Star-Spangled Night

"Star-Spangled Night" is the second episode of the anime Christian series The Flying House. Its topic is the Nativity, which concerns the birth of Jesus, though nobody, not even Justin, Angie, Corky, SIR, or Professor Bumble, mentions anything about Christmas.

Plot
While Joseph and Mary are traveling to Bethlehem, they see the house appear in the air, much to their surprise. Mary recognizes the children (and Sir) from when they saw her on a visit to her cousin Elizabeth to help with her newborn baby John six months before. Professor Bumble welcomes the couple and they propose a toast to their future parenthood, and they learn that the Romans decreed that every man had to be taxed, and would get this in the city of his birth. Bumble decides that's why the "spoils for the victor" saying. They learn that Mary will have a baby soon. Justin hopes the baby will be a boy, much to Angie's dismay.

Later, to get a job and make money for more food supplies, the children work with a shepherd boy named Moash as fellow shepherds (which comes with a sheep trampling Justin), while Joseph and Mary go to Bethlehem. Eventually, an angel appears and tells them about the birth of Christ the Lord. They try looking, with Moash showing the way, but Corky gets anxious to go home.

Meanwhile, while Professor Bumble is working on the time machine, three Wise Men arrive, following a star, and ask for help. Sir goes with them, and they stop at the wicked King Herod's castle. Herod tells the Wise Men to find the baby and bring him word so he can worship Him. They do, but Herod gets uneasy. Sir gets suspicious.

Back to the children, they find Joseph and Mary with their newborn baby in the manger. Mary talks about the news the Angel Gabriel had revealed to her at one point. Eventually, the Wise Men arrive and give their gifts to the baby.

Later, Herod's men are sent to Bethlehem to kill any baby under 2 years. The children help Mary, Joseph, and Jesus escape, but a man catches them, overhearing the "hot water" birth, but Justin claims it is for a newborn foal, so the bad man leaves.

The 20th-century people are set to leave... but will they?