Solar Snoops

"Solar Snoops" is the third episode of The Jetsons season two, and the twenty-seventh overall. It aired on September 18, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Barry E. Blitzer, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

When Cogswell sends in a spy to Spacely Space Sprockets to steal Spacely's new chocolate microchip cookie, Spacely sends George—disguised as Georgina Jetstream—to act as Cogswell's new secretary to get it back.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sentro
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Galacta Sneak
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harlan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Miss Nova
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * 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"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot chaffeur
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Asteroid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Venus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * 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"| Robot chaffeur
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Asteroid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Venus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fred Asteroid
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Venus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cogswell Cogs

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Cogswell Cogs building
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Cafe D'Lune

Objects

 * Chocolate microchip
 * Solar tape deck
 * Visaphones

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 18, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Orbitty is absent for the first time since his debut in "Elroy Meets Orbitty."
 * George refers to Sentro as Lassie.
 * Fred Asteroid is a parody of dancer Fred Astaire.
 * Despite season two apparently being written for a younger audience, Cogswell tries to start an affair with Georgina (George). This may be because Barry E. Blitzer, the writer, came from season one, which was written more for adults in the 1960s.

Errors

 * Jane programmed responses into the solar tape deck that she could not have possibly foreseen. It would've been easier to just make the device cover up George's voice as he spoke.
 * The phone booth the Galacta Sneak is talking at doesn't have a screen, yet Cogswell is looking at him through his own.
 * Harlan has been given the character model of Moonstone by mistake.

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