Grandpa and the Galactic Goldigger

Grandpa and the Galactic Goldigger
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Premiere date	November 19, 1985
Run time	22:05
Starring	George O'Hanlon Penny Singleton Daws Butler Janet Waldo Don Messick Jean Vander Pyl Frank Welker Mel Blanc Howard Morris
Music composed by	Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s)	Glenn Leopold
Voice director(s)	Gordon Hunt
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'"Grandpa and the Galactic Goldigger" is the thirty-fifth episode of The Jetsons season two, and the fifty-seventh overall. It aired on November 19, 1985 in syndicated markets that featured The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera programming blocks. It was written by Glenn Leopold, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

A case of mistaken identity ensues when a young, seductive con artist believes Grandpa Jetson is rich after using Mr. Spacely's credit card.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Cosmo Spacely	Mel Blanc
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Rosie	Jean Vander Pyl
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
Montague Jetson	Howard Morris
Astro	Don Messick
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Orbitty	Frank Welker
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Robot saleswoman	Unavailable
Tyco	Unavailable
Nova Neutron	Unavailable
Cop	Unavailable
Mrs. Meltdown	Unavailable
Mrs. Spacely	Jean Vander Pyl
Robot waiter	Unavailable
Robot doorman	Unavailable
Robot chauffeur	Unavailable
Montague's wife

Organizations

• Spacely Space Sprockets

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Orbit City
      • Spacely Space Sprockets building
      • Bank Andromeda (mentioned)
      • Skypad Apartments
        • Jetson residence
      • Spacey's Department Store
      • Spacely residence
      • Starburst Theater
      • Cosmic Grove
      • Cosmic Arms
      • Asteroid Park

Objects

• Bank Andromeda card
• Visaphone

Vehicles

• Flying cars
• S.S. Tri Star

Music

The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: November 19, 1985 in syndication

Behind the scenes

• Albert Moonstein is a parody of Albert Einstein.

Errors

• George can breath in space.
• The computer disks say what they are, so the confusion seems impossible to make.

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.