Product Description

GREAT CONDITION, WILL SHIP FAST!!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39217 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-02-05
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Dubbed in: Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 63 minutes

Amazon.com
One of the best television shows for the toddler crowd, Jay Jay the Jet Plane proves, just as Toy Story did, that computer animation is hardly daunting when characters and stories are thoroughly engaging. Adventures in Learning gathers five short episodes, each featuring Jay Jay, the diminutive delivery plane with a (more or less) human face. "A Trip to Skylandia" finds the airborne hero doubting the existence of a castle in the clouds (as drawn by best friend Tuffy), until he's swept into Tuffy's imaginative vision. "Jay Jay's Butterfly Adventure" concerns loving efforts to find a winter home for a winged pal, and "Tuffy's Trip to Pangabula" features an exciting race to transport a tow truck across an ocean. While visually splendid, these tales are finally about the spirit of adventure, the virtue of persistence, and open minds. --Tom Keogh

From the Back Cover
A Trip To Skylandia
When Snuffy draws a picture of a castle floating in the sky, Jay Jay refuses to believe a place like that could ever exist. But when a tornado blows him straight up into the air, Jay Jay suddenly finds himself in just such a place! In "SkylandiaTM," Jay Jay meets a zany king who doesn't believe that anything could ever exist beneath the clouds. Thanks to a kind princess Jay Jay escapes and finds his way back to Tarrytown, where he realizes that he needs to be more open minded about Snuffy's sky drawings because you never know what's possible!

Jay Jay's Butterfly Adventure
Winter's approaching, and Jay Jay's worried about his friend, Breezy, the Butterfly. No one, not even Brenda Blue, can tell Jay Jay where butterflies go during the winter. But when the first chill hits Tarrytown, Jay Jay finds Breezy flying south. Curious, Jay Jay follows his friend over the mountains and into a beautiful, warm forest where the trees are covered with thousands and thousands of butterflies! Thanks to Breezy, Jay Jay learns an interesting lesson about the ingenious way nature takes care of itself.

Jay Jay and The Magic Books
Jay Jay's disappointed when rain forces Big Jake to call off their trip together. To help cheer him up, Tracy tells Jay Jay that she knows a place where adventures abound and weather is never an issue! Intrigued, Jay Jay follows her to the Tarrytown Public Library, where Tracy explains books can "magically" transport you to a new place and time, just by using your imagination. Jay Jay's not quite sure he believes what Tracy is saying, but he soon discovers that she's right. Just by using his imagination, books can take him on all kinds of adventures he's never even dreamed of!

Tuffy's Trip To Pangabula
Tuffy's heard Jay Jay and the gang tell lots of stories about all the fun they've had in PangabulaTM. But since Tuffy's a tow truck, she figures there's no way she'll ever be able to visit the remote tropical island and see the amazing Sparkleberry TreeTM. That is until Snuffy remembers a time when Revvin' Evan used a hot air balloon to "fly." When Snuffy helps Tuffy use her own hot air balloon to make it to Pangabula, the two friends learn that anything is possible when they work together!

Tuffy's Adventure In Pangabula
After her exciting air-voyage to Pangabula, Tuffy wants to join the planes and help out around the island. But with no roads and nothing to tow, Tuffy feels pretty useless. That is, until a hurricane suddenly strikes! When powerful gusts of wind threaten to rip the Sparkleberry Tree right out of the ground, Tuffy saves the day by using her hook and towline to secure the famous tree! In the end, Tuffy learns that everyone has a special talent; sometimes you just have to wait to put it to use.

Customer Reviews

A Mixed Bag
My son is 3 and a big fan of Jay Jay the Jet Plane. I purchased this DVD because it has a story we had already seen and liked, Jay Jay and the Magic Books. To those new to Jay Jay the Jet Plane, each episode features computer animated airplanes with human faces. Jay Jay and his friends have the voices of children, and ther are also "adult" planes who offer guidance. Human characters (not animated) also interact with the planes. Every episode features a song.

Unfortunately, after a few viewings of this video, my son became bored with it. Personally, I think the quality of the writing and human character acting is variable. Another disappointment for my son is that Revvin' Evan isn't featured in any of the stories, although he is misleadingly shown on the cover of the disk next to the two Pangabula Island stories. So, I have to explain time after time to my son that Evan isn't in the video.

Here are the stories, and some comments:

TRIP TO SKYLANDIA: Jay Jay chooses faith over logic when a dream about a kingdom in the clouds convinces him that it's real. The plane characters appear in the dream with different names and "costumes." This story seems better suited to one of the Inspirational Jay Jay collections, and is not a good introduction to the series because of the character name changes.

JAY JAY'S BUTTERFLY ADVENTURE: Jay Jay tries to find a winter home for Breezy the Butterfly, only to learn with relief that he already has one. Cute story with some accurate info about monarch butterflies. Brenda Blue is annoyingly dismissive of Jay Jay's questions about Breezy--my only real gripe.

JAY JAY AND THE MAGIC BOOKS: Jay Jay and Tracy spend a rainy day at the library. Jay Jay learns that you can go on an adventure without even leaving home. Both underwater and outer space stories are included, and the featured song is very soothing. The librarian is hearing impaired, so sign language is featured. This is still my son's favorite episode.

TUFFY'S TRIP TO PANGABULA: Tuffy straps on a balloon to fly to Pangabula Island and join his friends. She can't steer so Captain Wentworth and her boat come to the rescue. Tuffy then returns the favor. This episode is marred by the appearance of Mr. Crabby, the first mate to Captain Wentworth. Mr. Crabby is supposed to be like Gilligan, but is more annoying than funny.

TUFFY'S ADVENTURE IN PANGABULA: Tuffy has a difficult time getting around on an island that has no roads. But she saves the day by rescuing the Sparkleberry tree. The premise of a sacred tree that likes to be harvested is a little overdone. The human actor in this story portrays a stereotyped Pacific Islander.

One of the best toddler shows ever.
Nothing gets killed or blows up. Good life lessons and great characters. I was proud to be a joystick-animator on this series.

This is my two year old son's favorite!
My son and daughter love this DVD! Jay Jay is my son's favorite character. My daughter loves Tracy and Savannah. They watch this over and over again. This is the only place I have been able to find Jay Jay on DVD. The DVD is convenient because you do not have to keep rewinding it like a VHS tape. It is well worth the money.