1 00:00:06,541 --> 00:00:07,375 [all] Ta-da! 2 00:00:07,875 --> 00:00:08,750 [eyebrows squeak] 3 00:00:10,583 --> 00:00:12,333 [hydraulics whirring] 4 00:00:13,666 --> 00:00:14,500 [beeping] 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:15,875 [rock music plays] 6 00:00:15,958 --> 00:00:18,250 -♪ Answer Time ♪ -♪ Answer Time! ♪ 7 00:00:18,333 --> 00:00:20,791 -♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪ -♪ Answer Time! ♪ 8 00:00:20,875 --> 00:00:23,375 ♪ They live in your computer And they got a job to do ♪ 9 00:00:23,458 --> 00:00:25,750 ♪ They're all about learning They make it fun too ♪ 10 00:00:25,833 --> 00:00:28,125 ♪ When you have a question They answer it for you ♪ 11 00:00:28,208 --> 00:00:30,000 ♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪ 12 00:00:31,333 --> 00:00:32,291 ♪ Answer Time! ♪ 13 00:00:33,833 --> 00:00:36,083 [clock ticking] 14 00:00:36,166 --> 00:00:37,750 [beeps and rings] 15 00:00:38,333 --> 00:00:40,333 -[all speaking] -[Bing] Hi, how's it going? 16 00:00:40,916 --> 00:00:44,541 Hey, Bing. What is the strongest animal in the world? 17 00:00:45,125 --> 00:00:47,541 -Great question! Let's see. -[keyboard clacks] 18 00:00:47,625 --> 00:00:48,666 -[whirs] -Ah! Got it. 19 00:00:48,750 --> 00:00:51,333 The dung beetle can pull over 1,100 times its own weight. 20 00:00:51,416 --> 00:00:54,083 That would be like a human moving 150,000 pounds! 21 00:00:54,166 --> 00:00:55,458 Whoa! 22 00:00:55,541 --> 00:00:57,833 -[giggling] -Is that guy pushing a giant ball of-- 23 00:00:57,916 --> 00:01:01,416 Wow, thanks for calling in! That was a great question. 24 00:01:01,500 --> 00:01:02,958 [chuckles and sighs] 25 00:01:03,041 --> 00:01:04,500 [laughs] 26 00:01:05,666 --> 00:01:09,291 Hey, StoryBots. What's the fastest car in the whole world? 27 00:01:09,375 --> 00:01:11,583 -Oh! Let me check. -[keyboard clacks] 28 00:01:11,666 --> 00:01:12,666 Wow! 29 00:01:12,750 --> 00:01:17,875 The fastest car in the world can go 508 kilometers per hour. 30 00:01:17,958 --> 00:01:20,333 Whoa, that's super fast! 31 00:01:20,416 --> 00:01:22,625 -[bot] Bet I could go faster! Huh? 32 00:01:23,250 --> 00:01:25,291 -Watch this! -[powers up, blasts] 33 00:01:25,375 --> 00:01:26,500 Yeah! 34 00:01:26,583 --> 00:01:28,708 -[rockets sputter] -Oh! Whoa! 35 00:01:28,791 --> 00:01:30,750 -[blasts] -[screams] 36 00:01:32,250 --> 00:01:34,083 [bot screams and groans] 37 00:01:34,166 --> 00:01:35,916 I am okay! 38 00:01:36,958 --> 00:01:38,083 [Boop] Boop. 39 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:39,500 [alarm blaring] 40 00:01:41,875 --> 00:01:44,416 Ooh, everybody, a Level Three question! 41 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:45,500 [static crackles] 42 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,791 Uh… Like, hello? 43 00:01:49,875 --> 00:01:52,416 -Is that a mushroom? -I think so. 44 00:01:53,250 --> 00:01:57,250 StoryBots! Ah, I'm so glad to get through to you. 45 00:01:57,333 --> 00:02:01,083 Oh, hello, Ms. Mushroom. What can we do for you today? 46 00:02:01,166 --> 00:02:03,416 [sighs sadly] I don't know, Bo. 47 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:06,041 I've just been feeling really sad lately. 48 00:02:06,125 --> 00:02:09,541 Is it because you spend all that time growin' in the dark? 49 00:02:09,625 --> 00:02:14,041 [sobs] I guess I do, but-- That's not it. 50 00:02:14,125 --> 00:02:16,958 Is it because the dirt you grow in is all stinky and slimy? 51 00:02:17,541 --> 00:02:19,583 No, that's not it either. 52 00:02:19,666 --> 00:02:23,041 The dirt I grow in might be stinky, but it's full of nutrients. 53 00:02:23,125 --> 00:02:25,791 So, what is the problem, Ms. Mushroom? 54 00:02:26,291 --> 00:02:30,375 [whimpers] Well, StoryBots, I'm calling today because-- 55 00:02:30,458 --> 00:02:32,791 [sobs] Because-- 56 00:02:32,875 --> 00:02:35,708 Because kids don't like me! 57 00:02:35,791 --> 00:02:39,208 Kids don't like me! They think I'm yucky! 58 00:02:39,291 --> 00:02:44,750 They think I'm stinky! They think I'm gross, StoryBots! 59 00:02:44,833 --> 00:02:48,041 [wailing] 60 00:02:48,125 --> 00:02:49,666 Oh, Ms. Mushroom. 61 00:02:49,750 --> 00:02:53,500 I'm sure kids would love you if they got to know you. 62 00:02:53,583 --> 00:02:56,125 [wailing] No! 63 00:02:56,208 --> 00:03:00,166 They think I'm a stinky mushroom, and they always will! 64 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:02,833 [sobbing] 65 00:03:02,916 --> 00:03:06,666 Well, on the bright side, Ms. Mushroom, dude, it's not just you. 66 00:03:06,750 --> 00:03:09,416 A lot of kids don't like any kinds of vegetables. 67 00:03:09,500 --> 00:03:11,416 [weeps] Hey! 68 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:13,083 I'm not a vegetable, Bang. 69 00:03:13,166 --> 00:03:14,500 I'm a fungus. 70 00:03:14,583 --> 00:03:16,500 A fungus? What's that? 71 00:03:16,583 --> 00:03:21,583 It's a classification of organisms that includes yeasts, mildews, and molds. 72 00:03:22,166 --> 00:03:25,583 Oh, I don't think that's a selling point. 73 00:03:25,666 --> 00:03:26,500 Boop. 74 00:03:27,583 --> 00:03:30,666 Anyway, I just want kids to love me. 75 00:03:30,750 --> 00:03:34,208 Love me the way they love pizza, ice cream, candy, 76 00:03:34,291 --> 00:03:35,958 and all that other good stuff. 77 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:40,375 Oh, man. You'd have to be super tasty to get that kind of love. 78 00:03:40,458 --> 00:03:42,125 That's why I called! 79 00:03:42,208 --> 00:03:45,500 I need to learn how taste works so I can make myself taste better. 80 00:03:45,583 --> 00:03:49,375 [gasps] Then I'll be loved by kids everywhere. 81 00:03:49,875 --> 00:03:53,375 Okay, gang. Do any of us know any taste experts? 82 00:03:53,458 --> 00:03:57,000 [gasps] Chef Pierre is the most famous chef there is. 83 00:03:57,083 --> 00:04:00,166 He's gotta know something about how taste works. 84 00:04:00,250 --> 00:04:02,916 -Chef Pierre! That's a great idea! -[all agree] 85 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,708 Please hurry, StoryBots! 86 00:04:04,791 --> 00:04:08,125 I'm so sick of having to slather myself in butter and salt 87 00:04:08,208 --> 00:04:09,708 just to get people to like me. 88 00:04:10,291 --> 00:04:13,333 Don't worry, Ms. Mushroom. We are on the job. 89 00:04:13,416 --> 00:04:15,500 [whirring and suctioning] 90 00:04:15,583 --> 00:04:16,541 ♪ Answer Time! ♪ 91 00:04:16,625 --> 00:04:17,875 [whirring and clanking] 92 00:04:17,958 --> 00:04:20,541 Hey, StoryBots. What is a hiccup? 93 00:04:20,625 --> 00:04:21,833 [whirring] 94 00:04:21,916 --> 00:04:23,666 What is a hiccup? 95 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:26,291 Well, it's quite simple, really. 96 00:04:26,375 --> 00:04:27,916 Inside every person 97 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,625 is a muscle called the diaphragm. 98 00:04:30,708 --> 00:04:34,166 It sits between the stomach area and the chest. 99 00:04:34,250 --> 00:04:38,083 Sometimes, for reasons still unknown, it twitches, 100 00:04:38,166 --> 00:04:41,625 resulting in a loud noise that sounds-- [hiccups] 101 00:04:41,708 --> 00:04:44,291 Well, kind of like that, actually. 102 00:04:44,375 --> 00:04:47,125 [hiccups] Oh! And like that too. 103 00:04:47,208 --> 00:04:49,666 [hiccups repeatedly] Oh! Oh my. 104 00:04:49,750 --> 00:04:53,333 -[hiccups repeatedly] -[crashing and clattering] 105 00:04:54,666 --> 00:04:55,625 [hiccups] 106 00:04:55,708 --> 00:04:56,833 [whirring] 107 00:04:56,916 --> 00:04:59,708 Hi, StoryBots. Can you tell me a fun fact? 108 00:04:59,791 --> 00:05:01,041 [whirring] 109 00:05:01,125 --> 00:05:06,750 [automated voice] Fun Fact number 314,159,265. 110 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:12,041 Did you know that ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone? 111 00:05:12,666 --> 00:05:14,041 [ancient music plays] 112 00:05:14,125 --> 00:05:15,916 Psst. Are you awake? 113 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:17,875 Yeah. I can't sleep. 114 00:05:17,958 --> 00:05:20,500 Me neither. Wanna have a pillow fight? 115 00:05:20,583 --> 00:05:22,250 Yeah, you're on! 116 00:05:22,333 --> 00:05:24,333 [both grunting and straining] 117 00:05:24,416 --> 00:05:25,750 [rocks scraping] 118 00:05:25,833 --> 00:05:27,000 [screams] 119 00:05:27,708 --> 00:05:29,083 [shattering] 120 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,083 Bad idea. 121 00:05:32,791 --> 00:05:35,208 -[whooshing] -[screaming] 122 00:05:35,791 --> 00:05:39,333 [automated voice] Next stop, Chez Pierre's fancy restaurant. 123 00:05:40,125 --> 00:05:42,375 [Pierre] No, no, no, no! Wrong, wrong, wrong! 124 00:05:42,458 --> 00:05:45,125 Put the ingredients in the bowl and then mix! 125 00:05:45,208 --> 00:05:47,125 Use flour, not flowers! 126 00:05:47,208 --> 00:05:48,666 The biggest band in the world 127 00:05:48,750 --> 00:05:51,375 has decided to eat Pierre's food, so it must be perfect! 128 00:05:51,458 --> 00:05:52,458 -[screaming] -Hmm? 129 00:05:52,541 --> 00:05:53,833 [rumbling] 130 00:05:53,916 --> 00:05:55,833 Whoo-hoo-hoo! [laughs] 131 00:05:58,458 --> 00:06:00,666 What is the meaning of this? [groans] 132 00:06:01,250 --> 00:06:02,166 Are you kidding-- 133 00:06:02,250 --> 00:06:03,208 -[clangs] -[groans] 134 00:06:03,291 --> 00:06:04,666 This is unacceptable! 135 00:06:04,750 --> 00:06:06,000 -[clangs] -[groans] 136 00:06:08,958 --> 00:06:11,708 [gasps] Chef Pierre! He's out cold! 137 00:06:13,250 --> 00:06:15,708 Does this go in the fridge or the toaster? 138 00:06:17,208 --> 00:06:19,375 A pinch of salt, or a cup? 139 00:06:20,791 --> 00:06:23,458 Who will be head chef now? 140 00:06:23,541 --> 00:06:25,125 [slide whistle plays rising note] 141 00:06:25,208 --> 00:06:28,166 Um, excuse me. Can anyone-- Huh? 142 00:06:28,250 --> 00:06:29,083 [eyebrows squeak] 143 00:06:29,166 --> 00:06:30,250 [all gasp] 144 00:06:31,583 --> 00:06:33,458 This is missing something, no? 145 00:06:33,541 --> 00:06:35,208 Oh, I know what it needs. 146 00:06:35,291 --> 00:06:36,625 Gumdrops-- [screams] 147 00:06:36,708 --> 00:06:37,958 [exclaims] 148 00:06:38,541 --> 00:06:39,500 [yelps] 149 00:06:39,583 --> 00:06:41,791 -Got them. -I forgot about the stove! 150 00:06:41,875 --> 00:06:44,208 [classical can-can music plays] 151 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,416 -[grunts] -[extinguishing] 152 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:47,500 Phew. 153 00:06:48,041 --> 00:06:48,875 Ugh! 154 00:06:49,458 --> 00:06:51,041 I know how to fix this! 155 00:06:51,666 --> 00:06:52,875 -[glistens] -Perfect. 156 00:06:52,958 --> 00:06:54,041 [bell rings] 157 00:06:56,791 --> 00:06:58,750 Ah, the beef bourguignon? 158 00:06:58,833 --> 00:07:02,291 No, it's my special spaghetti with maple syrup and hot dogs. 159 00:07:04,291 --> 00:07:05,416 [bell rings] 160 00:07:08,250 --> 00:07:09,333 Huh? 161 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:10,833 [screams] 162 00:07:10,916 --> 00:07:13,208 [splattering] 163 00:07:14,083 --> 00:07:15,000 [bell rings] 164 00:07:17,875 --> 00:07:19,166 [splatters] 165 00:07:19,958 --> 00:07:20,791 [bell rings] 166 00:07:24,333 --> 00:07:25,250 [bell rings] 167 00:07:25,750 --> 00:07:27,458 [whirring] 168 00:07:28,625 --> 00:07:29,458 [Bo exclaims] 169 00:07:29,958 --> 00:07:30,958 -Got it! -[Bo screams] 170 00:07:31,041 --> 00:07:33,291 -[sous chef exclaims] -Ahh! My eyes! 171 00:07:33,375 --> 00:07:34,208 [Bo screams] 172 00:07:34,291 --> 00:07:35,875 [all exclaim] 173 00:07:36,833 --> 00:07:38,125 [clangs and splashes] 174 00:07:39,208 --> 00:07:40,083 Huh? 175 00:07:41,833 --> 00:07:43,125 [gasps] Huh? 176 00:07:43,208 --> 00:07:44,875 [humming melodically] 177 00:07:45,666 --> 00:07:46,625 Huh? 178 00:07:46,708 --> 00:07:47,583 [gasps] 179 00:07:49,458 --> 00:07:50,541 [kettle whistling] 180 00:07:50,625 --> 00:07:52,625 What is the meaning of this?! 181 00:07:52,708 --> 00:07:54,083 Who are you? 182 00:07:54,166 --> 00:07:55,750 Huh? [yelps] 183 00:07:57,541 --> 00:08:01,250 -I'm sorry. I'm Bo, and-- -What are you doing to my restaurant? 184 00:08:01,333 --> 00:08:03,708 Oh, I was just trying to help. 185 00:08:03,791 --> 00:08:07,166 I actually only came here to find out how taste works. 186 00:08:07,250 --> 00:08:09,291 Well, Miss Bo. [grunts] 187 00:08:09,375 --> 00:08:14,166 I don't know how people taste food, I just know how to make it delicious, 188 00:08:14,250 --> 00:08:16,916 which you clearly know nothing about. 189 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,458 -[doors slam open] -[bots gasp] 190 00:08:18,541 --> 00:08:21,541 Okay, who made that wild meal? 191 00:08:21,625 --> 00:08:25,166 It was her! Bo! She made everything you ate. 192 00:08:25,250 --> 00:08:26,750 Chef Bo? 193 00:08:26,833 --> 00:08:30,250 Yes, but I can explain. See, I rushed in and-- 194 00:08:30,333 --> 00:08:31,916 [customer] Fantastic food! 195 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:33,291 -[record scratches] -Huh? 196 00:08:33,375 --> 00:08:36,458 I'm the manager of the hit rock band The Taste Buds. 197 00:08:36,541 --> 00:08:39,000 My clients had to get ready for their concert tonight, 198 00:08:39,083 --> 00:08:41,458 but they wanted to give their compliments to the chef 199 00:08:41,541 --> 00:08:44,208 and tell them that the food rocked! 200 00:08:44,291 --> 00:08:47,500 Here's a backstage pass for our show tonight to say thanks. 201 00:08:47,583 --> 00:08:49,916 Oh, wow! Thank you. 202 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,458 Keep on rockin' in the food world. Hope to see ya later! 203 00:08:54,833 --> 00:08:56,875 The Taste Buds, huh? 204 00:08:56,958 --> 00:08:58,833 Well, they have "taste" in their name. 205 00:08:58,916 --> 00:09:01,458 Maybe they'll know something about how taste works. 206 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:05,541 Sorry about your kitchen, Chef Pierre, but I got a concert to go to. 207 00:09:05,625 --> 00:09:07,750 Bye-bye! Bye-bye now! 208 00:09:08,375 --> 00:09:09,250 Hmm. 209 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:11,208 We need more gumdrops! 210 00:09:11,291 --> 00:09:14,333 And where are the smiling faces on these dishes? 211 00:09:14,916 --> 00:09:15,750 [whirring] 212 00:09:15,833 --> 00:09:17,083 Hi, StoryBots! 213 00:09:18,291 --> 00:09:20,875 What is poison, and what is venom? 214 00:09:20,958 --> 00:09:22,000 [whirring] 215 00:09:22,083 --> 00:09:23,708 [announcer] We now return to… 216 00:09:23,791 --> 00:09:25,708 -[audience cheers] -Dr. Bill! 217 00:09:26,208 --> 00:09:29,750 Please welcome my next guest, Ms. Rattlesnake. 218 00:09:29,833 --> 00:09:30,958 [applauding] 219 00:09:31,041 --> 00:09:33,916 Thanksss for having me on, Dr. Bill. 220 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,625 Now, let's get down to brass tacks here. 221 00:09:36,708 --> 00:09:39,916 Are you or are you not poisonous? 222 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,708 [chuckles] I am not poisonousss. 223 00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:43,666 [all gasp] 224 00:09:43,750 --> 00:09:46,500 I find that really hard to believe. 225 00:09:46,583 --> 00:09:48,250 We are not poisonousss, 226 00:09:48,333 --> 00:09:50,291 but we are venomousss. 227 00:09:50,375 --> 00:09:53,500 Oh, now, now, now, how is that different from poisonous? 228 00:09:53,583 --> 00:09:57,208 'Cause I tell you what, that sure as heck sounds like the same thing. 229 00:09:57,291 --> 00:09:58,708 [cheering] 230 00:09:58,791 --> 00:09:59,833 Well, I'll-- 231 00:09:59,916 --> 00:10:03,291 You're telling me these aren't two peas from the same pod? 232 00:10:03,375 --> 00:10:04,208 Well, you see-- 233 00:10:04,291 --> 00:10:07,125 That sounds to me like they're from the same area code. 234 00:10:07,208 --> 00:10:10,875 -They are different, because-- -We're waiting. Explain it to us then. 235 00:10:10,958 --> 00:10:12,458 Okay. Poison-- 236 00:10:12,541 --> 00:10:16,291 Well, Ms. Rattlesnake, we're still waiting to hear this incredible difference. 237 00:10:16,375 --> 00:10:17,208 I am trying to-- 238 00:10:17,291 --> 00:10:20,833 'Cause an aardvark with lipstick is still an aardvark. Am I right? 239 00:10:20,916 --> 00:10:22,208 [cheering wildly] 240 00:10:22,791 --> 00:10:24,791 [yells] Silence! 241 00:10:24,875 --> 00:10:25,833 [rattling] 242 00:10:25,916 --> 00:10:28,166 I'm trying to tell you. 243 00:10:28,250 --> 00:10:32,833 "Poisonous" is a word used for organisms that release poisons when you eat them, 244 00:10:32,916 --> 00:10:34,916 like poisonous berries. 245 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:36,541 And "venomous" is a word used 246 00:10:36,625 --> 00:10:39,000 for organisms that inject their venom 247 00:10:39,083 --> 00:10:42,291 when they bite or sting, which is what I do, 248 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:45,125 along with other animals like bees. 249 00:10:45,916 --> 00:10:47,166 [eyebrows squeak] 250 00:10:47,666 --> 00:10:51,125 Actually, that does make a lotta dolgarn sense. 251 00:10:51,875 --> 00:10:56,375 Stay tuned for my next guest, an ape who claims he's not a monkey. 252 00:10:56,458 --> 00:10:58,708 [chuckles] What is this world comin' to? 253 00:10:58,791 --> 00:11:00,625 -[cheering] -[theme music plays] 254 00:11:02,333 --> 00:11:05,125 ♪ I'm a sleek and scaly slithering snake ♪ 255 00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:08,125 ♪ I've got a bad, bad bite Make no mistake ♪ 256 00:11:08,208 --> 00:11:11,375 ♪ Some say it's full of poison But really it's not ♪ 257 00:11:11,458 --> 00:11:14,125 ♪ 'Cause "venom" is the word For the stuff I've got ♪ 258 00:11:14,208 --> 00:11:17,125 ♪ There's a difference In the way that the two get in ♪ 259 00:11:17,208 --> 00:11:20,125 ♪ You see, poison is swallowed Or absorbed through the skin ♪ 260 00:11:20,208 --> 00:11:23,125 ♪ There are poisonous berries And mushrooms too ♪ 261 00:11:23,208 --> 00:11:26,458 ♪ Don't play in poison ivy Whatever you do ♪ 262 00:11:26,541 --> 00:11:28,875 ♪ But venom like mine Isn't quite the same thing ♪ 263 00:11:28,958 --> 00:11:32,375 ♪ It's injected in a bite or a sting ♪ 264 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:35,250 ♪ There's venom in the stinger Of a wasp or bee ♪ 265 00:11:35,333 --> 00:11:40,291 ♪ And the fangs Of a dangerous snake like me ♪ 266 00:11:41,125 --> 00:11:42,291 ♪ That's venom ♪ 267 00:11:42,375 --> 00:11:43,375 [hisses] 268 00:11:43,458 --> 00:11:45,375 ♪ Not poison, but venom ♪ 269 00:11:45,458 --> 00:11:46,416 [hisses] 270 00:11:49,500 --> 00:11:51,958 -[whooshing] -[screaming] 271 00:11:52,625 --> 00:11:55,416 [automated voice] Next stop, StoryBots Amphitheater. 272 00:11:56,041 --> 00:11:58,083 [crowd cheering] 273 00:11:59,916 --> 00:12:01,541 Taste Buds. Manager speaking. 274 00:12:01,625 --> 00:12:03,625 -[warming up] -Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah? 275 00:12:04,708 --> 00:12:07,166 Looks like we're rockin' tonight, Buds. 276 00:12:07,250 --> 00:12:09,416 [approaching screaming] 277 00:12:09,500 --> 00:12:10,958 [groans] Oh! [giggles] 278 00:12:11,041 --> 00:12:13,708 -Chef Bo! Glad you made it. -[band members gasp] 279 00:12:13,791 --> 00:12:16,625 Did you say "Chef Bo?" 280 00:12:16,708 --> 00:12:19,583 Bud, how'd you get your food to taste so wild? 281 00:12:19,666 --> 00:12:21,958 Oh, I don't know anything about taste. 282 00:12:22,041 --> 00:12:25,458 I actually came here to find out how taste works. 283 00:12:25,541 --> 00:12:28,000 Well, you've come to the right place. 284 00:12:28,083 --> 00:12:32,416 Buds, wanna tell our chef here about how you represent the five flavors 285 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:34,791 known to rock a person's taste buds? 286 00:12:35,458 --> 00:12:36,625 Gladly. 287 00:12:36,708 --> 00:12:38,041 [lights switching] 288 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:42,083 -[heavy metal music plays] -I'm salty, like French fries! 289 00:12:42,166 --> 00:12:44,375 Sour, like a lemon! 290 00:12:44,458 --> 00:12:49,250 I'm bitter, like grapefruit and Brussels sprouts! 291 00:12:49,333 --> 00:12:53,125 Sweet, like fruits and ice cream! 292 00:12:53,208 --> 00:12:57,000 And I'm umami, the band's newest member. 293 00:12:57,083 --> 00:13:00,333 It's the savory flavor of meat or tomatoes. 294 00:13:00,833 --> 00:13:02,000 And we are… 295 00:13:02,666 --> 00:13:04,208 [all] The Taste Buds! 296 00:13:04,291 --> 00:13:06,000 [guitars ring] 297 00:13:07,583 --> 00:13:10,166 So cool! 298 00:13:10,250 --> 00:13:14,875 But wait! How do those five flavors tie into how people taste things? 299 00:13:14,958 --> 00:13:16,500 -[lights click] -[crowd cheers] 300 00:13:16,583 --> 00:13:19,625 Stay and rock out, and I think you'll find your answer. 301 00:13:21,750 --> 00:13:24,958 StoryBots, are you ready to rock? 302 00:13:25,041 --> 00:13:26,958 [cheering wildly] 303 00:13:27,041 --> 00:13:28,458 One, two, three, four! 304 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,375 [hard rock music plays] 305 00:13:34,041 --> 00:13:36,750 ♪ When you bite into a sandwich Or a pizza pie ♪ 306 00:13:36,833 --> 00:13:39,416 ♪ You're tasting something yummy There are reasons why ♪ 307 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:41,916 ♪ You've got taste buds! Those are bundles of cells ♪ 308 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,833 ♪ On your tongue and in your throat And other places as well ♪ 309 00:13:44,916 --> 00:13:47,375 ♪ When you chew your food And saliva mixes in ♪ 310 00:13:47,458 --> 00:13:50,041 ♪ It washes over your taste buds And they begin ♪ 311 00:13:50,125 --> 00:13:53,041 ♪ To analyze what chemicals The food contains ♪ 312 00:13:53,125 --> 00:13:55,958 ♪ Then they send The information to your brain ♪ 313 00:13:56,041 --> 00:13:59,208 ♪ There are a few tastes That your taste buds recognize ♪ 314 00:13:59,291 --> 00:14:00,708 ♪ We know at least five ♪ 315 00:14:00,791 --> 00:14:03,916 ♪ They're salty, sour, bitter, sweet ♪ 316 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,875 ♪ And umami That's a savory taste like meat ♪ 317 00:14:06,958 --> 00:14:12,333 ♪ Tastes combine in different ways Like sweet and sour in lemonade ♪ 318 00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:15,083 ♪ Or salty and umami in a hearty stew ♪ 319 00:14:15,166 --> 00:14:17,833 ♪ That's a part of the way That you taste your food ♪ 320 00:14:17,916 --> 00:14:19,833 ♪ Taste your food! ♪ 321 00:14:19,916 --> 00:14:21,750 ♪ Taste your food! ♪ 322 00:14:23,333 --> 00:14:24,916 [crowd cheering] 323 00:14:25,750 --> 00:14:28,541 ♪ Oh, that's some of the story But there's more to tell ♪ 324 00:14:28,625 --> 00:14:31,750 ♪ Another part of tasting Is your sense of smell ♪ 325 00:14:31,833 --> 00:14:34,041 ♪ Your food releases chemicals While you chew ♪ 326 00:14:34,125 --> 00:14:37,041 ♪ They flow into your nose And when they do ♪ 327 00:14:37,125 --> 00:14:39,833 ♪ They meet with special cells Up in your nose ♪ 328 00:14:39,916 --> 00:14:42,500 ♪ Olfactory receptors Is the name of those ♪ 329 00:14:42,583 --> 00:14:45,041 ♪ And like your taste buds Signal to your brain ♪ 330 00:14:45,125 --> 00:14:48,000 ♪ Your olfactory receptors do the same ♪ 331 00:14:48,083 --> 00:14:51,291 ♪ Your brain puts together All the signals that come through ♪ 332 00:14:51,375 --> 00:14:53,500 ♪ From your nose and your taste buds too ♪ 333 00:14:53,583 --> 00:14:56,166 ♪ Then figures out the tastes That you've had before ♪ 334 00:14:56,250 --> 00:14:59,166 ♪ And knows what you're eating And if you want more ♪ 335 00:14:59,250 --> 00:15:00,583 [plays drum solo] 336 00:15:01,291 --> 00:15:04,500 ♪ Like a taco or spaghetti or barbecue ♪ 337 00:15:04,583 --> 00:15:07,333 ♪ That's the awesome way That you taste your food ♪ 338 00:15:07,416 --> 00:15:09,500 -♪ Taste your… ♪ -[screams] 339 00:15:09,583 --> 00:15:13,083 ♪ I said that's the awesome way That you taste your food, yeah ♪ 340 00:15:13,166 --> 00:15:14,916 ♪ Taste your… ♪ 341 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,125 ♪ I said that's the awesome way That you taste your food ♪ 342 00:15:18,208 --> 00:15:20,541 -♪ Taste your… ♪ -♪ Hey! Hey! Hey! ♪ 343 00:15:20,625 --> 00:15:23,791 ♪ I said that's the awesome way That you taste your food ♪ 344 00:15:23,875 --> 00:15:26,458 -[crowd cheers] -[fireworks explode] 345 00:15:26,541 --> 00:15:28,833 Oh, that really rocked! 346 00:15:28,916 --> 00:15:32,208 Thank you for teaching me about how taste works! 347 00:15:32,291 --> 00:15:34,916 Don't mention it. See you later, Bo. 348 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,875 -[all say goodbye] -Thanks for coming to our show! 349 00:15:37,958 --> 00:15:40,083 Bye! Goodbye-- Oh, wait. 350 00:15:40,166 --> 00:15:43,583 I'm actually going that way, so if you could all just-- 351 00:15:43,666 --> 00:15:45,583 -Yes. Thank you. Goodbye! -[crowd cheers] 352 00:15:45,666 --> 00:15:48,083 [in sing-song] Goodbye, now! Bye-bye! 353 00:15:48,750 --> 00:15:49,583 [whirring] 354 00:15:49,666 --> 00:15:51,333 [school bell rings] 355 00:15:51,416 --> 00:15:52,375 [stately music plays] 356 00:15:52,458 --> 00:15:53,583 Welcome, class. 357 00:15:53,666 --> 00:15:56,833 Today, we will demonstrate how taste works 358 00:15:56,916 --> 00:15:58,791 with the TasteTron 5000. 359 00:16:00,208 --> 00:16:01,375 [hums proudly] 360 00:16:01,458 --> 00:16:02,750 As we see here, 361 00:16:02,833 --> 00:16:06,666 humans have special cells in places like their mouths and noses 362 00:16:06,750 --> 00:16:08,916 that help them taste food. 363 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,458 Observe what happens 364 00:16:10,541 --> 00:16:15,208 when my assistant Gopher feeds the TasteTron 5000 some food. 365 00:16:15,291 --> 00:16:16,125 [chimes] 366 00:16:16,208 --> 00:16:17,041 [Gopher yells] 367 00:16:17,125 --> 00:16:20,375 When people chew, their teeth break up the food 368 00:16:20,458 --> 00:16:24,041 and saliva washes it over taste buds. 369 00:16:24,125 --> 00:16:28,291 These taste buds then analyze the chemicals in the food. 370 00:16:28,375 --> 00:16:31,208 -And send signals about them to the brain. -[Gopher banging] 371 00:16:31,291 --> 00:16:35,083 These signals typically fall into five tastes, 372 00:16:35,166 --> 00:16:39,541 salty, sour, bitter, sweet, and umami. 373 00:16:40,125 --> 00:16:41,583 [beeping] 374 00:16:41,666 --> 00:16:44,625 Taste buds in the mouth don't do all the work alone. 375 00:16:44,708 --> 00:16:49,166 Olfactory receptors in the nose also send signals to the brain. 376 00:16:49,791 --> 00:16:54,333 The brain relies on these signals to decide whether to keep chewing 377 00:16:54,416 --> 00:16:56,375 or to spit the food out… 378 00:16:57,166 --> 00:16:59,208 and opt for something else. 379 00:16:59,291 --> 00:17:02,250 No! Gopher, stop this! Ow! 380 00:17:02,333 --> 00:17:05,000 -And that's how taste works. -Ow! Ow! Ooh! 381 00:17:05,083 --> 00:17:06,333 Just stop. Stop! 382 00:17:06,416 --> 00:17:08,875 [exclaiming] 383 00:17:08,958 --> 00:17:10,500 [whooshing] 384 00:17:10,583 --> 00:17:13,375 -[keyboard clacks] -Hello! Ms. Mushroom? 385 00:17:13,458 --> 00:17:14,583 Can you hear me? 386 00:17:14,666 --> 00:17:16,958 [gasps] Bo! I'm so glad you're back. 387 00:17:17,041 --> 00:17:19,500 Did you find out how people taste food? 388 00:17:19,583 --> 00:17:24,458 I sure did, but I'm not sure it's gonna help. 389 00:17:25,041 --> 00:17:28,750 Don't worry, Bo. I'm tougher than I look. I promise I can handle it. 390 00:17:28,833 --> 00:17:30,291 What do you got for me? 391 00:17:30,375 --> 00:17:34,041 Well, people have special cells in their mouths and noses 392 00:17:34,125 --> 00:17:37,250 that analyze the chemicals released from food. 393 00:17:37,333 --> 00:17:41,958 Those cells send signals to the brain to figure out the flavor of the food. 394 00:17:42,041 --> 00:17:43,833 So, to taste better, 395 00:17:43,916 --> 00:17:47,375 I need to change the chemicals that are released when I'm chewed? 396 00:17:47,458 --> 00:17:50,125 What? How am I supposed to do that? 397 00:17:50,625 --> 00:17:53,125 Oh, I don't know if you can. 398 00:17:53,208 --> 00:17:56,333 But, like, why change yourself at all, dude? 399 00:17:56,416 --> 00:17:59,750 Yeah! You can learn to love yourself for who you are. 400 00:17:59,833 --> 00:18:00,958 And how you taste. 401 00:18:01,041 --> 00:18:05,083 And don't forget, people's tastes are changing all the time. 402 00:18:05,166 --> 00:18:07,458 Yeah! That kid that doesn't like mushrooms today 403 00:18:07,541 --> 00:18:09,791 may love you next month, or next year! 404 00:18:09,875 --> 00:18:10,875 Boop. 405 00:18:10,958 --> 00:18:14,541 There's, like, tons of adults that love mushrooms. 406 00:18:14,625 --> 00:18:17,291 Oh! And kids grow into adults! 407 00:18:17,375 --> 00:18:19,875 -Yeah! Ha, right. -[all laugh and agree] 408 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,041 You're right, StoryBots. 409 00:18:23,125 --> 00:18:25,916 I guess I never really thought about it like that. 410 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:29,333 I'm a stinky little mushroom, and I'm proud! 411 00:18:29,416 --> 00:18:31,416 That's the spirit! 412 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:34,583 Thank you, StoryBots! I feel so much better. 413 00:18:34,666 --> 00:18:37,791 I'm ready to show the world who I really am! 414 00:18:37,875 --> 00:18:39,625 ♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪ 415 00:18:39,708 --> 00:18:41,541 ♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪ 416 00:18:41,625 --> 00:18:43,208 ♪ I'm a stinky mushroom ♪ 417 00:18:43,291 --> 00:18:45,375 ♪ I'm a stinky mushroom! ♪ 418 00:18:45,916 --> 00:18:48,125 -[static crackles] -[theme music playing]