02x80 - That'll Teach You

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♪ 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 ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

♪ Surfin' the solar winds ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

♪ Together the fun begins ♪

♪ Way out where the planets, moons, and stars ♪

♪ All shimmer, shine ♪

♪ Having a great time exploring ♪

♪ Space Racers ♪

Hey, wait for me!

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Cadets, I am conducting a study

and need you to collect samples of soil

from the Moon's surface.

I would perform the task myself,

but I have something else to attend to.

Consider it done, Headmaster Crane.

Good morning, cadets.

Would you mind replacing

a couple of large solar panels up in space?

I'd do it myself, but I'm way too busy today.

We'd be happy to help, Coot.

(Coach Pigeon) Wait up, guys.

I just got some brand-new speedometers

to measure your pace during races.

Can you test them by flying from Earth to the Moon

and back as fast as possible?

We're on it, Coach!

Thanks!

There's something else I gotta do right away.

(exciting music)

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(Eagle) Whoa!

That was way too much work for one day.

I think I'll power down and sleep for a whole year.

I can't sleep that long. I get hungry.

Let's go tell everyone

that we completed our assignments.

(sitar music playing)

Ommm. Ommm.

(baseball fanfare playing)

(snoring)

Ah, swift starlight.

Ah, cross the finish line.

I couldn't talk to Headmaster Crane.

He was too busy meditating.

Coot was playing catch.

Coach Pigeon was sleeping.

I can't believe this!

The adults have it so easy compared to us.

Eagle, I'm sure they had good reasons

for what they were doing.

How's this for a reason?

If they get us to do their work,

they don't have to.

That's true!

We do all the hard work around here.

And it's not fair.

I say we tell them how we feel right now.

I don't think that's a good idea.

Sure it is.

Whose side are you on, Robyn?

If we're gonna talk to the adults,

we have to do it together.

Sorry, but count me out.

I think it's just as hard to be an adult.

Then you're not one of us.

We'll do it without you.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

Uh, can't we just take a nap first?

Ohh.

I understand your point of view.

You do? Yes.

If you really believe that we have

an easier life than students,

I would like to make you a proposal.

I will allow each of you to take the place

of an adult for one day.

At the end of the day, you will no doubt feel

relaxed and refreshed.

And then you can return to your very difficult lives

as students with new energy.

Really?

We get to act like grownups for a whole day?

Awesome! Wait.

Are adults still allowed to watch "Captain Cosmos"?

I thought I'd have to wait forever for this day.

This is gonna be sweet!

Just remember what a wise rocket once said.

An acorn cannot become a tree in a single day.

What did he mean by that?

No clue.

I think I should do Headmaster Crane's job.

After all, I'm the most natural leader.

If by "leader" you mean the bossiest,

then, yeah, you're the leader.

I call Coot! I call Coot!

All I gotta remember is,

"The right tool for the right job."

I'm gonna take Coach Pigeon's place.

If there's anyone who can teach young rockets

about flying, it's me.

I can't wait for tomorrow!

It's gonna be one fun and easy day.

Ahem.

(imitating Crane) Good morning, students.

I am Headmaster Eagle.

I will be your guide

as we explore the stars

and observe the wonders of our galaxy.

(junior cadets laugh)

That's funny, Eagle.

Now do Coot's voice!

Do Coach Pigeon.

Uh, as I was saying,

today we'll study some of the constellations.

Let's start by looking at Aquarius.

Yes, junior cadet?

Why is Aquarius in one part of the sky

in that image, but it's in another part

of the sky in that one?

Uh, that's a very good question.

And the answer is very simple.

The reason is...

Um, the real question is,

what do you think?

Well, I think you don't know the answer.

Um, your question requires further thought.

I'll be right back! Yikes!

Okay, if I just concentrate,

the answer will appear in my mind.

That's how Headmaster Crane does it.

Come on, Eagle, think.

Why do constellations change position?

Constellations, stars,

the cosmos, "Captain Cosmos"--

No, no, that's not right!

Start again.

Stars, planets, orbs, Orb-O.

The big Orb-O match next week--

Oh, this is so hard!

So, what's the answer?

Uh, as a wise rocket once said,

only when we know what we know

do we know the answer to what we don't know.

Or something like that.

That makes no sense.

We want Headmaster Crane.

(all) We want Crane! We want Crane!

We want Crane! We want Crane!

Let's see.

I think this is the bracket ratchet,

or is it the racket bratchet?

Oh, you won't be needing any of those today, Hawk.

I want you to continue testing my new Stop-bot.

I designed this bot to catch small meteorites

before they hit any of our satellites

or space stations.

(chuckles)

Those pesky little rocks

can cause a lot of damage.

Now, throw that ball at the bot.

Unh!

Good!

Now, come over to my computer

and type in what you just did.

I threw the ball.

The Stop-bot caught the ball.

Fine! Now, keep this up for the rest of the day.

Protecting our space stations and satellites

is serious business.

Coot, wait!

Wait about the right tool for the right job?

Okay, cadets. I'm Coach Raven.

And today is your lucky day.

I'm gonna teach you how to avoid space debris

while flying at a high speed.

We'll be using the obstacle course.

But before you start, I'm gonna give you

a little demonstration of the right way to do it.

(dramatic music playing)

(cadets muttering excitedly)

Wow!

Now, I don't expect you to have my superior flying skills.

Just do the best you can.

Ready? Go!

Uhh! Ooh! Ah! Ooh!

Watch out! Hey, no, look out!

(loud thud, Starling moaning)

Starling, not that way!

Coach Raven! Help?

Ahh! Look out!

Unh! Uhh! Ahh...

Oh, man. This job is exhausting.

I could use a little...

(yawns) ...nap right about now.

(snoring)

(communicator beeping)

Wha-- What?! Who's there?!

(Eagle) Raven, this is Eagle!

I need to see you right away. It's urgent!

I'll be right there.

Ugh. Now I know why Coach Pigeon was sleeping.

I've changed my mind.

You should be headmaster, Raven.

Everybody looks up to you.

Really? I can't think of anybody.

I'd rather switch places with Hawk.

He's got the easy job, playing catch all day.

Eagle has it easy!

All he does is meditate.

He could take a nap and nobody would know it.

Raven's the one who has it easy.

Think about it.

He's teaching rockets how to fly.

Oh, yeah?

Well, there's a lot more to it than that.

Is there a problem, guys?

A problem? Are you kidding?

We're doing great. Cool!

So I guess you'll each have something wonderful

to tell the adults when they ask you

for a report on your activities.

Okay, fine. There's problem.

Ha! Come on, admit it now.

The life of an adult rocket is just as hard

as the life of a cadet.

Yeah. Okay, you're right.

We admit it. Good.

Now, let's do some damage control.

You're a great flyer, Raven, but you were

trying to turn them into little Ravens

in one lesson.

You're right.

First, they have to get used to flying

through the obstacle course slowly,

and then they can speed it up little by little.

Good job, cadets.

We both know that Coot

likes to do things the old-fashioned way.

It works for him,

but there are other ways to do this job.

Right!

That's why using Coot's little helper-bot

is a great idea.

Okay, Dinky, toss that ball!

(baseball fanfare plays)

And there are easier ways to collect data.

AVA, report.

A ball weighing . ounces

traveled at a speed of . miles per hour.

The ball was caught.

Response time was . seconds.

Wow! I was just gonna say the exact same thing.

(cadets muttering) Oh, wow!

This isn't gonna work, Robin.

I'm a boring teacher.

I can't even answer a simple question.

Sure you can!

You were in the same class as me

when we learned all about constellations.

How would Eagle answer a question about the stars?

Mm...

(gasps) I got it!

We used to think that the Earth stood still,

and the stars moved all around it.

Okay, constellations, start moving!

I'm Taurus.

I'm Gemini!

I'm Aquarius.

But then we figured out that the Earth moved, too.

Whoo-hoo! I'm Earth.

(laughter)

And when you're watching from Earth,

the stars that are closest seem to move faster,

while the stars that are farther away

seem to move more slowly.

So that's why Aquarius

was in a different part of the sky.

Exactly.

Everything in the galaxy moves,

including the sun.

(Hawk) We're sorry we said you weren't one of us, Robyn.

Not only are you one of us...

You're probably the best one!

Nice job today, cadets.

I think you're ready to take over the academy.

Thanks, but we're not ready yet to do this again.

Turns out it's just as hard to be an adult rocket.

Do you think they'll ever know what really happened?

Not if we don't tell them.

I'm for keeping this day a secret.

Me, too!

The headmaster's never gonna know

how I almost messed up, not if I can help it.

Congratulations, cadets,

on your successful day as adult rockets.

Uh, thanks.

It's easy to succeed

when you know what you're doing.

Perhaps.

But as a wise rocket once said,

only when we know what we know

do we know the answer to what we don't know.

Or something like that.

Huh? Ohh...

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