Great bunch of facts! I loved the Jetsons. Our family saw it in color in Los Angeles when it first came out. My little sister used to cry at the end of the episodes, when George was caught on the dog walker, yelling for Jane to “stop this crazy thing!”. You see, that was our dad, George O’Hanlon. Very much enjoyed reading everyone’s comments. Dad would have loved them, too. George O’Hanlon, Jr.
That was your dad? Wow! He was brilliant as George Jetson, even in the 1990 movie (looking back, I can see that it [and possibly the 80s revival] was inferior to the 1960s TV series, but I don't agree with what people say regarding his age and health catching up with him and causing a decline in his performance[even if it did cause a bit of decline, people don't have the right to judge him harshly for that, he had no control over these things, nobody does] while recording for the movie, he was good in that too! Him and Mel Blanc) I can totally see why you're proud of him 💚💜
Thank you for chiming in on this tribute, Mr. O’Hanlon, Jr! It would be great to meet you at some point in the future, unlikely though it may be. All the best to you from Minnesota!
The big thing that this video fails to mention is that in fact there was a Jetsons movie released in 1990. It brought in about $20.3 million, five dollars of that being my money.
@@papagreenemusic In fact I own one share of Spacely Space Sprockets, the company that George Jetson worked for. That share of stock should be worth a lot in the year 2365. Here’s another little known fact for you: Astro, who was the family dog of the Jetsons was a direct descendent of Scooby Doo. “I ruv you Rorge!”😀😀😀
It did well on reruns on Saturday mornings, then it finally got revived in 1985 for new episodes that aired five times a week on broadcast syndication. However, the new episodes were different from the original prime-time season.
@@nicoleknight9412 Although The Flintsones was made in colour, initially it was transmitted in black and white. I think what the author is trying to say is that if there were more people with colour tv at the time it could have lasted longer.
The ground is polluted from war and garbage...plus it's where the minorities live, seeing as only Caucasians are seen in the show. Man, that's nott only dark, but racist and sexist too, as all the women stay home and can't drive.
In my version of a Live action Jetsons it canonizes Thru the World building of the backstory for the Jetsons in this (in my version of a live action Jetsons/Jetsons live-action reboot) here it is It will be revealed that the world of the Jetsons takes place that the Jetsons live in was created through WW3 that lasted from 2062 till 2070 and it takes place 699 years after it ended & Orbit city and the other floating buildings and floating cities were built by the survivors of WW3 Who retreated into the first few floating cities and buildings and space stations and space ships that were built & orbit city and floating buildings and cities became a home away from home for humanity to survive but the plot twist will reveal that the eye is the true cause of the Third World war after it turned sentient and declare war on humanity and in the aftermath of the Third World War it took control of the human race after a trick them and a large chunk of the Milky Way and it’s up to the Jetsons to defeat the Eye save the Milky Way
It’s interesting you mention The Jetsons being cancelled due to being a color cartoon in a black and white world. When I was growing up, all we had were black and white TVs. The show I watched most was The Flintstones. I still remember the day I finally saw it in color in the eighties. It blew me away!
This guy does not know what he is talking about. Take it from someone who saw the show when it was new. It was television history, and I saw it the first time.
Weren't there several color cartoons around that Time Period? Rocky & Bullwinkle, Looney Tunes, Tom And Jerry, Hanna Barbera. It wasn't just The Jetsons, you know.
You were lucky. My older siblings “watched” television through the windows into the neighbor’s house. My dad was a snob and was holding out. When he finally bought one he was hooked. It was the center of evening entertainment. As time went on we begged our dad for color. He said we would when PBS went color. Fat chance! We only got two stations.
Next to the Flintstones my sister and I still love the Jetsons in fact we even had a color TV when we lived in Chicago so it made the show so much better compared to what was on in black and white
@@Clevelands-finest One of the movies set on a Spacely asteroid had Judy with a POC friend. Blue. A corporate meeting had robots as members. Apparently *THE ROBOTS* had attained equality, or at least citizenship.
While this was an interesting nine minutes, "10 Facts Why" is totally BS. And the ONE reason given was "the show was produced in color and there weren't enough color TV sets in America at the time"??? Bah, get outta town! Even Ruff and Reddy was in color!!!
First he says viewership and ratings were up and then that it was a lack of color sets that caused its cancellation. How does this make any sense? If the numbers are up it tells you that people didn’t care if it was in b&w. For us EVERYTHING was in b&w anyway because we didn’t have a color set. We watched Bonanza and World of Disney in b&w ( both “transmitted In Living Color”) because they were good shows and we enjoyed them, even in b&w. They managed to stay on the air in spite of the lack of color sets, in Bonanza’s case for 14 seasons.
Being a teenager when the show debuted, no one in my circle of friends had a color TV and if they did, they watched "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" at the same 7:30 pm eastern time slot. Disney already had a large audience before The Jetsons premiered. Ironically, ABC owned Disneyland when it opened in 1955 but Disneyland moved their show to NBC because all NBC affiliates could show it in color. Made sense because NBC was owned by RCA, the only company making color sets back then since their patent had yet to run out. Also, The Jetsons had no continuing, week to week sponsor. Many times you would hear "The Jetsons...brought to you by ABC where you can see (name of a popular ABC prime time show). In the advertising business that was known as "unsold spots" which meant no guaranteed revenue stream for the show. Also The Jetsons had to vision to introduce other gadgets we take for granted now: The "Visaphone" used in episode 1 is now today's FaceTime/Skype/ZOOM. Students' grades were on a cassette, called "TeleTape" played on a home player, while the compact cassette was not introduced until 1964. Their flat screen TV was known as the "Televiewer" which George used to tune in the news much like we tune into CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc. Lektronimo, their apartment approved, nuclear powered dog is reincarnated by Sony as a $3000 robotic dog.
I have to agree on the color issue. Many TV shows in the 50's produced color episodes, such as "The Adventures of Superman", predicting that color TVs would be the next step in TV evolution. Hanna Barbera even produced color episodes of "The Flintstones" before 1966, the year that television networks stopped broadcasting in B/W...
I loved the Jetsons as a child and would love to see not only a movie, but an updated animated series. This show was so before it's time! Would need to have writers that are imaginative and very up on all futuristic ideas. Would still need to be fun and quirky!
I used to love watching the Jetsons. It is one of my favourite cartoons of all time. I can still remember what all their voices sounded like to this day. Elroy had a very distinct voice. There was something so great about the sounds, the music & that futuristic but wholesome feeling. One of the best cartons for sure. You made me feel very nostalgic.
You forgot the Jane Jetson face mask that she puts on to look presentable when on a video call. Today Zoom has an editing feature that lets you tweak your appearance so that your skin looks smoother and younger and you look more radiant when you're on a Zoom video call.
I grew up in Downey, CA and remember that McDonald's. Also had a neighbor who was Sound Effects editor for Hanna-Barbera, and he asked my Dad (who was a computer designer) to record some "futuristic" sounds for a new show in development - The Jetsons. Rosie the Robot and the Food-a-rackacycle were some of the more often used FX my Dad and I recorded for the show.
The Jetsons actually went back into production from 1985-87, creating new episodes for syndication. But, for my money, the "Classic 24" are far better than the newer ones.
That's a tough call if season 1 of The Jetsons was better then the season 2 & 3 of The Jetsons. Cause remember, Taft Broadcasting, which was Hanna-Barbera's parent company back in 1985 got The Jetsons back on the air. Even though season 1 was ok, season 2 & 3 were a little bit better.
Yes I remember them, I just posted a comment about Orbitty, they were terrible, the originals were great, the 80s ones were just cringeworthy, sorry to any 80s kids who liked the newer versions.
It's weird right?? I mean after watching THE JETSONS MEET THE FLINTSTONES movie. So, would Elroy's friend have a watch that could see backwards in time??
So back in 1973, Hanna-Barbera had tried to resurrect the Jetsons like they did with the Flintstones a couple years back for the 1974-75 season, and revamp it to make it a lot more like the Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show with Elroy as a teenager this time, but due to creative differences with CBS's then-president Fred Silverman, they decided to make an animated version of The Partridge Family instead, and that's how Partridge Family 2200 AD came into existence.
I couldn't believe that the Jetsons only ran for one season until I came across the set around 1998 or so. I could have sworn that it ran for at least 3 seasons! Thank goodness for reruns!
Most people (including me) thought the show's original network run was longer. I think most people think it ran longer is because has been playing in reruns (both on the network & in syndication) for decades.
Yes, because Hanna Barbera revived the series in 1985 and made new episodes then and in 1987 for a five times a week broadcast syndication run. It took some years before it was really fully embraced by the public, mostly by children.
They were not predictions...they already knew the technology they hide from the public! I was a little kid when i watched it and i already knew. Just like in the Simpsons...they show you what is coming..it is in your face. Anyway....i love The Jetsons.
Very Odd there was NO Mention of "Jetsons, The Movie" from 1990 . When he was on the topic of a potential Jetsons Movie I kept waiting for it to be mentioned.
Pretty neat footage. Now I see all the future items on the jetsons that are in the present 2021. Flat tv, wrist watches with pictures, robots doing house work. Jetsons wa a great show. Thank you for the memories.
To us Boomers who were "cartoon watching age" when the Jetsons aired, their dog Astro's: "Rut roh, Rorge" is what we use as a signal that something is about ready to "hit the fan"...
This Boomer also used Scooby-Doo's line “rot roe Shaggy!” quite often, like earlier today, and yesterday, couple days before that... Told my mom on the phone last week “Danger Will Robinson! Danger!”. Only having 4 TV channels had all of us using the same quotes. (For youngsters it was ABC, CBS, NBC, & PBS.) I remember having to explain that to a 21 year old kid at work. He didn't understand how I had so much in common with a guy my age that grew up in Puerto Rico. Told him whether it was the island, or the peninsula (FLA), there was 4 channels, and rock and roll went around the world. So when I walked in and said “Luzy I'm home!” in my best Desi Arnaz imitation, the guy answered like Lucy. We had the oldies radio station on, I'm on one end of the aisle of the stock room, PR is on the far end, and during “Hotel California” we were facing away from each other, both playing air guitar. The 21 year old says “do you guys even know your both doing the same thing?”. I turned look at PR, and said “I'm playing base, what are you doing?”, he said “I'm playing lead.”, so I turned to the kid and said “No, we're not doing the same thing. I'd be playing air drums, but I lost my sticks.”. Poor kid thought those old people have lost their minds... That is the best part of being this old, people your age all speak the same quotes and cliches. We have a common thread holding us together, the same culture, no matter where you are from. So many TV shows made in the USA got translated and shown around the world. I just wish they would syndicate more of the shows we grew up with and play them again. Anybody else want to watch Captain Kangaroo again? But with your grandkids this time. ☺️ ✌️ 🖖 😷
BR549, OU812, Boomer wow you guys must have been in the big cities we 1 Channel in 1966. Boomers do talk a different language. I now have to ask how old people are on the phone so I know what I can talk about. When 60 year olds get together it’s bit like back in high school a lot of fun with language. Joking etc
@@davidwright1752 Hi, Yes, it can seem like we are back in highschool. That's usually the best part of your life, that's when you were at your coolest, and you still had hope, and thought the whole world is ahead of you. Also most of us still think we are 18 year olds stuck in an old person's body. We're still cool. I just need some regular waisted jeans in boot cut, I was too cool for bell bottoms (especially after I tripped in them). I want my youth back, I just don't remember where I left it at.🤣 ☺️ ✌️ 🖖 😷
It's a crime that we still don't have a live action Jetsons movie. The first Flintstones movie was great with an amazing cast and this was in the 90s! I'm 35 and still want this to happen!
The Jetsons characters: George Jetson Jane Jetson Judy Jetson Elroy Jetson Astro Jetson Orbitty Rosie The Robot Maid Henry Orbit M.A.C Mr. Spacely R.U.D.l Mrs. Spacely Uniblab Mr. Coswell Grandpa Jetson
Good to know that there may still be a live action Jetsons movie someday. I won't hold my breath, but I will hold out hope for one. Loved them as a child, still love them as an adult.
If there ever is a live action movie, who would you pick to play the characters? George Jetson: Jane Jetson: Judy Jetson: Elroy Jetson: Astro Jetson: Rosie The Robot Maid: Henry Orbit: M.A.C: Mr. Spacely: R.U.D.l: Mrs. Spacely: Mr. Coswell: Uniblab: Grandpa Jetson:
@@josephclegg3562 That's an ambitious list, so I'll just mention a few -- George: Jason Sudekis (probably not spelled correctly - sorry) ... Spacely: Danny Devito ... Cogsley: Gotta think on this one ... Rosie: Pamela Reed ... Astro: Gotta think on this one too ... Jane, Judy, Elroy: Not sure, thinking on these ... All the rest you mentioned: Whomever, it doesn't really matter, probably. Sorry all I could come up with was Jason Sudekis, Danny Devito, and Pamela Reed. The casting isn't something I've gave a lot of thought to, because Hollywood will cast whomever they want anyway, is the way I see it.
Huh? It was always in color. The first all color show on its network. People just didn’t have color TVs. Well, they said many local stations only broadcast in B&W. But that was the station not the show.
I was more of a Flintstones fan, but I did like The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones movie. That movie needs a remake to fix Betty's voice though. I'm hoping Lego Ideas will produce The Jetsons Lego set to go with The Flintstones Lego set.
@@debrahubbard763 Hi, They have floating cars, have for years. Best example is the ones they use at Walt Disney World in Florida. They use them to travel from the hotel to the theme parks by the canals and lakes. Check their website to see if they have pictures of them. The ones I saw looked like old 1950's cars. 😎 Hope this helps. ☺️ ✌️ 🖖 😷
I've always wanted them to do a live action movie of The Jetsons meeting The Flintstones, but with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm as teenagers to hang out with Judy and Elroy.
Always loved the Video Call Jane had come in one early morning. Both Jane and the other woman wore a “Fake Face Mask” to look better on the Video call. Something we can all relate to in modern times.
The Jetson's also predicted tunnel carpel syndrome. George Jetson's finger would get tired of pressing buttons and he would have pain in his index finger.
I don’t care of the dresses were in color or not just so long as I can watch the Cartoon on TV. I was a huge fan. I like all of Hanna-Barbera cartoons except or superhero type.
The most thing I remember was when George was trapped on the dog treadmill going round and round constantly and yelling "Jane, Jane stop this crazy thing!"
I loved the Jetsons...I remember it airing in prime time hours, early enough for us kids that we could watch it before having to go to bed and go to school the next morning. It was in color, but we had a black & white set. Interesting to hear that's the reason it was canceled.
Hi! Thank you for the video. I watched The Jetsons since the late 60's. I had no idea it was only on for one year, and 24 episodes. I watched it for years and didn't know. ☺️ ✌️ 🖖 😷
4:18 Whoa! Suborbital, not subordinate, and Tesla has nothing whatsoever to do with rocketry. SpaceX is developing interplanetary space ships. It happens to be owned by the same person, Elon Musk, but the two companies are entirely independent of one another.
One fact: Judy and Elroy were never aged up in the series. Pebbles and Bam Bam were allowed to grow up, get married and have children of their own, while Judy and Elroy remained kids, even when the Jetsons added new episodes in the 1980's.
Actually, there was a planned updated Jetsons series in the mid 70s which would star an adult Judy and a college aged Elroy however, for one reason or another, that concept never made it to fruition and we got instead The Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
Another fun fact not mentioned here: Coldcut took a sample of George saying "Stop this crazy thing" and used it in their 80's song of the same name released in 1989: Stop this crazy thing
The Jetsons and the Flintstones are both of my favorite cartoons. One is about the future and the other one stone age, my number 1 is the Flintstones. But it doesn't mean I love the Jetsons less. I am going to be 54 in December 2020.
It was canceled due to cost. The reruns kept running. In the 1980s more cartoons were made by computer. This was less expensive. The older cartoons and the newer ones were run together. It worked.
They also had a series in the mid 1980's for a few seasons. I like the 1962 series the best. Weird how this was cancelled & the Flintstones "rolled on". Jetsons was to be a future (adaptation of the Flintstones)
One time my cat got scared of some dogs while I was carrying her. She clawed and bit me to get away. Later that night I got sick, my hand swole up to 3x it's normal thickness and I got a high fever. Cat scratch fever is a real thing!
Just because the intro has four notes, and Cat Scratch Fever is four syllables, does not mean Nugent stole the melody, especially when they aren't even the same notes, and pretty much nothing else about the two tunes are anything like each other.
@@SciHeartJourney You are correct. I had a cat scratch me in high school and it swole up a lymph node under my armpit up to the size of a softball. It got me out of gym for two weeks in 1988. Lol
I grew up watching the Jetsons and the Flintstones cartoons, and when I had children, I showed them these cartoons, and my children loved watching them as well.
It would've lasted longer if they have a Barney Rubble counterpart (the closest they had to a Barney Rubble expy was Henry Orbit who was the building superintendent of Skypad Apartments).
It would be awesome to finally see a live action Jetsons movie!!! Or even a live sitcom? Danny DeVito as Cosmo Spacely it only makes sense! Tim Allen as George, voice over for astro. Bryce Dallas Howard playing Jane, Meg Donnelly as Judy, Joel Dawson as Elroy. Just a few thoughts 😊 Loved watching it as a kid. Saturday mornings were the best.
Yeah but I think Jetsons the movie should’ve been a live action movie and should’ve been released in 1996 here’s what the cast should look like if it was live action & released in 1996 George Jetson-Billy Crystal Jane jetson-Julia Roberts Elroy Jetson-Shia labeouf Judy Jetson-Reese Witherspoon Mr. spacely-Bob Hoskins Rosie-Sigourney Weaver astro-Frank welker Directors Robert Zemeckis Producers Steven Spielberg William Hanna Joseph Barbera Production companies Hanna-Barbera productions Amblin entertainment Distributor company Universal pictures
I don’t think that The Jetsons from the past would be able to be a success in this time because it never had any other races in the cartoon. I remember a saying that went around years ago, which I won’t repeat out of respect, that said awful things about other races. If it was made in this time, it would need to be open about all different kinds of people. Thank you Facts Verse for another wonderful walk down memory lane 👍
Betsy Ross2.0 it figures that she would say something like that. But yet she wants to say that she isn’t racist! When I was a kid and watching The Jetsons, I didn’t know anything better about it being all white characters in the show. I didn’t even know anything about racism until my parents explained it to me when I was about 13 years old. Thank you so much for your reply 🥀
The Jetsons were originally supposed to have a sequel show in 1974 from what I read on Wikipedia. The show was to take place ten years after the original show, with Elroy becoming a teenager and Judy having a job as an ace TV reporter. However, CBS rejected the idea and it was then retooled as an animated series featuring The Partridge Family in the futuristic setting. Hence the idea of "The Partridge Family: 2200 A.D."
They really need to go forward with making a live action movie of The Jetsons. They did the Flintstones, why not The Jetsons. I would love to see the space car and other robotical invention from the show in 3D.
I just thought the Jetsons creation idea was from just taking the idea of the Flintstones and flipping it to a family in the future. The idea of Kayne west being a director for a movie makes me cringe
Great bunch of facts! I loved the Jetsons. Our family saw it in color in Los Angeles when it first came out. My little sister used to cry at the end of the episodes, when George was caught on the dog walker, yelling for Jane to “stop this crazy thing!”. You see, that was our dad, George O’Hanlon.
Very much enjoyed reading everyone’s comments. Dad would have loved them, too.
George O’Hanlon, Jr.
That was your dad? Wow! He was brilliant as George Jetson, even in the 1990 movie (looking back, I can see that it [and possibly the 80s revival] was inferior to the 1960s TV series, but I don't agree with what people say regarding his age and health catching up with him and causing a decline in his performance[even if it did cause a bit of decline, people don't have the right to judge him harshly for that, he had no control over these things, nobody does] while recording for the movie, he was good in that too! Him and Mel Blanc)
I can totally see why you're proud of him 💚💜
Thank you for chiming in on this tribute, Mr. O’Hanlon, Jr! It would be great to meet you at some point in the future, unlikely though it may be. All the best to you from Minnesota!
So cool. I still have my movie ticker from 1990 when my dad took me to see the move in Phenix City, AL
No one would have been a better George Jetson. Penny Singleton was perfect, too.
I just recently discovered something your Dad did that I now LOVE.....Joe McDoakes!!!!
Got lucky when I was a kid to enjoy it every Saturday morning
The big thing that this video fails to mention is that in fact there was a Jetsons movie released in 1990. It brought in about $20.3 million, five dollars of that being my money.
Yeah i was wondering why they didn't mention it
@Larry Shackle So therefore, what percentage of the movie's overall revenue did you cover? 😉
@@papagreenemusic According to my iPhone calculator that would be .000025%.😀😀😀
@@shackdaddy7106 lol...
You deserve 1 share of stock in the movie!
@@papagreenemusic In fact I own one share of Spacely Space Sprockets, the company that George Jetson worked for. That share of stock should be worth a lot in the year 2365.
Here’s another little known fact for you: Astro, who was the family dog of the Jetsons was a direct descendent of Scooby Doo. “I ruv you Rorge!”😀😀😀
There wasn't ten reasons it was cancelled.... You only gave ONE. Once again, interesting facts and some I didn't know, but again with the clickbait.
Either the title was changed or you didn't read it correctly.
@@threynolds2 "This is Why the Jetsons was Cancelled (10 Facts)" The title could be seen as ambiguous.
@arcanesage Yeah they were lying they had no reasons what it was in color I’m gonna stop watching facts first they stink
Facts are a concept by which we measure....😅
And none of them right.
I’m sad that The Jetsons was cancelled. I loved this cartoon show. 💜🥺
Yet the Flintstones, which was also in color, lasted six years.
It did well on reruns on Saturday mornings, then it finally got revived in 1985 for new episodes that aired five times a week on broadcast syndication. However, the new episodes were different from the original prime-time season.
@@nicoleknight9412 Although The Flintsones was made in colour, initially it was transmitted in black and white. I think what the author is trying to say is that if there were more people with colour tv at the time it could have lasted longer.
What I always wondered was “If they do everything in the sky, what’s on the ground?”
They are a billion feet in the sky, so they probably dont know what's on the ground.
U could see some good stories showing their camping in the woods and many more below in comic book Gold Key.
The ground is polluted from war and garbage...plus it's where the minorities live, seeing as only Caucasians are seen in the show.
Man, that's nott only dark, but racist and sexist too, as all the women stay home and can't drive.
The ground was for bums, mostly. I think the episode "The Flying Suit" showed the suit falling to the ground and being taken by a bum.
In my version of a Live action Jetsons it canonizes Thru the World building of the backstory for the Jetsons in this (in my version of a live action Jetsons/Jetsons live-action reboot) here it is
It will be revealed that the world of the Jetsons takes place that the Jetsons live in was created through WW3 that lasted from 2062 till 2070 and it takes place 699 years after it ended & Orbit city and the other floating buildings and floating cities were built by the survivors of WW3 Who retreated into the first few floating cities and buildings and space stations and space ships that were built & orbit city and floating buildings and cities became a home away from home for humanity to survive but the plot twist will reveal that the eye is the true cause of the Third World war after it turned sentient and declare war on humanity and in the aftermath of the Third World War it took control of the human race after a trick them and a large chunk of the Milky Way and it’s up to the Jetsons to defeat the Eye save the Milky Way
If they do a Jetson movie. Danny DiVeto as Mr spacely please
Yessssss
i highly doubt they could even afford danny diveto
@@terrysyvertson9205 what make u say that
Yes, most definitely, and Johnny Depp can as George.
@@josephclegg3562 or Steve Carell as George n Tina fey as Joan
"JETSON, YOU'RRRRRREEEEEE FIRED!" always cracks me up. Mr. Spacely is so comical. Same goes for the rest of these great characters.
It would be funny when he would fire George and then something would happen to make him realize he needs George back, and he would rehire him.
I noticed Mr Spacely has a hitler-stash. 😳
Never saw it as a child.
That's my only good Mel Blanc imitation. I shake my jowls as I say it.
Trump Vince
@@josephclegg3562 Hehhehheh
It’s interesting you mention The Jetsons being cancelled due to being a color cartoon in a black and white world. When I was growing up, all we had were black and white TVs. The show I watched most was The Flintstones. I still remember the day I finally saw it in color in the eighties. It blew me away!
This guy does not know what he is talking about. Take it from someone who saw the show when it was new. It was television history, and I saw it the first time.
Weren't there several color cartoons around that Time Period? Rocky & Bullwinkle, Looney Tunes, Tom And Jerry, Hanna Barbera. It wasn't just The Jetsons, you know.
Termites C Aardvark Yes, absolutely. That’s why saying The Jetsons was canceled due to its color format is pure B.S..
Termites C Aardwolf Sorry, got your name wrong. My bad 🙃😜
You were lucky. My older siblings “watched” television through the windows into the neighbor’s house. My dad was a snob and was holding out. When he finally bought one he was hooked. It was the center of evening entertainment. As time went on we begged our dad for color. He said we would when PBS went color. Fat chance! We only got two stations.
jet screamer...EEP OPP ORK AH-HA THAT MEANS I LOVE YOU ,JUDY JETSON!
I didn't realize it had only been one season.
It was given more episodes in the 80s.
Next to the Flintstones my sister and I still love the Jetsons in fact we even had a color TV when we lived in Chicago so it made the show so much better compared to what was on in black and white
I love the flintstones as well. They work together as a community
Did you see that Elroy's classmate who got him in trouble with the other kid's grades. The rotten kid was watching the Flintstones on his TV watch
The jetsons an American classic for all
Well... I know it was a different era, but I don't know if they ever showed any brown persons. Even the movies!
@@jsl151850b Really makes the future look good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOUL TRAINNNN"
@@jsl151850byou have a great point right there no brown people insight at all !?
@@Clevelands-finest One of the movies set on a Spacely asteroid had Judy with a POC friend. Blue. A corporate meeting had robots as members. Apparently *THE ROBOTS* had attained equality, or at least citizenship.
All those elevated walkways and nobody ever falls off.
And they never mention how tall those columns are. If you notice, they never, ever show the ground or real animals. Not even Astro is real dog.
@@SciHeartJourney Astro is a real dog. You are thinking of Orbit from the similar Partridge Family cartoon.
I know, right? I would be scared considering how high up in the sky they are.
you have just stated a common misconception - people are falling off all the time
@@MsTimothyswan LOL! I meant to their deaths, but okay, I'll accept that too.
While this was an interesting nine minutes, "10 Facts Why" is totally BS. And the ONE reason given was "the show was produced in color and there weren't enough color TV sets in America at the time"??? Bah, get outta town! Even Ruff and Reddy was in color!!!
Doc Doccus So was The Flintstones, and it began two years earlier.
First he says viewership and ratings were up and then that it was a lack of color sets that caused its cancellation. How does this make any sense? If the numbers are up it tells you that people didn’t care if it was in b&w. For us EVERYTHING was in b&w anyway because we didn’t have a color set. We watched Bonanza and World of Disney in b&w ( both “transmitted In Living Color”) because they were good shows and we enjoyed them, even in b&w. They managed to stay on the air in spite of the lack of color sets, in Bonanza’s case for 14 seasons.
Being a teenager when the show debuted, no one in my circle of friends had a color TV and if they did, they watched "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" at the same 7:30 pm eastern time slot. Disney already had a large audience before The Jetsons premiered. Ironically, ABC owned Disneyland when it opened in 1955 but Disneyland moved their show to NBC because all NBC affiliates could show it in color. Made sense because NBC was owned by RCA, the only company making color sets back then since their patent had yet to run out. Also, The Jetsons had no continuing, week to week sponsor. Many times you would hear "The Jetsons...brought to you by ABC where you can see (name of a popular ABC prime time show). In the advertising business that was known as "unsold spots" which meant no guaranteed revenue stream for the show. Also The Jetsons had to vision to introduce other gadgets we take for granted now: The "Visaphone" used in episode 1 is now today's FaceTime/Skype/ZOOM. Students' grades were on a cassette, called "TeleTape" played on a home player, while the compact cassette was not introduced until 1964. Their flat screen TV was known as the "Televiewer" which George used to tune in the news much like we tune into CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc. Lektronimo, their apartment approved, nuclear powered dog is reincarnated by Sony as a $3000 robotic dog.
I have to agree on the color issue. Many TV shows in the 50's produced color episodes, such as "The Adventures of Superman", predicting that color TVs would be the next step in TV evolution. Hanna Barbera even produced color episodes of "The Flintstones" before 1966, the year that television networks stopped broadcasting in B/W...
Yes, RUFF N' REDDY went to color broadcasts in the September return in 1958. It premiered in December 1957 in black and white.
The part where Jane takes George’s wallet instead of the bill he hands her is hilarious
Typical women, right..?
Sorta like a cartoon version of Al Bundy handing Peggy money and she takes the wallet.
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The Robot Chicken spoof of this was HILARIOUS...
I wonder how much George intended to give Jane. It must not have been much considering she took the wallet instead.
Why does the robot 🤖 emoji look like the robot on the Jetson’s? She better be getting her paycheck! LoL
I loved the Jetsons as a child and would love to see not only a movie, but an updated animated series. This show was so before it's time! Would need to have writers that are imaginative and very up on all futuristic ideas. Would still need to be fun and quirky!
I used to love watching the Jetsons. It is one of my favourite cartoons of all time. I can still remember what all their voices sounded like to this day. Elroy had a very distinct voice.
There was something so great about the sounds, the music & that futuristic but wholesome feeling.
One of the best cartons for sure. You made me feel very nostalgic.
You forgot the Jane Jetson face mask that she puts on to look presentable when on a video call. Today Zoom has an editing feature that lets you tweak your appearance so that your skin looks smoother and younger and you look more radiant when you're on a Zoom video call.
J Smith more like the Americans copying the Chinese ✌️😁
yes I think of that everytime I do a zoom call! Would love a clip of that.
As far as I'm concerned, today's cartoons fall far short of these classics
Big time
Today is July 31, 2022. Today George Jetson will be born today
I grew up in Downey, CA and remember that McDonald's. Also had a neighbor who was Sound Effects editor for Hanna-Barbera, and he asked my Dad (who was a computer designer) to record some "futuristic" sounds for a new show in development - The Jetsons. Rosie the Robot and the Food-a-rackacycle were some of the more often used FX my Dad and I recorded for the show.
you and your dad did great work!
a show ahead of its time, literally!
As I do when I take off my hat, you make a good point !
I miss that cartoon was one of my favorite
Me too.
Wasn't there a movie, called "the Jetsons meet the Flintstones"?...it was the first cartoon "crossover"
Me too. Awesome cartoon during my childhood.
The Jetsons actually went back into production from 1985-87, creating new episodes for syndication. But, for my money, the "Classic 24" are far better than the newer ones.
Was the 'Viva Las Venus' episode taken out of rotation for encouraging gambling?
That's a tough call if season 1 of The Jetsons was better then the season 2 & 3 of The Jetsons. Cause remember, Taft Broadcasting, which was Hanna-Barbera's parent company back in 1985 got The Jetsons back on the air. Even though season 1 was ok, season 2 & 3 were a little bit better.
Yes I remember them, I just posted a comment about Orbitty, they were terrible, the originals were great, the 80s ones were just cringeworthy, sorry to any 80s kids who liked the newer versions.
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For me too. But I love all the three seasons! ❤️
I loved the Jetsons back in the good old days.
I LOVE THE JETSONS
So do I !!!
Me too!!
Me too.
In 1962 we had two television sets, both black and white.
How about the wrist watch television Elroy's school mate had in class.
dick tracy had a WRISTO RADIO IN THE 1940'S
I remember that episode. Elroy's classmate was watching The Flintstones.
@@josephclegg3562 The swimming pool episode to be exact.
It's weird right?? I mean after watching THE JETSONS MEET THE FLINTSTONES movie. So, would Elroy's friend have a watch that could see backwards in time??
"The Jetsons" WAS a sitcom.
Kind of like "Married With Children," except much earlier.
"The Flintstones" was a sitcom, too.
@@josephclegg3562 , on yes and VERY hip at the time!
True! That’s all it is
@@MoeJaxon "Rou Retcha!"
I got bothered one Sunday eve when we did not get back home in time to watch The Jetsons. Such is life.
In essence, it was a futuristic remake of Blondie and Dagwood, complete with Penny Singletons' voice as Jane.
And Joe Doakes as George
So back in 1973, Hanna-Barbera had tried to resurrect the Jetsons like they did with the Flintstones a couple years back for the 1974-75 season, and revamp it to make it a lot more like the Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show with Elroy as a teenager this time, but due to creative differences with CBS's then-president Fred Silverman, they decided to make an animated version of The Partridge Family instead, and that's how Partridge Family 2200 AD came into existence.
I couldn't believe that the Jetsons only ran for one season until I came across the set around 1998 or so. I could have sworn that it ran for at least 3 seasons! Thank goodness for reruns!
Most people (including me) thought the show's original network run was longer. I think most people think it ran longer is because has been playing in reruns (both on the network & in syndication) for decades.
Yes, because Hanna Barbera revived the series in 1985 and made new episodes then and in 1987 for a five times a week broadcast syndication run. It took some years before it was really fully embraced by the public, mostly by children.
The jetsons meet the flintsones
I wish they did a live action movie of this, but they should have Pebbles and Bamm Bamm in it as teenagers to hangout with Judy and Elroy.
In "So I Married an Axe Murderer", Mike Meyer's character uses the line and adds his twist, "Jane get me off this crazy thing, called love". LOL😂😂😂
Cartoons was perfect back then and fun to watch
Mr Spacely was a Karen/Kevin. If all you have is termination threats on your management palate, you're a lousy boss and a crappy human being as well.
They were not predictions...they already knew the technology they hide from the public! I was a little kid when i watched it and i already knew. Just like in the Simpsons...they show you what is coming..it is in your face. Anyway....i love The Jetsons.
Good point, Gitana!
Very Odd there was NO Mention of "Jetsons, The Movie" from 1990 . When he was on the topic of a potential Jetsons Movie I kept waiting for it to be mentioned.
Pretty neat footage. Now I see all the future items on the jetsons that are in the present 2021. Flat tv, wrist watches with pictures, robots doing house work. Jetsons wa a great show. Thank you for the memories.
To us Boomers who were "cartoon watching age" when the Jetsons aired, their dog Astro's: "Rut roh, Rorge" is what we use as a signal that something is about ready to "hit the fan"...
This Boomer also used Scooby-Doo's line “rot roe Shaggy!” quite often, like earlier today, and yesterday, couple days before that...
Told my mom on the phone last week “Danger Will Robinson! Danger!”.
Only having 4 TV channels had all of us using the same quotes. (For youngsters it was ABC, CBS, NBC, & PBS.) I remember having to explain that to a 21 year old kid at work. He didn't understand how I had so much in common with a guy my age that grew up in Puerto Rico. Told him whether it was the island, or the peninsula (FLA), there was 4 channels, and rock and roll went around the world. So when I walked in and said “Luzy I'm home!” in my best Desi Arnaz imitation, the guy answered like Lucy. We had the oldies radio station on, I'm on one end of the aisle of the stock room, PR is on the far end, and during “Hotel California” we were facing away from each other, both playing air guitar. The 21 year old says “do you guys even know your both doing the same thing?”. I turned look at PR, and said “I'm playing base, what are you doing?”, he said “I'm playing lead.”, so I turned to the kid and said “No, we're not doing the same thing. I'd be playing air drums, but I lost my sticks.”. Poor kid thought those old people have lost their minds...
That is the best part of being this old, people your age all speak the same quotes and cliches. We have a common thread holding us together, the same culture, no matter where you are from. So many TV shows made in the USA got translated and shown around the world. I just wish they would syndicate more of the shows we grew up with and play them again. Anybody else want to watch Captain Kangaroo again? But with your grandkids this time.
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Absolutely!
BR549, OU812, Boomer wow you guys must have been in the big cities we 1 Channel in 1966. Boomers do talk a different language. I now have to ask how old people are on the phone so I know what I can talk about. When 60 year olds get together it’s bit like back in high school a lot of fun with language. Joking etc
@@davidwright1752 Hi,
Yes, it can seem like we are back in highschool. That's usually the best part of your life, that's when you were at your coolest, and you still had hope, and thought the whole world is ahead of you. Also most of us still think we are 18 year olds stuck in an old person's body. We're still cool. I just need some regular waisted jeans in boot cut, I was too cool for bell bottoms (especially after I tripped in them). I want my youth back, I just don't remember where I left it at.🤣
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In 1969 when Scooby-Doo first came on I heard the voice and thought,"Astro!"
It's a crime that we still don't have a live action Jetsons movie. The first Flintstones movie was great with an amazing cast and this was in the 90s! I'm 35 and still want this to happen!
Indeed it is
George Jetson said, "Jane stop this crazy thing." Treadmill
In "So I Married an Axe Murderer", Mike Meyer's character uses the line and adds his twist, "Jane get me off this crazy thing, called love". LOL😂😂😂
@@SciHeartJourney yes....good one👍
That always cracked me up too.
@@josephclegg3562 I agree. I loved the Jetsons.
Meet George Jetson :)
DA DA DA da da da...........
His boy, Elroy
Daughter, Judy
Jane, his wife
Their dog, Astro
Their maid, Rosie
His boss, Mr. Spacely
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I miss the Jetsons. Classic be cartoons. I hope they bring back the original show. It would be nice for memories 🙋♂️🙂😊🇺🇸🇲🇽🏳️🌈
us too
The Jetsons characters:
George Jetson
Jane Jetson
Judy Jetson
Elroy Jetson
Astro Jetson
Orbitty
Rosie The Robot Maid
Henry Orbit
M.A.C
Mr. Spacely
R.U.D.l
Mrs. Spacely
Uniblab
Mr. Coswell
Grandpa Jetson
@@josephclegg3562WOW Great MEMORIES I had forgotten some of the other names. Thanks way Kool🙋♂️🇺🇸🇲🇽🙂
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As well, for the kids today
Thanks for this video sir. I have a Jetsons toy set from Jollibee and now I want to watch the show very soon. 😊
Good to know that there may still be a live action Jetsons movie someday. I won't hold my breath, but I will hold out hope for one. Loved them as a child, still love them as an adult.
If there ever is a live action movie, who would you pick to play the characters?
George Jetson:
Jane Jetson:
Judy Jetson:
Elroy Jetson:
Astro Jetson:
Rosie The Robot Maid:
Henry Orbit:
M.A.C:
Mr. Spacely:
R.U.D.l:
Mrs. Spacely:
Mr. Coswell:
Uniblab:
Grandpa Jetson:
@@josephclegg3562 That's an ambitious list, so I'll just mention a few -- George: Jason Sudekis (probably not spelled correctly - sorry) ... Spacely: Danny Devito ... Cogsley: Gotta think on this one ... Rosie: Pamela Reed ... Astro: Gotta think on this one too ... Jane, Judy, Elroy: Not sure, thinking on these ... All the rest you mentioned: Whomever, it doesn't really matter, probably. Sorry all I could come up with was Jason Sudekis, Danny Devito, and Pamela Reed. The casting isn't something I've gave a lot of thought to, because Hollywood will cast whomever they want anyway, is the way I see it.
I never knew that the Jeysons weren't in color. I use to make sure I didn't miss one episode, i loved them. PLEASE bring them back..
Huh? It was always in color. The first all color show on its network. People just didn’t have color TVs. Well, they said many local stations only broadcast in B&W. But that was the station not the show.
@@CaseAgainstFaith1 , to cool. Thank you for letting me know.
I was more of a Flintstones fan, but I did like The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones movie. That movie needs a remake to fix Betty's voice though.
I'm hoping Lego Ideas will produce The Jetsons Lego set to go with The Flintstones Lego set.
I want a car that floats, so I can drive to Europe!
I was luckier, I had an actual set of Flintstone Building Boulders. They were a little like Legos. I wish I had kept it.
How about a Jetson’s LEGO Movie??
@@debrahubbard763 Hi,
They have floating cars, have for years. Best example is the ones they use at Walt Disney World in Florida. They use them to travel from the hotel to the theme parks by the canals and lakes. Check their website to see if they have pictures of them. The ones I saw looked like old 1950's cars. 😎
Hope this helps.
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I've always wanted them to do a live action movie of The Jetsons meeting The Flintstones, but with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm as teenagers to hang out with Judy and Elroy.
Talks about futer predictions the Jetsons got right, doesn't mention video calls. Great job
One of my favorite cartoons ✔✔💯💯💯
Thx. It blew my mind that they made so few episodes. Now I know why.
I loved the Jetsons as a child and I was so sad when they took it off
Facts Verse, good video. Brings back fond memories. Do Who did the voice of Astro the Jetson's dog? Thanks.
Scooby-Doo. They were the same dog.
Always loved the Video Call Jane had come in one early morning.
Both Jane and the other woman wore a “Fake Face Mask” to look better on the Video call.
Something we can all relate to in modern times.
Yes! We now have video calls and “filter” modes. Lol 😆
I got to hold the antenna so we could watch
Didn’t mention Jetsons the movie back in 1990.
The Jetson's also predicted tunnel carpel syndrome. George Jetson's finger would get tired of pressing buttons and he would have pain in his index finger.
I don’t care of the dresses were in color or not just so long as I can watch the Cartoon on TV. I was a huge fan. I like all of Hanna-Barbera cartoons except or superhero type.
Funny how all the gadgets they had then that was only in that cartoon are mostly reality now.
The most thing I remember was when George was trapped on the dog treadmill going round and round constantly and yelling "Jane, Jane stop this crazy thing!"
The 1964 New York World's Fair featured exhibits on the future Americans would live in.
Came cross your video wanted check it out. Thanks for the video I remember watching the Jetsons
I loved the Jetsons...I remember it airing in prime time hours, early enough for us kids that we could watch it before having to go to bed and go to school the next morning. It was in color, but we had a black & white set. Interesting to hear that's the reason it was canceled.
Hi!
Thank you for the video.
I watched The Jetsons since the late 60's. I had no idea it was only on for one year, and 24 episodes. I watched it for years and didn't know.
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4:18 Whoa! Suborbital, not subordinate, and Tesla has nothing whatsoever to do with rocketry. SpaceX is developing interplanetary space ships. It happens to be owned by the same person, Elon Musk, but the two companies are entirely independent of one another.
Thanks for pointing that out! And thanks for watching!
@Cindy Greene also noted the same thing.
loved it, and informative i used to love watching it and love to see the Jetsons again!
Ahhhh! The good ol days!
Btw I mean the show...
Not the 60s..
One fact: Judy and Elroy were never aged up in the series. Pebbles and Bam Bam were allowed to grow up, get married and have children of their own, while Judy and Elroy remained kids, even when the Jetsons added new episodes in the 1980's.
Actually, there was a planned updated Jetsons series in the mid 70s which would star an adult Judy and a college aged Elroy however, for one reason or another, that concept never made it to fruition and we got instead The Partridge Family 2200 A.D.
Only 1 season, no time to grow older. Sad.
Love the Jetsons cartoon while growing up in the 1970s & still loving the Jetsons in 2020! 🕯
Another fun fact not mentioned here: Coldcut took a sample of George saying "Stop this crazy thing" and used it in their 80's song of the same name released in 1989: Stop this crazy thing
The Jetsons should be left alone. Anything done in the 21st century is going to be f----- up, and we all know it.
The Jetsons and the Flintstones are both of my favorite cartoons. One is about the future and the other one stone age, my number 1 is the Flintstones. But it doesn't mean I love the Jetsons less. I am going to be 54 in December 2020.
Jetsons was. The best show I ever enjoyed in my teens.....
The piano riff in the Jetson's theme makes it.
I ❤️ the Jetson's & yes grew up on the cartoon.
on?
It was canceled due to cost. The reruns kept running. In the 1980s more cartoons were made by computer. This was less expensive. The older cartoons and the newer ones were run together. It worked.
The Jetsons came back in the 80s.
They also had a series in the mid 1980's for a few seasons. I like the 1962 series the best. Weird how this was cancelled & the Flintstones "rolled on". Jetsons was to be a future (adaptation of the Flintstones)
I want a mask like the one Jane put on before answering the face-time phone when she hadn’t done her hair and makeup yet. 🤣
Ted Nugent stole the theme's melody for "Cat Scratch Fever."
One time my cat got scared of some dogs while I was carrying her. She clawed and bit me to get away. Later that night I got sick, my hand swole up to 3x it's normal thickness and I got a high fever. Cat scratch fever is a real thing!
Just because the intro has four notes, and Cat Scratch Fever is four syllables, does not mean Nugent stole the melody, especially when they aren't even the same notes, and pretty much nothing else about the two tunes are anything like each other.
@@SciHeartJourney You are correct. I had a cat scratch me in high school and it swole up a lymph node under my armpit up to the size of a softball. It got me out of gym for two weeks in 1988. Lol
I grew up watching the Jetsons and the Flintstones cartoons, and when I had children, I showed them these cartoons, and my children loved watching them as well.
Yes I am a fan of the Jetsons
Me too.
Flying cars are a _bad_ idea. The engine goes out, and you're in a ton of falling glass and steel. And jetpacks will burn your butt off.
I miss The Jetsons .. as well as all other classic cartoons on Saturday mornings, they were the best!!
These cartoons today truly sux.
The Jetsons are my favorite cartoon character
I want to see The Jetsons back on tv, so the younger generation can enjoy it too!
It is back on TV on ME-TV on Sunday mornings locally in Buffalo,NY WBBZ Ch.67
@@wnychevy09 Thank you for the update!
It would've lasted longer if they have a Barney Rubble counterpart (the closest they had to a Barney Rubble expy was Henry Orbit who was the building superintendent of Skypad Apartments).
It would be awesome to finally see a live action Jetsons movie!!! Or even a live sitcom?
Danny DeVito as Cosmo Spacely it only makes sense! Tim Allen as George, voice over for astro. Bryce Dallas Howard playing Jane, Meg Donnelly as Judy, Joel Dawson as Elroy. Just a few thoughts 😊 Loved watching it as a kid. Saturday mornings were the best.
Yeah but I think Jetsons the movie should’ve been a live action movie and should’ve been released in 1996 here’s what the cast should look like if it was live action & released in 1996
George Jetson-Billy Crystal
Jane jetson-Julia Roberts
Elroy Jetson-Shia labeouf
Judy Jetson-Reese Witherspoon
Mr. spacely-Bob Hoskins
Rosie-Sigourney Weaver
astro-Frank welker
Directors
Robert Zemeckis
Producers
Steven Spielberg
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Production companies
Hanna-Barbera productions
Amblin entertainment
Distributor company
Universal pictures
Didn’t the Jetson’s meet the Flinstone’s? I seem to remember watching this happen?
I don’t think that The Jetsons from the past would be able to be a success in this time because it never had any other races in the cartoon. I remember a saying that went around years ago, which I won’t repeat out of respect, that said awful things about other races. If it was made in this time, it would need to be open about all different kinds of people. Thank you Facts Verse for another wonderful walk down memory lane 👍
I totally agree, it was for the privileged cast Culture as Oprah now calls us
Betsy Ross2.0 it figures that she would say something like that. But yet she wants to say that she isn’t racist! When I was a kid and watching The Jetsons, I didn’t know anything better about it being all white characters in the show. I didn’t even know anything about racism until my parents explained it to me when I was about 13 years old. Thank you so much for your reply 🥀
Thank you
D'Vorah Jackson you’re so very welcome 🥀
what's even worse,,, the prehistoric Flintstones no people of color now that's animation
The Jetsons were originally supposed to have a sequel show in 1974 from what I read on Wikipedia. The show was to take place ten years after the original show, with Elroy becoming a teenager and Judy having a job as an ace TV reporter. However, CBS rejected the idea and it was then retooled as an animated series featuring The Partridge Family in the futuristic setting. Hence the idea of "The Partridge Family: 2200 A.D."
They really need to go forward with making a live action movie of The Jetsons. They did the Flintstones, why not The Jetsons. I would love to see the space car and other robotical invention from the show in 3D.
Do we Need a Jetsons live action movie/Live action jetsons absolutely!
The first episode, the one where they picked Rosie, was one of my favorites.
I loved the show and would se it whenever it was on tv.
For syndication, additional episodes were created from 1985-1987.
I just thought the Jetsons creation idea was from just taking the idea of the Flintstones and flipping it to a family in the future. The idea of Kayne west being a director for a movie makes me cringe
That's what I always thought - changing the setting from prehistoric past to space age future.
Something like that
'The Jetsons' foreshadowed 'Skype', 'Zoom' and 'FaceTime' with the TV phone.
Wow,luve this show. And cartoons. They really dont make any great ones anymore.
Eep, Opp, Ork, Ah-ah
One story I heard was this song was the inspiration for the name of the place Mork came from.
@@markcadieux3445 Interesting