Jetson's Nite Out

"Jetson's Nite Out" is the fifth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on October 21, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Harvey Bullock and R.S. Allen, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the 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

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot secretary
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Phil Sputnik
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach O'Brien
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Coach Lasky
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Pluchek
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| O'Mara
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Hiccupski
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| O'Hara
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Swatchahowiz
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 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gibralski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crazy Legs Cosmos
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bronco Titanium
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brimlovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Desovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Drombrowski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Rocket
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Swatchahowiz
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gibralski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Crazy Legs Cosmos
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Bronco Titanium
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Brimlovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Desovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Drombrowski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Rocket
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Desovich
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Drombrowski
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Rocket
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Red Rocket
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets, Inc.
 * Parent Teachers Association (mentioned)

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Space Coliseum
 * Africa (mentioned)
 * Jupiter (mentioned)

Objects

 * Morning News
 * George's talking wristwatch
 * Visaphones

Vehicles

 * Space cars

Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in 1985, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency when they were all packaged together for The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Notably, they all include Orbitty, who wasn't in the original series.

Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 21, 1962 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * 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.

Errors

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

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 11, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete First Season on DVD.
 * May 23, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete First Season (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
 * September 10, 2019: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: The Complete Original Series on Blu-ray Disc.
 * 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.
 * In the United Kingdom & Ireland:
 * March 17, 1997: First Independent Films releases The Jetsons: Bumper Edition on VHS.