Rosey the Robot


 * This article is about the episode. For the character, see Rosie.

"Rosey the Robot" is the first episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on September 23, 1962 on ABC at 7:30PM. It was written by Larry Markes, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Jane insists that she needs a robot maid. They take in Rosie, who's attitude and expense, put George's job on the line.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jet Jackwash
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| George's mother
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Secretary
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sales clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Agnes
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chips
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blance
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sales clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Agnes
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mr. Chips
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Blance
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jimmy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets, Inc.

Locations

 * Earth
 * Orbit City
 * Skypad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Mall
 * U-Rent a Maid
 * Space bus stop
 * Acapulco
 * Hawaii
 * Europe
 * Siberia
 * Great Britain
 * France
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Ejector bed
 * Instant stretch bikini
 * Space boots
 * Fooder-Aca-Cycle
 * Visaphones
 * Pineapple upside-down cake
 * Public visaphone booth

Vehicles

 * Space cars

Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in the 1980s, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency. Notably, they all include Orbitty, who wasn't in the original series.

Behind the scenes

 * Rosie was at first spelled "Rosey" for this episode and "Rosey's Boyfriend", until it was changed for subsequent episodes such as "Rosie Come Home" and Jetsons: The Movie.
 * "Rosey's Boyfriend" is the only other appearance of Rosie in season one.
 * Judy is fifteen in this episode.
 * Jane is thirty-three in this episode.
 * Elroy is six and a half in this episode.
 * Janet Waldo, the voice of Judy, provides audio commentary for this episode on the original first season DVD set and the Blu-ray transfer.

Errors

 * When Jane says to Judy she couldn't go swimming after school, the former has long purple sleeves.

Home availability

 * Warner Home Video released this episode was onto DVD in the United States for the first time on May 11, 2004, as part of The Jetsons: The Complete First Season. They released it on May 23, 2017, and then again in The Jetsons: The Complete Series on October 13, 2020.
 * The Warner Archive Collection released the episode onto Blu-ray Disc for the first time, as part of The Jetsons: The Compete Original Series, on September 10, 2019.