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‘Cyberchase’: Using math, geopolitics and Christopher Lloyd to save the world

Christopher Lloyd poses at the after-party for the Los Angeles premiere of Amazon Studio's "The Tender Bar" at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Dec. 12, 2021, in Hollywood, California.

In Christopher Lloyd’s most recognized roles, he’s known for driving a taxi and a DeLorean. But as the Hacker on PBS Kids’ animated “Cyberchase,” he’s often driving his ship, the Grim Wreaker, while concocting one scheme or another in order to take over the (cyber)world.

“Taxi’s” Jim Ignatowski and “Back to the Future’s” Doc Brown are beloved, but Lloyd has voiced the Hacker (don’t forget the “the”) since the show debuted 20 years ago. It’is not quite as old as “Sesame Street” or

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