Rosie

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For the episode namesake, see "Rosey the Robot."
You may also be the looking for the Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone character, Rosie.
Rosie
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Species Robot[Note 1]
Gender Female
Affiliation Jane Jetson
George Jetson
Elroy Jetson
Judy Jetson
Astro
Orbitty
Henry Orbit
Mac
Occupation Maid
Grandfather(s) Greatgrandfather, Montague Jetson
Other relative(s) One daughter-in-law, Jane, in
Marital status Single[Note 2]
Children George[Note 3]
First appearance TJ: "Rosey the Robot" (1962)
Played by Jean Vander Pyl (1962-90)
Tress MacNeille (2017)
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Jetsons: The Movie
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The Jetsons
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Jellystone!

Rosie, also spelled Rosey, is one of the main characters of the Jetsons franchise. Her voice was originated by Jean Vander Pyl.

Rosie is a robot maid employed by the Jetsons, a family from 2062. 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

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Theme park rides

Comics

Books

Video games

Biography

A Member of the Family

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

Marvel's Laff-a-Lympics

Development

Gallery

Main article: Rosie/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Rosie/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 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.

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.

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. ^ Wife to Arthur Jetson in DC Comics' The Jetsons.
  3. ^ In DC Comics' The Jetsons.

References