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 Toon in to the first family of space for a gadget-packed, fun-filled 21st century treat. With George, Jane, Judy and Elroy, Astro the dog and long-suffering maid Rosey the robot.
They commute in flying capsule cars, ride on moving sidewalks and prepare entire meals at the touch of a button. Meet George Jetson, his boy Elroy, daughter Judy and Jane, his wife – the typical family of the 21st century.
The show, set squarely in the future, has been orbiting since its premiere in 1962. Now nearly 40 years later, The Jetsons are still ahead of their time, capturing a whole new generation of space-age kids. The adventures of The Jetsons even sparked a multi-million pound feature film in the 90s!
Whizzing through the far-out 21st century, the Jetson family deals with the ups and downs of daily living in a futuristic and totally automated society. George Jetson, the devoted family man, gets a lift every morning when his bed pops him up and then he’s off to Spacely Sprockets Co. where he’s a digital index operator (he occasionally has to push a button).
Back at the Sky Pad apartments, Jane Jetson cooks and cleans with timesaving appliances, like her seeing-eye vacuum cleaner and Foodrackacycle, an atomic age automat that stores, processes, prepares and serves food in seconds.
While teenage daughter Judy swoons over her latest boyfriend, her mischievous little brother Elroy comes up with ways of getting into hot water that today’s kids haven’t even thought of yet!
Astro, the family pooch, and Rosie the Robot maid (who always puts everything – and everyone - in their proper place), complete this family of the future.
It’s a push-button life for the Jetsons and their friends as they entertain audiences with gags, gadgets and timeless tales.
“One Hundred and One Ways to Goof Off on the Job and Still Collect Overtime”, a company bulletin George neatly penned, neatly expresses his attitude about life in general and work in particular.
George is a happy-go-lucky fellow who would rather be with his family than slave over a hot computer.
George staggers under the load of a 3-hour workday, and although his bellowing boss, Mr Spacely, makes George tremble in his spaceboots, he persists in attempting to wrangle more time off – and a raise and promotion. George is an ambitious soul, who longs for a vice-presidency without having to work for it.
George is an honest and lovable man who is devoted to his family. He might be termed gullible, but his intentions are always honest. Tempests at home and work oppress his soul, but his essentially happy disposition keeps him buoyant in the belief that tomorrow will be a better day.
Lively, pretty Jane had career ambitions before her marriage, but life with George proved such a time-consuming occupation that she gave up all thought of work outside the home.
Jane adores George and is very proud of her children. She meets head-on the challenges presented by life and handles them with grace, tact and womanly wiles.
Judy embraces life with all the passionate exuberance of a typical teenager. She is active in her family, school and social causes of her time. Young men become her reason for living and inspire everlasting devotion – for as long as a whole week!
Judy is a fearless young woman who is comfortable with following her instincts and acting instantly on whatever whim seizes her fancy, but essentially she is a well-brought up teenager who knows when she’s overstepped reasonable bounds.
Elroy is a super-smart overachiever and sweet child working his way through boyhood.
He has the usual dreams of growing up and has an insatiable curiosity which he is constantly attempting to satisfy. He has a heart that is easily touched and a mind excited by the prospect of taking apart the household gadgets.
Whatever trouble he gets into usually stems from his boundless curiosity or a loving impulse to right a wrong.
Rosie the Robot
A domestic robot is essential for any family. Without a robot who will bring up the kids? Teach one how to drive a car? And someone has to press dinner every night. Rosie the robot might be an old model, but she's part of the Jetson family.
Once known as Tralfaz belonging to the fabulously rich Mr. Gottrockets this dog was found by The Jetsons years ago. Astro is the space age dog of the future and it can even talk! Meet Astro, family dog. Man's best friend.
Although The Jetsons debuted in 1962, it predicted much of the futuristic paraphernalia that has come into our world today.
§ Moving sidewalks (“slidewalks”)
§ Pay-per-view television (3D option)
§ Tanning machines
§ Online computer news (“televiewer”)
§ Computer shopping
§ Visaphones (video telephones)
§ Computer gambling (at Las Venus)
§ Talking computers for kids
§ Oxygen bars (brands sold on the moon)
§ Medical video X-ray imaging
§ Video exercise
§ Retractable beds
§ Video doctor consulations (Dr. Ken Racey, $100 for house calls)
§ Alarm clocks with increasing noise alerts
§ Robotic vacuums and lawnmowers
And then of course, there were The Jetsons own gadgets of the future which didn’t quite make it. These include:
§ Capsule cars - (flying cars)
§ Carry belts - (an anti-gravity belt used by pedestrians for getting around)
§ Dancing belts - (A mini-jet pack worn to dance the Planetary Polka and the Solar Sombaramba, among others)
§ Dog Bath-A-Mat - (a contraption that grabs Astro and seats him in an enclosed, see-through, automatic dog)
§ Electronic Brain Mop - (an automatic robot mop with bucket)
§ Electronic Snoop - (A flying photo-robot at Spacely Sprockets that snaps an instant picture of George changing the hands of the time clock. It then flies into Spacely’s office to show the picture of George’s tardiness)
§ Space-Mail box – (put a letter in the box, press a button and the box flies away to the delivery address)
§ Jury-Vac – ( computerised jury-machine. Instantly delivers verdict.) |
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