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 "Cadet Dodo."


(music plays)
[CHATTER AND LAUGHTER]

At the academy, the cadets play tag.

Robyn says OH... OH, YEAH, YOU'RE IT.

Hawk says YOU'RE IT.

Dodo says SIGH. MOPE.
SIGH.
HEAVY SIGH.
WHOO-HOO-HOO!

Eagle says HEY!
YOU'RE IT! GOTCHA!

Dodo says MORE MOPING.
MORE SIGHING.

Robyn says DODO, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

Dodo says WHO, ME?
OH, SURE.

Hawk says YOU DON'T SOUND
ALL RIGHT.
NO, NO, I'M FINE.

Eagle says WELL, OKAY, THEN.

Dodo cries.

Robyn says DODO, YOU'RE SO NOT FINE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
YOU CAN TELL US.

Dodo says I'M JUST A LITTLE SAD.
SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED
THIS MORNING.
SOMETHING REALLY BAD!

Dodo makes something explode at the lab.

[GURGLING, STEAM HISSING]

Vulture says THAT'S IT!
DODO...
YOU'RE FIRED!

Dodo says WHAT?! NO!
I'M SORRY, BOSS!
I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE
A SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY FOR YOU,
LIKE YOU ASKED!

Vulture says BUILDING THE WORLD'S
SMALLEST INDOOR VOLCANO
IS NOT A DISCOVERY!

Dodo says I'LL DO BETTER NEXT TIME.
I PROMISE!

Vulture says ALL I WANT IS SOME
LITTLE THING NAMED AFTER ME.
IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?
SOME ITTY-BITTY
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY LIKE...

Dodo says I'LL-- I'LL FIND SOMETHING.
I WILL.

Vulture says NOT FOR ME YOU WON'T.
YOUR WORK HERE IS DONE!
FINISHED!
PACK YOUR THINGS
AND GET OUT!
YOU'RE FIRED!

Dodo sniffles and says SO NOW I HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
BEING MR. VULTURE'S
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
IS ALL I'VE EVER TRAINED FOR.
IT'S ALL I'VE EVER DONE.

Hawk says WE WANT TO HELP!
HOW CAN WE HELP?

Dodo says COULD YOU TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE
GREAT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES?

Robyn says WELL, EVERYTHING WE KNOW
ABOUT SCIENCE
COMES FROM OUR TRAINING
HERE IN THE ACADEMY.

Hawk says HEY, THAT'S AN IDEA!
MAYBE YOU COULD BECOME
A SPACE RACER LIKE US!

Dodo says REALLY? I COULD DO THAT?
HOW?

(music plays)
[NERVOUS GRUMBLING]

Dodo says ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO IS RELAX
AND ANSWER A FEW TEST QUESTIONS
AS HONESTLY AS YOU CAN.

He gulps and says OKAY.
[NERVOUS GRUMBLING]

Dodo has a meeting with Headmaster Crane.

Crane says ARE YOU READY TO BEGIN?

Dodo says IS THAT A TRICK QUESTION?
IS THAT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS?
WHAT IF I ANSWER WRONG?

Crane says THERE ARE NO WRONG ANSWERS.
LET'S BEGIN WITH SOME
SIMPLE MATH EQUATIONS.
HOW MUCH IS TWO PLUS TWO?
TWO PLUS TWO.

Dodo says TWO PLUS TWO.
NOW, WAIT, DON'T TELL ME.
I KNOW THIS.
TWO PLUS TWO IS... 22!

Crane says HMM, PERHAPS THERE ARE
SOME WRONG ANSWERS.
LET'S MOVE ON
TO A BIT OF BASIC SCIENCE.
THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND...

Dodo says IT DOES?

Crane says YES.

Dodo says WHAT DOES IT REVOLVE AROUND?

Crane says THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU.

Dodo says OH, SO YOU DON'T KNOW EITHER?

Crane says HERE'S A HINT.
IT'S VERY LARGE
AND VERY BRIGHT
AND IS AT THE VERY CENTER
OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

Dodo says THE...

Crane says SUUUUUU...

Dodo says SSSSSS... ..SSSOMETHING.

Crane says YES. HMM.
PERHAPS ANOTHER HINT.

Dodo says THE SUUU-- MOON!
HA! HA!
YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD TRICK ME,
DIDN'T YOU?
HA HA HA!

Crane shows him pictures from the Rorschard’s test and says NOW, JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE
IN EACH PICTURE, DODO.

Dodo says THAT'S ME AND MR. VULTURE
ON VACATION LAST YEAR ON MARS.
MR. VULTURE AND ME PLAYING GAMES
ON HIS PRIVATE SPACE STATION.
THAT'S THE TIME MY LITTLE
TOY ROBOT STOPPED WORKING
AND MR. VULTURE GAVE ME
A NEW BATTERY TO FIX IT.
[SNIFFLING, WHIMPERING]
[BLOWING NOSE]

Crane says VERY WELL.
WE SHALL TAKE YOUR MANY YEARS
OF DEDICATED SERVICE
TO VULTURE INTO ACCOUNT.
YOU MAY JOIN THE SCHOOL
ON A TRIAL BASIS.

Dodo says I CAN?!

Crane says WELCOME TO
STARDUST SPACE ACADEMY,
JUNIOR CADET DODO.
I HOPE YOUR TIME HERE
WILL BE A PLEASANT ONE.

Dodo says WAHOO!
THANK YOU, BOSS!
I WON'T LET YOU DOWN, BOSS!

Crane says NOT "BOSS."
JUST "HEADMASTER" WILL DO.

Dodo says OKAY, BOSSMASTER...
UH, HEAD BOSSMASTER.
I MEAN... THANK YOU!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Hawk says YAY!

Robyn says CONGRATULATIONS, DODO!

Eagle says YEAH! WE CAN START
YOUR TRAINING RIGHT NOW.

At the observatory, Dodo tries looking on the telescope.

Robyn says UM, NO, YOU SHUT THE OTHER EYE,
NOT THE ONE YOU'RE USING.

Dodo says OH!
YEAH, THAT WORKS.

The cadets practice flying through hoops.

Robyn says DAH!

Hawk says OH, THAT WAS CLOSE!
[LAUGHTER]
[GRUNTING]
[CHUCKLING]

Dodo keeps hitting the hoops.

[SIGHS]

At the launch pad, Eagle says SO, ONE MORE TIME,
IT'S "BOOSTER ROCKETS
ENGAGED,
"WINGS BACK,
SPACE VISORS DOWN."

Dodo says SPACE VISORS UP!
WINGS OUT!

Eagle says NO, NO, "WINGS BACK!"

Dodo says RIGHT.
SPACE ROCKETS ON!
WINGS DOWN!
BOOSTER VISORS ENGAGED!
NO, WAIT, WAIT.
WING VISORS DOWN.
SPACE BOOSTERS ON.
UH... SOMETHING-SOMETHING'S
ENGAGED!

Eagle says OKAY,
YOU'LL GET IT LATER.
LET'S JUST BLAST OFF.

Dodo says YAHOO!
OOPS!
[THUNDER RUMBLING]

At night, Dodo watches a storm through the window.

Eagle says HEY, BUDDY. YOU OKAY?

Dodo says I GUESS.
I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT MY OLD LIFE.
I KIND OF MISS
MR. VULTURE.

Eagle says AWW...
WELL, YOU'VE GOT
A WHOLE NEW LIFE NOW
AND NEW FRIENDS
WHO CARE ABOUT YOU.
WAIT AND SEE.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
BEING A SPACE RACER.

Dodo says BUT DO I HAVE
WHAT IT TAKES?

Eagle says ABSOLUTELY.
YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT!

The next day, Eagle speaks with the headmaster.

Eagle says NO WAY!
HE'S NOT READY FOR A REAL
MISSION IN SPACE!
I DON'T KNOW
IF HE'LL EVER BE READY.

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET ONCE SAID,
"THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO LEARN
THAN BY DOING."
SOME FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE
MAY BE EXACTLY WHAT
JUNIOR CADET DODO NEEDS.

Eagle says WELL, OKAY.

In outer space, Dodo says WOW!
LOOK AT THAT BIG RED PLANET!
IT MUST BE THE BIGGEST,
REDDEST PLANET IN THE UNIVERSE.
HAS ANYONE NAMED IT?

Robyn says YES.
IT'S CALLED MARS.

Dodo says OH.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THAT ITTY-BITTY
BLUE ONE WAY BACK THERE?
HAS ANYONE NAMED THAT ONE?

Robyn says YEP.
IT'S CALLED EARTH.
UH, WE JUST CAME FROM THERE.

Eagle says AND WHAT'S THAT
REALLY BIG ONE?

Robyn says JUPITER. THE LARGEST PLANET
IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

Eagle says AND RIGHT OVER THERE IS IO,
ONE OF JUPITER'S MOONS.
THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
HEADED TODAY
TO TRACK SOME
VOLCANIC ACTIVITY.

Dodo says WOW! LOOK HOW TALL
THAT MOUNTAIN IS.
UH... HOW TALL IS IT?

Ava says MT. PIGEON
IS 15,000 METERS HIGH.

Hawk says YUP! WE DISCOVERED
THAT ONE LAST YEAR.
A GREAT MOUNTAIN, AND WE
NAMED IT AFTER A GREAT COACH.

Dodo says HOW DOES IT WORK?
YOU JUST FIND SOMETHING
AND THEN NAME IT?

Robyn says WELL, FIRST YOU HAVE TO FIND
SOMETHING ON A PLANET
THAT'S OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST,
LIKE A MOUNTAIN, A LAKE,
OR A VOLCANO.
IF IT CHECKS OUT AS NEW,
THEN YOU'VE DISCOVERED IT
AND YOU CAN NAME IT!

Dodo says OH!
HOW BIG IS THAT THING
DOWN THERE
WITH ALL THE BUBBLING
STUFF IN IT?

Eagle says OH, YOU MEAN THE LAKE?
AVA.

Ava says SCANNING MY DATABASE NOW.
I DO NOT KNOW.
THIS SULPHUR LAVA LAKE ON IO
HAS NEVER BEEN MEASURED
OR RECORDED.

Dodo says WAIT, SO IT'S UNDISCOVERED?

Ava says THAT IS CORRECT,
JUNIOR CADET.
IT HAS BEEN UNKNOWN UNTIL NOW.

Dodo says WHOA!
I DISCOVERED SOMETHING!

Back at the academy, Vulture meets Crane.

[CRANE HUMMING]

Vulture says GREETINGS,
FELLOW ROCKET.

Crane says HMM? OH!
VULTURE.
HELLO.
WHAT MIGHT I HELP YOU WITH?

Vulture says YOU KNOW, I HEARD
THE FUNNIEST RUMOUR.
[FORCED CHUCKLING]
I HEARD THAT DODO MAY HAVE
ENROLLED AS A CADET
HERE IN STARDUST
SPACE ACADEMY.

Crane says THAT IS TRUE.
HE HAS.

Vulture says HOW... DELIGHTFUL.
WELL, BULLY FOR DODO!
[CHUCKLES]
SO...
HOW IS HE DOING SO FAR?

Crane says WHY?
DO YOU FIND THAT
YOU... MISS HIM?

Vulture says MISS THE LITTLE IMP?
ME?!
WHY, NO!
OF COURSE NOT!
BUT...

Over the radio, Eagle says HEADMASTER CRANE,
DO YOU READ ME?
EAGLE HERE,
REPORTING FROM IO.

Crane says YES, EAGLE.
PLEASE GO ON.

Eagle says WE THINK THERE'S BEEN
A DISCOVERY
OF SCIENTIFIC
INTEREST HERE
BY DODO!

Crane says A DISCOVERY
BY JUNIOR CADET DODO?
ON IO?
WONDERFUL!

Vulture says HOW EXTRAORDINARY!
HOW MARVELLOUS!
AND SINCE DODO
WORKS FOR ME,
ANY DISCOVERY WOULD,
IN FACT, BE MINE!

Crane says NO, IT SHOULD BE
NAMED AFTER DODO
SINCE HE NO LONGER
WORKS FOR YOU.

Vulture chuckles and says NONSENSE!
WHERE DID YOU GET
THAT SILLY IDEA?

Dodo says WHEN YOU SAID,
"DODO, YOU'RE FIRED" TWICE.

Vulture says NO, NO, NO!
BOTH TIMES I SAID,
"DODO, YOU'RE... HIRED."
(CHUCKLES)
I WANTED TO MAKE DOUBLY SURE
YOU WERE WORKING FOR ME.
YOU DO STILL WANT TO WORK
FOR ME, DON'T YOU, DODO?

Dodo says WELL, I DO LOVE MY NEW LIFE.
IT'S SO EXCITING AND FUN!
BUT... I ALSO SORT OF KIND OF
MISS WORKING FOR MR. VULTURE.

Robyn says YOU WANT TO GO BACK,
DON'T YOU?

Dodo says YEAH.
[RADIO CRACKLES]

Eagle says MR. VULTURE, THIS IS
DODO'S MANAGER, EAGLE.
HE ACCEPTS YOUR OFFER.

Vulture says EXCELLENT!

Eagle says WITH A FEW CONDITIONS,
OF COURSE.

Vulture says SUCH AS?

Eagle says HE'LL NEED AT LEAST TEN
COFFEE FUEL BREAKS A DAY.

Vulture says ONE.

Eagle says TWO.

Vulture says DONE.

Hawk says AND HE'S ALLOWED TO WATCH
"MY LUNAR PONY" ON TV
WHENEVER HE WANTS TO.

Vulture groans and says YES!
YES, OKAY!

Eagle says THEN WE'VE GOT A DEAL.
EXCELLENT!
THAT DISCOVERY
ON IO IS MINE!
I'LL BE THERE IN A JIFFY
TO CLAIM MY NEW PROPERTY!

Crane says VULTURE, THIS DOESN'T MEAN
YOU OWN THE DISCOVERY,
JUST THAT IT CAN BE
NAMED AFTER YOU.

Vulture meets Dodo and the cadets by the lake and says GOOD WORK, DODO!
YOU FINALLY CAME THROUGH FOR ME.
I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
YOU HAD IT IN YOU.

Dodo says AH, SHUCKS.
THANKS, BOSS!

Vulture says OH, YES, YES, YES.
AND NOW TO
THE BUSINESS AT HAND.
WHERE IS THIS MAGNIFICENT
NEW DISCOVERY?

Dodo says RIGHT THIS WAY.
WELCOME TO VULTURE LAKE!

He plants his flag and starts sniffing.

[GASPS]

Vulture says EW!
WHAT IS THAT HORRIBLE,
DISGUSTING, ROTTEN STENCH?

Dodo says THAT'S YOUR NEW SULPHUR LAKE!
UH, UM, SULPHUR LAKES ON IO
ARE PRETTY STINKY,
BUT ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

Vulture says UGH!
IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING
TIRES DOWN HERE.
I DON'T WANT THIS LAKE!

Eagle takes a picture.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Eagle says OOPS! TOO LATE!
THE PICS ARE ALREADY POSTED
ALL OVER THE GALACTIC WEB!

Vulture sobs.

Dodo says AT LAST!
YOU'RE FAMOUS, BOSS!
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE.
JUST LIKE YOU WANTED.
AND YOUR FLAG LOOKS SO COOL.
HEY, EVERY TIME
PEOPLE SEE VULTURE LAKE
OR SMELL SOMETHING
REALLY STINKY,
THEY'LL THINK OF YOU!
[CADETS LAUGHING]
VULTURE: OH, THE PAIN!

(music plays)

The end credits roll.