Jetson's Nite Out

"Jetson's Nite Out" is the third episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on October 7, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Harvey Bullock and R.S. Allen, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joe Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

A PTA meeting conflicts with a football game Geroge wants to go to, and since his boss insists, he pretends to work overtime at the office.

Characters
In order of appearance:

Mentioned characters are in italics


 * Jane Jetson (Penny Singleton)
 * Elroy Jetson (Daws Butler)
 * George Jetson (George O'Hanlon)
 * Judy Jetson (Janet Waldo)
 * Henry Orbit (Daws Butler)
 * Cosmo Spacely (Mel Blanc)
 * Robot secretary (Jean Vander Pyl)
 * Mrs. Spacely (Jean Vander Pyl)
 * Phil Sputnik
 * Announcer (Don Messick)
 * Coach O'Brien
 * Coach Lasky
 * Pluchek
 * O'Mara
 * Hiccupski
 * O'Hara
 * Swatchahowiz
 * Gibralski
 * Crazy Legs Cosmos
 * Bronco Titanium
 * Brimlovich
 * Desovich
 * Drombrowski
 * Red Rocket

Locations

 * Earth
 * Orbit City
 * Skypad Apartments
 * Jetsons' apartment
 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Spacely's office
 * George's office
 * Space Coliseum
 * Africa
 * Jupiter

Objects

 * Morning News
 * George's talking wristwatch
 * Visaphones

Vehicles

 * Space cars

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

Behind the scenes

 * The first season didn't have title cards when it originally aired. The title card comes from when the series was revived in the 1980's for a second season.
 * In this episode, Spacely's middle initial is given as "G," although in "The Good Little Scouts", it is "Q."
 * This is the first time Mrs. Spacely appears outside of the visaphone.
 * On The Jetsons: The Complete First Season, this is the fifth episode.

Errors

 * When talking through the visaphone, Jane still has to tell George it's her, but this may have be done as a joke more than anything else.