Jimbo and the Jet Set 1986
Jimbo and the Jet Set is a British animated cartoon series broadcast in the 1980s, featuring the adventures of the eponymous Jimbo, a talking aeroplane. Created by Maddocks Cartoon Productions, it originally ran for 25 episodes between 1985 and 1986. The premise of the cartoon is that Jimbo was originally intended to be a Jumbo Jet, but his designer could not tell the difference between inches and centimetres, resulting in his diminutive size. If Jimbo's designer switched the imperial measurements of the Boeing 747 for metric, the result would have been an aircraft with a fuselage length of 91 ft; this would make Jimbo roughly the length of an early-series Boeing 737. The television series features various talking airport-type ground vehicles: Tommy Tow-Truck, Claude Catering, Amanda Baggage, Phil the Fuel Truck, Sammy Steps and Harry Helicopter. Other plane characters appear from time to time, such as Old Timer, a Vickers Wellington bomber who gets into the story while flying to or from an airshow. The story is based at a fictional "London Airport", under the command of an irate controller who frequently ends episodes screaming "I want words with you, Jimbo!".
- Released: 1986-01-06
- Runtime: 5 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Kids, Family
- Stars: Susan Sheridan, Peter Hawkins
- Director:
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1. The Little Big Problem 1986-01-06
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2. Trouble at Sea 1986-01-07
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3. First Time Flyers 1986-01-08
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4. The U.F.O. 1986-01-13
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5. April Fool's Day 1986-01-14
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6. The Old Timer 1986-01-15
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7. The Royal Visitors 1986-01-20
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8. Jet Lag 1986-01-21
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9. Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud 1986-01-22
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10. Holiday Weather 1986-01-27
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11. Winter Wonderland 1986-01-28
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12. Jimbo Down-Under 1986-01-29
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13. Jimbo and the Astronaut 1986-02-03
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14. Jungle Jimbo 1986-02-04
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15. Jimbo and the Whale 1986-02-05
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16. Bermuda Triangle 1986-02-10
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17. The Chief Gets a Rocket 1986-02-11
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18. The Controller's Apprentice 1986-02-12
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19. Chinese Pandamonium 1986-02-17
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20. The Pennand Inca Story 1986-02-18
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21. Quiet Please 1986-02-24
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22. Jinglebells Jimbo 1986-12-23
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23. The Great Air Race 1987-01-17
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24. The Little Red Devil 1987-01-23
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25. The Computer Clanger 1987-02-06
