Cyberchase

Cyberchase is an animated sci-fi children's television series that aired on PBS Kids. The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt and Inez, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to protect the world from the villainous Hacker (Christopher Lloyd). They are able to prevent Hacker from taking over Cyberspace by means of problem-solving skills in conjunction with basic math, environmental science and wellness. In Cyberspace, they meet Digit (Gilbert Gottfried (seasons 1-13), Ron Pardo (season 14-present), a "cybird" who helps them on their missions.

Cyberchase
Genre
Created byThirteen/WNET New York
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 (season 14-present)
Starring
  • Bianca DeGroat
  • Matthew A. Wilson
Voices of
Theme music composer
  • George Guerrette
  • Julian Harris
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 (also music supervisor) (2010–present)
  • Steve Pecile (season 1 only)
  • Craig Marshall (2006–2009)
  • Julian Harris (several "For Real" segments)
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Canada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes140 (list of episodes)
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)
  • Scott Dyer (Seasons 2–5)
  • Doug Murphy (Seasons 3–5)
  • Paul Robertson (Season 3)
  • Toper Taylor (Seasons 1 & 2)
Running time23 minutes (episodes, excluding 'For Real' Segments) 2-3¼ minutes ('For Real' Segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) 
present

Cyberchase was created by WNET New York and premiered on PBS Kids on January 21, 2002. In 2010, after the season 8 finale, Cyberchase went 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 premiered on February 25, 2022. A fourteenth season premiered on April 21, 2023. A fifteenth season will premiere on April 27, 2024.

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