Ready Jet Go!
Ready Jet Go! is a CGI animated television series produced by Wind Dancer Films. The series aired new episodes on PBS Kids from February 15, 2016 to May 6, 2019, although re-runs continue to this day. It was created by animator and "Hey Arnold!" creator Craig Bartlett, and is produced in cooperation with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The show teaches science and astronomy. The show is aimed at kids ages 3 to 8. On August 17, 2016, PBS Kids announced the renewal of the series for a second season, which premiered on April 2, 2018 . Plot. Jet Propulsion and his family are from the fictional planet Bortron 7 which orbits around a red dwarf called Bortron. They live at Boxwood Terrace in Washington, At the end of each episode, scientist Amy Mainzer (also called Astronomer Amy) hosts educational interstitial segments: the segments are not included in the export version. Characters. Main. Earthies. Collective name for Earth natives used by the Bortronians. Songs. "Ready Jet Go!" has many songs; some have no lyrics. Reception. Ratings. The series has gained 22 million viewers, according to PBS, including 7.6 million on broadcast television. The series has also been  streamed over 37 million times on the PBS Kids website and app. Critical reception. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media rated it a 5/5, saying "Thoroughly engaging and packed with educational content, this exceptional series is a fun way for kids to learn about science and astronomy. Jet's excitement for the human experience is matched only by Sean and Sydney's eagerness to learn all about outer space; put the three of them together, and it's a true celebration of the joy of discovery. Whether it's executing a rescue mission for a Mars rover or combining daily  chores with experiments in force, Jet and his friends have a lot to teach kids through their own experiences." Gina Catanzarite of Parent's Choice said "Although the vocabulary and science explanations may be beyond the scope of the youngest viewers, the premise, characters, interesting art direction and upbeat action should hold their attention. Older kids are more likely to grasp the facts and even if they don't remember them all, Ready Jet Go! will at the very least inspire curiosity, and plenty of questions when they take the time to gaze up at the skies above them." Games . PBS Kids and Two Moos created ten online games based on the show: Also on iTunes: Broadcast. Due to the national success of "Ready Jet Go!," the series has been distributed to countries around the world and dubbed into over 20 different languages, enabling it to become internationally successful as well. In September 2016, the series premiered in Canada on Knowledge Network during the Knowledge Kids block. It also has aired on BBC Kids there. In November of that same year, the series premiered in South Korea on EBS1. The Korean dub of the show was the first foreign-language  dub to be produced and aired. On January 25, 2017, the series premiered in Israel on Educational 23, and later on Kan Educational until November 14, 2020. On February 24 of that same year, the series premiered on Yle TV2 in Finland as part of Pikku Kakkonen, under the title "Jetron matkaan". Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese dubs later premiered on Nat Geo Kids that same year, with the Spanish dub premiering on July 1 and the Portuguese dub on September 20. In January 2017, the series premiered on LTV1 in Latvia. The show is broadcast in English with  one man translating all the characters’ lines to Latvian in the form of a voiceover. On April 13, 2019, the second season premiered. Beginning February 17, 2021, the series began broadcasting on television in Russia. That same year, the series premiered June 28 on TV Derana in Sri Lanka with a Sinhala dub, and September 27 on Aqlvoy in Uzbekistan under the title "Diqqat Jet Olg’a!"