Rip-Off Rosie

'"Rip-Off Rosie" is the twenty-third episode of The Jetsons season two, and the forty-fifth overall. It aired on October 24, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by George Atkins, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

After accidentally consuming a bad lugnut, Rosie's personality malfunctions, transforming her into a kleptomaniac.

Characters

 * 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"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newsboy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Roboto
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| 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:#clear"| Albert Einstein (photo)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hardware store robot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot cashier
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Light Fingers Lunar Louie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot jeweler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Female nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Male nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Light Fingers Lunar Louie
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot jeweler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor's assistant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Female nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Male nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Female nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Male nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Male nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Purple Planet Pluto Punks (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Moon Mall
 * Sea of Tranquility Crater (mentioned)
 * Spaceys Department Store
 * Moon Burger
 * Robotic General Hospital

Objects

 * Voice-activated hair styler
 * Visaphone

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 24, 1985 in syndication

Errors

 * Judy is supposed to have Di-Di as her diary, but in this episode, she has a digital book.
 * The title card says "Rosie", but the box of chocolate-covered metal pieces says "Rosey."

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.
 * June 21, 2022: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series on DVD.