1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Whoa!
(loud thud)Copy !req
5. If it don't rain soon,
we're plum out of luck.Copy !req
6. Straight down.Copy !req
7. Just to the right
a little.Copy !req
8. Whoa!Copy !req
9. Hey, Mom, I just found
this great sci-fi movie.Copy !req
10. Have you seen it before?Copy !req
11. That's not a movie.Copy !req
12. It's one of the moon landings.Copy !req
13. It really happened.Copy !req
14. That's real?Copy !req
15. Wow.Copy !req
16. I wonder if I'll be able
to go to the moon someday.Copy !req
17. I think you'd be
a fantastic astronaut.Copy !req
18. That's it!Copy !req
19. I know what I'm
doing this summer.Copy !req
20. But first I'll need all
the money I've been saving.Copy !req
21. With these 16 dollars
and 57 cents,Copy !req
22. I'm going to journey
to a placeCopy !req
23. where no Baxter
has ever gone before!Copy !req
24. Can I get a ride
to the mall?Copy !req
25. If I start building
model rockets now,Copy !req
26. by the time I'm olderCopy !req
27. I'll be able to build a real one
to take me to the moon.Copy !req
28. Or Mars...Copy !req
29. Which one do you think
has better weather?Copy !req
30. Come over in
about an hour.Copy !req
31. I'm sure I'll be ready
to launch it by then.Copy !req
32. See you, Arthur.Copy !req
33. Okay.Copy !req
34. An hour and a half, tops.Copy !req
35. Did you launch it already?Copy !req
36. This place is
a wreck.Copy !req
37. No, just give me
another 15 minutes.Copy !req
38. Or 20 if I can't get this
unglued from my finger.Copy !req
39. This is a skill level five kit.Copy !req
40. Maybe you should've started
with something easier.Copy !req
41. I bet that's what they told
the astronauts.Copy !req
42. "Oh, the moon's too hard!Copy !req
43. Why don't you just
go to Seattle?"Copy !req
44. But they didn't give up,
and neither will I.Copy !req
45. Well, do you at least
want my help?Copy !req
46. Nah, I'm good.Copy !req
47. There's an order
to my disorder.Copy !req
48. Right.Copy !req
49. Well, I've got to get home
for dinner.Copy !req
50. Call me if you
change your mind.Copy !req
51. Okay, I'll postpone the launch
until 9:00 a.m. tomorrowCopy !req
52. so you can see it, too.Copy !req
53. But don't be late.Copy !req
54. Good-bye, Earth.Copy !req
55. Mmm!Copy !req
56. Hey, it's the moon!Copy !req
57. We're here already.Copy !req
58. I missed it.Copy !req
59. How do I turn this thing around?Copy !req
60. Mission Control!Copy !req
61. Come in, Mission Control!Copy !req
62. Mayday, mayday!Copy !req
63. Is anybody there?Copy !req
64. Bring back
more cheese.Copy !req
65. Where is everybody?Copy !req
66. I can't do this by myself.Copy !req
67. I need help.Copy !req
68. I need lots of help!Copy !req
69. I've gathered you all
to be a partCopy !req
70. of a very important mission.Copy !req
71. Arthur, you're calm,
cool and organized.Copy !req
72. George, you're great
at building things.Copy !req
73. And... wait,
who's with you?Copy !req
74. This is my friend Carl.Copy !req
75. Trust me, you want him
on the team.Copy !req
76. He knows a ton
about rocket ships.Copy !req
77. Multistage rockets use
two or more stages.Copy !req
78. Each stage has its own
engine and propellant.Copy !req
79. My favorite book
is on rockets.Copy !req
80. I've read it 35 times.Copy !req
81. Great!Copy !req
82. Glad to have you aboard, Carl.Copy !req
83. Francine, you're a born leader.Copy !req
84. And Muffy, you've got
a really big yardCopy !req
85. that's perfect
for our launch site.Copy !req
86. You just want me for my yard?Copy !req
87. Uh... and...Copy !req
88. your impeccable sense of style.Copy !req
89. Huh, that's better.Copy !req
90. What about Brain?Copy !req
91. Shouldn't he be here?Copy !req
92. Just because
Brain is a geniusCopy !req
93. doesn't mean we should
ask for his helpCopy !req
94. every time
something is hard.Copy !req
95. We can do this
on our own, people!Copy !req
96. He's in Texas
visiting family.Copy !req
97. He said he'd check in
every now and then.Copy !req
98. Separately we're just six kids
who happen to be friends.Copy !req
99. But together
we're Rocket Team Buster.Copy !req
100. Now let's build this rocket!Copy !req
101. I need that.
Huh?Copy !req
102. Let me see that.Copy !req
103. Hey! I was in the middle
of using that!Copy !req
104. So was I.Copy !req
105. Give it back.Copy !req
106. I need that.Copy !req
107. Wait, I need that, too.Copy !req
108. I need that!Copy !req
109. Stop!Copy !req
110. This isn't working.Copy !req
111. We need a plan.Copy !req
112. And sandwiches.Copy !req
113. I'll be right back.Copy !req
114. Mom!Copy !req
115. The rocket will be
broken down into three parts.Copy !req
116. Arthur and Buster,
you take the body.Copy !req
117. George, Carl and Muffy will
handle the engine mount.Copy !req
118. And I'll do the recovery.Copy !req
119. The recovery?Copy !req
120. That's the part with
the big parachute.Copy !req
121. I wanted to do that!Copy !req
122. I've appointed FrancineCopy !req
123. to be in charge of
organizing this project.Copy !req
124. What she says goes.Copy !req
125. But I had plans for a big
pink-and-saffron parachute.Copy !req
126. I had designs and everything.Copy !req
127. Now, it says to glue
the engine mount ringCopy !req
128. into the tube where
it touches the engine hook.Copy !req
129. The engine stuff
is boring.Copy !req
130. They won't let me
decorate it.Copy !req
131. Muffy, it's really important.Copy !req
132. Without the engine the rocket
won't get off the ground.Copy !req
133. But I'd be much better
working on the parachute.Copy !req
134. Look at it,
it's so drab.Copy !req
135. Muffy!Copy !req
136. Oopsie.Copy !req
137. What if we just launched the
rocket without a parachute?Copy !req
138. The rocket would fall rapidly
from a height of 500 metersCopy !req
139. and shatter into thousands
of pieces.Copy !req
140. It would be really hard
to put it back together.Copy !req
141. And all of our work
would be for nothing.Copy !req
142. I tried to buy you another
rocket kit,Copy !req
143. but that was the last one
at the hobby store.Copy !req
144. Aw, I'll never go
into space.Copy !req
145. Maybe I should
just give up.Copy !req
146. Why would you do that?Copy !req
147. I wouldn't give up the time
I've spent in spaceCopy !req
148. for anything in the world.Copy !req
149. Wait, you mean
you're an astronaut?Copy !req
150. Yes, sir.Copy !req
151. Mike Fincke's my nameCopy !req
152. and I've spent over 365 days
in space.Copy !req
153. For a while I was the commanderCopy !req
154. of the International
Space Station.Copy !req
155. It was amazing.Copy !req
156. Of course, the pumpkin pie
wasn't as good as it is here.Copy !req
157. We were just trying
to get a model rocketCopy !req
158. off the ground and
we've already messed it up.Copy !req
159. You can't let a mistake
get in the way.Copy !req
160. When I was doing
my very first space walk,Copy !req
161. I had left the spacecraft and
was about to do some repairsCopy !req
162. when, all of a sudden,
I got a messageCopy !req
163. from the ground crew back
on Earth.Copy !req
164. There was a defect in my suitCopy !req
165. and I was losing
oxygen rapidly.Copy !req
166. I only had a few minutes to get
back to the ship.Copy !req
167. It was scary,
but I made it back.Copy !req
168. Whew.Copy !req
169. And you know something?Copy !req
170. We put our minds to it,
fixed the problem,Copy !req
171. and I was back in space
in a jiffy.Copy !req
172. So don't give up.Copy !req
173. Every problem has a solution.Copy !req
174. You've just got to be willing
to work together to find it.Copy !req
175. Bye! So long! Thank you!Copy !req
176. He's right.Copy !req
177. We can't abandon
the mission.Copy !req
178. But what's the solution?Copy !req
179. What if we coat the rocket
in something soft,Copy !req
180. like mashed potatoes?Copy !req
181. That way it'd be protected
when it hit the ground.Copy !req
182. It's a good idea,Copy !req
183. but how would the potatoes
stay on the rocket?Copy !req
184. And it would be a shameCopy !req
185. to waste something
so delicious.Copy !req
186. It's the right size...Copy !req
187. and it's perfectly stylish.Copy !req
188. I've got it!Copy !req
189. Would you like to be partCopy !req
190. of our Accessories
in Space program?Copy !req
191. Okay, people, we've got
a rocket to launch.Copy !req
192. So stay focused.Copy !req
193. Now who needs some snacks?Copy !req
194. Yeah! I do!Copy !req
195. It's okay, Buster.Copy !req
196. We can launch the rocket
some other time.Copy !req
197. But it's the last weekend
before school.Copy !req
198. I don't want summer to end with
the rocket still on the ground.Copy !req
199. Bailey is puttingCopy !req
200. a movie on for us
in the home theater.Copy !req
201. You coming?Copy !req
202. No.Copy !req
203. The rain stopped.Copy !req
204. It's time!Copy !req
205. It's cleared up!Copy !req
206. But look over there.Copy !req
207. Those are more storm clouds
coming in.Copy !req
208. So? We have a
small window.Copy !req
209. We have to take it.Copy !req
210. Who's with me?Copy !req
211. It only takes secondsCopy !req
212. for the rocket to reach
its peak altitude,Copy !req
213. then only a few minutes
for it to descend.Copy !req
214. I'm in.Copy !req
215. Woo-hoo!
Let's launch this baby!Copy !req
216. This is it.Copy !req
217. Ten, nine...Copy !req
218. I hope the
parachute opens.Copy !req
219. I hope the
parachute works.Copy !req
220. The clouds are almost here!Copy !req
221. They're about
five minutes away.Copy !req
222. Now, Buster! Now!Copy !req
223. One... ignition!Copy !req
224. The parachute!
It's not opening!Copy !req
225. Wait for it...Copy !req
226. Wait for it...Copy !req
227. Here it comes!Copy !req
228. And there it goes!Copy !req
229. Who's in charge
of recovery?Copy !req
230. That's me!Copy !req
231. I completely forgot!Copy !req
232. I'm telling you, Sweetie,Copy !req
233. it's the best pie I've ever had.Copy !req
234. I'm bringing you home some.Copy !req
235. I'll call you back!Copy !req
236. Touchdown.Copy !req
237. Cheer up, Sweetie.Copy !req
238. At least you got it
off the ground.Copy !req
239. I'm so proud of you.Copy !req
240. Could I get an
umbrella over here?Copy !req
241. You found it!Copy !req
242. And I found you.Copy !req
243. Fortunately, there's not
too many long-eared kidsCopy !req
244. launching rockets around
Elwood City today.Copy !req
245. I'm fine, son.
Protect the pie.Copy !req
246. Mom, this is Mike Fincke.Copy !req
247. He was the commander ofCopy !req
248. the International Space Station.Copy !req
249. I'm glad to see
you didn't give up.Copy !req
250. It's a very pretty
parachute, too.Copy !req
251. Mr. Fincke,Copy !req
252. I've been thinking about making
Venus my first destinationCopy !req
253. when I'm an astronaut,
instead of Mars or the moon.Copy !req
254. Maybe you'd like to join me.Copy !req
255. You mind if I get a towel
and some coffee first?Copy !req
256. I'd like to stay on Earth
long enough to get dry.Copy !req
257. And now...Copy !req
258. Welcome to science club.Copy !req
259. Science club for girlsCopy !req
260. is a chance for girls
to learn science.Copy !req
261. Today we are going to be doing
rockets in science club.Copy !req
262. We're learning how balloons can
become rockets.Copy !req
263. Three, two, one...Copy !req
264. The balloons wentCopy !req
265. all over the place.Copy !req
266. How do you think we makeCopy !req
267. these balloons go
in a straight line?Copy !req
268. We could, like, attach
a straw with tape to itCopy !req
269. and put the straw on string.Copy !req
270. Mine is ready.Copy !req
271. Then we're going to see
how fast they went.Copy !req
272. Three, two, one...Copy !req
273. Which balloon went farther?Copy !req
274. The blue one.Copy !req
275. The blue balloon went farther.Copy !req
276. Why do you think it went
farther?Copy !req
277. Because the green oneCopy !req
278. ran out of air faster.Copy !req
279. The green one ran out
of air faster.Copy !req
280. Three, two, one...Copy !req
281. Yellow spun aroundCopy !req
282. and white went straight.Copy !req
283. If we haveCopy !req
284. the yellow balloon and it's
taped, let's say, to the side,Copy !req
285. all the force, which is the air
being pushed out of the balloon,Copy !req
286. the air is pushing it
to the side.Copy !req
287. If you put it like this,Copy !req
288. it can go forward.Copy !req
289. We're making film canister
rockets.Copy !req
290. We have to put on
our safety glasses.Copy !req
291. We have the toilet paper rolls,
the antacid,Copy !req
292. we have the film canisters,Copy !req
293. and it is all going to go
on this plate.Copy !req
294. This is our launching pad.Copy !req
295. The antacid and the vinegar
are going to react.Copy !req
296. That's called a reaction.Copy !req
297. And basically it's going
to cause pressure,Copy !req
298. it's going to force the cap up.Copy !req
299. Oh!
Oh!Copy !req
300. The air has no place to go,Copy !req
301. so it pushes with force
up into the air.Copy !req
302. I like science because I have
a chance to learn thingsCopy !req
303. that I never knew before.Copy !req
304. And now...Copy !req
305. Arthur, you're
never going to believeCopy !req
306. what fell out of the sky.Copy !req
307. What? A meteor or something?Copy !req
308. Close, but no, a soccer ball.Copy !req
309. Seriously, it fell
right out of the sky.Copy !req
310. Want to see it?Copy !req
311. It's signed by someone
named "El Boomerang."Copy !req
312. No! It can't be!Copy !req
313. Can't be what?Copy !req
314. A friend of mine lost
a soccer ball a few months agoCopy !req
315. that was signed "El Boomerang"!Copy !req
316. I wonder...Copy !req
317. Adil, could I ask you a favor?Copy !req
318. Hey, Arthur, I have
something for you.Copy !req
319. And I have something for you!Copy !req
320. It's an invitation
to my birthday party,Copy !req
321. a week from Saturday.Copy !req
322. Just a few close friends.Copy !req
323. Think you can make it?Copy !req
324. Yeah, of course.Copy !req
325. Thanks a lot.Copy !req
326. You said you had
something for me?Copy !req
327. Huh?Copy !req
328. Oh, yeah, it's a... comic book.Copy !req
329. I'll give it to you later.Copy !req
330. This isn't it.Copy !req
331. This is just a box,
from Turkey.Copy !req
332. It's a meteor or something.Copy !req
333. See you!Copy !req
334. (to himself):
This is going to be the best
birthday gift ever.Copy !req
335. Get ready, George!Copy !req
336. You're going
to bring us home.Copy !req
337. All right!Copy !req
338. There's no way
we can lose now.Copy !req
339. Did we win? Did we win?Copy !req
340. No, we didn't win.Copy !req
341. You call that running?Copy !req
342. I was going as fast as I could.Copy !req
343. Oh, really?Copy !req
344. I've seen sick turtles run
faster than that.Copy !req
345. You just gave up, that's all.Copy !req
346. I did not give up!Copy !req
347. Are you sure
it's the same ball?Copy !req
348. Uh-huh.Copy !req
349. Brain examined Alberto's soccer
ball when Francine had it,Copy !req
350. and I showed him this one
the other day.Copy !req
351. There are more scuffmarks,Copy !req
352. but see this elliptical
smudge patternCopy !req
353. one centimeter from the seam?Copy !req
354. It's identical.Copy !req
355. I'm 99% sure it's a match.Copy !req
356. How do you think "El Boomerang"
got all the way to Turkey?Copy !req
357. That's easy.Copy !req
358. It sailed to South America,Copy !req
359. then made its way to Europe,
China, India and Africa.Copy !req
360. Then maybe it went
into space, and...Copy !req
361. Why do I even bother
to ask you these things?Copy !req
362. There's George!Copy !req
363. Hey, George.Copy !req
364. Come in here for a second.Copy !req
365. I thought you hated running.Copy !req
366. I do, but I thought
I should practice.Copy !req
367. Here— I haven't
touched my water.Copy !req
368. Thanks.Copy !req
369. I feel really bad
about losing yesterday's race.Copy !req
370. I didn't give up, I swear!Copy !req
371. I'm just slow.Copy !req
372. We know, George.Copy !req
373. It's no big deal
if you aren't fast.Copy !req
374. Yeah, my Uncle Stu
is in great shapeCopy !req
375. and he just walks everywhere.Copy !req
376. Once, he almost walked from
Crown City back to Elwood City.Copy !req
377. Wow, that's really far!Copy !req
378. It took him seven hours.Copy !req
379. But at the very end,Copy !req
380. he twisted his ankle on a tree
root and couldn't finish.Copy !req
381. I wonder if anybody has
ever done that walk since.Copy !req
382. Well, maybe someone will!Copy !req
383. You can't be serious.Copy !req
384. You're going to walk
from Crown City to Elwood City?Copy !req
385. That would take, like,
a gazillion hours.Copy !req
386. (grunting):
A gazillion and a half,Copy !req
387. because I'm going to use
back roads and bike paths.Copy !req
388. I've got it all mapped out.Copy !req
389. And you're going to do
this all on your own?Copy !req
390. No, my dad's coming with me.Copy !req
391. And Wally.Copy !req
392. Would you like to sponsor me?Copy !req
393. I'm raising money
for autism research.Copy !req
394. A dollar for every
hour I walk.Copy !req
395. A dollar for every hour?Copy !req
396. Sure. Why not?Copy !req
397. I've got 50 cents I can spare.Copy !req
398. Walking to Elwood City
from Crown City!Copy !req
399. This Saturday at 8:00 a.m.,Copy !req
400. I'm going to walk from
City Hall in Crown CityCopy !req
401. back to Elwood City, and
I was wondering if you...Copy !req
402. Yes, yes, by all means.Copy !req
403. Excellent idea!Copy !req
404. Now take your seat, please.Copy !req
405. Sure, I'll give you a
dollar for every hour,Copy !req
406. if you carry this.Copy !req
407. (grunting):
Twenty-eight, twenty-nine...Copy !req
408. Thirty.Copy !req
409. Is that all you can do?Copy !req
410. Come on, give me ten more!Copy !req
411. And put some socks on.Copy !req
412. I feel like I'm lying next
to two wedges of old cheddar.Copy !req
413. Thirty-one, thirty-two...Copy !req
414. You found "El Boomerang"!Copy !req
415. But how?Copy !req
416. I have friends all over
the world, Alberto.Copy !req
417. I got a lead from my
contact in Istanbul.Copy !req
418. This is the best present I got.Copy !req
419. It's even betterCopy !req
420. than the helicopter.Copy !req
421. Arthur, from this day forward,Copy !req
422. we are officially
ketchup brothers.Copy !req
423. Destroy, destroy.Copy !req
424. Destroy, destroy, destroy...Copy !req
425. Today is the day
you show the worldCopy !req
426. that George Lundgren
does not give up.Copy !req
427. We can't walk
in the rain.Copy !req
428. I'll get moldy.Copy !req
429. We're doing it, Wally.Copy !req
430. Here. You can wear this.Copy !req
431. I'm not wearing that thing,
but I'll use it as a pillow.Copy !req
432. Let me know
when we get there.Copy !req
433. Good-bye, Mom!Copy !req
434. I'll see you
back in Elwood City.Copy !req
435. Lucky for us the rain
stopped for our hike.Copy !req
436. MR.
Ah, there you are!Copy !req
437. I was beginning to think
I had come to the wrong place.Copy !req
438. Um, I think you misunderstood,
Mr. Ratburn.Copy !req
439. I was just asking
you to sponsor me,
not to walk with me.Copy !req
440. Oh, dear.Copy !req
441. And I brought
such delightful trail mix.Copy !req
442. Well, as long as you're here,Copy !req
443. you might as well join us.Copy !req
444. Splendid!Copy !req
445. You won't be disappointed.Copy !req
446. I memorized the prologue
to Chaucer's Canterbury TalesCopy !req
447. to entertain us.Copy !req
448. And the rain has stopped.Copy !req
449. Oh, this fine day is
just getting finer!Copy !req
450. "Whan that Aprille
with his shoures sooteCopy !req
451. The droghte of Marche
hath perced to the roote..."Copy !req
452. "... to Caunterbury-ward,
I mene it so,Copy !req
453. "And homward he shal
tellen othere twoCopy !req
454. Of aventures that..."Copy !req
455. Wait. We're going west.Copy !req
456. We should be heading east.Copy !req
457. I think we're on
the wrong path.Copy !req
458. Hmm.Copy !req
459. If we cut through this forest,
it looks like we'll hit a road.Copy !req
460. But first,Copy !req
461. a little rest
and refreshment.Copy !req
462. K-ration?Copy !req
463. Thanks, but I don't
want to stop.Copy !req
464. I want to keep going.Copy !req
465. All righty.Copy !req
466. Now, who wants
to hear madrigals?Copy !req
467. "Dark Bunny vs.
The Crouton Creature."Copy !req
468. Huh. I don't have this one.Copy !req
469. So, he fights
an evil piece of bread?Copy !req
470. I had something much
better to give you.Copy !req
471. Something you really,
really wanted.Copy !req
472. But I can't find it.Copy !req
473. It just disappeared.Copy !req
474. I'm just glad you're here.Copy !req
475. Have some empanadas.Copy !req
476. This way.Copy !req
477. And my great-great-grandfather
Obadiah Ratburn,Copy !req
478. he was the black sheep
of the family.Copy !req
479. George, you're two-thirds
of the way there.Copy !req
480. Keep going.Copy !req
481. I'm not stopping.Copy !req
482. How much do I owe you
so far?Copy !req
483. Eight dollars and 27 cents.Copy !req
484. That much?Copy !req
485. Then you can stop now.Copy !req
486. Just kidding.Copy !req
487. See you at the
finish line!Copy !req
488. Legend has it, P.T. Barnum
wanted her for his sideshow.Copy !req
489. Hey, did you hear?Copy !req
490. Some kid is walking
from Crown CityCopy !req
491. all the way back here.Copy !req
492. You mean George?Copy !req
493. I don't know his name,Copy !req
494. but we want to see him when
he comes down Main Street.Copy !req
495. You coming?Copy !req
496. Yeah! I'll go get my camera.Copy !req
497. I'm not giving up.Copy !req
498. I'm not giving up...Copy !req
499. I see it!Copy !req
500. I can see the clock tower!Copy !req
501. We're almost there!Copy !req
502. Oh, dear!Copy !req
503. Sweet Cicero!Copy !req
504. I think I twisted my ankle.Copy !req
505. I'll call for help.Copy !req
506. Don't be silly.Copy !req
507. Go on without me.Copy !req
508. Just leave me your
portable telephoneCopy !req
509. and I'll call for help.Copy !req
510. Please check
the number...Copy !req
511. No. We'll wait with you
until someone comes.Copy !req
512. It's not like
this is a race.Copy !req
513. He should have been here by now.Copy !req
514. I hope he's okay.Copy !req
515. I suppose there is
the possibility that he gave up.Copy !req
516. There he is!Copy !req
517. Here, can you take Wally?Copy !req
518. El Boomerang!Copy !req
519. You returned!Copy !req
520. Woo! That was amazing!
Way to go!Copy !req
521. I did it!Copy !req
522. I actually did it!Copy !req
523. George, you're not
the fastest kid I know,Copy !req
524. but you just might
be the toughest.Copy !req
525. Congratulations.Copy !req
526. You have so many new scars,
El Boomerang.Copy !req
527. Where on Earth have you been?Copy !req
528. Well, I can tell you where
it was last— Turkey.Copy !req
529. That's where my friend
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530. Happy Birthday, Alberto.Copy !req
531. That nice paramedic fellow
who gave me the crutchesCopy !req
532. looked just like my Uncle Cyril.Copy !req
533. Now, he was the real fascinating
one in the family.Copy !req
534. Owned an emu farm in Sedona,Copy !req
535. but his real passion
was the accordion.Copy !req
536. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
537. and play games with all
of the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
538. visit pbskidsgo.org.Copy !req
539. You can find Arthur booksCopy !req
540. and lots of other books, too,Copy !req
541. at your local library.Copy !req