Joey Mazzarino (The Poddleville Case pilot)
Jacqueline Pillon (Cyberchase)
Karen Goora (Cyberchase: Carnival Chaos, Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest)
Matt (full first name Matthew, sometimes nicknamed "Matty", called Mr. DeMatt in "Balancing Act") is one of the three main protagonists of Cyberchase, and one of the four main members of the CyberSquad alongside Inez, Jackie, and Digit. He is an 11-year-old boy who lives on a family farm on Earth, and is interested in sports and Greek mythology.[3] He wears a backpack full of helpful objects into Cyberspace. Matt is usually voiced by Jacqueline Pillon, and occasionally by Karen Goora.
Personality[]
Matt aspires to be a home run leader and has a deep interest in Greek mythology[4], which proves especially helpful on the cybersite Mount Olympus[5]. Other sports-related interests include riding his skateboard, playing baseball, and rock climbing, according to Cyberchase Online[citation needed].
Matt's pet peeve is waiting, and he is thus prone to making impulsive decisions. Playing with his yo-yo helps him think through problems.
Matt's favorite foods are pizza and pancakes. His favorite book is Redwall by Brian Jacques. His favorite musician is Will Smith. His favorite movie is Star Wars.[6]
Matt may have some interest in geology, as he mentions in "Crystal Clear" that he and his mother once grew a salt crystal.
Physical appearance[]
Matt has fair skin and bright orange hair. He wears a long-sleeved lime green polo neck sweater, a red backpack, light blue jeans, and red high-tops with white soles.
In "Clock Like an Egyptian", Matt is shown wearing a watch.
In "A Recipe For Chaos" and "Plantasaurus!", Matt is shown wearing his green pajamas.
Relationships[]
Digit[]
Matt and Digit are close friends. With Digit, Matt can be able to use tools when he needs to when he is in situations, just like Jackie & Inez would[citation needed]. Digit likes to call Matt different types of nicknames like "Mattie" (the more common) and "Mattster".
Inez[]
Matt and Inez are close friends, and Inez treats him protectively[7]. Matt often teases Inez by calling her "Nezzie", to her chagrin, and she sometimes reciprocates by calling him "Matthew". He treats her like a sister/very close friend. There are some episodes that Matt could have a crush on Inez..
Jackie[]
Matt and Jackie are close friends. However, he often teases her by calling her a drama queen[8], and she seems to take his teasing more personally than Inez does. The Crab Prince has suggested that Matt only teases Jackie because he likes her.[9]
Slider[]
Matt is jealous of Slider because Inez and Jackie usually pay more attention to him. However, he seems to have forgiven Slider, as they haven't argued since "Team Spirit".
Shari Spotter[]
Matt and Shari Spotter seem to have crushes on each other, making Inez and Jackie jealous[10]. He is not as close to her as he is with the girls and is for the most part oblivious to the fact that she likes him.
Character bios[]
"Meet the CyberSquad" bio (2001)[]
11 years old: He's a Cyber-detective with a yo-yo, a backpack full of gadgets and a knack for uncovering clues
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Food: Pizza, pancakes
Favorite Book: “Redwall” by Brian Jacques
Favorite Music: Anything by Will Smith
Favorite Movie: “Star Wars” (of course!)
Pet Peeves: Waiting (for anything)
Pets: 2 lizards - a bearded dragon named Boomerang and an armadillo named Spike, 2 African water frogs named Sharky and Fins, Obi (short for Obi Won Kadoggie) a mix of Golden Retriever and yellow Lab
Trading card bio[]
Age: 11
Favorite Color: Green
Favorite Line: "OK, what do we know?"
Other Faves: Magic, mythology, roller coasters
Pet Peeves: Waiting [for anything!]
Great At: Skateboarding, yo-yo tricks, milking cows, trying new things
"Who's Who Document"[]
Matt leaps first and asks questions later – literally! He’s a true friend, with bravery and brains to spare. Matt is always ready to jump in and explore, so sometimes the girls and Digit have to hold him back. He’s an observer and collector. He might find something along the way and stuff it into his backpack – he never knows when he might just find a use for it.
When he’s got a problem to solve, Matt just wants to get his hands on it and figure it out. Or play with his yo-yo till he gets an idea. Matt is a bottom-liner, and usually speaks his mind. He doesn’t need to preface things he says – he just gets to the heart of the matter.
Matt is crazy for jokes and puns. He’s totally into all the cool stuff he gets to do in cyberspace, like racing around in cybercoupes and exploring unusual places. His favorite cybersite is Radopolis, because they have the best skatepark in the virtual universe.
BACKGROUND An 11 year old caucasion, he lives on a farm
SKILLS He loves to skateboard, and is willing to try any and all daring and extreme games. He can drive a tractor (or just about anything else), ride a horse, milk a cow, and fix anything! He’s a good improviser and great at telling jokes.
PET PEEVES Waiting
FAVORITE COLOR Green
"CyberSquad" bio (2012)[]
Matt, age 11, lives on a farm when he’s not in cyberspace. He loves to run and skateboard, is curious and jumps into things before thinking, often making mistakes. When he does think ahead, he plays with his yoyo. He loves to tease his friends. Signature line: “Touchdown!”
Appearances[]
Cyberchase[]
- "Lost My Marbles"
- "Castleblanca"
- "R-Fair City"
- "Snow Day To Be Exact"
- "Sensible Flats"
- "Zeus on the Loose"
- "The Poddleville Case"
- "And They Counted Happily Ever After"
- "Clock Like an Egyptian"
- "The Secrets of Symmetria"
- "A Day at the Spa"
- "Of All the Luck"
- "Eureeka"
- "Cool It"
- "Find Those Gleamers!"
- "Codename: Icky"
- "Return to Sensible Flats"
- "Problem Solving in Shangri-La"
- "Send in the Clones"
- "Trading Places"
- "Less Than Zero"
- "Model Behavior"
- "Fortress of Attitude"
- "Size Me Up"
- "A Battle of Equals"
- "Out of Sync"
- "Hugs and Witches"
- "Totally Rad"
- "Harriet Hippo and the Mean Green"
- "True Colors"
- "All the Right Angles"
- "Mother's Day"
- "The Eye of Rom"
- "A Whale of a Tale"
- "Double Trouble"
- "Raising the Bar"
- "The Wedding Scammer"
- "The Guilty Party"
- "A Time to Cook"
- "Trick or Treat"
- "EcoHaven CSE"
- "The Borg of the Ring"
- "A World Without Zero"
- "A Piece of the Action"
- "The Creech Who Would Be Crowned"
- "The Grapes Of Plath"
- "A Perfect Fit"
- "Be Reasonable"
- "The Snelfu Snafu - Part 1"
- "The Snelfu Snafu - Part 2"
- "Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets"
- "Starlight Night"
- "Balancing Act"
- "The Icky Factor"
- "Penguin Tears"
- "Past Perfect Prediction"
- "Measure for Measure"
- "A Change of Art"
- "The Case of the Missing Memory"
- "A Crinkle in Time"
- "A Broom of One's Own"
- "A Tikiville Turkey Day"
- "The Halloween Howl"
- "A Clean Sweep"
- "Designing Mr. Perfect"
- "EcoHaven Ooze"
- "The Fairy Borg Father"
- "The Flying Parallinis"
- "Crystal Clear"
- "Inside Hacker"
- "On the Line"
- "A Fraction of a Chance"
- "Digit's B-Day Surprise"
- "When Penguins Fly"
- "Unhappily Ever After"
- "Escape from Merlin's Maze"
- "Step by Step"
- "Team Spirit"
- "Jimaya Jam"
- "A Perfect Score"
- "Chaos as Usual"
- "Spheres of Fears"
- "Gone With the Fog"
- "The Emperor Has Snow Clothes"
- "The X-Factor"
- "Blowin' in the Wind"
- "Father's Day"
- "The Deedle Beast"
- "Spellbound"
- "The Hacker's Challenge"
- "Face-Off"
- "Peace, Love, and Hackerness"
- "Hackerized!"
- "The Bluebird of Zappiness"
- "An Urchin Matter"
- "Going Solar"
- "Trash Creep"
- "The Cyberchase Movie, Part 1"
- "The Cyberchase Movie, Part 2"
- "Fit To Be Heroes"
- "A Recipe For Chaos"
- "A Seedy Business"
- "Parks and Recreation"
- "Bottled Up"
- "Watts on Halloween Trouble"
- "Creech's Creature Quandary"
- "A Murky Mystery In Mermaidos"
- "Plantasaurus!"
- "A Reboot Eve to Remember"
- "Housewarming Party"
- "Invasion of the Funky Flower"
- "A Renewable Hope"
- "The Migration Situation"
- "Back to Canalia's Future"
- "Space Waste Odyssey, Part 1"
- "Space Waste Odyssey, Part 2"
- "Giving Thanks Day"
- "A Garden Grows in Botlyn"
- "Missing Bats in Sensible Flats"
- "Water Woes"
- "Soil Turmoil"
- "Hacker Hugs a Tree"
- "Pursuit of the Prism of Power"
- "Composting in the Clutch"
- "A Camping Conundrum"
- "Journey of a Thousand Food Miles"
- "Duck Stop"
- "The Great Outdoors"
- "Coral Grief"
- "Sustainable By Design"
- "Hacker's Bright Idea"
- "Buzz and the Tree"
- "The Lilting Loons"
- "Living In Disharmony"
- "Traffic Trouble"
- "A Garden is Born"
- "Clean-Up on Isle 8"
- "Trees, Please"
- "Weather or Not, Part 1"
- "Weather or Not, Part 2"
Gallery[]
- Main article: Matt/gallery
Names in other languages[]
In the Brazilian dub, Matt is named Matheus.
Trivia[]
- Matt, Jackie, Inez, Buzz and Delete are the only characters to appear in every episode of the series.
- In early concept material, Matt was originally named Kyle.
- Just like the girls like Slider, He likes Shari.
- Matt is Irish-American.
- Hacker, Inez, Jackie, Matt, and Delete are the only overall main characters to still have their original voices with the original of Buzz Len Carlson who passed away in 2006 and the original voice of Digit Gilbert Gottfried who passed away in 2022, however the voice actors for Hacker and Delete are boys while the voice actors for Inez, Jackie, and Matt are girls.
- He is the first Cyberchase character to laugh.
References[]
- ↑ Cyberchase . Meet the Cybersquad . Matt | PBS Kids (page 1). Internet Archive.
- ↑ Trading Cards
- ↑ "Who's Who Document"
- ↑ "How It All Started: Webisode 3"
- ↑ "Zeus on the Loose"
- ↑ Cyberchase . Meet the Cybersquad . Matt | PBS Kids (page 2). Internet Archive.
- ↑ "A Whale of a Tale"
- ↑ "A Piece of the Action"
- ↑ "The Icky Factor"
- ↑ "Shari Spotter and the Cosmic Crumpets"