The Wrong Stuff

'"The Wrong Stuff" is the twenty-ninth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the fifty-first overall. It aired on November 5, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Barry E. Blitzer, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

Elroy becomes a celebrity after he and Astro accidentally board a rocket, which is programmed to land back to Earth in five years. However, due to interference with a black hole, they return quicker than expected, with some surprising results.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Humanoids
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| John Glenn
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Ham the Chimp
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ham the Chimp's great-great-great grandson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Fritz Farout
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Colonel Chuck Upchuck
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Marsha Meteorite
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rip Van Wrinkle
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Colonel Chuck Upchuck
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Marsha Meteorite
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rip Van Wrinkle
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rip Van Wrinkle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rip Van Wrinkle
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Rip Van Wrinkle

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Orbit City Space Center
 * [[Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Centrifugal Force Chamber
 * Jupiter (mentioned)
 * Saturn (mentioned)

Objects

 * John Glenn's sweat socks
 * My Life in the Black Bowl
 * Visaphone

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 5, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Elroy turns nine in this episode.
 * George breaks the fourth wall at the end of the episode, telling the audience that they save Elroy and Astro just in time.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * June 2, 2009: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1 on DVD.
 * October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.