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 "Great balls of fuel."


(music plays)

In outer space, Crane says WHAT A LOVELY DAY
FOR A SCHOOL TRIP.

Coach Pigeon says PSH! DAY, NIGHT,
WHO CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE
WAY OUT HERE?

Eagles flies around Robyn and says HEY, ROBYN,
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?
ARE WE THERE YET?

Robyn says YES, EAGLE, WE'RE THERE.
THIS IS WHERE YOU GET OFF.
SEE YA!
[CHUCKLING]

Hawk says WOW, LOOK, GUYS!
THERE IT IS!
DEEP SPACE STATION
GAGARIN!

Crane says EARTH'S FARTHEST OUTPOST,
IN ORBIT AROUND NEPTUNE.

Coach Pigeon groans and says I THOUGHT WE'D
NEVER GET HERE.
MY THRUSTERS
ARE KILLING ME!

Hawk says YEAH, THIS IS THE LONGEST
SCHOOL TRIP WE'VE EVER TAKEN.

Crane says YOU KNOW,
BACK IN THE OLD DAYS,
IT WOULD TAKE ROCKETS
EVEN LONGER.
NEARLY 12 YEARS TO REACH THIS
FAR OUT INTO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.

Eagle says 12 YEARS?!

Crane says YES, BUT NOW WE CAN DO IT
IN JUST ONE WEEK.
SO LET US BE THANKFUL
FOR IMPROVED FUEL
THAT CAN CARRY US SUCH
A GREAT DISTANCE SO QUICKLY.

They land on the space station.

[RUSSIAN ACCENT]

Trogon says WELCOME TO DEEP SPACE!

The cadets hug Trogon and say TROGON!
WE'VE MISSED YOU!

Hawk says YEAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE?

Trogon says THERE IS STILL MUCH TO LEARN
ABOUT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, YES?
SO, WE COME HERE TO
COLLECT SAMPLES, ANALYZE,
ENTER FINDINGS,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH,
BUT MAINLY TO STUDY
KUIPER BELT.

Raven says ISN'T IT KIND OF SILLY
TO TRAVEL THIS FAR
JUST TO STUDY
SOME OLD BELT?

Trogon laughs and says I LIKE YOU.
YOU ARE CRAZY ROCKET!
WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

Raven says RAVEN.

Trogon says WELL, CADET RAVEN,
THE KUIPER BELT IS NOT
JUST ANY OLD BELT.
IT'S ONE OF THE OUTERMOST PARTS
OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
BUT NOW COME.
YOU MUST ALL BE TIRED
AND HUNGRY, YES?
WHERE I COME FROM,
WE HAVE A VERY OLD
AND VERY, VERY WISE SAYING:
"ALL WORK AND NO PLAY
IS STINKY!"
[LAUGHING]
[ALL LAUGHING]

Trogon shows the cadets around.

He says WE HAVE PLENTY
OF TASTY FUEL HERE.
EAT IN OUR CAFETERIA,
EXERCISE IN OUR
SPACENASIUM,
WATCH VIDEOS AND PLAY
IN OUR MEDIA ROOM.
ENJOY!
WE MEET LATER
ON OBSERVATION DECK.

The cadets go inside an anti-gravitational chamber.

Robyn says THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!
ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME
SO FAR FROM HOME.
I COULD LIVE OUT HERE
FOR A WHILE.

(music plays)

Hawk says OH, ME TOO!
THEY HAVE EVERY EPISODE
OF "CAPTAIN COSMOS."
IN THEIR DATABASE!

Robyn says AND DID YOU CHECK OUT
THE SCIENCE LAB?
IT'S INCREDIBLE!

Raven says BORING.

Eagle says I'M WITH RAVEN.
TOO MUCH
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
ABOUT SCIENCE
AND COLLECTING SAMPLES,
AND NOT ENOUGH RACING!

Robyn says HONESTLY, YOU TWO ARE LIKE
PRIMITIVE CAVE ROCKETS!
WHEN WERE YOU BORN,
THE 21ST CENTURY?

Trogon says LOOK, SPACE RACERS.
THIS IS THE KUIPER BELT.
IS VERY BIG AREA!
IT IS MADE UP OF MILLIONS
OF ICY AND ROCKY OBJECTS
THAT ORBIT OUR SUN
IN BETWEEN NEPTUNE AND PLUTO.

Robyn says BUT, TROGON,
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.
[LAUGHING]

Trogon says THAT IS BECAUSE
THE KUIPER BELT IS HUGE!
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EVERYTHING
OUT HERE IS SO WIDE,
YOU CAN'T SEE THEM
ONLY WITH YOUR EYES.
LOOK THROUGH THE TELESCOPES!
SEE NOW?
THERE IS REALLY
MUCH GOING ON OUT HERE,
AND WE ARE LEARNING
MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY!

Coach Pigeon looks through the telescope and sees two rocks collide.

Coach Pigeon says WHOA!
I JUST SAW TWO FROZEN ROCKS
CRASH INTO EACH OTHER
AND BREAK APART!

Crane says YES, THIS HAPPENS TOO.
THEY SAY THAT IN ANOTHER
HUNDRED MILLION YEARS OR SO,
THERE MIGHT NOT EVEN BE
A KUIPER BELT LEFT.

Hawk says OH, NO! THEN WE'D BETTER
HURRY UP AND STUDY IT ALL
BEFORE IT'S ALL GONE!

Trogon laughs and says I LIKE THIS HAWK.
HE'S CRAZY!

Raven says COME ON, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE
AND HAVE SOME FUN.

Eagle says YEAH!

They leave the observatory.

Eagle says SPACE TAG!
HA HA HA! YOU'RE IT!

Raven says HEH! GOT YA NOW!
[PANTING]

Eagle says AW, MISS ME, RAVEN?
[LAUGHING]

Raven says NOT FOR LONG!
HERE, CHICKY,
CHICKY, CHICKY.
SPACE TAG.
YOU'RE IT!

He pushes Eagle against a pipe that cracks open. Bubbles start coming out.

[LAUGHING]

Trogon says YOU ARE CRAZY ROCKET!
[HAWK LAUGHING]

Eagle says HA HA!
THAT WAS A BLAST!

Robyn says WHERE'D YOU GUYS
DISAPPEAR TO?

Eagle says UH, BATHROOM BREAK.
[LAUGHING]
[SCOFFS]

Robyn says SO WEIRD.

Hawk says HEY, YOU MISSED
SOME GREAT STUFF.

(music plays)
THANKS, MR. TROGON.
THE KUIPER BELT IS SO AWESOME.

Trogon says DA!
IS MOST FASCINATING!

Robyn says HEY, WHAT'S THAT?

Coach Pigeon says LOOKS LIKE A FLOATING
LIQUID BUBBLE.

Crane says YES, IN ZERO GRAVITY,
ALL LIQUIDS
TURN INTO ROUND BALLS.

Coach Pigeon says WHOA! IT'S LIKE A BUBBLE
WONDERLAND IN HERE!
[LAUGHING]

Crane says LIQUIDS HAVE A SORT
OF STICKINESS
THAT MAKES THEM
LIKE TO STAY TOGETHER.
UP HERE, WITHOUT GRAVITY,
WHERE THEY CAN FLOAT,
THE SHAPE THAT ALLOWS SOMETHING
TO STAY TOGETHER BEST
IS A ROUND BALL.

Hawk says WHAT ARE THESE BALLS
MADE OF?

Trogon says AH, GOOD QUESTION,
CADET HAWK!
THE SPECTROMETER
ALWAYS KNOWS.
JUST POINT IT AT ANYTHING,
AND IT TELLS US
WHAT IT IS MADE OF.
[SPECTROMETER BEEPING]

Trogon says LET US SEE HERE.

The spectrometer says ROCKET FUEL.

Trogon says EH, LIKE I SAID,
SPECTROMETER ALWAYS KNOWS.
FLOATING LIQUID BALLS
ARE ROCKET FUEL.
WAIT... WHAT?

The spectrometer says ROCKET FUEL.

Everyone says ROCKET FUEL?!

Coach Pigeon says GALLOPING GLOBULES!

Trogon says ROCKET FUEL?!
AHEM, MUST BE MISTAKE.

(music plays)
OH, BOY!
IS NO MISTAKE.
FUEL TANK IS EMPTY.
BUT HOW?

Trogon spots the crack, gasps and says HERE IS HOW!
A BIG HOLE HAS BEEN TORN HERE!
WHAT WOULD TEAR HOLE?

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET ONCE SAID,
"THIS IS NOT GOOD."

Trogon says WELL, WE ARE IN DEEP SPACE
WITH NO FOOD TO EAT.

Coach Pigeon says REALLY FAR FROM EARTH TOO.
IT'LL TAKE A WEEK
FOR A CARGO SHIP TO GET HERE
WITH FRESH SUPPLIES.

Crane says PERHAPS WE CAN
COLLECT THE BUBBLES
AND REFILL THE STORAGE TANK.

Crane tries to grab a ball. The ball slides through his wings and he falls forward.

[THUD]

Crane says OUCH!

Coach Pigeon says OH, I GOT IT!
I GOT IT! I GOT IT!
[GRUNTING]
[GROANS]

Robyn says HEY, EAGLE, WHAT'S THAT
DENT ON YOUR SIDE?

Eagle says UH, WHAT DENT?

Robyn says THAT ONE.

Eagle says OH! UM... NOTHING.
I JUST, YOU KNOW,
FELL AND BANGED MYSELF.

Robyn says HMM. AGAINST
THE FUEL TANK?

Raven says WE DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT,
I SWEAR!
WE WERE JUST PLAYING
SPACE TAG!

Eagle says IT'S TRUE!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!

Robyn says WELL, WE CAN'T
JUST STAND AROUND!
WE GOT TO DO
SOMETHING, GUYS!

Hawk says YEAH! I DON'T WANT TO GO
A WHOLE WEEK WITHOUT EATING.

Eagle says I'M SURE IF WE PUT
OUR HEADS TOGETHER,
WE CAN FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT, RIGHT?
WE'RE SPACE RACERS!

He races his wing.

Raven slaps his wing against Eagle’s and says BOOYAH!

Hawk says UH, WHAT ARE WE
TALKIN' ABOUT AGAIN?
I CAN'T THINK WHEN I'M HUNGRY.

Eagle says DUH!
THE ANSWER IS SO OBVIOUS,
IT'S STARING US
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO
IS FLY AT THE FUEL BALLS
WITH OUR MOUTHS OPEN
AND EAT THEM
RIGHT OUT OF THE AIR.

Raven says LET'S DO IT!
[GULPING]

Hawk and Raven try to eat the balls but the ball won’t pop.

[GROANS]

Eagle says OKAY, THIS ISN'T WORKING.

Robyn says I KNOW.
IT'S SO FRUSTRATING!

Hawk says AW...
LOOK AT ALL THIS YUMMY FUEL
RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF US,
AND WE CAN'T EAT IT!
YEAH, I WISH I COULD JUST CRAWL
INSIDE ONE OF THESE THINGS.

Eagle says HAWK, THAT'S IT!
YOU'RE A GENIUS!

Hawk says I AM?

Eagle says YES!
OKAY, WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET
AT THE FUEL FROM THE OUTSIDE,
BUT I BET WE CAN
FROM THE INSIDE!

Robyn says HUH?

Hawk says HOW?

Eagle says FOLLOW ME, GUYS!
MAYBE WE CAN GET TO THE FUEL
THROUGH STRAWS!
IF WE CAN STICK STRAWS
INTO THE BUBBLES,
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DRINK
THE FUEL RIGHT OUT OF THEM!

Raven says HEY, YOU KNOW,
THAT MIGHT WORK.

Eagle starts sucking the fuel out a ball.

[SLURPING]
[BURPS]

The other cadets say IT WORKS!
WAHOO!

Eagle says GRAB ALL THE STRAWS
YOU CAN!
[SLURPING]
[BURPS]

Eagle says WE'RE REALLY SORRY,
EVERYONE.

Raven says YEAH, WE DIDN'T MEAN TO BREAK
THE STORAGE TANK.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

Trogon says YOU ARE FORGIVEN.
THIS TIME.
WHILE WE REPAIR TANK,
YOUR SMART IDEA
WILL KEEP EVERYONE
FUELLED AND FED ALL WEEK
UNTIL CARGO SHIP ARRIVES
WITH FRESH SUPPLIES.

Crane says INDEED.
IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME
TO FEED EVERYONE THIS WAY,
BUT AT LEAST NO ONE
WILL GO HUNGRY.

Trogon says HA! CRAZY ROCKETS.

The cadets watch an episode of Captain Cosmos.

Captain Cosmos says BLACKBIRD THE PIRATE,
YOUR SPACE PIRATING DAYS
ARE OVER!
IN THE NAME
OF THE GALACTIC COALITION,
I'M PLACING YOU
UNDER ARREST.

Blackbird Pirate says ARR!
YOU MAKE ME LAUGH, COSMOS.
YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME!
[LAUGHING]
[COUGHING]
[TV TURNS OFF]

Eagle says YEAH...
GUESS WE'RE STUCK HERE NOW
FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.

Raven says SWEET!
NO CHORES,
NO SCHOOL.
I THINK I'M GONNA LIKE BEING
ON SPACE STATION VACATION.
[LAUGHING]

Eagle says ME, TOO, BUDDY!

Trogon says EH, EH, EH, EH,
NOT SO FAST,
MY MISCHIEVOUS
LITTLE SPACE RACERS.
I HAVE MANY, MANY HOURS
OF STUDY MATERIAL
ON HARD DRIVE
JUST FOR YOU TWO.
IS EVERYTHING YOU MISSED
ABOUT KUIPER BELT
WHILE YOU WERE
PLAYING AROUND
AND DESTROYING
OUR FUEL TANK.

Eagle and Raven say OH, MAN!

(music plays)

The end credits roll.