The Earth appears, and then a city by a lake, where many planes fly around an airport.

A song plays and it says ONCE UPON A FUTURE TIME
IN A PLACE CALLED
STARDUST BAY
COUNTIN' DOWN TO
ADVENTURE NOW
ROCKETS ON A MISSION
WE'RE ON OUR WAY!

Three happy space racers take off and fly into space.

The song continues SPACE RACERS
SURFIN' THE SOLAR WIND
SPACE RACERS
TOGETHER THE FUN
BEGINS

The space racers explore the Solar System.

The song continues WAY UP WHERE THE
PLANETS, MOONS
AND STARS ALL SHIMMER
AND SHINE, SHINE
HAVING A GREAT TIME
EXPLORING
SPACE RACERS

The title of the show appears in space: Space Racers.

Starling shows up and says HEY, WAIT FOR ME!

Today’s episode is "Satellite songs."


(music plays)

At the academy cafeteria, Eagle says HEY, GUYS.

Hawk says HEY, EAGLE.
WHAT'S FOR LUNCH TODAY?

Eagle says PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
FUEL SLUSHY.

(music plays) [BOTH HUMMING]

Robyn says THAT TUNE...
THERE IT IS AGAIN!
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS HUMMING?

Eagle says HMM?
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
JUST SOMETHING I HEARD.

Hawk says ME, TOO.

Robyn says YEAH, BUT WHAT IS IT?
I'VE BEEN HEARING IT
A LOT LATELY.

Eagle says WHATEVER-- HEY,
YOU GUYS WATCH
THE CAPTAIN COSMO SHOW
LAST NIGHT?

Hawk says YEAH, IT WAS AWESOME!
DID YOU SEE
HOW THE SPINY NORD
WRAPPED ITS TENTACLES
AROUND HIM?
OH, THAT WAS SO FIERCE.
I WAS LIKE, HOW'S HE GONNA
GET OUT OF THIS ONE?

(music plays)

Later, Robyn hears other racers humming.

Robyn says HUH?
HEADMASTER, EXCUSE ME,
MAY I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

Crane says HMM? AHH, ROBYN,
YES, ALWAYS.

Robyn says HAVE YOU NOTICED
ANYTHING WEIRD
GOING ON
AROUND HERE LATELY?

Crane says WEIRD?

Robyn says YES, LIKE,
SOME MYSTERIOUS MELODY THAT
EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE HUMMING.

Crane says WHY, NO,
I HADN'T NOTICED.

Robyn says WELL, OKAY, THANKS.

Crane hums the melody.

Robyn says THERE IT IS AGAIN!
NOW YOU'RE DOING IT, TOO!
WHAT IS THAT?

Crane says I AM? HMM.
I'M NOT SURE.

Robyn says EVERYBODY'S HUMMING
OR WHISTLING THE SAME TUNE,
AND NO ONE SEEMS
TO KNOW WHERE IT IS
OR WHERE THEY HEARD IT.

At the library, Dodo whistles the melody.

Vulture says DODO, PLEASE STOP WHISTLING
THAT THING NIGHT AND DAY!
IT'S STARTING
TO INFECT MY BRAIN!

Dodo says OH, UH, SURE,
SORRY, MR. VULTURE.

(music plays) [HUMMING MELODY]

Vulture says DODO!

Dodo says OOPS, I'M SORRY AGAIN, BOSS.
IT'S JUST...
IT'S KIND OF CATCHY.

Vulture says JUST STOP DOING IT,
AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO BE SORRY!

Dodo says WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE
ABOUT THE TUNE?

Vulture says TOO MANY NOTES,
AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM
IS DRIVING ME INSANE.

In a tub, Vulture says AHH...
THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE A WARM,
RELAXING OIL BATH
TO SOOTHE MY FRAYED NERVES.

He hums the melody.

Vulture says I'M OFFICIALLY
LOSING MY MARBLES!
CRAAAANE!
I DEMAND THAT SOMEONE
LOCATE THE SOURCE
OF THAT INFERNAL RACKET
AND STIFLE IT AT ONCE.

Crane says OH, THE MELODY.
ACTUALLY, I FIND IT
RATHER PLEASANT.
YOU DON'T?

Vulture says NO.

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET
ONCE SAID,
YOU ARE HARSHING
MY MELLOW.

Vulture says AND WHAT IN
BLAZING BLUE COMETS
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

Crane says YOU ARE RUINING
A GOOD THING, VULTURE.

Vulture says WELL...
YOUR DEFINITION OF GOOD
AND MY DEFINITION OF GOOD
ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
JUST MAKE IT STOP,
CRANE, OR ELSE!

Crane sighs.

Coot says YES, I KNOW!
I'VE BEEN HEARING
THE MUSICAL PULSES TOO.
AND I'VE DONE A BIT
OF INVESTIGATING.

Crane says AND WHAT ARE
YOUR FINDINGS, COOT?

Coot says THEY'RE FROM
A FARAWAY RADIO SIGNAL
THAT WE'RE ALL PICKING UP
ON OUR BUILT-IN COMMUNICATORS.
THAT'S WHY EVERYONE
SEEMS TO BE HEARING
THE SAME MUSIC
IN THEIR HEADS LATELY.

Robyn says BUT WHY?
AND WHY NOW?
WHAT IS IT?
AND WHERE'S IT COMING FROM?
AND HOW...

Coot says I... EHR...
JUST DON'T KNOW, ROBYN.

Eagle says HEY, IT COULD BE WORSE.
AT LEAST IT MAKES
A COOL SONG.

Hawk and Eagle starts flying in circles and singing MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM SPACE
WE HEAR A MELODY
THAT COMES FROM OUTER SPACE
WE HEAR IT HERE AND THERE
AND EVERY OTHER PLACE
MUSIC FROM SPACE,
MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM OUTER SPACE

(music plays)

Crane says INDEED, THEN I CHALLENGE YOU ALL
TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY.
WHAT IS THE SOURCE
OF THIS RADIO TRANSMISSION?

Eagle says YEAH, LET'S BLAST OFF
INTO SPACE AND FIND IT.

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET
ONCE SAID,
WHY TAKE THE TANGLED PATH
THROUGH THE FOREST
WHEN YOU CAN TAKE
THE SIMPLE ONE?

Eagle says AND, AS A REALLY FAST
ROCKET ONCE SAID,
LET'S ZA-ZA-ZOOM!
I'M THE FAST ROCKET
WHO SAID THAT.

Robyn says YEAH, WE FIGURED.

Eagle says HEH, COOL.

Robyn says OKAY...
WE UNDERSTAND,
HEADMASTER.
WE'LL TRY TO LOCATE
WHERE THE MUSIC IS COMING FROM
THROUGH STARDUST BAY'S
LONG-RANGE TELESCOPE!

Eagle says OH, YOU GUYS ARE
NO FUN AT ALL.

(music plays) [MELODY BUZZING
THROUGH STATIC]

Hawk says THERE IT IS!

Robyn says AVA, CAN YOU IDENTIFY
THE LOCATION?

Ava says LOCATING THE COORDINATES NOW.

Robyn says GOT 'EM, THANKS.
SO, NOW WE CAN USE
THE TELESCOPE
TO SEE WHAT'S
AT THOSE COORDINATES.

Hawk says WHAT DO YOU SEE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?

(music plays)

Robyn says AAH!

Eagle says ROBYN, WHAT IS IT?

On the other end of the telescope, Coot says OOPS!
HEH HEH, SORRY.
DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YA,
JUST POLISHING THE LENS
SO YOU CAN GET A CLEAR VIEW.
OKAY, KIDS, ALL SET.

Robyn sighs and says THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
THIS DOESN'T MAKE
ANY SENSE.

(music plays) [MELODY]

Eagle says WAIT...
THERE IT IS AGAIN.

Robyn says NOPE, NOTHING THERE EITHER.

Hawk says HUH, THIS IS
REALLY WEIRD.

Eagle says NOW, CAN WE PLEASE
GO UP THERE?
I'M FEELING A NEED
FOR SOME SPEED HERE.

Robyn says OKAY, WE'RE GETTING NOWHERE
DOWN HERE ON EARTH.
IT'S TIME FOR
A CLOSER INVESTIGATION...
IN SPACE.

Hawk says YEAH!

Eagle says NOW WE'RE TALKING!
BOOSTER ROCKETS!
[BOTH]

Robyn and Hawk say ENGAGE!

Eagle says WINGS!

They say BACK!

Eagle says SPACE VISORS!

They say DOWN!

They all BLAST OFF!

In space, Hawk says MAYBE IT'S COMING FROM
SOME KIND OF ALIEN ROCKET.

Eagle says OR A ROCK BAND
FROM ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM.

Hawk says HEY, MAYBE THEY'RE
FROM A MUSICAL PLANET.
[WITH MELODY]

Eagle says MAYBE THAT'S HOW
THEY COMMUNICATE THERE
ONLY THROUGH MUSIC,
NA-NA-NA NA-NA-NA

Robyn says OH, BROTHER.

(music plays) [MELODY]

Robyn says THERE'S THE MUSIC AGAIN!
AVA, COORDINATES, PLEASE!

Ava says LOCKING IN NOW!

Hawk says THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

Eagle says AND THE SOUND HAS STOPPED.

Robyn says NOW, WHERE IS IT?
[GURGLING]

Eagle says WAIT, I HEARD SOMETHING!

Hawk says UH, THAT WAS JUST ME-- I ATE
A BURRITO FUEL BAR FOR LUNCH.

Ava says RECALIBRATING COORDINATES.
GOT 'EM!

Robyn says THIS WAY!

Hawk says THIS IS GETTING
REALLY SPOOKY.

Robyn says HOW STRANGE.
EVERY TIME WE FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE MUSIC IS COMING FROM,
IT'S NOT THERE.

Eagle says MAYBE THE ALIEN ROCKET
THAT'S MAKING THE MUSIC
IS INVISIBLE.

Hawk says MAYBE THERE'S
MORE THAN ONE OF THEM.

Eagle says MAYBE THERE'S
A WHOLE BUNCH
OF INVISIBLE MUSICAL
ALIEN ROCKETS.

Robyn says OR MAYBE THERE'S
JUST ONE SOURCE,
BUT WHATEVER IT IS,
IT KEEPS MOVING,
FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT,
TO THE NEXT, TO THE NEXT.
AND WE JUST KEEP MISSING IT.

Ava says AFFIRMATIVE, ROBYN,
THAT THEORY MAKES
THE MOST SENSE.

Robyn says THANKS, AVA.
SO... SINCE WE KNOW
WHERE OUR MYSTERIOUS
MUSICAL ALIEN THINGY HAS BEEN,
MAYBE WE CAN PREDICT
WHERE IT'LL SHOW UP AGAIN.

The 3 locations of the sound appear on the screen.

Hawk says I GET IT...
WE HEARD IT HERE
AND THEN HERE
AND THEN HERE.

Eagle says SO, IF WE CONNECT THE DOTS,
LIKE ONE OF THOSE PUZZLES...

Robyn says WE CAN HOPEFULLY PREDICT
THE NEXT PLACE
IT WILL START PLAYING AGAIN.
LIKE RIGHT AROUND... HERE!
NOW, ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS FLY THERE
AND WAIT FOR IT TO SHOW UP.

Hawk says JUST IN CASE
OUR WHATEVER-IT-IS IS SHY,
MAYBE WE SHOULD HIDE.

Robyn says GOOD THINKING, HAWKY.
BEHIND THAT METEOROID
OVER THERE.

Eagle sings MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM...
[SNORING]

Hawk says EAGLE, WAKE UP!

Eagle says EH, WHAT? HUH?

Robyn says SHHH,
SOMETHING'S COMING.

Hawk says THERE IT IS!

(music plays) [MELODY PLAYING]

Eagle says WHOO-HOO!
OH, MAN, WE'RE GOOD!

Hawk says YEAH, WE SOLVED
THE MYSTERY!

An artificial satellite approaches them.

Robyn says UM, GUYS...
WHAT IS IT?

Hawk says UM, TAKE US
TO YOUR LEADER.
[ACCENT]

A voice from the satellite says TAKE YOU TO MY WHAT?

Hawk says THE ALIEN OVERLORD
WHO RULES YOUR PLANET.

Eagle says YEAH, YOU KNOW,
YOUR, UH, HEADMASTER.
YOUR COMMANDER,
EL PRESIDENTE?

The voice says WHAT ARE THOSE
TWO CRAZY GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

Robyn says OH, DON'T MIND THEM,
BUT PLEASE, DO TELL US,
WHO ARE YOU?

The voice says ME? I AM VOYAGER 1!
[ALL]

The cadets say VOYAGER 1?

Eagle says VOYAGER 1?
FROM EARTH?

Hawk says THE SAME VOYAGER 1
SATELLITE PROBE
THAT WAS LAUNCHED TOWARD
THE VERY OUTER, OUTER EDGE
OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
TO THE INTERSTELLAR SPACE
BEYOND?
YOU'RE SUPER-FAMOUS!
BUT MR. VOYAGER,
YOU'RE GOING
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

Voyager 1 says I AM?

Hawk says YES! YOU'RE FLYING
TOWARD EARTH.
THE SHORTEST ROUTE
TO THE OUTER EDGE IS THAT WAY.

Voyager 1 says THAT WAY?

Eagle says THIS WAY.

Voyager 1 says WHICH WAY?

Robyn says THAT WAY.

Voyager 1 says THIS WAY?

Robyn says THAT WAY!

Voyager 1 says NO WAY!

The cadets say WAY!

Voyager 1 says REALLY? THAT WAY?
NOT THIS WAY?

The cadets say YES! NO!

Voyager 1 says OH... UGH, I BET
IT'S THAT ANNOYING ASTEROID
I BUMPED INTO NEAR NEPTUNE.
IT MADE ME TAKE
A WRONG TURN.
IF I EVER SEE
THAT THING AGAIN...

Robyn says NOW IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
WHEN YOU VEERED
OFF COURSE,
YOUR ORBIT SENT YOU BACK
TOWARD EARTH.
THAT'S WHY WE SUDDENLY
BEGAN HEARING
YOUR RADIO TRANSMISSIONS!

Hawk says YEAH! WHAT'S THAT TUNE
YOU KEEP PLAYING?

Voyager 1 says TUNE?
OH... YOU MEAN THIS?

(music plays)

[BEETHOVEN'S FIFTH]

Voyager 1 says THAT'S ON MY GOLDEN RECORD.
WHEN I WAS LAUNCHED,
THEY GAVE ME
A GOLDEN DISC, SEE?
IT HOLDS PICTURES
AND SOUNDS AND MUSIC
FOR SPACE TRAVELERS
TO DISCOVER IN THE FUTURE
TO LEARN ABOUT
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE ON EARTH.

Eagle says WELL, WE LOVE YOUR MELODY.
WE'VE EVEN
WRITTEN LYRICS FOR IT.

Voyager 1 says REALLY!
MAY I HEAR THEM?

Hawk and Eagle sing MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM SPACE
WE HEAR A MELODY
THAT COMES FROM OUTER SPACE
WE HEAR IT HERE AND THERE
AND EVERY OTHER PLACE

Voyager 1 says OOH, I LIKE IT.

Hawk says COME ON, GUYS,
LET'S GIVE MR. VOYAGER
A BOOST BACK
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

Voyager 1 says GRACIAS!
THANK YOU.

They all push Voyager and sing MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM SPACE
WE HEAR A MELODY
THAT COMES FROM OUTER SPACE
WE HEAR IT HERE AND THERE
AND EVERY OTHER PLACE
MUSIC FROM SPACE,
MUSIC FROM SPACE
MUSIC FROM OUTER SPACE

Back in the academy, Vulture says THANK GOODNESS
THAT INFERNAL MUSIC
HAS STOPPED.
DODO, PULL UP THE SPACE-NASIUM
BLUEPRINTS FOR ME, PLEASE.

D presses buttons and says BLUEPRINTS,
COMING RIGHT UP.
[BEEPING]

A song says WE HEAR A MELODY
THAT COMES FROM OUTER SPACE

Vulture says OH, NO...
NOW IT'S EVEN WORSE!
WE'VE GOT
TO DROWN IT OUT
WITH SOMETHING ELSE,
OR I'LL GO MAD!
I'M BEGGING YOU, DODO,
DO SOMETHING! ANYTHING!

Dodo presses other buttons and says SURE THING, BOSS,
HEH HEH!

My lunar ponies appear on the screen and sing A FRIEND IS A FRIEND

Vulture screams.

The song continues A FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY,
FRIENDLY...

(music plays)
The end credits roll.