Lost My Marbles

"Lost My Marbles"

Cyberchase episode
Season 1, episode 1

format_quote Transcript

photo_camera Gallery

today Original air date
January 21, 2002

person Directed by
Larry Jacobs

person Written by
Joseph Kwong
George Arthur Bloom
Kristin Laskas Martin

calculate Topic
Unknown

arrow_back Previous
None

arrow_forward Next
Castleblanca

"Lost My Marbles" is the first episode of the first season of Cyberchase. It originally aired on January 21, 2002.

Characters (all debut)

Main Characters

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

Recurring/Minor Characters

• Dr. Marbles

Places

• Motherboard Control Central
• Topsy Turvy Island

Plot

A day at the library turns into a cyberventure when Jackie, Matt, and Inez learn that Hacker has kidnapped Dr. Marbles, the only person who can save Motherboard from an evil virus! The team learns to use a map as a mathematical tool as they navigate across a cyber island in search of Marbles — then try to escape before a huge earthquake turns the island inside out!

Trivia

• When the bridge collapses, it is a reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom.

Errors

• When Hacker first calls Buzz a duncebucket, Buzz's boots have vanished.
• When Jackie says the line, "That sounds totally terrible!" her bun is yellow.
• When Digit tells Motherboard, "Hacker's got Dr. Marbles!", his beak doesn't move.

Extras

• Math Topic: "Lost My Marbles" deals with navigation using maps.
• For Real Segment: "Gorillas in the Midst" - At the local zoo, Bianca is on a mission to see a baby gorilla. She gets lost en route, and even a map doesn't help—at first. Then she discovers how to orient herself with the landmarks on the map.

Transcript

• Main article: Lost My Marbles (transcript)

Gallery

External links

PBS KIDS - Cyberchase Videos - Lost My Marbles