>> Okay, there's this really bad dude named Hacker.

>> The Hacker, to you.

>> Whatever.

He wants to take over the cyber world from Motherboard.

>> [ Gasps ] >> The three kids are sucked into Cyberspace, and they use brainpower to help save everybody.

>> Okay, here's the plan.

>> So they travel all over and run into all these weird creatures and have all these awesome adventures.

It's totally up to them to save Cyberspace.

Can three cool kids and a wacky bird outsmart The Hacker?

>> Never!

>> There's only one way to find out.

Tune in to "Cyberchase."

>> ♪ 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 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ ♪ 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 >> ♪ Deck the halls for Reboot Eve ♪ ♪ La, la, la-la-la, la, la, la Ooh!

Buzzy, we need more streamers.

>> Gee, Deedee, you really get into this holiday.

>> It's Reboot Eve, my favorite holiday of the whole year.

You say goodbye to everything old and hello to everything new.

Nothing like a fresh start, right, Buzzy?

>> Hey, Boss.

Did you make your Reboot resolution?

>> My what?

>> You know, resolution, where you promise to change something or do something new.

>> In case you forgot, I'm The Hacker.

I don't need to change anything.

Right now, I'm just... tired.

>> Whoa, Boss!

Your energy is really low.

Maybe you need to power up.

>> Yes.

It's so exhausting being a villainous genius.

>> Hello, Cyberspace.

Mitch Modem here, along with my co-host, Valentina Vector.

>> We are so excited to celebrate Reboot Eve with you, live from Bottawa.

Have you made any resolutions yet, Mitch?

>> Only one.

Get a warmer jacket.

[ Laughs ] It is cold and windy in Bottawa.

Brrrr!

>> Those are my favorite TV hosts.

I watch them every year.

>> Yuck!

You're lucky I'm too weak to change the channel.

>> Each year, a new site gets to host the ball rise.

And this year, the honor goes to blustery Bottawa!

[ Crowd cheering ] >> [ Gasps ] >> I'm here with Mayor Justine Turbeau.

>> Happy Reboot Eve!

Welcome to beautiful Bottawa.

[ Wind howling ] [ Laughs ] The windiest site in Cyberspace.

>> Mayor, many viewers have asked how, exactly, the Reboot ball is raised.

>> I'm happy to explain, Val.

Once the 10-second count-up to midnight begins, this bar starts to turn, lifting the ball up off the ground.

When the ball reaches the top, it's Reboot Day and party time!

[ Laughs ] >> It must take a lot of power to raise that ball.

>> Excellent observation, Mitch.

All the power comes from right inside this box here.

Fun fact -- it contains enough power to charge an entire cyber site for a whole year.

>> Did she say an entire year?

[ Gasps ] With power like that, I wouldn't have to recharge so often.

>> Boss, you're not thinking what I think you're thinking, are you?

>> Of course I am.

Set a course for Bottawa.

>> [ Gasps ] Excuse me.

I'm here to check the Reboot tower's power box, make sure everything's running just right before the big moment.

>> Oh.

Certainly.

Can't leave anything to chance.

Right this way.

That's odd.

We don't usually get fog this time of year.

But you know what they say.

If you want the weather to change in Bottawa, just wait five minutes.

[ Laughs ] >> I'm going up now.

Almost there.

[ Wind howling ] Ah!

[ Grunts ] >> Lowering the extraction plug.

[ Whirring ] >> Buzzy, tell the Boss not to make me do this.

Please?

>> Do it!

>> [ Sighs ] >> Recharge complete.

>> [ Laughs ] >> The power is drained.

>> Hop on, Deedee.

>> No.

I'm not coming.

>> You can't stay in Bottawa.

>> Yes, I can.

I'm staying here forever, maybe longer.

Goodbye, Buzzy.

>> Boss!

Delete wants to stay in Bottawa.

What are we gonna do?

>> Nothing!

[ Laughs evilly ] Take us back to the Northern Frontier!

>> [ Gasps ] >> ♪ Hang the streamers for Reboot ♪ ♪ La, la, la-la-la, la, la, la ♪ Something, I forgot the words ♪ ♪ La, la, la-la-la, la, la, la >> Emergency!

Problem in Bottawa!

Reboot tower not functioning.

>> Uh-oh!

>> [ Shudders ] It's sure is cold in Bottawa.

>> Yikes!

And windy!

>> CyberSquad!

I'm so glad you're here.

I'm Mayor Justine.

>> Great to be here, Mayor.

We can't wait to see the Reboot ball rise.

>> That's the problem.

The ball isn't going to rise.

>> Why not?

>> The power's not working.

I don't know what happened.

>> The Didge will investigate.

[ Wind howling ] Whoa!

That wind is even stronger up here!

Oh, boy.

That's not good.

>> Mmm!

Nothing like a cup of hot botolate on Reboot Eve.

[ Gasps ] Earth kids?!

I wonder if they know about the tower.

I should tell them what happened so they can fix it.

[ Panting ] Wait.

Maybe I shouldn't.

They won't believe me anyway.

>> All your power's been drained.

There's nothing but nothing up there.

>> [ Laughs ] For a second there, I thought you said all the power is gone.

>> Uh, he did.

>> But we don't have enough power to replace it.

No power, no ball rise.

>> [ Gasps ] Aw!

>> Reboot Eve is ruined!

>> Mayor, was that the CyberSquad we just saw?

>> Is there some kind of problem we should know about?

>> Problem?

No, no.

Not to worry.

Everything should be ready in about, um... [ Gasps ] Six hours?!

[ Chuckles ] >> We can't confirm this, but there might be some technical difficulties.

>> The question is -- will Reboot Eve and Bottawa be a Flop-awa?

>> Okay.

Let's get organized.

First, what's our problem?

>> No power to raise the ball.

>> But if there was power, how does the ball actually go up?

>> Hmm.

I'll draw a diagram.

So, here's the tower.

The motor spins this bar here, and the cable coils around the bar and lifts the ball off the ground.

>> Kind of like spaghetti coiling around a fork.

>> So, with no power to run the motor, we need a way to turn the bar.

>> Maybe we can all turn it together.

I've been working out, you know.

[ Wind gusts ] Hey!

>> All: Didge!

>> Man, that wind is strong.

My propeller is still spinning.

>> Wait a minute.

What if we make a propeller like yours, only bigger, and put it on the tower, uh...here.

>> Huh.

Looks like a windmill.

>> [ Chuckles ] Exactly!

>> Yeah!

>> We can use the natural power of the wind to turn the blades, like this.

>> You're right.

>> All we have to do is attach windmill blades to the bar so when the blades turn, so does the bar, and up goes the ball.

>> Let's tell the mayor and start building it.

>> Matt, wait!

Has anyone here ever built a windmill?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

We'd better build a model first.

>> But there's less than six hours till midnight.

>> That's my point.

If our plan doesn't work, we won't have time for a second try.

>> Jackie's right, Matt.

We have to test our idea first.

>> Um, maybe I can help?

>> All: Delete!

>> Quick!

Destroy the plans!

>> You don't have to do that.

It's just me.

>> Where's Hacker?

>> He doesn't like Reboot Eve, and it's my favorite holiday.

So I left him.

>> You left Hacker?

>> I know I've done a lot of bad stuff in the past, but just give me a chance to help.

I brought you hot botolates.

>> Don't drink it!

It's a trap!

>> No, it isn't.

See?

Mmm!

Tasty!

>> Guys, huddle up.

What do you think?

>> I guess it's possible he could be telling the truth.

>> Let's give him a chance.

I mean, that's what Reboot Eve is all about, right?

Starting over.

>> Okay, you can help.

But I'm keeping my eyes on you.

>> [ Straining ] >> A little to the right.

>> [ Straining ] >> No.

Left.

>> [ Straining ] >> Perfect.

>> Whew!

>> Now let's give the ship a new paint job.

Oh, there's nothing like a fresh start.

>> I thought you didn't like the idea of Reboot Eve.

>> I don't.

But now that I've been recharged, I have so much energy, I have to do something.

>> Boss, I have an idea.

>> Is it villainous and mean-spirited?

>> No, not really.

I thought we could go back to Bottawa and convince Delete to come back.

>> Mm... not a chance.

[ Laughs ] >> I really miss him.

>> Too bad.

>> He's great at moving furniture.

>> Never!

Once you leave The Hacker, you're gone forever!

Oh...what do you think of green for the walls?

>> This is our famous Bottawa kite field.

There's plenty of wind here to test your model.

>> Great!

We've got everything we need -- glue, materials for the blades.

>> Cookies on a stick.

You can use the sticks to help build the model.

>> Good idea, Delete.

>> [ Laughs ] >> Okay, you're all set.

Bottawa is counting on you.

>> Beautiful!

The tower is done.

>> I have the perfect thing for the Reboot ball.

[ Beep ] >> Nice job, guys.

It almost looks like the real thing.

>> And here are three different kinds of blades.

We can see which ones work best.

We've got wood, paper, and cloth.

>> Let's try the wooden ones.

[ Wind howling ] >> Go, blades!

Go!

Sorry.

[ Creaking ] >> Sheesh!

At this rate, we won't be celebrating Reboot Eve for another two years.

>> Uh, excuse me.

[ Chuckles nervously ] Maybe if you angle the blades a little bit, they'll catch the wind better and go faster?

I saw the Boss do something like that once.

>> Oh.

>> It's a trick!

Don't do it!

>> Come on, Didge.

It's worth a try.

[ Creaking ] >> Better, but still not fast enough.

>> Two wooden blades -- very slow.

[ Wind howling ] >> Whoa!

The paper blades are turning a lot faster.

[ All groan ] >> Oh, no!

>> Two paper blades -- faster, but the blades tore.

>> Cloth -- the best blade yet.

Stronger than paper, not as heavy as wood.

>> The wood blades were too heavy and turned too slowly.

The paper blades turned faster but weren't strong enough.

But the cloth blades are just right.

>> Great!

Let's build the real thing.

>> Wait.

>> What now?

>> We've only tried two blades.

What if our windmill will work better with three blades?

>> Or four.

♪♪ >> It's working.

It's working!

It worked!

>> Yes!

[ Laughs nervously ] >> What do we know, Jax?

>> Two blades were just okay.

Three blades worked better.

But four blades worked the best of all.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.

>> Now let's build it.

♪♪ [ Whirring ] >> Sir, we saw you working on the tower earlier.

Can you tell us exactly what went wrong?

>> Well, the, um -- The power was -- It was, uh... gone.

>> Gone?

How could it just disappear?

>> Because -- because I took it.

>> It's Deedee.

>> But I didn't want to take it.

You see, Hacker made me do it.

>> What?!

>> The Hacker?!

>> It's all his fault!

>> Don't be angry, Boss.

>> Angry?

Why would I be angry?

All of Cyberspace now knows that I, The Hacker, have ruined Reboot Eve.

This is perfect.

>> Hi, Boss.

Hi, Buzzy.

Miss you guys.

[ Smooches ] >> I miss you, too, Deedee.

Come back.

Aaaah!

[ Thud ] >> So, Hacker stole the power?

>> Well, yeah, but those really smart Earth kids figured out how to use the power of the wind to make the Reboot ball go up.

See?

>> It looks like a giant windmill.

>> How dare those meddling Earth brats ruin my ruining of this hokey holiday?

We're going back to Bottawa!

>> Yeah!

Great idea, Boss.

>> That ball will never rise.

Never!

>> The CyberSquad and a bevy of Bottawans are racing to fix the tower as midnight rapidly approaches!

>> Only 15 minutes to lift-up.

[ Wind howling ] [ Creaks ] >> Windmill secure.

>> Good job, Didge!

>> Now let's see if this actually works.

Release the brake, Mayor.

>> [ Grunts ] [ Howling continues ] [ All groan ] >> It's not working!

We're doomed!

>> It worked when we tested the model in the field.

What went wrong?

>> [ Laughs ] >> Wait!

Check out the direction that kite is blowing.

>> [ Gasps ] Our windmill needs to be facing into the wind.

>> Yikes!

We have to turn the tower!

>> All Bottawans to the tower!

Now!

On my count.

1, 2, 3... push!

[ All straining ] >> With only minutes until midnight Bottawans and the CyberSquad are turning the tower into the wind.

>> What an effort.

Can they do it?

Can they do it?

[ Creaks ] >> It's no use.

We're not strong enough.

>> But we're using everyone.

>> Not everyone.

>> Delete, come help us.

>> Um, uh...me?

>> Yes, you.

Come on.

>> On my count.

1, 2, 3... push!

[ All straining ] Push!

Push!

>> This is it, the moment of truth.

>> Come on, wind.

Give it everything you've got.

[ Wind howling ] [ All cheering ] >> We did it!

>> Reboot Eve is saved!

>> Whoo!

>> Whoo-hoo!

>> [ Gasps ] >> Oh!

Is there a party going on?

Looks like I'll have to cut it short.

[ Laughs ] >> Boss, don't do it!

>> I'm sorry.

Do I know you?

>> Boss, it's me, Delete.

Don't do this.

Don't ruin the holiday!

>> [ Laughs evilly ] [ Gasps ] [ Screaming ] >> Boss!

>> No!

Delete!

Get me off this thing!

>> I'm coming, Boss!

I'm a-comin'!

>> Time is winding down, and so is The Hacker.

>> 10 seconds until midnight.

Begin the count-up!

>> All: 1... [ All cheering ] >> All: ...2... >> Hurry, Deedee!

>> All: ...3... 4... >> I can't hold on much longer!

>> All: ...5... 6... >> I'll catch you!

>> All: ...7... >> All right.

I'm letting go.

>> All: ...8... >> First, you got to make a Reboot resolution.

>> Fine!

I resolve to never ruin this silly holiday again.

>> All: ...9... >> Perfect!

Now let go.

>> Oh, no!

>> Ooh!

>> All: ...10!

[ All cheering ] [ Fireworks whistling ] >> Happy Reboot Day!

[ Both laugh ] [ Cheering continues ] >> Yay!

>> Yeah!

>> Yes!

>> All: Happy Reboot Day!

>> Yeah.

>> [ Groans ] >> [ Laughs ] >> Thanks, Delete.

We couldn't have done it without you.

>> Sorry I doubted you.

>> So, what are you gonna do?

>> I...

I don't know.

I really miss Buzz and... >> Last chance.

>> Guess I'm going back.

>> Why?

>> Buzzy needs me.

And Hacker, too.

Take me up, Boss!

Bye.

>> All: Bye!

[ Both laugh ] >> Welcome home, Deedee.

Good to have you back.

>> Good to be back.

I missed you guys.

>> Oh, well.

There are other holidays to ruin.

Maybe Valentine's Day.

>> Thank you, CyberSquad, from me and blustery Bottawa.

>> Don't thank us.

Thank the wind.

>> Guess you didn't need that power source after all.

>> Not with all the wind you get here.

>> You are right.

And my Reboot resolution is to find more ways to use wind power.

>> Might as well.

It's always blustery in Bottawa.

Whoa!

[ Laughter ] >> All: Happy Reboot Day, everybody!

>> Stay right where you are.

It's "Cyberchase For Real."

>> Uncle Harry, thanks so much for coming with me.

>> Hanging out with my favorite niece versus doing my laundry?

I'd much rather hang out with you.

>> I really wanted to check out this place my friend visited on her class trip.

>> A floating farm?

What's not to love?

♪♪ >> Wow!

>> This is crazy.

How is it possible to grow plants here without soil?

>> It looks like the plants grow in water.

>> Hey, want to try a sample?

>> Both: Yes, please!

>> Mmm!

Mmm!

Awesome!

How do you grow such tasty tomatoes in water?

>> Is there something special about the water?

>> Yes.

The water has plant food in it that travels to the plant's roots through those tubes.

>> That is cool.

>> Do you know how the water gets pumped?

>> Electricity?

>> Yes, but we're 100% off the grid.

>> [ Whispering ] What's that mean?

>> They make all their own energy.

>> Right.

>> How?

>> Come on.

I'll show you.

Do you know what those are?

>> They're solar panels, right?

They use energy from the sun.

>> That's it.

80% of our energy comes from the sun.

20% comes from another source.

Can you find it?

♪♪ >> Look.

>> Find anything?

>> Those things that look like pinwheels up on the roof.

The wind makes them turn.

I'll bet wind power can turn into electricity.

>> Those are called wind turbines.

Any ideas why we need both wind power and solar power?

>> Because, sometimes, it's not sunny outside, like at night and when it's cloudy.

>> Good thinking.

>> I still don't understand how turning blades turn into electricity.

>> You know how a fan works?

>> Power stored in the battery turns the blades.

The blades move the air so it feels like a breeze.

>> [ Gasps ] So a wind turbine must do the opposite.

A breeze turns the blades to make electricity.

>> Sometimes, using a model like this helps us to understand how bigger things work.

Let's check out another model that Ashley's working on right now.

>> Cool.

♪♪ >> See what happens when you pedal.

>> [ Gasps ] I'm like the wind spinning the wheels.

The spinning must generate power, which lights up the bulbs.

>> Right.

The wheel spins a gear, which gets the generator working.

>> That sends electricity through the wire to the light bulbs.

>> You got it.

>> Can I try, please?

>> Of course.

Make sure you pedal fast.

The faster you pedal, the more power you'll generate and the more bulbs you'll light up.

♪♪ Uncle Harry, you are really powerful!

>> [ Gasping ] I'm glad you're such a fan.

♪ ♪ ♪