“Astronuts” |
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Season 1, Episode 2 |
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Air Date |
November 25, 2015 |
Prod. Code |
101 |
Writer(s) |
Adam Rudman and David Rudman |
Director |
Larry Jacobs, Christos Katopodis and David Rudman |
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Astronuts is the 2nd episode of season 1, which premiered on November 25, 2015.
Plot[]
Nature Cat has a dream, to be first cat to walk on the moon. Daisy, Squeeks and Hal have always wanted to go to the moon too so they are in! But there’s one slight problem…how do they get to the moon? Daisy has an idea - they can build a rocket ship! Onward and yonward to the moon!
Learning Goals[]
When you get ready for a journey to the moon, think about how the moon is different from Earth so you know what you need to take along to make your trip a success.
Voice Cast[]
- Taran Killam as Nature Cat
- Kate McKinnon as Squeeks
- Kate Micucci as Daisy
- Bobby Moynihan as Hal
- Chris Parnell as Houston and the Announcer
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The name of the episode lacks the A in “Nauts”, making it pronounced Astro”nuts”.
- There is a reference to the movie The Right Stuff when the gang are power walking before getting into the rocket.
- There is also a reference to Mork and Mindy when Hal says “Nanu, Nanu”.
- This episode seems to have been inspired by the Wallace & Gromit short, A Grand Day Out, which shows Wallace and his dog, Gromit, building a homemade rocket to go to the moon in search of cheese.
- This is Houston’s first appearance.