A Visit from Grandpa
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Premiere date | December 2, 1962 |
Writer(s) | Walter Black |
Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"A Visit from Grandpa" is the eleventh episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on December 2, 1962 on ABC. It was written by Walter Black and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the series and the founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.
George's energetic 110-year-old grandfather, Montague, comes for a visit.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Orbit City
- Sky Pad Apartments
- Jetson residence
- Milky Way Bowling Center
- Dep't of Asteroids
- Skylar residence
- Sky Pad Apartments
- Orbit City
- United States
- Venus (mentioned)
Objects
- Cosmic Cola
- Rocking chair
- Moonscape hat
- Cosmonautress hat
- Venus off the Face hat
- Nuclear Look hat
- Montague's talking wristwatch
Vehicles
- Flying 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.
Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 2, 1962 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- Celeste Skylar looks like Betty Rubble from The Flintstones.
Errors
- When Jane asks Montague why he didn't tell them everything, to begin with, it comes out of Judy's mouth.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.