History WesternAnimation / TheJetsons

Universal released ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' in 1990, complete with CGI, a GreenAesop, and late-80's pop singer Tiffany infamously given the (full) role of Judy Jetson over then-still-living original voice Creator/JanetWaldo. The Jetsons stayed dormant for almost 30 years after the movie, until 2017. After Creator/WarnerBros released DirectToVideo {{Crossover}}s with other Hanna-Barbera characters and Wrestling/{{WWE}} Superstars, the Jetsons starred in ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsonsAndWWERoboWrestlemania''. Later that year, ABC greenlit a live-action sitcom about the family. 2017 saw the family return in comic book form as part of the DarkerAndEdgier ''ComicBook/HannaBarberaBeyond'' series.

* AnimationBump: Season 3 is this to season 2 due to the animation switching from Wang to Toei.

** Rosie only appeared in two episodes of the original series. She's a regular in the 80s revival and even gets her share of limelight episodes.
** RUDI. He briefly appears during the 60s episodes looking completely different than his later incarnation. In the 80s revival he's not only George's computer but also his best friend on the job.

%%* CowboyEpisode: "Dude Planet" (60s episode) and "High Moon" (80s episode).

** Mr. Spacely as Sr. Espacial in the 60s version, and Sr. Júpiter in the 80s version (And again Sr. Espacial in ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'').
** Mr. Cogswell as Cosme Cósmico in the 60s version, however, it stayed untranslated in the 80s version.

* LaughTrack: As typical with many Hanna-Barbera comedies of the time, the original series had one, though it was later removed when the series was remastered in the 90's. Averted with the 1980's episodes.

* RapidFireNailBiting: In one of the 1980's episodes, Judy Jetson does this hoping her father George doesn't embarrass her with his dancing at her party.

* SameCharacterButDifferent: RUDI in the 1980's episodes looks absolutely nothing like his 1962 appearance, although it was apparently the same character (in both versions he was voice by Don Messick)

* UnCancelled: So long as you accept that the prime time episodes and the 1980's syndication episodes are in the same series. Very easy given all episodes were shown as part of the same series; and the fact the original voice cast was reunited for the second and third season.

** The '60s series also gained the 1985 title cards, end credits sequence, and the laugh track was removed to put it in line with the then-new season. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRyrcpe74Yg this]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyinD6ZDqeg this]]. This was an attempt to "seamlessly" fit the 1962-3 and 1985/1987 seasons into the one syndication package, as if no one would notice the the difference between them (e.g. the voice actors ageing by a couple of decades, and real-life technological advances during the gap leading to the '80s seasons focusing more on computer than mechanical technology). The 2004 [=DVDs=] (and newer re-issues to broadcasters) have restored all of the above to the originals except for the title cards, with the original ColdOpenings still missing.

-->-- George Jetson, [[EveryEpisodeEnding at the end of every episode in the original series]].

This Creator/HannaBarbera series demonstrates that even in comedy animation, SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale. The first series broadcast in color by Creator/{{ABC}}, ''The Jetsons'' was essentially ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''[[note]]Which predates this show by two years, and had always been in color, but which ABC initially broadcast in black and white.[[/note]] transferred to an idealized vision (even for the time) of the 21st century, with flying cars, conveyor-belt sidewalks and fancy (or rather, fanci'''er''') appliances. George Jetson and his family live in an [[SkyscraperCity ultra-high-rise apartment complex]] with their dog, Astro, and their robot maid, Rosie.

%%* HeroesWantRedheads: Jane, mostly. George, definitely.

Universal released ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie'' in 1990, complete with CGI, a GreenAesop, and late-80's pop singer Tiffany infamously given the (full) role of Judy Jetson over then-still-living original voice Janet Waldo. The Jetsons stayed dormant for almost 30 years after the movie, until 2017. After Creator/WarnerBros released DirectToVideo {{Crossover}}s with other Hanna-Barbera characters and Wrestling/{{WWE}} Superstars, the Jetsons starred in ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsonsAndWWERoboWrestlemania''. Later that year, ABC greenlit a live-action sitcom about the family. 2017 saw the family return in comic book form as part of the DarkerAndEdgier ''ComicBook/HannaBarberaBeyond'' series.

* MetaphoricalTruth: In the first episode, Judy asks Jane if she can go swimming after school, and she says she can if George says yes. Judy goes to George, who is sleeping, and asks if he's sleeping. He says "yes" to that, and then Judy tells Jane that he said "yes", not making it clear what he said yes to (and Jane did not say what he had to say yes to).

The show was originally canceled after one season due to low ratings, fueled in part because color televisions were still hard to come across in UsefulNotes/TheSixties. After its prime-time run, the original 1962 series was rebroadcast on Saturday mornings on other networks, as well as in syndication. The plots have been compared to those in the ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'' comic strip and movies -- not surprising, since Penny Singleton (who played Blondie in the films) was the voice of Jane Jetson. [[UnCancelled New Jetsons episodes were produced]] for syndication in 1985 and 1987, and in 1987-88, there were two feature-length {{Made For TV Movie}}s. One of those movies, ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsonsMeetTheFlintstones'', served as a natural {{crossover}} between the two animated families.