-[ Sighs ] How am I gonna do this, Matty?

I have all these customers to feed

plusmy meal for Bone Appetit!

And I still don't have any cherries!

-I'm sure they'll be here soon, Didge.

Besides, it's only :.

Bone Appetit won't be here till :.

You have whole six hours. -I know!

But everything has to be perfect,

and perfection takes time!

[ Ding] - cybermiles

through clear skies to Factoria.

Enjoy your flight. -Hey, Jax.

What are you doing? -I'm tracking the cherries.

We took the boat from the cherry orchard to the processing plant.

That was cybermiles.

Now we're on a plane going cybermiles

from the processing plant

to the packaging center on Factoria.

-This is definitely the longest trip

I've ever taken for cherries.

Hey, check out that cloud.

I thought the pilot said clear skies.

-I don't think that's a cloud.

That gunk is coming from our plane.

-Really?

That seems like a lot of pollution.

[ Ringing ] -Hey.

-Hey, Matt. How's Didge?

-He'd be better if he had the cherries.

Are you getting closer?

-If by closer you mean...

farther away,

then, yes. -Why? Where are you?

-Uh, about to land on Factoria.

-Factoria?!

-Here is where the fruits and veggies get labeled

so folks know where their produce is from.

There is where everything gets boxed up

for shipping and sale in stores.

-Excuse me, but we're in a bit of a hurry.

We're looking for a shipment of cherries.

-From Farmer Fang's Cherry Orchard.

-Cherries... cherries...

ah yes, came in two days ago.

-Oh great! So the cherries are here?

-No, not anymore.

We packaged them, labeled them

and then shipped them out yesterday.

-So where'd they go from here?

-Back to the processing center --

on Castleblanca.

-Huh? -Huh?

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-It's :.

If Jackie and Inez don't get back soon,

I won't have time to make my Cherry Supreme!

-Chef, we need some help out here!

-I'll go.

-What are you two doing here?

-Eating lunch! -I see you've already eaten.

-And we're ready for dessert.

Cherry Supreme, please!

-Sorry.

We don't have that today. -Uhh.

But if you didhave Cherry Supreme...

what would be in it?

-Cherries.

-Boss, boss.

We know what's in the Cherry Supreme.

-Yup! Cherries! -Cherries!

-[ Scoffs ] And?

-And we had a delicious meal.

You know, Digit's a really good chef.

-Listen, you two buckets of bolts.

There's more than cherries in Cherry Supreme!

Find out what it is!

Now!

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-You're back?

-We went all the way to Factoria like you said,

and we found out the cherries came right back here!

-Sorry, I should've told you that.

This one goes to Solaria!

-Oh it's :, and we still don't have the cherries!

-Hang on. Let's see.

Yes, the cherries came back yesterday...

then out they went.

-Where'd they go this time?

-The distribution center.

-You don't distribute them from here?

-We don't have time to deliver produce

to every store that wants it.

That's someone else's job. -[ Sighs ]

And I suppose the distribution center is far, far away, right?

-Only about cybermiles.

You can get there by train.

[ Train horn blows ]

-Adding more miles to our tracker.

-I can't believe all the places we've been.

-And not a cherry to show for it.

[ Train horn blows ]

-Aw, those poor animals.

Can you imagine living with all that noise pollution?

-Not to mention pollutionpollution.

Look at all that dust. [ Ringing ]

-Hey. Where are you guys? -Back on Castleblanca.

On our way to the distribution center.

-Distribution center?

I really hope that's your last stop.

-So do we.

-[ Humming ] -Is he making Cherry Supreme?

-I think he's crying. -Crying?

[ Gasps ]

-Whoa! [ Thud! ]

-Whoa!

-Where's the boss? [ Car horn honks ]

-So? Did you find out what's in the Cherry Supreme?

-No. -Didn't happen.

-Can't you two do anything?!

-I, uh...I can, uh...

Hey, what's with the truck, Boss?

-Hacker's Mobile Munchies?

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-TheHacker's Mobile Munchies.

I'm going to sell the best food in Castleblanca

and put that bird out of business!

[ Laughs ]

-Get your tasty treats here!

-Hacker's Mobile Munchies!

-All the boxes from the processing plant come here.

-And we truck them out all over Castleblanca.

This one goes to Shop 'n Crave!

-Trader Vlad's with this one!

-This one's going to Ghoul Foods.

-Ghoul Foods?

You mean, we went to all those places looking for the cherries

and we could've just come straight here?

-Are the cherries from Farmer Fang's orchard on the truck now?

-No, they went out to Ghoul Foods this morning.

-On our early-morning run.

Now, wegotta run!

-So, the cherries left from here this morning,

but they never made it to Ghoul Foods.

That's weird. -Very weird.

Only one thing to do -- keep following the cherries.

-And we better do it fast.

It's :.

Only two hours till Bone Appetit gets to Digit's!

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[ Car horns blaring ]

-So, uh, how many trips do you make to Ghoul Foods a day?

-Two. cybermiles each way.

-That's miles each round trip.

-And miles a day.

Whoa. -Whoa.

It causes so much traffic.

-And so much pollution. [ Ringing ]

-What's the latest? Didge is really stressed.

-We're on our way to Ghoul Foods.

-All this time and you're going back to where we started?!

-Ugh! It's a long story, Matt.

-It's :!

I'm running out of time!

-Don't give up, Didge.

-What if I can't make my Cherry Supreme?

My entire career will crumble like a stale muffin!

This is a disaster!

A total disaster!

-We've been tracking the cherries all day,

and we still don't have a clue where they are!

-Who knew food travelled so far?

I mean, wouldn't it be a lot simpler to buy food

that's grown closer to home?

-Yeah, and way better for the environment, too.

-I just don't get it.

On one hand, we were told the cherries

never got to Ghoul Foods.

-On the other hand, we know

they were put on the truck and delivered here.

-But how can that be? -It can't.

We'll never figure this out!

[ Sighs ] I give up.

-We nevergive up!

-We've been all over Castleblanca and Factoria,

and we still don't have cherries!

-Oof.

Whoa! -[ Laughs ]

-[ Laughs ]

-Inez, look!

Farmer Fang's Orchard?

This is the box of cherries we've been looking for.

-So the cherries didget here!

They just never got inside!

-Something happened to them right here,

right where we're standing!

Hmm...

-Footprints!

-I'd know those tiny footprints anywhere.

Hacker! -Hacker!

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-Huh?

-Enjoy your grilled cheese!

-Here's your tacos.

-Who needs that batty bird's recipe?

My cherry dessert will be the talk of the town!

[ Whirring ]

Gah! -Boss!

Someone to see you!

-Well, well, well.

How nice of you to stop by.

-I want to know what you're doing in front of my restaurant.

-Well, I'm just giving you some friendly competition.

-You can't stay here.

Bone Appetit will be here any minute!

-Jax, Inez, you're back!

-Please tell me you have cherries!

-No.

But we know what happened to them.

-Hacker took the last batch of the season from Ghoul Foods!

-Moi?I don't have an inkling what you're talking about.

-We found your footprints, Hacker.

-I want my cherries, Hacker! -You're just a tad late.

You see, I've used them all to make a dessert of my own --

Cherries a la Hacker.

-Yuck! -Yuck!

-I can't believe you used the last of the cherries!

My future is doomed.

-It's gonna be okay, Didge.

You'll figure something out. We know it.

-We're sorry we didn't find the cherries until it was too late.

-We tried, Didge.

We really did.

You wouldn't believe what we went through today.

-What do you mean? -I'll show you.

First we took a boat from the cherry orchard

to the processing plant.

That was cybermiles.

-Then you took plane, right? -Right.

We flew from the processing plant all the way

to the packaging center on Factoria.

That was cybermiles.

-Then more cybermiles

from packaging back to processing.

plus is ,.

Then add the , and that makes...

, cybermiles.

-Sheesh, I had no idea.

-Wait [chuckles] there's more.

Next we took a train cybermiles

from processing to the distribution center.

-And finally a truck

cybermiles back to Ghoul Foods...

plus is .

Plus is .

Plus , equals a grand total of , cybermiles!

-And that's not the worst part.

All of that transportation

causes lots and lots of pollution.

-You went all the those miles for me?

Thank you for trying so hard.

-See, Didge, you can't give up. Bone Appetit is still coming.

-And the last time I checked,

cherries aren't the only fruit that make a tasty dessert.

-Hmm...

Hey, Zom.

I'd like to buy some of your fruit after all.

What do you have?

-I just plucked these pears from my pear tree.

-And you're already selling them?

-Uh-huh. My farm is only a mile away.

I can pick the pears and set them out on my stand

all in about an hour.

Here, try one.

-Hmm...

fresh, juicy and flavorful!

You just gave me an idea for a new dessert.

I'll take six, please!

♪♪

[ Car horn honks, doorbell rings, knocking ]

♪♪

She's here!

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-Alright, g*ng. Let's do it!

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[ Clock ticking ]

[ Timer dings ]

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Digit's Pear Paradise.

Does she like it?

-I can't tell. -Me either.

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-She's done!

-I see you've finished your meal.

-Yes, Chef.

And it was...

fantastic!

-Really? -Everything was delicious --

done to perfection.

And the crowning glory was your Pear Paradise!

-Yippee!

I mean, much appreciated, Ms. Appetit.

Please come again.

♪♪

-Yeah! -Cool!

-Awesome!

♪♪

-Mizz Appetite? -That's Appetit.

May I help you?

-The Hacker has a dessert he'd like you to try.

-May I present to you Cherries a la Hacker!

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-[ Spits ]

This is the worst dessert I've ever tasted!

It's simply inedible! -[ Gasps ]

-Everyone, I just had a wonderful meal

at Digit's restaurant.

You won't be disappointed. -Oh!

-Oh!

-This is all your fault!

-How is it our fault? -Yeah.

You made the dessert.

-Oh, forget it!

The Hacker's Mobile Munchies is closed for business!

-Hey, Boss! -Wait for us!

-Five stars, Didge.

-Amazing!

-I couldn't have done it without all of you.

-How about a Pear Paradise?

-Here you go.

And guess what.

I'm making Pear Paradise

a fall special on my menu.

And I'll be buying a lot more fruits

and veggies from you from now on.

-Incredible, Didge.

Buying local is great for our neighborhood.

-Another Pear Paradise, please. -Coming right up!

I'll get this one.

♪♪

-Stay right where you are.

It's "Cyberchase For Real."

-Yesterday, I went with my friend, Courtney,

to this really cool place -- the National Museum of Mathematics.

♪♪

That was so much fun.

But now I'm hungry.

Can we get a snack? -Sure.

How about some fruit?

-Turkey.

Turkey?

-Those figs come from Turkey.

-What do you mean?

Don't figs grow on trees?

-Yes, in the country of Turkey.

-Oh! Where does other fruit come from?

-Let's do an investigation to find out.

♪♪

-Ecuador.

-Brazil.

-Italy. -Costa Rica.

-Wow, our food comes from all over the world.

-That means all year long, we can have fruit and vegetables

that can't grow in our part of the country.

-I really love bananas.

We're lucky we can have them in summer andwinter.

-Do you know how bananas get here?

-I guess it's too far for bananas to walk here from...

Ecuador. -[ Chuckles ] That's true.

Food that farmers grow in other countries

travels thousands of miles before it reaches us.

-How does it get here?

-It's shipped by planes, boats, and trucks,

which all use a lot of energy and make pollution

-But some of the food we eat doesn't have to travel far.

In the fall, I went apple

picking at an orchard near my house.

-You're right. This apple was grown nearby.

It only had to travel about miles to get here.

-But these...

Pink Ladies are from Australia.

-That trip is thousands of miles longer.

-Sometimes we don't have a choice.

But if we do, it's better for the environment

to buy food grown nearby.

-Good thinking. -Maybe for our snack we should

choose these apples that grew up in New York, like us.

-I agree. -An apple a day,

when grown nearby, keeps pollution away.

[ Laughter ]

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