Jet is a major character in the Disney+ Original Series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. He was a new character that was introduced as one of the main characters in Season 3. [1] He was a recurring character in Season 4. He is Maddox's younger brother.[2] In Season 3, he was cast as Prince Hans in Camp Shallow Lake's production Frozen.[2] In Season 4, he was asked to play Chad Danforth in East High School’s fall production of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. He is portrayed by Adrian Lyles.
Background[]
Personality[]
Jet is Camp Shallow Lake's mysterious new kid.[1] Jet is seen as a "Bad Boy” who gets into trouble.
Physical Appearance[]
He is biracial and has curly dark brown hair with dark brown eyes.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Jet was born sometime between 2002 - 2005 in the United States. When Jet was young, he used to be close with his older sister Maddox.
He learned to sing and play piano through YouTube but because of a music teacher who pushed him too hard he stopped. When his grades started dropping, he was put on ADD medication. But because he didn't actually have ADD, it didn't help. Jet missed his sister Maddox’s 15th birthday party for unknown reasons. He was expelled from his original school for unknown reasons. One day, Jet found Maddox's texts with her then girlfriend Madison (who he thought was a guy) and accidentally outed her to their parents by showing them the texts before she is ready to come out. After getting expelled from his previous school Jet’s parents sent Jet to Camp Shallow Lake with his older sister Maddox as a form of punishment from getting expelled from school.
Season Three[]
Happy Campers[]
On Jet's first day at camp, he goes to his cabin where he meets his cabin-mates E.J. Caswell, Carlos Rodriguez, Johnny and Johnny's bunk-mate. At the opening ceremony in The Amphitheater, he tries to ignore everything and stands in the back of the theater uninterested.
Into the Unknown[]
Carlos said he hadn't spoken to anyone or slept for the last 24 hours and he ignores Carlos' and Ricky's attempts to talk to him. Later when Ricky comes back into the bunk they have a short conversation. Later Dewey Wood sees that he's still in the bunk and makes him choose between joining swimming or the musical as an elective. This forces him to go to the auditions where he sings For the First Time in Forever (Jet version). That night Ricky leaves a note saying "pretty good for someone who doesn't sing" on his bed.
The Woman in the Woods[]
Jet goes on the newbie initiation night and becomes friends with Ricky Bowen. During the scary stories, Jet interrupts Maddox and makes jokes about the story that she is trying to tell everyone. Maddox storms off. Jet goes to look for her and Maddox snaps on him. She reveals that they are siblings and that camp was her one place to get away from him and their family.
No Drama[]
Jet skips the read-through and leaves camp. He tries to get picked up by his parents, but his parents make him go back to camp. Val then speaks to him about how he let everyone down today and that he needs to prove to everyone that he is not replaceable.
The Real Campers of Shallow Lake[]
In order to create drama for the documentary, Carlos Rodriguez gives everyone roles to play. Jet gets cast as the "Bad Boy" and has to act tough for the camera. Towards the end of the episode, Jet yells at Maddox to stop telling everyone how they feel. Maddox then snaps on him in front of everyone revealing that they are brother and sister. She asks him to explain to her why he did not show up to her fifteenth birthday, why she loses all of her confidence when he is around, and why he told their parents about her and Madison. After Jet leaves and talks to Ricky Bowen about how he has been a bad brother to Maddox for so long. He sings Right Place about their relationship and Maddox overhears.
Color War[]
Jet gets paired up with Maddox, Kourtney, and Carlos on Team Yellow for the Color War. Jet reveals to Ricky that he didn't mean to out Maddox, he didn't know about them and he only though it was unfair that Maddox could date and he couldn't. Ricky suggest working hard to win the Color War for Maddox. He helps her win the Color War. At the end of the episode he returns to The Yurt Locker and sees Ricky crying. He tells Ricky that it's because he let Gina Porter slip through his fingers. He then reveals to Ricky that Camp Prom is coming up, which is where Maddox and Madison broke up last year. This gives Ricky an idea.
Camp Prom[]
At Camp, Jet bumps into Madison, Jet sings Wouldn't Change A Thing with Maddox. Later on Jet (along with Ricky) help Carlos do the ice bucket challenge.
Let It Go[]
In the beginning of the episode Jet along with everyone else surprise Ricky for his birthday. Jet was cast as Hans and later on in the episode cheers for Kourtney and enjoys watching her performance. At the end of the episode Jet is seen on the Frozen documentary directed by Corbin Bleu.
After Camp[]
At some point after Jet and his sister Maddox come home from camp they transfer to a new school because Jet was expelled from his last school. Jet ends up not doing too well at his new school and Ricky ends up texting Jet, asking him to transfer to East High and play Chad Danforth in High School Musical 3: Senior Year because they are low on casting. Jet and Maddox then get on an airplane and fly to Salt Lake City, Utah.
Season Four[]
A Star is Reborn[]
Jet and his sister Maddox showed up to East High School with their luggage right after they got off their flight.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Maddox (Sister)
Jet used to be very close to his sister Maddox when they were young before Jet messed things up by accidentally outing Maddox to their parents by showing the texts between Maddox and Madison. Jet didn't mean to out Maddox because he thought Madison was a boy and he though it was unfair that Maddox could date while he couldn't. After getting into a fight with Maddox, Ricky suggests he sings his feelings out. At first Jet is against this idea but later he goes into the barn and plays Right Place on the piano singing about his relationship with his sister. The younger versions of and are featured in a dream sequence during the song.
See Also: Jet and Maddox
Friends[]
Ricky Bowen (cabin-mate/friend)
Ricky is described as Jet's hero and the only camper to not be scared away from Jet's "bad boy" persona. In Into the Unknown, Ricky sees Jet for the first time and tries to say hello but, Jet ignores him. When Ricky goes to his cabin to grab his snowsuit, he tries to talk to Jet again, but Jet still ignores him. When he talks, Ricky asks if he sings as well, but Jet says not anymore. Later when Jet decided to audition for the musical, he hands Jet the paper and encourages him to sing, later calling him a "little Ricky". During the montage while Nini sings You Never Know, Ricky leaves a note on Jet's bed saying "Pretty good for a guy who doesn't sing" but after sharing a look, Jet crumbles the note up and throws it away. In The Woman in the Woods, Jet runs into Ricky while he's at the shrine. After making a joke about eating the food at the shrine Ricky asks him about why he doesn't sing anymore and he opens up about having a bad music teacher and being misdiagnosed with ADD. Later while EJ's singing The Ballad of Susan Fine Ricky playfully hits Jet's arm with twizzlers like he's playing the drums. After when Maddox gets upset with him for making a joke out of her favorite Camp tradition he mentions that Ricky wanted him to relax and open up.
See Also: Ricky and Jet
Kourtney Greene (girlfriend/friend/teammate)
See Also: Jet and Kourtney
Songs[]
Season 3[]
- For the First Time in Forever (Jet version)
- Right Place
- It's On
- Wouldn't Change a Thing
- This is Me
- Everyday
Season 4[]
- Nightmares Come to Life
- Now or Never
- A Night to Remember
- The Boys are Back
- High School Musical (Finale)
- Love You Forever
- Born to Be Brave (Finale)
Filmography[]
| Season | Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 3 | Summer of 2020 | Frozen | Hans |
| Season 4 | Fall of 2020 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Chad Danforth |
Appearances[]
Season 3[]
- Happy Campers (Appears)
- Into the Unknown (Appears)
- The Woman in the Woods (Appears)
- No Drama (Appears)
- The Real Campers of Shallow Lake (Appears)
- Color War (Appears)
- Camp Prom (Appears)
- Let It Go (Appears)
Season 4[]
- High School Musical 4 (mentioned)
- HSM v. HSM (mentioned)
- A Star is Reborn (Appears)
- Trick or Treat (Appears)
- Admissions (mentioned)
- Trust the Process (Appears)
- Night of Nights (Appears)
- Born to Be Brave (Appears)
Quotes[]
- "I'm actually good without talking, but you do you"
- "I have AAD... All Adults Disappoint"
- "I'm in love with the girl playing Elsa, and it's eating me alive!"
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He tells Dewey Wood that he's allergic to chlorine but it's likely he was lying to get out of having to swim.[3]
- He was expelled from school for unknown reasons.[4]
- He still sleeps with a stuffed duck that he got as a kid which was seen in flashbacks when he was singing the song he wrote about Maddox called Right Place.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 HSMTMTS season 3 casts Disney alums Corbin Bleu and Jason Earles, will tackle Camp Rock and Frozen | [https:/<ref>'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' Renewed for Season 4 - [https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/high-school-musical-the-musical-the-series-renewed-season-4-disney-plus-1235273459/ Variety]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Woman in the Woods
- ↑ Into the Unknown
- ↑ The Real Campers of Shallow Lake