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Cyberchase

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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" performed 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
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 is an animated science fantasy children's television series that airs on PBS Kids.

The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez. They were brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to protect the world from the villain 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 (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

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It was first shown on WNET as a "sneak peek" on March 24, 2000, before making it's 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. A fourteenth season premiered on April 21, 2023, and a fifteenth season premiered on April 27, 2024.

References

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  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.