Boy George

Boy George
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Premiere date	November 25, 1985
Run time	22:01
Starring	George O'Hanlon Penny Singleton Daws Butler Janet Waldo Don Messick Jean Vander Pyl Frank Welker Mel Blanc Rob Paulsen
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Charles M. Howell, IV Alan Burnett
Voice director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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'"Boy George" is the thirty-eighth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the sixtieth overall. It aired on November 25, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Charles M. Howell, IV and Alan Burnett, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Feeling his age, George takes some youth potion, but the experimental concoction turns him into a child.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
Rosie	Jean Vander Pyl
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Mr. Spacely	Mel Blanc
Jack Nova	Rob Paulsen
Henry Orbit	Daws Butler
Astro	Don Messick
Orbitty	Frank Welker
Jackson Rocket	Unavailable
Scientist	Unavailable
Liverspot	Unavailable
Cop	Unavailable
Robot teacher	Unavailable
Bully	Unavailable
Mr. Cogswell	Daws Butler
Miss Booster	Janet Waldo
Contempo Computers president	Unavailable

Organizations

• Contempo Computers
• Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Orbit City
      • Skypad Apartments
        • Jetson residence
      • Contempo Computers building
      • Spacely Space Sprockets building
      • Nucleon Nutrition Center
      • Little Dipper School
• Mars (mentioned)
  • Martian Institute of Technology (mentioned)

Objects

• Fooder-Aca-Cycle
• Rejuvenex

Vehicles

• Flying cars

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 25, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• The episode title is a reference to Boy George, the British singer who gained fame in the 1980s.
• The Martian Institute of Technology is a parody of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Miss Booster fills in for Miss Galaxy without explanation.
• Rob Paulsen is uncredited.

Legacy

• The design of George as a kid was reused for when George was a real kid in a flashback in "A Jetson Christmas Carol."

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 11, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons: Season 2, Volume 2 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.