"Interplanet Janet"
Original Air Date
November 18, 1978
This song teaches about our solar system, as explored by the titular character, an extraterrestrial character with a rocket tail, wings and a humanoid head who explores the solar system, meant to represent a comet. Like the later Computer Rock series, Interplanet Janet has since become outdated, due to Pluto being included as the farthest planet from the sun, though its placement in the song could allow for it to be easily be edited out without any inconsistencies. (Pluto was closer to the sun than Neptune between 1979 and 1999; it was subsequently reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006, long after the series left television.) This song was voted #8 on the 30th Anniversary DVD Top 25.
Lyrics to Interplanet Janet :
They say our solar system is centered around the sun
Nine planets, large and small, parading by
But somewhere out in space
There's another shining face
That you might see some night up in the sky
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
She's been to the Sun, it's a lot of fun
It's a hot-spot, it's a gas!
Hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass
It's a star, it's a star!
So Janet got an autograph!
Mercury was near the Sun so Janet stopped by
But the mercury on Mercury was much too high
So Janet split for Venus but on Venus she found
She couldn't see a thing for all the clouds around
Earth looked exciting, kind of green and inviting
So Janet thought she'd give it a go
But the creatures on that planet looked so very weird to Janet
She didn't even dare to say hello
It's a bird, it's a plane!
Why, it must be a UFO, but it was:
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
Mars is red and Jupiter's big
And Saturn shows off its rings
Uranus is built on a funny tilt
And Neptune is its twin
And Pluto, little Pluto, is the farthest planet from the Sun
They say our solar system is not alone in space
The Universe has endless mystery
Some future astronaut
May find out that what he'd thought
Was a shooting star instead turned out to be
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl
A solar system Miss from a future world
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen
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