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 "Star power."

At the academy, the cadets watch TV.

A commercial rolls.

The announcer says WOODPECKER'S WING WAX.
PUT THE ZING
BACK IN YOUR WING.

Hawk says MORE COMMERCIALS?!
GET BACK TO
THE "CAPTAIN COSMOS."
SHOW ALREADY.

Eagle says IT'S ON AGAIN!
OH, LOOK, CAPTAIN C'S
IN A SPACE JUNK FIELD.

Captain Cosmos says THIS MIGHT BE MY MOST
DANGEROUS MISSION YET!
SOLAR SPIN!

Starling says HOW DOES CAPTAIN COSMOS
DO ALL THAT DANGEROUS STUFF?

Robyn says IT'S A CARTOON SHOW,
STARLING.
THEY'RE NOT REAL, LIKE US.

Crow says WHOA! LOOK!
(SIREN BLARING)

Captain Cosmos says I'M HEADED OFF COURSE!
MAYDAY!

The announcer says WILL CAPTAIN COSMOS
GET BACK ON COURSE
BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE?
TUNE IN NEXT WEEK
TO FIND OUT.

Hawk says NEXT WEEK!
I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG.

The announcer says AND NOW A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR CAPTAIN COSMOS
FANS EVERYWHERE.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A ROLE
IN THE UPCOMING
CAPTAIN COSMOS MOVIE?

Robyn says CAPTAIN COSMOS MOVIE?!

The announcer says THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
THE ALL-NEW, CAPTAIN COSMOS
MOVIE STARTS FILMING SOON.
AND WE NEED A TALENTED,
YOUNG ROCKET
TO PLAY CAPTAIN COSMOS'S
NEW SIDEKICK.
AUDITIONS WILL BE
HELD LATER TODAY
IN THE STARDUST BAY
SPACENASIUM.

Eagle says I GOTTA TRY OUT
FOR THAT PART!
CAN YOU IMAGINE IT?
ME PLAYING CAPTAIN COSMOS'S
NEW SIDEKICK IN A MOVIE?

Robyn says ALL OF US HAVE
A CHANCE, EAGLE.
BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER CLASS.
(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

Hawk says SPEAKING OF CLASS...

They all say WE'RE LATE!
(ALL PANTING)

Coot says SO NICE OF YOU
TO JOIN US, CADETS.

Eagle says SORRY, COOT, WE WERE
WATCHING CAP...
I MEAN, UH, YOU KNOW,
DOING HOMEWORK.

Coot says AS I WAS SAYING,
WELCOME TO MOUNT CASSIOPEIA.
STARDUST BAY'S
VERY OWN VOLCANO.
AND IT'S ERUPTING.

Hawk says ERUPTING!
WINGS BACK, VISORS DOWN,
THREE-TWO-ONE, BLAST OFF!
AHH!

Coot says OH, DON'T WORRY.
THIS IS A "VULCANIAN" ERUPTION.
THE VOLCANO ERUPTS SLOWLY
AND FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
PRODUCING RELATIVELY
SMALL EXPLOSIONS,
PLUS THIS HUGE BILLOWING
CLOUD OF ASH.

Robyn says COOL!
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER.

Coot says NOT SO FAST, ROBYN.
MUCH SAFER TO OBSERVE
FROM A DISTANCE.
BESIDES, THAT ASH CLOUD WOULD
CLOG YOUR ENGINES IN NO TIME.
AND AS YOU WILL SEE...

Starling says HE'S HERE, HE'S HERE!
CAPTAIN COSMOS IS HERE!

Coot says FOR HOMEWORK TONIGHT...
HEY, WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO?!

In the spacenasium, he casting director says WELCOME TO THE AUDITIONS FOR
CAPTAIN COSMOS'S NEW SIDEKICK.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS FLY THIS OBSTACLE COURSE
AND SHOW ME AND THE CREW
YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES.
YOU'RE UP, KID.
HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

Hawk says ME?
UH... HA, HA, HA...

Mister Thunderbird says HERON, HARRIER?
HERRING GULL?

Hawk says HA, HA, HA...

Mister Thunderbird says LET'S CALL YOU H.
OKAY, H.
NOW IMAGINE YOU'RE FLYING
THROUGH AN ASTEROID FIELD.

Eagle says YOU CAN DO IT, BUDDY!

Mister Thunderbird says WATCH OUT FOR THOSE ALIENS!

Hawk says ALIENS?

Prop aliens suddenly pop up.

Hawk says AHH!

Hawk dodges the aliens and go bouncing from planet to planet.

(GRUNTS)

Mister Thunderbird says SORRY, KID.
WE NEED A LITTLE
MORE VA-VA-VOOM!

Eagle says I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT VA-VA-VOOM.
BUT HOW ABOUT SOME
ZA-ZA-ZOOM!

Mister Thunderbird says DON'T FORGET THE ALIENS!

Eagle says YOU GOT IT!
SOLAR SPIN!

Everybody says OOH...

Mister Thunderbird says WELL, KID, I'M AFRAID
I HAVE BAD NEWS.
THE AUDITIONS ARE CANCELLED.

Eagle says WELL, WHAT?

Mister Thunderbird says 'CAUSE WE JUST FOUND
OUR NEW SIDEKICK!
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU GOT THE PART!

Eagle says I... GOT THE PART?
WAHOO!
THANKS, MR. THUNDERBIRD,
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
I'LL BE YOU BEST
SIDEKICK EVER!

Mister Thunderbird says FILMING STARTS
TOMORROW MORNING
OUT BY THE MOUNT
CASSIOPEIA VOLCANO.
DON'T BE LATE.

Eagle says CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, GUYS?
I'M CAPTAIN COSMOS'S
NEW SIDEKICK!
WAHOO!

Hawk says WAY TO GO, EAGLE.

Robyn says CONGRATULATIONS, EAGLE.

At the garage, Coot says AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL FIND WHAT
WE CALL A DIRTY THUNDERSTORM
INSIDE THE VOLCANIC PLUME.

Crow says THAT'S WHEN THERE'S
LIGHTNING IN THERE, ISN'T IT?

Coot says THAT'S RIGHT, CROW.
ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED
WHEN FRAGMENTS OF ROCK,
ASH AND ICE COLLIDE
WITH EACH OTHER.
VERY DANGEROUS.

Eagle says MR. THUNDERBIRD
SAYS MY SOLAR SPIN
WAS JUST LIKE
THE REAL THING!

Hawk says THAT'S GREAT, EAGLE.
UM, COOT, COULD YOU PLEASE
REPEAT THAT LAST PART?

Coot says OH, DEAR, PAY ATTENTION, HAWK.

Eagle says ANYWAY, SO,
MR. THUNDERBIRD SAYS...

Robyn says EAGLE, CAN WE TALK
ABOUT THIS LATER?
WE'RE TRYING TO
LISTEN TO COOT.

Eagle says OH, SHOOTING STARTS
IN TWO MINUTES.
I GOTTA RUN!

At the volcano, Eagle says HEY, MR. THUNDERBIRD,
I'M HERE TO...
HUH?
AHH!

Mister Thunderbird's double turns around and says I AIN'T THUNDERBIRD, KID.

Mister Thunderbird says DON'T MIND HIM, EAGLE.
THAT'S MY BODY DOUBLE.
HE TAKES MY PLACE
IN THE DANGEROUS STUNTS.
THAT ROUGH STUFF
IS FOR THE PROFESSIONALS.

Eagle says BUT I THOUGHT WE'D
GET TO ACT TOGETHER.

Mister Thunderbird says OH, WE WILL.
READY FOR YOUR BIG SCENE?
IN THIS SETUP,
YOU'LL BE FLYING
RIGHT INTO THE VOLCANO.

Eagle says NOW WE'RE TALKING,
LET'S GO!

Mister Thunderbird stops him.

Eagle says WHAT?

Mister Thunderbird says NOT THE REAL VOLCANO, SILLY.
WE USE SPECIAL EFFECTS!
START THE ASH CLOUD!

Eagle coughs and says IT'S ALL... FAKE?

Mister Thunderbird says THAT'S THE MAGIC
OF MOVIES, KID.
HEY, COME LOOK AT THIS.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING
SPECIAL TO SHOW YOU.

Mister Thunderbird opens a shed.

Eagle says NOW THAT'S COOL!

Eagle shows up at the academy wearing his sidekick costume.

He says GREETINGS, CITIZENS.

Robyn says WHOA, EAGLE, IS THAT YOU?

Eagle says THE NAME'S NOT EAGLE ANYMORE.
IT'S BUZZARD BOY!

Hawk says COOL COSTUME.
WANNA STUDY WITH US,
BUZZARD BOY?

Eagle says NAH, I CAN'T STAY.
I'VE GOT HEROIC
THINGS TO BE DOING.
GOTTA FLY ROUND THE SUN,
FIGHT OFF AN ALIEN INVASION.
STOP A SATELLITE FROM...

Robyn says EAGLE, IT'S ONLY A MOVIE.
YOU'RE NOT REALLY
GONNA DO ALL THAT STUFF.

Eagle says IN THE STORY,
ME AND CAPTAIN COSMOS
FLY THROUGH
A VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD.
WELL, OKAY, A FAKE ASH CLOUD.
BUT I COULD DO THAT
STUNT FOR REAL, TOO!

Robyn says DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.
YOU HEARD COOT,
THEY'RE VERY DANGEROUS.

Crow says WE BELIEVE YOU,
BUZZARD BOY.

Starling says YEAH, YOU COULD FLY
THROUGH THAT THING EASY.

Eagle says YOU REALLY THINK SO?

Starling says SURE!

Crow says ABSOLUTELY.

Eagle says HEY, HOW WOULD YOU TWO LIKE
FRONT ROW SEATS TO THE ACTION?
COME ON, BUZZARD BOY, AWAY!

Eagle and the young cadets fly to the volcano.

Ava says WARNING, ELECTRICAL
ACTIVITY DETECTED.
DIRTY THUNDERSTORM
IN THE VOLCANO'S ASH CLOUD.

Eagle says MIGHT NEED MY VISOR
FOR THIS ONE!
STAND BACK,
CITIZENS!
YOU GUYS WAIT OUT HERE.

Starling says LOOK AT HIM GO.
I'M GOING IN
FOR A CLOSER PEEK!

Crow says STARLING, NO!
IT'S DANGEROUS IN THERE!
THE ELECTRICAL CHARGES ARE...

Ava says WARNING, ENGINES
OPERATING AT 70 percent
DUE TO ASH CLOUD BUILDUP.
65 percent, 60 percent...

Eagle says YOU WEREN'T KIDDING
ABOUT THE ASH PLUME.
I BETTER GET OUTTA HERE!
WHOA, AVA, WHAT WAS THAT?

Ava says A VOLCANIC BOMB.
LAVA ROCKS EJECTED
DURING ERUPTION.

Eagle says THAT'S ENOUGH VOLCANO
FOR ONE DAY.
(ELECTRICITY CRACKLING)

Starling says HEY, EAGLE!
AW, HE DIDN'T SEE ME.

Ava says ENGINE FAILURE,
ASH LEVEL TOO HIGH,
SHUTTING DOWN.

Starling says HUH? I'M GOING DOWN!
UH-OH, MY ENGINES
ARE CLOGGED WITH ASH.
I CAN'T MOVE.
HELP!

Eagle coughs and says HEY, CROW, WHAT DID YOU
THINK OF THAT?
HEY, WHERE'S STARLING?

Crow says SHE FOLLOWED YOU
INTO THE ASH CLOUD!
SHE'S STILL IN THERE!

Eagle says STARLING'S IN THERE?
OH, MAN, I GOTTA GO BACK IN
AND FIND HER.
CROW, GO GET HELP, QUICKLY!
(THUNDER RUMBLES)

Crow says CAPTAIN COSMOS,
CAPTAIN COSMOS!
YOU'VE GOTTA COME HELP RESCUE
STARLING FROM THE VOLCANO!
SHE'S STUCK!

Mister Thunderbird says STUCK IN THE VOLCANO?
YIKES!
I'M NOT CAPTAIN COSMOS.
I'M JUST AN ACTOR.
WE NEED REAL HEROES.

Crow says REAL HEROES?
OF COURSE.
COME IN, SPACE RACERS.
EMERGENCY ON THE VOLCANO.
STARLING AND EAGLE
ARE IN TROUBLE!

Over the radio, Hawk says WHAT? WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

Mister Thunderbird says SO, HOW LONG'S IT USUALLY
TAKE THEM TO...
(JET ENGINES BLASTING)

Hawk and Robyn come along.

Mister Thunderbird says WHOA, THESE KIDS ARE GOOD!

Robyn says WHICH WAY, CROW?

Crow says STARLING'S INSIDE
THE ASH CLOUD.
EAGLE WENT IN AFTER HER TOO.

Hawk says DON'T BE SCARED.

Robyn says BE PREPARED.

At the volcano, Eagle says STARLING! STARLING!

Robyn says EAGLE, WE'RE HERE TO HELP.

Eagle says OH, AM I GLAD
TO SEE YOU GUYS.
WE HAVE TO FIND STARLING
AND QUICK.
OUR ENGINES WON'T
LAST LONG IN HERE.

Robyn says COME IN, STARLING.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT YOU SEE.

Starling says IT'S HOT AND THERE ARE
HUGE ROCKS FLYING UP PAST ME.

Hawk says HUGE ROCKS?
VOLCANIC BOMBS!
SHE MUST BE DOWN BY THE VENT!
(EXPLOSIONS)
(STARLING SINGING)

Eagle says HEY, THERE, SPARKPLUG.
LET'S GET YOU OUT OF HERE.

Starling says MY HEROES!

Eagle says SORRY I CAUSED YOU
TO GO IN THERE, STARLING.
AND THANKS, GUYS.
YOU'RE HEROES, TOO.
NO MORE ACTING FOR ME.
BEING A SPACE RACER
WITH YOU GUYS IS WAY MORE FUN.

Later, at the projection room, Mister Thunderbird says CITIZENS OF STARDUST BAY,
WELCOME TO A SPECIAL
PREVIEW SCREENING OF
"CAPTAIN COSMOS
AND THE VOLCANO OF DOOM!"
(ALL CHEERING)

Captain Cosmos says IF I'M GOING TO SAVE THE GALAXY,
I'VE GOT TO FIND
THE MARTIAN ORB
THAT'S HIDDEN INSIDE
THAT VOLCANIC ASH CLOUD.
BUT I NEED HELP.

Buzzard Boy says SOMEBODY CALL FOR A SIDEKICK?

Captain Cosmos says BUZZARD BOY,
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.
SOLAR SPIN!

They both say ZA-ZA-ZOOM!

Pigeon says WAY TO GO, EAG...
I MEAN, BUZZARD BOY.

A cadet says LOOK, IT'S ROBYN ROCKET
AND ASTRO HAWK.

Robyn says WE'RE IN THE MOVIE, TOO?

Mister Thunderbird says WHEN WE SAW THE FOOTAGE OF YOU
THREE RESCUING STARLING,
WE HAD TO PUT IT
IN THE FILM.
YOU KIDS ARE REAL HEROES.

Crow says MR. COSMOS, SIR,
CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
(GASPING)
CAPTAIN COSMOS, BUZZARD BOY,
ROCKET GIRL, ASTRO HAWK.
OH, OH, YOU'RE ALL HERE!
CAN I HAVE
YOUR AUTOGRAPH, TOO?
OH, AND YOURS?

(ALL LAUGHING)

(music plays)