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Jambu, also known as Willzyx, was a male orca who performed tricks at Denver Sea Park in the Season Nine episode, "Free Willzyx".

Background[]

In "Free Willzyx", the boys and other members of their class are tricked by the Jambu show's announcers into believing that Jambu is actually an extraterrestrial named Willzyx capable of human speech, who once lived on the moon with his family. Having believed them, the children steal Jambu from the Denver Sea Park and hid him in the garden of Clyde Donovan's house, where he was kept in a pool of water, then moved to Kyle's bedroom, and then to Mexico where the whale was to be sent to the moon in a rocket from a dilapidated Mexican space station. Jambu died after being sent into space and his body now lies on the moon.

Jambu made a brief cameo, still dead, when Tom Cruise was sent to the moon in a similar fashion. Both lie next to each other on the moon.

Appearance[]

Jambu had the appearance of a typical orca. He was mostly black with a white underside and red inside his mouth.

Trivia[]

  • Jambu's character and likeness is based on Shamu, a trick performing orca at Sea World, as well as Keiko, the male orca that starred in the 1993 film Free Willy, which the episode where Jambu appears, "Free Willzyx", is based upon.
    • Furthermore, Keiko lived a significant portion of his life in an amusement park in Mexico City, which could have been the inspiration for the prominent appearance of the country of Mexico and its inhabitants during the episode.
  • He was referenced in "South ParQ Vaccination Special" where on Bob's bulletin board there is a note that reads "whale on the moon?!".

Prominence[]


Minor Characters from Season Nine
Animal Liberation Front | Bill Owens | Blonde-Haired Girl | Brian ("Free Willzyx") | Chinese Mafia | Clark Denver Sea Park Security Guard | Doctor Lindsay | Dr. Biber | Dr. Pal | Hippies | Jakartha | Jambu | John Travolta | Karate Instructor | Laura | Marjorine | Mike ("Free Willzyx") | Nicole Kidman | Nut Gobbler | Q-Money | R. Kelly | Shauna | Super Awesome Talent Agency | Sylvester Stallone | Tom Cruise | Tom Nelson | Wing Han Tsang | Xenu | Zazul

More information: List of Minor Characters from Season Nine | Season Nine

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