A Visit from Grandpa

"A Visit from Grandpa" is the eleventh episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on December 2, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Walter Black and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

George's energetic 110-year-old grandfather, Montague, comes for a visit.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Montague Jetson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Officer Oranium
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Emily Scopes
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Celeste Skylar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Egbert Skylar
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Montague Jetson's wife
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Celeste Skylar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Egbert Skylar
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Montague Jetson's wife
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Egbert Skylar
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Montague Jetson's wife
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Montague Jetson's wife

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Milky Way Bowling Center
 * Dep't of Asteroids
 * Skylar residence
 * Venus (mentioned)

Objects

 * Cosmic Cola
 * Rocking chair
 * Moonscape hat
 * Cosmonautress hat
 * Venus off the Face hat
 * Nuclear Look hat
 * Montague's talking wristwatch

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: December 2, 1962 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Celeste Skylar looks like Betty Rubble from The Flintstones.

Errors

 * When Jane asks Montague why he didn't tell them everything, to begin with, it comes out of Judy's mouth.

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.
 * In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
 * March 17, 1997: First Independent Films releases The Jetsons: Bumper Edition on VHS.