The Coming of Astro
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Network | ABC |
Premiere date | October 14, 1962 |
Starring | George O'Hanlon Penny Singleton Daws Butler Janet Waldo Don Messick |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Tony Benedict |
Director(s) | William Hanna |
Voice director(s) | Joseph Barbera |
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"The Coming of Astro" is the fourth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on October 14, 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.
George forbids the family from adopting Astro, before buying them a robot dog called 'Lectronimo. But when a burglar breaks in, Astro proves to be the better dog.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Orbit City
- Galaxie Beauty Salon
- Skypad Apartments
- Spacely Space Sprockets building
- Pet shop
- Orbit City
- United States
- The Moon
Objects
- Televiewer
Vehicles
- Space cars
Production
Development
Filming
Aftermath
When The Jetsons originally aired, no title cards were present. They were only added when the series was revived in 1985, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency when they were all packaged together for The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. Notably, they all include Orbitty, who wasn't in the original series.
Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 14, 1962 on ABC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: July 24, 1963 at 6:05 pm on ITV
Behind the scenes
- This is one of the rare occasions where George is at work, without Mr. Spacely appearing.
Errors
- The televiewer may or may not be the visaphone.
Legacy
- How Elroy met Astro is revealed in "Millionaire Astro."
In popular culture
- Main article: List of pop culture references to Jetsons
- Sandy gets bored with the news and channel hops to the beginning of The Jetsons theme song, which she is pleased by as she comments, "Don't you just love The Jetsons?" After a few more flips, she goes back to The Jetsons, which is revealed to be "The Coming of Astro," where Jane is getting hair done at Galaxie Beauty Salon. Pierre's voice is also heard off-screen when Thelma starts getting upset.
Critical reception
In other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | アストロ君登場 | Astro Appears |
Home availability
- In the United States:
- May 11, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete First Season on DVD.
- March 14, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania 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 Complete 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.
- June 21, 2022: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series on DVD.
- In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- August 24, 2017: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania on DVD.