Cyberchase
Fortress of Attitude: Act 1
Clip: Season 1 Episode 23 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker broadcasts from a booby-trapped statue of himself which the kids must disable.
Hacker decides that he can force cybersites to surrender by annoying them big time. He broadcasts his loud and obnoxious voice across cyberspace from a massive statue shaped like the arrogant Hacker himself. The kids and Digit are sent by Motherboard to the Northern Frontier, where they carry out a Mission Impossible style scheme to silence the statue and disable Hacker's intimidation.
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Cyberchase
Fortress of Attitude: Act 1
Clip: Season 1 Episode 23 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker decides that he can force cybersites to surrender by annoying them big time. He broadcasts his loud and obnoxious voice across cyberspace from a massive statue shaped like the arrogant Hacker himself. The kids and Digit are sent by Motherboard to the Northern Frontier, where they carry out a Mission Impossible style scheme to silence the statue and disable Hacker's intimidation.
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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 GOT THE POWER OF ONE TWO THREE FOUR!
♪ RUNNIN' 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!
<Hacker> CITIZENS OF CYBERSPACE, YOU ARE LISTENING TO ALL- HACKER, ALL THE TIME!
SURRENDER NOW, OR GET MORE HACKER MORE OF THE TIME!
AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE SUPERIOR BRAINPOWER TO DESTROY OR RENDER USELESS ANY CYBERSITE I CHOOSE!
THAT SITE COULD BE YOURS... OR YOURS... OR EVEN YOURS!
FOR EVERYONE WITHIN THE SOUND OF MY MELODIOUS VOICE... ...AND THAT SHOULD BE JUST ABOUT EVERYONE, I WARN YOU: SURRENDER TO MY DEMANDS... OR ELSE!
<Motherboard> CONSIDER HIM MUTED!
UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T STOP OTHERS FROM HEARING HIS VOICE HE'S WEARING THEM DOWN.
<Jackie> HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON, MOTHER B?
<Motherboard> TOO LONG!
FIVE CYBERSITES HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO HIS TERMS.
<Matt> NO WONDER.
I'VE GOT A HEADACHE THE SIZE OF YANKEE STADIUM!
<Inez> WE'LL SHUT HIM DOWN, MOTHERBOARD JUST TELL US WHERE THE VOICE IS COMING FROM.
<Motherboard> DON'T KNOW.
DIGIT IS... <Digit> I FOUND WHERE THE HACK IS YAKKIN' FROM!
CHECK THIS OUT!
<Matt> THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THAT?
<Inez> A STATUE OF HACKER IN A RIDICULOUS POSE?
<Digit> NOT JUST ANY STATUE, MY EARTHLY BUDS.
A GIANT ONE IN THE NORTHERN FRONTIER!
HIS VOICE COMES THROUGH A RECORDING DEVICE STUCK IN THE, UM, UH...WHAT'S THAT DANGLY THING CALLED?
<Inez> THE UVULA.
<Digit> RIGHT, THE UH, UH... WHAT YOU SAID.
AND IT COMES OUT A BUNCH OF LOUDSPEAKERS.
<Motherboard> WE NEED TO SHUT OFF HIS VOICE.
BEFORE ANYMORE CYBERSITES GIVE IN TO HIS DEMANDS.
WHAT WE NEED IS A PLAN.
DID YOU SAY PLAN?
LOOK, HERE'S THE PLANS TO THE STATUE - INSIDE AND OUT!
<Hacker> MY LEGENDARY CHIN IS IMPOSING, INTIMIDATING, AND INCOMPARABLE.
ALL THE 'I' WORDS OF IMPORTANCE.
OH, THAT WORD TOO.
CAN'T FORGET A SPLENDID 'I' WORD LIKE IMPORTANT TO DESCRIBE MY ASTOUNDING APPEARANCE.
WERE BEAUTY PAGEANTS NOT A FRIVOLOUS WASTE OF TIME, I MIGHT'VE ENTERED ONE- <Buzz> SURRENDER HOT LINE.
WHO?
GOT'CHA.
CYBERLANTIS, THEY GIVE UP!
<Hacker> EXCELLENT!
MY PLAN IS WORKING TO PERFECTION!
WHAT'S THE POINT?
ANY AND ALL COMPETITION IS SO MUCH UGLIER THAN THOSE... <Digit> ALL CLEAR!
<Matt> MAN, IS THAT ANNOYING!!!
<Inez> THE SOONER WE DESTROY THE VOICE BOX - THE SOONER WE CAN HUSH THE HACKER.
<Jackie> WHAT IF HACKER FINDS OUT WE'RE HERE?
<Digit> HE WON'T...AS LONG AS WE DON'T SET OFF ANY ALARMS.
AND BELIEVE ME, THERE'S ALARMS APLENTY INSIDE THIS THING!
<Matt> WHOA!
LOOK AT ALL THOSE BOOBY-TRAPS!
<Jackie> DIDGE, IF YOU FLY UP TO HACKER'S MOUTH AND DROP A ROPE DOWN FOR US - WE NEVER HAVE TO GO INSIDE!
<Digit> YOU WANT ME TO GO UP THERE AND DROP A ROPE DOWN HERE?
I-IS THAT WHAT YOU JUST SAID?
<Jackie> YOU'RE NOT AFRAID, ARE YOU BUDDY?
<Digit> ME?
THE FINELY FEATHERED AFRAID?
(CHUCKLE) WHATEVER GAVE YOU THAT IDEA?
A LITTLE WING ROOM, PLEASE?
<Inez> OH NO!
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME KIND OF AUTO DEFENSE SYSTEM UP THERE.
<Digit> YOIKES!
YEOW!
WOO-GIE!
OH!
<Matt> DIDGE!
<Kids> YOU ALRIGHT?
YOU OKAY?
<Digit> NO PROBLEM!
SORRY, DIDGE.
I DIDN'T SEE THOSE LASERS UNTIL TOO LATE.
<Digit> GUESS I'M HAVING A BAD BEAK DAY.
<Inez> LOOKS LIKE OUR ONLY WAY IN IS THROUGH HERE.
DIDGE, CAN YOU OPEN THE LOCK?
<Jackie> WAIT!
WE BETTER NOT OPEN THE DOOR 'TILL WE SILENCE THIS ALARM.
<Matt> I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
TA DA!
SILENT AS A LAMB.
<Digit> PEE YEW!
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!
<Inez> NO!
THE PLAN SHOWS ANOTHER ALARM INSIDE THE WALL!
WE CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR UNTIL THAT ALARM'S OFF TOO!
<Digit> AND HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF THE INSIDE ALARM IF WE'RE OUTSIDE?
<Inez> ACCORDING TO THE PLAN, THE INSIDE ALARM'S TO THE LEFT OF THE DOOR.
SEE?
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE SAME DISTANCE LEFT OF THE DOOR AS THE OUTSIDE ALARM IS TO THE RIGHT.
<Matt> LOOKS LIKE JUST WON'T DO, INEZ.
IF DIGE DRILLS THOUGHT THE WALL AND MISSES, WE'LL SET OFF THE ALARM.
<Inez> SO LET'S COMPARE THE DISTANCES ON THE PLAN.
ANYONE HAVE A RULER?
A MEASURING TAPE?
A YARDSTICK?
DON'T WE HAVE ANY WAY OF MEASURING DISTANCES?
<Digit> I BROUGHT ROPE, THAT'S IT.
WHO KNEW WE'D NEED A RULER?
<Inez> NEVER MIND, I'LL JUST USE MY THUMB.
LET'S SEE, FROM THE DOOR TO THE OUTSIDE ALARM ON THE PLAN IS ONE THUMB WIDTH.
AND FROM THE DOOR TO THE INSIDE ALARM IS ONE THUMB WIDTH, ALSO.
MY MEASUREMENTS SHOW THE ALARMS ARE BOTH THE SAME DISTANCE FROM THE DOOR!
<Jackie> I BET IF WE TRIED THAT WITH THE REAL DOOR WE COULD LOCATE THE INSIDE ALARM!
<Digit> HELLO?!
WE DON'T HAVE A RULER, REMEMBER?
HOW ARE WE GOING TO MEASURE ANYTHING?
<Matt> WE DON'T NEED A RULER TO COMPARE TWO DISTANCES.
WE CAN USE YOUR ROPE ON THE BUILDING JUST LIKE INEZ USED HER THUMB ON THE PLAN.
<Digit> I KNEW THAT!
<Jackie> WE CAN MEASURE ALONG THE STRIPE FROM THE EDGE OF THE DOOR FRAME TO THE ALARM.
JUST STRETCH THE ROPE TIGHT.
GOT IT!
NOW WALK THIS SAME LENGTH OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR.
<Matt> PERFECT!
THE ALARM SHOULD BE RIGHT HERE!
<Inez> OKAY, DIDGE, DO YOUR STUFF!
<Digit> WHOA-OA-OA-OA-OA!!!
<Jackie> I SEE THE ALARM!
<Digit> EARTHLIES... <Delete> SURRENDER HOT LINE.
WHAT?
SORRY, NO MAYBES!
GIVE UP OR NOT GIVE UP.
YOU GOT IT!
SOLARIA'S A GIVE, BOSS!
<Hacker> Y-YES!
THE METER OF MASTERY WILL SOON BE FILLED!
MY DOMINATION OF CYBERSPACE WILL BE COMPLETE!
(LAUGHS) <Buzz> YOU KNOW WHAT, DEEDEE?
GOOD THING WE SOUNDPROOFED THE WREAKER OR I'D SURRENDER MYSELF!
(LAUGHS) SURRENDER HOT LINE.
<Hacker> DID I MENTION I WAS A TALL SCOUNDREL... <Inez> OK. WE'RE JUST UNDER HACKER'S FEET.
AND THIS SWITCH POWERS ALL THE ALARMS.
WE NEED TO SHUT IT OFF.
<Matt> I'LL GET IT.
<Jackie> WAIT!
WHAT IF IT'S A TRICK?
IT WAS A TRICK.
<Inez> THIS IS NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD AT ALL.
<Matt> AT LEAST WE CAN'T HEAR HACKER'S RAP IN HERE.
THAT'S A GOOD THING.
<Digit> BUT THIS ISN'T!...WHOA!!!
<All> ...WHOA!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAA!
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