Cyberchase

This article is about the educational children's television series. For other uses, see Cyberchase (disambiguation).

Cyberchase
Genre
Created bySandra Sheppard
Directed by
  • Larry Jacobs (seasons 1–4)
  • Yvette Kaplan (The Poddleville Case)
  • Jason Groh (season 5)
  • Brandon Lloyd (seasons 6–8)
  • J. Meeka Stuart (seasons 9–13)
  • Sarah Anne Davis (seasons 14–present)
Starring
  • Bianca DeGroat
  • Matthew A. Wilson
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • George Guerrette
  • Julian Harris[1]
Opening theme"Cyberchase Theme"
by Karen LeBlanc
Ending theme"Cyberchase Theme" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Peter Lurye (The Poddleville Case)
  • David W. Shaw (2002–present)
  • Edmund Eagan (2010–present)
  • Steve Pecile (season 1)
  • Craig Marshall (2006–2009)
  • Julian Harris (several "For Real" segments)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes148
Production
Executive producers
  • Sandra Sheppard
  • Kristin Laskas Martin (seasons 1–4)
  • Michael Hirsh (seasons 1–2)
  • Patrick Loubert (season 1)
  • Clive A. Smith (season 1)
  • Toper Taylor (seasons 1–2)
  • Scott Dyer (seasons 2–5)
  • Doug Murphy (seasons 3–5)
  • Paul Robertson (season 3)
Running time23 minutes (episodes, without 'For Real' segments) 2-3¼ minutes ('For Real' segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) –
present

Cyberchase, otherwise referred to as Cyber for short, is an animated science fantasy children's television series that aired on PBS Kids.

Plot

The series centers around three children from Earth - Jacqueline "Jackie" Marissa Lora Mitchell, Matthew "Matt-Dude" Alexander Hale Quinlan, and Inez "Nezzie" Maria Jessica De La Cruz. They were brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to protect the world from the villain T. Hieronymous Joseph the Hacker (voiced by Christopher Lloyd). These kids are able to prevent Hacker from destroying Cyberspace by means of problem-solving skills with basic math. In Cyberspace, they meet Digit "Didge" LeBoid (voiced by Gilbert Gottfried for the first thirteen seasons, later voiced by Ron Pardo since the fourteenth season), a cybird that helps them on their missions.[3]

Broadcasting

It was first shown on WNET as a "sneak peek" on March 24, 2000, before making its official debut on January 21, 2002. In 2010, after the season 8 finale, PBS put the series on hiatus, but it returned in 2013 for a ninth season, followed by a tenth season in 2015, an eleventh season on October 23, 2017, and a twelfth season on April 19, 2019.

A thirteenth season was announced on October 19, 2020, and began on February 25, 2022, followed by a fourteenth season on April 21, 2023, and a fifteenth season on April 27, 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "ABOUT". julian-harris-music.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cyberchase". PIP Animation Services. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cyberchase. About - PBS Parents". Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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