Ask the Storybots
Based on the award-winning educational apps, the StoryBots are curious little creatures who live in the world beneath our screens and go on fun adventures to help answer kids' questions, like how night happens or why we need to brush our teeth.
Seasons
1. How Does Night Happen?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
The StoryBots visit mountaintops, the deep sea and even outer space to understand how night happens. Jay Leno guest stars as a helpful knight.
2. How Do Airplanes Fly?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
The StoryBots embark on a high-flying adventure to learn how airplanes fly. Kevin Smith guest stars as the superhero Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy.
3. Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
To understand why humans need to brush their teeth, the StoryBots travel to a mouth taken over by a gang of bad bacteria. Whoopi Goldberg guest stars.
4. Why Is the Sky Blue?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
To learn why the sky is blue, the StoryBots get a science lesson in colors. Garfunkel and Oates' Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci guest star.
5. Where Do French Fries Come From?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
The mysterious Molepheus takes the StoryBots on an underground journey to learn how French fries are made."Weird Al" Yankovic guest stars.
6. Where Does Rain Come From?
Air Date: 2016-08-12
The StoryBots visit an amusement park in the sky to learn where rain comes from. Tim Meadows and Chris Parnell guest star as a pair of silly reindeer.
1. How Do Computers Work?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
The StoryBots climb inside a computer to learn about input, output and processing. Snoop Dogg guest-stars as a tech-savvy operating system.
2. Why Can't I Eat Dessert All the Time?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
A piece of broccoli and a rebellious cupcake teach the StoryBots about proper nutrition. Christina Applegate guest-stars as a bakery owner.
3. How Many Types of Animals Are There?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
The StoryBots take on an awfully big task: counting every kind of animal there is. Kristen Schaal guest-stars as a biologist.
4. How Do Ears Hear?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
A talking boombox turns it up to show the StoryBots how ears help us hear. Ali Wong guest-stars as an all-knowing brain.
5. How Do Volcanoes Work?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
The StoryBots help the lead of a subterranean musical deal with the pressures of fame. David Koechner guest-stars as a pirate.
6. What Is Electricity?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
To find out where electricity comes from, the StoryBots go straight to the source. Edward Norton guest-stars as an electronics salesman.
7. How Do Flowers Grow?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
The StoryBots get a bug's-eye view of a flower's journey, from seed to bloom. David Cross guest-stars as Bang's free-spirited pal.
8. How Do People Catch a Cold?
Air Date: 2018-08-24
The StoryBots travel to the Land of the Lymph to learn how a cold virus spreads. Wanda Sykes guest-stars as a doctor with the sniffles.
1. How Do You Make Music?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
After tumbling into a tuba, the StoryBots enter a magical, musical wonderland. John Legend guest-stars as the King of Music.
2. Where Do Planets Come From?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
The 'Bots blast off into outer space to learn how planets are made -- and what they're made of. Zoe Saldana guest-stars as an astronomy professor.
3. Why Do People Look Different?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
No two people are exactly alike, thanks to a little thing called DNA. Reggie Watts guest-stars as a nurse who explains it all.
4. Why Do We Have to Recycle?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
A trip to a landfill teeming with trash teaches the StoryBots the importance of recycling. Tony Hale guest-stars as the owner of a sorting facility.
5. How Do Cell Phones Work?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
To see how cell phones work, the StoryBots hop inside one. Jennifer Garner guest-stars as a cell tower switching-station operator.
6. What Happens When You Flush the Toilet?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
We use the toilet every day, but how does it work -- and where does our waste go? Jason Sudeikis guest-stars as a plumber in the know.
7. Where Does Chocolate Come From?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
The StoryBots jump into a vending machine to find out where candy bars come from. Alyssa Milano guest-stars as a chocolatier.
8. How Do Eyes See?
Air Date: 2019-08-02
The StoryBots brave a castle on a dark and stormy night to understand how eyesight works. Maria Bamford guest-stars as an eccentric scientist.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2016-08-12
Episodes
22 (4 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
JibJab Media