The Flying Suit

"The Flying Suit" is the seventh episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on November 4, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

George thinks Elroy has made flying pills, so he takes them to Spacely to turn into a fortune and put Spacely's competitor, Cogswell, out of business for good.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moonstone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harlan
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Herbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer Ozone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Homeless man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Officer Ozone
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Homeless man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Homeless man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets, Inc.
 * Cogswell Cogs

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Cogswell Cosmic Cogs building
 * 30 Second Cleaners
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence

Objects

 * Cogswell's hover chair
 * X-1500
 * Flying pills

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in 1985, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency when they were all packaged together for The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Notably, they all include Orbitty, who wasn't in the original series.

Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 4, 1962 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * This episode reveals that George only works three days a week.
 * Cogswell Cosmic Cogs is also called Cogswell Cogs and Cogswell Company.
 * This is the first time a law enforcement officer is given a name.
 * Oddly, this episode chooses Sky Pad Apartments to have its name above the building, as well as the only time.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 11, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * May 23, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete First Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * September 10, 2019: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series on Blu-ray Disc.
 * October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * June 21, 2022: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series on DVD.