Cyberchase

Cyberchase
GenreScience fantasy
Educational
Created bySandra Sheppard
Directed by
  • Yvette Kaplan ("The Poddleville Case")
  • Larry Jacobs (seasons 1–4)
  • Jason Groh (season 5)
  • Brandon Lloyd (seasons 6–8)
  • J. Meeka Stuart (seasons 9–13)
  • Sarah Anne Davis (seasons 14–)
Starring
  • Bianca DeGroat
  • Matthew A. Wilson
  • Jaden Michael
  • Courtney Chu
  • Violet Tinnirello
  • Carter Jones
  • Charlotte MacLeod
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • George Guerrette
  • Julian Harris
Opening theme"Cyberchase Theme" performed by Karen LeBlanc
Ending theme"Cyberchase Theme" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Peter Lurye ("The Poddleville Case")
  • David W. Shaw
  • Steve Pecile (season 1)
  • Craig Marshall (seasons 5–7)
  • Edmund Eagan (seasons 8–)
  • Julian Harris (several "For Real" segments)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes153 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Sandra Sheppard
  • Kristin Laskas Martin (seasons 1–4)
  • Michael Hirsh (seasons 1–2)
  • Patrick Loubert (season 1)
  • Clive A. Smith (season 1)
  • Toper Taylor (seasons 1–2)
  • Scott Dyer (seasons 2–5)
  • Doug Murphy (seasons 3–5)
  • Paul Robertson (season 3)
Running time
  • 23 minutes (episodes, excluding "For Real" segments)
  • 2-3¼ minutes ("For Real" segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) –
present

Cyberchase is an animated science fantasy children's television series that airs on PBS Kids.

Plot

The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez. They were brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to protect the world from the villain Hacker. These kids are able to prevent Hacker from destroying Cyberspace by means of problem-solving skills with basic math. In Cyberspace, they meet Digit, a cybird that helps them on their missions.

Characters

CyberSquad

Villains

  • The Hacker (voiced by Christopher Lloyd), is a green-skinned cyborg and a mad scientist.
  • Buzz (voiced by Len Carlson in the first to fifth seasons, Philip Williams in sixth to fifteenth seasons, and Peter Cugno since sixteenth season), is one of Hacker's henchmen.
  • Delete (voiced by Rob Tinkler), is one of Hacker's henchmen.

"Cyberchase for Real"

  • Bianca DeGroat
  • Harry Wilson (played by Matthew A. Wilson)
  • Jaden Michael
  • Courtney Chu
  • Alex (played by Violet Tinnirello)
  • Booker Jones (played by Carter Jones)
  • Kimmie (played by Charlotte MacLeod)

Team Motherboard

  • Motherboard (voiced by Kristina Nicoll) is the benevolent ruler of Cyberspace and mentor to the CyberSquad.
  • Dr. Marbles (voiced by Richard Binsley) is a smart and brilliant mechanic who serves Motherboard.
  • Widget (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) is a miniature doppelgänger of Digit.
  • Teeny Weeny "TW" Parallini (voiced by Isabel de Carteret) is a young parallelogram.
  • Fluff (voiced by Austin Dilulio) is a bluish-skinned penguin.
  • Creech (voiced by Sugar Lyn Beard) is the young ruler of the Cybersite, Tikiville.
  • Jules (voiced by Miklos Perlus) is a boy.
  • Slider (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi) is a James Dean-style 13-year-old skateboarder in Radopolis.

Broadcasting

Cyberchase was created by Sandra Sheppard, developed for children ages 8 to 11, and premiered on PBS Kids on January 21, 2002. In 2010, after season 8, Cyberchase went on hiatus, but it returned in 2013 for a ninth season, focusing more on environmental science. Cyberchase is the sixth longest-running animated series in the United States, behind The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Arthur. It is also the second longest-running animated PBS Kids series, behind Arthur.

Notes

  1. ↑ Aired as part of PBS Kids Go! from 2004 to 2013.

References

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  4. 1 2 "Cyberchase". PIP Animation Services. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cyberchase. About - PBS Parents". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cyberchase – Timeline Photos – Facebook". facebook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2026.