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Jetsons: The Complete 1st Season

The Jetsons

Jetsons: The Complete 1st Season

Warner Brothers (1962)
DVD
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014764250625
TV Series | TV Shows
USA | English | Color | 10:29

The Jetsons (1962) was the third primetime series from the Hanna-Barbera Studio, after The Flintstones (1960) and Top Cat (1961). Although the show was cancelled after its first season, it proved a durable Saturday-morning favorite, running for more than 14 years on all three networks.

Like The Flintstones, The Jetsons borrowed heavily from live-action sitcoms, notably The Donna Reed Show and Hazel. The 21st century became a Futurelux vision of a '60s suburb. George Jetson (voiced by George O'Hanlon) pushed buttons for the penny-pinching Mr. Spacely (Mel Blanc). Judy (Janet Waldo) was a typical teenager with a crush on rock & roll singer Jet Screamer. Elroy (Daws Butler) was a bright little boy whose experiments always blew up. Astro (Don Messick) was one of the first anthropomorphic dogs that became a Hanna-Barbera standard. Jane (Penny Singleton, basically reprising her role in the Blondie films) kept everyone and everything on course. The Flintstones used rocks and animals to approximate everyday appliances; The Jetsons had high-tech gadgets that invariably malfunctioned and clobbered George.

Aside from two commentaries by Waldo and a short making-of video with old footage of Hanna and Barbera, the DVD set has little in the way of extras: no bumpers, commercials, etc. The Jetsons hardly ranks as great animation, but for anyone who grew up during the '60s and '70s, these discs are the comforting video equivalent of a slice of yellow cake with fudge frosting and a glass of milk. (Rated G: alcohol and tobacco use, minor cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon


Episodes View details

1 Rosey the Robot 30 min | Sep 23, 1962

The Jetsons hire a robot maid.

2 A Date with Jet Screamer 30 min | Sep 30, 1962

Judy enters a song writing contest and wins a date with Jet Screamer, much to George's chagrin. That evening he follows his daughter and the flamboyant rock star to the concert hall where he puts on a mega show, singing Judy's song "Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah".

3 Jetson's Nite Out 30 min | Oct 07, 1962

Mr. Spacely has tickets to the football game, and he invites George to come along. So, they fool their wives into thinking they were working late, and duck out to the game. It all goes according to plan, until they return home to their infuriated better halves.

4 The Space Car 30 min | Oct 14, 1962

A trip to the local car dealership to buy a new car goes south when George and Jane get mixed up in a crime like never before and are mistaken for an escaped convict and his shapely partner.

5 The Coming of Astro 30 min | Oct 21, 1962

Elroy finds a dog and brings him home, even though his father is against having a dog.

6 The Good Little Scouts 30 min | Oct 28, 1962

George reluctantly agrees to lead Elroy's scout troop on their camping trip on the moon. He wasn't too thrilled about it, but since Mr. Spacely's son Arthur is also a scout member, George jumped at the opportunity to appease his boss. They're not on the moon one hour when George and Arthur find themselves lost.

7 The Flying Suit 30 min | Nov 04, 1962

Cogswell has invented a piece of clothing that allows people to fly, while Elroy thinks he's made a flying pill; George wears the wrong suit and is air born.

8 Rosey's Boyfriend 30 min | Nov 11, 1962

Rosey begins a romance with the janitor's robot assistant.

9 Elroy's TV Show 30 min | Nov 18, 1962

A TV show producer discovers Elroy and Astro in the park, and casts them in a brand new, original series: "The Adventures of Spaceboy Zoom and His Dog, Astro".

10 Uniblab 30 min | Nov 25, 1962

George is confident he will get a promotion, but things do not go as planned at all.

11 A Visit from Grandpa 30 min | Dec 02, 1962

The Jetsons are visited by George's zany grandfather, Montague.

12 Astro's Top Secret 30 min | Dec 09, 1962

Rival company boss Cogswell believes that George has invented a device that allows Astro to fly.

13 Las Venus 30 min | Dec 16, 1962

Lovebirds George and Jane go on a second honeymoon.

14 Elroy's Pal 30 min | Dec 23, 1962

TV hero The Great Nimbus comes to visit Elroy.

15 Test Pilot 30 min | Dec 30, 1962

After George thinks that he is dying, he decides to become a test pilot for an indestructible suit.

16 Millionaire Astro 30 min | Jan 06, 1963

A millionaire tries to take Astro away from the Jetsons, claiming that Astro is really his dog.

17 The Little Man 30 min | Jan 13, 1963

George accidentally shrinks himself with one of Mr. Spacely's machines and can't get big again after the machine malfunctions.

18 Jane's Driving Lesson 30 min | Jan 20, 1963

Jane's driving lessons turn dangerous when she gets involved with a gangster.

19 G.I. Jetson 30 min | Jan 27, 1963

George gets drafted into the U.S. Space Guard Reserves at Camp Nebula for two weeks. At first, George is hoping that this will allow him time away from Mr. Spacely. But George is dismayed to find Mr. Spacely to be his commanding officer!

20 Miss Solar System 30 min | Feb 03, 1963

Jane signs up for a beauty pageant and is shocked to find that her husband is one of the judges.

21 Private Property 30 min | Feb 10, 1963

George discovers that the new building of one of their competitors was built six inches onto Mr. Spacely's land, but there is a serious misunderstanding that holds a nasty surprise for them.

22 Dude Planet 30 min | Feb 17, 1963

Jane takes a vacation on a dude planet, while George tries to mind the house in her absence.

23 TV or Not TV 30 min | Feb 24, 1963

George is convinced some mobsters are out to get him after he witnessed a robbery, not knowing it was really for a TV show.

24 Elroy's Mob 30 min | Mar 03, 1963

Elroy becomes involved with a gang of mobsters.

Cast View all

Daws Butler Elroy Jetson
George O'Hanlon George Jetson
Janet Waldo Judy Jetson
Penny Singleton Jane Jetson
Don Messick Astro
Jean Vander Pyl Rosey the Robot
Mel Blanc Barney Rubble
Howard Morris Jet Screamer
Hal Smith Beta Ranch Manager
Dick Beals Arthur Spacely
Shepard Menken Mugsy Megatron
Joan Gardner Helen
Bea Benaderet Emily Scopes
Alan Reed Fred Flintstone
B.J. Baker Jane Jetson (singing voice)

Edition details

Packaging Keep Case
Nr Discs 4
Screen Ratios Fullscreen
Audio Tracks 2.0
Subtitles English | French | Spanish
Distributor Warner Brothers
Layers Single side, Single layer
Edition Release Date May 11, 2004
Regions 1

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