Las Venus


 * For the location and namesake, see Las Venus (location).

"Las Venus" is the thirteenth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on December 16, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Tony Benedict, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Spacely forces George to work while on his second honeymoon with Jane on the planet of Las Venus.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| George Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| George O'Hanlon
 * 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:#clear"| Judy Jetson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Astro
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Jane's mother
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cosmo Spacely
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Orbit City
 * Sky Pad Apartments
 * Jetson residence
 * Chicago (mentioned)
 * Boston (mentioned)
 * England (indirectly mentioned)
 * London (indirectly mentioned)
 * Tower of London (mentioned)
 * Lunarville
 * The Moon (mentioned)
 * Las Venus

Objects

 * Nothing of importance

Vehicles

 * Flying cars

Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in the 1980s, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency. Notably, they all include Orbitty, who wasn't in the original series.

Music
The score was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: December 16, 1962 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * It's only implied that it's Jane's mother who Elroy and Judy are going to visit, not outright stated.
 * Las Venus is a parody of Las Vegas. It is not based on the planet Venus.

Errors

 * When George and Jane are first place in the car, they only have black dots for eyes; then when Judy is placed in the car she has only black dots, but the former two's eyes are back to normal. A couple of minutes later, when George is talking about gambling to make the money back he lost last time, all three have black dots for eyes.

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 Compete 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.