The Coming of Astro

The Coming of Astro
Premiere date	October 21, 1962
Writer(s)	Tony Benedict
Director(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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"The Coming of Astro" is the fifth episode of The Jetsons season one. It aired on October 21, 1962, on ABC. It was written by Tony Benedict and produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the creators of the show and the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Productions.

George forbids the family from adopting Astro, and thinks a robot dog will be better for the family, buying 'Lectronimo. But when a burglar breaks in, though, Astro proves to be the better dog.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
Pierre	Daws Butler
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Astro	Don Messick
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Jane's mother
Pet shop employee	Don Messick
'Lectronimo	Unavailable
Bat burgler	Don Messick
Police officer	Unavailable

Organizations

• Spacely Space Sprockets, Inc.

Locations

• Earth
  • Orbit City
    • Galaxie Beauty Salon
    • Skypad Apartments
      • Jetson residence
    • Spacely Space Sprockets
    • Pet shop
• The Moon

Objects

• Televiewer

Vehicles

• Space cars

Production

Development

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

• This is one of the rare occasions where George is at work, without Mr. Spacely appearing.
• How Elroy meet Astro is revealed in "Millionaire Astro".
• On The Jetsons: The Complete First Season, this is the fourth episode.

Errors

• The televiewer may or may not be the visaphone.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning