The Jetsons
The Jetsons is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It originally aired in prime time from September 23, 1962 to March 17, 1963 on ABC, then later aired in reruns via syndication. New episodes were produced from 1985 to 1987 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera block. It was Hanna-Barbera's Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones.
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screenplay by
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story by
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| Directed by | William Hanna (1962–63)
Joseph Barbera (1962–63) Ray Patterson (Supervising, 1985–87) Arthur Davis (1985–87) Oscar Dufau (1985–87) Carl Urbano (1985) Rudy Zamora (1985) Alan Zaslove (1985) Paul Sommer (1987) Charlie Downs (1987) |
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starring
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opening theme
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ending theme
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| Composer | Hoyt Curtin
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| Country of origin | United States
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 3
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| No. of episodes | 75 (list of episodes)
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PRODUCTION
| Executive producer | William Hanna (1985–87)
Joseph Barbera (1985–87) |
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animator
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| Running time | 22–30 minutes
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| Distributor | Screen Gems (1962–63) (Season 1)
Worldvision Enterprises (Seasons 2–3) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current) |
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| Original release | Original series:
September 23, 1962 – March 17, 1963 Revival series: September 16, 1985 – November 12, 1987 |
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followed by
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related shows
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Jane Jetson: Who could that be?
Judy Jetson: Probably one of our invisible Moongolian neighbors.
George Jetson: That makes it kinda hard to look'em in the eye.
- Originally ran for only 24 episodes during the 1962-1963 TV season. In 1985 the program was revived, with new episodes designed to syndicate alongside the originals.
- The Jetsons` phone number is VENUS-1234.
- George and Jane`s wedding anniversary is 2 June.
- If one does not pay the parking meter, a hand comes out and bangs the faulty parked space car.
- An episode of another Hanna-Barbera show, "The Flintstones" (1960), in which the Flinstones and the Rubbles use a time machine at the Worlds` Fair to travel to the future (episode 4.18 "Time Machine," 15 January 1965) features a distinctly Jetson-esque 21st century.
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