Characters / Jay Jay the Jet Plane

Characters page for Jay Jay the Jet Plane.

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Young Planes

Jay Jay

Voiced by: Mary Kay Bergman (TLC era); Debi Derryberry (PBS Kids era and website; as "Dee Dee Green"); Donna Cherry ("Jay Jay's Mysteries")

The 6-year old, titular jet plane; Jay Jay is the main character who loves flying and having fun with his friends.

• Art Evolution: 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.
• Blue Is Heroic: Jay Jay is blue, which shows he's friendly, outgoing and adventurous. This also lampshades he's the main protagonist.
• Cheerful Child
• Child Prodigy: Is learning so many things as a child.
• Color Motif: Naturally, Jay Jay's blue paint job hints he loves flying.
• Curtains Match the Window: In a way, his eye color and paint colors match.
• Deadpan Snarker: He is this to Snuffy in "Upside Down Waterfall".
• Heroic BSoD: Has a rather huge sad moment in "Catch The Buzz" when he jumps the gun and thinks Big Jake no longer likes him.
• "I Am Great!" Song: "I'm a Speedy Guy" from "Jay Jay's Speedy Delivery".
• Innocent Blue Eyes
• "I Want" Song: "A Special Something" from "Something Special".
• The Leader: He acts as this to the young planes.
• Meaningful Name: Jay Jay's name comes from that of a blue jay, indicating he loves to fly like one.
• Odd Name Out: Jay Jay's name is the only one that doesn't have a long e sound for the second syllable.
• Singing Voice Dissonance: 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.
• Super-Speed: Tries at this in "Super Sonic Jay Jay", but ends up flying uncontrollably.
• Vocal Dissonance: 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.
• Wise Beyond Their Years: He's learning so much despite being only 6 years old.
• Youthful Freckles

Tracy

Voiced by: Gina Ribisi (TLC era); Sandy Fox (PBS Kids era and website)

A 6-year old female jet plane; one of Jay Jay's closest friends.

• Affectionate Nickname: Jay Jay often calls her "Trace".
• Ambiguously Brown: Her skin tone is noticeably slightly dark and medium hued.
• Art Evolution: 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.
• Distaff Counterpart: Her features are more feminine-ish than Jay Jay's.
• Hidden Depths: She can understand American Sign Language as shown in " Jay Jay and the Magic Books".
• The Lancer: She sometimes serves as Jay Jay's second-in-command.
• Pink Means Feminine/Graceful Ladies Like Purple: Tracy is pinkish-purple, which best suits her femininity.
• The Smurfette Principle: She is the only female young plane, until Lina's introduction.
• Vocal Evolution: Tracy's PBS Kids voice is much higher pitched and whiny than her TLC voice.

Snuffy

Voiced by: Gina Ribisi (TLC era); Sandy Fox (PBS Kids era and website)

A 4-year old monoplane; another one of Jay Jay's friends who is talented at skywriting.

• Affectionate Nickname: He is often called "Snuff" by his friends. Jay Jay also called him "Snuffers" in one episode.
• The Baby of the Bunch: Is the youngest of the gang, even stated to be a very little plane by Big Jake.
• Delicate and Sickly: 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.
• Meaningful Name: 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.
• Shrinking Violet: He is this around visitors, most notably Grumpy O'Malley when first meeting him.
• Temporarily a Villain: In "Three Little Planes", he plays the Big Bad Plane, the Big Bad of the titular story.

Herky

A 5-year old helicopter; Jay Jay's friend who's always goofy and humorous, and very acrobatic.

• Affectionate Nickname: He is often called "Herk" by his friends.
• I Can't Dance: "Herky Jerky" reveals that he never learned to dance like the others, but he learns how to with help from the lightning bugs.
• Leitmotif: Most of the background music that plays whenever Herky is seen is accompanied with a xylophone.
• Midair Bobbing: He does this all the time, hence being a helicopter.
• Speech Impediment: He speaks with a stutter in the Model series. Can be found sometimes in the CGI series as well.
• Trrrilling Rrrs: He speaks this way in the CGI series.

Adult Planes

Big Jake

A prop plane who acts as a father figure to the young planes.

• Big Good: The most valuable of the adult planes.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Tends to play this role most of the time when Brenda isn't present.
• Singing Voice Dissonance: 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.

Old Oscar

An old biplane who knows all sorts of flying tricks; acts as a grandfather figure.

• Cool Old Guy: The oldest of the planes, and has lots left in him.

Savannah

A supersonic jet from Georgia, acts as a mother figure.

• Meaningful Name: She's named after a town of the same name from Georgia.
• Nice Girl: She is very loving and caring towards everyone.
• American Accents: She speaks with a heavy Southern American accent.
• The Smurfette Principle: The only female adult plane.

Road Vehicles

Revvin' Evan

The resident fire truck in training.

• "I Am" Song: "I'm Revvin', I'm Evan! I'm Revvin', Revvin' Evan!"
• Nice Guy: He is this. He also loves his cousin Tuffy.

Tuffy

Evan's cousin who doesn't give up no matter the problem.

• Determinator: She never gives up.
• Elmuh Fudd Syndwome: How she speaks.
• Nice Girl: Oh, yes. She is very friendly and always wants to help out.
• Sixth Ranger: Joins the main cast in the PBS Kids era.
• Speech Impediment: 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.

Humans

Brenda Blue

Portrayed by: Eve Whittle

She's the airport's mechanic and a motherly figure to the planes.

• Disappeared Dad: Her father is never seen.
• Limited Wardrobe: She is mostly seen wearing her blue mechanic uniform, though she wears other clothes on occasion.
• Nice Girl: 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.
• Reasonable Authority Figure: Often gives the main lesson along with Big Jake.
• Token Human: She's typically the only human in the main cast, but other humans can show up on occasion.

E.Z. O'Malley

Portrayed by: Brian Nahas

The founder of E.Z. Airlines.

• Demotedto Extra: 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.