Clean as a Hound's Tooth

'"Clean as a Hound's Tooth" is the sixth episode of The Jetsons season three, and the sixty-ninth overall. It aired on November 2, 1987 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by George Atkins, and directed by Art Davis, Charlie Downs, Oscar Dufau, Paul Sommer, and Gordon Hunt.

George finds out a toothache is the cause of his recent bad nights. He is given a pair of experimental dentures that can temporarily relieve the pain, but finds out too late they're for dogs, making him spontaneously act like a dog.

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:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Druthers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot nurse
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dentist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Delivery man
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Postman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waiter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Committee
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Spacely's cats
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Advertiser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Postman
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Waiter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Committee
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Spacely's cats
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Advertiser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mrs. Spacely's cats
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Advertiser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Advertiser
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Hospital
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Dentistry
 * Tacos del Solar
 * Happydale Sanitarium
 * Restaurant (only appearance)
 * Spacely residence
 * Rio de Jupiter (mentioned)

Objects

 * Visaphones

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 2, 1987 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Judy is absent for the fourth time.
 * Doctor Druthers is a parody of Dr. Joyce Brothers.
 * This episode is essentially another way of doing "Dog Daze Afternoon."

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 13, 2014: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 3 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.