On September 23, 1962 one of my favorite childhood cartoons (my absolute favorite was Jonny Quest) premiered during prime-time (and you thought The Simpsons was groundbreaking television) on ABC.
Yes, believe it or not, the adventures of The Jetsons hit the airwaves 48 years ago (that would make daughter, Judy sixty four now ... actually since the show was set in the year 2062, that would make her ... well, not born yet ... btw, I do know cartoon characters aren't real ... now).
The original series had 24 episodes and was re-run on Saturday mornings for decades (that's where I first 'met' Judy ... hey, don't judge. I knew Betty Rubble was a married woman and there was no way we could ever be together).
Of course, there were other Jetson family members besides Judy ... but who cares?
Okay, if you insist...
George Jetson - Father in this "situation comedy." He works "full-time," 9 hours a week, at Spacely's Sprockets (this is even better than working two days a week ... like me).
Jane Jetson - George's wife. She is a homemaker and loves shopping at Mooning Dales (there's a joke in there somewhere, but I'm not going for it).
Judy - Teenage daughter. She loves clothes, going out and revealing secrets to her digital diary (... and she broke my heart).
Elroy - Six (and a half) year old son. He attends Little Dipper School and is highly intelligent (hopefully he was smart enough to have his name legally changed later in life ... Elroy? ... oh, come on!!).
Rosie - The household robot. She's an outdated model, but the Jetsons would never trade her in since she is like a member of the family (plus ... George would have the ACLU all over him).
Astro - The family dog. Like Scooby-Doo and Muttley (two other Hanna-Barbera creations back in 1962), he can talk (although with a slight impediment ... his words begin with an 'r' ... Ruh-roh!).
Futurama may be "all that" these days. However, remember it all started back in 1962 ... or in the future in 2062 (this sci-fi stuff is more complicated than the movie, Inception ... or Lindsay Lohan ... okay, maybe not as complicated as the latter), with a family called ... The Jetsons.
"Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"
They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
"Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?" - Ecclesiastes 8:7
2 comments:
I have the Jetsons paperdolls, but Astro was a robot in the earlier versions - maybe he was Rosie's dog!
Interesting. BTW, do you still have that Judy paperdoll...?
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