G.I. Jetson

"G.I. Jetson" is the nineteenth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on January 27, 1963 on ABC. It was written by Barry E. Blitzer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

George is enrolled in the space guard reserves, where his superiors are his boss, Spacely, and the conniving Uniblab.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * 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"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Delivery boy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Henry Orbit's grandfather
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Congressman Flameout
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Colonel Countdown
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Uniblab
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| General McMissile
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Congressman Flameout
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Colonel Countdown
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Uniblab
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| General McMissile
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| General McMissile
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Chicago (mentioned)
 * England (indirectly mentioned)
 * London (mentioned)
 * France (indirectly mentioned)
 * Paris (mentioned)
 * Space-Hades
 * Venus (mentioned)
 * Camp Nebula

Objects

 * Tele-tape (voiced by Don Messick)
 * Tele-tape player
 * Potato pills
 * Potato masher

Vehicles

 * Flying car

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: January 27, 1963 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * George dealt with Uniblab in the episode, "Uniblab." Both episodes also have Henry Orbit, where he helps George tamper with Uniblab to get even; this time he seems to have blown up (off-screen).
 * Uniblab, however, returns in season two, still getting George to gamble at Spacely Space Sprockets, but in a smaller capacity and a lot more tamer.

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.