Jives

Jives

Species
Human

Gender
Male

Relatives
Unnamed mother

First appearance
*Áfram Latibær!* (in all)"Welcome to LazyTown" (in series; pictured on card)

Portrayed by
Sigurjón Kjartansson (*Áfram Latibær!*)Gunnar Hansson (*Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*)

**Jives** is a recurring character in *LazyTown*. He is a lethargic teenager who has no energy due to his unbalanced diet.

Description

In the plays, Jives is one of the younger LazyTown residents. He displays some cool mannerisms while also acting tired and sloppy. He sees Sportacus as a role model and idolizes him; this trait was given to Ziggy when Jives was removed from the main cast. Similarly, Jives' sleep troubles were reused for Pixel in "Sleepless in LazyTown." Jives' house is a very tall, yellow-colored building with a green door that appears to be bending over. Guðmundur Þór Kárason's website Wit Puppets describes Jives as "a funky dude with some teenage problems."
Jives appeared as a major character in every incarnation of *LazyTown* until the television series. Even though he was presumably taken out of the main cast shortly before the series' unaired pilot began production, Jives makes very brief appearances on printed items (like books and cards) throughout the show. His house is also often seen in the backgrounds and in aerial views of LazyTown, most notably in the opening theme and at the beginning of every episode. His house is located to the right of the school. A road is located between the school and Jives' house.
Since Jives is referenced numerous times throughout the television series, he is still existent within the show's fictional universe. His house is still in LazyTown, so it can be assumed that he is always sleeping inside of it.

Official bio
*Jives doesn't have enthusiasm for anything; nothing excites him and he walks about as if he were sleeping. This can be traced back to his refusal to eat fish, meat, fruit or oatmeal, which leaves him with no energy. Whenever he eats something, it is a snack or cocoa balls. This lack of energy leads to him having nearly no strength; he faints easily and his gaseous diet leads to incessant wind-pain. If he ever decides to eat wholesome food like Sportacus, his real powers will come to light.*

Looks
Jives' appearance changes throughout the series.
In Áfram Latibær: Jives is shown to be very tall and skinny. He has fair skin and brown hair. He wears a tight yellow long sleeve shirt, plaid shorts, suspenders, and a yellow golf cap.
In Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ: Jives is tall, but not as skinny as he was previously. He has medium length brown hair and fair skin. He wears a yellow short sleeve shirt hoodie with a logo in the middle, green sweatpants, a green beanie, and yellow sneakers.
Wit Puppet: Jives is tall and has fair skin. He has brown hair, blue eyes, and a large nose. He usually wears a yellow sweatshirt, green pants, and a green cap. This color scheme matches his house.

Appearances

Jives appears in the following *LazyTown* works:

Physical* *Áfram Latibær!*
* *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*
* Icelandic vegetable commercial from 2000
* Unused footage filmed with Wit Puppets from 1999-2002

Pictured* "Welcome to LazyTown" - Jives is seen on the playing cards that the Mayor gives to Stephanie.
* "Crystal Caper" - When Bessie calls Ziggy to report that the crystal is missing, he is reading the original Jives storybook (*Maggi Mjói: Borðar Ekki Mat*).
* "LazyTown's New Superhero" - Jives is seen on a comic book on Stingy's lawn chair, next to Piggy.
* "Play Day" - Jives is seen on a playing card during "Master of Disguise."
* "Robbie's Greatest Misses" - Jives is seen on a playing card during "Master of Disguise," in a sequence reused from "Play Day."
* "Dancing Duel" - Jives is seen on the cover of a comic book in Stephanie's room.

House
Some examples of episodes featuring Jives' house are:
* Every episode - Jives' house is always seen behind Robbie in the intro, just before he falls into his trap. It is also seen before and after the title cards in the aerial view of LazyTown.
* "Defeeted" - Jives' house is seen throughout "Always a Way."
* "Sports Day" - Jives' house is in many of the shots when Sportacus and Robbie are competing.
* "Swiped Sweets" - The house can be seen behind Ziggy when he uses his lollipop to grab Robbie's key from an apple tree.
* "Rottenbeard" - The house is shown during the song "You Are a Pirate", when Robbie is singing the line "We float on our boat..."
* "Remote Control" - The house is seen behind Stephanie and Ziggy when Robbie threatens to freeze them.
* "The Blue Knight" - Robbie flies over Jives' house in his dragon machine.
* "Robbie's Dream Team" - It is seen at the beginning when Sportacus flies above the entire town.

Mentioned* "Maggi Mjói: Borðar Ekki Mat" - Jives is the main protagonist of the book from 1999, which was later adapted as "Pixel: Sleep Troubles."

Trivia* Jives' Icelandic name is Maggi Mjói, which translates to "Maggi Slim".
* Out of all the *Latibær* characters who did not become main characters in *LazyTown*, Jives makes the most appearances.
* Jives was intended to be a character in the television series as well, but was scrapped for unknown reasons.
* Despite his age never being mentioned, it's generally agreed that Jives is older than the other kids by a large margin.

Gallery
Image from "Maggi Mjói: Borðar Ekki Mat" (1999)Ziggy reading Jives' storybook in "Crystal Caper"House in "Remote Control"House in "Rottenbeard"House (right) in "Lazy Scouts"House (top left) in "Sportafake"House in *LazyTown Live: The Pirate Adventure*
Designs
*Áfram Latibær!* (1996)*Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (1999)CGI (2000)Illustrated (2000)Wit Puppets (2000)Jives illustrated: Maggi Mjói: Borðar Ekki Mat