Elroy's Pal

"Elroy's Pal" is the thirteenth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on December 16, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Walter Black, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

When Nimbus the Great is too sick to meet Elroy in a contest he won, George takes his place.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Nimbus the Great
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Announcer
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Willy Lightyear
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joe Moon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clyde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Henry Orbit
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Joe Moon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clyde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Clyde
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * KLMN

Objects

 * Moonies

Vehicles

 * Flying 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: December 16, 1962 on ABC

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.