List of The Jetsons episodes
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The following is a list of episodes for the Hanna-Barbera 1960s animated show The Jetsons:
[edit] Season 1 (1962-1963)
- In the original closing credits, George came home and tried to walk Astro, the family dog, but when Astro noticed a cat by the electronic dog walk, Astro began to chase it and George got caught into the dog-walk. Astro and the cat both looked on as George cried "Jane, stop this crazy thing!" This was a counterpart to The Flintstones' closing credits in which the saber-toothed cat Baby Puss puts Fred Flintstone out for the night. This ending was parodied in an episode of Animaniacs and Family Guy.
- Season 1 contained a laugh track, which was removed when the episodes were released for syndication in 1984. The syndicated episodes were also "updated" with a re-recorded theme song, episode title cards, and a new closing sequence (see "Season 2," below). The title cards and the closing sequence featured the character of Orbitty, who did not appear in any of the original episodes.
- The 24 1960s episodes were released on DVD in 2004 with the laugh track, original closing sequence, and original opening theme intact. However, the DVD release still featured the 1980s "Orbity" title cards.
| # | Prod. | Airdate | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V-01 | September 23, 1962 | "Rosey the Robot" | The Jetsons take Rosey the robot maid into their home, just in time to wreak havoc with a visiting Mr. Spacely. |
| 2 | V-02 | September 30, 1962 | "A Date with Jet Screamer" | Despite George's best efforts, Judy wins a date with Ricky Nelson-esque pop idol Jet Screamer who sings Judy's contest entry song, "Eep, Opp, Ork, Ah-ah!" (originally voiced by Howard Morris and later performed by the Violent Femmes) which, despite its meaning in the song as "I love you", actually means "meet me tonight".[1] |
| 3 | V-03 | October 7, 1962 | "Jetson's Nite out" | |
| 4 | V-04 | October 14, 1962 | "The Space Car" | George and Jane are mistaken for bank robbers when their car is switched with the real crooks'. |
| 5 | V-05 | October 21, 1962 | "The Coming of Astro" | The Jetsons adopt Astro, who must compete with an electronic counterpart for a place in the home. |
| 6 | V-06 | October 28, 1962 | "The Good Little Scouts" | George reluctantly takes Elroy's scout troop on a trip to the moon-and promptly gets lost! R.U.D.I.'s only 1960s appearance. |
| 7 | V-07 | November 4, 1962 | "The Flying Suit" | The rivalry between Spacely Sprockets and Cogswell comes to a head with the invention of a suit that can fly. |
| 8 | V-08 | November 11, 1962 | "Rosey's Boyfriend" | Rosey finds a beau in Henry Orbit's mechanical assistant. |
| 9 | V-09 | November 18, 1962 | "Elroy's TV Show" | First George and then Mr. Spacely become over-enthusiastic stage parents for their sons when Elroy lands his own TV show. When Jane tunes to Elroy's frequency, Elroy states, "My mother's tuning to my frequently." First George and then Mr Spacely get pounded by a robot; when George advises Spacely to give up TV, Spacely replies with the classic: "What and Give up show business? Never!". |
| 10 | V-10 | November 25, 1962 | "Uniblab" | George is fuming at having to work under electronic "yes man" Uniblab. |
| 11 | V-12 | December 2, 1962 | "A Visit from Grandpa" | George's feisty grandfather is embroiled in a paternity scandal. |
| 12 | V-11 | December 9, 1962 | "Astro's Top Secret" | Astro is given the third degree when Cogswell suspects him to be party to a new Spacely Sprockets invention. |
| 13 | V-13 | December 16, 1962 | "Las Venus" | On his second honeymoon, George divides his time between taking Jane out and wooing a big sprocket contract. |
| 14 | V-14 | December 23, 1962 | "Elroy's Pal" | Elroy is enamored of TV superhero Nimbus the Great, who may not be as great as he seems. |
| 15 | V-15 | December 30, 1962 | "Test Pilot" | George voluteers for hazard duty, testing an "indestructible" jacket. |
| 16 | V-16 | January 6, 1963 | "Millionaire Astro" | Astro, née "Tralfaz," is caught in a custody battle between the Jetsons and millionaire J.P. Gottrockets. |
| 17 | V-17 | January 13, 1963 | "The Little Man" | George is shrunk down to six inches high in a machine for shrinking and enlarging parcels. When he tries to re-enlarge himself he finds out the machine is broken and needs a new cog, which is only made by Cogswells Cogs. George sneaks into the Cogswell plant to steal a new cog. He is caught by Mr. Cogswell under a glass, but escapes. He takes a cog and installs it in the machine and re-enlarges himself. |
| 18 | V-18 | January 20, 1963 | "Jane's Driving Lesson" | Jane takes to driving, and unwittingly (and unknowingly) becomes a crook's moll. |
| 19 | V-19 | January 27, 1963 | "G.I. Jetson" | George, Henry Orbit, and Mr. Spacely are drafted into a two-week stint in the U.S. Space Guard; George finds himself under the command of his mortal enemy "Sgt" Uniblab! |
| 20 | V-20 | February 3, 1963 | "Miss Solar System" | George fakes working late to judge a beauty pageant. |
| 21 | V-21 | February 10, 1963 | "Private Property" | Spacely hand George a blueprint with a property line divided between both Cogswell Cogs and Spacely Sprockets. Later retitled "No Space for Sprockets". |
| 22 | V-22 | February 17, 1963 | "Dude Planet" | Burnt out on housework, Jane takes a retreat at a futuristic dude ranch. |
| 23 | V-23 | February 24, 1963 | "TV or Not TV" | When George and Astro witness the shooting of a crime tv show they think they've witnessed a real robbery and they go into hiding to keep from being shot for knowing too much. |
| 24 | V-24 | March 3, 1963 | "Elroy's Mob" | Elroy accidentally gets a report card mix-up and gets an "F" so when his dad punishes him he and Astro run away and join a mob. |
[edit] Season 2 (1984-1985)
- For the 1980s incarnation of the show, new characters were introduced, including Orbitty (the Jetson family's alien pet), Spacely's inventive brother Orwell and, George's work computer, R.U.D.I. (the "Referential Universal Digital Indexer," who appeared in one of the original 1960s episodes).
- The opening credits featured a rerecorded version the Jetsons theme song, which features the use of synthesized drums to create percussion typical of 1980s music.
- The closing credits are static picture captions (like most of Hanna-Barbera's shows of the time). This format replaced the original credit sequence described above when the 1960s episodes were rebroadcast.
| # | Production | Airdate | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | September 1, 1984 | "The Vacation" | ||
| 26 | September 8, 1984 | "Space Bong (Secret Agent Double O-Oh)" | ||
| 27 | September 15, 1984 | "Elroy Meets Orbity" | Elroy finds a pink rock on an asteroid that hatches into Orbity, a spring-legged asteroid creature. | |
| 28 | September 22, 1984 | "Elroy in Wonderland" | ||
| 29 | September 29, 1984 | "The Swiss Family Jetsons" | ||
| 30 | October 6, 1984 | "Winner Takes All" | ||
| 31 | October 13, 1984 | "High Moon" | ||
| 32 | October 20, 1984 | "Team Spirit" | ||
| 33 | October 27, 1984 | "SuperGeorge" | The Jetsons buy a Thinko machine that breaks giving George superhuman Powers for a day | |
| 34 | November 3, 1984 | "Little Bundle of Joy" | ||
| 35 | November 10, 1984 | "Dance Time" | ||
| 36 | November 17, 1984 | "Judy's Birthday Surprise" | ||
| 37 | November 24, 1984 | "Hi-Tech Wreck" | ||
| 38 | December 1, 1984 | "Rip-Off Rosie" | ||
| 39 | December 8, 1984 | "The Mirrormorph" | ||
| 40 | December 15, 1984 | "Mother's Day for Rosie" | ||
| 41 | December 22, 1984 | "Fugitive Fleas" | A rock band of fleas take refuge on Astro to escape a carnival. | |
| 42 | December 29, 1984 | "Far-Out Father" | ||
| 43 | January 5, 1985 | "Astro's Big Moment" | Mr. Spacely assigns George to be the judge for the annual dog show. But this leads to a very stressful situation for him as his family wants him to make Astro the winner, as well as the boss wanting him to insure his wife's poodle comes out on top, and even a mobster gets into the act by making George choose his mutt as the top dog. What choice will George make? | |
| 44 | January 18, 1985 | "S.M.A.S.H." | Jane can drive. | |
| 45 | January 19, 1985 | "The Cosmic Courtship of George and Jane" | ||
| 46 | January 26, 1985 | "Fantasy Planet" | Parody of Fantasy Island With all the problems the Jetson family have, they decide to take a trip to Fantasy Planet. The host has each family member in capsules to live out their fantasies.
GEORGE: Boss of Jetson Sprockets! JANE: Queen of an asteroid where she does absolutely nothing. JUDY: Pop-star (naturally) ELROY & ASTRO: Super hero team. They realise their fantasies aren't that glamourous, they use a device to end their fantasies. |
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| 47 | February 2, 1985 | "Sno Relative" | ||
| 48 | February 9, 1985 | "One Strike You're Out" | ||
| 49 | February 16, 1985 | "Solar Snoop]" | ||
| 50 | February 23, 1985 | "Rosie Come Home" | ||
| 51 | March 2, 1985 | "Family Fallout" | Jetsons vs. the Spacelys--a spoof of Family Feud | |
| 52 | March 9, 1985 | "Instant Replay" | ||
| 53 | March 16, 1985 | "Haunted Halloween" | The curator of a museum takes a special interest in Orbitty wanting to make him his special project in time for Halloween. Will the Jetsons lose their pet alien to the curator's scheme? | |
| 54 | March 23, 1985 | "Future Tense" | ||
| 55 | March 30, 1985 | "The Wrong Stuff" | ||
| 56 | April 6, 1985 | "Judy Takes Off" | ||
| 57 | April 13, 1985 | "A Jetson Christmas Carol" | Based on Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" | |
| 58 | April 20, 1985 | "Dog Daze Afternoon" | ||
| 59 | April 27, 1985 | "Robot's Revenge" | ||
| 60 | May 4, 1985 | "Jetson's Millions" | ||
| 61 | May 11, 1985 | "To Tell the Truth" | ||
| 62 | May 18, 1985 | "Judy's Elopement" | ||
| 63 | May 25, 1985 | "Grandpa and the Galactic Golddigger" | ||
| 64 | June 1, 1985 | "Boy George" | ||
| 65 | June 8, 1985 | "The Century's Best" | ||
| 66 | June 15, 1985 | "Crime Games" |
[edit] Season 3 (1987)
| # | Production | Airdate | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | September 1, 1987 | "ASTROnomical I.Q." | Game show host Wink Martindale voices Wink Martiandale | |
| 68 | September 8, 1987 | "9 to 5 to 9" | ||
| 69 | September 15, 1987 | "Invisibly Yours, George" | ||
| 70 | September 22, 1987 | "Father/Daughter Dance" | ||
| 71 | September 29, 1987 | "Clean as a Hound's Tooth" | ||
| 72 | October 6, 1987 | "Wedding Bells for Rosie" | ||
| 73 | October 13, 1987 | "The Odd Pod" | ||
| 74 | October 20, 1987 | "Two Many Georges" | ||
| 75 | October 27, 1987 | "Spacely for a Day" |
