[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 7, 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!

[upbeat music] - Whoa!

- Hello, hello!

Please meet my latest model of your solar system!

Solar system, Sean.

Sean, solar system.

- Nice to meet you, solar system.

Wow, this is awesome, you guys.

- Hi, Sean.

Jet and Sydney, remember to tell him that I helped.

I helped a lot.

And I'’m the Sun.

- All right, Queen Sun, are you ready for your planets to orbit?

Venus, orbit the Sun!

You too, Mars!

Orbit on, Uranus!

- Wait.

What is orbiting again?

- "Orbit" means "to go around and around."

- Sean, there are a lot of planets to spin.

Want to help?

- Yes!

- Hey, Sunspot!

Little help!

[playful music] ♪ ♪ [whooshing] All right!

Finally!

All eight planets are orbiting the Sun!

- You mean Queen Sun.

So how come they'’re all going around me, Jet?

- Because that'’s how the solar system works!

Everything rotates around the sun'’s ginormous gravity.

- Yes, it'’s all about me!

Queen Sun!

- And get this: not only do the planets all orbit the Sun; they also rotate at the same time!

- They what?

- Huh.

Maybe Face can show us better than I can explain it.

- Face is Jet'’s computer friend.

[electronic beeping] - Hi, Face.

- Hello, Jet.

Hello, everyone.

So the subject is rotating, right?

all: Right!

- The planets orbit around the sun, and at the same time, each planet rotates on its own axis.

- Amazing!

Planets orbit and rotate?

- It is amazing!

Outer space is like a big dance that works perfectly.

Thanks, Face.

- Certainly, Jet.

I'’ll just rotate out of here.

Whoa!

- Okay, you saw the movie.

Now let'’s get this rotating party restarted!

[suspenseful music] ♪ ♪ - Whoa... whoa... Oof!

both: Whoa!

Whoa!

- Phew.

♪ ♪ - [squeaks] - Ow!

- [laughs] - Well, that didn'’t go so hot.

- Are you kidding?

That was fantastic!

We almost had a perfect solar system model going there for a minute!

- Jet, do all the real planets have wires that attach them to the Sun?

Is that how they orbit?

- Uh, no, they don'’t have wires.

- I think maybe they do.

- Hmm.

If only we had some kind of way to go out into outer space and check if the planets are on wires or not... - Oh-ho-ho, I think I heard someone say they want to take a spin around the rotating planets.

The wagon'’s all waxed and ready to go!

both: Yes!

- Um, we don'’t actually have to go into outer space.

We already know that the planets all rotate, right?

- Yes, but do they all rotate in the same direction?

- Um...don'’t they?

- Let'’s go find out!

- Don'’t be too long, Celery.

We'’ll eat in 30 Earth minutes!

I'’m making pancakes, or jack flaps, or gut gaskets, or whatever Earthies call them.

Got the Earth meal covered!

Question: uh, is this a frying pan, or is this a frying pan?

- I think-- - Why not try both, Dad?

- Yeah, see which works better, hon!

- [chuckles] Will do.

Thank you!

Have a great trip!

- My mom says I can'’t go anywhere past Jet'’s yard, and I have to practice my jujitsu.

- [laughs] Bye, Mindy.

We'’ll be back soon.

- Sunspot!

Car trip!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ - Ready?

- I actually think all the planets rotate the same way, so I'’m not sure this trip is really necessary.

- ♪ 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 ♪ ♪ Doors are shut, engines on ♪ ♪ Everybody in their place?

♪ ♪ Let'’s go into outer space!

♪ [together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!

[Sean screaming] [spaceship whirring] [adventurous music] [all cheering] - [shudders] [gulps] [warbling tone] [spaceship whooshes and brakes screech] - Well, there it is, everybody.

That'’s your solar system!

- Wow!

- Cool!

- It is, isn'’t it?

From here, you should be able to see all eight planets orbiting the Sun.

- Um, actually, we can'’t see any of the planets.

♪ ♪ - Hmm, you'’re right.

We'’re too far away to see anything.

Not to worry.

You see, the Sun keeps all the planets going around in the same direction.

- That is so cool!

Sean, you should come see this.

- Nah, thanks.

I'’m fine over here.

- Ooh!

Can we get closer and see what direction the planets actually rotate?

- Best idea in over 2 million years!

both: Excelsior!

[jet engines whirring] [funky music] ♪ ♪ - Okay, first planet is Mercury.

Hmm, we'’re closer, but I can'’t actually see which direction it'’s spinning.

- Perhaps I can help, Jet.

If I speed it up, you can see that Mercury rotates counterclockwise.

That'’s the opposite way the hands of a clock rotate.

Now, most planets rotate this way.

- Not all?

- [laughs] Why don'’t we find out?

Let'’s take a look at Venus.

[jet engines whirring] [relaxed music] - [squeaks] [squeaking] [grunts] - Look closely.

Do you notice anything different about the way Venus is rotating?

- [trills] - Sunspot says Venus rotates the other way from Mercury.

- Yeah, clockwise, like the way a clock moves.

- Excellent observing, Sydney!

- Thanks.

I love how Venus does her own thing.

Way to go, Venus!

- Couldn'’t agree more.

Let'’s check out the rest of the planets.

[jet engines whirring] [funky music] ♪ ♪ - Ah.

Planet Earth.

That'’s my stop!

And it'’s rotating just like Mercury-- counterclockwise!

So, okay, we'’re done, right?

- [chuckles] Are you kidding?

Earth is only planet number three.

Next up, Mars!

[funky music] [jet engines whooshing] - Feeling space-sick, Sean?

- Nah, I'’m good, thanks.

I am!

- And Mars is good too!

Rotating counterclockwise.

- Check.

To Jupiter!

- Yes!

all: Excelsior!

[jet engines whooshing] [funky music] - Jupiter!

It'’s big and gassy and rotating counterclockwise.

Just like Grandpa Propulsion after dinner.

[all laughing] - Next up is Saturn?

- I do like Saturn.

- Great!

Saturn, here we come!

- Whoa!

[jet engines whirring] - Saturn!

Coolest counterclockwise rotating planet... [together] Ever!

- Wow!

Look at those rings!

They'’re orbiting around Saturn like the planets orbit around the Sun.

- You'’re right, Commander Sydney!

Okay, two more planets left.

- I bet they rotate counterclockwise, so we can just head back to Earth, right?

- Oh-ho-ho, do they rotate the same way?

Let'’s go take a look.

- Whoa!

[funky music] - Whoa!

Check out Uranus!

It'’s not rotating left or right!

- Uranus is rotating top to bottom!

- That is completely nuts.

- [squeaking] - Yes!

Exactly, Sunspot!

- I like Uranus.

It plays by its own rules.

But why is it turned sideways?

- Most likely, a long, long time ago, another planet bumped into Uranus, tilting it over, and it has stayed that way.

- Amazing!

So much to think about in one day.

So time to head home now?

- But, Sean, there'’s just Neptune left.

You can hang on.

You don'’t look sick.

How'’re you feeling?

- I'’m fine, but I have homework, and Mindy is waiting for us, and I bet Sunspot is getting hungry.

- [trills] - Sean, we'’ll just say howdy to Neptune, then home sweet Earth home!

[jet engines whirring] [warbling tone] Hey, Neptune, what do you say?

You'’re rotating the counterclockwise way!

Whoo-hoo!

[electronic blare and chime] - Hi, space travelers!

Earth dinner is ready, and the frying pan worked out great.

Uh, my golf game is off, though.

- Ooh, looks delish, hon!

We'’ll see you soon.

Hang on to your hats, kids.

Next stop: Boxwood Terrace!

[jet engines whirring] [all cheering] [dramatic music] [wheels squealing] [light music] - [grunts] [inhales and sighs] - Okay.

So did the real planets have wires attached to them?

- No wires, Mindy.

But it was so cool!

Let me show you how all the planets actually rotate.

- Remember to make sure Venus rotates the other way.

Sean, keep that planet Uranus rotating up and down.

- Planet Uranus is, Mindy-- I mean Queen Sun.

- Now we have an accurate solar system right here in my yard!

Perfecto!

[all cheering and laughing] Yeah!

- Great job, everybody!

[laughter] - ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪ [together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ - Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

[together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!