Line #16 Characters/JayJayTheJetPlane


1	Characters page for ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane.''
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6	[[folder:Young Planes]]
7	!!Jay Jay
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9	->'''Voiced by:''' Mary Kay Bergman (TLC era); Creator/DebiDerryberry (PBS Kids era and website; as "Dee Dee Green"); Donna Cherry ("Jay Jay's Mysteries")
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11	The 6-year old, titular jet plane; Jay Jay is the main character who loves flying and having fun with his friends.
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13	* ArtEvolution: Jay Jay has had two different paint jobs: In the TLC era, he was dark colored and had metallic highlights; in the PBS Kids era, his paint got lighter with no highlights.
14	* BlueIsHeroic: Jay Jay is blue, which shows he's friendly, outgoing and adventurous. This also lampshades he's the main protagonist.
15	* CheerfulChild
16	* ChildProdigy: Is learning so many things as a child.
17	* ColorMotif: Naturally, Jay Jay's blue paint job hints he loves flying.
18	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: In a way, his eye color and paint colors match.
19	* DeadpanSnarker: He is this to Snuffy in "Upside Down Waterfall".
20	%%zce* TheHero:
21	* HeroicBSOD: Has a rather huge sad moment in "Catch The Buzz" when he jumps the gun and thinks Big Jake no longer likes him.
22	* IAmGreatSong: "I'm a Speedy Guy" from "Jay Jay's Speedy Delivery".
23	* InnocentBlueEyes
24	* IWantSong: "A Special Something" from "Something Special".
25	* TheLeader: He acts as this to the young planes.
26	* MeaningfulName: Jay Jay's name comes from that of a blue jay, indicating he loves to fly like one.
27	* OddNameOut: Jay Jay's name is the only one that doesn't have a long e sound for the second syllable.
28	* SingingVoiceDissonance: When voiced by Derryberry, Jay Jay's singing voice is a bit more strained than his speaking voice. But when Bergman voices him, it altered constantly; sometimes it's a bit more strained and higher pitched, sometimes it's less strained without the rasp, and sometimes it's a little lower pitched, but still gains the rasp.
29	* SuperSpeed: Tries at this in "Super Sonic Jay Jay", but ends up flying uncontrollably.
30	* VocalDissonance: Jay Jay's voice gained a slight rasp when Bergman voiced him, but gets a higher-pitched voice without the rasp when Derryberry voiced him.
31	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: He's learning so much despite being only 6 years old.
32	* YouthfulFreckles
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34	!!Tracy
35	->'''Voiced by:''' Gina Ribisi (TLC era); Sandy Fox (PBS Kids era and website)
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37	A 6-year old female jet plane; one of Jay Jay's closest friends.
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39	* AffectionateNickname: Jay Jay often calls her "Trace".
40	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Her skin tone is noticeably slightly dark and medium hued.
41	* ArtEvolution: During the first stage of the TLC era her lights didn't flash unlike the others; now they do. Now they no longer as of PBS Kids, along with brighter paintwork.
42	* DistaffCounterpart: Her features are more feminine-ish than Jay Jay's.
43	* HiddenDepths: She can understand American Sign Language as shown in " Jay Jay and the Magic Books".
44	* TheLancer: She sometimes serves as Jay Jay's second-in-command.
45	* PinkMeansFeminine[=/=]GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Tracy is pinkish-purple, which best suits her femininity.
46	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only female young plane, until Lina's introduction.
47	* VocalEvolution: Tracy's PBS Kids voice is much higher pitched and whiny than her TLC voice.
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49	!!Snuffy
50	->'''Voiced by:''' Gina Ribisi (TLC era); Sandy Fox (PBS Kids era and website)
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52	A 4-year old monoplane; another one of Jay Jay's friends who is talented at skywriting.
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54	* AffectionateNickname: He is often called "Snuff" by his friends. Jay Jay also called him "Snuffers" in one episode.
55	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Is the youngest of the gang, even stated to be a very little plane by Big Jake.
56	* DelicateAndSickly: Implied to be the case as he suffers from hay fever. He sounds stuffed up and sniffles every now and then, with an implied never ending cold.
57	%%* {{Dogfaces}}
58	* MeaningfulName: He is named "Snuffy" because of his nasal sounding voice. As well, as his sniffles every now and then. He sounds like he has a never ending cold.
59	* ShrinkingViolet: He is this around visitors, most notably Grumpy O'Malley when first meeting him.
60	* TemporarilyAVillain: In "Three Little Planes", he plays the Big Bad Plane, the BigBad of the titular story.
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62	!!Herky
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64	A 5-year old helicopter; Jay Jay's friend who's always goofy and humorous, and very acrobatic.
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66	* AffectionateNickname: He is often called "Herk" by his friends.
67	* ICantDance: "Herky Jerky" reveals that he never learned to dance like the others, but he learns how to with help from the lightning bugs.
68	* {{Leitmotif}}: Most of the background music that plays whenever Herky is seen is accompanied with a xylophone.
69	* MidAirBobbing: He does this all the time, hence being a helicopter.
70	* SpeechImpediment: He speaks with a stutter in the Model series. Can be found sometimes in the CGI series as well.
71	* TrrrillingRrrs: He speaks this way in the CGI series.
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75	[[folder:Adult Planes]]
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77	!!Big Jake
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79	A prop plane who acts as a father figure to the young planes.
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81	* BigGood: The most valuable of the adult planes.
82	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Tends to play this role most of the time when Brenda isn't present.
83	* SingingVoiceDissonance: While Big Jake was singing "You Are Unique" and "Your Very Own Star", his voice became softer and higher pitched; he uses his normal singing voice in every other song.
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85	!!Old Oscar
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87	An old biplane who knows all sorts of flying tricks; acts as a grandfather figure.
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89	* CoolOldGuy: The oldest of the planes, and has lots left in him.
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91	!!Savannah
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93	A supersonic jet from Georgia, acts as a mother figure.
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95	* MeaningfulName: She's named after a town of the same name from Georgia.
96	* NiceGirl: She is very loving and caring towards everyone.
97	* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: She speaks with a heavy Southern American accent.
98	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only female adult plane.
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100	[[/folder]]
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102	[[folder:Road Vehicles]]
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104	!!Revvin' Evan
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106	The resident fire truck in training.
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108	* IAmSong: "I'm Revvin', I'm Evan! I'm Revvin', Revvin' Evan!"
109	* NiceGuy: He is this. He also loves his cousin Tuffy.
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111	!!Tuffy
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113	Evan's cousin who doesn't give up no matter the problem.
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115	* {{Determinator}}: She never gives up.
116	* ElmuhFuddSyndwome: How she speaks.
117	* NiceGirl: Oh, yes. She is very friendly and always wants to help out.
118	* SixthRanger: Joins the main cast in the PBS Kids era.
119	* SpeechImpediment: Tuffy has this. She has a tendency to mispronounce words and speaks with a lisp. Sometimes she has a stutter if she is not careful and talks too fast.
120	[[/folder]]
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122	[[folder:Humans]]
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124	!!Brenda Blue
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126	->'''Portrayed by:''' Eve Whittle
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128	She's the airport's mechanic and a motherly figure to the planes.
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130	* DisappearedDad: Her father is never seen.
131	* LimitedWardrobe: She is mostly seen wearing her blue mechanic uniform, though she wears other clothes on occasion.
132	* NiceGirl: She is this in SPADES. She loves the young planes as if they were her own children and is quite caring towards the older planes.
133	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Often gives the main lesson along with Big Jake.
134	* TokenHuman: She's typically the only human in the main cast, but other humans can show up on occasion.
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136	!!E.Z. O'Malley
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138	->'''Portrayed by:''' Brian Nahas
139
140	The founder of E.Z. Airlines.
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142	* DemotedtoExtra: While he does still exist in the CGI series, he appears much less frequently. Instead, Brenda is usually shown to be the one in charge of the airport.
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