Difference between revisions of "Crime Games"

Crime Games
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Premiere date	October 19, 1987
Run time	22:05
Starring	George O'Hanlon; Penny Singleton; Daws Butler; Janet Waldo; Don Messick; Jean Vander Pyl; Mel Blanc; Howard Morris
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Haskell Barkin
Voice director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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'"Crime Games" is the first episode of The Jetsons season three, and the sixty-fourth overall. It aired on October 19, 1987 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Haskell Barkin, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Due to interference with the TV, Elroy discovers that Mr. Cogswell's plant will be robbed by the Gridfather, which he is unable to convince George about. To appease him, George investigates anyway, which gets him into trouble with the law when the police think he's working with the Gridfather.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Astro	Don Messick
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Gridfather	Unavailable
Glitch	Unavailable
Robot desk sergeant	Unavailable
Mr. Spacely	Mel Blanc
Mrs. Spacely	Jean Vander Pyl
Mr. Cogswell	Daws Butler
Harlan	Howard Morris
Rosie	Jean Vander Pyl
Robot judge	Unavailable
Newscaster	Unavailable
Miss Galaxy	Jean Vander Pyl
R.U.D.I.	Don Messick

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Orbit City
    - Skypad Apartments
      - Jetson residence
    - Police station
    - Cogswell Cogs building
    - Spacely residence
    - Prison
    - Spacely Space Sprockets building
Saturn

Objects

Vehicles

Flying cars

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 19, 1987 in syndication

Behind the scenes

Hill Star Blues is a parody of NBC's Hill Street Blues.
Cogswell Cogs is referred to as Cogswell Cosmic Cogs again.

Errors

In "One Strike, You're Out," Mr. Cogswell's first name was revealed to be "W.C.," but in this episode, he refers to himself as "Spencer K."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- May 13, 2014: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 3 on DVD.
- 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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+|cast= [[George O'Hanlon]]<br />[[Penny Singleton]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br />[[Mel Blanc]]<br />[[Howard Morris]]
 |music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers= [[Haskell Barkin]]
-|directors= [[Art Davis]]<br />[[Charlie Downs]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
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 |previous= A Jetson Christmas Carol
 |next= ASTROnomical I.Q.
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-''''"Crime Games"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season two, and the sixty-fourth overall. It aired on [[October 19]], [[1987]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Haskell Barkin]], and directed by [[Art Davis]], [[Charlie Downs]], [[Oscar Dufau]], [[Paul Sommer]], and [[Gordon Hunt]].
+''''"Crime Games"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season three, and the sixty-fourth overall. It aired on [[October 19]], [[1987]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (syndication block)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Haskell Barkin]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 Due to interference with the TV, Elroy discovers that Mr. Cogswell's plant will be robbed by the Gridfather, which he is unable to convince George about. To appease him, George investigates anyway, which gets him into trouble with the law when the police think he's working with the Gridfather.
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-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Cosmo Spacely]]
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 ** [[United States]]
 *** [[Orbit City]]
-**** [[Sky Pad Apartments]]
+**** [[Skypad Apartments]]
-***** Jetson residence
+***** [[Jetson residence]]
 **** Police station
 **** Cogswell Cogs building
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 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
-The score was composed and conducted by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
+The music was composed and conducted by [[Hoyt Curtin]].
 ==Release==
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 ** [[May 13]], [[2014]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Jetsons: Season 3]]'' on DVD.
 ** [[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:Directed by Art Davis]]
+[[Category:1987]]
-[[Category:Directed by Charlie Downs]]
+[[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
-[[Category:Directed by Oscar Dufau]]
-[[Category:Directed by Paul Sommer]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Jetsons (franchise)]]
 [[Category:Jetsons episodes]]
-[[Category:Jetsons]]
 [[Category:The Jetsons episodes]]
+[[Category:Written by Haskell Baskin]]