Plastic

Tom Thomas’ dad mysteriously asks him for an empty plastic water bottle. Tom Thomas, Simka and Nolik hear snippets of his dad’s conversation that he intends to begin an operation to save the planet. Tom Thomas wonders if his dad is a real superhero. Simka, however, suggests that he simply intends to collect the plastic and separate it from the rest of the trash for recycling. More mysterious conversations from his continue to fascinate Tom Thomas, and Tom Thomas to help his father with his special “heroic operation”! Dad reveals what Simka had suspected, that he is simply collecting plastic that can be recycled as a way to help save the planet. Tom Thomas and his dad leave home with a batch of plastic for recycling. Nolik is sad that he can’t join them, but Simka assures him that the Fixies do their part for the environment by repairing things so they will last longer and not get thrown out as often. That means that the Fixies can also consider themselves superheroes of the planet.