The Flying Suit

"The Flying Suit" is the seventh episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on November 4, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joe Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

George thinks Elroy has made flying pills, so he takes it to Spacely to turn into a fortune and put Spacely's competitor, Cogswell, out of business for good.

Characters
In order of appearance:


 * George Jetson (George O'Hanlon)
 * Miss Galaxy (Jean Vander Pyl)
 * Cosmo Spacely (Mel Blanc)
 * Mr. Cogswell (Daws Butler)
 * Moonstone (Daws Butler)
 * Harlan (Howard Morris)
 * Jane Jetson (Penny Singleton)
 * Herbie (Mel Blanc)
 * Elroy Jetson (Daws Butler)
 * Judy Jetson (Janet Waldo)
 * Officer Ozone (Mel Blanc)
 * Homeless man (Mel Blanc)

Locations

 * Earth
 * Orbit City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cogswell Cosmic Cogs
 * 30 Second Cleaners
 * Skypad Apartments
 * Jetsons' apartment

Objects

 * Cogswell's hover chair
 * X-1500
 * Flying pills

Vehicles

 * Flying 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

 * This is the first appearances of Mr. Cogswell and his employees Harlan and Moonstone.
 * This episode reveals that George only works three days a week.
 * Cogswell Cosmic Cogs is also called Cogswell Cogs and Cogswell Company.
 * This is the first time a law enforcement officer is given a name.
 * Oddly, this episode chooses Skypad Apartments to have its name above the building.