Difference between revisions of "Elroy Meets Orbitty"

Elroy Meets Orbitty
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Premiere date	September 16, 1985
Run time	21:44
Starring	George O'Hanlon; Penny Singleton; Daws Butler; Janet Waldo; Don Messick; Jean Vander Pyl; Frank Welker; John Stephenson
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Mark Young
Voice director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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"Elroy Meets Orbitty" is the first episode of The Jetsons season two, and the twenty-fifth overall. It aired on September 16, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Mark Young, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Elroy brings home the wrong report card by mistake, angering his father, which causes Elroy to run away with Astro. They then get mixed up with three criminals.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Orbitty: Hello.
Elroy and Astro: Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!
Orbitty: Hey? What are you two doing?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Miss Brainmocker	Janet Waldo
Orville	Don Messick
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Orbitty	Frank Welker
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Jeffrey	John Stephenson
Jennifer	Unavailable
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Joey Jupiter	Unavailable
Rosie	Jean Vander Pyl
Astro	Don Messick
Splash Crater	Unavailable
Felix	Frank Welker
Maxie

Locations

Asteroid
Earth
- United States
  - Orbit City
    - Little Dipper School (mentioned)
    - Skypad Apartments
      - Jetson residence

Objects

Vehicles

Space bus
Dogcatcher flying car

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 16, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

Errors

Everlasting influence

Flashbacks of this episode are shown in "The Century's Best."

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- June 2, 2009: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1 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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 |premiere= [[September 16]], [[1985]]
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+|run_time= 21:44
+|cast= [[George O'Hanlon]]<br />[[Penny Singleton]]<br />[[Daws Butler]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Don Messick]]<br />[[Jean Vander Pyl]]<br />[[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]<br />[[John Stephenson]]
 |music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
 |writers= [[Mark Young]]
-|directors= [[Art Davis]]<br />[[Oscar Dufau]]<br />[[Carl Urbano]]<br />[[Rudy Zamora]]<br />[[Alan Zaslove]]<br />[[Gordon Hunt]] (voices)
+|directors=
+|vodirectors= [[Gordon Hunt]]
 |previous= Elroy's Mob
 |next= Rosie Come Home
 |title_card= [[File:TJ 201 title card.png|300px]]
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-'''"Elroy Meets Orbitty"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season two, and the twenty-fifth overall. It aired on [[September 16]], [[1985]] in syndicated markets that featured ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' programming blocks. It was written by [[Mark Young]], and directed by [[Art Davis]], [[Oscar Dufau]], [[Carl Urbano]], [[Rudy Zamora]], [[Alan Zaslove]], and [[Gordon Hunt]].
+'''"Elroy Meets Orbitty"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' season two, and the twenty-fifth overall. It aired on [[September 16]], [[1985]] 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 [[Mark Young]], and voice directed by [[Gordon Hunt]].
 Elroy brings home the wrong report card by mistake, angering his father, which causes Elroy to run away with Astro. They then get mixed up with three criminals.
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 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Orbitty]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Frank Welker (actor)|Frank Welker]]
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jane Jetson]]
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 *** [[Orbit City]]
 **** [[Little Dipper School]] (mentioned)
-**** [[Sky Pad Apartments]]
+**** [[Skypad Apartments]]
-***** Jetson residence
+***** [[Jetson residence]]
 ==Objects==
 * Orbitty's egg
-* Stellar Styler (mentioned)
+* [[Stellar Styler]] (mentioned)
 * [[Dream-O-Matic]]
 * [[Micro Encyclopedia]]
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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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 ** [[June 2]], [[2009]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 1]]'' 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 Alan Zaslove]]
+[[Category:1985]]
-[[Category:Directed by Art Davis]]
-[[Category:Directed by Carl Urbano]]
 [[Category:Directed by Gordon Hunt]]
-[[Category:Directed by Oscar Dufau]]
-[[Category:Directed by Rudy Zamora]]
 [[Category:Episodes]]
 [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]]
+[[Category:Jetsons (franchise)]]
 [[Category:Jetsons episodes]]
-[[Category:Jetsons]]
 [[Category:The Jetsons episodes]]
 [[Category:Written by Mark Young]]