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"Nice to see you. I'm Big Jake."
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Big Jake is a silver, later slate blue propeller-driven transport plane who acts as like a fatherly role model to the young planes. He's the biggest, strongest and second-oldest plane in the fleet.
Bio
Every young plane should have a friend, confident and role model like him, Jay Jay's wise, warm-hearted mentor. Big Jake is a large, steady, reliable plane whose specialty is transport. His strength and endurance are the stuff of legend in Tarrytown. And while Big Jake may look imposing, he would never use his tremendous size and strength to harm anyone. No matter what, Big Jake can be relied upon to get the job done.
Appearance
Big Jake appears to be based on a Lockheed L-1049 with a mixture of Lockheed Model 10 Electra. He is silver-colored and has red stripes between both sides, adding wheels.
In the revival, he's now painted slate blue and has glass windows to resemble an actual plane.
Big Jake's Introduction from the PBS Kids Website
"Hello there! I'm Big Jake. They call me that because I'm older and, well, bigger than most of the young planes here at Tarrytown. I'm a prop plane, and my specialty is transporting things. But I always like to help all of my young airplane friends, and they can always count on me to get the job done."
Episode Apperances
Season 1 (1998-1999)
- Ep 1: Tracy's Song
- Ep 2:
- Ep 3: Catch the Buzz
- Ep 5: Jay Jay and the Stars at Night
- Ep 6:
- Ep 7:
- Super Loop-De-Loop (mentioned)
- Jay Jay's Bad Dream
- Ep 8:
- Evan Gets His Wings (mentioned)
- Snuffy Sees the Big Picture (mentioned)
- Ep 9: Snuffy's Missing Friend (cameo)
- Ep 10:
- Ep 12: Jay Jay's Christmas Adventure Part 1
Season 2 (1999-2000)
- Ep 13:
- Babysitting Blues (does not speak)
- Jay Jay Earns His Wings
- Ep 14: Herky Jerky
- Ep 15: Something Special
- Ep 16: Hiccup Havoc (mentioned)
- Ep 17: Big Jake's Team
- Ep 18: Snuffy's Rainbow
- Ep 19:
- Ep 20:
- Ep 21:
- Ep 22:
- Ep 23: Jay Jay's Speedy Delivery
- Ep 24: Dog Gone Doggy
- Ep 25: I'm Swamped!
- Ep 26:
Season 3 (2001)
- Ep 27:
- Ep 31: Jay Jay Meets Captain Hightower
- Ep 32: Tracy's Candy Catastrophe (does not speak, dream only)
- Ep 33: Snuffy's Snowman (mentioned)
- Ep 34: Snuffy's Thanksgiving
- Ep 35:
- Ep 36: A Trip to Skylandia (as Big Jocko)
- Ep 37:
- Ep 38: Snuffy's Seasons (flashback cameo)
- Ep 39:
- Jay Jay and the Magic Books
- The Counting Game (does not speak)
- Ep 40:
- Concert Day at Tarrytown Airport
- Snuffy's Favorite Color (flashback cameo)
Season 4 (2005)
- Ep 41: The Mystery of Plants
- Ep 42: The Mystery of Weather
- Ep 43: The Mystery of Size and Shape
- Ep 44: The Mystery of Flight
- Ep 45: The Mystery of the Five Senses
- Ep 46: The Mystery of Water
- Ep 47: The Mystery of Bugs
- Ep 48: The Mystery of Time
- Ep 49: The Mystery of Stars and Planets
- Ep 50: The Mystery of Dinosaurs
Season 5 (unknown year)
- Ep 1: Pilot (The New World)
Songs
- You Are Unique
- In The Record Book (Backup for Jay Jay; "Musical Parade": Sky High Tunes version only)
- Your Very Own Star
- O Christmas Tree
- Watch and Listen (reprise)
- A Traveling Song
- Okefenokee
- The Tarrytown Sky Parade
- I Wanna Be With You
- Taking Turns Time
- Full-Of-Wonder, Wonderful Day (reprise)
- Happiness Is Helping All the Rest (reprise)
- An Amazing Blazing Light Parade (reprise)
- Green Green Green (with Savannah)
- One Rainbow (Backup for Snuffy)
Instrumental Signifier
In the model series, the music that accompanies Big Jake's appearance is played by the bassoon. But in the main series, the music that accompanies Big Jake's appearance is played by the tuba.
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