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10230-Infinity (Song)

**10230 - Infinity (Song)** is a song on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The song, written by Carol Weiss, introduces the idea that there is no largest number. The graphics suggest several infinite
collections to support the song.

## Emphasis

The segment possesses a main emphasis on infinity.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is understanding how there is no largest number.

∞

{\displaystyle \infty}

### Infinity

Infinity is an abstract concept describing something without any bound, or end, or something larger than any number.

## Goals

 III D1 | Relations (order, inequalities, subset relations, additivity, infinite sets).

## Transcription

♫If you're sitting in a hot crowded car
Soon you'll get to the end of the ride
If you cross the widest ocean
You'll get to the other side
You can climb the highest mountain
Knowing there's a top
But try counting to the highest number
You'll never, ever stop
That's... infinity!
You can count forever
There'll always be one more
That's infinity
Count from dusk til dawn
You'll never reach infinity
You'll just go on - and on - and on and on and on!
Like the intrepid explorer hacking his way through the relentless jungle (and on, and on!)
Like watching summer reruns on TV (and on, and on!)
Like my sister talking on the phone (and on, and on!)
That's... infinity!
You can count forever
There'll always be one more
That's infinity
Count from dusk til dawn
You'll never reach infinity
You'll just go on - and on - and on and on and on!
You can walk as far as you'd like but you'll never reach infinity!
You can wait as long as you want but you'll never meet infinity!
You can spend your whole life counting
You never will be done
You can always make a larger number
Just by adding ONE!
What's the largest number in the world?
4,333,496,567
Are you sure?
Of course!
Add one to it.
Oh.
4,333,496,568. That must be the largest number in the world.
Are you sure?
Add one to it.
4,333,496,569..
Huh huh wait a minute!
This could go on...
Forever!
That's... infinity!
You can count forever
There'll always be one more
That's infinity
Count from dusk til dawn
You'll never reach infinity
You'll just go on - and on - and on and on and on!
And on and on!
And on and on!
And on and on!
And on and on!
And on and on and on!
And on!
And on and on and on!
And on and on!
5,888,331,221?
Oh! Add one to it!
And on
And on

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Robyn Ashe

*"Handpicked indeed, Deputy Director. An excellent service record and adept at all things medical, she will make a wonderful addition to the unit."*

-- Director Aaron Spyker to Deputy Director Melina Ozpin upon Daydream's arrival

**Robyn Alyssa Ashe,** also known by her Cerberus pseudonym **Daydream**, is a seasoned member of the mercenary group and a member of the Director's Unit. She works as a member of the medical division, and is an Agent within the organization.

## Life Before Cerberus

Robyn Alyssa Wallace, born on January 18th, 1995
is the oldest child in her family. When she was four years old, her younger
sister; Jessica was born on December 16th, 1999. Her family lived a normal
suburban life. Her father, Clark, worked as doctor at a small regional clinic
while her mother worked as an office assistant. This left Robyn to keep little
Jessica out of trouble and to make sure she didn’t get hurt. Thus her medical
career began.

Robyn had taken lots of biology and health
related classes, wanting to be like her dad. However, she learned well in these
classes but didn’t score well in those classes. She pulled it together though
and still managed to graduate high school with minimal parties. After high
school, Robyn had volunteered at the Red Cross and helped with communities
after natural disasters worldwide. Her time in the Red Cross made her realize
she wanted to join the US Army Medic Corps.

When she joined the Army, she had met a certain
Charles Ashe at her deployment, in Iraq. The two had developed feelings for each
other and spent more and more time together while on leave. After dating for
several years, the couple had both retired from the USM, and gotten married.
After being married for a few years, they had a baby boy named Kyle. After
raising the child on the west coast, Charles had let Robyn leave to continue doing Red Cross work in the Middle East with practically no communication for extended periods of time, when in reality she had joined Cerberus Contracting.
Arthur Howard

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**Arthur Howard**, born **Arthur Charles Howard** in 1948 in New York City, New York, is an American actor who stars in the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Biography

After Square One TV ended, Arthur Howard has devoted his time to writing and illustrating children's books. The publishing company *Simon and Schuster* states:

"Arthur Howard is the illustrator of *Goatilocks and the Three Bears* by Erica S. Perl, *Noodle & Lou* by Liz Garton Scanlon, the Mr. Putter and Tabby series and Gooseberry Park books by Cynthia Rylant, and his own picture books. He has also coauthored and illustrated many books of humor for adults and appeared for seven seasons in the PBS math-oriented production Square One Television. He lives in New York City."
15640-Mathman: Multiples of 4

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**15640 - Mathman: Multiples of 4** is a video game on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

Mathman plays a video game in which he must eat only multiples of 4.

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but children are drawn in by the use of a familiar video game character searching for multiples of 4. The watcher learns to determine numerical multiples with disregard to the look of specific numbers.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is on determining numerical multiples with disregard to the look of specific numbers.

## Choices

The following numbers are provided as choices:
The Board

*"Am I reading this right? We're convoying 'The Board'? Command must be playing a prank on me. That's just a joke Command made up. Right?"*

- Cerberus Driver

**The Board** is the designation for the Director's personal guard. Highly trained, highly efficient, these Operators are trained from recruitment for the sole purpose of acting as a security force for the Director. They are rarely seen as both Bowman and Spyker only rely on them when they're not with the Director's Unit.

Mostly myth to most of Cerberus, The Board is rumored to be legends in terms of combat. Each member has a white rook on the right pauldron of their armor.

## Official Members

Each member of The Board is assigned a chess specific code name, at Rook's discretion. Each one has specialized training.

### King

King is the oldest member of The Board and considered the Squad Leader. He was one of the first Rook recruited into his personal squad. He keeps a direct line of contact with Rook and is usually always seen by his side. He is a master of CQC.

### Queen

Queen is the second-in-command and is King's right hand. She has a knack for technology and utilizes a cloaking device to monitor The Board during missions. She considers herself a master hunter and prefers to use long range rifles. Some of her tactics are used as training guides for CSO Sniper Training.

### Knight

Knight is the explosives expert. He is the more vocal of the group, to Rook's amusement, and consistently tries to crack jokes to Rook. He is the most easily identifiable by all the scorch marks on his armor.

### Bishop

Bishop is medic within The Board. The "strong and silent" type, Bishop tends to The Board in the field and is known to use biological warfare in the form of chemical weapons. He uses a modified rifle that can fire rounds as well as darts which are believed to be poisoned.

### Pawn

Pawn is the newest recruit within The Board and is often considered the "fresh meat". Queen looks after her like a mother figure, much to Knight's amusement. Pawn is considered a jack of all trades and takes tutelage from each member to utilize all of her skills. She is intimidated by Rook, which the rest of The Board tease her for.

From Left to Right

Knight, Bishop, King, Queen, Pawn

## Honorary Members

### The Emperor

The Emperor has been participating in the Board's operations almost as long as King has. Though not officially a member of the team, he often fights alongside them when necessary or when one of the Directors views it to be so. As a master of stealth and long range rifles, he gets along quite well with Queen, though appears to freak out Pawn. Despite often working with them, the Board does not know his true identity nor what is under his mask.
10040-Suds: Raffle Ticket - 3

128-07

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**10040 - Suds: Raffle Ticket - 3** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

Although the Suds characters have the first 2 of the 3 numbers, they do not have the last number - and, so, don't win. As consolation, the clerk tears their ticket into 2 quarters and 1 half piece.

## Goals

 III A3 | Rational numbers (interpretations of fractions as numbers, ratios, parts of a whole or of a set).
10020-Good Sports: Fractional Baseball

113-08

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**10020 - Good Sports: Fractional Baseball** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

Good Sports visits a Fractional Baseball game which is played much like regular baseball - except that a player receives ¼ each time he gets on base. One adds the fractions to compute the score.

## Emphasis

This episode possesses an emphasis on the addition of fractions, a quarter at a time, particularly

1

/

4
,

{\displaystyle 1/4,}

2

/

4
(
1

/

2
)
,

{\displaystyle 2/4 (1/2),}

3

/

4
,

{\displaystyle 3/4,}

4

/

4
(
1
)
.

{\displaystyle 4/4 (1).}

## Goals

 III D1 | Relations (order, inequalities, subset relations, additivity, infinite sets).
Cynthia Darlow

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**Cynthia Darlow**, born **Cynthia Anne Darlow** on June 13, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American actress who stars in the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Biography

Cynthia Anne Darlow is an American actress who for five seasons was part of the ensemble cast on the series Square One TV in addition to being the announcer. Her most notable character was Judge Sandra Day O'Crater in the "Mathcourt" segments. Darlow has several film credits to her name, such as the 1999 remake of *The Thomas Crown Affair* where she played Mr. Crown's secretary Daria. She appeared as Ruth in the 2002 film *25th Hour* alongside Edward Norton and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

## Filmography

### Film

* The Savages
* 25th Hour
* The 3 Little Wolfs
* The Thomas Crown Affair
* Fool's Fire

### Television

* The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2019)
* Law & Order (1994-2006)
* Law & Order Special Victims Unit (2000-2003)
* The Sopranos

## More Content

Join Cynthia Darlow while she talks to host of Behind the Curtain, a podcast produced by the Broadway Podcast Network, about her career, The Rehearsal Club, and other's she's worked with. Listen here.
16620-(Infinity) Newsroom Interrupt

101-3

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**16620 - (Infinity) Newsroom Interrupt** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The show is interrupted for an important announcement.

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but the segment uses subconscious reinforcement of the concept of

∞
−
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f
i
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{\displaystyle \infty - Infinity}

.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is to further stress the concept of infinity, through the use of a segment resembling a standard news station interrupt.

## Transcription

"New series regarding infinity — Film at 11.

And midnight. And 1. And 2. And 3. And 4. And 5. And 6. And 7..."
10090-Identity Crisis

107-2

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**10090 - Identity Crisis** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The number Zero visits a psychiatrist who cures his identity crisis by stressing the role zero plays in place value and multiplication.

## Emphasis

The segment possesses an emphasis on the number zero (0) and its properties.

0

{\displaystyle 0}

## Goals

 III D1 | Relations (order, inequalities, subset relations, additivity, infinite sets).
15630-Mathman: Multiples of 3

* 101-4
* 149-3
* 523-3

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**15630 - Mathman: Multiples of 3** is a video game on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

Mathman plays a video game in which he must eat only multiples of 3.

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but children are drawn in by the use of a familiar video game character searching for multiples of 3. The watcher learns to determine numerical multiples with disregard to the look of specific numbers.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is on determining numerical multiples with disregard to the look of specific numbers.

## Goals

 III B2 | Structure (primes, factors, and multiples).

## Transcription

**Announcer**: Mathman, your mission is to eat only multiples of 3. When you encounter a number you will have until the count of 3 to make your decision. And beware the pugnacious Mr. Glitch!

**Mr. Glitch**: Rawr rawr

**Announcer**: He will eat *you* if you are wrong.

**Mathman**: Ya-ha!

## Choices

The following numbers are provided as choices:

0 4 12 16 20 31 43 58 60 101

{\displaystyle \text{0 4 12 16 20 31 43 58 60 101}}

0
(
0
×
# 3
0
)

{\displaystyle \text{0 } (0 \times 3 = 0)}

12
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4
×
# 3
12
)

{\displaystyle \text{12 } (4 \times 3 = 12)}

60
(
20
×
# 3
60
)

{\displaystyle \text{60 } (20 \times 3 = 60)}

4
(
1
×
# 3
3
1
)

{\displaystyle \text{4 } (1 \times 3 = 3 + 1)}

16
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5
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# 3
15
1
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{\displaystyle \text{16 } (5 \times 3 = 15 + 1)}

20
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6
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# 3
18
2
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{\displaystyle \text{20 } (6 \times 3 = 18 + 2)}

31
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10
×
# 3
30
1
)

{\displaystyle \text{31 } (10 \times 3 = 30 + 1)}

43
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14
×
# 3
42
1
)

{\displaystyle \text{43 } (14 \times 3 = 42 + 1)}

58
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19
×
# 3
57
1
)

{\displaystyle \text{58 } (19 \times 3 = 57 + 1)}

101
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33
×
# 3
99
2
)

{\displaystyle \text{101 } (33 \times 3 = 99 + 2)}

## Trivia

* On the episode 101, this segment marks the first appearance of Mathman.
* This is the first time Mathman has received a free game.
Stale move negation

Stale move negation (or staling) is a mechanic that is present in all Super Smash Bros. games. Essentially, when a move is used over and over again, it will get weaker in damage and knockback until it reaches a certain limit.

In Smash, there is a staleness cue that includes the last nine moves that hit an opponent. For example, if a Mario player started the match with two up tilts, the second up tilt will be slightly weaker. If ten or more up tilts are used in a row without Mario hitting any other moves, they will all have the same damage and knockback as the ninth. Since no other moves have been used, they are considered (fresh). If Mario then does nine moves that are not up tilts, then when he uses an up tilt again, it will return to full power.

The following moves are affected by staling.

* Tilts
* Jabs
* Aerials
* Most special moves
* Pummels
* Throws
* Smash attacks

However, moves that involve an item that can be carried, such as Toon Link's bombs, can never get stale. They are also not affected by rage.
Mathman

Template:Cast**Mathman** was a video game character in the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Personality

Mathman was green and styled like Pac-Man. He had a big mouth and a winged football helmet patterned after that of the University of Michigan (as many of the show's creators graduated from there). He walked around the game maze on a single foot and when he moved around the maze, he would repeat the phrase "Mathman, Mathman, Mathman," similar to Pac-Man's familiar "wakka-wakka-wakka".

## Mathman Segments

* 12490-Mathman: Fractions Less Than 1/2
* 15560-Mathman: Factors of 12
* 15570-Mathman: Factors of 18
* 15580-Mathman: Odd Numbers
* 15590-Mathman: Even Numbers
* 15600-Mathman: Prime Numbers
* 15610-Mathman: Factors of 24
* 15620-Mathman: Factors of 60
* 15630-Mathman: Multiples of 3
* 15640-Mathman: Multiples of 4
* 15650-Mathman: Equivalent Fractions (1/3)
* 15660-Mathman: Extra Short
* 15670-Mathman: Multiples of 5
* 15680-Mathman: Multiples of 6
* 15690-Mathman: Decimals less than .5
* 15700-Mathman: Decimals more than 1/2
* 15710-Mathman: Percentages more than 1/2
* 15720-Mathman: Percentages less than 1/2
* 17800-(Mathman: Factors of 12) Logo
* 20040-Mathman: Square Numbers #1
* 20050-Mathman: Square Numbers #2
* 20060-Mathman: 2 Mod 5
* 20070-Mathman: Fractions Greater than 1
* 20080-Mathman: Inequality 3+X Greater Than 10
* 20090-Mathman: Inequality 20 Greater Than A+5
* 20100-Mathman: Inequality T+40 Less Than 75
* 20110-Mathman: Inequality 19-C Less Than 5
* 20120-Mathman: Inequality 7+P Less Than 7
* 20130-Mathman: Quadrilaterals
* 20140-Mathman: Hexagons
* 20150-Mathman: Pentagons
* 20160-Mathman: Rectangles
* 20170-Mathman: Parallelograms
* 20180-Mathman: Symmetry
* 20190-Mathman: Show Interrupt #1 (45%)
* 20200-Mathman: Show Interrupt #2 (1/3)
* 20210-Mathman: Show Interrupt #3 (3/8)
* 21230-Dirklet: Mathman Promo #1
* 40530-Mathman: Math Myths #1
* 43240-Mathman: Math Myths #2
* 43250-Mathman: Math Myths #3
* 43260-Mathman: Math Myths #4
* 43270-Mathman: Math Myths #5

## Appearances in Square One TV

* Mathman
* Dirklet (mentioned)
* Square One Challenge
* Close Call
* Square One TV end credits (1991-1992)

## Gallery

Mathman portrait featured in Square One ChallengeBoth original and scaled down portraits of MathmanMathman in the end credits (1991-1992)Mathman artwork
Smilin' Al

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**Smilin' Al** is the owner, operator, and sole proprietor of Mathematics R Us on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Biography

### Background

Smilin' Al is the owner, operator, and sole proprietor of Mathematics R Us, a store specializing in items used for making mathematics easy and more fun.

## Topics Discussed

* **131-02** - Place Value
* **------** - Alphabetical Addition
* **------** - Functions (Subtraction)
* **------** - Fraction Reduction
* **------** - Creating a Cube
* **------** - Rounding
* **------** - Calculating Perimeters
Mathnet

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**Mathnet** was a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*, and was named after the police station sub-department of the same name.

## Premise

Mathnet is a sub-department of the local LAPD police station.

## Background

A parody of Jack Webb's Dragnet, the main characters on Mathnet are mathematicians who use mathematical skills to solve various crimes and mysteries throughout the city. Each segment of the series aired on one episode of Square One, and five segments made up an episode of Mathnet.

## Guest Stars

Several well-known actors made guest appearances on the show, including:

* Eve McVeagh
* Yeardley Smith
* Dick Wilson
* William Windom
* James Karen
* Kenneth Mars
* Henry Jones
* Kevin McCarthy
* Madge Sinclair
* Geoffrey Lewis
* Russell Johnson
* McLean Stevenson
* Dick Sargent
* Jack Riley
* Estelle Harris
* Tammy Grimes
* Arnold Stang
* Paul Dooley
* Maddie Corman
* John Michael Higgins
* Jayne Meadows
* Bob Arbogast
* Melba Moore
* "Weird Al" Yankovic
* John Moschitta Jr.
* Wayne Knight
* Al Lewis
* Betty Buckley

* In addition, real life LAPD officers Sam Salazar and Steve Fellman have also appeared as themselves, as did head writers David D. Connell and Jim Thurman as various characters.

## Episodes

*To see an episode guide of Mathnet, click here.*

## Principles

The principles of math and science and the tools used by the detectives to solve crimes include:

* Alphanumerics ("The Case of the Unnatural")
* Bar charts and line charts ("The Case of the Purloined Policies", "The Case of the Great Car Robbery")
* Chromatic scale ("The Problem of the Passing Parade")
* Displacement of fluids ("The Problem of the Trojan Hamburger")
* Fibonacci sequence and modular arithmetic ("The Case of the Willing Parrot")
* Hamiltonian path ("The Case of the Smart Dummy")
* Kinematics ("The Problem of the Missing Baseball")
* Number patterns ("The Case of the Missing Air")
* Process of elimination ("The Case of the Great Car Robbery", "The View from the Rear Terrace")

## Trivia

* *Mathnet* was based on the 1960's television crime show of a similar premise, *Dragnet*.
239

Cynthia on a Diet at the Snack Shop

Music video: Undertoe - "Tessellation"

Dirk Niblick - Talks to His Mother

Piece of the Pie - Gabriella, Gineta, and Clifton vs Ashanti, Renee, and Jeffrey

Animation - Three halves

Cynthia has a data headache and needs a line graph

Mathman - Percents that are more than one half

Mathnet - The Case of the Great Car Robbery (Episode 4)
Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade

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**Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade** is an animated children's segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

Lieutenant Dirk Niblick helps his friends overcome practical dilemmas through the use of mathematics. Supporting characters include Dirk's two young friends, the brother-and-sister pair Fluff and Fold Noodleman, and Dirk's neighbor, Mr. Beasley, who is also the neighbor of Mathnet's George Frankly.

## Emphasis

Episodes frequently center on outsmarting scam artists who use deceptive language to attempt to trick the protagonists out of money or property. Most episodes also feature Dirk having one or more telephone conversations with his mother (shown as a silhouette in a house reminiscent of Norman Bates' house, and speaking in an unintelligible high-pitched warbling chatter).

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is on helping viewers learn how to overcome deceptive practices by using mathematics to help them out of the situation.

## Trivia

* A niblick is a golf club similar or identical to a 9-iron.
* The Dirk Niblick segments are similar in appearance to the 1965 cartoon Roger Ramjet, partially because Fred Crippen animated both cartoons, while Gary Owens voiced both title characters.
The Wisemen

**The Wisemen** are the members of the tyrannical oligarchy in command of the Confederation of the New British States. A collection of extremely influential businessmen and women who have risen to political power through calculated risks, backstage negotiations, and clever money schemes, the Wisemen have converted the once-democratic United Kingdom into a fascist confederation now including the entirety of Ireland.

The Wisemen, despite being political leaders of the country, still maintain their positions within their respective corporations, allowing them access to the Confederation's resources to further their goals. This has greatly advanced the nation's technological prowess, making it one of the most, if not the absolute futuristic in the world.

Though the Wisemen's tyrannical mindsets would normally be frowned upon by the United Nations, their power and influence has allowed the country to remain a key member of the world council.

## Functionality

### Delegation of Power

While all Wisemen still maintain control over the corporation or business that brought them to power, they are each responsible for one sector of the Confederation of the New British States. Each sector houses the headquarters for its controlling government, and generally focuses heavily on the corporation of its respective leader. The Wiseman in control of a particular sector has total reign, and can run it as they please. Activities or decisions spanning multiple sectors must be discussed between the Wisemen of the sectors involved, and those which involve the entirety of the nation must be decided on by the entire Wisemen council.

Decisions regarding outward military actions, foreign affairs, nation-spanning economics and development projects, or anything not exclusively maintained within a Wiseman's sector must also be discussed and decided upon by all of the Wisemen.
Season 2

September 19, 1988 – November 11, 1988

**Season 2** refers, collectively, to the 40 episodes that comprise the second season of the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Season Overview

The series' second season is drastically different than its first season counterpart. Several new segments were created which replaced the numerous varied sketches of the first season. Cartoons such as Dirk Niblick of the Math Brigade, and the new game shows Triple Play, Square One Squares, Piece of the Pie, and Close Call were introduced, while the only studio sketches produced were a few Oops! segments. There were 130 fewer episodes produced this season, and fewer episodes possessed a listed emphasis.

## Cast

* Beverly Mickins
* Cris Franco
* Cynthia Darlow
* Larry Cedar
* Luisa Leschin
* Reg E. Cathey

Recurring
Co-starring | Guest starring
Special guest starring
Libya

*"Damn it to hell, I hope no one gets deployed there... You heard about what happened there right?"*

*-- Unknown Motherbase Operator*

**Libya** is a country held up in the Northern Africas, formerly starred with a Cerberus vault nearby a Mujahideen occupied town. This country was focused on during the Libya Arc, and was infamous for the Massacre at Libya. At this time, it is a no mans land occupied by the IR as a offensive to Kekistan.
102

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**102** refers to the second episode of the first season of the PBS series *Square One Television*, and the series' second episode overall.

## Summary

Space travellers find themselves contestants on a game show, rating songs. The song with the highest average score wins. The characters learn that an average can't be higher than the highest score. A judge raps his decision that a girl on a skateboard could not have committed the crime because she could not have travelled 8 miles in 2 hours if she were only going 3 miles per hour. Blackstone uses a fundamental property of even and odd numbers to correctly identify which hand holds the dime and which holds the penny. His follow-up trick depends on psychology--not mathematics. The cast sings a country music tune expressing the idea that the sum of the digits of any multiple of 9 always add up to 9 or a multiple of 9. An older boy and his little brother use a map scale to estimate distance and travel time. In their continued search for a missing monkey, the Mathnetters come across information presented in a circle graph and use a map and compass to estimate the approximate location of the gorilla.

## Goals

The following goals are used throughout this episode:

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## Memorable Dialogue

### Starring

* Arthur Howard
* Beverly Mickins
* Cris Franco
* Cynthia Darlow
* Larry Cedar
* Luisa Leschin
* Reg E. Cathey

### Guest starring

* Harry Blackstone (Himself)
* Yeardley Smith (Jane Rice-Burroughs)
10232-Infinity Reprise: 2

101-13

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**10232 - Infinity Reprise: 2** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The cast, continuing to sing the song Infinity from the series' second sketch, rushes by continuing their emphasis of infinity going "on and on and on".

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but the segment uses subconscious reinforcement of the concept of

∞
−
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n
f
i
n
i
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y

{\displaystyle \infty - Infinity}

.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is to further stress the concept of infinity, through the use of the continuation of a segment reminiscent of one already seen.
Village tavern

Little is known about the village tavern where Old Man Wisely spins his yarns about the exploits of Party 13 and TAG. It is set in a village as yet without a name, run by Sebborhia McGinty, an ensemble character with a heart of gold and a penchant for layabouts, sawdust floors, and underaged drinking.

Filled with tavern goers and children, we know the pub was attacked at one point by dire squirrels, vicious rodents whose desire for entertainment nearly overshadows their yearning for nuts.
Mathnet/Episode Guide

Each Mathnet story is divided up amongst five episodes of Square One, with the first episode appearing on Monday and the story finale appearing on Friday.

## Season 1

### The Problem of the Missing Monkey

A gorilla named Grunt escapes from the zoo, while a suspect dressed as a gorilla is being used to frame Grunt. With the help of a gorilla handler (Yeardley Smith), the Mathnetters eventually find Grunt (whom they mistakenly believe to be the suspect) climbing the Hollywood Sign. Later they apprehend the suspect at the zoo.

### The Problem of the Missing Baseball

A very important baseball has to be found at a house, but the house has been stolen by a helicopter. The house is eventually located, and the baseball is found in the fireplace.

 The Problem of the Missing Baseball (Part 2) | 5:23
 The Problem of the Missing Baseball (Part 3) | 6:17
 The Problem of the Missing Baseball (Part 4) | 7:42
 The Problem of the Missing Baseball (Part 5) | 6:41

### The Problem of the Passing Parade

A parade was to be featured until the main attraction, Steve Stringbean, gets kidnapped. Stringbean tries to communicate the kidnapper's phone number to the Mathnetters in a short piece of music in a proof-of-life message left on an answering machine. He is later found in a musician's house.

### The Trial of George Frankly

A security video appears to show George robbing a bank. He claims that he was on vacation at that time, and needs proof to back his claims that an imposter stole his identity. During the trial, George exposes the impostor.

### The Problem of the Dirty Money

Tons of excavated dirt are being stolen from construction sites. As it turns out, a fortune stolen from a "Sphinx" (Brinks) armored truck many years ago was buried in the dirt. The prime suspect has died in jail, but his partner is eventually located.

### The Mystery of the Maltese Pigeon

In a spoof of The Maltese Falcon, Maureen O'Riley puts a valuable bird sculpture from Malta on display at a museum, but it disappears without a trace. A young Maltese man who belongs to an ancient society helps Mathnet find the truth.

### The Problem of the Trojan Hamburger

A clown is reported abducted, while a diamond is stolen by a thief who used a secret trick to get in and out. The clown finds his way home. The Mathnetters find that the clown actually staged the kidnapping to steal the diamond.

## Season 3

### The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre

New York is being stripped of its parking meters and nobody knows who's doing it! The Mathnetters learn that it was an inside job and caught the one responsible. Meanwhile, George's apartment was robbed and that same robber spent all Friday chopping parking meters open to find a non-existent rare quarter. He was later caught in the act.

 The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre (Part 2) | 5:23
 The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre (Part 3) | 6:17
 The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre (Part 4) | 7:42
 The Case of the Parking Meter Massacre (Part 5) | 6:41
111

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**111** refers to the eleventh episode of the first season of the PBS series *Square One Television*, and the series' eleventh episode overall.

## Summary

On this episode was a Music Video by Five Factorial! titled "Ghost Of a Chance" about a pizza delievery man trapped in a haunted house...who has to make a choice between two doors..one lets him out while the other has a ghost behind it..he choose the wrong door with a cliffhanger ending of him getting chased by a ghost... [It never telling if he ever got out..or even if he did..if he was still chased by the ghost]

## Goals

The following goals are used throughout this episode:
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Philigren the Feared

Philigren the Feared (Mr. the Feared, to his friends) is an Ensemble Character and the leader of TAG. A former adventurer and all around gruffian, Philigren is a Druid who can shape change into a Bear. He is hard but fair. Unfriendly but loyal. Uncommunicative, but obtuse. One dimensional, but also one dimensional.

The character is voiced by the great and powerful Sean Curry.
The Eyes of God

*"Those eyes, they remind me of Director Bowman... Hopefully no one ends up how he did."*

*-- ???*

** The eyes in Combat Mode
* The eyes in Scan Mode
1/2*
**The Eyes of God** are a warmachine in the Leonidas Project, developed by Commander Adamantite for the purpose of a gift towards someone who deserves such blessing.

The Krieg who bears this must be extremely in touch with all six of their senses.
Rolf the Paladin

Before his long and storied career on two hit television shows and countless gigs fronting on keyboards for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, Rolf was a Paladin and leader of the Armored Griffins, a TAG adventuring group. At first, a noble human with a cause, he joined forces in the Griffins with Lydia, purportedly a wizard but revealed to be a secret warlock in the thrall of Aurox and Mekar. When Lydia's true purpose was revealed, Rolf belatedly tried to stop her, but was turned into a brown fluffy dog with floppy ears and a keen sense of that sweet, sweet ivory soul who could never be satisfied without another man's hand up his backside. But that's another story.

Voiced on the podcast by Vin St. John, with whom none of this "backstory" was ever shared.

Return to Ensemble Characters.
10231-Infinity Reprise: 1

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**10231 - Infinity Reprise: 1** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The cast, continuing to sing the song Infinity from the series' second sketch, rushes by continuing their emphasis of infinity going "on and on and on".

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but the segment uses subconscious reinforcement of the concept of

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## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is to further stress the concept of infinity, through the use of the continuation of a segment reminiscent of one already seen.
16621-(Infinity: 2) Newsroom Interrupt

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**16621 - (Infinity: 2) Newsroom Interrupt** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The show is interrupted for an important announcement.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is to further stress the concept of infinity, through the use of a segment resembling a standard news station interrupt.

## Transcription

"And 11. And noon. And 1. And 2. And 3. And 4. And 5. And 6. And 7..."
10233-Infinity Reprise: 3

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**10233 - Infinity Reprise: 3** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Premise

The PBS logo usually used is repeated, reinforcing the idea of infinity being an endless cycle.

## Emphasis

There is no listed emphasis but the segment uses subconscious reinforcement of the concept of

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## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is to further stress the concept of infinity, through the use of the continuation of the logo usually used.
Pat Tuesday

Template:Character**Patricia "Pat" Tuesday** was one of the main protagonists of Mathnet on the PBS series *Square One Television*. She was portrayed in the series by Toni DiBuono.

## Biography

### Education

Pat attended Mathnet University at some point before joining Mathnet. Not much is known about any of the Mathnetters' education, but it would seem attending the school was a prerequisite to becoming a mathematician in law enforcement.

### Hobbies

Pat enjoys costume jewelry design, which nearly lands her in big trouble during the Season 4 episode "*The Case of the Galling Stones.*" She was accused by Hestor Phestor of stealing her dodecahedron bracelet and later, the *Bile Emerald* from O'Dean Middlemun's jewelry salon. Pat was later cleared of these charges with the help of the Mathnet team and strong evidence proving her innocence.

## Appearances

First episode Pat appears in: Season 4, "*The Case of the Unnatural*."

Last episode: Season 5, "*The Problem of the Piggy Banker*."

## Relationships

Not much is known about Pat's background, but she makes mentions of a couple relatives during the series. In the Season 4 episode "*The Case of the Galling Stones*," when George asks about a picture he spots in Pat's apartment, she says it's Martin, her brother.

Later, in Season 5's "*Case of the Mystery Weekend*," while being chased by Peeved the Butler, Pat jokes she has a brother-in-law living in "Carcerated," a little town in New Mexico. Having said this, it would be assumed she also has a sister.

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Vegas Lancaster

Vegas Lancaster is an improv artist, comedian and ensemble voice actor on Have Spellbook - Will Travel best known for his moving portrayal of Tom, the Talking Fish. Tom's valiant service in the defense of Beachhaven will long be told in heroic tales, as will his later capture and imprisonment in the foul backpack of the Fisherfrop, and eventual lemon-butter accompanied digestion in the stomach of Beachhaven's blacksmith's apprentice Thord.

Vegas' other roles include many of the villains in the series. He is featured in Behind the Scenes episode 4.

A member of Improve group The N Crowd, Vegas regularly performs in Philadelphia. His website is http://www.vegaslancaster.com/ or you can also find him dressing up as a cat at http://www.catandvegas.com/

Vegas also will be starring in the new Kung-Fu themed Actual Play podcast *Critical Fist, with Vegas Lancaster* this fall on the Don't Split the Podcast Network! \*

Vegas Lancaster is featured heavily in Season 2's episode 0:2: a thoughtlessly numbered episode in which he voices all the characters in an overt condemnation of Party 13.

Vegas Lancaster is, of course, his stage name. His birth name is Des Moines Lancaster, which is a family name, his father also having the last name Lancaster.

\*working title. show concept may still be in development
206

Dirk Niblick - "To Heck and Back"

Mathman - Fractions greater than one

Dirk Niblick (continued)

Close Call - Moji, Tara, Imani, and Tanya

Animation - Four thirds

Music video: The Jets - "Prime Numbers"

Animation - Prime numbers

Square One Puzzler - How many rectangles

Mathnet - The Case of the Great Car Robbery (Episode 1)
Any God That Will Listen

Andar Patrone, leader of Party 13, is a human cleric who calls upon the favors of a number of gods and goddesses specifically tailored to helping his situation.

Below will be a list of the gods on whom Andar has called (or should)

* Alorra is the goddess of guidance, to whom Andar was originally pledged as a Cleric, but to whom he will no longer appeal for reasons that will only be revealed over time. Andar is cured of this during Story Arc 3.
* Crodgers - god of luck and chance
* Teedeekay - the god of structured formatting of magnetic media, and patron of Tavern Goer #5
* Dez - goddess of roaming around without getting lost
* Roquefort - god of tavern drinks
* Umar - god of the horse
* Hom Goods - goddess of interior decorating
* Lumos - King of Light
* Alexa - goddess of awkward syntax
* Samm Sung - god of fire and explosions
* Icosahedron - god of pre-determined fate
* Sue Veed, goddess of perfectly cooked meat
* N'Wii, god of, well, nothing really, I mean what's the point
* Oh'Seedee, goddess of consistency and predictability of pattern in all things
Season 5

September 21, 1992 – November 6, 1992

**Season 5** refers, collectively, to the 35 episodes that comprise the fifth, and final, season of the PBS series *Square One Television*.

## Season Overview

The series' fifth and final season was the shortest and most non-varied season yet. Airing 35 episodes, five fewer than the last three seasons, all old cartoons and game shows were removed, and only a few repeats would remain. Cast member Luisa Leschin left the series prior to the start of the season, she would be replaced by Pricilla Lopez. Only one music video would be released this season, but new features such as Nobody's Inn, Fax Headful, and Afternoon with David Numberman were released. A new cartoon, Zook and Alison was released, and a new video game Pauline's Perilous Pyramid was also created. Square One would cease production after this season, but a new series, Math Talk, would compile clips from the show in the form of 22 additional episodes.

## Cast

### Starring

* Arthur Howard
* Beverly Mickins
* Cris Franco
* Cynthia Darlow
* Larry Cedar
* Priscilla Lopez
* Reg E. Cathey

## Season Differences

* Season 5 was the last season produced, although the show was renewed as a 17-episode instructional series known as Square One TV Math Talk.
10000-Dinner by the Dozen

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**10000 - Dinner by the Dozen** is a segment on the PBS series *Square One Television*. Focusing on an emphasis on fractions and common multiples, Segment 10000 appears only once, as the seventh segment of Episode 136.

## Premise

Mrs. Whatsworth panics when she realizes that she has 18 popsicles and 12 guests. But, Clarisa saves the
day by using fractions. Each guest will receive 1 1/2 popsicles.

## Emphasis

The segment possesses an emphasis on fractions and common multiples.

## Primary Focus

The primary focus of this segment is understanding how fractions can be created and how they can be used to solve problems. In this case, the problem below was presented:

18
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{\displaystyle \frac{18 \text{ popsicles}}{12 \text{ guests}} = 1 \frac{1}{2} \text{ popsicles per guest}}

## Goals

 III B5 | Ratios (use of ratios, rates, and proportions; relation to division; golden section).

## Trivia

* This segment possesses the very first production number (10000) out of all of the segments produced, when a list of segments is organized in chronological order.
* While this segment was the first to be produced, it didn't appear until Episode 136.
Actual Play 5

Actual Play 5 is one of the series of Actual Play episodes aired in between shows.

The adventure is Richard Jansen-Parkes' Free adventure entitled *The Wild Sheep Chase! presented in three parts.*

Part 1 opens with the players, fan favorites John Fischer (Thoven Battlebeard), Dan Keyser (Benicio Markanti), a tardy Vin St. John (Taverngoer something or other and Rolf the Paladin ), and Vegas Lancaster (Tom the Fish). Join the cast as they battle bears, monkey-kin, wand-wielding fiends, and their own almost overwhelming need for precision. Revel in Stabby-cakes' assessment of the best places to place an off-track bet in 1940s Brooklyn, NY. Bask in the glow of the expert level character development of the angry, young transmuter, Z. And wince internally and visibly as Elrond Hubbard is critically fisted by something that's probably not technically a monkey. In the end, the message is clear in the mind of the sheep: No one from the Apprentice program should ever be given any sort of power ever, or they will use it for evil and endanger everyone.\*

Notable quotes:

* *"Use your words!"* called angrily to a Gibbering Mouther
* "I can't remember the last time I unmade a bed."
* "Sure, there's poop."

You'll get them when you listen. Enjoy the horrific end to this fanciful animal adventure.

\*There's an evil apprentice in there, look it up! All references to any person living, dead, or presidential is purely coincidental.
George Frankly

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**George Earnest Frankly** was one of the main protagonists of Mathnet on the PBS series *Square One Television*. Played by American actor Joe Howard, George makes his debut in the series' premiere episode, 101, in the series' first season. Playing a recurring role through the series' first, second, third, fourth, and fifth seasons, George was last seen in the series' finale episode, 535, in the series' fifth, and final, season.

## Biography

### Background

#### Family Life

Coming from an odd but somewhat normal family, George mentions that his mother used to tie him to a post outside of the store with a leash, and that she ended up giving George's wife, Martha, the leash as a wedding present. He has a brother in the sports community and a younger sister. He loved going camping when he was growing up, and was an active member in the Boy Scouts.

#### Education

George attended Mathnet University at one point or another in the past, but he hardly mentioned it. Bits and pieces of his time there that are discussed, including:

* That he spent a day in jail while attending the University.
* That during his time there, he wrote a paper on probabilities.
* That he failed a class on "Waiting" and had to retake it.
* That during one of his courses he studied demolition.

George eventually took the bar to become a lawyer, successfully passing it without even attending law school.

## Relationships

George briefly owned a gerbil, **George Jr.**, in the Season 5 episode "*The Case: Off the Record.*" He obtained the gerbil in a trade with Martha's cat. George Jr. ultimately ran away/escaped in Friday's episode, leaving a note explaining he was offered his own TV show, "*The Rich and the Gerbils.*"
101

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## Summary

A song about

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 introduces the idea that there is no largest number. The graphics suggest several infinite collections to support the song. Mathman plays a video game in which he must eat only multiples of 3. Arthur has a one-sided telephone conversation in which he choose a number and performs a series of operations that always give him the answer of 3. The Battle of the Bulge Catering Company must make more than 11 different sandwich combinations from two meats and three cheeses. The problem introduces the multiplication principle from combinatorics. A confused engineer makes a 'borrowing' mistake in a subtraction problem and causes a stock-footage plane crash. A blues band sings about square numbers and graphically suggests their connection to geometry. Terry Ryan, an FBI type, takes information pertaining to the number 14 and inputs this information into her computer. These characteristics include factors, whether or not it is prime or square, etc. The Mathnetters investigate a series of burglaries allegedly committed by a monkey that escaped from the zoo.

## Goals

The following goals are used throughout this episode:
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## Notes

### Allusions

* Mathman - Pac-Man
* Phoner - Queen of England, Princess Diana

### Continuity

* This is the first appearance of all primary cast members.

### Music

* Infinity
* Perfect Squares

## Memorable Dialogue

### Starring

* Arthur Howard
* Beverly Mickins
* Cris Franco
* Cynthia Darlow
* Larry Cedar
* Luisa Leschin
* Reg E. Cathey
Square One Television

**Square One Television**, also known as **Square One TV** or simply **Square One**, was a children's television series created by the Children's Television Workshop in 1987. Airing on the PBS Network between 1987 and 1992, Square One Television was created to combat a "math crisis" plaguing the nation at the time. Targeting 8 to 12 year olds, the show used TV parodies, music videos, cartoons, video games, game shows, magic tricks, comedy and more to teach mathematics and abstract mathematical concepts to younger viewers.

Five seasons aired between 1987 and 1992, with a total of 230 episodes having been produced.

The show was revived for the 1995–1996 PBS season as a teacher instruction program, Square One TV Math Talk, with a total 22 episodes produced.

## History

### Background

Square One Television was created to combat a nationwide crisis of diminished test scores in mathematics affecting children at the elementary school level.

## Episodes

Math Talk Unit 2 • Math Talk 106 • Math Talk 107 • Math Talk 108 • Math Talk 109 • Math Talk 110
Math Talk Unit 3 • Math Talk 111 • Math Talk 112 • Math Talk 113 • Math Talk 114 • Math Talk 115
Math Talk Unit 4 • Math Talk 116 • Math Talk 117 • Math Talk 118 • Math Talk 119 • Math Talk 120
Math Talk for Teachers • Math Talk for Parents

## Segments

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