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My Name is Mindy

**My Name is Mindy** is a song sung by Mindy Melendez in the episode *Mindy's Moon Bounce House*.

## Lyrics

### Original Version

**Mindy**:

My name is Mindy

It rhymes with Sydney

I'm Mindy Melendez

Hey, let's be friend-ez

My friends Sean and Sydney

They came down the chimney

My friend Jet Propulsion

Jumped in the ocean

Jet is a robot

His pet's name is Sunspot

He looks just like a bunny

But he's way more funny

Hey, let's be friend-ez

I'm Mindy Melendez!

### Snow Cone Version

The song was later sung by Mindy (while hula-hooping), with different lyrics, in *Ice Moon Enceladus* to distract the citizens of Boxwood Terrace from seeing the Propulsion van turn into a saucer.

Lyrics:

My name is Mindy

It rhymes with Cindy

I'm Mindy Melendez

Hey, let's be friend-ez

I'm here selling snow cones

So put down your cell phones

And dig in your pocket

Cause Sean needs a rocket

Hey, let's be friend-ez

I'm Mindy Melendez!

## Trivia

* In the first version, Mindy says that her name rhymes with Sydney, even though their names don't rhyme. However, this may be because she is still learning her literacy, as she stated in *Detective Mindy*. In the second version, she correctly says that "Mindy" rhymes with "Cindy".
* The song was later reworked into the song, I'm Finally Five!, which was featured in *Mindy Turns Five*.
* The song has an 8-bit remix featured in the web-game, *Mission Earth*.
* A composition of this plays in the background in some of Mindy's scenes, like in *Treehouse Observatory* and *How Come the Moon Has Craters?*, serving as her leitmotif.

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Commander Cressida Story Contest

**Commander Cressida Story Contest** is the first half of the forty-sixth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sydney wants to enter a Commander Cressida story contest, but can't think up a good enough story. The other kids help, and they come up with a story about lassoing a comet to bring water to Venus, and then Mars.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Mindy Melendez

## Trivia

* This episode, along with "Water, Water Everywhere", was accidentally aired on WTVI PBS Charlotte on April 4, 2018.
* The roles of everyone in the story:
	+ Sydney - Commander Cressida
	+ Jet - Captain Comet
	+ Mindy - Space Cadet Astrid
	+ Sean - the lifeguard
	+ Sunspot - Sirius
* Stock footage from the episode *Just the Right Distance From the Sun* from the sun is used when Sydney is telling the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Castaway Carrot

**Castaway Carrot** is the first half of the thirty-seventh episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

After an afternoon on the Moon, Celery, Jet, and Sunspot discover, as they fly to Earth, that they have mistakenly left Carrot on the Moon! Then the saucer malfunctions and they receive news of a possible solar storm headed their way. In a nail-biter, Jet and Sunspot do a mid-outer space repair job - as per Celery's instructions -with Carrot comically adapting to the Moon environment. In the end, the saucer is fixed, Carrot is rescued, and the solar storm heads in the opposite direction of the Moon.

## Plot

The episode starts on the moon, where the Propulsions all board the saucer, Celery suggests to “reset the communicator so the talkback will work” Face 9000 agrees to the idea. Jet calls in Sunspot who runs and slams into the saucer, they fly off. Jet suggests playing “Bortropoly” Celery likes the idea but says to Jet that they're invited for a potluck, she then explains what a potluck is. Jet wonders what there going to bring. They attempt to ask Carrot what to make, however, Carrot isn’t there. Jet and Sunspot search the saucer, but to no avail. Jet remembers that Carrot was going to take a nap, and worries that Carrot may have taken a nap on the moon. Celery flies the saucer back to the moon. On the way there, Celery offhandedly mentions an incident in which she left Carrot on Mars.

Carrot is shown relaxing on the moon, but wakes up to find that Celery and the others are gone.

TBC

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Face 9000

## Trivia

* Carrot screaming "DOES ANYONE REMEMBER LAUGHTER?!?" is a reference to the live performance of the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.
* This is the second episode to not feature any Earthies, the first being *Sunday Drive*.
* This is the second episode to take place entirely in outer space, the first being *Whole Lotta Shakin'*.
* It is revealed that Celery has a tendency to leave Carrot on certain places, such as Mars.
* This episode reveals several talents of Carrot's, including ballet and speaking with a British accent.
* Jet mentions wanting to play a board game called "Bortropoly", which is a parody of *Monopoly*.
Try Again

**Try Again** is a song in *Ready Jet Go!*. Jet sings it in order to convince his friends to persevere after they have failed at something.

## Artists

### Composers

Craig Bartlett
Jim Lang

## Track Information

### Episode

*Treehouse Observatory*

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Try again, don't give up hope

Sooner or later, you'll make a telescope!

### *What Goes Up...* version

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Don't let failure get you down

You can get that saucer off the ground!

### *Comet Fever* version

**Note**: Unlike the other versions of the song, this version is sung by Carrot on his guitar, while Mindy plays the concertina

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Try again, 'til you've tried enough

Then we can make that comet out of some stuff!

### *Sunday Drive* version

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Try again, even if it's hard

And we can get that saucer to fly us to Mars!

### *Scientific Sean* version

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Try again, it's not that hard

We can get these comics to Mindy's yard!

### *Try and Try Again* version

If you try and you make a mess

Who cares if it's not a success?

Try again, it's not so hard

And we can get that robot to rove on Mars!

## Trivia

* The version released on the *Solar System Songs* album is the version from *Treehouse Observatory*.

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Ellen Ochoa

* Animated
* Real Life

**Dr. Ellen Ochoa** is a real person who is an astronaut. Although the show has always had Amy Mainzer on interstitials, Ellen is the first person to be animated in 3D like the regular cast characters. She debuted in her eponymous episode *Astronaut Ellen Ochoa!* on March 8th, 2019.

When she first appears, she addresses Isidro on the phone saying she's going to the Deep Space Array to meet with "doctors Skelley, Rafferty and Bergs". She does not mention their boss Dr. Melendez, but does mention being "back" in Boxwood Terrace, indicating she had been there before.

Even though she appears in the episode, she does not voice herself. Kathleen Barr instead voices her.

She later makes a cameo during the research montage in *Moon Face*.

## Gallery

 **Earthies:Dr. Rafferty • Dr. Bergs • Amy Skelley • Mr. Peterson • Mitchell Peterson • Lillian • Aurora • Houston • Bina Chandra**

**Bortronians**:**Uncle Zucchini** • **Eggplant** • **Zerk** • **Face 9001** • **Moonbeam** • **Stella Singularity** • **Great Galacto**

**Earth Animals & Robots**: Cody • Floyd • Jet 2 (character) • Sydney 2 (character) • Beep • Boop
Sunspot and the Great Red Spot

**Sunspot and the Great Red Spot** is the first half of the twenty-second episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sunspot is determined to get to Jupiter to meet his fellow pet aliens, other members of the Red Spot Club. The Club is thousands of years old. They meet annually at an exact time to observe and celebrate the Red Spot. But, mechanical problems with the family wagon/saucer may thwart the trip. The kids and Celery do everything they can to get Sunspot to Jupiter and his Red Spot Club meet-up.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Mindy Melendez
* Celery Propulsion
* Spinach (voice only)

## Learning Goals

The Great Red Spot is an enormous, high-pressure storm akin to an Earth hurricane that has been raging on the surface of Jupiter for at least 400 years.

## Trivia

* It is revealed that Sunspot has an ancestor named OldSpot, who founded the Red Spot Club.
* This is the only time that Celery's cousin, Spinach is mentioned and heard.

## Goofs/Errors

* There is an error in this episode: when Sunspot is about to go outside the saucer, Sean and Sydney are in their regular clothes instead of their spacesuits.
Sean's Neptune Tune

**Sean's Neptune Tune** is the first half of the thirty-sixth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sean's nervousness about flying out to visit the remote Neptune is soothed by Jet's suggestion - an improvised, fun "Neptune tune." It works as our kids, Sunspot, and Celery fly to the faraway eighth planet!

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Celery Propulsion
* Face 9000 (cameo)
* Cody
* Beep

## Songs

* The Scientific Method (instrumental only) Neptune Kind of Day
* Takeoff!

## Trivia

* The kids officially visit Neptune for the first time in this episode.
* This episode most likely takes place before *Total Eclipse of the Sunspot*, as one of Sean's lies to get out of going to Neptune is that he has to get his pet hamster ready for the solar eclipse next month. In *Total Eclipse of the Sunspot*, a solar eclipse occurs.
* At one point, a little bit of the inside of Sean's house can be seen.
* Cody appears without Mitchell again.
* Jet says that the astronaut Alan Shepard landed on the moon in 1961 and 1971. Actually, Shepard only landed on the moon in 1971. In 1961, he went to space, but not the moon.
Space Hero

**Space Hero** is a song sung by Stella, Sean, Sydney, and Mindy in *Space Camp.*

## Lyrics

Jet Propulsion

Our space hero

Saved the Great Galacto

From shrinking down to zero

Jet Propulsion

Gotta tip your hat

He's the dude of the hour

Roger that

He's cool, calm, and clever

He's handy in a pinch

Jet's no fool

He keeps his cool

It's a cinch

He won't flinch

He doesn't need to be brave

Doesn't have to be tough

'Cause being Jet is being great

And Jet is great enough

Oh, Jet Propulsion

Our space hero

Saved the Great Galacto

From shrinking down to zero

Jet Propulsion

Gotta tip your hat

He's the dude of the hour

Roger that

Jet's number one now

And once you realize

His superpower is friendship

It's no big surprise

That Jet Propulsion

Is our space hero

Saved his best friend Sunspot

From shrinking down to zero

Jet Propulsion

Gotta tip your hat

He's the dude of the hour

Roger that

Jet Propulsion

He's our space hero

Saved the Great Galacto

From shrinking down to zero

Jet Propulsion

Gotta tip your hat

He's the dude of the hour

Roger that

He's the dude of the hour

Roger that

## Trivia

* The imagery of the song seems very similar to the openings of some James Bond movies, especially with the red background and Jet silhouettes. The movies that come to mind are *Thunderball, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Licence to Kill*, and *Tomorrow Never Dies* .

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Earthday Birthday (song)

**Earthday Birthday (song)** is a song sung by all the characters in the episode, *Earthday Birthday*.

## Lyrics

**Sean**:

It was just one year ago today

Jet landed here on Earth

**Sydney**:

And that is why we celebrate

His happy Earthday birth

**Mindy**:

A year’s how long a planet takes

To orbit round the sun

**Jet**:

Mercury goes really fast

Neptune’s the slowest one

**All**:

The closer to the sun you are

The shorter your year will be

The farther away a planet is

The longer the year, you’ll see

One orbit around the sun means one more year for you and me

**Jet**:

And Bortron 7 goes really fast

Which is why I’m 63!

## Trivia

* All the main cast members (with the exception of Sunspot Propulsion, since he cannot sing) perform in this song.
* This is the second song to be co-written by Michelle Lamoreaux, who also wrote the episode this song is featured in, with the first being A Star is Born (song).

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Rafferty

**This article is a disambiguation page for Rafferty**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

* Sean Rafferty
* Dr. Rafferty, his mom
Sydney 2 (character)

**Sydney 2** is the robotic counterpart of Sydney Skelley, similar to how her predecessor, Jet 2, is the robotic counterpart of Jet Propulsion.

Like *Jet 2*, there is an episode, *Sydney 2*, named after her.

 **Earthies:Dr. Rafferty • Dr. Bergs • Amy Skelley • Mr. Peterson • Mitchell Peterson • Lillian • Aurora • Houston • Bina Chandra**

**Bortronians**:**Uncle Zucchini** • **Eggplant** • **Zerk** • **Face 9001** • **Moonbeam** • **Stella Singularity** • **Great Galacto**

**Earth Animals & Robots**: Cody • Floyd • Jet 2 (character) • **Sydney 2 (character)** • Beep • Boop
Glen Gordon

**Glen Gordon** is a Canadian actor. He is a cast member on *Ready Jet Go!*

## Roles

* Sean Rafferty (*Lone Star 2 - Rocket Kids!*, *One Small Step*, and the online game *Bot Builder*)

## Trivia

* He was not credited for his role as Sean at first, due to Grady Ainscough voicing Sean in *Moon Face*, which was paired with *Lone Star 2*.
A Kid's Guide to Mars

**A Kid's Guide to Mars** is the first half of the ninth episode of the first season of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Celery and Carrot need to update their guidebook about Mars, and the kids join them on a trip to see how much things have changed on Mars in the last four billion years.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Carrot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Face 9000
* Face 9001 (debut)
* Face's mother (heard only)
* Boop

## Learning Goals

Mars was once (4 billion years ago) a lot like Earth, with oceans, clouds and drinkable water. Something happened 3.7 billion years ago that turned Mars’ atmosphere from warm and wet to dry and cold.

## Trivia

* This is the first *aired* episode of Ready Jet Go, but not the first produced episode.
* The kids visit Mars for the first time.
* Face 9001 looks just like Face, except he is orange.
* Fly, Fly, Fly Your Saucer is a homage to Row Row Row Your Boat.
The Spirit of Christmas

**The Spirit of Christmas** is the fourth and final song featured in *Holidays in Boxwood Terrace*. It is sung by all the kids.

## Lyrics

**Mitchell**:

Everyone's seeking the Spirit of Christmas

Everyone wants to belong

Everyone's dreaming

Of finding some meaning

In a present, a card, or a song

Oh, it's elusive

The spirit of Christmas

Somehow, it just seems to hide

But I know a secret

One way to find it

Is to welcome somebody inside

**All**:

Don't you know someone who's out in the cold?

Feeling the bite of the wind?

Away from their home

Maybe waiting alone

For someone to welcome them in

A Yuletide smile is the best kind of present

Bright as the brightest star known

Put a smile in your heart

Wear a holiday grin

The Spirit of Christmas will tiptoe in

**Mitchell**:

Throw open your arms to a friend and see

How easy to find

The Spirit, the Spirit

**All**:

The Spirit of Christmas will be

## Trivia

* The song was originally going to be performed by Sean, but he got nervous at the last minute and Mitchell replaced him.
* This is the last song of Season 1.
* This is the first song that Mitchell sings, not counting the camping song in *Earth Camping* which didn't really count as a song. This is also the only song that he sings.
* Mr. Peterson cried during this song.
* Mitchell's singing voice is performed by Meg Roe in this song as opposed to Spencer Drever.

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
The Outer Planets Song

**The Outer Planets Song** is a song in *Ready Jet Go!*. It is sung in the episode *Mindy Turns Five* by Celery.

## Lyrics

**Celery:**

Jupiter's enormous

Saturn's got a lot of rings

Uranus spins on its side

And blue is Neptune's thing

Then one dwarf planet

Spins way out apart

Away from all the others

Little Pluto with the frozen heart.

## Trivia

* This song mentions Pluto despite it being only a dwarf planet.
* The last line is a reference to the song Dear Little Frozen Pluto from *From Pluto with Love*.
* An instrumental version of the song can be heard in the web-game, Mindy's Moonball.

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Mindy Pet-sits

**Mindy Pet-sits** is the first half of the nineteenth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sean, Sydney, Jet, and Carrot head out to view the Northern Lights. Mindy, upset she can’t go, gets a boost – Sunspot stays back and agrees to let her be his pet-sitter. As the group in the saucer searches for, yet can’t find, the Northern Lights, Sunspot and Mindy work on a backyard project – making their own amazing backyard “Northern Lights” display!

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Face 9000

## Learning Goals

Northern lights (aka, aurora borealis) are a natural, awesome phenomenon. The origin of the aurora begins when a cloud of gas is ejected from the Sun’s surface. When it collides in Earth’s atmosphere with oxygen and nitrogen, it produces dazzling auroral light.

## Trivia

* This episode reveals that Boxwood Terrace, the town the show takes place in, is located in Washington state.
* Many websites inaccurately call this episode "Mindy Pet-sits Sunspot"
* This is the first time that Celery stays on Earth and doesn't go to space, while Carrot takes the kids to space. Usually, it's the other way around.
	+ Also, Carrot and Sean sings the Takeoff song in this episode.
* Mindy's actual meteorite that she was sitting on in *Mindy's Meteorite Stand* is shown again in this episode.

## Gallery

Mindy's meteorite is shown again
Potato Changes

**Potato Changes** is a song sung by the kids in the episode, *Potatoes on Mars*.

## Lyrics

**Jet**:

Once long ago

Back on the Earth

A little potato plant stood

Then Sean told us how the Mars astronauts

Would have to grow their own food

So we jumped in our saucer and came here

And we tried to make potatoes grow

It may seem like it’s all just the same here

But let me tell you, emphatically, NO!

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

(Check out the potato)

**Jet**:

My potato changed

This Martian soil just doesn’t suit it

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

(Look at the potato)

**Jet**:

My potato changed

Looking like I’m gonna have to uproot it

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

Oh, strange Martian changes

**Mindy**:

Up here the sun is tiny and pale

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

No air or water

**Jet**:

And it’s cold enough to freeze your tail!

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

(Check out that potato)

**Jet**:

My potato changed

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

Gonna have to replant and reroot and reboot it

**Jet**:

Check out my potato

**Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy**:

My potato changed

Seein' changes in those

Potatoes!

## Trivia

* This song is sometimes called **My Potato Changed**.
* Jet plays the piano in this song.
* Sean, Sydney, Celery and Mindy are backup singers in this song.

## Video

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer
Constellation Prize

**Constellation Prize** is the second half of the twenty-eighth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

When Mindy thinks she's found her own star, the other kids explain how stars are labeled and identified by constellations. Mindy eventually learns that she hasn't found a new star, but that she CAN create her own version of a constellation by connecting patterns in the sky.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Dr. Rafferty
* Carrot Propulsion

## Learning Goals

A constellation is a group of stars that make an imaginary shape in the night sky. In different parts of the world, people have made up different shapes out of the same groups of bright stars, like a game of connect-the-dots. In the past, constellations were useful for navigating at night and for keeping track of the seasons. They are now useful for identifying parts of the sky astronomers are studying. Because all the stars are at different distances, the constellations would look totally different to inhabitants of another planet orbiting another star.

## Trivia

* Mindy decided to name her "star" after Sunspot.
* The episode's title is a pun on the phrase, "consolation prize".
* As of this episode, Mindy is now allowed to go to the Deep Space Array, as long as she's with the other kids.
* The final part of *Night of a Bazillion Stars* is sung in this episode.
Sunspot's Sunspot

**Sunspot's Sunspot** is the first half of the fifty-sixth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sunspot begins acting strangely, and Jet fears that he is sick. Carrot and Celery examine him, and decide that he's acting strange because of a large sunspot on the Sun. The only way to cure him is to bring him to the Sun, and get him close to the huge sunspot.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Mindy Melendez
* Face 9000
* Mitchell Peterson (cameo)

## Trivia

* This episode was originally paired with *My Three Suns*, but ended up being paired with *Our Sun is a Star!*.
* The episode, along with *Our Sun is a Star!*, was made available on the *Chasing the Sun* DVD on April 9th, prior to its television debut.
* In this episode, Sunspot speaks. He says "No, thank you." and "I *am* lovable, aren't I?". His speaking voice was uncredited in the credits for this episode.
* It is revealed that the sunspots on the sun affect Sunspot's behavior.
* When Jet says "Set the controls for the heart of the sun", it's a reference to the Pink Floyd song, "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun".

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thetoyinsider.com/pbs-kids-ready-jet-go-chasing-the-sun-coming-to-dvd-digital/
Stock

Stock is the default "mod" for any game; if you don't specifically select a mod, you'll wind up playing stock.

It's generally accepted that as the series has progressed, at least since SE3, stock has grown less and less balanced, and the numbers have grown bigger and bigger. SE5 even has a "balance mod" which was developed by one of the beta testers as a replacement for Aaron Hall's stock files; sadly it wasn't completed in time for release, and instead became an independent mod.

## Evolution of stock and moddability

### Space Empires I and II

These games did not support mods, unless one counts hex editing!

### Space Empires III

SE3 introduced modding to the series. It included a mod editor with which you could edit pieces of the game, such as components. The mod files were binary, so you could not edit them by hand; you had to use the editor.

### Space Empires IV

SE4, sadly, eliminated the mod editor. However, it did introduce human-editable mod files.

### Space Empires V

SE5 kept the human-editable mod files from SE4. In addition to other new features, it also allowed mods to fall back on stock files, if the modder didn't want to change a particular file. (SE4 had required all mods to contain the full set of files, even if some of them were identical to stock.)
Face on the Fritz

**Face on the Fritz** is the second half of the twentieth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

When the kids are trying to build a new pet house for Sunspot and FACE 9000 gives them mixed-up directions, they learn that it is time for FACE 9000 to get upgraded. In the meantime FACE 9000’s “substitute,” the “DATA-BOX,” is an old Earth computer from the early 1980s. The kids need to learn how to give instructions in the way computers understand, putting them in charge of using technology in an active way. When FACE 9000 comes back, they have learned to appreciate him, as well as to be more independent thinkers.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Mindy Melendez
* Face 9000
* Celery Propulsion
* Dr. Rafferty

## Learning Goals

Technology has advanced greatly since the days of the giant computers that guided man to the moon in 1969. However, even though technology is very useful, it is still a tool, not an end in itself, and people still need to know how to monitor and program it.

## Trivia

* This is the last time we see Face 9000 with his old look. In this episode, he gets an upgrade and returns with an all new look.
* The computer that Celery gave the kids is apparently named "DATA-BOX", according to the official PBS description.
* The kids try to talk to the old Earth computer instead of trying to turn it on, for reasons unknown.
* This is the last episode to have a description on PBS Parents. The next half of season 1 have no descriptions.
* This episode, along with its sister episode, *Date Night*, was the first episode to air in August.
Try and Try Again

**Try and Try Again** is the first half of the fiftieth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Jet's robot Jet 2 needs new wheels if he's going to be able to rove over the surface of Mars. Jet and the kids try a bunch of different wheels, without success. In the end, they borrow the wheels from Mitchell's scooter, so Jet 2 can successfully navigate on Mars.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot
* Celery Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Mitchell Peterson
* Cody
* Amy Skelley
* Beep
* Boop
* Dr. Bergs
* Jet 2 (character)
* Floyd

## Trivia

* This is the first time since *Scientific Sean* that the Try Again song is heard, and it is also the first time that it is heard in season 2.
* As of this episode, Jet 2 lives on Mars. He also has new wheels.
* In this episode, Jet leaves Jet 2 on Mars. In *Mars Rock For Mom*, he realizes that he left him there, and goes back to get him.
Detective Mindy

**Detective Mindy** is the second half of the twenty-fourth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

When Mitchell’s mother declares the kitchen counter a “black hole” because she can’t find her sunglasses and she’s sure she left them there, Mitchell takes up the case of the black hole kitchen counter. As he’s investigating, one by one, all the other kids get involved in his process. As they learn about what a black hole really is, Mitchell discovers that science holds enough mysteries to keep him busy for many years.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Mindy Melendez
* Mitchell Peterson
* Cody
* Mr. Peterson

## Learning Goals

Black holes are strange little holes in space that are like vacuum cleaners that use gravity (instead of suction) to suck things in. A black hole is what remains when a massive star dies. They send out no light and have very strong gravity. Once a planet or star has been sucked into the black hole, it cannot escape, and compresses to a very small size.

## Trivia

* This episode has strong hints that Mindy and Mitchell might like each other, especially towards the end of the episode.
* While Mitchell is describing his case, a cereal box that resembles the popular *Cap'n Crunch* product line appears.
* At the end of the episode, Mitchell kneels down and says to Mindy: "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Junior Detective Mindy", which is a reference to the famous quote from the film *Casablanca*.
* The official PBS description claims that Mitchell's mother declared the kitchen counter a black hole, but in the actual episode, it was Mitchell's father who declared the kitchen counter a black hole. Mrs. Peterson doesn't even appear in the episode.
* This episode shows Mitchell in a far more positive light than other episodes, where he acts rude and antagonistic towards the main cast.

## Goofs/Errors

* When Mitchell says "I will never understand Jet's dog, or is he a cat?", his mouth doesn't move.
Mindy's Meteorite Stand

**Mindy's Meteorite Stand** is the second half of the seventeenth episode of *Ready Jet Go*.

## Synopsis

When Mindy and Sunspot are digging in the yard, they discover a unique rock that Mindy is convinced is a meteorite. The kids conduct a series of tests to find out and amazingly the rock passes each test. “Meteorite fever” grips the neighborhood, as Mindy sets up a stand so people can see her meteorite, and bring her rocks to assess. In the end, a DSA scientist confirms that Mindy’s rock actually isn’t a meteor… but, wait, the random rock Mindy’s sitting on is!

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Face 9000
* Mindy Melendez
* Dr. Rafferty
* Mitchell Peterson (cameo)
* Lillian (cameo)

## Learning Goals

Meteorites are pieces of space rocks (asteroids) that break up when they hit the Earth’s atmosphere and fall in small pieces. Meteorites are older than any rock from Earth, and share certain characteristics: density (high), attraction to a magnet, and rust.

## Trivia

* Mindy appears in the newspaper in this episode.
* Mitchell and Lillian make cameos in this episode.
* The reason why Mindy's rock wasn't a meteorite is because it had quartz in it, a shiny mineral that is only found in Earth rocks.
* Sean tries to hit on a female background character with short blonde hair, saying that he and Mindy are science colleagues. However, this never appears in other episodes, and he seems to be drawn to Jet more.
* Jet references the Aerosmith song "Walk This Way" when leading the kids to the garage. The music during the scene is also very similar to the song.
PBS Kids

**PBS Kids** is an American digital broadcast and online television network, as well as a programming block on PBS.

The 24/7 channel has existed twice: 6 September 1999 to 15 September 2005, and 16 January 2017 and onward.

The programming block began airing Ready Jet Go! on February 15, 2016. They seem to dislike the show, since it barely got attention and advertisement starting from the end of 2018. They later cancelled it in 2019, ostensibly due to a lack of funding. However, they did acknowledge the show's seventh anniversary on social media.
Bobroba

**Encyclopedia** > **Races**

*Bobroba*

## Summary

A militaristic race whose strong superstitions prevent them from leaving their home system.

* Empire: Bobroba States

* Leader: President Chandra

* Demeanor: Impulsive

* Culture: Warriors

* Planet Type: Rock

* Atmosphere: Oxygen

## Biological Description

The Bobroba are a humanoid species that are similar to human beings in many ways. They average about 7 feet in height and their skin is a dull orange color. Their average life span is approximately 120 years and they breathe an oxygen atmosphere.

## Society Description

The Bobroba society is organized into a rough collection of states that are governed by a single president. The president is elected by a contest of mental and physical tests between the candidates. Their various states are often at war which prevent their society as a whole from progressing.

## General History

The Bobroba do not have much of an interstellar history as they have never left their home system. Their society is paralyzed by superstitions of nothing being beyond their home system. Though they have knowledge of warp points, they refuse to attempt to traverse them.
Mars Rock For Mom

**Mars Rock For Mom** is the first half of the twenty-second episode of the second season of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

It's Mothers Day, and Jet wants to do something special for Celery, who just wants to finish her book. She suggests a day where Jet finds his own missing things. Jet agrees it would be the perfect gift, but first he needs her to fly them to Mars, so he can find his missing robot, Jet 2, that he left there!

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Celery Propulsion
* Jet 2 (character)
* Boop
* Carrot Propulsion
* Lillian
* Dr. Rafferty

## Trivia

* This is the Mother's Day episode of the show.
* Jet left Jet 2 on Mars in *Try and Try Again*, and retrieves him in this episode.
* This episode reveals that Dr. Rafferty likes to collect rocks.
* Jet is seen without his jacket on for the first time.
* An instrumental of The Milky Way is heard in this episode.
* In March 2020, this episode was temporarily pulled during the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns regarding its sister episode. It returned to airing on May 8, 2020.
* This is the final appearance of Lillian.
Mindy Turns Five

* Part 1
* Part 2

**Mindy Turns Five** is the forty-eighth episode of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Mindy has finally turned five and is super excited that she is now old enough to go to space. But she's planned a tea party in the back yard. The kids convince Mindy to move her tea party to the Moon! In her first trip to space ever, Mindy gets to board the Propulsion family saucer and experience space travel, rounding out their Moon tea party with a quick trip out to Pluto and back.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Celery Propulsion
* Sydney Skelley
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Mitchell Peterson
* Cody
* Lillian

## Songs

* I'm Finally Five!
* Takeoff!
* The Outer Planets Song
* Dear Little Frozen Pluto
* I'm Finally Five! (reprise)

## Trivia

* This is the fourth two-parter, after *Sunday Drive*, *Jet's First Halloween*, and *Holidays in Boxwood Terrace*.
* Mindy turns five in this episode, and is allowed to go into space from now on.
* This episode is quite similar to *Mindy's Moon Bounce House*. In both episodes, Mindy sings a song while bouncing on the bounce house, since it is her birthday.
* "I'm Finally Five!" is sung to the tune of "My Name is Mindy".
* This is actually the eighth episode of season 2, but it was aired as the premiere.
* When Celery says "Ready to go where no five-year-old has gone before?", it is a reference to the *Star Trek* episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before".
* At the end of the episode, Mindy says "Goodnight, moon", which is a reference to the children's book *Goodnight Moon*.
* Mindy explicitly tells Mitchell that she went to the moon and shows him a moon rock, but he didn't even get suspicious like he usually would, and doesn't believe Mindy.
* This episode marks Lillian's first appearance since *The Grandest Canyon* and *Mindy's Meteorite Stand*.
	+ It is revealed that Lillian takes gymnastics classes.
* **Error:**the credits for this episode list the song "Tiny Blue Dot" as one of the songs, even though the song wasn't in the episode.
* This is the first two-parter to be co-written by Rachel Lipman.
* It is revealed that Lillian has a bear named Fluffy Bear.
* At the end of the episode, images from *Sunday Drive*, *The Mindysphere*, *Satellite Selfie*, *Jet's First Halloween*, *Sunspot and the Great Red Spot*, *Space Race*, *More Than One Moon*, *Solar System Bake-Off!*, and *How We Found Your Sun* can be seen on the bulletin board in Mindy's room.
Cody

**Cody** is a recurring character in *Ready Jet Go!.* He is Mitchell Peterson's pet dog/sidekick.

## Personality

Cody is often forced against his will to help Mitchell with his detective cases, but he is mostly loyal to him, and is almost always seen walking alongside Mitchell. Cody likes to sleep, and often notices things that Mitchell doesn't. He can be a bit of a rebel and hates wearing clothes against his will. Sometimes Mitchell scolds Cody, such as telling him he needs to work on his detective skills in *Jet's First Halloween*, and asking Cody why can't he do the things that Sunspot does in *Kid-Kart Derby*. Although, Mitchell still cares about him enough to search for him in *Sunspot's Night Out* and was worried about his disappearance in *You Can Call Me Albedo*.

## Appearance

Cody is a dog. He is short and plump. He has black and white fur, and big pointy ears that stand. He has a small tuft of fur on his head. He has bead-like blue eyes. His collar is red with a bone on it.

## Trivia

* The only times that Cody was seen without Mitchell were in *Sean's Neptune Tune*, *My Fair Jet,*  *Measure for Measure*, and *Total Eclipse Block Party*
* Cody is a mutt, according to Craig Bartlett in a 2 April 2018 tweet by PBSKIDS referencing a Reddit AMA reply to Weird\_donut
	+ Q: What kind of dog is Cody?
	+ A: Cody is a mutt, I think! I'm glad you like him! Rachel Lipman wrote Cody into the series, I'll ask her. I think he's based on her dog.
* He was written into the show by Rachel Lipman.
* For Halloween, he dresses up as John H. Watson from the *Sherlock Holmes* stories, while Mitchell dresses up as Sherlock Holmes himself.
* *You Can Call Me Albedo* implies that he does not like wearing clothing.
* "Cody" means "helpful" and is of English origin. This fits because Cody is Mitchell's sidekick.

## Gallery

 **Earthies:Dr. Rafferty • Dr. Bergs • Amy Skelley • Mr. Peterson • Mitchell Peterson • Lillian • Aurora • Houston • Bina Chandra**

**Bortronians**:**Uncle Zucchini** • **Eggplant** • **Zerk** • **Face 9001** • **Moonbeam** • **Stella Singularity** • **Great Galacto**

**Earth Animals & Robots**: **Cody** • Floyd • Jet 2 (character) • Sydney 2 (character) • Beep • Boop
Joe Purdy

**Joe Purdy** is a writer for *Ready Jet Go! (Series)*

* *Astronaut Ellen Ochoa (with Craig Bartlett, Rachel Lipman, and Christie Insley)*
* *Moon Circus*
* *Ain't No Mars Mountain High Enough*
* *Moon Face*

## Trivia

* He worked on the two other shows Craig Bartlett created, *Hey Arnold!* and *Dinosaur Train*.
* He and fellow RJG writer Rachel Lipman both work on another PBS Kids show: *Splash and Bubbles.*
Stella Singularity

> No point in doing anything unless you are number one.
>
> -Stella

**Stella Singularity** is a character introduced in *Space Camp*.

## Personality

Stella is described as "cool, brazen, with a dash of vulnerability." She is a huge fan of the Great Galacto, and enjoys imitating his dangerous escapades. She was his number one fan until Jet took her place. She's also a bit petty as she flew to Earth to try to reclaim her place. She believes that she should be the best at everything, and can be sarcastic towards others who she perceives as beneath her. She also likes to take credit for other people's work, and is a poor team player.

Stella displays ageism and heightism towards Mindy. First, she doesn't let Mindy land the spaceship because she's "too little." Later, when Mindy tries to read Galacto's ship log, but Stella denies her, shocking her.

However, she later realizes that teamwork is valuable. After getting rescued by Jet and the others, she apologizes for trying to take over the mission, and from that point on, she is a team player and becomes kinder. She even compliments Mindy for a "smooth landing" on Earth. At the end of the movie, she admits that her fan ranking doesn't matter to her anymore, and is happy to let Jet take her place. She submits a music video praising Jet as hero.

## Appearance

Stella is a young feminine-presenting Bortronian with brown skin and straight, dark reddish-brownish hair. Her hair reaches down to her shoulders and she wears bangs. Her space suit is pink, though it looks purple sometimes, has silver accents, and includes a skirt. She wears white tights. Her boots are pink with purple laces. She wears pink lipstick and faint blush on her face, and judging by how thick her eyelashes are compared to other female characters, she likely wears mascara as well. Some closeup shots show that her fingernails are cream-colored. Her eyes are brown.

## International Voices

* France: Cécile Marmorat
* Latin America: Adela Valbuena

## Trivia

* Her name, "Stella," means "star," and her last name, Singularity, refers to a region of space where the density of matter, or the curvature of spacetime, becomes infinite.
* She has her own ship.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu5ICGby-z2/?utm\_source=ig\_web\_copy\_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 **Earthies:Dr. Rafferty • Dr. Bergs • Amy Skelley • Mr. Peterson • Mitchell Peterson • Lillian • Aurora • Houston • Bina Chandra**

**Bortronians**:**Uncle Zucchini** • **Eggplant** • **Zerk** • **Face 9001** • **Moonbeam** • ****Stella Singularity**** • **Great Galacto**

**Earth Animals & Robots**: Cody • Floyd • Jet 2 (character) • Sydney 2 (character) • Beep • Boop
Sydney 2

**Sydney 2** is the second half of the third episode of the second season of *Ready Jet Go!*.

## Synopsis

Sydney decides that Jet’s robot, Jet 2, is lonely. She decides to design and build a robot companion for him and names it "Sydney 2".

## Plot

Jet runs around looking very busy. Sydney walks in, and Jet says hi to Sydney. She asks what Jet and Sean are doing. They say that they are making a Rube Goldberg machine to serve snacks while you are playing. Everything goes well until the last part where the doughnut is eaten by Sunspot. Jet becomes disappointed.

In the garage, Sean tries to cheer Jet up. Sydney asks Jet about the other machine he built to do things for him. Jet and Sean are clueless. Sydney points towards Jet 2. Jet says that Jet 2 is okay. Sydney asks why Jet 2 isn't playing with them. Sean insists that they are not playing; they're solving problems, and Jet says that robots wouldn't know anything about solving problems. Sydney points out that robots are made to help solve problems, and Sean agrees with her. Sydney tells Jet that Jet 2 is wonderful, and yet he's just standing around, doing nothing. Jet explains that Jet 2 may look cool, but he does not perform any useful functions and has a limited vocabulary. Sydney turns on Jet 2 and greets him, but he crashes into the wall while saying "Hello, Yes, Play" repeatedly. Sydney asks Jet 2 to play, but he doesn't respond properly. Sydney gets Jet's point.

Sydney feels sorry for Jet 2 because he doesn't have a lot to say, and seems very lonely. Jet doesn't understand why she thinks Jet 2 is lonely. Sydney explains that Jet 2 stands around all day with no one to talk to.

## Characters

* Sydney Skelley
* Jet Propulsion
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Mindy Melendez
* Amy Skelley
* Jet 2 (character)
* Sydney 2 (character)

## Trivia

* This is the first and only episode to have Sydney's name in the title.
* On the show's website, there is a GIF of Jet 2 chasing Sydney 2.
* The pancake-making machine from *Total Eclipse of the Sunspot* is seen again.
* Sean builds a Rube Goldberg machine.
* The Rube Goldberg machine featured in the episode is a reference to the one seen in *The Goonies*.
How We Found Your Sun

**How We Found Your Sun** is the first half of the second episode of *Ready Jet Go*.

## Synopsis

Jet explains how his family, the Propulsions, found Earth by way of the Sun, a star in the Milky Way galaxy. Celery takes the kids out into space and shows them how the Sun looks huge, or small like other stars, depending on your perspective.

## Characters

* Jet Propulsion
* Sean Rafferty
* Sydney Skelley
* Sunspot Propulsion
* Mindy Melendez
* Celery Propulsion
* Carrot Propulsion
* Face 9000

## Learning Goals

The sun is a star. Our sun is a star in the Milky Way galaxy, a yellow dwarf. The Propulsion family comes from another star in our galaxy: Bortron, a smaller, cooler red dwarf star.

## Songs

* Takeoff!
* Solar System Song
* Asteroid Belt!

## Trivia

* The Propulsions' backstory is revealed in this episode:
	+ *"Well, my mom and dad are, um, how would you say-- they write true stories about traveling and exploring around the galaxy. And we were flying across this part of the galaxy, looking for nice, life-friendly planets to visit and write more stories about. And way out in the middle of nowhere, we picked up this primitive radio signal from Earth that had been traveling across space, so we figured you'd still be here. It was a song... and a catchy one! We knew that whoever was out there at the other end of the signal would be life-friendly and have a good sense of rhythm. So we followed the radio signal. That's how we found your star, the Sun!"*
* In this episode, Sydney tells the story of Icarus to Sean.
* If you listen closely, the song that was coming from Earth in the Propulsions' backstory sounds similar to the show's theme song.
	+ Some of the lyrics that can be heard are "Jet Propulsion, that's what I've got. Jet Propulsion, man I'm hot. I'm on fire, baby give me some room. You've brought love to light up the room. It was a love by the light of the moon. E=Mc2, baby you could take me there.". It's covered up by Jet's narration.
* In this episode, Carrot tries to cook falafel.
* This was the second produced episode along with its sister episode *Treehouse Observatory*, but it was aired as the seventh episode.

## Goofs/Errors

* When Jet pulls Sean into the van, Sean's arm briefly clips through his torso.

## Home Media Releases

* Chasing the Sun
Solar System Saucer-Sleigh

**Solar System Saucer-Sleigh** is the third song featured in *Holidays in Boxwood Terrace*. It is sung by Jet and Sydney.

## Lyrics

**Jet**:

Those bells are ringin'

Everybody's singin'

It's finally Christmas day

It's freezin' and mistin'

As we cross the Solar System

On our flying saucer sleigh

**Jet and Sydney**:

But our space suits are toasty

So we're all feelin' cozy

In our saucer full of toys

Sending presents down to every planetary town

Of space-loving girls and boys

**Jet**:

Here's Neptune!

(Merry Christmas)

And Uranus!

(Hey, did you miss us?)

Ooh, it's Saturn!

(Have some toys!)

And Jupiter and Mars!

(Here you go, enjoy!)

And now it's time to spread some cheer

And happiness and mirth

**Jet and Sydney**:

On that Goldilocks planet

The lovely ocean-covered Earth!

## Trivia

* The first six lines of the song were sung earlier in the episode, when the kids were rehearsing for the pageant.

Special Songs:Is Your Planet Like My Planet?, There's No Planet Like My Planet, Bortron Solar System Song, That's How We Roll On Bortron 7, Just Add Water, Super Saucer