[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!

[playful music] - Ah, nothing like a relaxing Sunday on the moon.

- Oh, I agree.

This low gravity makes me feel so light-hearted.

- [chuckling] Go long, Sunspot!

[alarm blares] - Oh, whoops!

That's a reminder.

Remember it's time to go to Mars to do that travel report.

Ha-ha, can't wait.

- Yes, I'm so glad to be going back to Valles Marineris, the grandest canyon.

- Oh, is it time to go to Valles Marineris?

I love that canyon.

It's the biggest in the solar system.

Can I help you do some reporting?

- Huh, oh, well, maybe we can find a way for you to help.

- Whoo-hoo!

So, uh, what's the assignment, exactly?

- [grunting] Intergalactic tourism to Mars has dropped off lately, so to drum up interest, we're writing a piece called "Three Surprising Things About Mars."

- And Valles Marineris is such a grand canyon it's the perfect place to report from.

- Wow, three surprising things about Mars, huh?

Sounds great.

Can I help?

Please?

- Oh, well, like we said, Jet, we'll try to think of something you can do.

- Yes!

Thanks, Mom and Dad!

- Uh--that was not a "yes," Jet.

- Sunspot!

Car trip!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ [sighs] What a fun day on the Moon.

And now we get to go to Mars.

Whoo-hoo!

- Ready, everyone?

To Mars!

all: Excelsior!

[engine sputtering] - Oh, that's not good.

- Huh, I'll look under the hood.

[pensive music] Try turning it over again.

- [grunting] The saucer's too big to turn over.

- I mean, try starting the engine.

- Huh?

[chuckles] [button beeps] [engine sputtering, grinding] Hmm, that's a new sound.

Not a good one.

- No.

Let's ask Face 9000.

Face?

[busy dial tone signal] - Oh, now I remember.

Face is taking Sunday off.

He's at a Face family reunion.

both: Ohh, right.

- Let's call Bortron 7 Tech Support.

They can fix it...

I hope.

- Bortron 7 Tech Support.

- Ugh, oh, no.

It's the weekend Tech Support robot.

- Ugh, can we please talk to an actual Bortronian?

- Please hold.

We value your time and appreciate your business.

Please stand by.

[upbeat Muzak plays] ♪ ♪ Hello.

[comic fanfare] Please state the nature of your request.

- The saucer won't start.

- Did you say, "The monster is in a cart"?

both: The saucer won't start.

- Got it.

Are you in the saucer?

- Yes.

- Are you sitting in front of the dashboard?

- Yes.

- Is the power on?

- Yes.

- Is the saucer there?

- Yes!

We're calling from it.

- Please hold.

We value your time and appreciate your business.

Please stand by.

[Muzak plays] [all sigh] ♪ ♪ Thank you for standing by.

We value your-- - Look, can't we just skip this and download a new version of the dashboard software or something?

- Or you could skip this and download a new version of the dashboard software.

both: Phew.

- So, all we have to do is download some software.

Not a problem.

- Except remember what happened last time we upgraded to a new dashboard?

- Huh?

Ohh, right.

That was a disaster.

- What happened?

I don't remember any of this.

- [chuckles] That's because you were just a baby then, Jet.

- Oh, yeah.

I forgot I was a baby once.

- Well, uh, luckily I think Sunspot took pictures.

[chimes] - Aww, Jet was still in his baby seat.

- [laughs] - Anyway, once we uploaded the new dashboard... - Every command was in a different place than the old version.

And when we'd push a button to go forward into hyperdrive, we'd go sideways instead.

- [laughing] Or in reverse when we were trying to lift off.

We nearly destroyed the garage.

[baby crying] [young Jet giggling] - I sure was cute.

all: Aww.

- Hmm.

Well.

We don't have any choice but to download the software.

We can't stay forever on the Moon.

- Right, we need to get the saucer working, fly to Mars, do our report, and then get back to Earth.

- Oh, yeah!

[beeps] [slowly] Please download the new dashboard software.

- Did you say, "Please clown-fold the blue surfboard dishware"?

- Uh, no, I said... both: Please download the new dashboard software.

- Mm, I thought that is what you said.

[comic fanfare] Downloading software now.

Please hold.

both: Whew.

- Well, prepare for a long wait.

Let's hope it'll be done in time for dinner.

Everyone have something to do while we wait?

both: Yep.

[upbeat circus music] [both whooping] - Good, I thought I'd learn Earth French.

♪ ♪ [speaks French] - Download of your new dashboard software complete.

[items squeak and thud] - [grunts] Huh?

- Well, all righty then.

Al lons à Mars.

[mysterious chimes] - Huh.

The dashboard looks sort of different.

- Yes, familiar, yet different somehow.

Well, let's just jump right in and try it out.

To Mars!

[beeps] Huh.

That button was supposed to activate the interstellar overdrive, not the wipers.

Well--let's try this one.

[energy powering up] [disco music plays] - [grunting] ♪ ♪ [music slows, stops] [beeping] Sorry, hon, I know we're trying to get to Mars, it was, uh, just so catchy.

- Do any of these buttons work?

That's supposed to make the fernambulator calculate the time-space differential of Mars's orbit.

[beeps] Instead, it's offering me an ice cream cone.

Hmm, chocolate fudge.

- Blech.

[beeps] [machinery whirring] [beeping] - [gulps] - Can I try pushing a button, Mom?

- Sure, Jet.

Maybe you've got the golden touch.

- So I push this button and say, "To Mars," right?

both: Right.

- Oh, do I also say, "Excelsior"?

- Well, you never know, it could help.

- [clears throat] To Mars!

Excelsior!

[suspenseful music] [ship whipping] all: Whoo--whoa--whoa--ooh--whoa.

- [laughs] - Come on, 8.0 dashboard.

Work better!

- Faster, faster!

- Oh, Jet.

Slower, slower!

[groans] - How about if I push this button?

[whipping halts] [both sigh] Hey, I think I found "undo."

That's good to know.

Okay, let's try this again.

We push this button and say, "To Mars!"

- Well, golden touch, hope it works.

- Excelsior!

[triumphant music] [ship clanking] all: Whoo-hoo!

[laughter] ♪ ♪ - Uh, nope.

Apparently, it took us to Saturn.

[both groan] - Ah!

Here's the problem.

I wasn't holding down this button while I pushed the big one.

Let me try again.

- Go for it, Mom!

- To Mars!

all: Excelsior!

[dramatic music] ♪ ♪ - Uh, not Mars.

Now we're over Venus.

- We followed all the instructions.

Why isn't the new dashboard working?

- Well, we can't give up.

- Right, Mom!

We're Propulsions, we don't give up!

We try and try again.

♪ If you try and you make a mess ♪ ♪ Who cares if it's not a success?

♪ ♪ Try again even if it's hard ♪ all: ♪ And we can get that saucer to fly us to Mars ♪ - Yeah.

- You're both right.

We don't give up.

We try and fail and try and fail a bunch of times until we succeed.

- [chitters] - Oh, thank you, Sunspot.

At least someone read the manual.

Hmm.

It says that with this new version, you have to hold the first button down for a couple of seconds, then wait for it to light up before pushing the second.

But how do I push the third button?

Both my hands are holding down buttons!

- [chitters] - Ah.

Thank you, Sunspot.

And now, to Mars!

[ship powering up] all: Excelsior!

- Whoa!

[intergalactic whooshing] - This is going so much faster than it usually does.

- Whoa--so fast that I can't even see where we're headed.

[intergalactic whoosh] - Hmm, the instruments show that we're fast approaching another planet.

I can't see it yet.

- Yay!

I bet it's Mars at last.

I just know it.

[suspenseful music] ♪ ♪ [whooshing decelerates] [ship clanking] [dire music] - Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-- - Whoa--oh-ohh.

[ship whooshes] [brakes screech] [comic fanfare] [all grunt] Oh.

Ah.

[sighs] Looks like we finally made it to Mars.

- [chuckles] You see, it worked.

Jet, you were right.

Think positive.

- Did we make it to Valles Marineris?

Are we at the bottom of the canyon?

- Could be.

It's hard to say.

It's so dark out there.

We seem to have landed on the night side of Mars.

- Well, at least we made it to Mars.

A dry, desert-y, rocky planet with no sign of life.

[suspenseful music] - [screams] What is that?

[dramatic sting] - The Sun's the brightest object in the sky.usic] - How can this be?

Is there life on Mars?

[eerie music] - I didn't think so, but there's something alive out there.

♪ ♪ - Wow, can you believe this, Sunspot?

both: Sunspot?

- [chittering] [eerie music] all: Sunspot.

[comic fanfare] [all sigh] [both laugh] - Ah, just as we thought, there's nothing living on Mars.

So shall we start exploring the surface for our travel article?

- But if we fire up the saucer and fly to the sunny side of the Red Planet, we'll have more light to do our travel reporting.

[beeps] [engine sputtering, grinding] Oh.

What?

Ooh, ah.

[engine clanking] Ahh, ooh.

[engine clanking] [engine sputtering] That doesn't sound right.

- Jet, Mom and I need to deal with the Bortronian Tech Support robot so we can get the saucer working right.

- Hey, while you do that, can I do some reporting for the Mars travel piece?

Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please?

- Well, Mom and I are behind schedule on this piece, so that would be great!

- Wow!

I get to be a real intergalactic travel reporter.

- Do your best, Jet.

both: We're counting on you.

- Now, our travel piece is called "Three Surprising Things About Mars."

- So you and Sunspot can help look for surprising Mars things that are large or even teeny-tiny.

- Got it.

- Just stay in this area near the saucer.

And this'll help.

- Ha.

Thanks for letting me help, Mom and Dad.

Sunspot, let's roll!

- Good luck.

- Good luck, honey.

[beeps] - Please hold.

[disco music plays] We value your time and appreciate your business.

Please stand by.

- This machine-made music is the opposite of enjoyable.

♪ ♪ [sighs] - [grunting] Sorry.

- Tech Support here.

Are you in your vehicle?

Are you near your vehicle?

Have you called technical support for technical support questions?

[both groan] [ethereal music] - Ah, Mars.

The Red Planet.

Now, remember, Sunspot, we need to focus and try to get Mom and Dad back on schedule for this travel article.

I see red Mars dirt, a starry sky, and no living anything on the land.

Not surprising.

It's Mars.

Oh, wait.

What's that?

[wind whipping] It's obviously a Mars dust-devil.

You know, like a mini-tornado?

- [chitters] [photo snaps] - So, let's look for something big or some surprising, teeny-tiny... - [chitters] - What is it, Sunspot?

I'm not done with my long explanation of-- [gasps] [dramatic music] What is that weird-looking Mars creature?

Oh, no!

It's attacking us!

[screams] [dramatic music eases] [chimes] [creature skitters] Okay, then.

Where were we?

Oh, right.

I was saying, nothing lives here and then that little, wrinkly creature ran by.

Let's investigate.

- As we said, yes, the software is downloaded and the fernambulator is switched on.

[disco music playing] - If it helps, I kind of like your retro- techno-galactic hold music.

- Many thanks.

My cousin composed it.

[metal clanks] - Whoa!

Wow, other life forms in a large, Mars glowing boulder of some kind.

- [chitters] [helmet clanks] - Oh, right.

That's our saucer.

And Mom and Dad are inside, of course.

Hi, parental units!

both: Hi!

- Okay, back to tracking that weird, little creature.

[seedy music] We both saw it, right?

- [chitters] ♪ ♪ [chittering] - This is amazing news.

But we've been here before and never seen anything living.

Will we see more living things?

- [mews] - Whoa.

Who is this guy?

There's all kinds of life on Mars.

Let's approach him carefully.

♪ ♪ Hello.

And by "hello," I mean, "Greetings."

My name is Jet.

[slowly] Juh--ett.

Jet.

I am a visiting alien from another planet.

And this is my alien pet... [slowly] Sunspot.

- [mews] ♪ ♪ - Fist bump?

[needle thwacks] Ouch!

Huh.

Not a very friendly Mars person.

[clears throat] So, Mister Mars, do you like living here?

Do you speak this language?

- So, how's the Mars reporting going?

- Well, I do have news.

We saw some kind of tiny, wrinkled creature running by.

And we're trying to talk to this tall, green Mars giant with many arms.

- Ooh.

Interesting.

[winks chime] Any signs of water on the planet?

- Nope.

No sign of water.

Except for this water bottle.

Wow.

- Water, huh?

- And it seems that Martians sometimes forget to pick up their trash, just like on Earth.

- This makes no sense, especially on Mars.

It's dry and red, and there's no plants growing anywhere.

Well, except for those yellow flowers in the definitely un-red and very brown dirt.

Wait a minute.

[helmet pops] [deep breath] Breathable air, not freezing, a water bottle, tall, unfriendly plant.

This isn't Mars, it's Earth!

- Oh, ho-ho!

We're proud of you, Jet.

You kept asking questions and came to the right conclusion.

- Yeah, this Earth place where we landed tricked us.

It looks like Mars before you start exploring.

- Right!

Earth almost tricked us.

But we're Bortronians.

It's hard to get anything past us.

We notice everything!

[motor vehicle whooshes by] - You got that right, Jet.

Okay, let's try to go to the real Mars.

[disco Muzak playing] - You are number 3,457 waiting for help.

We applaud your patience.

- Face 9000 ready to assist you.

all: [gasps] Face!

You're back!

- [chitters] - But wait, it's your day off.

- I heard you were having some saucer trouble, and I'm always available to help my Propulsion Family.

both: Aww, thanks.

- Face, we uploaded the new dashboard software.

- Ah.

The new software is annoying as is that Bortron 7 Tech Support weekend robot.

Plus, their hold music is the worst.

[rimshot] - [chuckles] - But I see your main problem here is that your new touch screen is upside-down.

[machinery adjusts] [comic fanfare] Now it should work.

- Ah, wonderful!

Now, let's see, this should make the headlights blink.

- Face, you have saved this 24-hour time period.

- I think Earthies say, "You saved the day!"

- Right.

Yeah, that too.

Well, now that we've figured out the new dashboard, I say let's fly to Mars!

- While there, Propulsions, you can include in your travel story a comparison of the Red Planet with the Earth desert you're in now.

[all laugh] - "Desert."

What a hilarious Earth word.

- [laughs] Yeah, it makes me think about dessert.

- [laughs] Me too.

Ah, dessert, such a wonderful Earth invention.

Cookies, cakes, pies made of pumpkin.

- [clears throat] I think comparing Mars to the Earth's desert is a great idea.

Thanks, Face.

- Absolutely.

But of course.

Buh-bye.

Enjoy.

Ta-ta.

Au revoir.

- Well, let's hope our new-old dashboard works.

Jet, would you like to push the button?

- So long, Earth, with your deserts and cars.

The Propulsion Family is off to Mars!

all: Excelsior!

[triumphant tone] [ship whooshing] [solemn music] ♪ ♪ Whoo-hoo!

Mars!

- Hey, look, there's Valles Marineris.

- Ah, just another Sunday drive in space.

[ethereal music] - Now, this looks like Mars.

And we're in the largest canyon in the whole solar system, Valles Marineris.

- [chittering] - [chuckles] Not now, Sunspot.

We're on important travel writing business.

- [chitters] [chomps] [gulps] - Ah, here's some real red Mars dirt.

- Remember, we said it's bitter cold on Mars?

Well, I'm feeling it.

- Oh, there are no signs of plants or animals here, or any big signs of water.

Very different than the Earth desert.

Now, to compare.

[beeps] Remember the tall, green plant you saw?

It's called a "cactus."

Oh, and that small Earth creature is a "lizard."

And of course Sunspot found the water bottle.

- [laughing] "Lizard" and "cactus."

Ha, Earth words are the best.

- [chuckles] Speaking of water, the shapes of this grand canyon indicate that water once flowed through it.

Look.

- Huh, cool.

That should definitely go in the travel report.

- We have tons of cool information to fill up our surprising travel article.

Let's get writing.

Then how about some dessert?

- Yes!

- [chuckles] You know, if our saucer hadn't malfunctioned and flew us to that Earth desert by mistake, we couldn't have done this comparison today.

- Huh, yeah.

Sometimes a mistake can lead to even more surprising discoveries.

- Oh, ho, ho, you know, if you're not making mistakes, you're not learning.

[upbeat music] [sighs] What a tasty, healthy Earth meal.

- Congratulations, Jet.

You get credit on your parents' travel article, "The Surprises of Comparing Mars to an Earth Desert."

- Oh, we're so proud of you, Jet.

- Oh, and Sunspot's photo made it in too.

♪ ♪ - [chitters] - And now, speaking of comparisons... - We can compare different desserts.

[cheering and laughter] - Boy, is that great!

- I do like the pie.

Ooh... - Oh, that's good... - On a n [together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!

[upbeat music] ♪ ♪ - Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

[together] Ready!

Jet!

Go!