Go Jetters Explained

Director:	Adam Shaw
Voices:	John Hasler Tommie Earl Jenkins Akie Kotabe Syrus Lowe Naomi McDonald Pilar Orti Marc Silk
Opentheme:	"Go Jetters Theme Song" performed by Sharleen Linton
Composer:	Banks & Wag
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	3
Num Episodes:	154
Executive Producer:	Tony Reed Henrietta Hurford-Jones
Producer:	Adam Redfern
Runtime:	11 minutes^[1]
Company:	Boulder Media Giant Animation BBC Studios Kids & Family Blue-Zoo Productions (Series 2-3)
Network:	CBeebies

Go Jetters is a British animated television series airing on CBeebies^[2] and is also available on BBC iPlayer. A geography-based programme, it was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house Production and BBC Worldwide.^[3]

Aimed at the upper end of kids ages 4 to 6,^[4] Go Jetters follows the adventures of four heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars, and Foz, as they travel the world with their mentor and friend, Ubercorn. The programme uses songs and music to expose facts about various countries and environments.

Characters

Go Jetters

Each Go Jetter has a star logo on their basic suit, and a particular specialty and a catchphrase they'll often repeat over the course of the series' episodes.

• Xuli (voiced by Pilar Orti),^[5] is the pilot of the Vroomster and occasionally Jet Pad. Until the addition of Tala (Season 3), she was the only female of the group. Xuli wears a purple and yellow suit, with stylised wings around its logo, and dark purple gloves and boots. She has a white fringe. She is from Spain,^[6] her catchphrase is 'not cool' and she takes a 'selfie' of the team at the end of each episode, with notable exceptions.
• Kyan (voiced by Akie Kotabe),^[7] is portrayed to be sporty and athletic, and talented at gymnastics and parkour. He wears an orange and deep blue suit along with dark blue gloves and dark orange boots with no particular sign of his speciality. He is Chinese-American, has a Californian accent and is known to say "aced it!" in every episode. He is shown to be very energetic.
• Lars (voiced by Syrus Lowe), who is the tallest of the Go Jetters, really good at fixing things. In red and white, his logo has a cog-shaped surrounding, wearing dark red gloves and boots. He is British and is known to say "Geographic!" in most episodes. Lars is also shown being an Eiffel Tower lover in the first episode of the series.
• Foz (voiced by John Hasler),^[8] who is the clever one, and also the smallest. In light blue and yellow wearing light blue gloves and boots, his logo is shaped like a broken circle similar to an on/off symbol. He is also from Britain and is known to build his sentences like mathematical formulae (X plus Y equals Z) and say "ergo".
• Tala (voiced by Tala Gouveia), who is a new cadet of the Go Jetters that appears in the third series, and is the niece of Grandmaster Glitch.
• Ubercorn (Tommie Earl Jenkins),^[9] an anthropomorphic unicorn who is the leader and mentor of the Go Jet Academy, he is a funky disco-grooving unicorn.^[10] Ubercorn is dressed in a white sparkly suit with light blue stars and purple goggles, and has red sparkly hooves and a purple mane and tail. He guides the Go Jetters during their missions by giving them advice and selecting click-ons for them – suit upgrades enabling them to tackle different situations. He also presents them with three 'funky facts' about each place they visit, introduced by a theme song.
• Jet Pad (voiced by Naomi McDonald),^[11] is the high-tech computerized jet that helps the Go Jetters to go around the world and serves as their HQ. Jet Pad is electronically powered and in one episode is seen recharging at Niagara Falls using hydropower.

Villains

• Grandmaster Glitch (voiced by Marc Silk),^[12] a troublemaker who is a disgruntled former cadet of the Go Jet Academy. Glitch likes mud and having fun, which usually involves destroying or using a landmark to achieve his plans. He has a large moustache, used as his trademark, and funnel-like pieces on his helmet. He calls the Go Jetters insults like "no Jetters" and accuses them of screwing up his fun, and his catchphrase is "Grimbles!" which he says in frustration. He travels around in the Grim HQ, a rusty rocket ship that leaves a trail of smoke, and has a teddy bear called Cuddles.
• Grimbots (voiced by Marc Silk),^[13] Grandmaster Glitch's minions. They are spherical little robots who take care of everything at Grim HQ, Glitch's main jet and help Glitch in his mischievous activities.

Episodes

Series overview

Series 1 (2015–2017)

No. Overall	No. in Season	Title	First aired^[14]

Series 2 (2017–2018)

No. Overall	No. in Season	Title	First aired^[15]

Series 3 (2019–2020)

No. Overall	No. in Season	Title	First aired^[16]

Summer

1. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
2. Easter Island, Chile

Broadcast

The series premiered via beIN, on the CBeebies international channel, across the Middle East and North Africa territories.^[17] By 2017, the series was also shown in Australia (ABC Kids), Ireland (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), France (France Télévisions and Boomerang - Since 8 February 2020) and Canada (Treehouse TV - discontinued 2017, and Family Jr. - resumed in 2021).^[18] The series began airing in the United States on (Universal Kids) on 5 November 2018.

Video Services

Seasons of Go Jetters are available on variety of streaming or direct purchase video services.

Streaming

Streaming Service	Country Availability	Content
ABC iView	Australia	Season 1, Episode 1-6 Season 2, Episode 29-52^[19]
Foxtel Now	Australia	Seasons 1^[20]
Stan	Australia	Seasons 1 & 2^[21]

Direct Purchase

Direct Purchase Service	Country Availability	Content
Apple TV+	Worldwide	Seasons 1 & 2^[22]
Google Play	Worldwide	Season 1 & 2^[23]
Microsoft Store	Worldwide	Season 1, 2 and 3 (1-25)^[24]

Both Google Play and Microsoft Store organise the available episodes into package titles, similar to the DVD title episode groupings

Season	Package Title	Episodes
Season 1	"The Eiffel Tower and Other Adventures"	1-10
	"The Leaning Tower of Pisa and Other Adventures"	11-18
	"Amazon Rainforest and Other Adventures"	19-26
	"The North Pole and Other Adventures"	27-34 & 40
	"Hong Kong and Other Adventures"	35-39 & 41-43
	"The Nazca Lines and Other Adventures"	44-51
Season 2	"Machu Picchu and Other Adventures"	1-7 & 17
	"Central Park, New York and Other Adventures"	8-16
	"Hurricane Rescue and Other Adventures"	18-26
	"The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Other Adventures"	27-34 & 37
	"Wimbledon, England and Other Adventures"	35-36 & 38-44
	"Chocolate Hills, Philippines and Other Adventures"	45-52
Season 3	"Honey Bee Hijack and Other Adventures"	1-25

Home Media

DVD Releases

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) produced a number of DVDs based on the show, with 2 Entertain for Region 2 and with Roadshow Entertainment for Region 4.

DVD Name	Episodes	Release Dates
“The Eiffel Tower and Other Adventures”	Season 1, episodes 1-10	Region 2: 25 July 2016^[25] ^[26] Region 4: 7 September 2016^[27]
“The Leaning Tower of Pisa and Other Adventures"	Season 1, episodes 11-18	Region 2: 3^[28] /24^[29] October 2016 Region 4: 8 February 2017^[30]
“Amazon Rainforest and Other Adventures”	Season 1, episodes 19-26	Region 2: 13 February 2017^[31] ^[32] Region 4: 7 June 2017^[33]
“The North Pole and Other Adventures”	Season 1, episodes 27-34 & 40 (Special)	Region 2: 23 October 2017^[34] ^[35] Region 4: 15 November 2017^[36]
"Hong Kong and Other Adventures"	Season 1, episodes 35-39 & 41-43	Region 2: 12 February 2018^[37] ^[38]
"The Nazca Lines and Other Adventures"	Season 1, episodes 44-51	Region 2: 11 June 2018^[39] ^[40]
"Machu Picchu and Other Adventures”	Season 2, episodes 1-7 & 17	Region 2: 11 February 2019^[41] ^[42]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Go Jetters – CBeebies . BBC . 19 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019102131/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/go-jetters . 19 October 2015 .
3. Web site: CBeebies Commissions 'Go Jetters' . 9 June 2015 . animationmagazine.net . 4 November 2015 . 17 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015149/http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cbeebies-commissions-go-jetters/ . live .
4. Web site: Worldwide Brings Brand New Children's Titles Go Jetters and Clangers to MIPCOM 2015 – Media Centre . . 2015-10-05 . 2017-03-14 . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022042538/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2015/bbc-worldwide-brings-brand-new-childrens-titles-go-jetters-and-clangers-to-mipcom-2015 . live .
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13. Web site: Marc Silk voiceover biography . Marcsilk.com . 2017-02-16 . 2017-03-14 . 4 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161004135546/http://www.marcsilk.com/biography . live .
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15. Web site: Go Jetters - Series 2. British Comedy Guide. 11 June 2020. 2 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210302052708/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/go_jetters/episodes/2/. live.
16. Web site: Go Jetters - Series 3. British Comedy Guide. 11 June 2020. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122203124/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/go_jetters/episodes/3/. live.
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19. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. ABC iView. 1 June 2020. 25 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210325035826/https://iview.abc.net.au/show/go-jetters/series/0/video/ZW0620A005S00. live.
20. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. Foxtel Now. 1 June 2020. 31 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200531172031/https://watch.foxtel.com.au/app/#/shows/337135. live.
21. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. Stan. 1 June 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033337/https://play.stan.com.au/programs/18030. live.
22. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. Apple TV+. 25 October 2015. 1 June 2020. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927044806/https://tv.apple.com/au/show/go-jetters/umc.cmc.2i82n2q7kx6n1yu24g7y3ujed. live.
23. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. Google Play. 1 June 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033334/https://play.google.com/store/search?q=Go%20Jetters&c=movies&hl=en. live.
24. Web site: Go Jetters │ Streamed. Microsoft Store. 1 June 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033335/https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/search/shop/tv?q=Go%20Jetters. live. (Organised into package titles)
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26. Web site: Go Jetters: The Eiffel Tower and Other Adventures (DVD) . 13 May 2020 . 7 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033334/https://raru.co.za/movies-tv/4768360 . live .
27. Web site: The Eiffel Tower │ DVD (Region 4). 7 September 2016. Amazon-ASIN=B07762226G. Fishpond. BBC / Roadshow. 13 May 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033335/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Akie-Kotabe-Voice-Over/9397812330793. live.
28. Web site: The Leaning Tower of Pisa And Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 3 October 2016. Amazon-ASIN=B01IXZ9DHO. Amazon. BBC / 2 Entertain. 13 May 2020. 19 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319111320/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01IXZ9DHO. live.
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31. Web site: Amazon Rainforest and Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 13 February 2017. Amazon-ASIN=B01N0STFQX. Fishpond. BBC / 2 Entertain. 13 May 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033335/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Tommie-Earl-Jenkins/5051561041723. live.
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34. Web site: The North Pole and Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 23 October 2017. Amazon-ASIN=B075H2V7M4. Fishpond. BBC / 2 Entertain. 13 May 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033335/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Tommie-Earl-Jenkins/5051561042485. live.
35. Web site: Go Jetters: The North Pole and Other Action-packed Adventures (DVD) . 13 May 2020 . 7 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033335/https://raru.co.za/movies-tv/6069413 . live .
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37. Web site: Hong Kong & Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 12 February 2018. Amazon-ASIN=B0794Y2CWT. Fishpond. BBC. 13 May 2020. 7 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407033406/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Tommie-Earl-Jenkins/5051561042881. live.
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39. Web site: The Nazca Lines & Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 11 June 2018. Amazon-ASIN=B07CZ76PBW. Fishpond. BBC. 13 May 2020. 19 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319111324/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Nazca-Lines-Other-Adventures-DVD-2018-Tommie-Earl-Jenkins/5051561042874. live.
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41. Web site: Machu Picchu and Other Adventures │ DVD (Region 2). 11 February 2019. Amazon-ASIN=B07MMYKF1D. Fishpond. BBC. 13 May 2020. 19 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230319111331/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Movies/Go-Jetters-Machu-Picchu-Peru-Other-Adventures-DVD-2019/5051561043604. live.
42. Web site: Go Jetters: Machu Picchu and Other Adventures (DVD) . 13 May 2020 . 7 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220407003656/https://raru.co.za/movies-tv/7087077 . live .