First aired: June 5, 2017
Beep and Boop's Game
It was Tic-Tac-Toe.
- Written by: Joe Purdy
At the DSA, the kids assist Dr. Rafferty and Dr. Bergs in getting Boop the Rover over a Mars ravine by simulating actions via her Earth sister, Beep. The rovers are communicating about a game, but just what is it?
- "Be Quiet!" Nudge: Sunspot gives one to Jet when he makes a comment about "Earthies".
- Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": On Bortron 7, they apparently call hopscotch "Planet to Planet".
- Literal-Minded: Jet believes that brainstorms are storms that go on inside your head.
- Offscreen Teleportation: Bergs walks away from Sunspot, and then Sunspot appears in front of Bergs.
- Overcrank: Slow motion is used when Beep jumps over the ravine.
- Running Gag: Sunspot messing around with Dr. Bergs, like stealing his watch and his coffee.
- Share Phrase: This episode marks the birth of the series-wide catchphrase, "Booyah, science!" It was coined by Dr. Bergs.
- Verbal Backspace: Done by Jet yet again.Jet: Wow, I thought Earthies (Sunspot gives him a "Be Quiet!" Nudge) I mean, us Earth people, had faster technology.
- Whatever Happened to the Mouse?: The DSA scientists want to know if a mountain on Mars is really a volcano. By the end of the episode, we never do find out if it was a volcano or not.
Constellation Prize
On this night of a bazil..lion...stars
- Written by: Rachel Lipman
Mindy wants to find and name her own star, but she learns that the stars already have names and are identified using constellations.
- Affectionate Nickname: Sean coins the nickname "Dr. Mom" for Dr. Rafferty, which she loves.
- Ahem: Sydney clears her throat as she hits Sean when they're in the office.
- Animation Bump: When Jet imagines a lion roaring in his face, Jet's hair blows and it's very fluid.
- Bait-and-Switch: When Mindy announces that she's going to name her star after someone, Jet, Sean, and Sydney think that she's gonna name it after them, but she picked Sunspot instead.
- "Be Quiet!" Nudge: Sydney punches Sean when the latter doubts that Dr. Rafferty could locate the constellation which had Mindy's star in it.
- Deadpan Snarker: Dr. Rafferty towards Carrot.Carrot: I'll come too. I guess these storage containers can keep — eh? Get it, see what I did there?Dr. Rafferty: (forced laughter, with a deadpan expression) Yeah, I—I saw.
- Fun with Homophones: Jet and Dr. Rafferty engage in some fun with Sirius and "serious".Jet: No way! A dog star? You can't be serious.Dr. Rafferty: Actually, it is Sirius.Jet: I get that it's serious, but I wonder what the star is called.Dr. Rafferty: It's Sirius.Jet: What's serious? I just want to know what the dog star's name is.Dr. Rafferty: It's seriously called Sirius.Jet: Whoa! Slow down...
- Malaproper: Mindy thinks that constellations are called "consternations", which is an actual word that means anxiety.
- Meaningful Name: It's pointed out by the characters that the stars have meaningful names. Aldebaran means "the follower", for instance.
- New Rules as the Plot Demands: Mindy's overprotective mother has a rule that she can't go past Jet's yard. In this episode, however, Mindy says that there's a new rule that she can go to the Deep Space Array as long as she's with Jet, Sean, and Sydney.
- No Reprise, Please: Sean, Sydney, and Mindy really don't want to hear a reprise of "Night of a Bazillion Stars", but Jet doesn't care and sings it again anyways. They later admit that the song was well done.
- Orbital Shot: Used on Jet when he shouts "Zubenelgenubi!" during the song.
- Pun-Based Title: The episode title is a pun on "consolation prize".
- Verbal Backspace: Jet does this yet again.Jet: Earth people — er, people like us, who live on Earth.
- Who's on First?: When Dr. Rafferty tells Jet about the dog star Sirius, Jet thinks she means "serious". This results in some Fun with Homophones.
- Wink "Ding!": At the end of the episode, the Sunspot constellation winks.
