Spacely for a Day

'"Spacely for a Day" is the tenth episode of The Jetsons season three, and the seventy-third and overall. It aired on November 12, 1987 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Haskell Barkin, and directed by Art Davis, Charlie Downs, Oscar Dufau, Paul Sommer, and Gordon Hunt.

After Spacely is guilted into taking a thirty-year long overdue vacation with his wife, he is forced to find a substitute to run his plant, with George fulfilling the requirements necessary. With Spacely out the way, Mr. Cogswell sees this as the perfect opportunity to ruin the company.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| R.U.D.I.
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Nebula
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mrs. Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Drill sergeant
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harlan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Miss Galaxy
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Harlan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Howard Morris
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Customer #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cogswell Cogs
 * Universal Galactic Products Unlimited

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Cogswell Cogs building
 * The 4 Club
 * Universal Galactic Products Unlimited building

Objects

 * Visaphones
 * Fooder-Aca-Cycle

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: November 12, 1987 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * The Jetsons continued their lives in subsequent movies, beginning with The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, which aired three days later.

Errors

 * For some reason, the animators couldn't just reuse the Orbit City Golf Club. Instead, they replace it with The 4 Club.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * May 13, 2014: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 3 on DVD.
 * October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.