Season 2

This is the promotional image for Season 2

**Season 2** is the second season of the PBS Kids series, *Ready Jet Go!*. The season premiered on August 14, 2017.

## Premise

*In Season 2, the show will dive into basic physics and Earth science concepts, such as simple machines, electromagnetism, weather, and states of matter. Jet and his gang will build a Rube Goldberg machine, reverse-engineer a shrink ray, and experience all four seasons in a single day. They'll also dabble in comparative planetology, investigating questions like these: What differentiates the planets in our solar system? What ingredients does a planet need to support life? What makes Earth so unique anyway?* -Space.com

*Jet and his friends will continue to explore and investigate Space using the Science and Engineering Practices but will engage in more backyard science with a greater focus on Earth Science and Engineering.*-PBS Learning Media.

## Plot

This season begins with the episodes *Souped-Up Saucer* and *Pet Sounds*. This season, the characters get into more wacky situations, such as accidentally shrinking themselves to the size of mice. In this season, Mindy finally turns five years old and is now allowed to go to space with the older kids.

## Cast

### **Returning Characters**

* Jet Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Face 9000
* Dr. Rafferty
* Jet 2 (character)
* Mitchell Peterson
* Cody
* Mr. Peterson
* Dr. Melendez
* Uncle Zucchini
* Moonbeam
* Zerk
* Dr. Skelley
* Lillian
* Floyd
* Carrot and Celery's Boss
* Beep
* Boop
* Dr. Bergs

### **New Characters**

* Eggplant
* Lillian's mom
* Ellen Ochoa
* Sydney 2

## Songs

1. Is Your Planet Like My Planet?
2. Takeoff! (extended)
3. There's No Planet Like My Planet
4. Bortron Solar System Song
5. That's How We Roll On Bortron 7
6. Three-Part Bortronian Meal (extended)
7. Just Add Water
8. There's No Planet Like My Planet (reprise)
9. Space Racin'
10. Ice Skating in July
11. I'm Finally Five!
12. The Outer Planets Song
13. Grow, Plant, Grow!
14. Potatoes On Mars
15. Get Growin'
16. Potato Changes
17. Potatoes On Mars (reprise)
18. Heliocentric Ditty
19. I'm Not Afraid of New Ideas (Galileo version)
20. I'm Not Afraid of New Ideas (reprise)
21. Total Eclipse of the Sun
22. Everyday is Earth Day
23. The Engineering Song

## Trivia

* A large chunk of the episodes for this season were revealed in a behind-the-scenes article on
* Technically, *Back to Bortron 7* is the season 2 premiere, although it is not listed as #201 on official PBS websites.
* This season continues season 1's trend of airing episodes out of production order. *Back to Bortron 7* premiered when first season was still airing new episodes, and the episodes that followed were episodes 8, 4, 7, 13 and 14 (in that order).
* Zerk is introduced on-screen in this season, after just being heard in some episodes of season 1.
	+ Carrot and Celery's Bortron boss was also introduced on-screen, after just being heard in *Diggin' Earth*.

* In this season's Amy Mainzer segments, Jet introduces them by saying "And now here's my friend, Astronomer Amy Mainzer", with Amy saying "Thanks, Jet". Also, the segments are now filmed before a green screen. The segments end by Jet saying "Thanks, Amy! You can make your own science discoveries with *Ready Jet Go!* games, on the PBS Kids Games App. Start playing today!"
* In the end credits, the doodles that appear are different than the ones in season 1.
* On February 22th 2018, a trailer for the season was released.
* *Mindy's Bedtime* and *Galileo, Galileo!* were originally paired with *Magnet, P.I.* and *Our Sun is a Star!* respectively, but they ended up getting paired with each other.
* Some stations like UNC-TV, WTVI PBS Charlotte, and WUCF accidentally aired episode 7 instead of episode 8 on April 2, 2018.
* WTVI PBS Charlotte accidentally aired *Water, Water Everywhere* and *Commander Cressida Story Contest* on April 4, 2018.
* The season was greenlit by PBS on August 17th 2016, and started production that same month. Production ended sometime around December 2017.
* When the season was greenlit, it was originally slated to premiere in late 2017, but ended up officially premiering in April 2018.
* In this season, Sydney and Mitchell get new voice actors: Vienna Leacock and David Raynolds, respectively. Starting with *You Can Call Me Albedo*, Sean is voiced by Grady Ainscough.
* In Ireland, *Racing on Sunshine* is called *Kid-Kart Derby 2*, making it the first episode to have an alternate title in another country.
* *Bortron Leprechaun* was going to be called *Chasing Rainbows*, but then it got renamed.
* *My Three Suns* was originally going to be paired with *Sunspot's Sunspot*, but then it got paired with *Magnet P.I.* instead.
* *You Can Call Me Albedo* was originally named *Call Me Albedo.*
* Ellen Ochoa, the current director of the Johnson Space Center, guest stars in the two-parter *Astronaut Ellen Ochoa!*, making her the show's first guest star and the first real-life person to make a physical appearance in an episode.
* *Moon Circus*features a flashback scene to the season 1 episode, *What Goes Up...*
* The brown squirrel that made reoccurring appearances in season 1 is finally given a name: Floyd.
* The aired episode of the season, *Mindy Turns Five*, was included in the show's sixth volume along with the last 5 aired episodes of season 1.
* *That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion!*, as well as the rest of the episodes from the season 2 premiere week, are included in the show's seventh volume.
* The last 2 episodes of the July 2018 episodes, and all of the June 2018 episodes except "Asteroid Belt Space Race / Sydney 2", are available in the show's eighth volume.
* Like season 1, this season has 3 two-part episodes.
* "Sunspot's Sunspot / Our Sun Is A Star!", "Asteroid Belt Space Race / Sydney 2", "Astronaut Ellen Ochoa", "Potatoes On Mars / Bortron Leprechaun", and "Mars Rock For Mom / Sean Has A Cold" are available in the show's ninth volume.
* "Earth, Wind, and Flyer/Mini-Golf at the DSA", "Water, Water Everywhere/Commander Cressida Story Contest",  "Freebird/Sean's Robotic Arm", "Ain't No Mars Mountain High Enough/Treasure Map", "Moon Face/Lone Star 2 - Rocket Kids!", and "My Three Suns/Magnet P.I." are available in the show's tenth volume.
* It's possible that *One Small Step* could be part of season 2, as the doodles in the credits of the special are the same as those in various season 2 episodes.
* Like with first season, Jet and Sunspot are the only characters to appear in every episode.
* This is the final season of the series, as the show got canceled.
* The season is rather notorious for having an increased focus on Mindy, at the cost of the screentime of other characters. As a matter of fact, Mindy appears in every episode in this season (except for *Asteroid Belt Space Race*, *Water, Water Everywhere*, and *Treasure Map*), while in season 1, she made far more absences.
* The season is animated by Giant Wheel Productions, Studio Vsync, Enchanting Studio Limited, and Visual Gate Studios. Some episodes are animated by other studios. Mindy's Ice Rink and Measure for Measure were animated by Inuksuk Studios, and Eye in the Sky and Total Eclipse Block Party were animated by Innovative Animation.
* This season was dubbed in Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Cantonese.
* According to Craig Bartlett, production of the second season was hindered by the Ready-to-Learn grant meddling with the show. This caused production to be "hard."

## Gallery

Souped-Up SaucerPet SoundsI Feel the Earth MoveZerk Visits EarthAsteroid Belt Space RaceSydney 2Endless SummerJet Shrinks the KidsEarth, Wind, and FlyerMini-Golf at the DSAWater, Water EverywhereCommander Cressida Story ContestMindy's Ice RinkMeasure for MeasureMindy Turns Five - Part 1Mindy Turns Five - Part 2That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion! - Part 1That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion! - Part 2Try and Try AgainRacing on SunshinePotatoes on MarsBortron LeprechaunWho Messed Up the Treehouse?Fact or Fiction?Mindy and Carrot BakeCommander Cressida BeginsMindy's BedtimeGalileo, Galileo!My Three SunsMagnet, P.I.Sunspot's SunspotOur Sun is a Star!You Can Call Me AlbedoThe Tide is HighFreebirdSean's Robotic ArmAstronaut Ellen Ochoa! - Part 1Astronaut Ellen Ochoa! - Part 2Eye in the SkyTotal Eclipse Block PartyMoon CircusEveryday is Earth DayMars Rock for MomSean Has a ColdAin't No Mars Mountain High EnoughTreasure HuntMoon FaceLone Star 2 - Rocket Kids!
## References

1. ↑ Elements of an Educational Television Series: Analyzing Successful Television Show Curriculum and Formatting Relevant info starts on page 28