Air date: June 7, 2017
The Mindysphere
Mindy's mother has been expanding her boundaries in the neighborhood past Jet's yard, which she dubs the Mindysphere.- Affectionate Gesture to the Head: Sunspot headpats Mindy at one point.
- American Gothic Couple: Sunspot shows a picture on his tablet of Carrot and Celery posing as the American Gothic couple, with Carrot holding a rake instead of a pitchfork.
- Art Shift: When the kids imagine what the heliosphere is like, their fantasies are drawn in a comic-book art style.
- Captain's Log: Sean records an Astronaut's Log about the mission to the heliosphere.Sean: Astronaut's Log 4.9. Two days post-dentist. In a mission of pure insanity, we are now attempting to fly to the edge of the heliosphere. Who knows what could be out there? If we don't come back, I hope my mom remembers to feed my hamster. I'll miss you, little Pedro.
- Comically Missing the Point: Sean tells Jet and Sydney about how his mom taught him about the heliosphere while eating breakfast. Jet is only interested in what Sean had for breakfast. What was it?
- Growling Gut: Sean's stomach growls due to stomach pain after the saucer passes Saturn.
- If I Do Not Return: Sean says that if he doesn't come back, he hopes his mom will remember to feed his hamster.
- Iris Out: The episode ends with a heart iris.
- Mona Lisa Smile: Sunspot shows a picture he made of Mindy as The Mona Lisa, and dubs it the 'Mindy Lisa'.
- Oh, Crap!: Sydney panics when she finds out that the Voyager 1 spacecraft has cameras, which means that they could take pictures of the saucer. Sean reassures her that the scientists turned the cameras off to save energy.
- Platonic Kissing: Sunspot kisses Mindy at the end of the episode.
- Shout-Out: Both American Gothic and The Mona Lisa are parodied. In fact, both pictures were made for the show
by Etch-a-Sketch master Christoph Brown. - Two Lines, No Waiting: Jet, Sean, and Sydney go to space to fly past the heliosphere, while Mindy, who has recently been given permission to go out farther into the neighborhood, proceeds to explore her new boundaries.
- Wimp Fight: While Mindy and Sunspot explore her boundaries, they come across Floyd the Squirrel. Sunspot and Floyd proceed to swat each other with their eyes closed.
Lone Star
Sydney tells the story of a pioneer and early astronomer, Lone Star, and the kids act out the parts. Oh, and it's a musical.- Acting for Two: In-Universe. Sydney tells the other kids about the legend of Lone Star, and they imagine themselves as people in the story. Sydney plays both a random townsperson and the town's only science teacher.
- And You Were There: While hearing the story of Lone Star, the gang imagines themselves as people in the story. Jet plays Lone Star.
- Character Catchphrase: Western!Sean repeatedly says "POPPYCOCK!"
- Conforming OOC Moment: The kids act out the Lone Star legend. Sunspot plays Lone Star's horse. Lone Star (Jet) is shunned by the town for his "loopy ideas," and they all point shovels at him, including Sunspot. A moment after, Jet leaves while riding Sunspot.
- Cowboy Episode: Sydney tells the rest of the gang the story of a pioneer named Lone Star who built the town's first observatory on a hill.
- Deliberately Monochrome: The Lone Star story is shown with a desaturated, brown-tinted color palette.
- Does This Remind You of Anything?: Jet portrays a pioneer who wasn't afraid of new ideas. Because of that, he clashes with the people of Boxwood Territory, who want things to stay the same. There's even a song about how you shouldn't be afraid of new ideas, and that "Old ideas ought to move aside, so the new ones can replace 'em."
- Hidden Depths: It is revealed that that Bergs' great-great-grandfather is Lone Star.
- "I Am" Song: Lone Star sings a song about how he loves looking at space.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Western!Sean is a cranky shopkeeper who dislikes Lone Star's ideas because they actually could hurt the economy of Boxwood Territory. Western!Sean claims that if people are looking up at the stars all night, they will be tired in the morning and won't be able to cut down trees or dig for gold.
- Mean Character, Nice Actor: Sean plays a Jerkass shopkeeper who doesn't believe Lone Star. However, Sean is a sweetheart in real life.
- Musical Episode: This episode is a Western-flavored musical.
- Orbital Shot: Used on Lone Star when he sings his "I Am" Song.
- Parasol of Prettiness: One of the townspeople, played by Sydney, is a lady who carries a pink parasol.
- That Reminds Me of a Song: Almost every song in the episode is preceded by this.
- They Called Me Mad!: Subverted. Lone Star's correct predictions of the future are dismissed as crazy by the townsfolk, but he doesn't become a mad scientist or anything.
- Worldbuilding: Boxwood Terrace was once known as 'Boxwood Territory,' and had active gold, fishing, and lumber industries. A scientist named Lone Star helped build an observatory on a hill, which would later become part of the Deep Space Array. And it just so happens that he's Bergs' great-great grandfather. Given that the series takes place in Washington, and Washington Territory split from Oregon Territory in 1853, we guess that Lone Star arrived around the 1850s.
