Judy Takes Off

"Judy Takes Off" is the fourteenth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the thirty-eighth overall. It aired on October 7, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Mark Young, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

George tries to get Judy away from the dangers of teenage boys by sending her to her wallflower cousin Melissa for a few days, but doesn't count on Melissa becoming a wild child.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Debbie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mr. Dymaxian
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * 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"| Scotty Skymaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Detective Lenny Laser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Melissa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Didi Conn
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Maxie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Einstein
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pinhead
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Scotty Skymaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Detective Lenny Laser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Melissa
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Didi Conn
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Maxie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Einstein
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pinhead
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Einstein
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pinhead
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Crabby Nebulas

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * The Planetoid Pup
 * Demolition Destructo Derby
 * Chamber of Cosmic Commerce
 * Saturn (mentioned)
 * Jupiter (mentioned)

Objects

 * Visaphones

Vehicles

 * Flying car
 * Supersonic Jet Booster Scooter

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 7, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Maxie is nicknamed Mad Maxie in reference to the film Mad Max. The sequel Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome had been released the same year as this episode.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 11, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 2 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.