Product Description: Voices of George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Mel Blanc. The space-age adventures of The Jetsons won over audiences with its transplanted early-'60s ideals and family values, as well as serving as a timely cultural touchstone. Animated. 24 episodes on 4 DVDs. 1962-63/color/10 hrs., 30 min/NR/fullscreen.
Amazon.com: The Jetsons (1962) was the third primetime series from the Hanna-Barbera Studio, after The Flintstones (1960) and Top Cat (1961). Although the show was cancelled after its first season, it proved a durable Saturday-morning favorite, running for more than 14 years on all three networks.
Like The Flintstones, The Jetsons borrowed heavily from live-action sitcoms, notably The Donna Reed Show and Hazel. The 21st century became a Futurelux vision of a '60s suburb. George Jetson (voiced by George O'Hanlon) pushed buttons for the penny-pinching Mr. Spacely (Mel Blanc). Judy (Janet Waldo) was a typical teenager with a crush on rock & roll singer Jet Screamer. Elroy (Daws Butler) was a bright little boy whose experiments always blew up. Astro (Don Messick) was one of the first anthropomorphic dogs that became a Hanna-Barbera standard. Jane (Penny Singleton, basically reprising her role in the Blondie films) kept everyone and everything on course. The Flintstones used rocks and animals to approximate everyday appliances; The Jetsons had high-tech gadgets that invariably malfunctioned and clobbered George.
Aside from two commentaries by Waldo and a short making-of video with old footage of Hanna and Barbera, the DVD set has little in the way of extras: no bumpers, commercials, etc. The Jetsons hardly ranks as great animation, but for anyone who grew up during the '60s and '70s, these discs are the comforting video equivalent of a slice of yellow cake with fudge frosting and a glass of milk. (Rated G: alcohol and tobacco use, minor cartoon violence) --Charles Solomon
"Meet George Jetson . Jane, his wife . daughter Judy . his boy Elroy ." The catchy tune of The Jetsons ideally captures the lighthearted essence of the show, a futuristic counterpoint to The Flintstones that reflected the space-age optimism of the times. The Jetsons were the very first family, animated or not, to have a big-screen home entertainment system decades before it became a reality. T
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Turner Home Ent EAN: 9781560398400 Feature: "Meet George Jetson . Jane, his wife . daughter Judy . his boy Elroy ." The catchy tune of The Jetsons ideally captures the lighthearted essence of the show, a futuristic counterpoint to The Flintstones that reflected the space-age optimism of the times. The Jetsons were the very first family, animated or not, to have a big-screen home entertainment system decades before it became a reality. T Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled ISBN: 156039840X Item Dimensions:100 Label: Turner Home Ent Languages:EnglishUnknownDolby Digital 2.0 MonoEnglishSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono Manufacturer: Turner Home Ent MPN: 14764227429 Number Of Discs: 4 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Publisher: Turner Home Ent Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 11, 2004 Running Time: 629 minutes Studio: Turner Home Ent