03x09 - The Snelfu Snafu Part 1

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Okay, there's this really
bad dude named hacker --

Hacker: the hacker, to you!

Whatever.
He wants to take over

The cyberworld
from motherboard.

[ Gasp ]
the three kids
are sucked into cyberspace,

And they use brain power
to help save everybody.

Jackie:
okay, here's the plan.

So they travel
all over and run into all these

Weird creatures...and have all
of these awesome adventures.

It's totally up to them
to save cyberspace.

Can three cool kids and a wacky
bird outsmart the hacker?

Hacker: never!
Matt: there's only one way
to find out!

Tune in
to "cyberchase"!

♪Cyberchase

♪ We're moving, we're b*ating
hacker at this game! ♪

♪ Don't tell 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 one, two, three, four! ♪

♪ 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! ♪

Dr. Marbles:
(gasps)

The encryptor chip!

At last, I've found it!

(Clatter of metal)

Slider:
there's gotta be a skate wheel
in here somewhere.

What's this?

Slider: (reading)
sly, this is your dad.

If you're reading this note,

It means I've had
a run in with hacker.

The syncolator
will help you find me.

My invention tracks i.d. Codes.

Program in my id and it will
search cyberspace for a match.

I miss you, son.

Same here, pops.
I'll find you!

(Electronic beeps)

Electronic voice:
i.d. Code accepted!

Searching, searching,
searching.

Not found.
Search terminated.

No! Maybe it's the next
number up!

(Electronic beeps)

Electronic voice:
i.d. Code accepted.

Searching, searching,
searching.

Search successful.
Encryptor chip located.

The encryptor chip?

(Beeping)

(Beeping)

I was trying to find my father

And found the encryptor chip
instead!

This is too weird!
The doc checked in a while ago

And said he's got the chip!

Motherboard:
find chip!

(Static) must find chip!

I'm on it, motherboard!

(Click of printer)

Huh? The encryptor chip
is on that cyber auction site -

"U-want, u-bid"!

What's it doing there?!

Motherboard:
(static) circuits failing...

Must power down...

What's going on?!

Going on emergency standby
mode.

Digit:
motherboard?!

Doc, where are you?!

Doctor marbles, come in,
I need you.

Come in!

He's gone.

Maybe he's the one selling
the chip.

Never!

Cyborgs have been known
to switch sides, you know.

But the doc would never sell
the chip...

Would he?

Matt:
if the encryptor chip
is up for auction

Then anybody can buy it!

Slider:
including hacker!

Jackie:
that would be terrible!

If hacker gets the chip
instead of motherboard,

She'll never get better!

Inez:
the auctioneer will just have
to give it back, that's all!

This is the item you've
all been waiting for:

The one, the only...
Encryptor chip!

Never before and never again
will I have an item so rare,

So precious,
so incredibly valuable.

Don't miss this
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

To control the very
future of cyberspace!

You have eleven days to make
a bid by phone,

Online, or in person.

Whoever bids the most snelfus
wins!

(Gavel raps)
the auction is now open!

Inez:
excuse me, we want that chip.

Fowler:
you want, you bid!

That's the way
the auction works.

But the chip belongs
to motherboard not you!

Actually, bird thing,

It doesn't belong
to me either.

It belongs to the someone
who wants to sell it.

And who is that?!

Sorry pal, my lips are sealed.
(Zipping sound)

Jackie:
but you have to tell us!

Don't you care about
motherboard?

Listen kids,
this is a business.

Someone wants to sell
something I don't smell it,

I just sell it!

Digit:
it's already up to snelfus!

We gotta buy that chip!

With what, didge?
We don't have any snelfus.

At least I don't.

I have two.

(Shakes bag)

Matt:
that's two more than I have.

Same here.

Lemme check.

Maybe I have a few snelfus
stashed away.

(Clatter of tin)

Sorry, no snelfus.

Just a buncha bottle caps.

Jackie:
gee, where'd you get so many?

Whenever I drink a cyberburpie,
I save the cap.

Hmm. I guess when you save
a little at a time

And keep doing it
over and over,

It adds up.

Wait just a minute!

What if we did that
with snelfus?

Do what?

Jackie:
save snelfus!

The auction doesn't end
for days.

That gives us time.

Only one problem -

Where do we get
the snelfus to save?

We earn them!
We get jobs!

If we earn and save
even a little bit every day

For days,

The total will add up.

And we can bid on the chip!

Fowler:
you're the cheapest
bunch of borgs I ever saw.

This chip is priceless!

Snelfus is nothing!

Terminator:
I bid fifty snelfus!

(Machine whirs and beeps)

Fifty snelfus!
Now we're bidding!

I think the way
this auction is going

We're gonna need at least
snelfus to get that chip.

Jackie:
oh, man!

How can we save snelfus
in just days?

Let's see...

If we save one a day
like I did with these caps

It would take...

Yoikes!

Days to save snelfus?!

Time out!
We don't have days.

We only have .

So what would happen
if we save...

Mmm, snelfus a day
instead of one?

That work?

Let's try.

Say this cap is snelfus.

On the first day,
we would save snelfus.

On day two,
we save another ,

Which makes our total savings
snelfus.

Matt:
so the total goes up
by each day.

Hey... A pattern!

Inez:
, , , , , , ...

And on the tenth day
our total reaches !

Cool!

Jackie:
this plan's gonna work.

If we save snelfus a day

We know for sure we'll have
our snelfus

In exactly days.

Which gives us
one day to spare!

Now all we need are jobs.

Let's get to work!

Buzz and delete:
look out!

Make way for the hacker!

Hacker:
listen up, you pestilential
pack of pipes!

I have big plans for
that encryptor chip

And they don't
include you!

So do not bid on it again.
Do you understand?

Chip mine!

Chip not yours

Unless you want to spend
the rest of your warranty

As a fender
on the grim wreaker!

So I strongly suggest
you keep your mouth shut

Or I'll make it rust!

Okay, I stop
bidding now.

Aren't auctions fun?
(Evil laugh)

(Ominous organ music)

(Knock at door)

Um, hi, hi.

I'm inez.

I saw your ad
for a dog walker

And I'd like the job.

If you vant
but it isn't really a dog.

Whatever.

(Whistles)

(Thunderous roar)

Inez:
whoa!

Help!

(Shrieks)

Little poddles:
(chortle and play)

Hi, I'm matt
and this is slider.

We're your
new babysitter.

(Blink in unison)

(Nervous giggle)

Little poddles:
(giggle and chatter noisily)

Matt and slider:
(shout)

Jackie:
mmm, chocolate!

Is this job sweet or what?

(Whistle blows)

(Machine whirs madly)

(Candies rumble loudly)

Yikes!

Woo! Oh!

Digit:
okay g*ng,
let's count up what we earned.

Two, four, six, eight, ten!

Day one: snelfus saved!

Cool! Just the amount
we planned.

And if we keep saving
snelfus a day

For nine more days,

We'll have enough
to buy the chip

And save motherboard!

Inez:
every day the total's
going to grow and grow.

I'm gonna have to grow more
wings to hold it all!

Slider:
no problem.

I'll rig up a bank.

We stash our cash in here.

It'll show how much we save
each day.

Our goal - the big !

Jackie:
let's make a deposit!

(Beep)

I have to admit, slider,
that's pretty cool!

Jackie:
pretty cool?!

I think it's awesome!

Me too!

I can't wait
to do it again tomorrow!

(Liquid bubbles)

(Sings wedding march)
dum, dum, ta dum,

Dum, dum, ta dum.

Fowler:
let me remind you,

There are only ten days left

To bid on this valuable
and unique item.

And once it's gone-
(smack)

(Chuckles)

Greetings,
fellow cyber-citizens!

Just a little word to the wise.

At the end of the auction,

I fully intend to own
this encryptor chip.

So don't waste your time
bidding!

Is that my hackie-poo?

Inez:
here are the snelfus
we earned on day two!

Jackie:
plus the snelfus we earned
yesterday

Gives us a total of...

All:
snelfus!

Slider:
only to go!

And eight days to earn it!

The money's adding up

Just like we thought
it would.

Yup, our plan's
working perfectly!

Except for one
little problem

That isn't so little!

All:
hacker!

Snelfus!

Pardner, you're talkin'
through yer hat!

You know what
that means?

Nope.

Show him, boys!

(Rip)

Snelfus!

The hacker bids snelfus!

(Machine whirs and beeps)

All:
oh no!

Matt:
now we need even more money
to buy the chip!

What are we gonna do?!

Well, we just have
to keep doing

What we've been doing

Because we know
that saving

The same amount
every day works.

But instead of saving
snelfus a day,

We'll have
to save more.

How much more?!

Slider:
I'd say we need at least
now.

Jackie:
oh man, that's twice as much
as we planned!

Digit:
and we only have nine days left
to save it!

But if we double our savings
every day

We could save twice as much.

(Clatter of metal)
just a few more adjustments...

There!

Jackie:
snelfus a day for nine days
would be !

Inez:
plus the we already have
will give us the we need!

But to save twice as much...

Little poddles:
(chortle and laugh louder)

We have to work
twice as hard.

And that sure
won't be easy!

Day three - snelfus.

Day four - snelfus.

Day five - snelfus.

Jackie:
day six, another snelfus
saved for a total so far of...

All:
snelfus!

Inez:
this is amazing!
Look how our money's grown!

We have way more now
than when we started!

Digit:
just like my bottle caps,

Little amounts add up
to big amounts

When you save 'em
day after day.

Matt:
and because we save the same
amount each day,

The total is growing just
like we predicted.

So we know we can
reach our goal...

And save motherboard!

Delete:
quiet on the set!

Interview with hacker

In case he wins
the auction...

Take one!
Roll tape!

Hello, cyberworld.
Guess what?

I'm your new ruler!

The hacker has won!

Wicked:
not so fast, hackie-poo!

Hacker:
wicked!

Wicked:
you forgot something!

Hacker:
what?

Wicked:
your new partner!

Hacker:
cut!

I do not have a partner!

Well, every ruler has a partner
and yours is little old me!

Tee hee hee.

Take two!

After all I've suffered
there is no way

I'm going to share this
final victory with you!

Cyberspace is going to be mine,
all mine!

And I'm going to rule it alone!

Wicked:
first of all,
you don't rule anything yet!

Second of all,
you won't rule

If you don't own
the encryptor chip.

I know that,

But the chip
is as good as mine!

Wicked:
not if I bid more than you do.

Hacker:
(evil laugh)

You wouldn't dare!

Just watch me!

Hacker:
wicked! Please don't do that.

Wicked:
yoo-hoo, mister auctioneer!

I raise the bid to snelfus!

It is!

(Machine whirs and beeps)

Hacker:
(gasps)

I can't believe
you did that!

Oh hackie,
I can't help myself.

I'll do anything to rule
cyberspace with you.

Make that !

No!

(Thunderous steps)

Warren:
I bid snelfus!

(Machine whirs and beeps)

Hacker:
you can't do that!

Warren:
I can!

I want that chip!

And what warren wants,
warren gets!

And no one...

...including you,
is gonna stop me!

(Struggles)

Warren:
anyone else want to bid
against me?

Hacker:
wicked! Help me out of here!

Anytime, anywhere, sweetie-pie,

But I only help partners.

Fine! You can be, uh...

Vice president of mischief!

Sorry. Equal partner
or nothing!

Buzz:
do it, boss. Do it!

Delete:
whatever she wants!

Hacker:
all right! You're my partner.
Just get me away from him!

Wicked:
purple lice and cootie eyes,
make warren's mama arise!

(Poof)

Warren!

Aw, mom!

(Crash)

Warren's mom:
you come home with me
this instant!

Well folks, do I hear ?

Wicked:
the team of wicked and hacker
bids snelfus!

Okay with you, hackie-poo?

I'm thrilled.

(Machine whirs and beeps)

Digit:
yoikes! We're sunk now!

Inez:
to b*at their new bid I think
we need at least snelfus!

Jackie:
and we only have
five days left?!

It's impossible!
We'll never do it!

Slider:
at least we've got saved.

Matt:
but we need .

That's... More!

Chill, okay?

We'll figure out a new goal
to save every day

Just like before.

Jackie:
make room! I gotta pace.

If we had days
and we saved snelfus a day

That would be
because times is .

But we only have five days -
half that time!

Inez:
so we need to save twice
as much each day!

That's snelfus.

Right.

Snelfus a day
for days

Will give us !

Selfus a day?
Can we do it?

It's so many!

Didge is right.

We're already working
at our max.

Too bad there aren't
more of us.

That's it, slider!
We need more help!

We'll ask everyone
in cyberspace to help us save!

Jackie: (on screen)
if you care what happens
to motherboard,

Now is the time to act!

Inez: (on screen)
give of yourself for the good
of the community.

Matt: (on screen)
ask not what motherboard
can do for you...

Digit: (on screen)
but what you can do
for motherboard!

All:
(cheer)

♪♪

♪♪

All:
(cheer)

Digit:
we did it!

Jackie:
we saved snelfus!

Now we can save motherboard!

Fowler:
the total still stands
at snelfus.

And there's only one minute
left to bid.

If there are no more bids
in the next seconds,

The encryptor chip will belong
to hacker!

Hacker:
that's the hacker to you!

Wicked:
make that the hacker
and ms. Wicked!

It isn't too late!

There are still seconds
left to bid!

We're at .
Do I hear ?

Buzz:
four-seventy-five!

Hacker:
what?!

Delete:
!

Hacker:
sit down, you duncebuckets!

Wicked:
!

Hacker:
!

Fowler:
ten seconds left, folks.

Anymore bids?

With the fate of motherboard
hanging on this chip,

We've got snelfus
going once,

Going twice, going...

Digit:
!

You can't do that,
you sorry looking cyberturkey!

Fowler:
going once!

Hacker:
that chip is mine!

Fowler:
going twice!

Hacker:
you'll never have that chip!

Wicked:
hackie, hackie... Bid!

Fowler:
sold!

The encryptor chip goes to...

The funny looking bird
with the propeller!

Hacker:
what?!

(Evil chuckle)

Digit:
the moment we've all been
waiting for

Is finally here, motherboard.

Jackie:
you'll soon be cured
of the virus!

Hacker's campaign of chaos
will come to an end.

Matt:
and truth and justice
will win out

All over cyberspace.

Slider:
cool.

I'm so grateful to you all.

I only wish dr. Marbles
could be here.

Jackie:
we do, too, mother b.

But we're not sure where he is.

Digit:
all right! Let's stop yapping
and fix motherboard

So hacker will never be
a thr*at to cyberspace again.

All:
yay!

Motherboard:
stop! Something's wrong!

The chip is draining me!

Hacker:
surprise, cyberworld!

I'm your new ruler!

The hacker has won!
(Evil laugh)

All:
(gasp) what? Oh, no!
It can't be!

Hacker:
I stole the encryptor chip
from dr. Marbles

And locked him up!

See? There's your genial
genius!

It was I who reprogrammed
the chip

So I could replace motherboard.

And it was I who tricked
you oh-so-clever earthbrats

Into buying the chip

And placing it into motherboard
for me! (Laughs)

And now I have
all your money too!

Jackie:
I can't believe it!

We fell for his trick!

What have we done?
What have we done?!

By the way, I think you know
my new partner.

Kids and digit:
wicked!

Wicked:
is this your worst nightmare
come true, or what?

(Evil laughter)

How awful!

This can't be happening!

Inez:
hacker's destroyed motherboard!

He's in total control!

Digit:
cyberspace is doomed!

Hacker:
(laughs)

Stay right where you are.

It's cyberchase for real.

I want to see the world.

The great wall of china.

The amazon jungle.

An african safari.

Five thousand dollars?!

I'll never be able to afford
a trip like that.

Whoa!

A special deal to mexico.

$ Dollars?

That's still a lot of money.

But if I could get a job
for the summer

That's ten weeks.

I can save that much money!

I just have to put $
in the bank

Every week for ten weeks.

Offer expires august .

No problema.

Guess how much money I make
as a lifeguard?

$ A week.

How great is that?

(Whistle)
hey! No yelling!

(Whistle)
hey! No running!

I like to make a deposit.

I'm saving $ a week
for a trip to mexico.

Yes, I like to make deposit.

I've been saving $
a week for nine weeks.

I've saved up $ .

Just $ more

And I can pay
for my trip to mexico.

Que bueno.

(Sigh)

It has rained every day
this week.

When it rains
the pool is closed.

When the pool is closed
I don't get paid.

Today is the last day to buy
that package deal to mexico.

But since I didn't make
any money this week,

I'm $ short.

What a second!

I've been putting change
from my pocket

Into this container

Everyday for about two years.

Saving for a rainy day.

I bet there is $ here.

♪♪

I like to purchase the package
deal to mexico, please.

I have $ in bills

And the rest...

In coins.

Well, you can't just give me
a whole bunch of coins.

I'll count them.

, ...

I'm sorry, sir,
but you can't do that here.

But I have to pay
for the trip today.

Why don't you go over
to the bank.

You can exchange your coins
for dollars there.

♪♪

I don't have $ .

I have over $ !

Enough for my trip
and souvenirs.

Man:
here you go.

It's $ . .

Thanks.

Man:
have a great trip, harry.

I will.

Hey harry!

Don't forget your suitcase,
man.

You're going to need it.

Thanks.

I mean gracias.

Man:
(chuckle) take it easy.