[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] -[Bing] Hey, how's it going?
Hi, Bang. What's the fastest growing plant?
That would be bamboo, my dude.
Certain kinds can grow 35 inches a day.
Takes a human two to three years to get that tall.
-Cool. -[rustling]
[Bang] Yeah, I think so too.
Boop.
Boop, Boop.
Boop, Boop, Boop, Boop, Boop, Boop.
Boop. Boop Boop Boop Boop. Boop! Boop Boop Boop.
I don't know what we're talking about.
-[chair creaks] -[discouraged] Boop.
-[humming happily] -Hmm.
-Ah. -[yelps] Hey, what the--
I've done it. I finally found the golden--
Argh!
-Huh. Well, that was weird. -[Bahama Smith grunts]
[alarm beeping]
Look, everyone. We've got a Level Three coming in.
Jumping Jupiter, StoryBots! Boy, am I glad to see you.
-[heroic music playing] -Oh, hey, look. It's an astronaut.
Hi, Ms. Astronaut Lady. How can we help you today?
Well, Beep, I just got assigned to lead a crew
on a mission to blast us off into outer space
and I've got to admit, I'm downright terrified.
Uh, I'm no astrophysicist or anything,
but isn't getting blasted off into space, like, a key part of the job description?
Of course it is, Bang, but this mission isn't just about going to outer space.
Boop, Boop, Boop?
Well, Boop, we're supposed to land
on the moon!
Oh, the moon is so pretty,
especially when it's big and full and bright.
Yeah, well, sure it is, Bo,
but what if it's not big and full and bright when we get there?
Uh, I… I'm not quite following you, Ms. Astronaut Lady.
Well, some nights when I look at the moon, it's just a tiny sliver.
Giant whole pieces of it are missing.
And then other nights, it totally disappears!
It's like it's completely gone!
Yeah, that… That is kind of true, dude.
So what's gonna happen
if the place we're supposed to land isn't there when we arrive?
Hmm. Guess you spiral off in the emptiness of outer space for the rest of eternity.
Exactly! And you're asking me why I'm terrified?
Have you asked your astronaut friends what they think?
Yeah, and hey're not worried about it at all, Bo.
The one time I asked about it,
they all thought I was joking and started laughing.
So what can we do to help you, Ms. Astronaut Lady?
Well, Beep, if you can tell me where the missing pieces of the moon go,
I can redirect our ship to that spot when we get there.
I mean, I can't just have our ship drifting off into outer space.
Okay, gang. Who do we know
who might be able to tell us something about the moon?
Oh! I remember seeing a picture of the moon
outside Madam Ruth's fortune-telling tent at the carnival!
-Great idea, Bo! -Yeah, totally.
That sounds amazing, Bo, but please hurry.
Our mission takes off in T-minus 17 minutes,
and if I don't find out where those missing pieces of the moon go,
I may be leading our crew to certain destruction.
Don't worry, Ms. Astronaut Lady. We are on the job.
[whirring and suctioning]
-♪ Answer Time! ♪ -[whirring]
Hi, StoryBots. What's in the news these days?
[whirring]
[announcer] You're watching StoryBots News on channel 22 and 2/3, WBOT,
with your hosts Story Storyberg and Bot Botson.
This just in.
Cats' mouths cannot detect sweet flavors like sugar or honey.
[sniffing]
Aw! Yuck! You call this food? Please!
-Mmm! Mmm, mmm, mmm. That's more like it. -[flies buzzing]
Just like Mom used to make.
[chomping]
[whirring]
Hey, StoryBots. Can you please tell me a fun fact?
[machine] Fun fact number 100,950,195.
Did you know spiders can tune their webs and pluck them like guitar strings?
[plays one long note]
[playing a heavy metal solo]
[bed thumping]
-[door opens] -[guitar powers off]
[plucking]
Would you keep it down in here, son? Some of us are trying to sleep!
Whoops. Sorry, Pops.
[vocalizing softly]
Ugh. Kids and their so-called music.
-[door slams] -[vocalizing]
[screaming]
[announcer] Next stop, Madam Ruth's fortune-telling tent.
[Bo screaming]
[grunts]
-[mysterious music playing] -Hello?
Madam Ruth?
[screams]
I've been expecting you.
You were?
-Mm, yes. -[music stops]
You're here to fix my TV, right?
Well, actually, I'm here because I have a question for you.
Ah, a customer!
Say no more. Say no more.
Come with me, and I'll tell you everything you want to know,
thanks to my telekinetic powers.
You have questions and Madam Ruth has answers.
All for the low price of $19.99.
[laughs]
Well, I was just hoping you could tell me how the moon--
[shushing] Wait. Don't tell me. Let Madam Ruth do her job.
Now, let's see.
-[mysterious music playing] -You're here because you have a question.
[gasps] Yes!
A question that needs an answer.
That's right!
Oh yes, I see it now.
You have a question about…
[gasps] Ooh…
About… waterskiing!
Huh? Oh, not exactly.
No? Uh, then what I meant to say is you have a question about…
tax reform!
Mm-mm.
Dairy farming.
No.
-Coin collecting? -No.
The pros and cons of nuclear fusion?
I don't even know what that is.
Hmm. My mental prowess must be on the fritz today.
[chuckles] No matter.
Madam Ruth has other ways to divine your question.
You're here because you want to buy a sports team.
No.
You're here because lost your favorite sock.
Nope.
You're here because you want to become a professional dog groomer.
No.
Because you have a raging migraine.
No.
Unrequited love?
Next money move?
Back problems? Friendship woes?
You're here because you're part of a television program
where the format of the show requires you to be in a meaningless montage
before learning something useful in the third act!
-No, Madam Ruth! -[cards screech when braking]
-[glass shatters] -[cat meows]
[groans]
You leave me no choice but to ask you one final thing.
What is it?
Why are you here?!
Oh. [chuckles]
Well, I'm here to find out why the moon changes shapes.
Well, that's easy. It's because-- [grunts]
[babbling]
What is it? What is it?
[shushing] I'm getting a vision.
The answer you seek is not far from here.
It's just a quick journey to the moon.
The moon? Well, that doesn't sound very close at all.
Eh, it's just right next door.
Step right up and experience the ride of a lifetime!
See the moon change shapes right before your very eyes.
That's it! Thanks, Madam Ruth.
Goodbye! Goodbye, now! Bye-bye!
-This Madam Ruth's? I'm here about a-- -Ah. [shushing]
Oh yes.
You're here because you want to know how to connect with your inner child.
Uh, Ma'am, I'm here about a broken TV.
Oh, right. Come on in.
[whirring]
-Hi, StoryBots. How does soap work? -[whirring]
[cowboy announcer] Whoo-ee! Saddle up with The Lone Drifter!
[Western music playing]
-[plucking] -[sniffs]
Whoa. Horace, I told you not to eat all them beans last night.
Huh? I didn't do nothin'.
-[male voice 1] Help! -Huh?
Help!
You gotta help me.
-[water splashes] -[wailing in panic]
What'd you do, stinky man?
[whining] Oh!
A posse's after me for being the stinkiest guy in the west.
[sniffs] Ew. That is a crime, man.
You need a bath, my dude.
But I take baths all the time.
Look.
I splash and I scrub, but it never seems to help.
[sniffs] Yep. You're still as smelly as a cow pie at high noon, dude.
They'll track me down for sure.
If only I had something that can wash this stink away.
Something like… Like…
[Horace] Like soap?
[heavenly music playing]
Soap? What's some fancy-smellin' soap gonna do?
[Horace humming]
Soap does much more than just smell nice.
Soap contains a long chain of atoms called molecules.
One end of the chain is attracted to dirt, germs, and oil.
And the other end is attracted to water.
When you scrub, one end attaches to all the bad stuff.
When you rinse, the end attracted to water carries it all away.
-Whoa! Totally clean! -So shiny and clean!
-[male voice 2] Smell that, y'all? -[gasps]
-[male voice 2] He's not far now! -Eek!
-The posse! I need some soap! -[water splashes]
I got you covered, dude.
[Western music playing]
[male voice 2] Stop right there, Skunky Lenny.
You're under arrest for stinking up the nostrils of many good clean folk.
Come on outta there!
[Skunky Lenny] Ain't no Skunky Lenny here, Sheriff.
Only sweet smellin', bright, sparkling clean birdie boy Lenny.
[sniffs] Why heck, Skunky Lenny smells like a cactus rose.
And he's as shiny as a gold nugget.
Oh, would ya lookie here?
Seeing as you've changed your filthy ways, why don't ya square dance with us?
Square dancin'? [shouts excitedly] I love square dancin'!
-[all whooping and hollering] -Come on, gang.
Last one to the square dance is a stinky egg!
-Yeehaw! -[all whooping and hollering]
I tell you, we done a good thing today, Horace.
Yep. We sure did, Bang.
[Bang sniffs] Oh.
-What'd I say about eating all them beans? -[Horace] Oh, yeah. Sorry, Bang. [farts]
[singer] ♪ Soap and water An amazing team ♪
♪ You've got to use both To get your hands clean ♪
♪ When dirt and germs get stuck In the oil of your skin ♪
♪ You get some water running Then your hands go in ♪
-♪ Will water alone get the gunk off? ♪ -[all] ♪ Nope! ♪
[singer] ♪ There's a scientific reason why You need soap ♪
♪ Water and oil are made of Different kind of molecules ♪
♪ And they don't stick together Those are nature's rules ♪
♪ So the water slides off And that's all it'll do ♪
♪ While oil, dirt, germs Keep sticking to you ♪
♪ But if you lather up with soap It'll never fail ♪
♪ Its molecule is long With a head and tail ♪
♪ It'll clean you up With no trouble at all ♪
♪ The head sticks to water The tail sticks to oil ♪
-♪ It pulls the oils from your skin ♪ -[all] ♪ Hurray! ♪
[singer] ♪ The water can wash the dirt And germs away ♪
♪ So whether you're a kid Or a king or a queen ♪
♪ You need both soap and water To get your hands clean ♪
-♪ Nicely dirt-free, fresh and clean ♪ -[all] ♪ Clean ♪
[song ends]
[announcer] Next stop, the Lunar Looper kiddie ride.
That's right, folks. Step right up to the Lunar Looper
and experience the phases of the moon
in this once-in-a-lifetime educational extravaganza!
Um, excuse me, sir. Is this ride scary?
Does it look scary to you?
[kids chanting] We love the moon! We love the moon!
Well, I guess it can't be that scary.
-[whoops] -Ready, kids?
-[kids] Yay! -Woo-hoo!
-[Lunar Looper machine buzzes] -Ooh!
-[carnival music playing] -Are you sure this isn't scary?
Eh, maybe a little.
[Lunar Looper car clacking]
[Bo] Uh, kids, is the ride usually this dark?
[kid 1] Sure is. But wait.
[Lunar Looper narrator] Space, an amazing place full of amazing things.
Wow.
[Lunar Looper narrator] Like the Earth you're riding on, and…
our very own sun.
-[high-pitched ring] -[screams]
[kids] Yay!
[Lunar Looper narrator] But few wonders are as majestic
as our disappearing and reappearing moon.
-[moon buzzes] Hi! -[screams]
[moon] I'm the moon!
This is my favorite part.
[moon] I orbit the Earth
and the Earth orbits the sun.
Uh, is anybody else getting dizzy?
[moon] Even though it feels like the Earth is standing still,
it's actually moving really fast.
-[carnival music playing] -[screams]
[kids] Yay!
[shouting] Stop the ride! I wanna get off!
[screams]
[kids] Yay!
[shouting] Mr. Moon, please, you've gotta stop this ride!
Stop the ride! Stop!
[screaming] Oh! Ooh!
Ow! [screaming]
[grunts] Oh.
[Lunar Looper powering down]
[sun creaking]
[clangs]
-[kids crying] -Oh no! Please don't cry.
I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry.
I'll fix it. I'll fix it!
Now you have to fix the sun.
Oh, the sun. Of course.
[creaks, powers up]
[kids] Yay!
[moon] Hi, kids! I… [powering down]
Oh no, Mr. Moon! You gotta talk! I need to know how you change shapes.
The moon doesn't change shapes, Bo.
Oh, well, sure it does.
I can see it with my own eyes when it lights up.
-The moon doesn't light up either. -It reflects light from the sun.
What do you mean, it reflects light from the sun?
You see, in this position, the entire face is reflecting light from the sun.
That's called a full moon.
Now give it a little nudge.
Oh. Now from where I'm standing, just a tiny piece isn't getting any light.
That's called a gibbous moon.
And if you move it over there…
Now half of it is reflecting light.
And if you move it a little more,
just the edge reflects sunlight back to Earth.
That's called a crescent moon.
But how come sometimes I can't see the moon at all?
When the moon is over there,
it's still being lit by the sun, but we can't see the light from Earth.
That's called a new moon.
Oh! [laughs]
So the moon really doesn't change shape.
No, it just looks that way based on its position in the sky.
Wow! I had no idea.
Thanks so much for your help, kids. I gotta go tell my friend.
-Goodbye. Buh-bye now. Goodbye. -So long!
-See ya! -Bye!
Let's ride it again!
[all] Yay!
[whirring]
[singer] ♪ Oh, when the moon shines In the clear night sky ♪
♪ You may begin to wonder why It seems to change from night to night ♪
♪ It's because of the way It reflects the sunlight ♪
♪ The moon's in orbit constantly ♪
♪ Around the earth and that's the key ♪
♪ To the way we see the sunlight shine ♪
♪ Making different shapes At different times ♪
♪ Because the moon changes its position In relation to the Earth and sun ♪
♪ So from Earth We see it lit from different angles ♪
-♪ That's how it's done ♪ -[singer 2] ♪ It's kind of fun ♪
[singer] ♪ It may look like A crescent shape ♪
♪ But soon, it appears to be a half-moon ♪
♪ Until at last, it's full and round And night by night, it shrinks back down ♪
♪ The angle of the sun's bright rays Is what creates each lunar phase ♪
♪ That's how Those different shapes appear ♪
♪ Though the moon itself Is still a big round rocky sphere ♪
[song ends]
Hello? Ms. Panicked Astronaut Lady? Are you there?
Oh, Bo, I'm so glad you're back.
We are blasting off in T-minus 87 seconds.
Did you find out where the missing pieces of the moon go?
Good news, Ms. Astronaut Lady.
The parts of the moon that look like they're missing are actually still there.
What do you mean?
There was a big piece of the moon missing last night.
I saw it with my own eyes.
That's the thing.
It just looks that way from our view on Earth.
I'm not following you, Bo.
Well, you know how the moon orbits the Earth?
Uh, yeah?
And the Earth orbits the sun?
Of course. What do I look like, a Flat Earther?
Well, depending on where the Earth, moon, and sun are positioned at any given time,
some parts of the moon reflect sunlight and other parts don't.
Are you saying the pieces of the moon that look like they're missing
are actually still there, they're just in the dark?
Exactly!
Jumpin' Jupiter, Bo!
That means wherever we touch down,
I can count on there being land under my ship.
You got it, Ms. Astronaut Lady!
-[engine roaring] -Oh, thank you, Bo.
This has been one small step for the StoryBot Answer Department
and one giant leap forward in my understanding of basic astronomy.
All right, here we go. Bye!
-[static crackles] -[theme music playing]