Cyberchase
A Perfect Score: Act 2
Clip: Season 6 Episode 8 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker is delighted to see Wicked.
Hacker enters a dance contest to prove his superiority over Wicked’s dance partner, Nug Grommet. Only there's one small problem-who can he coerce into being his partner? Observing Jackie's prowess on the dance floor, Hacker has Buzz and Delete detain Inez, then forces Jackie to teach him the moves and dance with him in exchange for Inez's safe return.
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Cyberchase
A Perfect Score: Act 2
Clip: Season 6 Episode 8 | 7m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Hacker enters a dance contest to prove his superiority over Wicked’s dance partner, Nug Grommet. Only there's one small problem-who can he coerce into being his partner? Observing Jackie's prowess on the dance floor, Hacker has Buzz and Delete detain Inez, then forces Jackie to teach him the moves and dance with him in exchange for Inez's safe return.
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AHHHHHHHHhhhhhhh....
This sure beats flyin'!
Hey, Nezzie!
You back there?
YOIKES!
The Cyber-Serpent of Solaria!
I think I'll look somewhere else.
Having trouble, Hackie-doodle?
Not at all, my wayward Wicked.
Just mastering my technique.
Oooooooh!
Oh, brother, this is going to be painful!
Okay, guys, I need a little judging help.
How do we pick a winner and be fair about it?
Easy.
We watch the two couples dance, and decide which one is best.
Whoa...just thinkin' about watchin' all those steps makes me dizzy.
Good point, King.
Um...I know!
We'll just focus on the hardest parts: the leap, the slide and the spin.
But how do you judge a dance step?
I mean, it's not like the long jump... where you measure how far someone jumped.
Judging dance steps is a little different.
How high you jump is important, but you also judge how well it's done.
Watch.
Was that a good leap?
Less than awesome, dudette.
How was that one?
Totally awesome!
Man, I thought only basketball players could jump that high.
Okay, we got it.
We judge each move awesome or pathetic.
Let the contest begin.
Time out, guys.
What if a move isn't really awesome - but it's not pathetic, either.
There's gotta be something in between.
Point taken, Matt... That's it...points!
Points?
Yeah, we give points for each of the big moves!
You know, like on a scale of one to five - five is awesome and one is pathetic... ...and three is in-between!
Okay, let's try it.
Judges, how many points would you give this move?
Oh no!
We have like totally different scores!
That's a good thing!
We each score the dance as we see it.
Oh I get it...!
But wait a sec.
If we're gonna give points to three moves... and they're two dance teams, there's no way I can keep all those numbers in my head.
No problem.
Just make a scorecard.
Something like this.
Here are the three big moves: leap, spin, and slide.
And we put the score for each over here...one to five.
Got it.
Then what?
We combine the three into one total score for the performance.
That's fair!
Agreed!
I think we're ready to judge a dance contest!
Inez-Inez-Inez?
You in here-here-here?
Yoikes!
What was that-that-that?
No way Buzz and Delete would ever go in there... Didge!
Any luck finding Inez?
Not yet, I'm still lookin'.
How's it goin' there?
The dance contest is about to start.
I'm gonna be a judge.
Perfect!
Just make sure Hacker wins!
Okay?
I can't do that, Didge...I have to be fair.
If Hacker's better than Wicked, he'll win.
You've gotta find Inez!
And if I don't...I don't wanna think about it!
Welcome back to Solaria's first ever Do-Over Dance Contest!
The boss looks good, huh?
Think he's gonna win?
I dunno, Deedee.
Wicked's got some pretty mean moves.
Mean moves.
Good one, Buzzy!
High five!
Up top!
Oh, man, this is not good at all!
OWW!
Sorry, I got carried away.
Do that again, and you will be carried away!
Did you see that?
He nearly leaped out of the building!
You can do that, right?
The high-flying Hacker can do anything!
Two great leaps...but because they didn't leap together...
...I give 'em a three.
Quick spin!
Sweet!
Great spins, and perfectly together.
I give them a five!
Caught ya!
Awesome slide, but a hairy finish I award them a four!
Time to add up our points.
Let's do it, dude!
Three plus five is eight... plus four gives me a total of...twelve!
My total's eleven.
And mine's thirteen!
Now what?
We've got three separate scores.
That doesn't work.
Ohhhh - what if we add our total scores together?
That way we each have an equal say.
Totally awesome.
One grand total coming up... ...Thirty-six!
Thirty-six out of how many?
What's the most points a couple can get?
I dunno...let's see.
A perfect score from each judge would be five plus five plus five.
That's fifteen.
And three judges times fifteen points is... fifteen... thirty... forty-five.
Forty five points!
...Got it!
Your attention, please.
Wicked and Tank have a score of thirty-six out of a possible forty-five points!
Thirty-six out of forty-five?
Beat that, Hackie-poo, and I'll eat my broomstick!
Get a grip, Hacker!
We can still win.
But...I can't afford to look like a fool!
It's not very becoming.
Look, I'm gonna say this once and never again.
You've got the moves.
You're a good dancer.
But you have to believe in yourself.
Believe in myself?
That's all I believe in.
However...
I also believe your fellow earthbrat will give me a good score ...a really good score!
Didge, did you find her yet?
Nope - and I'm almost outta places to look!
Keep goin'!
It's dance-time for Hacker... You have to find Inez - fast!
I hear you, Matty!
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