The Jetsons: Season 1
Warner Bros. (1962)
TV Series  /  Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
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IMDB   7.0
629 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
George O'Hanlon George Jetson
Penny Singleton Jane Jetson
Janet Waldo Judy Jetson
Daws Butler Elroy Jetson / Henry Orbit / W.C. Cogswell
Mel Blanc Cosmo S. Spacely
Jean Vander Pyl Rosie the Robot / Mrs. Starla Spacely
Don Messick Astro / R.U.D.I
Howard Morris Montique Jetson 
Director
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Producer Joseph Barbera
Writer Tony Benedict
Harvey Bullock
Musician Hoyt S. Curtin

The Jetsons is an animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period. The Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.
Episodes
 30 mins    9/23/1962  1.  Rosey the Robot (Pilot)
Jane wants a maid but George says they can't afford it. He invites Mr. Spacely over for dinner but what he doesn't know is that Jane has taken a free one day trial offer on a slightly used 'Rosey'. George is in a panic because he thinks that he can't possibly convince Mr. Spacely that he needs the raise if he sees Rosey. In a pinch, Rosey takes leftovers and whips up a delicious dinner and a Pineapple Upside Down Cake. Spacely fires Jetson and storms out the door. He calls a little later, munching the cake and says that anybody that can make such a delicious cake can't be all bad. In the meantime, Rosey has left, thinking that she caused the family trouble, but they find her at the bus stop and take her home for good ....
Director:  Joseph Barbera  /  William Hanna  Writer:  Larry Markes 
Guest starring:  Jean Vander Pyl
 30 mins    9/30/1962  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.
Writer:  Harvey Bullock 
 30 mins    10/7/1962  3.  Jetson's Nite Out
George Jetson and his boss Cosmo Spacely attend a robot football game. George fools his wife into thinking he's working late so that he won't be able to attend a PTA meeting.
Director:  Joseph Barbera  /  William Hanna  Writer:  Harvey Bullock  / Barry E. Blitzer 
Guest starring:  Jean Vander Pyl
 30 mins    10/14/1962  4.  The Space Car
George and Jane go shopping at Molecular Motors. The Supersonic Suburbanite turns out to be too much for them so the buy a car similar to their old model. They get mixed up with bad guy Knuckles Nuclear and his gun Moll.
Writer:  Tony Benedict  / Barry E. Blitzer 
 30 mins    10/21/1962  5.  The Coming of Astro
Jane and the kids want a dog for personal protection, George doesn't believe in that but wants to keep everyone happy. To George the answer is an apartment approved electronic dog, one of those nuclear powered trouble free dogs: Electronimo! At the same moment the rest of the family found a biological dog. A contest should point out the superior dog. Astro proves to be the superior dog when he unwittingly tackles a burglar terrorizing the apartment building.
Director:  Joseph Barbera  /  William Hanna  Writer:  Tony Benedict  / Harvey Bullock 
Guest starring:  Jean Vander Pyl
 30 mins    10/28/1962  6.  The Good Little Scouts
The only way George can get a vacation out of Mr. Spacely is to accompany Space Cub Troop #54 on their camping trip on the moon. George proceeds to get lost, but is rescued by Mr. Spacely's son, Arthur.
Writer:  Larry Markes 
 30 mins    11/4/1962  7.  The Flying Suit
Spacely's competitor Cogswell invents a flying suit. Meanwhile, Elroy thinks he's invented a flying pill. When George picks up the wrong suit at the cleaners, he is convinced Elroy's pills actually work.
Writer:  Tony Benedict 
 30 mins    11/11/1962  8.  Rosey's Boyfriend
Judy and Rosey find boyfriends. The problem with love is that you're either up or down ... and the animated junk pile being Henry's assistant gets a little confused.
Writer:  Walter Black 
 30 mins    11/18/1962  9.  Elroy's TV Show
The future TV producers got bored with cowboy and doctor's programs, so the want Elroy as 'Space boy Zoom and his dog Astro'. Of course Spacely wants his son and dog on TV instead, badly ...
Writer:  Warren Foster 
 30 mins    11/25/1962  10.  Uniblab
Spacely buys a new robot 'Uniblab'. This means George actually has to work the full three hour work day. Or so it seems, until but George's janitor finds a solution.
Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
 30 mins    12/2/1962  11.  A Visit From Grandpa
George's father visits. On his way he fixes a lady's vehicle, they exchange addresses. Because of some miscommunication the Jetson family think they got involved while in reality grandpa just baby-sits for someone else.
Writer:  Walter Black 
 30 mins    12/9/1962  12.  Astro's Top Secret
Another tale of Big Business competition: At the Moonside Country Club, Spacely and Cogswell each vow to put the other out of business. Spacely thinks his ticket is Astro the flying dog. He ultimately discovers that Astro has only swallowed a flying toy.
Writer:  Tony Benedict 
 30 mins    12/16/1962  13.  Las Venus
George and Jane visit Las Venus for gambling and entertainment. The trip is paid by Spacely because George has to try to sell some sprockets to a female client. Now George has to please his wife and the client.
Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
 30 mins    12/23/1962  14.  Elroy's Pal
Elroy's wins a contest to meet his big hero 'Nimbus the Great' from the TV show. Unfortunately the player is very ill and cannot come. George stands up for Elroy and visits 'Nimbus' to prevent a disappointment for Elroy. The only solution is to have George wear a Nimbus suit and visit Elroy ...
Writer:  Walter Black 
 30 mins    12/30/1962  15.  Test Pilot
Spacely wants to test a new everything-proof jacket. By mistake George's doctor tells him he has only a couple of days left to live. Now who would be a better victim to test the jacket than George?
Writer:  Harvey Bullock  / R. S. Allen 
 30 mins    1/6/1963  16.  Millionaire Astro
Astro turns out to be the long-lost dog of a millionaire. The Jetsons have to let Astro go. Now Astro has everything a dog can wish for, except the love of the Jetson family ...
Writer:  Tony Benedict 
 30 mins    1/13/1963  17.  The Little Man
Compression technique explained The Jetson way. Without the decompression mechanism working George is reduced to a mere 6 inches. The only way to fix the decompression system is by replacing parts manufactured by the big competitor: Cogswell Cogs.
Writer:  Tony Benedict 
 30 mins    1/20/1963  18.  Jane's Driving Lesson
Jane gets fed up with public transportation and decides to take driving lessons. After all, Elroy can get a learner's permit when he's 8 years old, so Jane should be able to get driving lessons, can't she? Her talents scare the teacher so much, he goes back hunting wild lions again. Accidentally Jane thinks she's got a new instructor while that persons turns out to be a crook on the run ...
Writer:  Joanna Lee  / Dalton Sandifer 
 30 mins    1/27/1963  19.  G.I. Jetson
Private Jetson is drafted, as George is a family man he gets a full two minutes to report for duty. They're all given an aptitude test, and one not-so-bright recruit jams a square peg into a round hole, whereupon the automated grading program determines that his 'original thinking shows leadership potential' and makes him a general. Spacely turns out to be the commanding officer and the site is a full 10 minutes away.
Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
 30 mins    2/3/1963  20.  Miss Solar System
Jane decides to enter the Miss Solar System contest without George knowing. However, Spacely Sprockets is sponsoring the contest. George & Mr. Spacely are judges, but Mrs. Spacely removes her husband from the judges' stand & George is the ""Mystery Judge"".
Director:  Joseph Barbera  /  William Hanna  Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
Guest starring:  Jean Vander Pyl
 30 mins    2/10/1963  21.  Private Property
A new building is built next to Spacely's company. The owner of the new plant turns out to be Cogswell and George finds out the new building is 6 inches over Spacely's property. Spacely makes Cogswell walk on his hands and knees, Jetson is promoted. That is until it turns out Spacely's existing building is actually 6' over Cogswell's ground ...
Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
Guest starring:  Super: estrella de TV (TV or Not TV)
 30 mins    2/17/1963  22.  Dude Planet
Jane badly needs some rest and goes to 'Dude Planet' with a friend. The rest of the family stays at home and tries to run the household.
Writer:  Walter Black 
 30 mins    2/24/1963  23.  TV or Not TV
George and Astro accidentally see and robbery. That is: they THINK they witness a robbery. It turns out they were in a movie-set. To prevent a law suit the producer does everything to buy them out, while George and Astro do everything possible to avoid being caught by the 'robbers'.
Writer:  Tony Benedict 
 30 mins    3/3/1963  24.  Elroy's Mob
A miserable student exchanges his report tape with Elroy's. Elroy gets home and his George and Jane play the tape: 'F, F, F, F'. Elroy cannot convince them there's a mix up. Therefore Elroy and Astro decide to run away ...
Director:  Joseph Barbera  /  William Hanna  Writer:  Barry E. Blitzer 
Guest starring:  Jean Vander Pyl
Edition Details
Series The Jetsons
No. of Discs/Tapes 1