Balancing Act

"Balancing Act"

Cyberchase episode
Season 4, episode 1

Original air date
April 15, 2005

Directed by
Larry Jacobs

Written by
Barry Harman
George Arthur Bloom
Kristin Laskas Martin

Topic
Budgeting

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"Balancing Act" is the first episode of Season 4 of Cyberchase. It originally aired on April 15, 2005.

Characters

• Jackie
• Inez
• Matt
• Digit
• Motherboard
• Hacker
• Buzz
• Delete
• Shari Spotter

Plot

Shari Spotter is selected by Headmaster Stumblesnore to make a film about Frogsnorts. Matt is the director, Inez and Jackie the writers, and Digit is the camerabird. The team collaborates well until they realize they're spending too much too fast. The solution: create a budget. Their efforts are complicated by The Hacker, who places Stumblesnore under a spell in an effort to become the new headmaster of Frogsnorts.

Trivia

• Inez does not brush off Matt for calling her Nezzie in this episode.
• At 5:17 of act one, Shari’s glasses are miscolored red instead of purple.

Extras

• Math Topic: "Budgeting Money"
• For Real Segment: "Harry's Big Date"

Transcript

• Main article: Balancing Act/Transcript

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External links

PBS KIDS - Cyberchase Videos - Balancing Act