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{{work}}{{Multiple Works Need Separate Pages}}The 1990 film should have its own separate page.
[[File:jetsons.jpg|frame|The modern Space Age family.]]▼
This [[Hanna-Barbera]] series demonstrates that even in comedy animation, [[Sci Fi Writers Have No Sense of Scale]]. The first series broadcast in color by [[ABC]], ''The Jetsons'' was essentially ''[[The Flintstones]]'' transferred to an idealized vision of the 21st century, with flying cars, conveyor-belt sidewalks and fancy appliances. George Jetson and his family live in an [[Skyscraper City|ultra-high-rise apartment complex]] with their dog, Astro, and their robot maid, Rosie.▼
▲This [[Hanna-Barbera]] series demonstrates that even in comedy animation, [[Sci
After its prime-time run, the original 1962 series was rebroadcast on Saturday mornings on other networks, as well as in syndication. The plots have been compared to those in the ''[[Blondie]]'' comic strip and movies -- not surprising, since Penny Singleton (who played Blondie in the films) was the voice of Jane Jetson. [[Un Cancelled|New Jetsons episodes were produced]] for syndication in the mid-1980s, and in 1987-88, there were two feature-length [[Made for TV Movie|Made For TV Movies]]. One of those movies, ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (Animation)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'', served as a natural [[Crossover]] between the two animated families.▼
▲After its prime-time run, the original 1962 series was rebroadcast on Saturday mornings on other networks, as well as in syndication. The plots have been compared to those in the ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' comic strip and movies -- not surprising, since Penny Singleton (who played Blondie in the films) was the voice of Jane Jetson. [[
Universal released an animated ''Jetsons'' feature film in 1990, complete with [[Conspicuous CG]], a [[Green Aesop]] played out with a [[Gang of Critters]], and reuniting nearly all of the original cast members save for '80s pop starlet Tiffany voicing Judy Jetson thanks to [[Executive Meddling]]. The film also marked the last performance ever of noted voice artist [[Mel Blanc]] (Mr. Spacely), who was still recording while in the hospital as he had years before then, as well as George O' Hanlon (George), who by that point had to have the lines read and acted to him before recording, and passed away in the recording booth after his last line. Penny Singleton did not die during production like Blanc and O'Hanlon, but the movie remained her last acting role until her death thirteen years later.
A prospective [[Live Action Adaptation]], with [[Robin Williams]] as George Jetson, was [[Or So I Heard|apparently]] axed in favor of the fourth ''[[Spy Kids]]'' film.
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* [[George Jetson Job Security]]:
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* [[Aliens Speaking English]]
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* [[Bumbling Dad]]: George, definitely.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"
** "JETSON!!! [[George Jetson Job Security|You're fired!]]"
** "Ooba Dooba!"
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Mr. Spacely was originally an implied one, but mostly showed signs of it in the '80s series and was played straight in the 1990 movie
** Spacely's business rival, Mr Cogswell, is just as bad if not worse.
* [[Cowboy Episode]]: "Dude Planet"
* [[Cut a Slice, Take
** Spoofed on ''[[Family Guy]]'' where George yells at Jane for taking all his money and ends up throwing her out of the air car, killing her.
** In the episode "Future Tense," George wins a pile of money at a horse race, at the end the 'interplanetary revenue service' takes the pile, hands him a stack out of the pile, and keeps the rest for themselves.
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* [[Futuristic Superhighway]]: George had to deal with traffic jams even with a flying car.
* [[Future Slang]]: Tons, most memorably "Eep, op, ork, ah-ah! And that means I love you!"
▲* [[George Jetson Job Security]]: [[Trope Namer]]. Has anyone ever actually tried to count all the times George gets fired throughout the series?
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The "cheeky" [[French Maid]] robot in the episode that introduces Rosie<ref>Which was the ''pilot'', no less</ref>.
* [[Hanna-Barbera]]: Produced the series
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* [[Hot Mom]]: Jane almost won a beauty contest, if her husband hadn't been a judge.
* [[Jerkass]]: Cogswell
** [[Jerk
* [[Jerk
* [[Mean Boss]]: Mr. Spacely's no doubt one of animation's biggest examples of this.
** And again, Mr. Cogswell
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* [[Raygun Gothic]]: The show is pretty much a perfect example of the era's sci-fi aesthetic.
* [[Recycled in Space]]: The Jetsons are ''[[The Flintstones]]'' IN THE FUTURE!
* [[Redheaded Hero
* [[Ridiculously
* [[The Rival]]: Mr. Cogswell/Cogswell Cogs to Mr. Spacely/Spacely Sprockets
** One episode revealed that there's no real practical difference between sprockets or cogs, in such a way as to suggest that this is some sort of dirty secret which could prove ruinous to one or both companies should it ever be made public. So, with that in mind, [[Fridge Logic|were we just supposed to think they were rich jackasses nursing a petty feud instead of legitimate business rivals?]]
* [[Robot Maid]]: Rosie.
* [[Society Marches On]]: So, why ''didn't'' Jane learn to drive (pilot?) in [[High School]]?
** Because she was pregnant with Judy at the time (see below).
** The above is averted in [[The Eighties]] revival, where Jane and Judy do indeed drive.
*** Hanna-Barbera did [[Women Drivers|women can't drive]] jokes in other 60's cartoons, like [[Space Ghost]] and [[The Flintstones]].
** Also, why would Jane be a [[Stay in
*** They didn't always have a robot maid. Either way, [[Rule of Funny]] still applies.
* [[Speech-Impaired Animal]]: Astro, actually pre-dating Hanna-Barbera's [[Scooby Doo|more famous canine example of this]].
* [[Theme Tune Roll Call]]: "Meet George Jetson
* [[Through a Face Full of Fur]]: Common with Orbitty, as he has the special ability to change into various colors, depending on his mood.
* [[Tin Can Robot]]: Rosie
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** The new title cards were commissioned for the '60s episodes because the original title cards incorrectly credited writers.
** The 1990 movie has a completely remade version of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW7Cz4d5E8s the intro animation], which features some [[Conspicuous CG]]. Notably, Jane kisses George instead of taking his wallet.
* [[
* [[Used Future]]: Rosie's often stated to be a long-obsolete (by the Jetsons' era's standards) robot model, with more advanced robots available.
** There's also the Jetsons' futuristic tech sometimes breaking down or malfunctioning.
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=== The 1990 film provides examples of: ===
* [[
* [[The Ace]]: Apollo Blue and Teddy-2.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Jane and Judy Jetson.
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* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: George criticizing Mr. Spacely for endangering the cute little critters.
** That would likely be George's official [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
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* [[Chew Toy]]: George ''really'' takes a lot of damage in this movie, yet it's mainly for laughs.
* [[Cross
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Pretty early example, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''[[Beauty and
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: Judy and Apollo's song. Justified in that it was in a simulation room.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: Janet Waldo had already recorded her lines as Judy Jetson only to get bounced from the movie in favor of late 1980s pop star Tiffany. She apparently did not find out about this until the movie premiered, and reacted about as badly as you would expect.
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* [[Green Aesop]]: Bit of a [[Space Whale Aesop]] as well.
** The intended aesop is more likely about native populations being exploited when companies go overseas. The solution, after all, is to have the Grungies run the factory and sell the sprockets to Spacely. This applies to the outsourcing analogy much better than it does to the environmental one. This aesop also has a [[Reality Subtext]] as the film itself was animated by [[Wang Film Productions]]. (And ''clearly'' this is a message which kids would understand and appreciate.)
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]/[[Playing Against Type]]: Elroy in the movie grows up to become '''[[Metal Gear|REVOLVER OCELOT]]'''! Seriously, that's Patric Zimmerman giving the voice.
** [[Everybody Loves Raymond|Brad Garret]] voices one of the Jetsons' neighbors.
* [[High Turnover Rate]]: The vice-president position.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Jane Jetson and Teddy-2's mom.
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Pretty much everybody except Jane. [[
* [[Ridiculously Cute Critter]]: The Grungies.
** Also Furgie.
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* [[Stock Audio Clip]]: Judy cheering "Yay Daddy!".
* [[Tagalong Kid]]: Furgie Furbalow.
* [[Today X, Tomorrow the World!]]: A variation: Mr. Spacely says, "Today, Spacely Sprockets, tomorrow, the universe!"
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Judy, obviously. Does this really need to be mentioned again?
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Apollo Blue and the Furbalow family.
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[[Category:Prime Time Cartoon]]
[[Category:Hanna Barbera]]▼
[[Category:Fantastic Comedy]]
[[Category:Science Fiction Western Animation]]
[[Category:The Sixties]]
[[Category:Cartoon Network (Creator)]]▼
[[Category:Western Animation]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 1960s]]
[[Category:Western Animation of the 1980s]]
[[Category:The Jetsons]]
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