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. While the Flintstones lived in a world which was a comical version of the Stone Age, with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a comical version of a century in the future, with elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions. The original series comprised 24 episodes and aired on Sunday nights on ABC beginning on September 23, 1962, with prime time reruns continuing through September 22, 1963.
| Genre | Animated sitcom, Comic science fiction |
| Created by | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| 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) |
| Voices of | George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Howard Morris, Frank Welker (80s revival) |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 75 |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna (1985–87), Joseph Barbera (1985–87) |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna(1962–63), Joseph Barbera (1962–63), Bob Hathcock (1985), Berny Wolf (1987), Jeff Hall (1987) |
| Running time | 22–30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Screen Gems (1962–63) (Season 1), Worldvision Enterprises (Seasons 2–3), Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current) |
| Original network | ABC (Season 1), Syndication (Seasons 2-3) |
| Picture format | NTSC 4:3, 1080p 4:3 (Blu-ray) |
| Audio format | Mono, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (Blu-ray) |
About The Jetsons
Hanna-Barbera sitcom about the misadventures of the titular futuristic family. It was produced as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera and was the Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones.
Achievement of The Jetsons
Following a prime time run, the show aired on Saturday mornings for decades. It started on ABC, and also aired on CBS and NBC. The 1990 film, Jetsons: The Movie, served as the series finale.
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Latest information about The Jetsons updated on July 28 2021.
