We've often had wondered what the 21st Century would be like all
these years, but still don't know what the future would be like.
That was also said for cartoons as well. Back in 1962, The Jetsons
were introduced to a whole new generation of cartoon lovers. The
show was brought in as a spin-off from the massive success of The
Flintstones. While the cartoons episodes like Rosie The Robot and
Elroy's Mob were funny and full of life, it sadly was overlooked
back in the 60's. Fortunately, in 1985, The Jetsons came back to be
introduced to a whole new generation of fans young and old alike.
Not only that, the episodes were much more dynamic and full of life
more than ever. Now, those 80's great shows are finally coming to
DVD.
The Jetsons: Season 2 Volume 1 is a simple and strong reintroduction
to the first family of the 21st Century. The DVD collection contains
over 20 of the classic cartoons that were not just entertaining for
The Jetsons, but just a great deal of excitement for a whole new
generation of fans. The episodes have all been remastered
beautifully, and just a great reminder of what made The Jetsons so
special. The collection of shows includes great episodes like Elroy
Meets Orbity, which featured the debut of the lovely and adorable
suction-cupped alien from an asteroid who hatched from and egg Elroy
brought home from a field trip, The Cosmic Courtship of George &
Jane, where George & Jane re-tell the tale of who they first got
together, after George accidentally forgets about their anniversary
of how they fell in love and then finding out their marriage
ceremony was not legal from the person who conducted their wedding
ceremony. For that notion the family goes to Las Venus to get
married all over again. Also there is Family Fallout where Mr.
Spacely convinces George and his family to go out a intergalactic
game show for big bucks and prizes, where little do they know that
Mr. Spacely and his family are challenging Jetson and his crew. The
cartoon brings back a strong trip down memory lane for fans very
well, and there also are a few extras here as well, including a
behind the scenes reflection on what made The Jetsons so relevant
and entertaining.
All in all, The Jetsons: Season 2 Volume 1 is a pure delight for
anyone who has missed the classic cartoon series for years, as well
as those who have been more interested in cartoons like Spongebob
Squarepants or The Fairly Oddparents from Nickelodeon. I loved
watching these cartoons when I was a kid, and I am very happy they
are back for a whole new fans who feel like they've just went to
orbit and young at heart. I just hope that there are more of the
great episodes available soon from the series.
Price: B+
Remastering: B+
Extras: B
Overall: B
Season 2
(1985)
For the 1980s incarnation of the show, new
characters were introduced, including Orbitty (the Jetson family's
alien pet), Spacely's inventive brother Orwell and George's work
computer, R.U.D.I. (the "Referential Universal Digital Indexer,"
who appeared in one of the original 1960s episodes).
The opening credits featured a rerecorded
version the Jetsons theme song, which features the use of
synthesized drums to create percussion typical of 1980s music.
The closing credits are static picture captions
(like most of Hanna-Barbera's shows of the time). This format
replaced the original credit sequence described above when the
1960s episodes were rebroadcast.
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Prod.
Airdate
Title
Notes
25
September 16, 1985
"Elroy Meets Orbitty"
Elroy finds a pink rock on an asteroid that
hatches into Orbitty, a spring-legged asteroid creature.
26
September 17, 1985
"Rosie Come Home"
Rosie is thought that she is not needed
anymore, so she runs off and almost is crushed in a car
destroyer until George and the family make her realize that she
is a part of the family.
27
September 18, 1985
"Solar Snoops"
An unknown package delivered to Spacely
Sprockets contains a robot sentry dog named "Sentro", and
Spacely decides to use it to guard his "Chocolate Microchip
Cookie". However, the "Galactic Sneak"—a spy for Cogswell
Cogs—has pulled a Trojan-Horse–type move by hiding inside
Sentro's body to infiltrate Spacely's plant. When he and Sentro
steal the prototype Microchip Cookie, it's up to George
Jetson—who discovers a want-ad in the news for an executive
secretary for Cogswell Cogs—to become "Georgina Jetstream",
infiltrate Cogswell Cogs, and get Spacely's cookie back.
28
September 19, 1985
"Judy's Birthday Surprise"
Judy seems to think that nobody remembered
her birthday, until one of the more unpopular kids shows her
that she is indeed loved; and is shocked to discover that nobody
said anything about her birthday, but was surprised when
everyone, including Mr. Spacely, throws her one of the best
surprise parties ever.
29
September 20, 1985
"SuperGeorge"
The Jetsons buy a Thinko machine that breaks
out a wish giving George superpowers for a day OTHER WISHES:
Jane and George's wish that they can be served, Judy's wish that
she can be a winner of the Teen Star of the Year awards, Elroy's
wish was never displayed and Astro's wish that dogs (including
him) would acting like humans and humans would act like dogs.
30
September 23, 1985
"Family Fallout"
The Jetsons vs. the Spacelys—a spoof of
Family Feud. This episode shows Spacely's family-his son
Arthur, a dog and the two persons Spacely is most afraid of-his
wife and his mother-in-law Mrs. Meltdown! Spacely tries
to unmercifully cheat and callously intimidate the Jetsons (He
even angers Jane by his taunting of George, where she confronts
him by saying he had lunargitis {laryngitis}.
He pretends that he doesn't know what she is talking about but
she coldly replies "I think you know very well WHAT I am
talking about MISTER Spacely!") but is ultimately
stopped by Rosie, when she discovers that RUDI, at work, is
being used to cheat for him. Rosie said, "Suffering Silicon
Chips, I should have known Mr. J.'s boss was behind this!"
The Jetsons win a new Foodarackacycle (which they needed since
their old one was near broken), whilst the Mr. Spacely, to his
shock, receive a lifetime supply of Cogswells Cogs!
31
September 24, 1985
"Instant Replay"
An elderly man on the bus home offers George
a better life with a special invention called "Replayola", but
when George erases his wedding day with Jane, he must make a
choice to either keep his newfound wealth and power or forego it
and regain his normal family life.
32
September 25, 1985
"Fugitive Fleas"
A rock band of fleas take refuge on Astro to
escape the tyrannical Solarini's flea circus.
33
September 26, 1985
"S.M.A.S.H."
Jane can drive, and accidentally crashes Mr.
Spacely's car that she borrowed, which causes him to gleefully
take it out on George, making him a virtual slave and groveler,
until it was discovered that a piece of silverware from his own
collection, was caught in the accelerator. This absolves the
Jetsons, and then the tables are turned and a furious and
humiliated Spacely becomes the unwilling servant of George.
34
September 30, 1985
"One Strike, You're Out"
When Spacely discovers that his rival
Cogswell has won the "Tycoon of the Day" Award, he goes all out
to beat him, forcing all his employees to work a "Triple-Shift".
After 24 hours of work and severe hounding by Spacely, George
accidentally convinces the human employees of Spacely Sprockets
to strike. Meanwhile, George is faced with his own problems when
he destroys Elroy's athlete robot, "Jocko", and then tries to
impress his son by portraying the robot himself.
35
October 1, 1985
"Mother's Day for Rosie"
It's Mother's Day in Orbit City, but Rosie is
in no mood for celebrating, as it reminds her of her own
deactivated mother. But George is determined to find the
blueprints of the "XB-400" (predecessor of the XB-500, Rosie's
model number) and give Rosie back her happiness.
36
October 2, 1985
"S'No Relative"
George and Jane's nephew, Hunky Moonrock, is
scheduled to visit Earth, but when a research team loses an
inhabitant from the planet Polaris, everything is turned upside
down when that alien is thawed out right at the Jetsons' back
door.
37
October 3, 1985
"Dance Time"
Jane convinces George to take dancing lessons
so he won't embarrass Judy at her housewarming party, but his
uncoordinated moves lead a mechanic to offer him some help with
Automatic Dancing Shoes.
38
October 7, 1985
"Judy Takes Off"
When Judy is offered a chance to get away
from her family and visit her cousin Melissa, she is at first
reluctant, but thinks differently when she sees how much her
cousin has changed, leading George to inadvertently assume the
role of "Space Ace" to spy on his daughter to keep her out of
trouble. Meanwhile, Jane and Mrs. Spacely both vie for the
"Woman of the Year" Award.
39
October 9, 1985
"Winner Takes All"
George is duped into an Olympic-themed
showdown with Cogswell Cogs, but when Cogswell pulls a
twin-brother substitution, can George come out on top when he
doesn't know who's who?
40
October 11, 1985
"The Mirrormorph"
The Jetsons contend with a transmuting alien
called the Mirrormorph, who can become an exact duplicate of
that person, but remains mute.
41
October 14, 1985
"The Cosmic Courtship of George and Jane"
George forgets his and Jane's wedding
anniversary, and the twosome reminisce about how they fell in
love. Later on, the couple find out that the minister that
married them was a fraud, so they must set things right and
renew their vows in Las Venus.
42
October 15, 1985
"High Moon"
George is fed up with his son Elroy's
fixation with a television star named Roger Mars, so he decides
to take the family on a road trip to rediscover the roots of the
Old West.
43
October 17, 1985
"Hi-Tech Wreck"
When R.U.D.I. malfunctions one time too many,
Spacely orders George to relocate his family to "Outer
Moongolia"—but is forced to eat crow when R.U.D.I. threatens to
destroy his factory.
44
October 18, 1985
"Little Bundle of Trouble"
The Jetsons take in an abandoned baby they
found on their doorstep, but are surprised when this "baby"
turns out to be a dwarf of a jewel thief in disguise.
45
October 22, 1985
"Elroy in Wonderland"
A take on both "Alice in Wonderland" and "The
Wizard of Oz". When Elroy and Astro are forced to be separated
while on vacation at Club Mellowstar, they wind up in a dream
world where antique robots resembling our modern-day appliances
are at war with each other.
