Series synopsis
The Jetsons is an American animation comedy family kids television series that premiered on ABC on September 23, 1962. It ended on November 12, 1987. It was created by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera. It stars George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler and Janet Waldo.
Meet George Jetson and his quirky family: wife Jane, son Elroy and daughter Judy. Living in the automated, push-button world of the future hasn't made life any easier for the harried husband and father, who gets into one comical misadventure after another!
Premise
Meet George Jetson and his quirky family: wife Jane, son Elroy and daughter Judy. Living in the automated, push-button world of the future hasn't made life any easier for the harried husband and father, who gets into one comical misadventure after another!
Premise: Everyone's favorite family of the future!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- George O'Hanlon as George Jetson (voice)
- Penny Singleton as Jane Jetson (voice)
- Daws Butler as Elroy Jetson (voice)
- Janet Waldo as Judy Jetson (voice)
- Jean Vander Pyl as Rosie (voice)
- Don Messick as Astro (voice)
- Mel Blanc as Cosmo S. Spacely (voice)
- Frank Welker as Orbitty (voice)
Supporting cast
- Foster Brooks as (voice)
- Howard Morris as Harlan (voice)
- Allan Melvin as Jacob Marsley / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Shepard Menken as (voice)
- Dick Beals as (voice)
- John Stephenson as Commissioner / DWMR Officer (voice)
- Barry Gordon as Tiny Terror / Betting Machine (voice)
- Hal Smith as (voice)
- Joan Gardner as (voice)
- Selma Diamond as Di-Di (voice)
- Frank Nelson as Robot Dance Instructor (voice)
- Sonny Melendrez as Gus Guesser - Game Show Host (voice)
Guest cast
- Foster Brooks as (voice)
- Howard Morris as Harlan (voice)
- Allan Melvin as Jacob Marsley / Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Shepard Menken as (voice)
- Dick Beals as (voice)
- John Stephenson as Commissioner / DWMR Officer (voice)
- Barry Gordon as Tiny Terror / Betting Machine (voice)
- Hal Smith as (voice)
- Joan Gardner as (voice)
- Selma Diamond as Di-Di (voice)
- Frank Nelson as Robot Dance Instructor (voice)
- Sonny Melendrez as Gus Guesser - Game Show Host (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 88 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | October 1, 1987 | February 28, 2017 |
| Season 1 | 24 | September 23, 1962 | March 3, 1963 |
| Season 2 | 41 | September 16, 1985 | December 13, 1985 |
| Season 3 | 10 | October 19, 1987 | November 12, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is an animated TV movie, featuring the first meeting between the characters from The Flintstones and The Jetsons. Made by Hanna-Barbera, as part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series. |
October 1, 1987 |
| 2 |
Rockin' with Judy Jetson Rockin' with Judy Jetson is a 1988 musical made-for-TV movie produced by Hanna-Barbera and aired in syndication as a part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 series. The film follows the Jetsons' teenage daughter as she rescues rock 'n' roll from a space villainess. |
January 15, 1988 |
| 3 |
Jetsons: The Movie Based on the popular cartoon series, this animated movie, set in a time filled with family-sized spacecrafts and intergalactic travel, begins with hardworking family man George Jetson ecstatic when his cranky boss, Mr. Spacely, gives him a promotion that relocates him, his wife and the rest of his family to the far reaches of space. However, while other family members are enjoying the move, George finds trouble at the new job right away. |
July 6, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rosey the Robot When the automatic food preparer malfunctions, Jane Jetson tests a used robot maid on the night George brings his boss home to dinner. |
September 23, 1962 |
| 2 |
A Date with Jet Screamer Pop star 'Jet Screamer' organizes a quiz, first prize: a date with the celebrity himself. George tries to make sure Judy won't win, but Judy is the lucky girl. Without her knowing it George acts as a chaperone. |
September 30, 1962 |
| 3 |
The Space Car George and Jane go shopping at Molecular Motors and get mixed up with bad guy Knuckles Nuclear and his moll on the run. |
October 7, 1962 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Elroy Meets Orbitty During a school field trip to a remote asteroid, Elroy finds an odd pink rock, which turns out to be an egg that hatches into Orbitty, a spring-legged creature. |
September 16, 1985 |
| 2 |
Rosie Come Home Rosey runs away from home when she thinks the Jetsons are going to replace her. |
September 17, 1985 |
| 3 |
Solar Snoops An unknown package delivered to Spacely Sprockets contains a robot sentry dog named "Sentro", and Spacely decides to use it to guard his "Chocolate Microchip Cookie". However, the "Galactic Sneak"—a spy for Cogswell Cogs—has pulled a Trojan Horse–type move by hiding inside Sentro's body to infiltrate Spacely's plant. When he and Sentro steal the prototype Microchip Cookie, it is up to George Jetson—who discovers a want-ad in the news for an executive secretary for Cogswell Cogs—to become "Georgina Jetstream", infiltrate Cogswell Cogs, and get Spacely's cookie back. |
September 18, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Crime Games A malfunction of the TeleViewer causes Elroy to discover a robbery plot by "The Gripfather" (a take on "The Godfather"), and George ends up trapped in the middle of it. |
October 19, 1987 |
| 2 |
ASTROnomical I.Q. Elroy invents an evolution machine. By mistake his evolutes Astro by 10,000 years, increasing his I.Q. by 4000 points. George bets everything he owns by playing chess with a little help of Astro. At that moment Astro is caught by the dogcatcher. When that doesn't work he enters a brainy game show where the contestants can win millions. |
October 21, 1987 |
| 3 |
9 to 5 to 9 Rocky Retro is the new hunk in school and Judy loses him to Marcia because she has a car. Judy wants her own car and has to find a job to pay for that. She accepts three jobs: walking dogs through space, doing construction work and taking orders at a fly-thru burger joint in a nearby solar system. |
October 23, 1987 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 23, 1962 |
| Last aired | November 12, 1987 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |