Something Special
- Studio
- PorchLight Entertainment, Jay Jay the Jet Plane Productions, Inc., WonderWings.com Entertainment
- Distributor
- PBS
Synopsis
An article in The Tarrytown Newspaper tells about acts of courage the gang all performed- all except for Jay Jay. Jay Jay feels that he lacks "something special" and searches for a skill that defines his "specialty." In the end, Jay Jay learns that he has a caring nature towards others. What could be more special than that?
Characters
Jay Jay, Tracy, Herky, Snuffy, Big Jake, Savannah, Old Oscar, Revvin' Evan, Tuffy, Brenda Blue, Tex O'Malley
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Hugh Martin
Producing
- Producer
- Tom Gleason, Andrea Tompkins, Douglas Rask
- Executive Producers
- David Michel, Bruce D. Johnson, William T. Baumann, Chris Walker
- Co-Producer
- Fred Schaefer
- Technical Producer
- Hall Hutchinson
Writing
- Writer
- Eleanor Burian-Mohr, John Semper Jr, Terence Taylor
- Executive Story Editor
- John Semper Jr
Voices
- Voice
- Vanessa Stacey (Brenda Blue), Ben Weinberger (Tex O'Malley)
Crew
- Creator
- David Michel
- Animation Engineer
- Laura LeFaivre
- Musical Director/Songwriter
- Don R. MacMannis
- Music Songwriters
- Stephen Michael Schwartz, Dave Baker
- Composers
- Craig Dobbin, Brian Mann
- Art Director
- AWest
- Miniature Set Designer
- David B. Sharp
- Lighting Designer
- Oscar Dominguez
- Production Assistant
- Huck Hackstedt
- Production Accountant
- Nancy Sandberg
Production notes
3D animation.
Dallas-based entrepreneur David Michel, the creator of the series, left a lucrative career as a healthcare marketing executive in 1994 to produce a wholesome new video series of role-modeling characters for pre-schoolers. The genesis of airplane characters arose from Michel's "million-miler" status flying on business trips and his three-year-old son's fascination with aviation. Motivated by a desire to provide high-quality non-violent entertainment for TV's youngest viewers, Michel poured his life savings into the creation of three "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" home videos. His company, WonderWings.com Entertainment, sold thousands of videos directly to consumers and garnered 12 national awards for excellence in children's programming. Seven years later, "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" premiered on PBS Kids as a daily "Ready to Learn" series.
Dallas-based entrepreneur David Michel, the creator of the series, left a lucrative career as a healthcare marketing executive in 1994 to produce a wholesome new video series of role-modeling characters for pre-schoolers. The genesis of airplane characters arose from Michel's "million-miler" status flying on business trips and his three-year-old son's fascination with aviation. Motivated by a desire to provide high-quality non-violent entertainment for TV's youngest viewers, Michel poured his life savings into the creation of three "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" home videos. His company, WonderWings.com Entertainment, sold thousands of videos directly to consumers and garnered 12 national awards for excellence in children's programming. Seven years later, "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" premiered on PBS Kids as a daily "Ready to Learn" series.