Distributor:
Warner Home Entertainment Certificate: not rated |
629 Minutes
Director: Available to Buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
George
O’Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Janet Waldo, Daws
Butler
, Mel Blanc, Don Messick
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Pitched
as a futuristic counterpoint to
The Flintstones, the Jetsons
were your typical suburban
middle class family, with the
twist that they lived in the far
future in Automated heaven.
Father George worked for Spacely
Space Sprockets pressing a
button on and off whilst Jane
was a house with gadgets that
did everything for her, teenage
daughter went to Orbit High
School and mooned about after
boys and younger son Elroy went
to Little Dipper School.
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Now
over 40 years old The Jetsons (made by Hanna Barbera), is still very
entertaining, this four disc set from Warner presents all 24 episodes
from the 1962-63 season, initially shown in prime time on the ABC, The
Jetsons, despite all their luxurious automatic devices, have all the
concerns of the average 1960’s sitcom family, George was always ready
to go apoplectic over his family’s latest exploits. Other regulars
included George’s boss Cosmo G. Spacely (Mel Blanc) and the Jetson’s
maid Rosie the Robot (voiced by Wilma Flinstone herself Jean Vanderpyl).
Seen
now The Jetsons is very innocent and all the better for it. Well worth
adding to your collection.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
A
good package which kicks off with a shortish doco about the making of
the show featuring vintage black and white footage of William Hanna and
Joseph Barber and an interview with Janet Waldo; Nuclear family album
offers fun profiles of the Jetson family including dog Astro; Space Age
Gadgets looks at all the funky hi-tech stuff used by the family; Rosie
the Robotic Maid profiles Rosie and includes some footage from The
Flintstones; Family Favorites features trailers for other Warner product
including Scooby Doo and Samurai Jack. All of the above can be found on
disc four whilst disc one also features commentaries on the first two
episodes by Janet Waldo.
INTERESTING
FACT!
Daws
Butler who provided the
voice of young Elroy was also the voice of Yogi Bear.
