The Flying Suit
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Premiere date | November 4, 1962 |
Writer(s) | Tony Benedict |
Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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"The Flying Suit" is the seventh episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on November 4, 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 thinks Elroy has made flying pills, so he takes it to Spacely to turn into a fortune and put Spacely's competitor, Cogswell, out of business for good.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Orbit City
- Spacely Space Sprockets building
- Cogswell Cosmic Cogs building
- 30 Second Cleaners
- Sky Pad Apartments
- Jetson residence
- United States
Objects
- Cogswell's hover chair
- X-1500
- Flying pills
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: November 4, 1962 on ABC
Behind the scenes
- This episode reveals that George only works three days a week.
- Cogswell Cosmic Cogs is also called Cogswell Cogs and Cogswell Company.
- This is the first time a law enforcement officer is given a name.
- Oddly, this episode chooses Sky Pad Apartments to have its name above the building, as well as the only time.
Errors
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.
- October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
- September 10, 2019: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: The Compete Original Series on Blu-ray Disc.