Jet Propulsion (partially found pitch pilot of "Ready Jet Go!" PBS Kids CGI-animated series; 2013)

A still from the pilot.

Status: Partially Found

Ready Jet Go! was a CGI-animated children's series created by Craig Bartlett that aired on PBS Kids from February 15, 2016 to May 6, 2019. It later returned in 2023 with a feature film entitled Space Camp. The educational objective of the show is to teach its young audience about astronomy and earth science, starring a human-like alien named Jet Propulsion.

In 2013, a pilot entitled Jet Propulsion was created to pitch the series to PBS. It is drastically different from the final show.

History

The pilot, produced by Wind Dancer Films in 2012 was screened to a test audience of children in 2013, and it never aired on TV. It was originally a show targeted towards older children, much like Arthur or Cyberchase. However, in order to capture the attention of younger kids, Mindy, a character who was not in the pilot, was added to the final show. The pilot was 11 minutes in length, much like an average episode of the final series. One of the crew members was Raymie Muzquiz, who was a storyboard artist for it.

Differences

Some things that distinguished the pilot from the series were:

• Jet had a thinner face, thinner hair, purple eyes, and an orange-and-yellow raglan with a stereotypical alien on it.
• Sean was skinnier and wore a green shirt with a spaceship on it and cargo shorts. His original goal was to win the Nobel Prize. In the show, this was changed to him wanting to lead the first human mission to Mars.
• Sydney was lighter-skinned, wore her hair in a braid, and wore a pink and purple outfit.
• Sunspot was plumper and cream-colored.

Availability

The pilot was never released to the public. The only footage available comes from a demo reel from Wind Dancer Films. A few screenshots from the pilot can also be accessed on their site via the Wayback Machine.

Gallery

Images

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  The only other known screenshot of the pilot.

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  The characters designs from the final show.

Footage

Wind Dancer Films reel that contains clips of the pilot.

See Also

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PBS

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• Reading Rainbow (found Johnny Kemp opening sequence for PBS children's educational series; 1999)
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• Storytime (found PBS children's reading series; 1992-1998)
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• Zoom (found pilot of revival of 1972 PBS children's series; 1995)
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PBS Kids

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• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (lost pitch pilot of PBS Kids animated musical series; 2006-2008)
• Dragon Tales "One Small Step for Cassie" and "Circle of Friends" (lost pilots of PBS Kids animated series; 1999)
• The Good Night Show with Melanie/Leo (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2005-2006)
• The Good Night Show with Nina & Star (partially found PBS Kids Sprout series; 2006-2017)
• Kratts' Creatures (found PBS children's educational series; 1996)
• Make Way for Noddy (partially found PBS Kids version of British children's TV series; 2005)
• Molly of Denali (partially found unaired pilot of PBS Kids animated series; 2018)
• Nature Cat (lost pilot of PBS Kids educational animated series; early 2010s)
• Preschool Musical... On a Stick (partially lost PBS Kids Sprout "High School Musical" parody; 2008)
• Seven Little Monsters (found episodes of PBS Kids animated series; 2000-2004)
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