Cyberchase
Parks and Recreation: Act 3
Clip: Season 10 Episode 4 | 8m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Kids in glamorous Gollywood have no safe place to play.
Kids in glamorous Gollywood have no safe place to play. They discover an empty lot that can be converted to a park, but Hacker wants the lot for his new Gollywood Tower. When the CyberSquad learns Hacker is planning to use the tower to corrupt Motherboard's hard drive, they go up against him at a city council hearing.
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Cyberchase
Parks and Recreation: Act 3
Clip: Season 10 Episode 4 | 8m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Kids in glamorous Gollywood have no safe place to play. They discover an empty lot that can be converted to a park, but Hacker wants the lot for his new Gollywood Tower. When the CyberSquad learns Hacker is planning to use the tower to corrupt Motherboard's hard drive, they go up against him at a city council hearing.
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hearing ofthe Gollywood City Council will now come to order.
Please proceed.
Mr. Mayor, members of the Council, kids need a safe place to play that'’’s close to home.
Our facts will show why this space should be turned into a park and why that'’’s good for our health and everybody in Gollywood.
I object!
Mr. Thee Hacker, this is not a trial.
It'’’s a hearing.
It'’’s my contention that the space should be used for a broadcast tower to send the cinematic wonders of Gollywood to all of cyberspace.
[Sniffles] Oh, that'’’s so moving.
I'’’m...touched.
Buzz: Which freeway do we take, Deedee?
According to my Smartyphone, I...don'’’t know.
I can'’’t get a signal.
Mmm...uh...got it!
As we now know, there are two possible locations for the park, in addition to the space in question.
One, in fact, is already a park.
That'’’s true, Mayor, but parks are only good if kids use them.
We believe your decision should be based on where most kids live.
And to find out how many kids lived where, we did our own survey.
Would you like to see what we found?
No!
Mr. Thee Hacker, please.
Go ahead.
Matt: First, the old park.
Each dot represents 10 kids.
So two dots means our survey showed only 20 kids live nearby.
Not a lot.
Here'’’s the downtown space.
Four dots there.
Four dots equals 40 kids.
Mayor: Ah, 40.
That'’’s more like it.
Yes, but look how many kids live around the last space.
Twelve dots here.
That means 120 kids around this space.
Mmm!
So, you see, because there are more kids in the neighborhood, this is the best place for a park.
Numbers, uh...children... Not important!
[Gasps] What?!
What I mean is, there are other considerations.
But I prefer to have an expert speak for me.
I present to you a prominent Professor of Towerology.
Ahem!
In my scientific tower-ological opinion, the lot The Hacker has chosen is the best place for the tower to do what it is supposed to do.
Trust me.
I am a expert.
GPS: Take the 307 to the 906...
Turn left onto the Gollywood Turnpike and turn right onto...
I got to get a new Smartyphone.
Tell me, dears, can'’’t you just pretend you'’’re playing in a park, at home?
It'’’s called imagination.
Let me introduce some witnesses who can help you understand why having a park to play in is so important.
First up is Dr. Blackwell, Gollywood'’’s leading pediatrician.
Active play helps kids build strength, stamina, and physical fitness.
Thanks, Doc.
Now we'’’ll hear from some citizens of Gollywood.
Deeno?
Well, when I play outside, I meet other kids and make new friends, and it makes me feel happy.
Thanks, Deeno.
And Mrs. Giff.
Why do you think it'’’s important for your kids to have a park?
I'’’ve noticed that when my kids play outside every day, they'’’re able to concentrate more when they do their homework, and they do better in school, too.
Dez: That'’’s it, Mayor.
We have facts, an expert, and members of the community to support our request.
Thank you all.
Now, then, Mr. Thee Hacker, what benefits does your tower have for my fellow Gollywoodians?
For this--ha ha ha!-- I have my own expert.
Prepare to be distracted by-- [Chuckles] I mean dazzled by my next expert, Mr. Dustin Cheezer!
Mayor: Ooh, thanks for appearing, Mr. Cheezer.
My Deedlebeast loves your music.
So, Mr. Cheezer, tell us, if you can, what are the benefits of the proposed tower?
Really, Mayor, how can a tower dedicated to sending Cheezer songs to all of cyberspace be bad?
Let me put it this way.
[Techno music playing] ♪ Honey, sweetie, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Honey bunny, woo woo ♪ ♪ You know I love you ♪ ♪ Awoo ♪ ♪ Honey, sweetie, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Honey bunny, woo woo ♪ ♪ You know I love you ♪ ♪ I love you ♪ [Cheering and applause] Mr. Thee Hacker, are there any health benefits to your tower?
Let'’’s see, m-my tower will broadcast more programs than kids have ever been able to watch.
And, uh, that means kids can sit around more, rest their legs for later in life.
Dude.
That'’’s crazy.
The Cheezer does not like.
You'’’re fired, Cheezer.
Thanks.
Got to go.
Have a bad hair day, man!
[Laughter] Buzz: You know, we might just make it there on time.
Um, Buzzy?
You think we'’’ll clear that bridge up there?
Mayor: We'’’ve heard some interesting arguments today.
It'’’s time for our decision.
Councilman?
I found Mr. Thee Hacker'’’s facts questionable, while the kids presented a persuasive argument as to the health benefits and why the space in question would serve the most people.
My vote goes...to the kids!
[Cheering and applause] Councilwoman, your thoughts?
I agree, the children were perfectly charming with all their "facts."
But Mr. Thee Hacker made me feel happy, sad, cheated, confused!
I'’’m voting for him because I'’’m still confused.
Yes!
It seems I have an important decision to make.
[Wanda mumbling] Mm-hmm, mmm, ah.
The kids'’’ facts were like a bowl of delicious kibble.
Mr. Thee Hacker'’’s words were like a swarm of itchy fleas.
[Shivers] Wanda and I vote for...the Kids!
[Ding] Citizens of Gollywood, you have your park!
[Cheering and applause] Buzz!
Delete!
Bring the tower back to the warehouse!
Um, boss, I'’’m afraid we'’’ve got some bad news.
[Buzz chuckles nervously] Hacker: Nooo!
The new park looks great, Mrs. Giff!
It really does, doesn'’’t it, Digit?
I'’’m really happy we finally have a safe place to play around here.
[Children laughing] Goal!
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