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The Jetsons is an animated sitcom that aired on ABC for one season in 1962-1963 and was brought back over 20 years later, in 1985, in syndication. Hanna-Barbera produced the show throughout its run, with Screen Gems handling co-production and distribution of the first season. Following several distributor changes for the show over the years, Warner Bros. Television now owns the distribution rights to The Jetsons.

The Jetsons live in the future in an apartment complex where everything is available at the push of a button. George Jetson, the family matriarch, is a loving (albeit long-suffering) husband and dad and the brunt of verbal abuse from his boss at Spacely Sprockets, Cosmo Spacely. Jane is his wise wife, Judy is a atypical teenybopper daughter, and Elroy is his all-American-boy son. Astro, the pet dog, was found by Elroy and was brought home and upon being taken in by the family pretty much became George's lapdog. (His canine speech of starting all words with an "r" pre-dated Scooby-Doo by seven years.) In the 1980s syndicated series, they acquired a new pet, a critter named Orbitty.

The show ran one season in prime time on ABC (the network's first color program), then moved to Saturday mornings where it had aired on all three networks up to 1981. Years later, it was revived for syndication where two more seasons were produced. Following the series, two TV movies were made, The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons in 1987 and Rockin' with Judy Jetson in 1988. The Jetsons, a theatrical film, was made in 1990 which sparked a minor backlash because Janet Waldo's voice recordings for Judy Jetson were re-recorded by pop-star Tiffany. In recent years, the Jetsons have been used in commercials for Electrasol and Tums. A live-action Jetsons movie is being planned by Warner Bros.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 Telefilms 4 Theatrical Film 5 In-Depth 6 DVD Releases 7 External Sites

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
George O'Hanlon	George Jetson	1	2	3
Penny Singleton	Jane Jetson	1	2	3
Janet Waldo	Judy Jetson	1	2	3
Daws Butler	Elroy Jetson	1	2	3
	Henry Orbit	1	2	3
	W.C. Cogswell	1	2	3
Mel Blanc	Cosmo S. Spacely	1	2	3
Jean Vander Pyl	Rosie the Robot	1	2	3
Don Messick	Astro	1	2	3
Frank Welker	Orbitty		2	3

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	September 23, 1962	March 17, 1963	24
Syndication
Season Two	September 16, 1985	December 13, 1985	41
Season Three	October 19, 1987	November 12, 1987	10

Telefilms

Title	Network	Airdate
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones	Syndication	November 9, 1987
Rockin' with Judy Jetson	Syndication	September 12, 1988

Theatrical Film

Title	Release Date
The Jetsons	July 6, 1990

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	May 11, 2004	4	purchase
Season 2, Volume 1	June 2, 2009	3	purchase
Episode Collections - Various Series
1960s Volume 1	May 26, 2009	2	purchase
1970s Volume 1	May 26, 2009	2	purchase

External Sites