I first would like to thank everyone for their tepid to mild interest in the poll that decided the topic of this review. I wish I could all let you steal my wallet for it. Have a good new year people!
Has anyone reading this ever been wrong? Well don’t feel too bad about it, because William Hanna and Joseph Barbera were very wrong on a pretty big scale. I’ve read information stating that “The Jetsons” was set in 2062, but I’ve also heard it was in 2002. All traces of that seem to be wiped from the internet, so “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” must be lying. I would like to think they were just way off and predicted everything wrong. Call it the pessimist in me but I’m biting the hand that feeds ragging on the show people voted for. I hope I’m wrong though, because 100 years is safe enough to assume you’ll be dead so only your grandkids will get beat up in their non-rocket pants or shoes. It’s not like this is Arthur C. Clarke not foreseeing cell phones being a thing, but it seems lazy. “Just throw some extra rings around their clothes and call it a day.” I mean they’re like 50 years in front of “Futurama” and they still use the street at least. I’m just saying we need to set some rules future Hollywood.
I mean come on. Video phone calls? That's insane
Meet George Jetson.
He's quite the looker
His boy Elroy.
Kids in the future only have pupils
Daughter Judy.
If I could describe Judy in one word, it would be non-descript.
Jane, his wife.
She puts Lois Griffin to shame
That show about cavemen and chocolate cereal has a similar opening theme. I’m not saying cartoons back in the day were kind of lazy, but I am saying that. Along with those fine folks we’ve got two incredibly exciting technological advances living in the house: A TALKING DOG AND ROBOT SERVANT! Thank you god. I’m going to be 73 in 2062, and boy am I jacked up about the robot. The dog is kind of a pain, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
The robot in question is Rosie. She kind of looks like the robot version of Alice from “The Brady Bunch”. She also murdered George in a forgotten episode.
I DID NOT MU-W-DER HIM!
The dog I mentioned is named Astro. Apparently in the future we name our animals after bad baseball teams. I can’t wait to get me kitty Athletics. Astro is actually what I imagine when I imagine that dogs can talk. He’s really stupid, doesn’t say anything of importance and only serves to bother his master. I can’t wait for that.
Idiot
All of these things and people lived in an elevated house bubble in Orbit City. The main man George Jetson is a very unlikeable man. He works for two hours a week, and he has to push a button. That’s it. He’s got a smoking hot wife who stays home all day, a spoiled daughter and a son that adores him. Despite all of this, he is never happy. Spacely Space Sprockets seemed like a nice place. His boss was kind of a jerk, but he was clearly no salve driver. I’m thinking the whole set up was a commentary on the lazy attitudes being imparted on American people. Thank god that didn’t turn out to be true, huh internet?
Walking? Who needs that crap?
I’d like to discuss a major issue with this show. Where is the ground? I think we need to look no further than Rosie’s exhaust. Al Gore will be spinning in his grave when this happens. She sputters out all of this filth and those flying cars with the e-check violations. It caused the global warming and the ice caps melted! The world had to elevate to be safe. Why else would the repair man have the town named after him? You’re telling me the surname Orbit is the most common one around? Really? That’s weird. I’m not even going to get into the weird fuzzy spring monster that terrifies and warms my heart all at once.
This is what all of us deserve for hurting Al Gore!
I know my favorite part of the show is the “Krabs vs. Plankton situation” we have between Cosmo Spacely and Spencer Cogswell. The roles are somewhat reversed, but stick with me. George is Squidward like anyway with all the complaining. We’ve got the little maniacal man who’s driven by greed and hate. But then we’ve got the competitor that derives pleasure from harassing and stealing from the other guy. It’s more like Plankton vs. Plankton. Why would you root for them? I am mainly rooting for nice Elroy to grow up and win the WWF Hardcore title a bunch of times.
“The Jetsons” is iconic. It’s kind of a cheap tacked on premise based off the success of “The Flintstones” but it is still clearly held in high regard. I think it’s clear I’d have rather written about “All in the Family” or “M.A.S.H.” but I was totally cool with taking a trip down early childhood lane. This show has played a big part in kids viewing habits for decades and continues to serve as a disappointment that I have to do more than push a button and have a robot clean for me. Here’s to 2062 people!
Existentialism on moving sidewalks. Need I say more?