Rosie (Jetsons)

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For the episode namesake, see "Rosey the Robot." For other uses, see Rosie.
Rosie

Species Robot[Note 1]
Gender Female
Affiliation Jane Jetson
George Jetson
Elroy Jetson
Judy Jetson
Astro
Orbitty
Henry Orbit
Mac
Occupation Maid
Housekeeper
Other relative(s) Jane Jetson, daughter-in-law[Note 2]
Marital status Single[Note 3]
Children George[Note 4]
First appearance TJ: "Rosey the Robot" (1962)
Played by Jean Vander Pyl (1962-90)
Tress MacNeille (2008, 2017)

Jetsons: The Movie

The Jetsons

Jellystone!

Rosie, also spelled Rosey, is one of the main characters of the Jetsons franchise. She is a hard-working robot maid employed by the Jetsons, a family from 2062, and acts as a surrogate aunt of Judy and Elroy. Her voice was originated by Jean Vander Pyl.

In DC Comics' reboot, she was George Jetson's mother, who had her mind transferred from her elderly body into a robotic one.

Character description

Rosie, despite being an old-fashioned model robot, has a gentle and warm personality. She is exceptionally dutiful with her career as a homemaker, and in addition to her motherly qualities and smart intellect, is a deeply empathetic family member. Despite having a well-meaning demeanor in general, she can be a bit sassy when she makes a sarcastic joke at times. She also speaks in a Brooklyn accent, especially when she refers to George as "Mr. J".

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Theme park rides

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

A Member of the Family

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Rosie Sells Out

Cyborg's first kiss.

Rosie cameos in the Teen Titans Go! episode "The Bergerac," as Cyborg's first kiss.

Rosie in the Funny Books

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Marvel's Laff-a-Lympics

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Development

Rosie was modeled after Hazel Brook, a spunky maid played by Shirley Booth in the 1960s sitcom series Hazel. The two characters share similar personality traits, and Rosie referring to George as "Mr. J" could be interpreted as a nod to Hazel calling her boss George Baxter "Mr. B."

Gallery

Main article: Rosie (Jetsons)/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Rosie (Jetsons)/Toys

Behind the scenes

  • Had Mixed Nutz not been cancelled, Rosie would've appeared in a Terminator parody where she would go back in time to stop Daffy Duck from screwing up the world.

In popular culture

WARNING: The following section contains content that may be seen as mature or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Main article: List of pop culture references to Jetsons
  • In the film Eliminators, Mandroid watches soccer on TV, but Spot the tiny robot keeps switching it to "Rosey the Robot." Two scenes from this episode are used (which are shown in the opposite order), the first is Rosie when slams Mr. Spacely on the head and tells him to quiet down.
  • In the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Malcolm Babysits," Malcolm is told he can't have a robotics kit by his mom because it is too expensive, but also because of his dad's fear of fictional robots such as "[Rosie] the creepy maid from The Jetsons."
  • In the George Lopez episode "Leave It to Lopez," George has a dream in which he and his family are the Jetsons living in Orbit City. Lopez's dream even has Rosie as their maid, who is watching The Young and the Rustless instead of working.
  • In the Drawn Together episode "A Tales of Two Cows," she is the only survivor of Live Action Cow's massacre. She can be seen holding Elroy's corpse.
  • Rosie (along with the family) appears as a painting in Kanye West's animated music video for "Heartless."
  • In the May 31, 2018 episode of Jeopardy! episode, the question for "TV & Movie Common Bonds" for $600 is "Berta, Alice Nelson, Rosie the Robot," with the response being who are maids/maids and housekeepers.
  • In the Fresh Off the Boat episode "Four Funerals and a Wedding," Emery found Eddie wondering if Rosie wanted to be with the family by choice.
  • In The Toys That Made Us episode "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," Trish Stewart, the former Director of Marketing of Bandai America, said that Godaikin line didn't sell well because America's idea about robots at the time was Robby the Robot from Lost in Space or Rosie from The Jetsons, with a scene from "Rosey the Robot" episode being used, where she rolls up to the Fooder-Aca-Cycle.

Futurama

Main article: Futurama
  • Bender's Game (part 2): Rosie has been sent to the HAL Institute for Criminally Insane Robots for killing Astro and possibly Elroy for being dirty, only referring to the latter by name. Interestingly, Tress MacNeille voices Rosie, before she officially voiced her in the DTV The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania.
  • Futurama Comics #58 - "Boomsday!:" Hubert makes a mother for Bender, who is Rosie.
  • "The Bots and the Bees:" There is a robot teen center called The Rosie D. and Robbie T. Robot Teen Center.
  • "Assie Come Home:" Rosie, who has the top half of her head missing, has been discarded at the robot chop shop.

Mad

Main article: Mad
  • "Real Veal/Celebrity Wife Swamp:" During "Real Veal," Rosie is a card girl at the wrestling match.
  • "The Iron Giant Lady/Raising a New Hope:" In "The Iron Giant Lady," Rosie appears at the Robot Grammys.
  • Rosie introduces Round 10.
    Rosie introduces Round 10.

The Simpsons

Main article: The Simpsons
  • Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness: The Sitter-Bot resembles Rosie.
  • "Replaceable You:" As the robopets are roaming through town, they stop to watch TVs on display, with The Jetsons playing on it. On it, Rosie explains to George that if she doesn't get her green card (implying that Rosie is an immigrant), she'll be turned back into a washing machine.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Human in DC Comics' The Jetsons.
  2. ^ In DC Comics' The Jetsons.
  3. ^ Wife to Arthur Jetson in DC Comics' The Jetsons.
  4. ^ In DC Comics' The Jetsons.

References

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