The Little Man

"The Little Man" is the sixteenth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on January 13, 1963 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 accidentally goes through the Minavac, which shrinks him down to six inches high. The only way he can return to regular size, is by stealing a cog from Cogswell Cogs.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Cogswell's secretary
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Officer Oranium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cosgwell Cogs

Locations

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

Objects

 * Minavac

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: January 13, 1963 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * This episode establishes that Spacely and Cogswell have more than just a simple rivalry, they buy each other's main products off each other.
 * This is the first time Officer Oranium's name has been used and his hair has been seen.

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.