Ready Jet Go! facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ready Jet Go! |
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| Created by | Craig Bartlett |
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| Opening theme | "Ready Jet Go!" |
| Ending theme | "Ready Jet Go!" (instrumental) |
| Composer(s) | Jim Lang |
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| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 70 (list of episodes) |
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| Distributor | Cake Entertainment |
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| Original network | PBS Kids |
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February 15, 2016 - May 6, 2019
August 14, 2017 - June 17, 2019 |
Ready Jet Go! is an animated TV show from America and Canada. It uses CGI animation. Wind Dancer Films produced the series. It was shown on PBS Kids from February 15, 2016, to May 6, 2019.
Craig Bartlett, who also created Hey Arnold!, made the show. He worked with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The series helps kids learn about science and space. It is mostly for children aged 3 to 8. In 2016, PBS Kids announced a second season. This new season started on April 2, 2018.
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Story of the Show
Jet Propulsion and his family come from a planet called Bortron 7. This planet orbits a red dwarf star named Bortron. They live in Boxwood Terrace, Washington. Their goal is to study human customs and Earth's environment. They are writing a travel guide about Earth.
Jet quickly became friends with kids in the neighborhood. These friends include Sydney, Mindy, and Sean. Sean's parents work at the nearby Deep Space Array. The Propulsion family's car can turn into a flying saucer. They often use it to take the older kids into space. Sean, Mindy, and Sydney know that Jet and his family are aliens. The Propulsions try to keep their alien identity a secret from others.
At the end of each episode, a scientist named Amy Mainzer appears. She is also known as Astronomer Amy. She hosts short educational parts. These parts are not included in the versions of the show sold for export.
Episodes
List of Ready Jet Go! episodes
Main Characters
- Jet Propulsion (voiced by Ashleigh Ball) is the main character. He is a friendly alien with red hair. Jet can stretch his body, just like his parents. He is very excited, full of energy, and a bit silly. Jet is tall for his age. In Bortronian years, he is 63 years old. This was shared in the episode "Earthday Birthday". He became popular with the other kids as soon as he arrived on Earth. Jet finds everyday things on Earth amazing. He even thinks words like "surprise" are exciting. His name comes from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Jet is always kind, even to people who are not nice to him.
- Sunspot Propulsion is the family pet of the Propulsions. To humans who don't know, he seems like a dog or cat. Sunspot has rabbit ears, a kangaroo body, and a raccoon or fox tail. He can play many musical instruments. Sunspot is playful and silly. He might be more than just a pet. He can read, talk, and sing. He also understands conversations. But he often acts confused about how pets should behave. Sunspot often helps the kids figure out problems. He shares information with them. Jet and his dad, Carrot, both think Sunspot knows more than he lets on.
- Carrot Propulsion (voiced by Kyle Rideout) is Jet's father. His real name from Bortron 7 is very long and has animal sounds. He is often goofy, like Jet. Carrot usually stays home while Celery takes the kids on space trips. He doesn't really like flying in the saucer. Carrot often cooks strange meals.
- Celery Propulsion (voiced by Meg Roe) is Jet's mother. Celery is very smart. She often takes the kids on adventures into space. Her real name from Bortron 7 also has many sounds. She usually drives the family's flying vehicle. Carrot's driving makes her nervous. She enjoys racing against her brother, Zucchini.
- Face 9000 (voiced by Brian Drummond) is a computer. He looks like a blue face that comes from a small, round ball. He has a younger brother named Face 9001. Face 9000 knows everything about science. He often appears to answer the kids' science questions. In "Face on the Fritz", he gets an upgrade. He can sometimes get jealous easily.
Songs from the Show
Ready Jet Go! features many songs. Some of them do not have lyrics.
- Ready Jet Go! Theme Song
- Commander Cressida Theme
- How Come The Moon Has Craters?
- Night of a Bazillion Stars
- The Scientific Method Song
- The Solar System Song
- Venus! (Earth's Broiling Hot Twin)
- Tiny Blue Dot
- Intergalactic Travel Writers
- The Milky Way
- What Goes Up (Must Come Down)
- Enceladus vs. Europa
- Computers
- Let's Fly Our Little Saucer to the Moon
- The 3-Part Bortronian Meal
- My Name is Mindy
- Try Again
- Beep's a Rovin' Superstar
- Cooking with Jet (no lyrics)
- Asteroid Belt (no lyrics)
- Building Boogie (no lyrics)
- Real Bortronian Deal
- Bortronian Is What I Am!
- My Name is Jet
- Lone Star!
- I'm Not Afraid of Big Ideas
- A Scientific Town
- Is Your Planet Like My Planet?
- Take-off Ditty
- There's No Planet Like My Planet
- The Bortron Solar System Song
- That's How We Roll on Bortron 7
- Just Add Water
- It's a Neptune Kind of Day!
- Earthday Birthday
- You're Never Too Big for a Lullaby
- Dear Santa, From Little Billy
- Mindy's Toy-Building Ditty
- Solar System Saucer-Sleigh
- The Spirit of Christmas
- Dear Little Frozen Pluto
- A Star is Born!
- I'm Finally Five!
- The Outer Planets Song
- Ice Skating in July
- Heliocentric Ditty
- Total Eclipse of the Sun
- Space Racin'
- Grow Plant, Grow!
- Engineering Song
- Potatoes on Mars Medley
- Every Day is Earth Day
- The Super Saucer Song
Awards and Recognitions
- The series received a Parents' Choice Silver Honor award.
- It won a Parents' Choice Award again in 2018.
- Common Sense Media gave the series a Common Sense Seal.
- Jaeda Lily Miller was nominated for a Young Artist Award. This was for her role as Mindy.
Games Based on the Show
PBS Kids and Two Moos created ten online games for the show:
- Sydney's Astro-Tracker
- Mindy's Constellation Exploration
- Sean's Rescue Quest
- Jet's Planet Pinball
- Jet's Rocket Ship Creator
- Mission Earth
- Mindy's Moonball
- Jet's Bot Builder
- Rover Maker
- Cooking School
There is also a game on iTunes:
- Space Explorer, released on April 7, 2016.
Connections to Other Shows
In the episode "Mindy's Weather Report" (15b), you can see an image from Dinosaur Train. This is another PBS Kids series also made by Craig Bartlett. The image appears when Sunspot changes channels on Face. You can also hear a second of the Dinosaur Train theme song.
