John and Eugene look discuss The Super Scouts, where we learn that Galacticas are really from the planet Krypton, that television kids are stupid no matter what planet they come from, and why revolving doors aren’t nearly complicated as out space people think they are.

Episode Synopsis

Episode One

Dr. Zee has had a facelift and a bright idea.  He’s worried about the children of the fleet. Despite the fact that the Cylons haven’t attacked in a generation, he’s worried that if the children are all killed, they’ll have no future.  He instructs Adama that the children should be prepared to be sent to Earth to assimilate into the population.  Damned good timing on that idea, too, for no sooner does the training of the children begin than the Cylons attack the school ship, destroying it.

The children are all shuttled to safety, except for the final shuttle piloted by Troy and Dillon.  Having sustained damage, the ship cannot reach the fleet, but it can somehow reach the Earth with its cargo of twelve precocious kids.

Their arrival on Earth does not go unnoticed, alerting Col. Sydell, the US Air Force’s UFO hunter.

The Galacticans destroy the shuttle and begin preparations to blend in.  This may not be so easy because the kids from the Galactica are examples of the very worst misbehavior of children, plus they have superpowers because the fleet’s artificial gravity is higher than the Earth’s.

Troy purchases disguises for the kids in the form of scout uniforms, while Dillon accidentally robs a bank while attempting to exchange gold for money.

The Colonel is investigating the area, and Jamie arrives chasing the story, again meeting Troy and Dillon when the Colonel interviews the scout troop to see if they saw any UFOs last night.  Empty-handed, the Colonel leaves but decides to stay in the area and continue his investigations.

That night, around the campfire, three of the kids become ill and must be taken to a nearby medical facility.  The children are dying from some form of poisoning.

The three children “satisfied the thirst” from a local lake. A quick analysis reveals that it is filled with toxic substances, but the presence of the Galacticans draws the attention of a suspicious security officer.  The town doesn’t need any more long-haired hippie environmentalists trying to shut down the factory just because the lake is lethally toxic.

They visit Mr. Stockton, manager of Standford Chemicals.  Why, he’s insulted by the very idea that his plant could be to blame, but he’ll look into it and get back to them.  He immediately calls the sheriff to help run these troublemakers out of town.  The town is still recovering from the last shutdown.  It cannot afford another.

The sheriff discovers that the scout troop doesn’t exist, so he goes to arrest them.  Jamie is able to warn Troy and Dillon, and they fly off to try to get there first.

Episode Two

The dumbest cops on the planet meet the dumbest space children on Earth when they arrive at the campsite, which appears empty.  In fact, the invisible rapscallions are just hanging around in a tree, invisible, and throwing apples at the cops.  Then they steal the police cars and make their escape.

At the medical center, the doctor discovered something weird about these so-called humans – they aren’t human.  But that’s not as important as saving their lives, so he takes Jamie out to see the real problem.  The ground is so polluted that throwing rocks can start fires.  Shoes are literally burned off the feet of the residents due to the massive contamination – and nobody wants to do anything about it because the plant is the life of the town.

Aware that things are being stirred up again, plant workers show up to bully the doctor and Jamie.  Luckily, Troy and Dillion show up to throw them around a bit with their superpowers.  Stockton shows up and demands they all visit the sheriff, which they do until the doctor gets a call.  One of the children is worse…. ok, not worse, dead.  But not dead because Galactican technology can still save them.  Dillon places an emergency call to the Galactica.

Dr. Zee and Adama fly to Earth in Dr. Zee’s patented anti-gravity spaceship, while Troy, Dillon, and Stockton take the kids to a remote place for a rendezvous.  Colonel Slydell and the Sherrif are hot on their tails.

Dr. Zee uses his Ghost of Christmas Future computron to show Stockton that his son will die in 10 years if he doesn’t mend his ways.  A changed man, Stockton is the only one left when Slydell arrives.  Troy, Dillon, and the kids are still embedded on Earth, and now Jamie gets babysitter duty.

The End