"JIMBO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O!...."
 

     Sometimes size does matter. It certainly does to Jimbo who is, in fact, a miniature
     747 Jumbo Jet, built by a shortsighted engineer who mistook inches for centimeters.
     Still, it doesn't prevent him from having mile-high fun with his airport friends, among
     them Tommy Tow-Truck, Phil Fuel truck, Sammy Steps, Amanda Baggage Truck
     and Jimbo's sweetheart Gloria Gatwick. But it's not all about fun, there's work to
     do too, and Jimbo and his friends are all at the beck and call of Jimbo's Boss,
     known simply as 'Chief' and his assistant Suzy...

         

     Unusually for this kind of show, the series opens with a specific 'origin' episode.
     In 'The Little Big Problem' we get to see Jimbo under construction as that
     measurement error occurs and we see how it is agreed that he'll be purchased
     for just half of the original price, seeing as he's only half the original size.
     Subsequent episodes take young Jimbo on missions all over the world to
     Australia, The North Pole, South America, China, Hawaii and more. He's also
     regularly hassled about his size by other larger planes, but - naturally - our
     stouthearted little jet battles through his problems and earns his due respect.

     This supersonic little series was a Peter Maddocks creation, featuring strong
     voicework from Peter Hawkins and Suzy Sheridan, and a great series intro
     which depicted various creations 'calling' Jimbo's name one after another.
     Like 'The Family-Ness' before it, and 'Penny Crayon' and 'Caribou Kitchen' after
     Maddocks Productions are always great fun, with bright cartoon stars and
     fun stories resembling an animated comic strip. Little wonder these series
     are still being screened today, such is their timelessness.
     
     Of course, young Jimbo isn't the only 'toon' jet to take to British skies.
     British Airways also had their own jumbo for juniors called Dilbert and even
     the Royal Family got in on the act when The Duchess of York launched
     'Budgie the Little Helicopter'...      

 

    Jimbo episodes

     The Little Big Problem             The Little Red Devil
     The Old Timer                       Chinese Panda-monium
     The Bermuda Triangle             The Computer Clanger
     Jimbo And The Whale             The Royal Visitors
     Jungle Jimbo                         First Time Flyers
     Jimbo And The Astronaut        Holiday Weather
     Jimbo Down Under                 Jet Lag
     Quiet Please                         Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud
     The Chief Gets A Rocket        Trouble At Sea
     The Controller's Apprentice     Winter Wonderland
     Jinglebell Jimbo                     April Fool's Day
     The Penn And Inca Story       The UFO
     The Great Air Race
        
 

     Jimbo and the JetSet on DVD

     Jimbo and the JetSet - The Royal Visitors
     10 episodes / 50mins / R2 / 4 Front / August 2004

     Jimbo and the JetSet - The Little Big Problem
     15 episodes / 76 mins / R2 / 4 Front / April 2004


 

     created written and produced by Peter Maddocks

      director:  Keith Learner
     music:    Roger Greenaway
                  Gavin Greenaway
     voices:   Peter Hawkins
                  Susan Sheridan

 

      On the web


      80sNostalgia
      http://www.80snostalgia.com
      '80sNostalgia' brings you lots of Jimbo pics, a character pics page,
      a page of sounds and - er - nostalgic intro. Fly there at once!

      80sCartoons
      http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/
      Meanwhile Claire Hamilton's Jimbo index provides us with a collection
      of pics, a little bit of series info and more...


 
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