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COLLECTION · Series · 2016

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.

Source: TMDB
* 7.0 (13)AnimationFamilyUnited States
Soundtrack
Google
Creators
Evan Spiridellis · Gregg Spiridellis
Countries
United States
Studios
Netflix · JibJab Media
Runtime
22 min/ep
Age rating
TV-Y
Release
12/08/2016
Score
7.0 / 10 (13)

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Program
  • Winner at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Interactive Media - Enhancement to a Daytime Program or Series
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing in a Preschool Animated Program
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Preschool Animated Program
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Sound Editing for a Preschool Animated Program
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Ask the StoryBots
  • Winner at Daytime Emmy Award — Ask the StoryBots
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Evan Spiridellis
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Preschool Children's Animated Series
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Interactive Media for a Daytime Program
  • Nominated at Daytime Emmy Award — Edward Norton as Gary the Electronics Salesman (for "What Is Electricity?")
Where to watch
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
1 episodes
Episode 1. A Storybots space adventure
22 min

The civilian space travelers involved in Inspiration4 will help the StoryBots answer some questions.

Season 1
Season 1
6 episodes · 2016
How Does Night Happen?
Episode 1. How Does Night Happen?
2016-08-12 · 21 min

The StoryBots visit mountaintops, the deep sea and even outer space to understand how night happens. Jay Leno guest stars as a helpful knight.

How Do Airplanes Fly?
Episode 2. How Do Airplanes Fly?
2016-08-12 · 24 min

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.

Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?
Episode 3. Why Do I Have to Brush My Teeth?
2016-08-12 · 24 min

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.

Why Is the Sky Blue?
Episode 4. Why Is the Sky Blue?
2016-08-12 · 23 min

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.

Where Do French Fries Come From?
Episode 5. Where Do French Fries Come From?
2016-08-12 · 23 min

The mysterious Molepheus takes the StoryBots on an underground journey to learn how French fries are made."Weird Al" Yankovic guest stars.

Where Does Rain Come From?
Episode 6. Where Does Rain Come From?
2016-08-12 · 21 min

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.

Season 2
Season 2
8 episodes · 2018

How do ears hear -- and why can't I eat dessert all the time? The StoryBots tackle these and other tough questions in an all-new season of asks.

How Do Computers Work?
Episode 1. How Do Computers Work?
2018-08-24 · 24 min

The StoryBots climb inside a computer to learn about input, output and processing. Snoop Dogg guest-stars as a tech-savvy operating system.

Why Can't I Eat Dessert All the Time?
Episode 2. Why Can't I Eat Dessert All the Time?
2018-08-24 · 28 min

A piece of broccoli and a rebellious cupcake teach the StoryBots about proper nutrition. Christina Applegate guest-stars as a bakery owner.

How Many Types of Animals Are There?
Episode 3. How Many Types of Animals Are There?
2018-08-24 · 28 min

The StoryBots take on an awfully big task: counting every kind of animal there is. Kristen Schaal guest-stars as a biologist.

How Do Ears Hear?
Episode 4. How Do Ears Hear?
2018-08-24 · 26 min

A talking boombox turns it up to show the StoryBots how ears help us hear. Ali Wong guest-stars as an all-knowing brain.

How Do Volcanoes Work?
Episode 5. How Do Volcanoes Work?
2018-08-24 · 26 min

The StoryBots help the lead of a subterranean musical deal with the pressures of fame. David Koechner guest-stars as a pirate.

What Is Electricity?
Episode 6. What Is Electricity?
2018-08-24 · 25 min

To find out where electricity comes from, the StoryBots go straight to the source. Edward Norton guest-stars as an electronics salesman.

How Do Flowers Grow?
Episode 7. How Do Flowers Grow?
2018-08-24 · 27 min

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.

How Do People Catch a Cold?
Episode 8. How Do People Catch a Cold?
2018-08-24 · 27 min

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.

Season 3
Season 3
8 episodes · 2019
How Do You Make Music?
Episode 1. How Do You Make Music?
2019-08-02 · 26 min

After tumbling into a tuba, the StoryBots enter a magical, musical wonderland. John Legend guest-stars as the King of Music.

Where Do Planets Come From?
Episode 2. Where Do Planets Come From?
2019-08-02 · 28 min

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.

Why Do People Look Different?
Episode 3. Why Do People Look Different?
2019-08-02 · 28 min

No two people are exactly alike, thanks to a little thing called DNA. Reggie Watts guest-stars as a nurse who explains it all.

Why Do We Have to Recycle?
Episode 4. Why Do We Have to Recycle?
2019-08-02 · 29 min

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.

How Do Cell Phones Work?
Episode 5. How Do Cell Phones Work?
2019-08-02 · 25 min

To see how cell phones work, the StoryBots hop inside one. Jennifer Garner guest-stars as a cell tower switching-station operator.

What Happens When You Flush the Toilet?
Episode 6. What Happens When You Flush the Toilet?
2019-08-02 · 28 min

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.

Where Does Chocolate Come From?
Episode 7. Where Does Chocolate Come From?
2019-08-02 · 28 min

The StoryBots jump into a vending machine to find out where candy bars come from. Alyssa Milano guest-stars as a chocolatier.

How Do Eyes See?
Episode 8. How Do Eyes See?
2019-08-02 · 29 min

The StoryBots brave a castle on a dark and stormy night to understand how eyesight works. Maria Bamford guest-stars as an eccentric scientist.

Designing Season 4

The Storybots will get an Adventure to Botcity And the questions are upcoming and the new friendly person is Harris the Storybot

Cast by season
Judy Greer
Judy Greer
Beep (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Fred Tatasciore
Bang (voice)
?
Jeff Gill
Bing (voice)
?
Gregg Spiridellis
Boop (voice)
?
Evan Spiridellis
Hap
Erin Fitzgerald
Erin Fitzgerald
Bo / Roxy / Eardrum / Stapes (voice)
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