Max Steel: Episode "Space Opera" in this database, listed as "Shooting Stars" on Cartoon Network 'Berto has been dying to do something that allows public recognition, unlike all his N-Tek work, and he gets word from NASA that he and his optics experiment have been approved to fly on the next Space Cruiser flight. Max agrees to give him a week of training to get him into shape for the flight. It's clear that 'Berto really is used to a lot of sitting! 'Berto gets to the Cape and meets Sarah Wolf, the Mission Specialist in charge of him and the payloads, and the rest of the crew. When N-Tek finds out his parents can't get to Florida in time to watch the launch, Max goes there to cheer on 'Berto. After 'Berto notes the last-minute loading of the latest space telescope onto the Cruiser, Josh arrives, and invites 'Berto to party on his last earth-bound night -- but 'Berto collapses, exhausted. 'Berto gets up early on launch day and goes into the Cruiser to check on his experiment, only to find the engines starting! While Max goes into action to save launch pad workers, 'Berto withstands the launch forces and begins to explore the Cruiser -- finding Sarah Wolf! 'Berto learns that Dragonelle has been impersonating Sarah Wolf, and that the space telescope is actually a disguised partical beam weapon, as she announces a threat to N-Tek to obliterate the soccer world cup stadium unless John Dread is released. N-Tek *can't* release Dread, so Kat launches from Del Oro Bay, meeting Max in-flight from Cape Canaveral, and they both head towards the hijacked Cruiser. Floating through space, through the Cruiser, and climbing the partical beam weapon itself, threatened with being spun off and left in orbit, the three members of Team Steel fight Dragonelle to stop the beam. Poor 'Berto's experiment is a success, but, once again, classified for N-Tek only -- no public recognition. :-(

Starring:

Chi McBride, Christian Campbell, Debi Mae West, Jacob Vargas, Keith Szarabajka, Mia Korf, Shannon Kenny, Tim Lounibos

Genre:

Action, Animation, Sci-Fi