Little Bundle of Trouble

"Little Bundle of Trouble" is the twentieth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the forty-third overall. It aired on October 18, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Kerry Ehrin and Ali Marie Matheson, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

A jewel thief lays low by disguising himself as a baby and dropping himself off at the Jetsons' doorstep.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tiny Terror
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Barry Gordon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Tiny Terror's other accomplice
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Jeweler
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Mick
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * 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:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Buddy Blastoff
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Uniblab
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sales clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spacely security guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot commentator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavaialble
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fly-By-Night
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fly-By-Night's rider
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Haley's Comet
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Haley Comet's rider
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Galloping Mercury
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Biscuit
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Sales clerk
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| June Foray
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Spacely security guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot commentator
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavaialble
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fly-By-Night
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fly-By-Night's rider
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Haley's Comet
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Haley Comet's rider
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Galloping Mercury
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Biscuit
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Haley Comet's rider
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Galloping Mercury
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Biscuit
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Space Biscuit
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Newscaster
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Star Brite Mall
 * Jupiter Jewelry
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetsons residence
 * Gas station
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Satellite Park
 * Grand Central Space Station (mentioned)
 * Las Venus (mentioned)

Objects

 * Fooder-Aca-Cycle
 * Meteor Bits Cereal
 * Visaphones
 * Betting machine (voiced by Barry Gordon)

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 18, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * The Fooder-Aca-Cycle is usually different in each episode, but this time the spelling of the machine is actually written on.
 * Grand Central Space Station is a parody of Grand Central Station in New York.

Errors

 * Tiny Terror shaves enough so his beard isn't heavy, yet still has a beard, but still looks totally convincing as a baby.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * November 11, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 2 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.