Dance Time

"Dance Time" is the thirteenth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on October 3, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by George Atkins, and directed by Art Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove, and Gordon Hunt.

George takes dancing lessons so he can dance at Judy's party, but ends up using experimental automatic dance shoes which turns him into a sensation

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * 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"| Jane Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Penny Singleton
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Orbitty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Robot repairer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dance teacher
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Frank Nelson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rosie
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jean Vander Pyl
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Mrs. Cogswell
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Principal
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Board members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dancer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Studio chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Assistant director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Principal
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Board members
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dancer
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Studio chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Assistant director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Studio chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Assistant director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Assistant director
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Organizations

 * Spacely Space Sprockets
 * Nebulous Broadcasting System

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Intergalactic Dance Studios
 * Little Dipper School
 * Spacely Space Sprockets building
 * Nebulous Broadcasting System building
 * Zook (mentioned)

Objects

 * Space decorating kit
 * Dancing shoes
 * Visaphone

Vehicles

 * Flying car

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 3, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

 * The Intergalactic Dance Studios is a parody of the dance studio chains of Arthur Murray.

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.