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 "Counter-Earth."

In the garage, the cadets try to fix their visors.

Coot says IN CASE OF EMERGENCIES IN SPACE,
YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIX
YOUR OWN VISORS, CADETS.
AND...
AND ALWAYS...
YOU NEED TO USE
THE RIGHT TOOLS.

Hawk unscrews his back stabilizer and says WHOOPS.
OHH...

Coot says LIKE I SAID,
THE RIGHT TOOL
GETS THE JOB DONE.

Eagle says YEAH, BUT WHAT'S
THE RIGHT TOOL?
NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.

Coot says A WRENCH, MY YOUNG ROCKETS.

Hawk says BUT WHICH ONE?
THERE'S A LOT OF 'EM.

Coot says HM, LET'S SEE...
WE'VE GOT SOCKET WRENCHES,
LUG WRENCHES, TORQUE WRENCHES,
MONKEY WRENCHES
AND A CROW'S FOOT WRENCH.
I HAVE THE UTMOST CONFIDENCE
YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

Robyn says GUESS WE'LL HAVE
TO TRY THEM ALL.

Eagle says WHY'D THEY NAME
A WRENCH AFTER CROW?

Hawk says YEAH, AND WHAT'S A MONKEY?

Eagle says UNH-UNH?

Robyn says HEY, WHAT'S THIS
OLD BOOK OVER HERE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.
"COUNTER-EARTH."
"COUNTER-EARTH
IS EARTH'S TWIN PLANET
"ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUN.
"IT HAS ALL THE PHYSICAL
FEATURES OF EARTH,
"LIKE MOUNTAINS,
DESERTS AND OCEANS.
BUT IT'S UNINHABITED."

Eagle says WOW! COUNTER-EARTH!?
NEVER HEARD OF IT.

Hawk says AND IF IT'S IDENTICAL TO EARTH,
WHY DOESN'T ANYBODY LIVE THERE?

Robyn says LET'S ASK.
AVA, ARE YOU THERE?

Ava says YES, ROBYN, I AM ALWAYS THERE.
AND ALWAYS HERE AS WELL.

Eagle says AVA, ARE YOU MAKING A JOKE?

Ava says I AM A COMPUTER,
I DO NOT MAKE JOKES.
(QUESTIONING GROAN)

Robyn says HAVE YOU HEARD OF A PLANET
CALLED COUNTER-EARTH?

Hawk says EARTH'S IDENTICAL TWIN PLANET
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUN?

Ava says ONE MOMENT,
CHECKING MY DATA BANK.
(BEEPING)
NO, I HAVE
NO INFORMATION ON THIS.

Eagle says THAT'S STRANGE.

Robyn says YEAH, 'CAUSE IT'S RIGHT HERE
IN COOT'S OLD BOOK.
I'M GONNA BORROW IT
AND READ IT MORE CAREFULLY.

Hawk says YOU SURE COOT WON'T MIND
IF WE BORROW HIS BOOK?

Robyn says NO, HE ALWAYS WANTS US
TO READ AND LEARN.
WE'LL RETURN IT TOMORROW.

Coot observes them behind a window and chuckles.

At night, Eagle says I WONDER HOW COME
NO ONE'S EVER MENTIONED
COUNTER-EARTH BEFORE?
AND WHY WE'VE
NEVER SEEN IT?

Robyn says MAYBE BECAUSE IT HAS
AN IDENTICAL ORBIT TO EARTH.
AND EARTH AND COUNTER-EARTH
ARE ALWAYS ON
OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SUN.

Hawk says YOU MEAN, WHEN WE'RE HERE,
IT'S THERE.
AND WHEN WE'RE THERE,
IT'S HERE.
WITH THE SUN IN THE MIDDLE.

Robyn says RIGHT.
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,
I THINK WE SHOULD EXPLORE
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SUN
AND LOOK FOR IT.

Eagle says GREAT IDEA,
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

Hawk says I'M IN.
HEY, MAYBE THERE'LL BE
A REWARD FOR DISCOVERING IT!
LIKE ALL THE CRANBERRY
ROCKET FUEL WE WANT
FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!

Eagle says YEAH, I DON'T THINK SO.

Robyn says NAH... PROBABLY NOT.

Hawk says OH, MAYBE NOT.
BUT LET'S GO ANYWAY!

At the launch pads, Eagle says BOOSTER ROCKETS!

They all say ENGAGED!

Eagle says WINGS!

They all say BACK!

Eagle says SPACE VISORS?

They all say DOWN! BLAST OFF!

In outer space, Eagle says HALFWAY AROUND THE SUN, RIGHT?

Robyn says AVA, WHAT WOULD THE COORDINATES
BE FOR COUNTER-EARTH?

Ava says CALCULATING...
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
EARTH AND THE SUN
IS ONE ASTRONOMICAL UNIT,
WHICH IS 93 MILLION MILES.
SO, COUNTER-EARTH SHOULD
BE 93 MILLION MILES
FROM THE SUN AS WELL,
EXACTLY ON THE OTHER SIDE.

Robyn says THANKS.

Hawk says HOW WILL WE RECOGNIZE IT?

Robyn says WELL, IT SHOULD LOOK
JUST LIKE EARTH.
ICE, MOUNTAINS,
VOLCANOES, OCEANS.

Eagle says TOTALLY.

(music plays)

Hawk says WHEW, THAT TOOK FOREVER.

Robyn says REALLY.
WELL, SHOULD BE
SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE.
BUT WHERE?

Eagle says I DON'T SEE A PLANET
THAT LOOKS LIKE EARTH.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE
BUT SPACE.

Hawk says YEAH, NOTHING
BUT LOTS OF NOTHING.

Robyn says WE MUST BE IN
THE WRONG PLACE.

Eagle says AVA, ANYTHING?

Ava says YOU HAVE ARRIVED
AT YOUR DESTINATION.

The cadets say WE HAVE?!

Hawk says WAIT!
LOOK OVER THERE, GUYS!

Robyn says WOO-HOO! COUNTER-EARTH!

Hawk says FINALLY!

Robyn says LOOK, THERE'S ICE
LIKE ON THE NORTH POLE.

Eagle says AND THERE'S A STRATOVOLCANO
20,000 FEET HIGH.
JUST LIKE IN AFRICA.

Hawk says HEY, A VALLEY
JUST LIKE DEATH VALLEY!

Robyn says THIS PLANET ABSOLUTELY
MUST BE COUNTER-EARTH!

Eagle says MAYBE WE SHOULD EXPLORE
IT MORE CLOSELY.
YOU KNOW,
JUST TO BE SURE.

Hawk says YEAH, THAT WAY WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS WHAT WE
THINK
WE'RE LOOKING AT.

Eagle says THIS LOOKS JUST LIKE
THE GRAND CANYON ON EARTH.

Robyn says IT DOES LOOK LIKE
THE GRAND CANYON
BUT... DIFFERENT.
WAIT A MINUTE.
NO, THIS CAN'T BE...

Hawk says CAN'T BE WHAT?

Robyn says THIS IS MOUNT SHARP,
NEXT TO THE GALE CRATER.
AND THIS ATMOSPHERE?
IT'S NOT LIKE EARTH.
AND THIS PLANET
LOOKS SORTA, KINDA REDDISH.

Eagle says YOU'RE RIGHT.
THIS ISN'T LIKE
THE PICTURES IN COOT'S BOOK.

Robyn says THAT'S BECAUSE
THIS ISN'T COUNTER-EARTH.
IT'S MARS!

Eagle says MARS?
HOW CAN THAT BE?

Robyn says HMM, I'M NOT SURE.

Eagle says BUT AVA GAVE US THE COORDINATES.
AVA, DID YOU
MAKE A MISTAKE?

Ava says RE-CHECKING COORDINATES NOW.
MY COORDINATES WERE CORRECT,
CADET EAGLE.
PERHAPS YOU FLEW TOO
FAR AROUND THE SUN.
WAIT, I HAVE LOCATED
ANOTHER PLANET
APPROXIMATELY
THE SAME SIZE AS EARTH.

Robyn says COULD THAT ONE
BE COUNTER-EARTH?

Ava says THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW
IS TO EXPLORE IT.
THIS PLANET IS ONLY
74 MILLION MILES FROM HERE.

Hawk says OH, 74 MILLION MILES.
74 MILLION MILES?!

Robyn says LET'S TRY IT!
WE CAN'T GIVE UP NOW.

Hawk says EAGLE! ROBYN!
WHAT'S THE HURRY?

Hawk pants.

Eagle says LOOK, CLOUDS!
JUST LIKE EARTH.

Eagle says BUT HOW CAN WE SEE THROUGH
THE CLOUDS TO KNOW FOR SURE?

Robyn says AVA, ENHANCE
VISIBILITY, PLEASE.

Ava says VISOR RADAR NOW ON, CADETS.

Robyn says I SEE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS!

Eagle says I SEE DESERTS AND CRATERS.

Hawk says I SEE SOMETHING BLUE!
JUST KIDDING.
OKAY, OKAY!
SO, YOU GUYS THINK THIS
REALLY IS COUNTER-EARTH?

Eagle says LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

Robyn coughs and says WAIT A MINUTE.
THESE CLOUDS ARE MADE
OF SULFURIC ACID.

Eagle says AND THE DESERT SURFACE
IS HOTTER THAN MERCURY.
HOT ENOUGH TO MELT LEAD!

Hawk says AND US!

Robyn says AND THE PLANET
IS ROTATING IN RETROGRADE.
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
THAT EARTH ROTATES.
NO WAY,
THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.

Eagle says AVA MUST'VE MADE A MISTAKE.
THE POISONOUS CLOUD COVER,
THE HOT SURFACE TEMPERATURE.
THE ROTATION
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
THIS PLANET MUST BE VENUS!

Hawk says BUT HOW CAN AVA
MAKE A MISTAKE?
SHE NEVER MAKES MISTAKES.

Robyn says AVA, WE THINK YOU SENT US
TO VENUS BY ACCIDENT.

Ava says OH, I AM SO SORRY, ROBYN.
I MUST HAVE MISCALCULATED
WHILE MY SYSTEM WAS REBOOTING.
I NOW HAVE A NEW SET
OF COORDINATES FOR YOU.

Hawk says NOT AGAIN!

Ava says ISN'T IT LUNCHTIME YET?
I AM QUITE CERTAIN
YOU WILL FIND
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

Eagle says WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS,
ONE MORE TRY?

Robyn says THEY SAY THIRD TIME'S
THE CHARM.

Hawk says WHO SAYS THAT?

Robyn says "THEY" DO.

Hawk says I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME
AFTER ALL THIS
SEARCHING AROUND.
I'M STARVING!

Eagle says YEAH,
I'M A LITTLE HUNGRY, TOO.

Robyn says I JUT FEEL SILLY
FOR MISTAKING
MARS AND VENUS
FOR COUNTER-EARTH.

Hawk says HEY, NO ONE'S PERFECT, ROBYN.

Robyn says THIS IS
ME
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, HAWK.

Eagle says LOOK EVERYONE,
WHAT'S THAT UP AHEAD?
COULD IT BE...

They all say COUNTER-EARTH!

Robyn says LOOK! THERE ARE ISLANDS
IN OCEANS OF WATER!

Eagle says A NORTH POLE!

Hawk says A DESERT!
IT KINDA LOOKS LIKE EARTH.

Robyn says I THINK IT LOOKS
JUST
LIKE EARTH.

Eagle says I AGREE.
THIS PLACE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE
THE PICTURES IN COOT'S BOOK.
(ALL WHOOPING AND CHEERING)

They land on Counter-Earth.

Robyn says THIS IS JUST LIKE
A DESERT ON EARTH.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CACTUS...
OH, LOOK,
SOME ARE EVEN BLOOMING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL EVERYONE!

Eagle says COOT'S GONNA BE
SO PROUD OF US.

Hawk says LET'S CALL HIM!

Robyn says AVA, PLEASE CONNECT US
TO COOT.

Ava says CONNECTING NOW.

Coot says YES, ROBYN?

Robyn says WE FOUND A BOOK
OF YOURS YESTERDAY,
ALL ABOUT A TWIN PLANET
CALLED COUNTER-EARTH.
SO, WE DECIDED TO TRY
AND FIND IT.
AND GUESS WHAT?
WE HAVE!
WE'RE THERE RIGHT NOW.

Coot says WELL, THAT'S WONDERFUL NEWS.

Eagle says IT TOOK A LOT
OF INVESTIGATION.

Coot says NO DOUBT!
PLEASE, BRING BACK
SOME EVIDENCE
FROM THE PLANET'S
SURFACE FOR TESTING.
OUTSTANDING WORK, CADETS!

Robyn says DONE!

Hawk says READY!

Eagle says TIME TO ZA-ZA-ZOOM HOME!

Ava says AT THIS ALTITUDE,
YOU WILL REACH STARDUST BAY
IN 11 MINUTES.

Eagle says SAY WHAT?!

Robyn says 11 MINUTES?
THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

Eagle says IS THERE A TWIN VERSION OF
STARDUST BAY ON COUNTER-EARTH?

Hawk says MAYBE.
OR MAYBE AVA'S SICK.
SHE HAS BEEN ACTING
WEIRD ALL DAY.

Robyn says COMPUTERS DON'T GET SICK.

Eagle says BUT THEY DO MALFUNCTION.

Hawk says WHOA, AVA'S RIGHT THIS TIME.

Robyn says THERE ARE ROCKETS HERE!?
AND THEY LOOK JUST LIKE
THE ONES BACK HOME!

Eagle says WAIT, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?

Ava says HEADMASTER CRANE
WOULD LIKE YOU TO REPORT
TO HIS OFFICE
IMMEDIATELY, CADETS.

Hawk says I KNEW WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
TAKEN COOT'S BOOK!
WE'RE IN TROUBLE NOW!

Pigeon, Coot and Crane wait for them in the office. They laugh.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Coot says WELCOME HOME, CADETS!

Hawk says UM... WE'RE REALLY CONFUSED.

Eagle says WE'RE ON EARTH, HAWKY,
NOT COUNTER-EARTH.

Robyn says BUT THAT BOOK
SAYS COUNTER-EARTH
IS EARTH'S TWIN PLANET
ON THE OPPOSITE THE SUN.

Eagle says WE LOOKED
AND LOOKED BUT...

Coot says COUNTER-EARTH
DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXIST.

Hawk says WHAT DO YOU MEAN
IT DOESN'T EXIST?
WE READ ABOUT IT
IN YOUR BOOK!

Coot says THIS BOOK IS SCIENCE FICTION.
COUNTER-EARTH IS A MAKE-BELIEVE
PLANET IN STORYBOOKS.

Eagle says SO, NONE OF IT WAS TRUE?

Coot says UNFORTUNATELY, NOT.
SORRY, CADETS.

Hawk says AW, LUG NUTS.

Pigeon says FROM NOW ON,
YOU NEED TO ASK
IF WHAT YOU READ
IS TRUTH OR FICTION.

Robyn says BUT WHY WOULD YOU HAVE US
GO ALL AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT THERE?

Coot chuckles and says EVERY YEAR WE TEACHERS
PLAY AN APRIL FOOLS' JOKE
ON THE CADETS.

Sandpiper says AND THIS YEAR, THE JOKE WAS
YOUR SEARCH FOR COUNTER-EARTH.

Robyn says YOU WANTED US
TO FIND THE BOOK?

Coot says YES, WE KNEW YOU'D BE CURIOUS.

Eagle says TO LOOK FOR A PLANET
THAT DOESN'T EXIST?
YOU REALLY HAD US GOING.

Robyn says BUT AVA GAVE US COORDINATES.

Crane says YES, AVA WAS IN ON
THE WHOLE THING, YOU SEE,
TO HELP US CREATE THIS
APRIL FOOLS' JOKE FOR YOU.

Coot says TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE
SEEM MORE REAL.
YOUR SAMPLES SEEMED SIMILAR
TO THOSE FROM EARTH BECAUSE...

The cadets say THEY REALLY WERE FROM EARTH!

Coot says APRIL FOOLS'!
(LAUGHING)

Pigeon says GOT'CHA, CADETS!
(LAUGHING)

Sandpiper says GOOD ONE.
(AVA LAUGHING)
(ALL LAUGHING)

Crane says AS A WISE ROCKET ONCE SAID,
"YOU CAN'T ALWAYS
BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ."

Pigeon says NOTHING CAN REPLACE
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.

Sandpiper says AND FIRSTHAND OBSERVATION.

Hawk says SO, I ONLY HAVE
ONE MORE QUESTION.

Coot says YES, HAWK?
ASK AWAY, YOUNG CADET.

Hawk says CAN WE PLEASE
HAVE LUNCH NOW?!

(ALL LAUGHING)

Music plays as the end credits roll.