Rosie Come Home

"Rosie Come Home" is the second episode of The Jetsons season two, and the twenty-sixth overall. It aired on September 17, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Glenn Leopold, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

Rosie is in need of a replacement program, which she overhears and thinks she's being replaced, so she leaves the Jetsons.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * 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:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mac
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot City Salesman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Gregg Berger
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mechano Maid 2000
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Johnny Omega
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Titus T. Tweeter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mechano Maid 2000
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Johnny Omega
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Titus T. Tweeter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Johnny Omega
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Titus T. Tweeter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris

Organizations

 * Daily Orbit
 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Robot Employment Co.
 * Android Agency

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Robot City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Robot Employment Co. building
 * Android Agency building
 * Nebula Hotel
 * Milkyway Hotel
 * Galaxie Hotel
 * Starlite Motel
 * Comet Cafe
 * The Libra Coffee Shop
 * Beta Bingo Parlor (mentioned)
 * Galaxy Strip (mentioned)
 * Cosmic Car Wash
 * Galaxy Scrapyard
 * Mars (mentioned)

Objects

 * Visaphone
 * Daily Orbit newspaper

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 17, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first title card to spell the Jetsons' robot maid's name as "Rosie," when it had been spelled as "Rosey."
 * The Galaxy Strip, which apparently has robot singles bars, is a parody of the Sunset Strip.
 * Judy gets her driving license in this episode.

Errors

 * Instead of going back to U-Rent a Maid where Rosie was bought in "Rosey the Robot," George goes to Robot City, which may just be the fact it deals with robots in general, opposed to outright ignoring the former.
 * George says "The Lubra Coffee Shop", but it's spelled "The Libra Coffee Shop" on the building.
 * When Rosie offers to drive, Judy's collar is white and her top looks a little short, too.
 * The driving instructor seems to be Mr. Tweeter from "Jane's Driving Lesson," but he has brown hair, instead of orange.

Marketing and promotion

 * This episode was adapted into a picture book of the same name in May 1995.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * June 2, 2009: Warner Home Video 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.