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On this day in 2016, the Ready Jet Go! episode "Jet's First Halloween" premiered. The characters' choices of costumes were very interesting

Mitchell dressed up as Sherlock Holmes, "the greatest detective of all." Mitchell is a kid detective (or at least he tries to be), so it makes sense that he looks up to Sherlock Holmes and dresses as him for Halloween.

And Cody is Watson. This represents how Mitchell wants Cody to act more like his detective assistant, however, Cody would rather laze about than help Mitchell with his detective work.

Sydney being Commander Cressida for Halloween is pretty much a given, since she is a big fan of Commander Cressida comics.

Mindy dresses as her teddy bear, Stuffy Bear, who has been seen in a few episodes such as "Solar Power Rover," "Jet's Time Machine," "Mindy Turns Five," "Sean's Robotic Arm," and some others I may be forgetting. This adds to her overall bear motif - Mindy already regularly wears a bear hat, and when she finally gets to go to space, her helmet has bear ears on it.

Sunspot is dressed as a doctor, and I never understood why. Thinking about it more, it could represent how Sunspot cares for his friends, like doctors care for their patients? We saw that flashback in Space Camp, where Sunspot wrapped Jet in bandages after skinning his knee.

It could also be ironic - we all know that eating too much candy isn't good for you, and doctors all want us to be healthy. But Sunspot is dressed as a doctor on a holiday where people eat candy.

Jet, who we all know is a human-like alien, dresses up as a stereotypical green alien, which he thought was a giant cucumber costume. This highlights Jet's quirkiness, and since later on in the episode, he calls himself Cucumber, this adds to the vegetable theme naming that the rest of the Propulsion family follows. This alien costume also allows him to get away with saying he's from another planet.

And finally, Sean as his idol, Neil Armstrong. Much like Sydney, it makes sense that Sean would dress up as someone he idolizes. The staging in this particular shot is very purposeful; we all know that Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon, so having a giant moon in the sky in this scene is perfect.

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On this day in 2018, the READY JET GO! episode "That's One Gigantic Pumpkin, Jet Propulsion!" premiered

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Jet's bi coding throughout the series

Not a lot of people seem to know this, but Jet is bi. I don't blame people for not knowing, since it was only confirmed online, not outwardly shown in the show, and there were no big news articles about it. Here's the Instagram reply from four years ago confirming it (jetpropulsion93 is me btw. Jet being very theatrical, flamboyant, and affectionate with both Sydney and Sean helped me accept the fact that I'm bi)

Craig indirectly confirmed that Jet is bi by also confirming that technically, all Bortronians are agender, and so Jet likes "a little of both." This, too, was not really shown in the show except for "Jet Cooks Dinner," where Jet calls his parents "Parent 1 and Parent 2" and corrects himself with "Earth mom and dad," showing that Jet is trying to adapt to Earth's gendered terms.

As for Jet being bi, there are a few hints throughout the series.

Jet is best friends with both Sydney and Sean, but there are some moments where he acts like he has a crush on one or both of them. He has danced with both of them on separate occasions, casted Sydney to play his wife in the Christmas play, is touchy-feely with them (mostly Sean), and in season 2, came up with a nickname for Sean, Seanzo. Jet doesn't have nicknames for any of his other friends. Sean likes it when Jet calls him that, but not when Mindy does it in "Mindy's Bedtime." But this post isn't about Sean. Maybe one day I'll make a post about whether Sean is gay or not.

The episode "Potatoes on Mars" is a tribute to David Bowie, and the first song, also titled "Potatoes on Mars," sounds very similar to "Life on Mars." David Bowie has made conflicting statements on his sexuality, but the general consensus is that he was bisexual

There is also official art depicting Jet with Aladdin Sane's lightning bolt. Aladdin Sane was one of Bowie's many personas

Heck, Jet himself is similar to one of Bowie's other personas, Ziggy Stardust

Ziggy Stardust is described as a "bisexual rock star from another planet sent to Earth ahead of an impending apocalyptic disaster to deliver a message of hope." This sounds almost exactly like Jet:

This entire post proves Jet is bi

Jet seems to really like rock music, as plenty of his songs, including Potatoes on Mars, take inspiration from the genre

Obviously, Jet is an alien from the planet Bortron 7

The Earth is not going through the apocalypse in the series, but Jet acts as a hope-bringer to the Earthies with his optimistic outlook on life

The episode "My Fair Jet" could be interpreted as a metaphor for coming out. In it, Jet wants to go to the DSA Open House, but Sean and Sydney are worried that he'll expose his alien identity. So, Sean and Sydney "train" Jet to act more like an Earthie. At the Open House, Sean is carried away by a weather balloon, so Jet has no choice but to use his jetpack to save him, and then he sings that "Bortronian is what [he is]"

This episode could be read as a queer person wanting to express their identity, but is forced to keep it a secret and "act more straight." I don't want to say "conversion therapy" because I think it's horrible to compare Sean and Sydney to people like that, but still. Forcing a queer person to act more straight doesn't make them stop being queer. Forcing Jet to act more like an Earthie didn't make him stop being Bortronian.

And finally, the bisexual lighting™️ There are a few scenes featuring Jet that make use of the bi flag colors. The first is in the song "There's No Planet Like My Planet" from the Back to Bortron 7 special, where he shares an intimate moment with Sean

The second is during the beginning of the Space Camp movie, where Jet is surfing on a comet trail in space

This is not an accident. It HAD to be on purpose, especially since this movie came out AFTER Jet was indirectly confirmed to be bi.

It's understandable that Jet being bi wasn't more explicit in the show. First, it's an educational series about space, not a romcom. Jet may have innocent puppy love crushes on Sean and Sydney, but they're too young to get into any serious relationships. Also, if it was more explicit, the show could be targeted by anti-LGBTQ Karens and Republican lawmakers. Alabama banned the Arthur episode with Mr. Ratburn's gay wedding, there was conservative Christian backlash over a brief lesbian wedding in an episode of Odd Squad, and a lawmaker in Oklahoma tried to defund the local PBS just for having lesbian parents on Work It Out Wombats

LGBTQ+ characters are increasingly more common in children's media nowadays. There are definitely still challenges, especially with accusations of "grooming" and "wokeness" but overall, there is much more positive LGBTQ+ representation these days than there was 10 years ago.

Still, Jet is a bicon

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Hand Motif in Space Camp

Space Camp has multiple shots of hands, serving as symbolism throughout the movie

One of the opening shots is of Mitchell holding his phone in his hands.

When Jet and Sunspot go surfing, we get a shot of Jet's hand

Just before Jet realizes that Sunspot has shrunken, Sunspot reaches up to him

Jet holds Sunspot in his hands

Mitchell reluctantly hands over his phone to Mindy

Jet and Sean point at Stella while everyone shouts "YOU'RE FROM BORTRON 7!"

During "Super Hyperdrive," Sunspot disappears in Jet's hand

When the gang finds Galacto's log, Jet puts his hand on it

After Jet finds Sunspot after thinking he's lost him, Sunspot climbs onto his palm

Sean and Jet hold hands while resolving that they will find a way to get the deshrinkulum together

During "It Takes a Team," Sydney extends her hand to help pull Jet out of this weird black hole

"It Takes a Team" has multiple shots of hands, like Jet fist bumping Sean, and everyone stacking their hands together, emphasizing the movie's teamwork theme.

Jet finds out that Galacto has shrunken via a handshake, and Galacto also hops onto Jet's palm

Jet saves Stella by pulling her from the filaments

Jet tries to reach for the deshrinkulum, and then Galacto and Sunspot crawl out of his sleeve to get it

Mitchell slips on a puddle and his phone falls out of his hands, causing him to lose the evidence that Stella is an alien

Stella deserves a section of her own, since she is the most associated with hands throughout the movie. First, she taps her fingers together while scheming

Then, Mitchell helps her up from the ground

She wiggles her fingers when Mitchell tells her that Jet is at space camp

She gestures with her finger to introduce herself to Sean, Sydney, and Mindy

She does peace signs twice

Stella presses the buttons on her team's spaceship to "prove" that it doesn't work, but it does work after all

Stella files her nails while asserting she had nothing to do with the ship.

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Happy first anniversary to Ready Jet Go Space Camp!

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It's that time of the year again

READY JET GO! "Mindy's Ice Rink"

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READY JET GO! “How Come the Moon Changes Shape?”

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Hey Jet, it's time to celebrate our Bortronian holiday commemorating your male parental unit

Oh, you mean Father's Day?

Ah, Father's Day, eh? Haha, I like it.

READY JET GO! “Asteroids, Meteors, and Meteorites”

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Jet: Tomorrow is a Bortronian holiday, in which you give a present to the adult male that is in your parental unit.

Sydney: You mean your dad?

Jet: Right!

Sean: On Earth, we call that Father's Day.

Jet: Father's Day. Ha, what a great name!

READY JET GO! “Asteroids, Meteors, and Meteorites”

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Happy Mother's Day!

READY JET GO! "Mars Rock for Mom"

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Cause I am your mom and a mom is true

I'm always right here to comfort you

I'll sing a song, if you're green, or you're blue

Cause I am a mom, and that's what we do

READY JET GO! "Jet Can't Sleep"

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"Holy moly!"

READY JET GO! "Mindy Pet-sits"

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READY JET GO! - "Total Eclipse Block Party"

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The main cast of Ready Jet Go! at the beginning (Tour of the Solar System) and end (Space Camp) of the show

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First and last scenes of Ready Jet Go!

Tour of the Solar System (2016) // Space Camp (movie, 2023)

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On this day in 2016, Ready Jet Go! premiered with a special program known as the Ready Jet Go! premiere, an hour long program consisting of the episodes How Come the Moon Has Craters, Backyard Moon Base, How Come the Moon Changes Shape, and Night of a Bazillion Stars. This is why they are the first episodes to be listed on sites like iTunes and Amazon Prime, because they were technically the first to air (I believe the first episode to air by itself was A Kid's Guide to Mars/Jet 2, while the actual first episode in production order, Tour of the Solar System/Jet Cooks Dinner, didn't air until the 17th)

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READY JET GO! "Holidays in Boxwood Terrace" (2017)