01x14 - A Visit from Uncle Zucchini/Mindy's Weather Report

[bunniefuu]

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ He'll rocket to fame ♪

♪ When he arrived, he created a buzz ♪

♪ 'Cause there was no house ♪

♪ And then there was, he said ♪

- ♪ People of Earth! You ain't seen nothing yet! ♪

♪ I'm from Bortron , and my name is Jet! ♪

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ He looks like us ♪

♪ But he isn't the same ♪

- ♪ I'm a space tripper and a galaxy crosser ♪

♪ My parents brought me here in a flying saucer ♪

- ♪ And just to prove it was a fact ♪

♪ He flew them out to space and back ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[spaceship whirring]

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ He showed up, and now it's a blast ♪

♪ Looks like the future really got here fast ♪

- ♪ Nice to meet you, human race ♪

♪ Tell me all about the place ♪

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

all: Ready! Jet! Go!

- Thanks for helping me decorate the tree house

for my uncle's visit, guys.

- You're welcome, Jet.

I hope your uncle likes Earth when he gets here.

- Yeah, we can't wait to meet him.

What's his name again?

- Well, his name on Bortron is--

[elephant trumpeting, animal sounds]

But here on Earth, we've decided

to call him Uncle Zucchini.

- Uncle Zucchini?

I like it.

- Yeah, he's a great guy.

- No, I mean I like zucchini.

It's yummy.

But I'm sure your uncle's nice too.

Who's that with Sunspot?

- Oh, that's my uncle's pet, Moonbeam.

She's Sunspot's best friend.

- [pants]

- Wow, so is Moonbeam coming too?

[romantic accordion music]

- Sounds like it.

I think Sunspot is practicing for a duet.

- Mmm, smells good in here, hun.

- Thanks, just trying to make a great Earth meal

for your brother Zucchini.

- Oh, that's sweet.

I'm sure Zucchini will like anything you make.

- The problem is, I couldn't decide

what kind of food was the most Earth.

Take a look at these recipes.

- Hmm, I can't pick.

The enchiladas or the sushi

or the lasagna would all be great Earth foods.

- That's what I thought.

So I made them all.

Presenting Enchi-sushi-sagna.

What do you think?

- Delicious.

- So, Jet, has your uncle been to Earth before?

- Not only has he not been to Earth,

this is his first trip to the whole solar system.

- So how will he know how to find us?

- Oh, I told him to call me when he gets to Neptune

so we can make sure he gets to Earth from there.

[watch beeps] Oh, hello?

- Yo, Jet, is that you?

- Hi, Uncle Zucchini! Hi, Moonbeam!

Hold on, going to the big screen.

- Is that better? You getting my good side?

- Uh, I think they're both good.

- [laughs] I'm kidding, Jet.

You know your Uncle Zucchini likes to kid around with you.

[chuckles]

- [laughs] That's true.

Oh, Uncle Zucchini, these are my friends--

Sean, Sydney, and Mindy.

And you remember Sunspot, of course.

- [barks]

- Hey, everyone!

Ooh, can't wait to meet you.

Save me some dinner.

Moonbeam ate mine.

[groovy guitar and accordion music]

♪ ♪

- Where are you, Uncle Zucchini?

Did you pass Neptune yet?

- Uh, yeah, either I just passed Neptune

or someone spilled sauce on this map.

Anyway, don't worry. I'll find you.

- Is it okay if my friends give you some clues

so you recognize Earth when you see it?

- Oh, sure, but I think I'd know Earth when I see it.

It's the planet with the oceans and the pretty sunsets, right?

- And us. - Hi, Uncle Zucchini.

We do have oceans and pretty sunsets here,

but make sure to steer past Saturn's biggest moon, Titan.

It's got some of those things too.

- Steer past Titan, yeah, got it.

See you soon!

- And then--hello?

- I guess he lost reception somewhere out there.

- He'll find us, though. Right, Jet?

- Sure, we gave him directions.

What could possibly go wrong?

- The phone is out, and the navigation system froze up.

Ooh, say, there's a good-sized planet ahead.

You think that's Earth?

[discordant guitar chord]

I'll take that as a yes.

By the way, you're getting pretty good on that guitar.

[romantic accordion music]

- Where'd he go?

- He said he'd find us.

[watch blares] - Hello?

Uncle Zucchini? Where are you?

- Well, we finally landed.

Glad to be on Earth.

- I don't see your uncle or his saucer anywhere, Jet.

- Uncle Zucchini, that's great news,

but we can't see you.

Can you tell us where you are?

- Mm, I don't know.

I was following the navigation system,

but then it went all kablooey.

I'm sure I'm on Earth though, uh, somewhere.

- That's good.

Can you tell us more about where you are?

- It's a bit more, eh, orange than you described it.

Anyway, how do you get to your house?

I don't see anything around here or anyone.

Where are all the Earthies hiding?

Yo! Earthies!

- Oh, hold on. Don't move.

We'll go get Mom and Dad to help give you directions.

I'm sure you're somewhere close.

- Okie doke, but hurry.

Moonbeam here's looking for a snack.

- [chatters]

- You don't suppose we could find a place to eat

around here, do you?

- Mom, Dad, Uncle Zucchini and Moonbeam

are on Earth, somewhere.

- Can you help them find us?

- Ugh! This is what I was afraid of.

He could be anywhere.

- Ooh, I know.

Remember the time he couldn't find his Zorgo

in the parking lot on Bortron ?

- Ugh, that was a nightmare.

Well, let's find him before he gets even more lost.

- He's certainly not in the yard.

I wonder how far off course he is.

- Who knows?

The way he follows directions, he might be

all the way in the next town.

[telescope beeping]

- [barks]

- Not now, Sunspot.

I've got to find Uncle Zucchini and Moonbeam.

- [bleats]

- Yes, Sunspot, we know they're coming from up there.

We really need to focus now, though.

- Jet, I'm still looking for you!

Can you give me a landmark other than orange dust,

'cause there's lots of that around here.

- Hey, Sunspot, I see this planet.

Got an orange-yellow surface.

- [barks]

- And two big ears.

Here, take a look, Sydney.

- [chuckles] Very funny, Mindy.

That's the side of Sunspot's head.

- It's still a great discovery.

- Okay, do you see a dark blue house

with lots of windows?

Because that's our house.

I put in the weather stripping myself.

[groans]

- Nope, no houses of any color.

I see a lot of dirt, though.

- Well, I don't see a lot of dirt here.

- Or a spaceship.

- Carrot, I'm right here.

How can you miss an incredibly handsome Bortronian

and a big spaceship next to a blue

cat-dog-kangaroo thingy?

- I'm sorry, Zucchini.

We just don't see you anywhere on our street.

- Well, I mean, how about now?

Come on! I'm waving my hands in the air!

- Uncle Zucchini, what else do you see around you?

- Eh, I don't know.

Maybe some waves in the distance?

An ocean?

- Huh. Mom, Dad, he must be at the beach.

- But there are so many beaches.

How will we find him?

- Be right back.

- Is she getting the saucer?

- Well, we'll have to look at as many beaches as we can.

- That usually means...

[horn honks]

Yep, that's what it usually means.

- We'll wait here in case Uncle Zucchini

manages to find us.

- ♪ Five, four, three, two, one ♪

♪ Doors are shut, engines on ♪

♪ Everybody in their place ♪

♪ Let's go into outer space! ♪

[together] Ready, Jet, go!

[jet engines revving]

[jet engines whooshing]

[jet engines whirring]

- I guess there are a lot of beaches.

- And a lot of people on each one.

[alarm blaring]

- Hun, I think Mindy here has figured out

what Sunspot's been trying to tell us about Uncle Zucchini.

- Oh, good! Does she know where he is?

- I'm pretty sure, Mrs. Propulsion.

He's either saying he wants me to make him some pancakes,

or Uncle Zucchini never made it to Earth.

- [barks]

- But where could he be?

The solar system is an even bigger place than the beaches.

- Hmm... Oh! I have an idea!

We should call Uncle Zucchini.

Maybe he can give us a clue.

- Oh! Oh! There you are!

What's taking you guys so long?

- The kids have a few more questions.

We're just trying to find you.

- Okay, Uncle Zucchini.

How's the temperature where you are?

- Well, now that you mention it, Jet, brr,

it's really cold!

I thought you said your weather out here was nice.

- It's not cold here. Why is he cold?

- Do you see anything else in the sky where you are?

- Uh, I guess just the Moon.

Sure is big.

Or is it the Moon?

Huh, it has those pretty rings around it.

- Pretty rings? [gasps]

Uh-oh!

- Guys, you hear that?

Cold temperatures, waves,

orange dusty atmosphere, and he can see rings?

- Uncle Zucchini's not on Earth, is he?

- Of course I am, where else would I be?

Where else in your solar system would have waves like this

and a pretty orange sky?

I've heard about your sunsets.

- Actually, there is one other place.

Somewhere we told you about earlier.

- [barks]

- [chuckles] Got it, Sunspot.

He's on Saturn's biggest moon, Titan.

It has all of those things.

- Oh, no, are you kidding me?

I knew something wasn't right.

Titan must've looked a little like Earth did at one time.

Plus, the usual problem with space,

things keep moving around.

- Now it all makes sense.

Titan is the only moon that has atmosphere

and waves on its methane lakes.

- But not one decent coffee shop.

- Oh! Don't worry.

I've got one of those Earth things for keeping coffee warm.

Titan, here we come. Excelsior!

[spaceship whirring]

- It is so great to see you all.

I'm just sorry we have to head home so soon,

but I didn't put in for this much vacation time at work.

- Next time, you'll have to come visit us on Earth.

all: Yeah!

- I'll cook up a great Earth meal for you.

- Oh, that looks delicious.

Next time I travel to your solar system,

I'll make sure to ask directions.

- [laughs] And follow them.

[laughter]

- [strums guitar chord]

[groovy guitar and accordion music]

♪ ♪

- Even across the solar system,

you guys make beautiful music together.

- I don't know about you, but I never go anywhere

without my backpack.

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

The "Cassini" spacecraft took its own backpack

to the Saturn system.

It's called the "Huygens" probe.

The "Cassini" spacecraft was launched

in October of , and it's been orbiting Saturn

ever since it got there, taking all kinds

of amazing pictures of this beautiful ringed planet.

Shortly after "Cassini" reached the Saturn system,

it essentially dropped its backpack off,

releasing the "Huygens" probe, which then landed

on the surface of Titan, a frozen, icy moon

in the outer parts of the solar system.

The probe floated down to the surface of Titan,

and it gathered spectacular data

all the way to the surface.

The probe lasted about minutes

despite the harsh environment, which is way, way,

way colder than the coldest place on Earth.

Imagine what it would be like to live on the inside

of your freezer, cold and dark,

all the water frozen into ice.

Well, now imagine a world

that's even colder and almost as dark.

In addition to water, it's covered

with super-cold liquid methane, which is normally

a gas on Earth.

Titan is the only moon that's known

to have a dense atmosphere.

Some scientists believe that there's a possibility

that small, primitive forms of life may exist

on this wonderful moon.

So the next time you put on your backpack,

think about what you'd bring with you if you were

gonna go explore a new world.

- ♪ Was a mom-- ♪

- Local Earth weather forecast today,

mild and sunny with temperature highs in the--

- Doing the weather report looks pretty easy.

The weather's right outside.

What else is on Face today?

- The weather on Saturn's north pole,

again, calls for a huge storm or hurricane

with six sides shaped like a hexagon.

Today's forecast, more of the same huge storm

continuing on.

- Ooh, look at that big, giant storm on Saturn.

Wow.

I've got to tell everyone to come see this.

- Next on "Real Housepets of Bortron "...

- So what do you want to do today, Jet?

- [sighs] I don't know.

Sydney, what do you want to do?

- [sighs] I don't know.

This might be as exciting as it gets.

- Guys! Guys! Guess what!

I was watching the weather report,

and there's a huge hurricane storm on--

- Huge storm? Now that's exciting!

- But Jet, wait. - Not now, Mindy.

I'm too excited about the huge storm.

I'm gonna run and tell the neighbors

so they can get ready for it.

- What were you saying before, Mindy?

- The storm's on Saturn.

- Wait, the storm is on Saturn?

As in planet Saturn?

- Right, I was watching Face ,

and there was a weather report from Saturn.

- That makes sense.

There isn't a cloud in the sky here.

- Yeah, but do other planets really have

weather and storms like Earth?

- You mean, do I think there are storms on Saturn?

Sure, there are. - Wow.

Hey, Sunspot, want to go do our own Saturn weather report?

- [barks]

[murmurs indistinctly]

- Great, Sunspot.

We can do it right here at Jet's house.

Follow me. - [barking]

- Jet has the wrong idea about this Saturn

storm report, doesn't he?

- Well, what's the worst he'll do?

Run out here with his floaties?

[squeaking]

- Well, I've got Mr. Ducky.

I'm off to alert the neighborhood

about the hurricane.

I bet everyone's yard will be a swimming pool soon.

[squeaking]

- Jet, wait up!

- [giggling]

Ready!

- [barks]

- This is Mindy Melendez, age four and a quarter,

reporting from, um...

Jet's yard!

The weather today is-- well, it's pretty nice,

as we can all see.

But you know where there's some really weird weather?

Saturn! That's right.

The sixth planet from the Sun, that's where they have

this big, huge storm.

That's what Face told me.

Look, that's a picture of Saturn

where there's this big, huge storm.

Face said it's big enough to fit four Earths inside.

That's very, very, very big.

Right, Face?

- That's right.

- How am I doing?

- [barks]

- And then we tried to tell Jet that the hurricane

wasn't on Earth.

- But as soon as he heard the word "storm,"

he took off to alert the neighbors.

- Yeah, that's my boy, always helping others.

- Yes, but we've got to help him.

He's trying to get everyone to prepare for a storm that--

- Ooh, ah, absolutely.

That's why I'm cooking up a storm.

I thought it'd be a perfect way to prepare.

- No, no, you've got to understand.

The storm's not near here.

It's on-- [sniffs]

Gee, that smells pretty good.

- Sean, focus. - Right.

Mr. Propulsion, the storm in Mindy's weather report

is not in Boxwood Terrace.

In fact, it's not even on Earth.

It's-- - It's on another planet.

[dishes clattering]

- Sorry, what'd you say?

Now, where did I put that sarsaparilla?

[both sigh]

- Let's go find Mrs. Propulsion.

- Oh, why, no, Mr. Petersen, I hadn't heard

anything at all about a storm.

Are you sure?

- Well, that's the word around the neighborhood,

Mrs. Propulsion, from your very own son, no less.

- Well, I just don't know where he got that idea.

- This is Mindy Melendez, age four and a quarter.

Stay tuned for more storm reports.

- [gasps] There it is again.

The story about the huge storm.

- Storm is caused by fast-moving air

bashing into slow-moving air, like this.

[metal clangs] Boom!

- Cool.

- Oh, hey, Jet, there's something important

I need to tell you about the storm.

It's on-- - Got it!

I'm off to update the neighborhood.

Mrs. Perdie might want to tie down her wind chimes!

- Jet, wait!

- And as chief safety officer of Boxwood Terrace,

self-appointed, that is, I'm here to make sure

that every house is safe from storms, earthquakes,

or what have you.

- Oh, thank you.

Although, I have to say, there's still

not a cloud in the sky.

- Well, you know what they say.

Clear skies in the morning, hurricane warning,

Mrs. Propulsion.

- Really? Earth people actually say that?

- Mom, do we have any extra "storm is coming" stuff?

I'm almost done alerting the whole block.

- Nice to see your son taking this

storm preparation seriously.

I'll be back to do another house check in an hour.

Petersen, moving on, please.

- Dad, this sandbag is kind of heavy.

- That's okay, son. Mine is too.

Builds character.

- I think my character's big enough.

- Hand it over.

Good work.

- Did either of you see Jet?

He seems to be telling everyone a big storm is coming.

[metallic crashing]

Jet, honey, we need to talk about this big storm.

- Hi, Mom, Sean, Sydney.

No time to chat.

Got to get back outside for the big storm.

Now, where's my umbrella?

Oh, here it is! Be right back, Mom!

- Well, I really need to tell you--

- Sorry, I just need to tell Mr. Withers

to take in his chalk drawings.

They'll be soaked.

- Jet, wait!

What kind of umbrella is that anyway?

- Oh, it's my "stormbrella."

This way, I can still see the sky,

so I won't miss a second of the big storm.

Cool, right?

[whispering indistinctly]

- Hey, Jet, do you really want to see the big storm?

- Do I? Oh, I can't wait.

In fact, I think I see a cloud right now.

Er, or is just a faraway bird?

[horn honks]

- Come on, Jet, get in.

Quick, we're going to see the big storm.

- But, Sean, aren't you nervous about flying?

- What? Me? Nervous? I would never get nervous.

If I were nervous, would I say this?

[together] ♪ Five, four, three, two, one! ♪

- ♪ Doors are shut, engines on ♪

♪ Everybody in their place ♪

♪ Let's go into outer space! ♪

[together] Ready, Jet, go!

[jet engines revving]

[jet engines whooshing]

[jet engines whirring]

- So stay tuned, I guess, for more storm reports.

And, uh--

oh, I'm gonna need a quick snack break.

- We were hoping for another update soon.

- You guys do know the storm is up on Saturn,

not Earth, don't you?

- [barks]

- Uh...

- Ice cream "stormwiches," anyone?

- Stormwiches, huh?

Clever marketing tag, Propulsion.

Mmm, I got to hand it to you, Propulsion.

These aren't half bad.

Here, try one.

- Mmm, it's out of this world.

- [chuckles] Well, thank you.

As a matter of fact, it's from out of this solar system.

[spaceship whirring]

- So this super big storm Mindy was talking about

is on Saturn?

But I thought--

- [chuckles] We know what you thought.

- This hurricane storm has been going on

for hundreds of years on Saturn.

- Mom, Mom, hurry up. We don't want to miss it.

- Oh, don't worry.

It'll still be there for many more years.

- [gasps] Look, I see it!

Oh, hey, you're right. It is on Saturn.

Ha, glad we finally figured that out.

Well done, team. [Sean and Sydney sigh]

You know what would make this storm-watch even better?

- If Mindy could see it?

- Exactly.

- Hiya, Jet!

Mindy and I were just watching for the storm

and enjoying these hexagon-shaped stormwiches.

- Mmm.

Hi, Dad. Hi, Mindy.

Look at this huge storm on Saturn.

You won't believe it.

- Jet, that's what I've been trying to tell you

this whole time.

- Well, why didn't you just say so?

[chuckles]

Well, maybe I wasn't listening very well.

Well, maybe I wasn't listening very well. - [chirps]

- It's okay, Jet. - [chirps]

- It's okay, Jet. - Thanks, Sunspot.

You did try to help the whole neighborhood. - Thanks, Sunspot.

You did try to help the whole neighborhood. [jet engines humming]

- Mmm, and I'm glad I got to try an ice cream stormwich, [jet engines humming]

- Mmm, and I'm glad I got to try an ice cream stormwich, [engines fading]

- Mmm, and I'm glad I got to try an ice cream stormwich, Whoo!

even if it is broccoli-flavored. Whoo!

even if it is broccoli-flavored. [jet engines thrumming]

even if it is broccoli-flavored. Oh...

- Hey, Mindy, can you tell us more about the Saturn storm? Oh...

- Hey, Mindy, can you tell us more about the Saturn storm? Watch out, guys! [giggles]

- Hey, Mindy, can you tell us more about the Saturn storm? Whoa!

- Sure! Face told me. Whoa!

- Sure! Face told me.

The storm is from fast-moving air

bashing into slow-moving air.

bashing into slow-moving air. - What's up, Mitchell?

[metal clangs] Boom! - What's up, Mitchell?

[metal clangs] Boom! - Ah! You know what's up, Mindy!

[metal clangs] Boom! Jet's flying saucer is up, somewhere!

- Oh, is that how storms on Earth are formed? Jet's flying saucer is up, somewhere!

- Oh, is that how storms on Earth are formed? - Yeah, that way.

- That's exactly how storms on Earth are formed. - Yeah, that way.

- That's exactly how storms on Earth are formed. - Ha, if you say that he's going that way,

- Cool. Thanks, Mindy . - Ha, if you say that he's going that way,

- Cool. Thanks, Mindy . then he must be actually going that way.

- Hey, I've got a special storm dessert for you, Jet. then he must be actually going that way.

- Hey, I've got a special storm dessert for you, Jet.

- Hey, I've got a special storm dessert for you, Jet. - [giggles]

- [giggles]

- Whoo!

[frenzied music]

♪ ♪

[grunting]

- Whoo-hoo!

- Sydney! - Well done, Commander Sydney!

- That...was...awesome!

- Sydney, you did great.

Next time, I'm gonna fly it.

Wait. Don't quote me on that.

- [laughs] Okay, Sean.

- Hey, has anyone seen Sunspot?

[distant cheering]

- Way to go, Sunspot!

- What kind of Earth pet parachutes?

Someday I'll figure that Jet Propulsion out.

Someday!

Jet Propulsion!

- Whoa!

Why did it take so much effort for me to stop?

Well, that's because I was moving pretty fast.

And that means I had a lot of momentum.

When it comes to running races,

sometimes stopping is actually harder than starting.

Why is that?

That's because when you're running really fast,

you have a lot of what's called momentum.

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

What is momentum anyway?

Momentum is how much stuff you have

combined with how fast you're going.

Now just imagine if you're the space shuttle "Orbiter."

The space shuttle weighs as much as elephants,

and it's traveling about , miles an hour

while it's orbiting the Earth.

But still, even when it comes down for a landing

and even after it slows down through the atmosphere,

it's moving at an incredible speed,

about to miles an hour.

[upbeat music]

That means it's got a huge amount of momentum.

And because of this, it needs a really long landing strip

to be able to come to a complete stop safely.

♪ ♪

Well, that's exactly what happened here

at this space shuttle landing strip

at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

So the next time you try to come to a safe and complete stop,

just be glad you don't weigh as much as elephants