Jacob has a history of starting many hobbies and activities but never sticking with any of them for very long. After seeing an ad, he saves money to buy a metal detector but loses interest after only finding some coins and bottle caps at the park. Jacob's father is reluctant to buy him a magician's kit for his birthday given Jacob's track record, but decides to get it for him anyway after remembering his own childhood. However, Jacob becomes distracted by a space camp commercial and decides that being an astronaut is his new interest.