The Jetsons
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
The Jetsons hire a robot maid.
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".
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.
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.
Elroy finds a dog and brings him home, even though his father is against having a dog.
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.
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.
Rosey begins a romance with the janitor's robot assistant.
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".
George is confident he will get a promotion, but things do not go as planned at all.
The Jetsons are visited by George's zany grandfather, Montague.
Rival company boss Cogswell believes that George has invented a device that allows Astro to fly.
Lovebirds George and Jane go on a second honeymoon.
TV hero The Great Nimbus comes to visit Elroy.
After George thinks that he is dying, he decides to become a test pilot for an indestructible suit.
A millionaire tries to take Astro away from the Jetsons, claiming that Astro is really his dog.
George accidentally shrinks himself with one of Mr. Spacely's machines and can't get big again after the machine malfunctions.
Jane's driving lessons turn dangerous when she gets involved with a gangster.
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!
Jane signs up for a beauty pageant and is shocked to find that her husband is one of the judges.
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.
Jane takes a vacation on a dude planet, while George tries to mind the house in her absence.
George is convinced some mobsters are out to get him after he witnessed a robbery, not knowing it was really for a TV show.
Elroy becomes involved with a gang of mobsters.
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Daws Butler | Elroy Jetson |
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George O'Hanlon | George Jetson |
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Janet Waldo | Judy Jetson |
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Penny Singleton | Jane Jetson |
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Don Messick | Astro |
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Jean Vander Pyl | Rosey the Robot |
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Mel Blanc | Barney Rubble |
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Howard Morris | Jet Screamer |
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Hal Smith | Beta Ranch Manager |
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Dick Beals | Arthur Spacely |
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Shepard Menken | Mugsy Megatron |
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Joan Gardner | Helen |
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Bea Benaderet | Emily Scopes |
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Alan Reed | Fred Flintstone |
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B.J. Baker | Jane Jetson (singing voice) |
| Director | Joseph Barbera |
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| William Hanna |
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| Writer | Tony Benedict, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Barry E. Blitzer, Walter Black, Harvey Bullock, Larry Markes, R.S. Allen, Warren Foster, Charles Ellis, Dalton Sandifer, Joanna Lee | |
| Producer | Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Alex Lovy | |
| Musician | Hoyt Curtin | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| 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 |
| Index | 660 |
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| Added Date | Dec 12, 2012 01:15:25 |
| Modified Date | Nov 14, 2019 01:45:20 |