SuperGeorge

"SuperGeorge" is the fifth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the twenty-ninth overall. It aired on September 20, 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.

A machine that can make thoughts a reality breaks while George imagines himself as a superhero. Believing it to be permanent, he becomes a wrestler after his super strength gets him in trouble with Spacely.

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:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nebulous Nifty sales robot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pookums
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pookums's owner
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dusty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jupiter Juggernaut
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dusty
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jupiter Juggernaut
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jupiter Juggernaut
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Nebulous Nifty

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Skypad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Wrestling arena

Objects

 * Nebulous Nifty Rearranger
 * Visaphone
 * Nebulous Nifty Shoe Shine Kit
 * Thinko
 * Nebulous Nifty Electric Peeler
 * Nebulous Nifty Dandruff Ray Gun
 * Nebulous Nifty Laser Toothpick

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 20, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Super George is a parody of Superman, which is the reason why the title is displayed as one word.
 * For some reason Warner Home Video cut the title card when releasing the episode onto The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1.

Errors

 * The second time Spacely fired George was for something that was the Nebulous Nifty company's fault.

Everlasting influence

 * Flashbacks to this episode are shown in "The Century's Best."

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.