Far-Out Father

'"Far-Out Father" is the thirty-third episode of The Jetsons season two, and the fifty-fifth overall. It aired on November 13, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Mark Young, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

While Elroy makes a class project about his father, George has to contend with Astro's spring fever, which has made him obsessed with the new neighborhood dog, Jezebel.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * 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"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bus driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Kenny Countdown
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Gyro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jezebel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Countdown
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Brainmocker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Space jogger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Astro's puppies
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jezebel
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Countdown
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Brainmocker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Space jogger
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Astro's puppies
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Astro's puppies
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Miss Gyro's residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Little Dipper School
 * City dump

Objects

 * Laund-O-Matic
 * Visaphone

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 13, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Judy is absent for the third time.
 * Astro becomes a father in this episode.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * June 2, 2009: Warner Archive Collection 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.