Happy Birthday to the Jetsons

"The Jetsons," a very popular space-age cartoon debuted on Sept. 22, 1962; surprisingly, the original series (it was revived in the 1980s) only lasted 24 episodes. The series was shown around the world, and during the two years I lived in Turkey as a child (1977-79) on the TRT (Turkish Radio and Television) where the show was known as "Jetgiller."

We are featuring George Jetson's unyielding boss Cosmo S. Sprockets, voiced by the great Mel Blanc (1908-1989) who is best-known as the voice of Bugs Bunny. Another voice legend Daws Butler (1916-1988) provided the voice for George's Son Elroy; Butler also voiced Huckleberry Hound
and Yogi Bear.

The show is also memorable for a variety of supporting characters, including Astro the dog and Rosie the Robot. Some interesting trivia from the show: Astro originally belonged to the Gottrockets family and the phone number for the Jetson family was VENUS-1234. The show was set 100 years into the future in 2062, which if, of course, now 50 years into the future.

For more on "The Jetsons," visit our sister blog at: http://www.nocturnalguy38.blogspot.com

Other fan sites for "The Jetsons:"

http://www.cybercomm.nl/~ivo/

http://timeliketoons.tripod.com/new_jetsons_fan.htm