#duncebuckets

[sandysapphire]

anyone else think hacker's voice acting in a clean sweep sounded really off? like it sounds like they accidentally used the outtakes instead of the final recordings

[inspectorspinda]

If Cyberchase Characters were Pokemon pt 1

I'm obsessed with Pokemon so I'm going to assign all the main cast of Cyberchase pokemon types, moves, an ability and a nature, starting with Hacker and the duncebuckets. Feel free to reply to this if you have a different opinion/idea.

Hacker

Type | Psychic-Bug (evolves from Psychic-Normal)

Ability | Infiltrator (The Pokémon's moves are unaffected by the target's barriers, substitutes, and the like)

Moves:

Nasty Plot

Foul Play

Parting Shot

Power Trip

Nature | Naughty (+Attack, -Sp. Def)

Reasoning: I picked Psychic-Bug because Hacker is "bugged" in a sense and Psychic is weak to bug and ghost. Very fitting. I debated dark or steel types, but dark would not be weak to ghost and if I went with steel I'd have to make everyone in Cyberspace steel and that would be boring. I also chose to give him all dark type attacks despite not being a dark style because Hacker is constantly failing because being bad is not in his programming so to represent that he'll have a moveset without any STAB.

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Buzz

Type | Dark-Normal

Ability | Gluttony (Makes the Pokémon use a held Berry earlier than usual)

Moves:

Stockpile

Swallow

Body Slam

Belly Drum

Nature | Lax (neutral)

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Delete

Type | Dark-Electric

Ability | Frisk (The Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon’s held item)

Moves:

Discharge

Bind

Fake Tears

Thief

Nature | Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk)

[vikenticomeshome]

Cyberchase - An Interview With The Hacker by Reporter CyBob from "Cyborg Life!"

Sometime in 2003, the "Meet the Cybersquad" section of the Cyberchase section of the pbskids.org website was updated with more Hacker lore. This is an interview between the reporter CyBob from a publication called "Cyborg Life!"

I will transcribe the interview and give my thoughts at the end.

Foreward: He's the rascally cyborg about town, the virtual man with a a plan to rule Cyberspace. CYBORG LIFE! is proud to present the first and only interview with The Hacker, the wily villain of CYBERCHASE! Our intrepid report CyBob, met up with The Hacker in a scluded chat room over lattes to learn more about this ambitious rising star in the Internet firmament.

Cyborg Life!: Your exploits are the buzz of Cyberspace. You threw the symmetrical world of Symmetria into chaos, pilfered pods in Poddleville and nabbed an irregular area in the Sensible Flats land grab. You're a true man of mystery -- a celebrity. And our readers want to know more. Can I call you Hacker?

The Hacker: That's "THE Hacker" to you!

Cyborg Life!: THE Hacker, OK. How about just "The." But seriously, people everywhere want to know more about your outrageous quest to take over Cyberspace. What inspired you to take on this fascinating challenge?

The Hacker: Well, I'm glad you asked. As you know I have an extraordinary mind. My designs and prodigious programs helped build Cyberspace. Yet, Motherboard always took the credit. -- Would you mind taking your feet off the table when I speak? -- She lacked the villainous vision to bring my fantastic plot to its final fruition. I could see the potential in her operation. But, oh, how she squandered her power.

Cyborg Life!: It's not easy being in middle management I guess. But isn't Cyberspace Motherboard's domain? And isn't the renowned scientist Dr. Marbles the great innovative mind behind its most outstanding inventions? It says here that Dr. Marbles built you as an assistant to Motherboard, sort of a glorified techie. And that he later banished you to the Northern Frontier when you tried to stage a coup?

The Hacker: I was laid off! Marbles knew that with my considerable cranial talents I would soon be running all of Cyberspace. That's why he tried to get rid of me. But I would not be ignored.

Cyborg Life!: So you hatched a plan.

The Hacker: Yesssss, a plan. I created a nasty little virus to disable Motherboard causing her to lose much of her memory and functions. Now the virtual universe is in jeopardy! And I intend to step in to claim my predestined place as the rightful ruler. hen it will be all chaos and caviar for me!

Cyborg Life!: But something keeps getting in your way. Three things actually -- those three Earth kids -- Jackie, Matt, and Inez. You know, the Cyber Squad. Some people are calling them heroes.

The Hacker: heroes? Those insignificant insects can't stop me. Those diminutive gremlins are just a trio of white hats. They think they can hack THE HACKER?

Cyborg Life!: So, how does one get into a career as a supervillain?

The Hacker: Once I left Motherboard's operation, I began my own sinister start-up. There in the icy north, I built my awesome ship -- The Grim Wreaker -- as my vehicle to bring chaos to all of Cyberspace. Finally, I created my humble assistants, Buzz and Delete, a pair of tin plated duncebuckets though they may be. But together, they are almost competent enough to carry-out my most dastardly deeds. Of course, there's that cyber-stool pigeon Digit.

Cyborg Life!: Digit, isn't he with the Cyber Squad?

The Hacker: Yes, that supercilious cyber-turkey didn't have the stuff to make it as one of my henchman, so he flew the coop. Now he helps those three pre-teen terrestrial termites in their attempts to thwart my victories. That disloyal dodo will rue the day he ditched me and ran back to Motherboard. But let's talk about me. From the moment I first felt current flow through my circuits, I have craved power. Yes, power, power and more power. Dr. Marbles thought I would be content punching keyboard like some hackneyed pawn. Look at me, I am regal personage with a fine purple cloak and an elegant pocket protector. I am the one and only true leader of the virtual realm. I am THE HACKER!

Cyborg Life!: So, what are some of the highlights of your solo career?

The Hacker: Ah, yes, There was the time I set my sights on the Sunisphere of Solaria. With the Sunisphere in my grasp, Solaria was transformed from a sunny resort into a doomed winter wonderland and an unlimited source of energy was mine.

Cyborg Life!: Well, that's just fascinating. Here it is in my notes. But it seems those Earth kids and Digit managed to return the Sunisphere and restore Solaria to the tropical paradise it once was. and, let's see -- I know it's in my notes. Yes, they did it by -- er -- estimating? Is that right, they got the Sunisphere back on its perch by estimating?

The Hacker: Come on, it was a lucky shot. Then there was the time I joined forces with the Wicked Witch to capture the kindly king of Happily Ever After. An odious little site where fairy tale creatures amuse themselves with their annoying rhymes and songs. We were to capture the kingdom's stash of golden eggs, but Witchie tried to double-cross me. She case a spell on the sorry citizens of Happily fracturing their ability to count this preventing them from paying the king's ransom. But I was ultimately paid in full, enough goald to finance my hostile takeover of Cyberspace.

Cyborg Life!: Well, once again my notes seem to indicate that it was the Cyber Squad that taught the fairy tale folk how to count by tens and hundreds to meet your demand. And then they coaxed the Witch back to their side, and she took back the entire stash of golden eggs. is that true?

The Hacker: Excuse me. I have come here to tell you about my wondrous personage. Not for you to fawn over those thorns in my glorious side.

Cyborg Life!: Wow, what a story, brainpower wins the day. I have to make a note to my editor to do a piece on them.

The Hacker: That's enough! This interview is over. Goodbye!

Cyborg Life!: Wait Hack! Can't you tell me more about these smart kids and their friend Digit and all the clever ways that they one-up you all the time. Hackie, come back! Does this mean the press junket on the Grim Wreaker is out?

That is the end of the interview.

So, what do I think of it. I admire the balls on this reporter to meet The Hacker, the biggest villain in Cyberspace, in a secluded place for the interview. I also admire the balls on this reporter to setup the interview in a way that asks the important questions, even if it takes the interview in a direction that he Hacker doesn't want to go. Remember, that this is 2003 Hacker. His villain decay, and his plans centering on rehabilitating his image, largely hasn't happened yet.

It's interesting to see The Hacker's attempts at historical revision regarding the creation of Cyberspace. I think there is fan-fiction potential, which some people have already noticed, with the idea that The Hacker wasn't lying about doing the lion's share of the work to bring Cyberspace online.

I'm not sure what the "press junket on the Grim Wreaker" was supposed to be. They may just be using the term loosely here. A press junket is a term that is normally used in the film industry to refer to a period of interviews used to advertise the product, such as an upcoming film. I assume The Hacker isn't selling the Grim Wreaker himself, but then, what is he selling?

[siya-says-science-rules]

*Your phone begins ringing, despite not being on. The screen is covered in static.

*Answer it?

-@nodataavaliable

"Ugh... Who could be calling me when I'm making such INCREDIBLE DISCOVERIES?!"

"This BETTER be worth it, you strange duncebucket!!"

(She picks up the phone.)

[princess-draws]

When they took the powerful red gem from Happily Ever After. As when it transfers the energy into The Hacker thinking about being a powerful borg but instead he transformed into a monstrous dragon

What have we done?

Hacker: Hehehe Buzz, Delete where is that gem?

Buzz: Right here, Boss!

Delete: Jazz has got it!

Jazz: Here it is, Hackie Just for you

Hacker: At last. This gem is finally mine! *he then takes the gem from Jazz’s hand* Now I shall take over cyberspace for sure

Delete: Are you sure about this boss?

Hacker: Of course I am sure you robotic duncebucket! With this gem I will be unstoppable and now time for a test! *he rubs the hem until it glows red and the energy transfer into him* Oh yes! I can feel it! I can feel the energy into me *chuckles*

Jazz: Did it work?

Then couple of minutes nothing happened

Buzz: I don’t think it’s working boss!

Delete: Are you sure you got the right gem, sis?

Jazz: Sure I did. I got what he asked for

Hacker: You duncebuckets! You got me the wrong gem! Go fetch me the right one now! *growls*

He growls and his eyes turn gold two droids and the girl were shocked

Buzz: Sis, what did you do to the boss?

Delete: Hey boss…. You got a tail

Hacker: What? *looks behind and grows a tail of a dragon* Rosaheart, what type of gem is this?!

Jazz: Uh oh… this isn’t a power gem, this is a dragon gem once you rub gem you will have a dragon form. This is not good!

Delete: Is there another way to change the boss back?

Jazz: I don’t think so

Buzz: Dede, can we go now? I’m getting scared

Hacker: *grows horns and begins to change form*

Delete: Good idea!

They both run away as Hacker‘s Dragon transformation is complete and they all hide in the forest

Jazz: We gonna change hacker back into his normal self otherwise he’s gonna do something bad

Delete: But how are you gonna do that?!

Jazz: The Cybersquads will help us how to reverse it

Buzz: You still have that necklace thingy?

Jazz: Sure do. Let’s go to the Control Central and contract Motherboard *uses her amulet to transform into a dragoness*

Buzz and Delete both hopped on and Jazz flies up soaring to the sky and flies to Control Central

[opportunistic-chicanery]

Anonymous asked:

Do you consider Dr. Marbles a father in any way?

"I suppose in Earth terms he would be. But he never called himself such, nor did I voluntarily assign him the role."

"I think the best way to think of him is Motherboard's duncebucket." He sniggered. "Maybe that's what I'll start calling him."

[opportunistic-chicanery]

Hacker blinked before his expression twisted into a smile. Who would have guessed Marbles could have a sense of humor. If only they had. But he had barely touched them.

He shut his eyes, putting himself back in the moment. He lifted his hands up to shoulder level, fingers flexing as if prepared to grab hold of something. All the circuits of the neck, hidden behind a thin sheet of metal. Displayed in the full spectrum of color. Like a row of powdered sugar straws at the candy store.

He yanked at them one by one, like a greedy child, the confectionary caking his hands in its sugary dust. But before he could lick it off, his mind was unceremonious pulled away from the fantasy. As much as he tried to take himself back to the place he'd been, he could not. And as he weaved his fingers together, trying fruitlessly to squeeze the air between them, a realization slowly dawned on him.

The familiarity of this moments, the vividness of the imagery. What he'd experienced had been no fantasy, but a memory. He opened his eyes again, his hands falling apart.

No!

He'd needed them alive, he was going to interrogate them. Who was out there pretending to frame him? He needed to know.

Hacker swung his fist sideways into the wall. "No, but I'll find out." Those duncebuckets had gotten off easy.

Marbles paused, breathing out a small sigh. “Good to hear, son.” He stared into space momentarily, refusing to take joy in something so easily taken away. As Hacker went on Marbles’s eyebrows knitted in confusion. He didn’t remember? “Hacker, the bots’ warranties expired. We will get our answers tomorrow, though, when the scrap collector comes to collect their parts,” he explained, avoiding placing the blame upon him. He squinted up at Hacker, over his shoulder. “That would seem to be a welcome plan. Should the bots have any belongings or parts you recognize, then it could give us some idea of who’s fault this is.”

He sidled forward, glancing back to see if Hacker would follow. “Do you have any hunches? This setup certainly was designed to resemble one of your schemes; fair cause for concern.”

[aplushemporium]

@dunce-buckets

He’s not wrong.

[feathercapped-archive]

dunce-buckets

my opinion on;

character in general: Buzz and Delete aren't my absolute favorite Cyberchase characters, but they are very very good and integral to the show! They're just little guys. They're just sitting here. how they play them: They embody those two pretty much perfectly imo! I love the emphasis on Delete being baby. Because yeah. the mun: So very kind! I want to talk more!

do i;

follow them: yeah! rp with them: We sort of just follow each other rn but ONE DAY I will send them something! want to rp with them: YES PLEASE ship their character with mine: nah!

what is my;

overall opinion: This blog is so amazing and I really hope we get the chance to write more!

@dunce-buckets

[all-archived-out]

Where does Molly live if she isn't with anyone else?? Like if we never existed -

What a great question, Wanda! See, I never intended or expected anyone to even come close to inviting Molly into their lives. I wanted it to be so Molly could live independently, and not have anyones muses feel like they NEEDED to keep her. (Though I'll admit, we love it. Please, I love this kinda stuff. ) So I gave Molly her own safe haven! An abandoned building off the beaten path. ( My TLDR is that while Molly was trying to find her way back to her original foster home , she found THIS building, and it looked a lot like where she used to be. But Molly just assumes that everyone's out for the day, and that she's the only one around. So she takes good care of the rooms, sweeping , wiping stuff down. Even her bed is an old, rusted up frame with a chewed up, stained mattress. And she doesn't even mind! ) REF under the cut! (YES its a half done wip. Shh. )

[opportunistic-chicanery]

Hacker beamed quietly as he watched the work huff away, oblivious to how she grumbled her breath as she did so. As far as he was concerned, it was a victory for the both of them.

"Now help me get another three baskets of this stuff and we'll get out of here. Where are those duncebuckets?" Buzz and Delete had run off on their own since they'd entered the store, no doubt off in the pastry and Christmas light isle respectively.

After a moment of silence he glanced down at gem who seemed to have been suddenly drained of her usual pep. "You'll have a second shot at her if you're so invested. One or two ripe, pre-rehearsed roasts should do the job fine. I recommend you start somewhere personal. From what I've observed, Earthlies are particularly sensitive about the shape of their nose. You could try that." Although he admits, he's not too well versed on Earth's beauty standards.

He began heading towards the check out when he noticed Diopside still dragging her feet behind him. "What?"

The worker didn’t want to pay Hacker any mind.  But the fact he was arguing with her was getting on the woman’s nerves.  It looked like this odd, green man was trying to play mediator for his tiny grey companion.  Geez, what ever are they?

“You crystal aliens or whatever should just stay out of it” hissed the female worker, assuming that both Black Star and The Hacker were Gems.  But then she turned and walked away, obviously in a foul mood.  Muttering something about ‘how they shouldn’t even be allowed here.’

Black Star didn’t move from her spot for a moment.  Not until the borg had urged her a couple times to follow after him.  Which is what it took for the Diopside to get out of her fearful and frozen state.

“Coming, sir” her voice was quiet as a hand gripped the side of the shopping cart they were using.  She glanced inside and thankfully the ingredients she needed were all inside.

[vikenticomeshome]

Cyberchase - Season 1 Episode 1 "Lost my Marbles" (part 1) - How It All Started

Hello, all. I want to talk about a particular episode of Cyberchase today. I don't know if I will put together discussion posts like this for every episode, but I feel like I need to put one together about this one. This was the first proper episode for Cyberchase after the pilot episode. Sure, we had the three-part prequel web comics and other promotional material. However, I bet most people who saw this episode saw it before they saw the webcomic or other promotions.

I didn't see this when it first premiered, but I did see the re-runs. That was long before I knew about the web comics. So, where do we begin?

The Hacker: Ahahahahaha!

The Hacker: At last! The moment I've been waiting for! Haha. It's absolutely perfect.

Yeah, The Hacker gets the first line of the entire series. As if he was going to let anyone else have that.

Imagine you'd never heard of Cyberchase before. Imagine this was the first episode you'd ever seen. We have this clearly villainous character flying his ship through a strange world. And now he's laughing with evil intent while remotely spying on some children at a library.

Buzz: Yeah, you're right, Boss. Cyberspace is simply enchanting.

And then the more competent (?) of the two Duncebuckets gets the second line. Delete is noticeably silent in his introduction, and he looks annoyed that Buzz is interrupting The Hacker's speech. I feel like this dynamic flipped later in the show. Delete became more prone to outbursts, and Buzz did more to tug him back in line.

The Hacker: Those Earth kids are the key to my plan.

Buzz: Oh yeah, you mean your master plan for all-out domination of Cyberspace that will allow you to spread chaos and evil from site to site?

The Hacker: Of course that plan, you robotic duncebucket!

Buzz: I thought the only way to take over Cyberspace was to get rid of that Cyberbrain that runs it, Motherboard?

The Hacker: And so we shall.

So, Buzz is a good, if somewhat clunky, vehicle for exposition. He explains The Hacker's ultimate goal, as well as the big step that he is about to take to achieve that goal. He also refers to Motherboard as a Cyber-brain. It is possible that that was some sort of slur, but I don't think Buzz is that kind of bad guy. It's largely accepted by the community that Motherboard's species is called Cyber-brain. That raises the question as to whether there are more of her out there.

During this exchange, the scene cuts to the kids on Hacker's big board. They don't have dialogue yet, but this is the very first interaction among them.

Yeah, they were on The Hacker's screen earlier, but Matt and Jackie were frozen in the place, and Inez did some sort of idle animation. However, this shot, Matt and Jackie are clearly working together to figure out how the library map screen works. Matt is poking at the screen. Then, he looks in Jackie's direction. Jackie smiles ad gestures with her hand. Matt smiles back. Calm down, shippers. They just met. Oh, and Inez is standing there with her arms folded. Her expression is neutral. She may be annoyed at how long tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum are taking to figure out how the map works. She did have a long bike ride over here, and it was stated upon her arrival that the library was closing soon. I'm not sure how much work any of them expected to get done today.

Now, we enter Control Central and see Motherboard for the first time. Digit and Dr. Marbles are working on her.

Dr. Marbles: Upgrade nearly complete, Motherboard. Stand by for reboot.

Motherboard: Hurry, Dr. Marbles. My firewall's been down long enough. It's not safe.

Digit: Not safe! C'mon! What could possibly happen?

He just had to say that, didn't he.

Motherboard: Hacker alert! Hacker alert!

Digit: Hacker's Back?!

Dr. Marbles: Impossible! We drained his power grid and exiled him eons ago.

Inez: Excuse me? You two aren't the only ones who require access to this map.

Matt: Hang on, I'm just trying to figure out how to use it, okay?

Yeah, Inez is already done with their shit, and they haven't even been properly introduced.

Jackie: Alright, you're here, see? So, just find where you want to go and touch that spot.

I love that Jackie's first words in the episode were to try to calm down Matt and Inez. Jackie also just turned key #1 of 3.

Matt: Okay. Mythology... Mythology...cool!

And so, Matt turns key #2 of 3. We can see that the map drew a line between the Lobby and the Mythology room. I'm not sure how it would have helped with navigation though, as it seems to be a straight line or a simple curve. We also don't see any step-by-step directions.

Inez: But I need to go to the research room!

I love how Inez lunges for the map to tap the still-glowing Lobby button again. Matt and Jackie make a point of stepping backwards out of her way.

And so, Inez gets her useless directional line to the research room. She also turns key #3 of 3.

Inez: *gasp*

Matt: Hey, what's up with that?

Jackie: It looks like the icons are going to crash into each other, right...

Matt, Jackie, and Inez: Here!

Dr. Marbles: Hacker has found a way to breach the system!

Motherboard: Quickly, reload my firewall!

The Hacker: Behold, my half-baked henchmen. My concoction of computerized chaos is about to... attack!

Motherboard: Hacker has launched a virus. It's coming this way.

Digit: Hurry Doc! Hurry! Close her up!

Dr. Marbles: Firewall loading! 45! 50!

Motherboard: It's too late... the virus has invaded my circuits. It's shutting me down.

Dr. Marbles: Firewall up! No further damage anticipated.

Digit: She's in bad shape, huh, Doc?

Dr. Marbles: Her Encryptor Chip has been destroyed! I can't retrieve it! I've got to locate and install a new one.

Dr. Marbles's quest goes poorly, as Hacker immediately captures him.

So, let's pause for a moment and process what just happened here. The Hacker, who was apparently exiled eons ago, has returned. We know from the official prequel web comic, "How It All Started", that The Hacker attacked Valussa after he was banished, but before he infected Motherboard with the virus. That was a major event, as it led to Digit betraying The Hacker for the second time, The Hacker imprisoning Digit, and Digit escaping and defecting to Motherboard.

Assuming Digit gave Dr. Marble and Motherboard the full story of The Hacker's attack on Valussa, they had to know that The Hacker was still alive and capable of causing chaos on Cybersites in spite of his downgraded power supply. So, I don't know why Dr. Marbles is in such disbelief that The Hacker is back.

It's not clear what happened in the time period between the events of the comic "How it All Started Episode 2", where The Hacker attacked Valussa, and "Lost my Marbles". This gets murkier if we bring in The Flying Parallinis' storyline, since The Hacker was imprisoned on Mount Way-Up-There without Digit.

Maybe I was wrong in my original assessment of the Parallini's storyline. Maybe The Hacker's imprisonment on Mount Way-Up-There wasn't really a retcon. Maybe Motherboard was content to just stuff him in a pod and launch him to The Northern Frontier over the theft of The Encryptor Chip from "How It All Started Episode 1". But then, after he terrorized Valussa and Digit defected, perhaps Motherboard saw fit to put The Hacker on Mount Way-Up-There as an additional punishment. If so, there was apparently nothing there to alert Motherboard if he left the mountain. Now that I think of it, that arrangement might clear up the inconsistencies in Buzz and Delete's origin stories. We know The Hacker built them with parts from Cybersite Botopolis, but they also talk about a time when they worked in a cyber cheese factory unassociated with The Hacker. If we take Mount-Way-Up-There as a separate punishment, then perhaps Buzz and Delete lost their jobs when The Hacker went up the mountain. Then, when he came back down, he pulled them back in.

I'm not going to touch "Hacker Hugs a Tree", since that was 100% a retcon of How It All Started.

I don't think The Hacker attacked any other Cybersites between the Valussa event and the attack on Motherboard. I think he laid low while cooking up the virus. I suspect that sometime between The Hacker terrorizing Valussa and "Lost My Marbles", Motherboard, Dr. Marbles, and Digit got complacent. They figured he was just sulking in The Northern Frontier.

In addition to writing the code for the virus, The Hacker must have rigged that library map to open a breach in Motherboard's defenses. Even with her firewall down for maintenance, he couldn't launch the virus, or he would have done it. We also know that raising the firewall was able to prevent the virus from causing further damage after the initial infection. So, The Hacker needed her firewall down, and he needed the breach opened at the same time in order to pull this off.

But how did the breach work? I feel like I could make an entire separate post theorizing about that, and I probably will. I won't bog down this post with it though.

So, back in the real world...

Inez: You think we broke it?

Matt: I don't know.

Jackie: There must be some way to reboot this thing!

Motherboard: I am Motherboard.

Jackie: Uh oh.

Matt: Mother-who?

Jackie: We're in for it now! She's probably FBI!

Motherboard: I am protector of all Cyberspace.

Inez: Right, and I'm Xena, Warrior Princess.

Motherboard: When the three of you touched that map, a breach in Cyberspace allowed a nasty computer virus to reach me.

Motherboard already know their names, possibly through spying on them in the library. She pulls them into Cyberspace. This is the beginning of the next 20 years of their lives spent working to keep Cyberspace safe from The Hacker.

The old pitch documents claim that Motherboard "conducted an elaborate computer search of every being in every galaxy for the right combination of bravery, moxie and math skill", and these three actual children were the best for the job. That comes with the caveat that Motherboard had just suffered brain damage from a virus first, of course. There is a popular fan theory that she pulled them in to make amends for accidentally opening the breach.

They meet Digit.

Digit: Without Motherboard, everything and everyone in Cyberspace is doomed!

Jackie: You guys, we can't let that happen. We can't just stand by and let this Hacker guy destroy Cyberspace. We have to help! We just have to!

I love that Jackie is the first one to insist that all three of them band together to save Cyberspace. She doesn't know her new teammates, Motherboard, or the scope of the mission, but she's ready to ride or die.

Inez: Excuse me, I don't even know you guys. This is a major decision! I need time to think about it.

I love that Inez is being the rational one here, arguably more rational than Motherboard.

Matt: There isn't time to think about! We've got to act now! I'm in!

I love that, the moment Inez mentions taking time to think about it (i.e. waiting), Matt throws his hat into the ring with Jackie.

They don't get cyber-suits or virtual avatars, but they get, Sqwak Pads, funky little handheld computers for problem-solving and communication.

I'm nearing the limit for these posts, so I'll stop here. I'll make a part 2 for the rest of the episode, as there are some important scenes to high-light. I probably won't go scne-by-scene, since that will take forever. However, the scenes that I covered in this part were all very important, since they set up the premise for the show and introduce our characters.

[spinda-draws]

it's morning and you're woken by duncebuckets

[permanent-beta-bag-of-water]

Cyberchase Rewatch S1E3 - "R-Fair City"

Ah, the drag episode N. Cognita, heheh Get hustled chumps Delete with the tube top lmao Nice tits Hacker The kids just land in a rollercoaster, try doing that when you’re 30 Mother-B is EVERYWHERE 0_0 I love this taxi driver, she seems like a bad bitch to ride with The coin has a taaaaail omg Is it really a taxi ride if it seems to just be a rollercoaster? Grubby should not trusted, what a gross creep OMG the early 2000's obligatory rap song in cartoons I miss "grabbing worms in a bag for a hat" Cyberchase Puce, again Still don't trust this Grubby dude, he looks like he has “a habit” Digit with the cup lmao Join the dark side Digit Hacker misses his little buddy, it’s hard to hide, but it’s okay, I’m sure he cares for you deep down Hacker: "Frosty the Snowman?" Delete: "... eh, no." So does Cyberchase have oxygen or not? Jackie panicking sounds like my anxiety People not showing up to an amusement park is not chaos. That's called the free market sweety, look it up. Buzz's hair ^_^ Claaaassy lady~ DUNCEBUCKETS!!! Digit you little shit This game's RIGGED! I'm digging the piano tunes in the background You dumb kids. Digit looked so desperate and scared. C'mon kids. Don't you recognize that chin from anywhere? Matt, stop with the yoyo, that's rude af That water is so gross, I saw a bone and what is that, old carnival hot dogs and buns? Stop trying to cheat Matt Matty~ PICK THE FUCKING ZERGEN YOU BRATS Hackiepoo going for the plunge Was Hacker wearing anything under those clothes? Pftblahablabbababbla So Hacker knows how to work a yoyo And the three of them drifted in the cold, dark vacuum of space until the next episode.

I feel like this episode should have been more amusing. I mean, the props were in place to have some good laughs, but the episode just rolled with the absurdity.

[opportunistic-chicanery]

@all-fleshed-out asked:

You? Peacefully enjoying your solitude in the kitchen? Not with Molly around. In fact, here comes the little slap of toddler feet against the floor now. You've got treats? Molly wants a treat! Look! Molly can do a trick, too! She can sit.... and uh... turn her head 360 degrees. Neat, huh? Treat. GIVE. GIVE TREAT PLEASE BOSS PLEASE. HER MOUTH IS (voluntarily) OPEN!

Hacker flicks his wrist around a bit, preparing to toss her a bone shaped biscuit. Once her head is in the right position, he flings the snack and— it bounces off her face.

"Best two out of three," he protests, going to reach for another biscuit out of the bag. He has to smack the packaging out of Buzz's hands. The chunky duncebucket would eat anything. "Stay where you are. And keep spinning," he says, flexing his hand for the second attempt.