Dude Planet

"Dude Planet" is the twenty-third episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on February 17, 1963 on ABC. It was written by Barry E. Blitzer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Jane needs a break from all the button-pushing house chores, so she takes a vacation on Beta Three Dude Planet.

Characters

 * 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"| Nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor McGravity
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * 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:#clear"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cab driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Travel agent
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Helen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Harry
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Beta Three Express driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jetsons' cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ranch manager
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bald Al Furr
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Phone operator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Driver #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Slinky blonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jetsons' cat
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ranch manager
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bald Al Furr
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Phone operator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Driver #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Slinky blonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Driver #3
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Slinky blonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Slinky blonde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cogswell Cogs

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Universal Travel Service
 * Tahiti
 * New York (mentioned)
 * Beta Three Dude Planet
 * Beta Bar Ranch
 * Jupiter (mentioned)

Objects

 * Medical evaluator
 * Retract-o-beds
 * Visaphone
 * Wash-O-Ramic
 * Atom Smash
 * Space-a-Cola

Vehicles

 * Flying cars
 * Beta Three Express

Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in the 1980s, 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: February 17, 1963 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * The cat from the closing credits makes an appearance, although it looks more like one of the cats from Top Cat, than the more realistic one from the closing credits.

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.