04x02 - Dogs In Space/Dogs From Space

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♪She went... and... and... ♪
(barking, growls)

♪ When she ate
some alphabet soup ♪

♪ Then what happened
was bizarre... ♪

On the way to Martha's stomach,
the letters lost their way.

They traveled to her brain
and now...

♪ She's got a lot to say ♪

♪ Now she speaks... ♪

How now, brown cow?

♪ Martha speaks, yeah,
she speaks and speaks ♪

♪ And speaks and speaks
and speaks... ♪

What's a caboose?

When are we eating again?

♪ Martha speaks... ♪

Hey, Joe, what do you know?

My name's not Joe.

♪ She's not always right,
but still that Martha speaks. ♪

Hi, there!

♪ She's got a voice,
she's ready to shout ♪

♪ Martha will tell you
what it's all about ♪

♪ Sometimes wrong
but seldom in doubt ♪

♪ Martha will tell you
what it's all about ♪

♪ That dog's unique... ♪

Testing, one, two!

♪ Hear her speak ♪

♪ Martha speaks and speaks ♪

♪ And speaks and speaks
and... ♪

♪ Communicates, enumerates ♪

♪ Elucidates, exaggerates ♪

♪ Indicates and explicates ♪

♪ Bloviates and overstates
and... ♪

(panting)

♪ ...hyperventilates! ♪

♪ Martha, to reiterate ♪

Martha speaks!
♪Martha speaks. ♪

TD:
Hello!

Welcome to the show.

This is astronaut TD.

And astronaut Martha!

Today's show is all about space.

So you'll hear words like...

TD:
"Universe"...

MARTHA:
"Constellation"...

TD:
"Solar system"...

MARTHA:
"Planet"...

TD:
"Star"...

MARTHA:
"Orbit"...

TD:
See you 'round
the nebula!

(both grunt)

Whoa, careful with
those retro rockets.

MRS. CLUSKY:
I want you to choose a project

that demonstrates what you've
learned about space

and our solar system.

As you know, our solar system
is made up of the sun

and all of the planets
that orbit around it.

Any questions?

What does "orbit" mean?

"Orbit" means that something
travels around something else.

The earth and the other planets
orbit, or go around, the sun.

Any more questions?

Ooh, ooh, ooh!

What kind of cheese is the moon
made of again?

(sighing):
TD!

What? It was a joke.

I think I'll build a model
of the solar system.

I've got this basketball
that would make a perfect sun.

Mmm, I guess
that's an okay idea.

Well, what's
your idea?

Only the best class project in
the history of class projects,

thanks to one of my dad's
coolest inventions.

The Autojet !

My dad invented it.

While everyone else
is stuck on Earth

dreaming of space, I'll be
up there taking pictures.

And now to begin
the launch sequence.

Ten... nine... eight...

Uh, TD?

Shh, don't interrupt
the launch sequence.

Seven... six... five...

But, TD...

No, it's too late.

There's no turning back.

Farewell, good people
and dogs of Earth.

Prepare to witness
the best class project

in the history of school.

(jetpack whirring, expl*si*n)

(wind rustling)

I was trying to tell you,
you forgot to buckle in.

(laughs sheepishly)

This will make a good sun
for my solar system.

(chewing loudly)

Hey, you're getting
slobber all over Neptune.

Neptune?

Looks like a ball to me.

For my project, each
of these is a planet.

A planet is a large
round object in space

that orbits around a star.

See? Our planet is Earth

and it orbits around the sun,
just like that.

When you put all
of the planets together,

it's called
the solar system.

Wow.

You make the solar system
look so chewable.

Sorry, I can't have bite marks
and slobber on my planets.

(sighs)

(TD sighs again)

What is it, TD?

I wish I lived on
another planet--

one where I didn't have
to do class projects.

With no more jet pack,
I have no idea what to do.

HELEN:
I'm sure you'll
think of something.

Right now, I need
to find a Jupiter.

Hmm...

Perfect!

Cool!

What are those?

Just a bunch of
my Dad's old comics.

The Outer Space Chronicles,
starring Chuck Nebula.

Hey! He looks like me!

Huh?

Hey, can I borrow these?

Maybe they'll help me think
of an idea for my project.

Sure.

(sighs)

(garbled):
I can't help it.

(gasps)

Hang on, you said
the sun is a star?

That's right.

But the sun is way bigger
and brighter than a star is.

Stars are little tiny things
that only come out at night.

Stars look small because
they're far away,

but actually they're big balls
of burning gas,

just like the sun.

The sun is a star that's close
to us, so it looks bigger.

(Helen gasps)

MARTHA:
What's TD doing here?

Oh, he probably spent all
weekend reading comic books

and still has no idea what to do
for his project.

Whoa!

I spent all weekend
reading comic books

and I still have no idea what
to do for my project.

Mm-hmm.

But that's the least
of my problems.

Look-- Chuck is finally
able to fend off

the evil Omega Squad androids,

but they blow up his spaceship,
so he uses his escape pod

and ends up on a mysterious
deserted planet!

And?

That's the problem--
I don't know!

"To be continued."

I can't stand
"to be continueds."

Where's the last book
in the series?

I'll go crazy if I don't
figure out how it ends.

Sorry, but I only saw the comics
that were in the box.

(door opens)

Dad! We found
your favorite comic.

Pinky the Pony?

I think you might
have been older.

DAD:
The Outer Space Chronicles!

Oh, this is the one where Chuck
battles the Omega Squad androids

and Commander...

...Commander Zylon
uses his freeze ray

to turn Chuck
to a block of ice!

"You'll never get away
with this, Zylon!"

Yeah, but I need the next
issue of the series

to find out what happens.

(sighs)

I hate to tell you this, TD,

but Baltimore Comics went out
of business after that issue.

Wait, you mean this
is the last one?

There's no ending?

(sighing):
That's right.

I was so depressed
when I found out.

I didn't get over that
for years.

Somehow I managed to forget it.

Till now.

(sighs)

A whole lifetime?

It was bad enough having to
wonder about Chuck Nebula

all morning.

Well, why don't you
draw the last comic?

That could be your
school project--

finishing the story
once and for all.

Dogs have
the best ideas!

(Skits barks, growls)

Sometimes.

Do you think I could use
some of your art supplies?

Sure.

Okay, here we go.

When last we saw
Chuck Nebula,

he was stranded on a mysterious
deserted planet,

one that isn't even in his
intergalactic navigation system.

MARTHA:
But maybe the planet isn't
really deserted.

In fact, there's a dog.

Actually, there are
a lot of dogs.

It's a planet ruled by dogs--

The Planet of the Dogs!

Wait, are you sure all
of the dogs on this planet

should look like you?

(scoffing):
Of course.

And the dogs are really happy

because they've just discovered
the secret of the universe.

The end.

TD:
No, the dogs are upset because
they're under att*ck...

By evil space cats hurling
radioactive hairballs.

Follow me
to the escape pod!

MARTHA:
I think the escape pod
should be slender,

but with two double bumps
on the end.

Just like that.

Hurry!

We can aim for the moon.

Which one?

This planet has
eight moons.

Eight moons?

How can a planet
have eight moons?

Mrs. Clusky said that planets
can have more than one moon.

He's right.

See?

This is a homework
assignment.

I have to be realistic.

Now, where were we?

Oh yeah, space cats
were attacking.

Should I start
the countdown?

We don't have time
for a countdown.

We've got to get out of here!

TD:
But when they go
to start it up,

the escape pod is out of fuel.

We need fuel!

What does this
thing run on?

Milk.

HELEN:
But help was on the way.

What? I wanted to help.

Help was on the way.

A laundry basket?

Sure. I always pretend our
laundry basket is a spaceship.

Grab on!

(screeching)

I'm Commander Helen
of the Century Fleet.

We're taking our spaceship
from galaxy to galaxy

on a very important mission.

(device beeping)

A wool stripey!

You're collecting socks?

Yup.

You see, when socks
get lost in the dryer,

they're actually sucked
into a rip in the
space-time continuum

that flings them to galaxies in
the far reaches of the universe.

Commander,
we've got an argyle!

Activate the retrieval arm.

HELEN:
No, no, more like a robot arm.

One day I'll return
all of the socks

to the good people
of the Earth.

HELEN:
And everyone lived
happily ever after.

Except then...

space pirates appear
in a spaceship!

And they're trying to steal all
of the socks

to turn them into an evil army
of sock puppets.

What's with the
vacuum cleaner?

I definitely heard
Mrs. Clusky say something

about the giant vacuum
of space.

Reverse engines!

HELEN:
But the pirates' vacuum
is too strong

and they accidentally suck up
one of the moons of Jupiter.

(cheering)

High five!

And they all lived
happily ever after,

making sure that no socks
were used for evil purposes.

Well, I didn't really
understand the ending,

but you did use
a lot of space words.

Still, I do wish you'd
been more realistic.

Things like that don't
really happen in space.

GIRL:
Look!

Something's falling
from the sky!

GIRL:
What is it?

It's...
it's...

(loud crash)

MRS. CLUSKY:
A jet pack?

Well...

I guess there are some things in
space we don't know much about.

All right, TD, B-plus.

(cheering)

DAD:
Kapow!

Whoo boom!

Ooh, take that,
you space pirates!

(laughing):
Hey, this is great!

It finally has an ending.

Watch out!

(Dad continues to make
action noises)

TD, what are
you doing?

Stargazing.

Thinking about what it would be
like to be out there in space.

I love looking
for constellations.

Consta-wha?

A constellation
is a group of stars.

When you see them from far away
they kind of make a picture.

See? Equuleus!

It's a constellation that looks
like a little horse.

My favorite constellations
are Draco-- the dragon--

and Ursa Major, the big bear.

Hey, I think I just discovered
a new constellation.

This star to that star,
and there's the nose and...

It looks like you, Martha.

We should call it
Martha Supremo.

MARTHA:
I like it.

MARTHA:
Can I have an
after-school snack too?

We've had this discussion.

Too much mooching makes
too much Martha.

And the problem
with that is...?

Do you guys have this
discussion every day?

Every day?

Every time I open
the refrigerator.

If I could get it myself,
I'd never ask.

But the sad fact of this world

is that if you want the good
stuff, you need hands.

She's got a point.

MARTHA:
Just another way

dogs are
discriminated against.

I really wanted
to hear your report

about the planet of dogs,

but that mean janitor never
lets me into the school.

I'm sorry.

Sorry enough to give me a snack?

Uh, no.

But you can look at my comic

if that would make
you feel any better.

That planet of dogs
is a pretty good idea.

Wouldn't it be great to live
somewhere like that?

Oh, hey, I'm getting sleepy.

(snoring)

COMPUTER VOICE:
Space dog Martha,

time to wake up.

Hey, wow!

I'm on that planet.

Holy cow.

Late for school!

(ray buzzing)

My report about the universe.

"What is the universe?"
you might ask.

The universe is everything.

All the planets, all the stars,
everything in space

and space itself-- it's all part
of the universe.

And in one part of the universe
is a planet called Earth.

There's something very strange
about Earth.

It only has one moon.

(all gasp in amazement)

Recently, some astronauts
visited from Earth.

They left something behind.

It's this book.

It's called The Outer Space
Chronicles of Chuck Nebula.

From this we can see
that there is

a very important person
on Earth named Chuck Nebula.

In fact, he might be the king
of the Earth people.

(all gasp)

He's dreamy.

Martha!

(clears her throat)

Unfortunately, we don't know
what happened to Chuck Nebula.

There's no ending to the story.

It just says: "To be continued."

And that's my report
on the universe. The End.

(cheering)
Wonderful report, Martha.

Thank you, Martha.

You know what, Martha?

What, Martha?

If there's one thing I hate

it's stories that end
with: "To be continued."

If you want extra credit
on your report,

you could fly to Earth

and find out what happened
to the Earthling King,

Chuck Nebula.

No sign of Chuck Nebula
anywhere.

Wait a minute, though.

What's this?

This way, little poochie.

That's right...

This doesn't look good!

Gotcha!
(whimpering)

Quiet!

That poor little creature.

Computer: fix coordinates.

We're going in.

Hang on, little guy!

I'm on my way!

Did you see that?

A space dog just got out
of that giant bone.

It's an alien invasion!

Not a yap out of you,
get me?

Or else.

(laughing evilly)

I'm going to make a bundle
off that pedigreed pooch.

That guy is trying to sell
that poor dog.

(ray buzzing)

Don't worry,
little friend,

we're getting you
out of here.

That guy is not humane.

(woofs a question)

Oh-- not human, humane.

He's certainly human.

But he's not humane.

"Humane" means to be kind.

And that guy is definitely
not being humane to you.

In fact, what he's
doing is inhumane.

MAN:
Hey!

What are you doing?

Run!

(panting)

Uh-oh. Dead end.

Gotcha!

That's what you think,
you inhumane meanie-pants!

Come on, friend.

Follow me!

Down we go.

You come back here!

(grunts)

Ah! We made it.

Wow, all that digging really
works up an appetite.

Ah, come on, let's eat.

(ray buzzing)

Well, come on.

This looks good.

Come on, hop up.

Ah. Hello, my good man.

We'll start with
two steaks, rare.

No dogs allowed!

Well!

I have to say, I have
some serious objections

about how this planet is run.

When I find Chuck Nebula,

I'm going to give him
a piece of my mind.

(creaking)
!
Hang on.

Sounds like...

(ray buzzing)

(rope creaking)

MARTHA:
Yes!

That rope is beginning
to fray!

Oh no! That piano is going
to fall on that helpless baby!

(ray buzzing)

Ah. That was close.

Invasion?

What are you talking about?

An invasion is when a bunch
of people go somewhere

and try to take it over.

And I tell you, alien dogs
are invading our world

and trying to take it over.

That's no ordinary
giant rocket-powered bone

out on that lawn.

That's an alien space bone
if I ever saw one.

(others murmuring)

And the creature that got out
of it is not from this world.

It's an extraterrestrial.

Extraterrestrial?

Hmm. Interesting.

Let me just check something
with my secretary.

I hope she's planning
to do something quickly.

(car zooms by)

Was that the mayor's car
that just sped by?

Yup.

You say you've never heard
of Chuck Nebula?

Huh-- for a king,
he's not very well known.

Hey, did you see that?

Around the corner?
It's a parade!

(chuckling to himself)

Hey, it's that guy
who was so mean to you.

And now he's stealing
that weenie cart.

I have to do something
about this.

(buzzing)

Whoa!

What's going on?

What's happening?

I'll tell you
what's happening.

You are getting
a lesson in manners.

First you were not humane
to Daisy here,

and then you try to steal
that weenie cart.

Now stop it
and get out of here!

(yelling)

And be more honest!

Like dogs.

(woofs twice)

No problem.

All in a day's work.

RESTAURANT MAN:
There they are!

Hey, what is this?

They throw you in the shelter
for nothing?

(barking)

Well, yes, I have no tags.

But I'm not
from your world.

I'm a space dog.

(howls in disbelief)

Really, I am.

(ray buzzing)

Why don't you believe me?

(barks twice)

How did I get out?

I opened the cage.

Like this.

(ray buzzing)
(barking)

Can't you do that?

Oh well, no problem.

(buzzing)

Ah. What a day.

I could use a snack.

This looks promising.

Loaf of bread.

Bologna, pickles, ketchup,
mustard.

Hmm... I know what
to make with this.

A delicious mess.

Dinner, g*ng!

The mayor's office has offered
a reward for the alien.

A reward!

Just for capturing
that stinkin' space mutt.

(dog barks twice)

MARTHA:
Where am I from?

I'm an extraterrestrial.

(barks)

An extraterrestrial
is someone from space;

you know, someone
who isn't from Earth.

I'm from another planet,

the planet Martha.

I knew it.

That dog is the alien!

On Planet Martha, dogs are
in charge of everything.

Hey.

Did I hear you say you're
a talking dog from space?

Yeah.

And you're that bad guy.

Oh... (laughs lightly)

but I've changed
my ways... now.

Thanks to you.

So come with me.

Mmm... where are
you going?

Well, I'm not really
supposed to tell,

but we're planning a little
Welcome-to-Earth party.

It's at the mayor's office.

MAYOR:
Did someone say my name?

Ms. Mayor?

Yes. I was attempting
to discover the facts

about the aliens

using this, uh, moving van.

Well, it's just one alien,
and I caught her.

It's this dog!

Oh, good work!

Officer?

Please arrest that alien
creature and let me know

when you've got her good
and locked up.

I'll be continuing my
investigations in the next town.

Wait a minute.

(buzzing)

Uh-oh!

Why should I
be locked up?

Well, because we don't know
anything about you.

You could be dangerous.

But I come in peace.

I'd like to speak
to Chuck Nebula

about some improvements
to your planet.

Chuck who?

What's it going to do
to the crime business

if they don't send this
extraterrestrial do-gooder

back to her own planet?

I'll be in big trouble.

Look!

That space dog has
the mayor trapped.

The space creature!

Did you hear that?

The alien! That way!

So you're saying Chuck Nebula
is only in comic books?

This is not going to be good
for my extra credit report.

Do you mind putting
my van down now?

Get her!

Get the alien!

Uh-oh.

Look, I come in peace.

I'm not an invader.

Really.

Really!

Oh, this is not good.

There's no place like space.

There's no place
like space.

There's no place like s...

(yells)

Whoa. What a dream!

Open... open...

(groans)

Why can't things be
like in dreams?

HELEN (laughing):
Trying to make

the refrigerator door
open by itself?

Something like that.

Well, you've been
a pretty good girl today.

I suppose one snack
wouldn't hurt.

Mmm, yum!

Ah... my favorite.

You know what?

There are some pretty nice
things about Earth.

Cheese Snoodles?

That's your favorite thing
about Earth?

No, you're my favorite thing.

Aw.

But Cheese Snoodles
are a close second.

Hey, check out this song.

(rapping):
♪ The universe has got
a thousand billion stars ♪

♪ But out of those gazillions
there's only one that's ours ♪

♪ The star we're spinning
around, for your information ♪

♪ It's the center of our
solar system, called the Sun ♪

♪ And right in the neighborhood,
for what it's worth ♪

♪ Is the planet that I live on,
Planet Earth ♪

♪ The universe is everything ♪

♪ Galaxies, asteroids,
the Moon! ♪

♪ The universe is everything ♪

♪ The Sun, the stars,
the Earth ♪

♪ The universe includes it all ♪

♪ Everything large and small ♪

♪ The universe is everything ♪

That's right.

♪ The universe is everything. ♪

For real!

Did you get all the words
about space?

Let's hear some of them again.

A planet is a large
round object in space

that orbits around a star.

Our solar system is made up
of the sun

and all of the planets
that orbit around it.

The universe is everything--

all the planets, all the stars,
everything in space

and space itself.

An extraterrestrial is
someone from space.

See you next time!

Night, Martha.

Good night, Martha.

Night, Martha.

Night, Martha!

♪ Who's that dog? ♪

♪ Who'
that dog? ♪

♪ Dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪

That dog is Decota.

He's a puppy.

My name is Belle.

I got Decota at MSPCA Angell.

Sometimes people can't
properly care for a pet,

so they bring it
to the adoption center,

and they help find the pet
a new home.

This is what I found.

WOMAN:
Do you want to take
that dog for a walk?

Yeah.

WOMAN:
So you're all set.

You can bring Decota home.

BELLE:
I like taking care of him.

Puppies need exercise.

The best thing about
having a puppy is

that you have someone
to play with.

♪ He's that dog... ♪
♪ Dog, d-d-dog, d-dog. ♪