[all] Ta-da!
[eyebrows squeak]
[hydraulics whirring]
-[beeping] -[rock music plays]
-♪ Answer Time, Answer Time ♪ -♪ Answer Time! Answer Time!
-♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time -♪ Answer Time!
♪ They live in your computer And they got a job to do ♪
♪ They're all about learning They make it fun too ♪
♪ When you have a question They answer it for you ♪
♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
♪ Answer Time! ♪
[clock ticking]
[beeps and rings]
-[all speaking] -Hey! Hi, how's it going?
Hi, Bang. How do I know when a banana is ripe?
Oh, that's easy.
It should be yellow with little tiny brown spots,
and shouldn't be too hard when you squeeze it.
-[laughs] -Oh, I must've let that one sit too long.
[laughs] That's funny!
Hi, Beep. What happens when someone says "Thank you"?
Oh, well, usually people say "You're welcome."
That's it. Thank you!
You're welcome.
Whoa. That was like, meta, man.
[keyboard clacks]
Ha! Hello, dear. Could I borrow some eye of newt?
Uh, I don't think I have that.
What about toe of frog?
Mmm, Nope.
Tongue of dog?
Uh, no. But I do have some jelly beans.
Jelly beans!
I was putting together a potion to make jelly beans.
Can I have a pink one?
[alarm beeping]
Looks like we got a Level Three coming in.
Oh, StoryBots. Thank goodness you're here.
Hey, look. It's the Great Bubblini!
The most amazing bubble magician in history.
Well, that's very accurate.
But, no.
No, StoryBots, I've got a real problem.
I'm afraid my days as the greatest bubble-blowing magician
may very well be…
[whispers] Behind me.
Why? I once saw you blow a bubble the size of an elephant.
Yeah, and once I saw you blow a bubble inside a bubble inside another bubble.
It, like, totally blew my mind, man!
Uh, gang. [chuckles]
Maybe we should let Mr. Bubblini tell us why he's calling.
-[chuckles] Oh, right. -Oh, yeah, sorry.
Well, StoryBots, it's kind of a funny story.
Actually, it's not funny at all. [inhales] My, uh…
My bubble machine is broken!
Boop, Boop? Boop?
Yes, Boop.
It's true.
I use a bubble machine.
A bubble machine? I thought you were able to conjure bubbles out of thin air.
I hate to break it to you, Bing, but, uh…
Well, that kind of magic isn't…
Uh, what's the word I'm looking for? Real.
-[all humming] -[Bo] I'm not listening to you!
[laughs]
Well, why don't you just make bubbles without your machine, Mr. Bubblini?
The truth is, I… I don't know how to make bubbles without my machine.
You could say I'm having a bit of an existential crisis.
I mean, after all,
what is the Great Bubblini without bubbles?
I guess you'd just be the Great… Ini?
Yes, technically that's true.
It's a horrible name, but true.
Listen. There's a packed audience of screaming fans out there
waiting to see the Great Bubblini.
You've gotta help me!
Okay, team.
Sounds like we've got to figure out how bubbles work.
Hmm. Where've we seen bubbles before?
Oh, wait. I've seen a ton of bubbles at the laundromat.
Great idea! There are always bubbles there.
-[Bing] Oh, what a great idea! -[Beep] Great idea.
Please make it quick, Bang.
I don't know how much longer I can keep these kids waiting.
You don't keep kids away from their bubbles!
Don't worry, Mr. Great Bubblini dude. We are on the job.
[whirring and suctioning]
♪ Answer Time! ♪
[whirring]
Hi, StoryBots. Why do I need to listen?
[whirring]
[exciting tone plays]
Hey, kids. It's me, Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy.
[chimes]
Now, kids, talking to people is awesome,
but you know what's even more awesome than talking to people?
Listening to people.
I sure found that out the time that I was captured by the evil Dr. Hindenburg.
He had me right where he wanted me,
but then he started talking about his evil plans.
[speaking gibberish] Blah, blah, blah…
[Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy] Instead of pleading with him, I listened.
[speaking gibberish] Blah, blah, blah…
[Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy] And he kept on talking and talking.
[speaking gibberish] Blah, blah, blah…
[Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy] I learned a lot about Dr. Hindenburg.
I also learned a lot about his evil plan.
And how to escape. [crashes]
You see, when you listen,
you can learn a lot more than when you're talking.
It could even help save you from a supervillain.
And that's super awesome.
[chimes]
[screaming]
[announcer] Next stop, Big Bubble Laundromat.
[easy music playing]
-[clangs] -[Bang screaming]
[crashes]
Whoa, bubbles. Looks like I'm in the right place.
[StoryBot 1 groaning and grunting]
[grunts] "Buy it in bulk," they said.
[grunts] "It'll be cheaper," they said.
Oh, hey. Uh, let me help you with that, dude.
Wow. Thanks a lot.
Yeah, anytime.
Hey, you wouldn't happen to know how bubbles are made, would you?
Uh…
A magician buddy of mine needs help making bubbles for his magic act.
Um, I think--
You gotta see this guy. Totally out of this world, if you ever see him perform.
Uh… Uh…
And like, who knew you could hide a rabbit in a bubble?
-Oh, hey, what's that, dude? -Uh…
This is how much soap you're supposed to use.
-[eerie music plays] -[gasps]
[rumbling]
Oh!
[rumbling]
Ah!
[electricity crackles]
[rumbling]
[explodes]
-[exciting music playing] -[both screaming]
-[both laughing] -[bubbling]
-La, la. Huh? -Huh?
[bubbling]
-What are you kitties doing up there? -[meows]
-[alarm bell ringing] -Okay, everybody, in three, two--
[bubbling]
-[all] Yeah! -[firefighter 1] We rock!
-[both screaming] -[bubbling]
[sirens wailing]
[newscaster] We interrupt your program for a breaking news update.
Story Storyberg here, reporting live on the scene
where a giant explosion of bubbles has taken over the city.
I was blowing my bubbles at third base and then, whammo!
Oh, it was the most amazing thing we've ever seen. Right, honey?
-[sirens wailing] -Yes, dear.
Great to see so many astronauts out and about today.
Wow, you're really good.
[both giggling]
Bubbles.
[both giggling]
-Sir, were you there when it all happened? -Yeah, dude.
The machine was, like, all shaking, and then I was all, like, "Whoa!"
And the next thing you know, bam! Bubbles everywhere, man.
There you have it. "Bubbles everywhere, man."
In other bubble-related news,
the big bubble fiasco did not put a damper on this year's StoryBot Olympic Games
and its final event,
the highly anticipated bubble-blowing competition.
Wait, what? Bubble-blowing competition?
Oh man, maybe that's where I can find out how bubbles work.
Thanks, News Lady dude.
We'll be back with your Olympic coverage after these messages.
[whirring]
Um…
-Why do flowers smell so good? -[whirring]
[Bo] ♪ Oh, magic, la la, universe, la la ♪
♪ Bo's World, Bo's World ♪
[giggles]
Woo-hoo!
It's flower smelling time.
[magical tune plays]
So pretty!
Gee, thanks, Bo.
[magical tune plays]
So, so pretty!
Thank you. [giggles]
I wish I smelled like a flower.
[sudden neighing]
-[gasps] -[laughs]
Magic Unicorn!
I can make you smell like a flower, Bo.
You can?
Hold still and you'll soon smell like the prettiest flower in all the land.
[jingling, laughing]
[gasps]
Wowee, Bo!
-You smell wonderful. -I do?
I'll say! Better than all these flowers combined.
Oh, goody! Thank you, Magic Unicorn.
Glad I could help.
[laughing]
[booms]
I just can't get enough of this wonderful smell.
It's like heaven. Oh…
What is that enticing smell?
[bees in commotion]
Okay. [chuckles] Thank you. [whimpers] Uh, yeah.
[screams]
We wanna smell like you!
-[Bo screaming] -[insects and birds in commotion]
[Bo] Dr. Professor Owl!
Help! Help!
Ugh. What did you do now?
Nothing! Magic Unicorn made me smell like the prettiest flower.
Oh no!
[commotion]
Well, insects and birds love the smell of flowers.
[shouts] That's why they're chasing you!
-It is? [screams] -[commotion]
Of course.
And when they go to smell the flowers,
sticky stuff called pollen clings to their bodies.
Then, when they visit other flowers, they leave some pollen behind,
which helps those flowers make new seeds.
Without flowers' beautiful smell,
their seeds would never be spread and they wouldn't be able to survive.
So what do I do? [screaming]
-[groans] -[door slams]
Here. Rub a little of this on and nothing will come near you.
[Bo screaming]
[insects sniffing]
-[insect 1] That's a stinker! -[insect 2] Let's get outta here.
-Thank you, thank you, Dr. Professor Owl. -[animal 1] Do you smell garbage?
-[animal 2] Over there. -Oh.
-[sniffs] Hey. -Oh hey, Bo. You smell great.
-You really do. -[Bo] Oh no!
-[bear] Aw, come on! -[animals in angry commotion]
[Dr. Professor Owl] I didn't see this coming.
[upbeat music playing]
-♪ In a garden of flowers ♪ -♪ Mmm! Ahh! ♪
-♪ What a wonderful smell ♪ -♪ That's good ♪
♪ Why is their scent so nice and sweet? There's an interesting story to tell ♪
♪ The smell goes here and there Through the air on the springtime breeze ♪
♪ And it attracts little critters Like butterflies, birds, and bees ♪
-♪ Bzz! Like me! ♪ -♪ They sip a flower's nectar ♪
-♪ It's tasty and sweet ♪ -♪ Yum. Delicious! ♪
♪ And the flower's pollen sticks To their wings and legs and tiny feet ♪
-♪ They carry it off to other flowers ♪ -♪ Here we go! ♪
-♪ And the pollen has special powers ♪ -♪ Wow! ♪
♪ It's what every flower needs To help them make new flower seeds ♪
♪ And that's called pollination! ♪
-♪ When the seeds are ready ♪ -♪ I'm ready! ♪
-♪ To grow in the ground ♪ -♪ Where's the ground? ♪
♪ The wind and birds and other animals Scatter them all around ♪
♪ But to make those seeds ♪
-♪ Flowers have to be pollinated well ♪ -♪ Like so! ♪
♪ So they need to attract those birds And bees with their sweet flower smell ♪
♪ That's why they have that Beautiful, wonderful, sweet flower smell ♪
[all sniffing]
Ah.
[screaming]
[announcer] Next stop, StoryBot Olympics.
[show host 1] Welcome back, sports fans, to the StoryBot Olympic Games.
[show host 2] From cookie stacking to sandwich eating to deep soul staring…
[show host 1] We've got it all for you here at the historic StoryBots Coliseum.
We're your hosts Liz Hurdle…
And JJ Dash.
Coming at you live with the year's biggest event,
the bubble-blowing challenge.
That's right, Liz, and we…
-[distant screaming] -What the what?
[Bang grunts]
Whoa.
Whoa. Looks like we got a special guest in the box today.
What brings you here, sports fan?
Oh, hey, sports dudes.
My name is Bang, and I need to find out how bubbles work.
Well, you heard it here, folks. Bang asking the big questions.
How does a bubble work?
-Right on cue! -[crowd cheering]
Our final competitor, Sudsy Sammy Sullivan, is taking the stand.
[Liz] Always a pleasure to watch Sammy compete.
[JJ] Truly amazing what she can do
with a bubble-blowing wand, water, and soap,
all generously provided by Big Bubba's Bubblemania,
the world's leading bubbles superstore.
-[Bang] Oh, hey, she's about to start. -[breathes deeply]
[JJ] Would you look at that focus?
-[whistle blows] -[crowd cheers]
[JJ] Any avid bubble blower knows water can't make bubbles on its own.
The most important ingredient is, in fact, the soap.
Wait. What's so special about the soap?
Great question. Let's have a look at our high-definition soap cam.
Right here, we have water molecules,
which are made of hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
[Bang] Whoa, what's that?
Oh, this is a soap molecule.
One end of each molecule is attracted to water and attaches to it.
The other end repels water and wants to get away from it.
-[chuckles] That's soap for you. -It sure is, Liz.
But, like, how exactly do molecules help a bubble form?
Well, let's look at Sammy's wand technique and show you.
Sammy displaying a beautiful dip of the wand here.
[JJ] Let's kick on over to our ultra zooming microscope cam
to see what's going on.
[Bang] Whoa, that looks cool. But what am I looking at?
[Liz] Well, those are soap and water molecules, Bang.
We have a thin layer of water filling the open space of the wand.
Those soap molecules attach to the water on both sides,
surrounding and protecting the water layer.
[Bang] Oh, like a soap and water sandwich.
[JJ] Yeah, you could look at it like that.
Okay, but, like, how does the bubble part work then?
Well, let's look at our state-of-the-art bubble inflation cam.
Now that the water's protected, all you gotta do is blow into the wand,
and the soapy water will stretch over a bigger and bigger puff of air.
[Bang] Oh.
Speaking of which, Sammy's about to blow her bubble.
[Liz] Does she have what it takes to bring home the gold?
[crowd cheering]
-[ethereal music playing] -[Liz] Look at her zen-like concentration.
[inhales]
[blows forcefully]
Yep, it's a big one, folks.
Whoa.
[JJ] Look at the size of that thing!
[Liz] Watch out, sports fans.
[JJ] This may be the biggest bubble ever blown
in StoryBot Olympic history.
[triumphant music playing]
[bubbles, pops]
-[crowd cheers] -[Liz] Sammy won the gold!
-[Bang] Yeah! I love sports. -[Liz] Did you see?
-[Bang] Awesome! -[Liz] Sensational.
Oh! Now I gotta get back and give the Great Bubblini an answer.
Thanks, sports dudes. See ya. Bye.
You're welcome, Bang.
It's always great to have a fellow sports fan witness
the epic highs and lows of bubble blowing.
Good night, sports fans.
[whirring]
[bubbling]
♪ Sittin' outside Blowin' beautiful bubbles ♪
♪ Watchin' 'em float And forgettin' your troubles ♪
♪ It's fun when it's sunny And the weather's warm ♪
♪ And maybe you wonder How do they form? ♪
♪ To make big bubbles, it's well known You need more than water alone ♪
♪ Gotta add soap, and when you mix it in Only then can the bubbly fun begin ♪
♪ Water and soap are made of molecules The soap molecule has a very cool rule ♪
♪ Its head sticks to water, scientists say The tail at the other end stays away ♪
♪ Bubbles, bubbles, so much fun to blow ♪
♪ Bubbles, bubbles, so much fun to know ♪
♪ When a soap film forms There's water between ♪
♪ Two layers of soap If you see what I mean ♪
♪ The water part spreads out super thin The tiny soap molecules sandwich it in ♪
♪ Bubbles, bubbles, so much fun to blow ♪
♪ Bubbles, bubbles, so much fun to know ♪
♪ How water and soap are the keys ♪
♪ To makin' those bubbles That float on the summer breeze ♪
[pops]
-[keyboard clacks] -Uh, hello, Mr. Bubblini? Can you hear me?
Oh, Bang, you're back. Thank goodness.
Okay, did you find out how bubbles work?
I sure did.
That's good.
I mean, a little more specificity might be helpful,
given I was supposed to be on stage ten minutes ago
and these kids are getting restless!
Well, don't panic, Mr. Bubble dude.
You know that mixture that you pour into your bubble machine?
Yes, the ma…
[whispers] The magic bubble potion.
That's not a magic bubble potion, dude. It's just soap and water.
Soap and water? That's it?
Sure is. The soap is what holds the bubble together.
[laughs]
Bang! That's ridiculous.
How could soap hold a bubble together?
Well, soap is made up of these things called molecules.
One end of the soap molecule attaches itself to water,
and the other end pulls away.
That creates a protective layer around the water
that lets it stretch into the shape of a bubble.
Whoa.
Now you're blowing my mind, Bang.
No time for blown minds now. You got a lot of fans waiting.
You're right.
And now that I've unlocked the secret of bubbles,
I'm gonna give those kids the most bubble-tastic show they've ever seen!
Now you're talking.
Go get 'em, Mr. Magic Bubblini dude. You can do it.
Abracadabra!
[bubbling]
-[static crackles] -[theme music playing]