The Mirrormorph


 * For the object and namesake of the episode, see Mirrormorph.

"The Mirrormorph" is the fifteenth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the thirty-ninth overall. It aired on October 11, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Glenn Leopold, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, and Alan Zaslove.

An alien-like clay substance, which can silently mimic those who touch it, causes great confusion and chaos among the citizens of Orbit City.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elroy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Postal worker #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Postal worker #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Postal robot
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Proteus
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Doctor Quark
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gordon
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vinny Van GoGogh
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Car dealer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moonstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cosgwell Cogs security guard #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cogswell Cogs security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Vinny Van GoGogh
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Car dealer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mr. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Moonstone
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cosgwell Cogs security guard #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cogswell Cogs security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cosgwell Cogs security guard #1
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cogswell Cogs security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cogswell Cogs security guard #2
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Cogswell Cogs

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Post office
 * Science Institute
 * Intergalactic Art Gallery
 * Planetary Park (mentioned)
 * Car dealership
 * Cogswell Cogs building

Objects

 * Mirrormorph
 * Picassiopeia
 * Synthetic brownies
 * Betelgeuse Bagel
 * Lunar Lox

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 11, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * Vinny van GoGogh is a parody of Vincent van Gogh.
 * This episode is apparently set in July, although Judy is doing homework. The next episode, "The Cosmic Courtship of George and Jane," is set in June.

Errors

 * Jane wants a new car as if this plot has never been done before.
 * The first time Moonstone is on the screen, he's wearing white, but then the second time and when he appears in person, he is wearing blue.
 * When the Mirrormorph George is about to consume the prototype cog, the security guard's eyes are missing.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * June 2, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1 on DVD.
 * October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.