StoryBots: Answer Time (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Multiplication - full transcript
Something's not adding up for Giuseppe the pizza guy, but Beep totally knows how to help - multiplication. Danny DeVito guest-stars.
Ta-da!
-Answer Time
-Answer Time!
-Answer Time
-Answer Time!
-It's StoryBots: Answer Time
-Answer Time!
They live in your computer
And they've got a job to do
They're all about learning
And they make it fun too
-And when you have a question
-They'll answer it for you
It's StoryBots: Answer Time
Answer Time!
-Hey, there!
-How's it going?
Answer Department. Bing here.
Hi, Bing. How old is the planet Earth?
I don't know. Let's ask her.
Hiya, Bing!
Why, I'm 4.5 billion years old.
Whoa, that's as old as my grandpa.
Hey, Clark. What's your question?
I forgot!
I totally feel you, dude.
Yo, Boop!
Can I borrow a pencil? I broke mine again.
Oh, yeah!
-Can I borrow another one?
-Boop.
Gang, we've got a Level Three coming in.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
StoryBots! I'm so glad
I got through to ya.
Oh, hi, Mr. Pizza Dude. What's your name?
My name is Giuseppe,
and I got a huge problem!
I need your help.
What's your problem, Giuseppe?
Giuseppe doesn't know how many pizza pies
to make for the birthday party.
This doesn't exactly sound like
an emergency,
but since you're here,
how many kids are going to be there?
Kids? It's not for kids, Beep!
It's for grizzly bears!
Whoa! Are you telling us
that you're making pizza
for a grizzly bear birthday party?
-And you don't know how many to make?
-You're right.
And if Giuseppe
doesn't make enough pizzas,
the bears may decide to eat Giuseppe!
What am I gonna do? I don't--
Just a second, please.
Hello, Giuseppe's.
Yeah. Of course, Giuseppe will definitely
bring enough pizza for all the bears.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Okay. Bye-bye.
You see, StoryBots?
What am I gonna do? You gotta help me.
All right. Let's think. How many bears
are going to be at this birthday party?
There's gonna be nine bears
at the birthday party!
And how much pizza will each bear eat?
How should I know?
Does Giuseppe
look like a grizzly bear to you?
Okay. We've got to start
by finding a grizzly bear.
And asking how many pizza pies it can eat.
I bet there's a grizzly bear
in the Archive Department.
Great idea, Bo!
Please hurry, StoryBots!
I don't have a lot of time!
Don't worry, Giuseppe. We are on the job.
Answer time!
Hi, StoryBots. How does a fan work?
How does a fan work?
It's quite an ingenious invention.
A fan has blades shaped in a specific way
so that when they move,
they scoop up air and push it forward,
creating a breeze.
Observe.
A fan does not cool the air itself,
but when the breeze hits your skin,
it causes your sweat to evaporate,
and that cools you down.
The faster the blades spin…
the faster the air moves,
and the cooler you feel!
Let's just turn that down a smidge,
shall we?
Oh, dear!
Well!
It appears that the blades
are moving faster,
instead of… slower!
Hey. Why do you
have to wear shoes every day?
Stick.
Rock.
Shoes.
Me like shoes. Yeah!
Ah, shoes.
Boulder.
Next stop, the Archive Department.
You got any 30s, Goob?
Go fish.
You got any 99s?
Go fish.
Gob? Goob?
Shouldn't at least one of you be working?
We're working.
Yeah. We're working hard.
Got any sevens?
Goob, I'm in a really big rush.
Where can I find a grizzly bear?
-Grizzly bear? Never heard of it.
-Is that like some kind of dog?
No.
A grizzly bear is just a kind of bear.
A bear?
Here. Go to Things That Are Hairy.
Great, thanks! Bye, Gob. Bye, Goob.
Hey, Fred, hurry up!
Yeah. It's your turn.
This must be the
Things That Are Hairy section.
But I don't see any bears.
Bears got moved.
Go to Things We Think Are a Dog.
Sit! Roll over! Lie down!
I'm just looking for a bear!
No bears here.
Check Things We Thought Were a Dog,
But Weren't.
"For bears, go to…
Things That Like Honey?"
Finally, a bear!
Could you please tell me
how many pizza pies a bear eats?
Well, there's eight
different kinds of bears.
What kind are you looking for?
Right. A grizzly bear.
Grizzly! Everyone wants
to talk to the grizzly bears.
Us sun bears are interesting too,
you know. Look!
We have the longest tongues of any bear.
Wow. That is very impressive.
But I really need
to talk to a grizzly bear.
Here.
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things With Claws."
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Live In a Cave!"
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Roar"?
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Are Large"?
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Are Hairy"?
That's where I started!
Ow.
-Hey, Gob.
-Yeah?
You got an eight?
Go fish.
What kind of organisational system
are you two using there?
I checked Things That Were Hairy,
Things That Look Like a Dog,
Things That We Thought Were a Dog
But Weren't,
Things That Like Honey,
Things With Claws,
Things That Live In a Cave,
Things That Roar,
Things That Are Large, and on and on,
and I still haven't found a--
Huh?
A grizzly bear?
Where?
Right there!
Fred, you're a grizzly bear?
-Yep.
-I thought you were a dog.
And I thought you were a really big mouse.
Mr. Grizzly Bear,
my friend Giuseppe needs to know
how many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats.
Can you help?
How many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats?
I love that cheese.
Five.
Hey, StoryBots. Why does fruit rot?
The Tales of Sir Foolhardy!
Onward, Prancey!
Whatever.
We must stay vigilant.
Evil may be lurking around every--
Huh? Look, Prancey.
An apple. A gift from the heavens.
I'm pretty sure that fell
from the apple tree above you.
And what a heroic apple--
Tainted Tolkien!
This apple has been defiled!
It's just rotten.
And I know the only rotten fiend
who would commit such an act!
Walda the Witch!
-I don't think that--
-We must stop her!
Fine.
And so the heroic duo
travelled across the kingdom.
Charge!
Take that! And that! And this.
And a little bit of this.
Spread it around.
Again? What do you want?
To stop you!
A rotten apple?
A-ha! You know what it is because you
have cast one of your dastardly spells
on all the produce in the kingdom!
I fail to see the humour in sullied fruit.
Rotting is a normal process of nature!
Bite your tongue, swamp crone!
Nature would never besmirch
its most delicious resource.
Listen, buddy. Rotting and decomposition
are caused by microorganisms.
Ha! I laugh at your lies.
Actually, she's right, sir.
She is? What-- What are these
microorganisms you speak of?
Moulds. Bacteria. Fungi.
All sorts of things that are so small,
you can't see 'em with the naked eye.
There are invisible evil monsters
destroying our fruit?
I will stop them!
They aren't evil.
Decomposition is just
nature's way of recycling itself.
Silence! I must root out
these wretched rotters!
Here. This potion will let you see them.
And get him out of my hair.
Brilliant! Microorganisms,
prepare to meet your match!
Sir, I don't think you should dri-- Okay.
Great R.R. Martin!
Walda speaks true!
Back to where you came from, devils!
Charge!
You beasts, take that!
And that! Stand and…
-Want to go get banana splits?
-That would be a yes.
To the ice cream shop!
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
There are tiny microorganisms everywhere
On every apple, every apricot
Banana and pear
They're bacteria and fungi
Too tiny to see
But they've gotta have their dinner
Just like you and me
-Those itty-bitty creatures just
-Eat, eat, eat
-Through a cherry or a berry
-And it's totally sweet
It's a natural process, it happens a lot
It's called decomposition
In other words, rot
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
When a ripe and juicy melon
Looks delicious to you
A zillion tiny creatures
Want a piece of it too
So if you put it out and leave it
Sitting day after day
They'll just keep snacking
Till it's rotting away
-Because the teeny tiny creatures just
-Eat, eat, eat
-Through a peach or papaya
-And it's really a treat
When the fruit goes soft
Or has a mushy spot
That's decomposition
In other words, rot
Decomposition
Nom nom!
In other words, rot
Next stop, the Maths Department.
Faster, Pythagoras.
We need to keep this machine moving.
You think it's so easy?
Why don't you take the wheel for a minute?
Salutations, Beep.
Hey, Ada.
What brings you
to the Maths Department today?
My friend needs to make pizza
for a grizzly bear birthday party,
but he doesn't know how many pies to make.
Well, you've come to the right place.
Our Mathamatron 3000
is the most precise piece of technology
in the entire department.
Anyway…
Just sign this release form,
wash your hands,
put on a helmet,
and some gloves,
and we'll be ready for multiplication.
Multipli-what-tion?
Multiplication!
Whoa!
Think of it as repeated addition.
Where you just add the same number
over and over again
a given number of times.
Uh, I don't get it, Ada.
Okay, look. Imagine you have four boxes.
And inside each box are three balls.
To find out
how many balls there are in total,
you can just add the number three
four times.
So three
plus three
plus three
plus three
equals 12!
That's the same thing as saying
four times three equals 12.
That little x means multiplication!
I think I'm starting to get it.
Okay, then. Let's answer your question.
How many grizzly bears
will be at this party?
Nine grizzly bears.
And how many pizza pies
will each bear eat?
Five pizza pies.
Perfect!
Now all the Mathamatron 3000
needs to do is the multiplication,
and we'll have our answer.
Let's see here, nine bears
multiplied by five pizza pies equals…
Pythagoras! Why did you stop?
Union-mandated coffee break. Sorry!
I'm not sorry.
That's okay, Ada.
You said before that multiplication
is just a shortcut for repeated addition.
If the Mathamatron can't multiply,
we can just add the number five
nine times to get the answer.
That's right, Beep. We can!
Let's see, five plus five equals ten,
plus five equals 15, plus five,
20, 25, 30, 35--
Forty-five pizza pies!
Break's over!
Multiplication complete.
Nine multiplied by five equals…
forty-five.
Whoa, that's amazing!
Forty-five pizza pies!
I've got to go tell my friend.
He'll be so happy.
Thanks so much for your help, Ada!
Thank you, bye!
Bye-bye, Beep! See you next time!
Pythagoras!
Oh, sorry!
When you see five happy apes
And each one has four yummy grapes
How can you tell
How many grapes there are in all?
You can add up four plus four plus four
Plus four plus four, like so
The sum is 20 grapes
But there's another way to go
You can use multiplication
It's a different way to add
What a handy calculation
When you learn it, you'll be glad
And so it's five times four
You still get 20, my oh my
Instead of adding repeatedly
You multiply
There are six eggs in each carton
And suppose you're buying three
Well, three times six is 18 eggs
Just count 'em and you'll see
And four times three makes 12 big pigs
Inside a farmer's pen
You've got five fingers on each hand
And two times five makes ten
Yes, it's multiplication
That little x means times
Three times five makes 15 ice cream cones
Or basketballs or limes
You could add up five plus five plus five
But here's a thing to try
Instead of adding repeatedly
You multiply
It's an awesome thing to learn
How you can multiply
Hello? Giuseppe? Are you there?
Beep! I'm so glad you're back!
It's almost time for the party.
Did you find out how many pizza pies
Giuseppe has to make?
Yes! Each of the nine grizzly bears
at the party will eat five pizza pies,
so to figure out
how many pizza pies you need in total,
you can use multiplication.
Nine bears times five pies each
equals 45 pizza pies!
Forty-five pizza pies?
That's a huge amount of pizza!
I don't know if I got enough dough!
Just a second.
Hello, Giuseppe's Pizza.
I know. Don't worry, I promise.
Giuseppe's gonna make all the pizzas.
Forty-five pies.
No bear will leave hungry.
Thank you, StoryBots.
Thank you, multiplication.
Now the bears won't eat Giuseppe.
Good luck, Giuseppe!
Thanks, StoryBots. Thank you very much.
I'm gonna make some pizza
now the bears are not gonna eat me!
Multiplication, thank you.
StoryBots, thank you. Bye!
-Answer Time
-Answer Time!
-Answer Time
-Answer Time!
-It's StoryBots: Answer Time
-Answer Time!
They live in your computer
And they've got a job to do
They're all about learning
And they make it fun too
-And when you have a question
-They'll answer it for you
It's StoryBots: Answer Time
Answer Time!
-Hey, there!
-How's it going?
Answer Department. Bing here.
Hi, Bing. How old is the planet Earth?
I don't know. Let's ask her.
Hiya, Bing!
Why, I'm 4.5 billion years old.
Whoa, that's as old as my grandpa.
Hey, Clark. What's your question?
I forgot!
I totally feel you, dude.
Yo, Boop!
Can I borrow a pencil? I broke mine again.
Oh, yeah!
-Can I borrow another one?
-Boop.
Gang, we've got a Level Three coming in.
One, two, three, four, five, six.
StoryBots! I'm so glad
I got through to ya.
Oh, hi, Mr. Pizza Dude. What's your name?
My name is Giuseppe,
and I got a huge problem!
I need your help.
What's your problem, Giuseppe?
Giuseppe doesn't know how many pizza pies
to make for the birthday party.
This doesn't exactly sound like
an emergency,
but since you're here,
how many kids are going to be there?
Kids? It's not for kids, Beep!
It's for grizzly bears!
Whoa! Are you telling us
that you're making pizza
for a grizzly bear birthday party?
-And you don't know how many to make?
-You're right.
And if Giuseppe
doesn't make enough pizzas,
the bears may decide to eat Giuseppe!
What am I gonna do? I don't--
Just a second, please.
Hello, Giuseppe's.
Yeah. Of course, Giuseppe will definitely
bring enough pizza for all the bears.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Okay. Bye-bye.
You see, StoryBots?
What am I gonna do? You gotta help me.
All right. Let's think. How many bears
are going to be at this birthday party?
There's gonna be nine bears
at the birthday party!
And how much pizza will each bear eat?
How should I know?
Does Giuseppe
look like a grizzly bear to you?
Okay. We've got to start
by finding a grizzly bear.
And asking how many pizza pies it can eat.
I bet there's a grizzly bear
in the Archive Department.
Great idea, Bo!
Please hurry, StoryBots!
I don't have a lot of time!
Don't worry, Giuseppe. We are on the job.
Answer time!
Hi, StoryBots. How does a fan work?
How does a fan work?
It's quite an ingenious invention.
A fan has blades shaped in a specific way
so that when they move,
they scoop up air and push it forward,
creating a breeze.
Observe.
A fan does not cool the air itself,
but when the breeze hits your skin,
it causes your sweat to evaporate,
and that cools you down.
The faster the blades spin…
the faster the air moves,
and the cooler you feel!
Let's just turn that down a smidge,
shall we?
Oh, dear!
Well!
It appears that the blades
are moving faster,
instead of… slower!
Hey. Why do you
have to wear shoes every day?
Stick.
Rock.
Shoes.
Me like shoes. Yeah!
Ah, shoes.
Boulder.
Next stop, the Archive Department.
You got any 30s, Goob?
Go fish.
You got any 99s?
Go fish.
Gob? Goob?
Shouldn't at least one of you be working?
We're working.
Yeah. We're working hard.
Got any sevens?
Goob, I'm in a really big rush.
Where can I find a grizzly bear?
-Grizzly bear? Never heard of it.
-Is that like some kind of dog?
No.
A grizzly bear is just a kind of bear.
A bear?
Here. Go to Things That Are Hairy.
Great, thanks! Bye, Gob. Bye, Goob.
Hey, Fred, hurry up!
Yeah. It's your turn.
This must be the
Things That Are Hairy section.
But I don't see any bears.
Bears got moved.
Go to Things We Think Are a Dog.
Sit! Roll over! Lie down!
I'm just looking for a bear!
No bears here.
Check Things We Thought Were a Dog,
But Weren't.
"For bears, go to…
Things That Like Honey?"
Finally, a bear!
Could you please tell me
how many pizza pies a bear eats?
Well, there's eight
different kinds of bears.
What kind are you looking for?
Right. A grizzly bear.
Grizzly! Everyone wants
to talk to the grizzly bears.
Us sun bears are interesting too,
you know. Look!
We have the longest tongues of any bear.
Wow. That is very impressive.
But I really need
to talk to a grizzly bear.
Here.
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things With Claws."
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Live In a Cave!"
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Roar"?
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Are Large"?
"For grizzly bears,
go to Things That Are Hairy"?
That's where I started!
Ow.
-Hey, Gob.
-Yeah?
You got an eight?
Go fish.
What kind of organisational system
are you two using there?
I checked Things That Were Hairy,
Things That Look Like a Dog,
Things That We Thought Were a Dog
But Weren't,
Things That Like Honey,
Things With Claws,
Things That Live In a Cave,
Things That Roar,
Things That Are Large, and on and on,
and I still haven't found a--
Huh?
A grizzly bear?
Where?
Right there!
Fred, you're a grizzly bear?
-Yep.
-I thought you were a dog.
And I thought you were a really big mouse.
Mr. Grizzly Bear,
my friend Giuseppe needs to know
how many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats.
Can you help?
How many pizza pies a grizzly bear eats?
I love that cheese.
Five.
Hey, StoryBots. Why does fruit rot?
The Tales of Sir Foolhardy!
Onward, Prancey!
Whatever.
We must stay vigilant.
Evil may be lurking around every--
Huh? Look, Prancey.
An apple. A gift from the heavens.
I'm pretty sure that fell
from the apple tree above you.
And what a heroic apple--
Tainted Tolkien!
This apple has been defiled!
It's just rotten.
And I know the only rotten fiend
who would commit such an act!
Walda the Witch!
-I don't think that--
-We must stop her!
Fine.
And so the heroic duo
travelled across the kingdom.
Charge!
Take that! And that! And this.
And a little bit of this.
Spread it around.
Again? What do you want?
To stop you!
A rotten apple?
A-ha! You know what it is because you
have cast one of your dastardly spells
on all the produce in the kingdom!
I fail to see the humour in sullied fruit.
Rotting is a normal process of nature!
Bite your tongue, swamp crone!
Nature would never besmirch
its most delicious resource.
Listen, buddy. Rotting and decomposition
are caused by microorganisms.
Ha! I laugh at your lies.
Actually, she's right, sir.
She is? What-- What are these
microorganisms you speak of?
Moulds. Bacteria. Fungi.
All sorts of things that are so small,
you can't see 'em with the naked eye.
There are invisible evil monsters
destroying our fruit?
I will stop them!
They aren't evil.
Decomposition is just
nature's way of recycling itself.
Silence! I must root out
these wretched rotters!
Here. This potion will let you see them.
And get him out of my hair.
Brilliant! Microorganisms,
prepare to meet your match!
Sir, I don't think you should dri-- Okay.
Great R.R. Martin!
Walda speaks true!
Back to where you came from, devils!
Charge!
You beasts, take that!
And that! Stand and…
-Want to go get banana splits?
-That would be a yes.
To the ice cream shop!
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
There are tiny microorganisms everywhere
On every apple, every apricot
Banana and pear
They're bacteria and fungi
Too tiny to see
But they've gotta have their dinner
Just like you and me
-Those itty-bitty creatures just
-Eat, eat, eat
-Through a cherry or a berry
-And it's totally sweet
It's a natural process, it happens a lot
It's called decomposition
In other words, rot
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom, nom
When a ripe and juicy melon
Looks delicious to you
A zillion tiny creatures
Want a piece of it too
So if you put it out and leave it
Sitting day after day
They'll just keep snacking
Till it's rotting away
-Because the teeny tiny creatures just
-Eat, eat, eat
-Through a peach or papaya
-And it's really a treat
When the fruit goes soft
Or has a mushy spot
That's decomposition
In other words, rot
Decomposition
Nom nom!
In other words, rot
Next stop, the Maths Department.
Faster, Pythagoras.
We need to keep this machine moving.
You think it's so easy?
Why don't you take the wheel for a minute?
Salutations, Beep.
Hey, Ada.
What brings you
to the Maths Department today?
My friend needs to make pizza
for a grizzly bear birthday party,
but he doesn't know how many pies to make.
Well, you've come to the right place.
Our Mathamatron 3000
is the most precise piece of technology
in the entire department.
Anyway…
Just sign this release form,
wash your hands,
put on a helmet,
and some gloves,
and we'll be ready for multiplication.
Multipli-what-tion?
Multiplication!
Whoa!
Think of it as repeated addition.
Where you just add the same number
over and over again
a given number of times.
Uh, I don't get it, Ada.
Okay, look. Imagine you have four boxes.
And inside each box are three balls.
To find out
how many balls there are in total,
you can just add the number three
four times.
So three
plus three
plus three
plus three
equals 12!
That's the same thing as saying
four times three equals 12.
That little x means multiplication!
I think I'm starting to get it.
Okay, then. Let's answer your question.
How many grizzly bears
will be at this party?
Nine grizzly bears.
And how many pizza pies
will each bear eat?
Five pizza pies.
Perfect!
Now all the Mathamatron 3000
needs to do is the multiplication,
and we'll have our answer.
Let's see here, nine bears
multiplied by five pizza pies equals…
Pythagoras! Why did you stop?
Union-mandated coffee break. Sorry!
I'm not sorry.
That's okay, Ada.
You said before that multiplication
is just a shortcut for repeated addition.
If the Mathamatron can't multiply,
we can just add the number five
nine times to get the answer.
That's right, Beep. We can!
Let's see, five plus five equals ten,
plus five equals 15, plus five,
20, 25, 30, 35--
Forty-five pizza pies!
Break's over!
Multiplication complete.
Nine multiplied by five equals…
forty-five.
Whoa, that's amazing!
Forty-five pizza pies!
I've got to go tell my friend.
He'll be so happy.
Thanks so much for your help, Ada!
Thank you, bye!
Bye-bye, Beep! See you next time!
Pythagoras!
Oh, sorry!
When you see five happy apes
And each one has four yummy grapes
How can you tell
How many grapes there are in all?
You can add up four plus four plus four
Plus four plus four, like so
The sum is 20 grapes
But there's another way to go
You can use multiplication
It's a different way to add
What a handy calculation
When you learn it, you'll be glad
And so it's five times four
You still get 20, my oh my
Instead of adding repeatedly
You multiply
There are six eggs in each carton
And suppose you're buying three
Well, three times six is 18 eggs
Just count 'em and you'll see
And four times three makes 12 big pigs
Inside a farmer's pen
You've got five fingers on each hand
And two times five makes ten
Yes, it's multiplication
That little x means times
Three times five makes 15 ice cream cones
Or basketballs or limes
You could add up five plus five plus five
But here's a thing to try
Instead of adding repeatedly
You multiply
It's an awesome thing to learn
How you can multiply
Hello? Giuseppe? Are you there?
Beep! I'm so glad you're back!
It's almost time for the party.
Did you find out how many pizza pies
Giuseppe has to make?
Yes! Each of the nine grizzly bears
at the party will eat five pizza pies,
so to figure out
how many pizza pies you need in total,
you can use multiplication.
Nine bears times five pies each
equals 45 pizza pies!
Forty-five pizza pies?
That's a huge amount of pizza!
I don't know if I got enough dough!
Just a second.
Hello, Giuseppe's Pizza.
I know. Don't worry, I promise.
Giuseppe's gonna make all the pizzas.
Forty-five pies.
No bear will leave hungry.
Thank you, StoryBots.
Thank you, multiplication.
Now the bears won't eat Giuseppe.
Good luck, Giuseppe!
Thanks, StoryBots. Thank you very much.
I'm gonna make some pizza
now the bears are not gonna eat me!
Multiplication, thank you.
StoryBots, thank you. Bye!