Written by David Horwitz
Directed by Hugh Martin
Song: "Caterpillar"
Big Jake awards an ecstatic Jay Jay a delivery route of his own. In flight to his first cargo delivery, Jay Jay decides to make an unscheduled stop to check out Sandy Landing and accidentally falls asleep. After awaking with a start, he realizes he has missed making his first delivery and feels just awful. Later, Big Jake explains that mistakes are a part of growing up. On Jay Jay's second attempt, he makes the delivery perfectly. And as a result of doing such a good job, he is awarded his first wing certificate!
"Jay Jay Earns His Wings" provides examples of:
- An Aesop:
- It's important to learn from mistakes; that way you'll grow up smarter.
- Don't stay up too late on the day before something important.
- Deadpan Snarker: Jay Jay is this to the caterpillar when he quips he can't fly.
- Earn Your Happy Ending: The biggest example yet. Jay Jay stays up too late and takes off too early, resulting in him falling asleep causing him to miss the delivery. Luckily he is still on the route, so he tries again a second time and does it the right way. As a reward, he earns his "Wings" certificate and even gets to fly alongside the newborn butterfly Brenda promised earlier.
- Heroic BSoD: When Jay Jay notices
- Time Skip: Seconds after Jay Jay starts sleeping, the time skips to later in the day when he awakens to realize he forgot about his delivery.
