The Jetsons

***The Jetsons*** is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera, originally airing in primetime from September 23, 1962, to March 17, 1963, then later in syndication, with new episodes in 1985 to 1987 as part of *The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera* block. It was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age counterpart to *The Flintstones*.

George O'Hanlon provided the voice of George Jetson.

While the Flintstones lived in a world which was a comical version of the "stone age", with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a comical version of the future, with elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions. The original series comprised 24 episodes and aired on Sunday nights on ABC beginning September 23, 1962, with primetime reruns continuing through September 22, 1963. It debuted as the first program broadcast in color on ABC-TV. (Only a handful of ABC-TV stations were capable of broadcasting in color in the early 1960s.) In contrast, *The Flintstones*, while always produced in color, was broadcast in black-and-white for its first two seasons.

Following its primetime run, the show aired on Saturday mornings for decades, starting on ABC for the 1963–64 season and then on CBS and NBC. New episodes were produced for syndication from 1985 to 1987. No further specials or episodes of the show were produced after 1989 due to the deaths of stars George O'Hanlon and Mel Blanc. The 1990 film *Jetsons: The Movie* served as the series finale to the television show. 27 years later, a new direct-to-video animated movie, *The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!*, was released in 2017.

## Voice Cast

* George Jetson — George O'Hanlon
* Jane Jetson — Penny Singleton
* Elroy Jetson — Daws Butler; after Butler's death, Patric Zimmerman
* Judy Jetson — Janet Waldo (Tiffany in *Jetsons: The Movie*)
* Gary Jetson — Casey Kasem
* Astro the Dog/RUDI/Uniblab/Mac — Don Messick
* Rosie the Robot Maid/Mrs. Spacely — Jean Vander Pyl
* Cosmo G. Spacely — Mel Blanc
* Mr. Cogswell — Daws Butler
* Henry Orbit — Daws Butler (Howard Morris in a few of the original episodes)
* Orbtwo — Peter Cullen
* Yelly — Will Ryan
* Orbitty — Frank Welker and Diane Michelle
* DiDi — Selma Diamond and Brenda Vaccaro

### Minor Characters

* Montague Jetson, the kindly but eccentric grandfather of George Jetson
* Arthur Spacely, Mr. Spacely's son — Dick Beals

### Xanadu Characters

* Kira — Olivia Newton-John
* Sonny Malone —

## Danish Dub

* Esper Hagen: George Jetson
* Lars Thiesgaard: Dennis & Hr. Rumbold
* Pauline Rehné: Judy Jetson
* Michelle Bjørn-Andersen: Jane Jetson

## Movies, Films, Seasons, Crossovers and Specials

* George Jetson (film) *(1962)*
* Elroy Jetson (film) *(1962)*
* Season 1 *(1962-1963)*
* A Christmas in Orbit City *(1963)*
* Season 1 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1964)*
* Season 2 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1965)*
* Season 3 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1966)*
* Season 4 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1967)*
* Season 5 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1968)*
* Season 6 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1969)*
* Season 7 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1970)*
* Season 8 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1971)*
* Season 9 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1972)*
* Season 10 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1973)*
* Season 11 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1974)*
* Season 12 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1975)*
* Season 13 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1976)*
* Season 14 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1977)*
* Scooby's All-Star Laff-a-Lympics (film) *(1977)*
* Season 15 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1978)*
* Season 16 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1979)*
* Season 17 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1980)*
* Season 18 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1981)*
* Astro and the Space Mutts *(1981)*
* Season 19 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1982)*
* Season 20 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1983)*
* Season 21 (The Jetsons Comedy Show) *(1984)*
* Season 2 *(1985)*
* Season 1 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1986)*
* Tanis and Orbitty *(1986)*
* Season 2 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1987)*
* Season 3 *(1987)*
* The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones *(1987)*
* Season 3 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1988)*
* Orbitty (1988 film) *(1988)*
* Rockin' with Judy Jetson *(1988)*
* Season 4 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1989)*
* Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration *(1989)*
* Season 5 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1990)*
* Jetsons: The Movie *(1990)*
* Season 27 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1991)*
* Season 28 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1992)*
* Season 29 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1993)*
* Season 30 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1994)*
* Season 31 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1995)*
* Season 32 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1996)*
* Season 33 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1997)*
* Season 34 (The Jetsons and Orbitty Show) *(1998)*

## Miscellaneous

### Television series

* The Jetsons Comedy Show *(1964-present)* (compilation series)