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Uniblab
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Network	CBS
Premiere date	November 25, 1962
Starring	George O'Hanlon; Penny Singleton; Daws Butler; Janet Waldo; Don Messick
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Barry E. Blitzer
Director(s)	William Hanna
Voice director(s)	Joseph Barbera
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	Title card
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 6 April 2024

For the character himself, see Uniblab (character).

"Uniblab", also known as "Microchip Chump", is the tenth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on November 25, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Barry E. Blitzer, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Mr. Spacely pays for a new, expensive robot to take George's promotion as an office supervisor, who double-crosses him at every turn.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Buddy Blastoff	Don Messick
Nicky Nosecone
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Doctor Ken Racey	Don Messick
Henry Orbit	Daws Butler
Miss Gamma	Janet Waldo
Cosmo Spacely	Mel Blanc
Uniblab	Don Messick

Organizations

Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Orbit City
    - Skypad Apartments
      - Jetson residence
    - Spacely Space Sprockets building
Venus (mentioned)

Objects

Encyclopedia microbook
Supersonic Dress-O-Matic

Vehicles

Flying 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: November 25, 1962 on ABC
United Kingdom and Ireland: September 4, 1963 at 6:05 pm on ITV

Behind the scenes

The episode was released on home video under the name "Microchip Chump" with a modified version of the 1985 title card, both in the 1990 VHS and 2004 standalone DVD releases.
- For The Jetsons: Complete First Season DVD, the episode went back to using the title card from the 1985 reruns.

Errors

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	パパ課長さんに昇進	Daddy Promoted to Section Chief

Home availability

In the United States:
- June 28, 1990: Hanna-Barbera Home Video releases The Jetsons: Microchip Chump on VHS.
- June 8, 2004: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: Microchip Chump on DVD.
- 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 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.

References

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-:''This article is about the episode. For the character, see [[Uniblab]].''
+:''For the character himself, see [[Uniblab (character)]].''
-[[File:Jetsons 110 title card.png|thumb|300px|On-screen title card added in 1985.]]
+{{Infobox episode
-'''"Uniblab"''' is the ninth episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season one. It aired on November 25, 1962 on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Barry E. Blitzer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joe Barbera]], the creators of the show and the co-founders of [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
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+|caption=
+|prodno=
+|channel= [[CBS]]
+|premiere= [[November 25]], [[1962]]
+|run_time=
+|cast= [[George O'Hanlon]]<br />[[Penny Singleton]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Don Messick]]
+|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
+|writers= [[Barry E. Blitzer]]
+|directors= [[William Hanna]]
+|vodirectors= [[Joseph Barbera]]
+|previous= Elroy's TV Show
+|next= A Visit from Grandpa
+|title_card= [[File:TJ 110 title card.png|300px]]
+|title_card2= [[File:TJ 110 title card (Microchip Chump).jpg|300px]]
+|caption2=
+}}
+'''"Uniblab"''', also known as '''"Microchip Chump"''', is the tenth episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season one. It aired on [[November 25]], [[1962]] on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Barry E. Blitzer]], and produced and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]], the creators of the series and the founders of [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]].
-Mr. Spacely pays for a new, expensive robot to take George's promotion as office supervisor, who double crosses him at every turn.
+Mr. Spacely pays for a new, expensive robot to take George's promotion as an office supervisor, who double-crosses him at every turn.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
 ==Characters==
-In order of appearance:
+{{CastTop}}
+|-
+|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:#d2d2ff"| [[Buddy Blastoff]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Don Messick]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| [[Nicky Nosecone]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[George Jetson]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[George O'Hanlon]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Doctor Ken Racey]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Henry Orbit]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| Daws Butler
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miss Gamma]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Janet Waldo
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Cosmo Spacely]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Uniblab (character)|Uniblab]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
+|-
+{{CastBottom}}
-''Mentioned characters are in italics''
+==Organizations==
+* [[Spacely Space Sprockets]]
-* [[Jane Jetson]]
-* [[Elroy Jetson]]
-* [[Judy Jetson]]
-* [[Buddy Blastoff]]
-* ''Nicky Nosecone''
-* [[George Jetson]]
-* [[Ken Racey|Dr. Ken Racey]]
-* [[Henry Orbit]]
-* [[Miss Gamma]]
-* [[Cosmo Spacely]]
-* [[Uniblab]]
 ==Locations==
 * [[Earth]]
-** [[Orbit City]]
+** [[United States]]
-*** [[Skypad Apartments]]
+*** [[Orbit City]]
-**** Jetsons' apartment
+**** [[Skypad Apartments]]
-*** [[Spacely Space Sprockets]]
+***** [[Jetson residence]]
-* Venus
+**** Spacely Space Sprockets building
+* Venus (mentioned)
 ==Objects==
@@ Line 43: / Line 80: @@
 * Flying cars
-==Development==
+==Production==
-When ''The Jetsons'' originally aired no title cards were present. The were only added when the series was revived in the 1980s, and the original episodes were given title cards for consistency. Notably, the all include [[Orbitty]], who wasn't in the original series.
+===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 (syndication block)|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: November 25, 1962 on ABC
+* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[September 4]], [[1963]] at 6:05 pm on [[ITV]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* This is the first appearance of George's rival co-worker, Uniblab.
+* The episode was released on home video under the name "Microchip Chump" with a modified version of the 1985 title card, both in the [[1990]] VHS and [[2004]] standalone DVD releases.
+** For ''[[The Jetsons: Complete First Season]]'' DVD, the episode went back to using the title card from the 1985 reruns.
 ==Errors==
@@ Line 53: / Line 103: @@
 ==Critical reception==
 ==In other languages==
 {| class="wikitable"
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 ! Meaning
 |-
-|
+| '''Japanese'''
-|
+| パパ 課長さんに昇進
-|
+| Daddy Promoted to Section Chief
 |}
 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** [[June 28]], [[1990]]: [[Hanna-Barbera Home Video]] releases ''[[The Jetsons: Microchip Chump (VHS)|The Jetsons: Microchip Chump]]'' on VHS.
+** [[June 8]], [[2004]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Jetsons: Microchip Chump (DVD)|The Jetsons: Microchip Chump]]'' on DVD.
+** [[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 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.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:1962]]
+[[Category:ABC]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Jetsons (franchise)]]
+[[Category:Jetsons]]
 [[Category:The Jetsons episodes]]
+[[Category:Written by Barry E. Blitzer]]