Nature Cat
Shirley the Space Doggy
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The Star Gazers are called upon to help a space doggy named Shirley.
Mission Control alerts the Star Gazers that a space doggy named Shirley is lost and she needs to get home to her mommy's birthday party and fast! Poor little space doggy! Can the Star Gazers help her find her way back home in time for the party?
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Nature Cat
Shirley the Space Doggy
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Mission Control alerts the Star Gazers that a space doggy named Shirley is lost and she needs to get home to her mommy's birthday party and fast! Poor little space doggy! Can the Star Gazers help her find her way back home in time for the party?
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♪ You never know what you'’’ll see ♪ ♪ In the sky at night stars are glaring so bright ♪ ♪ Star Gazers are we ♪ (Hal laughing) Calling Star Gazers.
Come in, Star Gazers.
Are you there?
Hello, Mission Control.
Star Gazers here.
Affirmative.
We'’’ve just received word that a space doggy named Shirley is lost in space.
And she needs to get home to her mommy'’’s birthday party, and fast.
Poor little space doggy.
Can you help her?
You bet we can.
We'’’re on it.
Affirmative.
I knew we could count on you.
Good luck, Star Gazers.
Over.
We'’’re off, fellow Star Gazers, on another exciting outer space mission.
Onward and spaceward.
♪ Never fear, little Shirley.
The Star Gazers are here.
Star Gazers in the house.
Oh, Star Gazers, I'’’m so glad you'’’re here.
I'’’m completely lost, and it'’’s my mommy'’’s birthday party today.
Oh, how did you wind up here, little space doggy?
Well, I had to fly so far away to get my mommy the most amazing birthday present, because she'’’s the most amazing mommy.
ALL: Aww!
A lovey plant from the planet Lovey Dovey.
Ooh, I love it!
Thanks, Hal.
Love you too.
Oh, thank you!
You'’’re mom'’’s going to love it, Shirley.
But not if I can'’’t get home.
I have no idea how to get home.
And my mommy'’’s party starts soon.
Looks like I'’’m going to miss it.
Not on our watch, Shirley!
The Star Gazers will help you get home.
Really?
How?
By using the stars just like explorers used to.
ALL: ♪ Oh, Star Gazers are we ♪ ♪ You never know what you'’’ll see ♪ ♪ In the sky at night stars are glaring so bright ♪ ♪ Star Gazers are we ♪ Hey, yeah, the stars.
I remember my mommy told me if I ever get lost to look for a star to guide me home.
Which star, Shirley?
It'’’s called Polaris.
But I'’’m not sure where it is.
There are millions and millions of stars all around.
Polaris?
Oh, Polaris?
Where are you, Polaris?
It'’’s me, Hal.
DAISY: Polaris?
I think that'’’s the North Star.
I kind of remember it'’’s part of one of the constellations.
Nature Cat, let'’’s check your map to see where it is.
Great idea, Squeeks.
My trusty night sky map will provide the answer.
Okay, here'’’s the constellation Cassiopeia, so named for a queen who, in a Greek myth, believed herself to be more beautiful than anyone.
Yup.
That'’’s the real Cassiopeia constellation.
But Polaris isn'’’t a part of it.
And here'’’s Orion, the great hunter.
These three stars are his belt.
Orion'’’s Belt.
But no Polaris.
Gee, I wish I had my own star formation.
I could take a star from there, and one from there, and a couple from over there, and maybe one from there, and ta-dee!
And I'’’ll name it... Hmm.
Oh, I know!
Hal!
Really nice work, Hal.


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