01x38 - Holidays in Boxwood Terrace

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[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!

[playful music]

- [gasps]

- [squeaks]

♪ ♪

- Yeah! - [yelps]

[giggling]

You guys?

I think there's another strange thing

happening to the neighborhood.

Look at all the houses.

What's going on?

- It's another Earth holiday, Jet--Christmas.

- Now, I remember that Halloween was confusing

to you and your parents, so basically,

Christmas is--oof!

- Oh, Christmas!

So that's what this is about.

Sunspot explained Christmas to me and Mom and Dad,

so we get it.

There's this big Earthie named "Santa"

who flies around in a kind of saucer.

But it has another name.

Like "slough" or "slee" or something.

And he's always yelling out,

"Hee, hee, hee!"

- Um, it's "h*, h*, h*."

- "Who, who, who." Right, got it.

And Christmas is about a lot of other stuff.

Cutting down trees, putting them up

in your house and painting them,

singing carols, writing letters to Santa,

hanging cookies above the fireplace,

ooh--leaving socks with milk out for Santa to eat.

Ah, milk and socks.

Hee, hee, hee!

- Uh, Jet? It's "h*, h*, h*."

And some of the things you listed are kind of wrong.

- And there are lots of Christmas traditions.

But that list doesn't have the most important thing of all--

the Spirit of Christmas.

- "Spirit of Christmas"?

What's that?

- [chattering]

both: Um...

- It's hard to explain.

The closest I can get is...

it's something you can feel.

- Right.

When you feel it, you'll know it.

- I'll know it when I feel it, huh?

Can you describe it?

- Um, it's the feeling you get

when you're gathered together

with your family and friends.

- Singing carols and holding candles...

all: ♪ Deck the halls with boughs of holly ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la-la ♪

♪ La-la-la-la ♪

♪ 'Tis the season to be jolly ♪

♪ Fa-la-la-la-la ♪

♪ La-la-la-la ♪ - I like it.

- I like it, too. But I don't get it.

- Oh, but I love learning these Earth traditions.

Oh, let's try "Good King Wenceslas."

all: ♪ Good King Wenceslas looked out ♪

♪ On the feast of Stephen ♪

- Uh, I'm still not feeling it.

Guess I'll really have to look hard

to find this Spirit of Christmas thing.

Let's look for it in my backyard.

So the presents are hidden over the tree?

- Under.

- [laughs] Great.

Under the tree!

But my favorite thing

is Santa flying the saucer.

- Sleigh. - The saucer sleigh!

And he's flying it full of presents through space,

and he comes down to Earth and lands on, uh...

your roof?

- Uh-huh. Basically.

- Wow! This is such a great story.

- That would make a great story.

Santa flying through space in a flying saucer.

- Yeah, it's got everything!

Snow and presents and cookies hanging from the tree--

- Jet, Mr. Petersen's downtown at the auditorium right now

working on a Christmas pageant.

He's taking ideas for it,

so maybe you could tell him your flying saucer story.

- [giggling] That would make a great Christmas pageant.

Flying saucer Santa.

- Yes! Let's make a pageant!

Wait, what's a "pageant"?

- It's a kind of show.

We do it every Christmas. - I love shows!

- And the show is always some kind of Christmas story.

With songs. - And costumes!

- And everyone in town comes to see it

just before Christmas.

- A show? About Christmas?

And Santa? And saucers?

And songs?

What are we waiting for?

Let's go find Mr. Petersen

and tell him we have an idea

for the pageant!

Excelsior!

- Wait, don't we need to have some sort of plan first?

- We need a plan?

- We can't just say we're gonna sing some songs

and dance around.

- That's exactly what my plan was.

- Sean's right, Jet.

Our story has to be about something.

[jet engines whooshing]

- It's not about Santa

in a flying saucer sleigh?

- Sure, but it should also be about something good.

You know, like, um... [gasps]

Finding the Spirit of Christmas!

- [gasps] What a great plan!

Finding the Spirit of Christmas!

Come on!

[jet engines whooshing]

- [laughing] Oh, yeah, fantastic!

Eh, we'll be in touch.

Ugh. Sheesh.

Another "surfing Santa" pitch.

This is your third year as volunteer director

of holiday pageants, Petersen!

Everyone's going to be expecting a new,

fresh idea about Christmas!

What are you gonna do? You're just one scientist!

- Hi, Mr. Petersen!

I couldn't help overhearing

how you need a new, fresh idea?

- [squeaks] - Jet Propulsion,

your Earthie neighbor.

- Oh, yes, yeah, of course.

Hello, Propulsion.

- So, anyway, the new, fresh idea.

Picture this: Santa's at his house

on Bortron .

- [laughs nervously] - Oh, uh...

I mean the South Pole.

Oh, ah, I mean the North Pole.

Reading a letter from Little Billy

in Boxwood Terrace.

- I'm listening... - Then, it's Christmas Eve.

And Santa puts all the toys in his flying saucer sleigh.

And he flies them around the Solar System,

and then, uh...

- 'Cause everyone knows Santa has to deliver presents

to all the good boys and girls

on all the planets in our Solar System.

- What a gigantic, super big job!

- There actually aren't any kids on the other planets,

but it's a made-up story, so wow--cool, right?

- Yes, good. This is good.

- Uh, so, they fly from Neptune

to Mercury and back,

and then at last, Santa gets to Earth,

where the weather is, uh...

- Socked in with a snowy blizzard.

Santa's saucer gets lost in the blizzard,

and there's no way to find all the houses

in Boxwood Terrace on time!

- A blizzard? Oh, no!

Then what happens? - I know!

It's so exciting, right?

Santa, stuck in the blizzard,

saucer full of toys,

trying to get them to Boxwood Terrace.

If only there were a way! - But there is a way!

all: There is?

- Yes!

Even though the blizzard is so thick

that you can barely see,

the scientists at the DSA have equipment

that can see, even through a storm.

- That's right, we do. Brilliant!

- The scientists in Boxwood Terrace

use their giant array of satellite dishes' radar

to locate Santa's saucer and guide him in.

- Through the blizzard!

- To safely land in Boxwood Terrace.

And Santa gives everyone their presents.

- Even Little Billy? - Yes, even Little Billy.

And thanks to the satellite dishes at the DSA,

Christmas is saved!

And scene.

- Boo-yeah! Science!

- Nicely done, Sean.

I should add that there are a lot of songs,

including a big, crowd-pleasing finale--

you know, uh, something like...

♪ Everyone's seeking the Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Everyone wants to belong ♪

♪ Everyone's dreaming ♪

♪ Nuh-nuh-nuh meaning ♪

- ♪ In a present, a card, or a song ♪

- Sold!

And with you singing that finale, Rafferty,

this'll be the greatest Christmas pageant ever.

- Me? Well, heh, I sing a lot.

In the shower.

- And Sydney's really good with Earth rhymes!

She can help write the songs.

And Mindy, too!

And I can be the, uh...

what's the job where you tell everyone else what to do?

- Director? - Yes!

I can be the direct-or!

- But isn't Mr. Petersen the director of the pageant?

- Oh, uh, right.

You know what?

I'm way too busy this Christmas, anyway.

If you direct, Propulsion,

it'll give me time to, uh... [chuckles]

Recalibrate the Planetarium's projector.

- [squeals] Me?

The Boxwood Terrace Christmas pageant director?

- The Christmas pageant is yours, Propulsion!

Ace it! Haha!

I'm counting on you.

Oh, and don't forget--

it's also about the Spirit of Christmas!

- Okay, songs, dances, flying saucers, Spirit of Christmas.

Got it! - I guess we better get started.

Who's gonna play what?

- Oh, if you don't mind,

I'll be Santa.

Hee, hee, hee! - Um, it's "h*, h*, h*," Santa.

- Oh, right. Har, har, har!

Let's see. Santa needs a flying animal

to pull his saucer.

- [squeaks] - Good!

Sunspot can be that animal.

But not the nose.

How 'bout the...

your tail!

Perfect.

Sunspot the red-tailed flying animal!

Mindy, you can play the Head Elf

and the Head Scientist at the DSA.

- Whoo-hoo!

- Sydney, you can be Mrs. Claus.

- [giggles] Sounds good, Mr. Claus.

- What's left for me to play?

- Sean, you get to be the part of Little Billy,

because Billy has the big, heartwarming

"Spirit of Christmas" song at the end of the play.

- I do? - Yes!

'Cause everyone knows you have a great voice.

- I do! - Perfect.

- That's a lot of pressure, though.

Do you think you can do it?

- Sure, I love singing.

What could possibly go wrong?

- Wow, I can't believe how we went from

describing Christmas to Jet, to Jet casting all of us

in a Christmas pageant that he just made up.

- And he's gonna direct it.

- And it's all because you were trying to explain

the Spirit of Christmas to him.

all: Oof!

- [gasps] That's right, Mindy!

I almost forgot!

I still need to find this whole

Spirit of Christmas thing.

But how?

[gasps] I know!

I'll get help from the best detective I know.

Come to think of it, he's the only detective I know.

- Cody, I've decided to open a new case,

investigating that Jet Propulsion character.

[Cody whimpers]

Good question, Cody.

Why would an alien be writing

and directing a Christmas pageant?

I agree.

The first thing I need to do is

figure out a way to get closer to Jet.

[bell dings]

[yelps]

Jet, what're you doing here? [bell dings]

- I need a really good detective.

[bell dinging]

- Well, you know I'm a really good detective, right?

I don't take just any old case.

- Uh-huh, sure, you're the best in the neighborhood

according to all you've told me, Mitchell.

- Okay, what's the case?

- I'm looking for something.

It's something that you can't see,

or hear, or even describe.

- Go on, I'm interested.

- It's the Spirit of Christmas.

- Wow.

This is gonna be complicated.

But we'll take the case.

[bell dings]

[lively music]

- Okay, I've got Mitchell looking for

the Spirit of Christmas.

Now we just need to get a flying saucer sleigh

onto that stage.

Come on!

[dog barks]

- And I need to follow Jet around

and find this "Spirit of Christmas" thing.

And to finally figure out who Jet really is

and where he's from.

Oof! That hurt.

- Jet, do you really think

you can fly this saucer in the auditorium?

- I'm not sure.

But somehow, we'll try it.

Let's make this the best

finding-the-Spirit-of-Christmas- in-a-flying-saucer ever!

[jet engines rumbling]

- [chatters] - [laughs]

One Earthie Christmas saucer sleigh coming up!

Har, har, har!

all: "h*, h*, h*."

- Have you ever wanted to hear what someone's saying

on the other side of the playground?

It's not so easy to do, is it?

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

Now, just imagine trying to hear from a spacecraft

that's all the way on the other side of the Solar System.

Well, that's exactly what we do here

with this giant, -meter antenna

at NASA's Deep Space Network

in Goldstone, California.

We use this to track our satellites

and to explore the universe.

Since it became operational in ,

this massive antenna's been tracking spacecraft

all over the Solar System.

From Mars, Jupiter, the asteroids--everywhere.

It's tracked dozens of spacecraft.

It weighs , tons.

That's as much as , minivans.

And it moves.

From the ground to the top of the antenna

is stories high.

Wow.

While this antenna is really special,

it can't do the job of talking with

all the spacecraft by itself.

Why?

Well, the Earth is rotating,

and it's constantly in motion.

So this antenna is actually one of three around the world

that scientists use to communicate with spacecraft

at all times.

The furthest one away, Voyager,

takes hours to send one message.

so you can see why they call it

"the deep space network."

So the next time you're on the playground,

just imagine if you had an ear this big,

you'd be able to hear everything.

[holiday music]

- All right, Earthies.

Let's put on a holiday Christmas pageant show!

I heard that actors need to stretch before a show.

So let's stretch!

A-one-and-a-two- and-a-three-and-a-four!

- Well, Cody, it's day one as undercover detectives

on "Find the Spirit of Christmas" case.

[sighs]

Looks like they're all having fun.

But we have a serious job to do.

I'll move over here, where I'm much better hidden.

No one will ever seen me. - Hi, Mitchell!

[Cody barks] - Aah!

Jet, never sneak up on a detective.

- Sorry, Mitchell.

Didn't realize I was sneaking.

There's so many Earth rules.

Anyway, I was wondering-- did you find

the Spirit of Christmas yet?

- Not yet, Jet.

Cody and I are still looking.

Now, please, I must get back to my detective work.

- Okay, rehearsal time. - [giggles]

- Be more like an Earthie elf, Mindy.

And Sunspot, less rain, more deer.

- [chatters]

- Hah hah hah!

A letter from Little Billy in Boxwood Terrace!

[twinkling piano tune]

♪ For Christmas I'd like something ♪

♪ Even better than chocolate ♪

♪ Please bring me ♪

♪ A Commander Cressida rocket ♪

[whooshing]

Sure, why not, Little Billy?

- Uh, Jet, that's not your line.

- Do I sing now? - No, Sean.

Your song is at the end.

Plus, we know you're gonna do it perfectly.

Ahem...I will find the Spirit of Christmas

and get Little Billy his rocket,

or I'm not Santa!

Right, Head Elf Mindy?

- Right, Santa.

Work faster, elves!

Don't forget Little Billy's Commander Cressida rocket!

Whoa, I'm rolling!

- And we have so many other presents to deliver

all around the Solar System.

- Ha, fun! Making presents sounds easy.

- Wait, that's not Santa's line.

- Ready to rehearse my song.

[thudding]

- Still not yet, Sean.

- [laughs nervously]

- Ow! [grunts]

- Oh, hey, Mitchell. You undercover?

- I can't officially say, but maybe.

- Why don't you join us in the show?

I mean, we're all friends.

- Um, I'm a detective.

I don't do--ow!

"Friend."

- Santa's here!

Flying the saucer sleigh across the Solar System!

Hee, hee, hee!

I mean--h*, hi, whee!

♪ Those bells are ringin' ♪

♪ Everybody's singin' ♪

♪ It's finally Christmas Day ♪

♪ It's freezin' and mistin' ♪

♪ As we cross the solar system ♪

♪ On our flying saucer sleigh ♪

- [sneezes]

[struggles]

[tense music]

Oh!

♪ ♪

Oh. Whoopsie!

- Perfect! Right, Mrs. Santa?

h*, h*, har, har!

- That was a close one.

Um, you didn't hear that.

It's--it's not me, Mitchell.

- Oh, no, there's a blizzard over planet Earth!

- Goodness, we may have to cancel Christmas

because of all the snow.

Snow! So much snow!

Uh, snow? Mr. Propulsion?

The snow? - Oh! Snow, snow.

- [giggles]

Those are presents, silly.

[shimmering tone]

- Okay, Sean, last scene.

Time for your song.

- ♪ Everyone's seeking ♪

♪ The Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Everyone wants to belong ♪ - ♪ Everyone wants to belong ♪

♪ Everyone's dreaming ♪ - ♪ Of finding some meaning ♪

- [sighs] Looks like fun out there.

I can only imagine.

[sighs]

But back to work.

[playful music]

- What a wonderful song, Little Billy.

Don't you agree, Santa?

- Har, har, har! [curtain squeaking]

all: Oof!

- Oh, that didn't go so hot.

- You kidding? It's perfect!

As you Earthies say,

it's time to "go on with the show!"

Excelsior!

[lively holiday music]

♪ ♪

- Don't start the holiday pageant without me!

[crowd murmuring]

- ♪ Mi-mi-mi ♪

♪ Mi-mi-mi, Mi-mi-mi-mi ♪

- Okay, okay, pull the curtain down.

Uh, or is it up?

Remember-- drop the snow when they say,

"Snow, snow, so much snow." Good.

- Wow, that's a lot of people.

Do you get nervous singing, Sean?

- Nah, I do it all the time in the shower.

I've never been more ready to sing my big song.

♪ La la la la la la la la la ♪

- Welcome!

You're about to see the best

Boxwood Terrace holiday pageant ever.

Our show begins with

Santa reading a letter from Little Billy.

[piano keys twinkling]

[curtain squeaking]

- ♪ Dear Santa ♪

♪ I hope you're well ♪

♪ It's your fan little Billy ♪

♪ From Boxwood Terrace ♪

♪ The world's greatest science facility ♪

♪ Hold for applause ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ For Christmas I'd like something ♪

♪ Even better than chocolate ♪

♪ Please bring me a Commander Cressida rock-o-late ♪

♪ I'd ask for more, Santa ♪

♪ But I'm kind of embarrassed ♪

♪ Sincerely your friend ♪

♪ Little Billy from Boxwood Terrace ♪

[cheers and applause]

[playful music]

- ♪ Two days till Christmas ♪

♪ Everybody hurry ♪

♪ Billy needs a rocket ship ♪

♪ Santa's getting worried ♪

♪ Everybody work and work ♪

♪ Move 'em down the line ♪

♪ Build 'em, drill 'em, paint 'em ♪

♪ We're workin' over time ♪

- Hee, hee, hee!

Ready to fly us across the Solar System,

Sunspot the red-tailed flying animal?

- [chatters]

- ♪ Those bells are ringin' ♪

♪ Everybody's singin' ♪

♪ It's finally Christmas Day ♪

♪ It's freezin' and mistin' ♪

♪ As we cross the solar system ♪

♪ On our flying saucer sleigh ♪

all: ♪ But our space suits are toasty ♪

♪ So we're all feelin' cozy ♪

♪ In our saucer full of toys ♪

[audience gasps]

♪ Sending presents down to every planetary town ♪

♪ Of space-loving girls and boys ♪

- ♪ Here's Neptune ♪ - ♪ Merry Christmas ♪

- ♪ And Uranus ♪ - ♪ Hey, did you miss us? ♪

- ♪ Ooh, it's Saturn ♪ - ♪ Have some toys ♪

- ♪ And Jupiter and Mars ♪ - ♪ Here you go, enjoy ♪

- ♪ And now it's time to spread some cheer ♪

♪ And happiness and mirth ♪

both: ♪ On that Goldilocks planet ♪

♪ The lovely ocean-covered Earth ♪

[cheers and applause]

- [cries]

- [gasps] Oh no, Santa!

It's a blizzard!

Snow, snow, so much snow!

[whispers] Snow, so much snow.

[shimmering tones]

- Sure will be hard to land in Boxwood Terrace,

with all this snow!

- Never fear!

We can help Santa land safely on Earth.

We are the amazing DSA scientists!

[cheers and applause]

Follow my radar, Sunspot!

You know, the bursts of radio waves

that move really fast through space.

[jet engines whooshing]

♪ ♪

[audience gasps]

And it worked with science!

[cheers and applause]

- [cries]

Science.

- Hee, hee, hee!

Merry Christmas!

Now, where's little Billy from Boxwood Terrace,

who wrote me that wonderful letter

about the Spirit of Christmas?

I have his present!

- Hey, that's my cue!

[gasps]

[thudding]

[soft piano melody playing]

[gasps]

♪ ♪

Look at all the people.

It's everyone in town.

- [whispering] Sean, time to sing.

You can do it!

- Uh, uh, uh, uh...

♪ ♪

- ♪ Everyone's seeking the Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Everyone wants to belong ♪

both: Mitchell?

- ♪ Everyone's dreaming ♪

♪ Of finding some meaning ♪

♪ In a present, a card ♪

♪ Or a song ♪

♪ Oh it's elusive ♪

♪ The Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Somehow it just ♪

♪ Seems to hide ♪

♪ But I know a secret ♪

♪ One way to find it ♪

♪ Is to welcome somebody ♪

♪ Inside ♪

all: ♪ Don't you know someone ♪

♪ Who's out in the cold ♪

♪ Feeling the bite ♪

♪ Of the wind ♪

♪ Away from their home ♪

♪ Maybe waiting alone ♪

♪ For someone to welcome ♪

♪ Them in ♪

- [cries]

all: ♪ A Yuletide smile ♪

♪ Is the best kind of present ♪

♪ Bright as the brightest star known ♪

♪ Put a smile in your heart ♪

♪ Wear a holiday grin ♪

♪ The Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Will tiptoe in ♪ - [weeps]

- ♪ Throw open your arms ♪

♪ To a friend and see ♪

♪ How easy to find ♪

♪ The Spirit, the Spirit ♪

all: ♪ The Spirit of Christmas ♪

♪ Will be ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

- Yes! Go, guys!

- The best Earth holiday pageant ever.

Excelsior!

[cheers and applause]

[lively music]

- And, of course, Mitchell Petersen!

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

- Um, you guys, thanks for including me.

I really wanted to be part of the show, but...

I didn't know how to ask.

- Oh, Mitchell,

you can always be part of whatever we're doing.

- Yeah, always!

[light music]

♪ ♪

- Hey, Sydney,

surrounded by my best friends

and my parents in our Earth home,

I-I have this...feeling.

- That feeling is the Spirit of Christmas.

- I'm having that feeling you're feeling, too.

I solved your case.

- Hey, great detective work, Mitchell!

- I know.

- Merry Christmas, everyone!

Har, har, har!

- It's "h*, h*, h*," Santa.

- When you hear the sound of a fire engine siren,

you know that help is on the way.

But if you listen closely,

you can hear the sound start to change

as the truck gets closer and farther away.

[siren blaring]

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

And today, I'm at the Los Angeles Count Fire Department's

training facility, and I get to ride in a fire truck

to demonstrate something we call "the Doppler effect."

[beeping]

[siren blaring]

As the truck drives by us,

it's gonna make a sound like, "nyroom!"

[siren blaring]

That's because sound travels in waves in the atmosphere.

As the truck passes, the sound waves get smooshed together

so they sound higher.

And as the truck travels away from us,

the sound waves get stretched out,

and they sound lower.

[siren blaring]

[siren continues]

When I'm in the fire truck,

I'm moving at the same speed as the siren,

so the sound stays the same.

[siren blaring]

[siren continues]

So the next time you hear a siren,

think about the sound squishing and stretching out

as the firefighter's are on their way to the rescue.

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

- ♪ Ready! Jet! Go! ♪

♪ ♪

- Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion.

- Jet propulsion!

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!