Go Jetters
Go Jetters is a 3D animated British children's television series, airing on CBeebies.
This geography based programme was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house Production and BBC Worldwide.
Aimed at the upper-end of preschool ages 4–6, Go Jetters follows the adventures of four heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the world with their teacher, mentor and friend, Ubercorn. The programme uses songs and music to expose facts about various countries and environments.
The programme started out as a feature on the channel's website, but was so popular it got spun off into the more successful series.
On 5 November 2018, the series began airing on Universal Kids.
Characters
Go Jetters
Each Go Jetter has a star logo on their suit, and a particular speciality and a sentence they'll often repeat over the episodes.- Xuli, who is the Jet Pad and/or Vroomster pilot. Until the addition of Tala, she was originally the only girl of the group, argued to be an example of a "Smurfette Principle" trope. 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, her catchphrase is 'not cool' and she takes a 'selfie' of the team at the end of each episode.
- Kyan, who is the sporty one, very good at gymnastics. He wears a deep blue and orange suit along with dark blue gloves and 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 never stays still, unless asleep, reading, or meditating!
- Lars, 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.
- Foster, or Foz, for short, 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 and say "ergo". He is also scared a bit of Grandmaster Glitch.
- Tala, who is a new cadet of the Go Jetters that appears in the third series, and is the niece of Grandmaster Glitch.
- Ubercorn, an anthropomorphic unicorn who is the leader and mentor of the Go Jetters Academy, he is a funky-disco grooving unicorn. 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.
- Professor Wave who is the Go Jetters ocean biology teacher.
- Jet Pad, the high-tech computerised jet that helps the Go Jetters to go around the world and serves as their HQ. Often needs refilling at Niagara Falls.
Villains
- Grandmaster Glitch, a troublemaker who is a disgruntled former cadet of the Go Jetter 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 several names 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, who are little spherical robots, Grandmaster Glitch's minions. They 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)
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Series 2 (2017–2018)
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Series 3 (2019-2020)
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Broadcast
The series began airing on Universal Kids on 5 November 2018 and shown on Treehouse TV in 2016 then finished on 2017, the series is also shown on ABC Kids in Australia.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 | |
Foxtel Now | Australia | |
Stan | Australia |
Direct Purchase
Direct Purchase Service | Country Availability | Content |
Apple TV+ | Worldwide | Seasons 1 & 2 |
Google Play | Worldwide | Season 1 & 2 |
Microsoft Store | Worldwide | Season 1, 2 and 3 |
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 |
Season 1 | "The Leaning Tower of Pizza and Other Adventures" | 11-18 |
Season 1 | "Amazon Rainforest and Other Adventures" | 19-26 |
Season 1 | "The North Pole and Other Adventures" | 27-34 & 40 |
Season 1 | "Hong Kong and Other Adventures" | 35-39 & 41-43 |
Season 1 | "The Nazca Lines and Other Adventures" | 44-51 |
Season 2 | "Machu Picchu and Other Adventures" | 1-7 & 17 |
Season 2 | "Central Park, New York and Other Adventures" | 8-16 |
Season 2 | "Hurricane Rescue and Other Adventures" | 18-26 |
Season 2 | "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch and Other Adventures" | 27-34 & 37 |
Season 2 | "Wimbledon, England and Other Adventures" | 35-36 & 38-44 |
Season 2 | "Chocolate Hills, Philippines and Other Adventures" | 45-52 |
Season 3 | "Honey Bee Hijack and Other Adventures" | 1-25 |