Rosey the Robot
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- This article is about the episode. For the character, see Rosie.
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Premiere date | September 23, 1962 |
Writer(s) | Larry Markes |
Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"Rosey the Robot" is the first episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on September 23, 1962 on ABC at 7:30PM. It was written by Larry Markes, and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
Jane insists that she needs a robot maid. They take in Rosie, who's attitude and expense, put George's job on the line.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- Orbit City
- Skypad Apartments
- Jetson residence
- Spacely Space Sprockets
- Mall
- Space bus stop
- Skypad Apartments
- Acapulco
- Hawaii
- Europe
- Orbit City
- The Moon
Objects
- Ejector bed
- Instant stretch bikini
- Space boots
- Fooder-Aca-Cycle
- Visaphones
- Pineapple upside-down cake
- Public visaphone booth
Vehicles
- Space cars
Production
Development
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.
Behind the scenes
- Rosie was at first spelled "Rosey" for this episode and "Rosey's Boyfriend", until it was changed for subsequent episodes such as "Rosie Come Home" and Jetsons: The Movie.
- "Rosey's Boyfriend" is the only other appearance of Rosie in season one.
- Judy is fifteen in this episode.
- Jane is thirty-three in this episode.
- Elroy is six and a half in this episode.
- Janet Waldo, the voice of Judy, provides audio commentary for this episode on the original first season DVD set and the Blu-ray transfer.
Errors
- When Jane says to Judy she couldn't go swimming after school, the former has long purple sleeves.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- Warner Home Video released this episode was onto DVD in the United States for the first time on May 11, 2004, as part of The Jetsons: The Complete First Season. They released it on May 23, 2017, and then again in The Jetsons: The Complete Series on October 13, 2020.
- The Warner Archive Collection released the episode onto Blu-ray Disc for the first time, as part of The Jetsons: The Compete Original Series, on September 10, 2019.