"The Jetsons" (1962) TV series 1962-1988

Writers:

Chuck Couch (1985)
Evelyn Gabai

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

23 September 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Family

Plot:

The misadventures of a futuristic family.

Plot Keywords:

The Jetsons | Future | Boss | Alien | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Penny Singleton	...	Jane Jetson / ... (75 episodes, 1962-1987)
Daws Butler	...	Elroy Jetson / ... (73 episodes, 1962-1987)
George O'Hanlon	...	George Jetson / ... (71 episodes, 1962-1987)
Janet Waldo	...	Judy Jetson / ... (70 episodes, 1962-1987)
Mel Blanc	...	Cosmo S. Spacely / ... (45 episodes, 1962-1987)
Jean Vander Pyl	...	Rosie the Robot / ... (39 episodes, 1962-1987)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(24 episodes, 1962-1963)
William Hanna		(24 episodes, 1962-1963)
Arthur Davis		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Oscar Dufau		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ray Patterson		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Carl Urbano		(2 episodes, 1985)
Rudy Zamora		(2 episodes, 1985)
Alan Zaslove		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Writing credits
Barry E. Blitzer		(8 episodes, 1962-1985)
George Atkins		(7 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tony Benedict		(6 episodes, 1962-1985)
Mark Young		(6 episodes, 1985-1987)
Harvey Bullock		(3 episodes, 1962-1985)
Glenn Leopold		(3 episodes, 1985)
Walter Black		(2 episodes, 1962)
Larry Markes		(2 episodes, 1962)
Barbara Levy		(2 episodes, 1985)
Alex Lovy		(2 episodes, 1985)
Marc Paykuss		(2 episodes, 1985)
Haskell Barkin		(2 episodes, 1987)
Chuck Couch		(unknown episodes, 1985)
Evelyn Gabai		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	producer / executive producer (28 episodes, 1962-1987)
William Hanna	....	producer / executive producer (28 episodes, 1962-1987)
Alex Lovy	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 1962-1985)
Jeff Hall	....	associate producer / producer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bob Hathcock	....	producer (3 episodes, 1985)

Series Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Film Editing by
Greg Watson		(7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Donald Douglas		(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Joe Ruby		(3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Gil Iverson		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(3 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Production Management
Howard Hanson	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Jayne Barbera	....	executive in charge of production (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Joed Eaton	....	post-production supervisor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive in charge of production (2 episodes, 1985)
James Wang	....	production manager (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Art Department
Jeff Hall	....	story director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Alex Lovy	....	story director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Lewis Marshall	....	story director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Iraj Paran	....	graphics (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphics (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Alvaro Arce	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)
Tony Benedict	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)
Ron Campbell	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)
Bill Perez	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)
Bob Singer	....	design supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Gary Terry	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)
Tom Yakutis	....	story director (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Sound Department
Pat Foley	....	dubbing supervisor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gordon Hunt	....	recording director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Michael Bradley	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
David M. Cowan	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Alvy Dorman	....	sound director (2 episodes, 1985)
Phil Flad	....	sound director (2 episodes, 1985)
Mary Gleason	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Carol Lewis	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Catherine MacKenzie	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Jerry Winicki	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Visual Effects by
Dennis Bonnell	....	assistant computer supervisor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Donald Greenberg	....	computer graphics technical consultant (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bennett Leeds	....	computer animation system designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Marc Levoy	....	computer animation system designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Chris R. Odgers	....	computer animation system designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ann Tucker	....	computer animation supervisor / special effects scene planning (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bruce Wallace	....	computer animation system designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Wade	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1962-1985)
Charles Flekal	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Frank Paiker	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Norman Stainback	....	camera operator (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Steve Altman	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
Curt Hall	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
Ray Lee	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
Ralph Migliori	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
Joe A. Ponticelle	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
David Valentine	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Animation Department
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Carlo Vinci	....	animator (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (6 episodes, 1962-1963)
Richard Bickenbach	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1962-1963)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1962-1985)
Art Lozzi	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
Dick Lundy	....	animator (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
Bill Perez	....	layout artist (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
John Kricfalusi	....	layout supervisor (4 episodes, 1985)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1962-1985)
Bob Abrams	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Lee Branscome	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Tony Sgroi	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Frank Andrina	....	animator / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Oliver Callahan	....	animator / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Davis Doi	....	character designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Joan Drake	....	animator / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Lee Evans	....	character designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Andrew Gentle	....	layout artist / key layout artist (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Al Gmuer	....	background supervisor / key background supervisor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bob Goe	....	animation director / animator (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Rick Leon	....	animation director / animator (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Alison Leopold	....	ink and paint supervisor / color designer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Don Patterson	....	animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bill Proctor	....	background artist / key background artist (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Joanna Romersa	....	assistant animation supervisor / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jay Sarbry	....	animation supervisor / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Paul B. Strickland	....	checking and scene planning (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
James T. Walker	....	animator / animation director (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Star Wirth	....	xerographer (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gloria Wood	....	background artist / key background artist (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
David Feiss	....	animation supervisor (3 episodes, 1985)
Rene Garcia	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Jack Huber	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1962)
Iwao Takamoto	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1962)
Carlos Alfonso	....	animation supervisor / layout supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Robert Alvarez	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Michael V. Bennett	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Teresa Birch	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Dave Burgess	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Bonnie Callahan	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Rudy Cataldi	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Daniel de la Vega	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Jaime Diaz	....	animation supervisor / layout supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Dave Dunnet	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Martin Forte	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Alfred Gimeno	....	character designer (2 episodes, 1985)
Charles Grosvenor	....	layout supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Terry Hudson	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Barbara Huggins	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Michael Humphries	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Bill Hutten	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Phil Lewis	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Ernesto Lopez	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Ed Love	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Tony Love	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Don Lusk	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1985)
Alex McCrae	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Jim Mueller	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Terry Lee Mullen	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Ron Myrick	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Lynne Naylor	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Bob Nesler	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
David O'Day	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Michael O'Mara	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Chris Otsuki	....	character designer (2 episodes, 1985)
Juan Pina	....	animation supervisor / layout supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Jeff Richards	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Jeff Riche	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Ron Roesch	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Linda Rowley	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Irven Spence	....	animation director (2 episodes, 1985)
Aaron St. John	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1985)
Bonita Versh	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Allen Wilzbach	....	animator (2 episodes, 1985)
Gerard Baldwin	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Kenneth Muse	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising film editor (2 episodes, 1985-1987)
William E. DeBoer	....	negative consultant (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director / conductor (10 episodes, 1962-1987)
Cecil Broughton	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Paul DeKorte	....	musical director (2 episodes, 1985)
Daniels McLean	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Terry Moore	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Joe Sandusky	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Joseph Barbera	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
William Hanna	....	composer: theme music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Arthur Pierson	....	story supervisor (7 episodes, 1962-1963)
Alex Lovy	....	story director (5 episodes, 1962-1963)
Arthur Alsberg	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Don Nelson	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1985-1987)
Peter Aries	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 1985)
Tony Benedict	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Jerry Mills	....	technical supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)
Art Scott	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1985)
Joe Taritero	....	creative consultant / creative supervisor (2 episodes, 1985)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Screen Gems
• Toei Animation Company (in association with) (1987)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1962-1964) (USA) (TV)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1971) (West Germany) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (1992-2002) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1964-1965 and 1969-1971)
• DFS Program Exchange
• Hanna-Barbera Home Video (video)
• Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965-1967, 1971-1976, 1979-1981 and 1982-1983)
• Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) (1965-1966) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Screen Gems Television
• Taft H-B Program Sales
• Telepictures Distribution
• Turner Program Services (TPS) (1985) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Television
• Warner Home Video (2011) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R) (season two, volume two)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• Optifex  animation production (1987) (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min (75 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y7 | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

Jane Jetson appears in print ads and circular coupons for Electrasol 2in1 Tabs Automatic Dishwasher Detergent (2004).

Quotes:

Astro:Who'll Rotect me?
George Jetson:[after Astro has jumped on him] Who'll protect you? The SPCA, that's who.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: Introducing Lorelai Planetarium (#7.8)" (2006)

Vulcan Mind Meld - The Past (1962) and the Future (2262) in One

I bought the new Jetsons original series DVD set for a friend's kid and ended up watching it with her and was blown away. I used to watch re-runs as a kid and had forgotten how much I used to love them. It's a very high quality cartoon series that put me in sort of Vulcan mind meld with the past and the future all at the same time. That is because when you watch it you are seeing a 1962 version of the 23rd century (or so). It is fascinating to see this in action. The wife stays home and goes shopping while the husband goes off to the exploitive factory to work for a demeaning boss. I really enjoyed looking at all of the gadgets they had and seeing which ones came true in the future, like flat screen TVs and wristwatch phones everywhere, and which ones never did. Maybe some of the creators ideas are right around the corner! The funny thing was my friend's daughter enjoyed it as much as I did because of the funny story lines. I can highly recommend the new DVD set with all 24 episodes from 1962. There are commentaries from some of the characters and other added features that made this a great buy.