Cyberchase

This article is about the educational children's television series. For other uses, see Cyberchase (disambiguation).

Cyberchase
GenreScience fantasy
Educational
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 (season 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
  • United States
  • Canada
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Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons15
No. of episodes148 (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 time
  • 23 minutes (episodes, excluding "For Real" segments)
  • 2-3¼ minutes ("For Real" segments)
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) –
present
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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, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to protect it from the villainous Hacker (Christopher Lloyd).[4] They are able to foil Hacker's schemes by means of problem-solving skills in conjunction with basic math, environmental science and wellness. In Cyberspace, they meet Digit (Gilbert Gottfried for the first 13 seasons, Ron Pardo since season 14), a "cybird" who helps them on their missions.[5]

Cyberchase was created by Sandra Sheppard 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,[6] followed by a tenth season in 2015,[7] an eleventh season on October 23, 2017,[8] and a twelfth season on April 19, 2019.

A thirteenth season was announced on October 19, 2020, and premiered on February 25, 2022.[9] A fourteenth season premiered on April 21, 2023.[10] A fifteenth season premiered on April 27, 2024.[11]

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  8. ^ "THIRTEEN's Emmy® Award-Winning Series Cyberchase Launches Season 11 with Halloween-Themed Episode October 23 on PBS KIDS". Pressroom. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. ^ "Upcoming Family Night Schedule".
  10. ^ "Cyberchase, Season 14". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "WHRO TV and Radio Schedules". schedule.whro.org. Retrieved February 2, 2024.