Hi-Tech Wreck

"Hi-Tech Wreck" is the nineteenth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the forty-second overall. It aired on October 17, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Bill Allen, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

A successful investment opportunity between Spacely Space Sprockets and a major corporation rides on George keeping R.U.D.I. from overloading, which, of course, means the end of his job, if he fails.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * 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:#d2d2ff"| Tow truck guy
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * 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"| Mr. Megabucks
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| R.U.D.I.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Starla
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| R.U.D.I.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Starla
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Megabucks Intergalactic Financial Corp.
 * Spacely Sprocketts

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Megabucks Intergalactic Financial Corp. building
 * Outer Moongolia

Objects

 * Fooder-Aca-Cycle

Vehicles

 * Moongolian Express
 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 17, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Some of the animation is clearly the work of John K.
 * Rosie is treated nothing more than a household appliance in this episode.
 * U-Fly is a parody of U-Haul.

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.