The Jetsons (1962): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know
Even Rosie couldn’t keep this one out of copyright trouble. We polished up the edit and brought it back from the Remember When vault. Thanks for watching again—or discovering it for the first time.
The Jetsons (1962): 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know
#rememberwhen The Jetsons promised us flying cars, robot maids, video calls, and a three-hour workday. More than 60 years later, George Jetson, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Astro, and Rosie are still shaping how we imagine the future. In this countdown, we’re uncovering 15 weird facts about The Jetsons, including behind-the-scenes casting controversies, the surprising truth about Rosie, the emotional story behind George O’Hanlon’s final performance, and how Orbit City was inspired by real-world architecture.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:15 – #15: Which Orbit City Did You Grow Up In?
03:10 – #14: A Cartoon Theme Song’s Unexpected Second Life
05:00 – #13: The Crossover Fans Waited Decades To See
06:45 – #12: A Behind-the-Scenes Battle Before Orbit City Launched
08:20 – #11: Why The Future Never Had A Fair Chance
10:00 – #10: The Real Places Hidden Inside Orbit City
11:40 – #9: A Surprising Big-Screen Shakeup
13:05 – #8: The Funniest Job In Television History?
14:40 – #7: The Truth About Orbit City’s Favorite Robot
16:15 – #6: The Space Dog That Almost Didn’t Stay
18:00 – #5: A Forgotten Pop-Star Plan From The Future
19:50 – #4: When Science Fiction Started Looking Familiar
21:25 – #3: One Of Animation’s Most Emotional Farewells
23:00 – #2: The Scene Everyone Remembers Wrong
24:30 – #1: The Secret Inspiration Behind The Entire Show
Watch more classic cartoon nostalgia here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZTUGHHqdh7F_nZKnlkn7D2DSsoZti8U
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@FitMommyMakeover
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I loved the Jetsons! I remember when FaceTime came out and you couldn’t tell me we weren’t officially on the Jetsons now!
@stumpybear60
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Back to the Future had flying cars. Did they get this from The Jetsons?
@EmeraldMarine84
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
#9 I was born in 1984, I don't really remember watching the Jetsons as a small kid, but I could well have, and I saw the movie. I heard what happened with Janet Waldo years later, and I was infuriated, I mean, I could live with Tiffany providing a singing voice, but taking Janet Waldo's place altogether? That was dumb, I saw a recording of what she sounded like at the time the movie came out, and she still had it. I don't blame Andrea Romano for wanting her name taken out of the credits for that one.
#3 Yeah…I also heard about this many years later…it was saddening to hear about that, I remember seeing a comment someone basically bashing O Hanlon's performance as George, I was far from enthusiastic about that…opposite in fact, it hit a nerve, his performance was great, he'll be missed. For what it's worth, Jeff Bergeman did good.
@berthageorge2627
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
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@TeaAndFloppyDisks
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I knew it! I always had a hunch as a kid that George never used the treadmill. 😀 This was a great cartoon from my childhood. Thank you for covering it! 🙂
@buckgulick3968
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Late 60's early 70's kid so I fondly remember the Jetsons well.
I always got strong Hazel vibes from Rosie.
@corneliupopescu400
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I saw the whole series in the 1990s on Cartoon Network. Still love it today, especially the original season.
Btw, in the first season, Elroy was just a regular kid. In the 1980s revival, they turned him into a boy genius, who even helped his dad at work with his programminbg.
@Boundyman
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I was born in 1976, and consider myself an Xennial. So I grew up with the Jetson during the 80's episodes. One time a group of my friends, both boys and girls, who enjoyed the show made some predictions on future episodes. I predicted there would be an episode where Elroy got a girlfriend, which everyone laughed at. A girl in the group predicted that Judy would start a girls wrestling team at Orbit High, which everyone laughed at as well. One guy said Jane would get a job, since all of us had mothers who worked. The youngest of the group said the Jetsons would get a cat. Another said Jane would have a baby. But the funniest one was George Jetson would quit his job and join the Enterprise crew.
@Adam-l1o8s
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
#4 People still can't Drive on the Ground so what Idiot would give out Generic Pilot Licenses?
@PancakePrince1
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
This is my favorite cartoon when I was a kid. I did always prefer the Jetsons over the Flintstones and I'm always fascinated by the space age gadgets.
The Flintstones had live action movies, I would really like to see the Jetsons on a live action movie.
@wadesalyer9864
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Huh never heard of the movie going to have to watch it
@ADAMHOPKINS-k6y
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
You would think by now we would at least have a Starbucks on the moon by now😂
@wadesalyer9864
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I’ve watched both
@karlingram8471
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Eep op orp op op (that means I love you)
@TerrickTerran
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Darn copyright grumps. Thanks for the reload.
@mannyja
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
My mom took my siblings and me to The Jetsons Movie in the theater. I had The Jetsons meet The Flintstones on VHS.
@mariafisher9259
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I'm 65 and I still Love the Jetsons ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@schmoop14
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
The 1998-built Publix supermarket in South Beach and the bank-now-real estate office across the street look straight out of The Jetsons. That was the second of three Publixes in South Beach, so it’s sometimes called “The Jetsons Publix” to differentiate it. (The same architect built the Miami Heat’s current home, opened in 1999).
@WillySachak
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
ACTUALLY…Elroy DID NOT invent the time machine…only a transporter. Remember, the Flintsonrs are the MOSERN Stone Age Family…which means: Animatronic Talking Dinis and Animals, 'Modern Technology Conveniences', Midetn Societal Structure (1960s style) …if the Jestond REALLY Aren't back to the REAL Stone Age, it would be COMPLETELY NON-TECHNOLOGICAL, no 'english' language, no dinos, very primitive hunter-gatherer…The Jetsons just went down to the ground…OrbitCity is in ORBIT, ABOVE the Earth…think of it as the Soace-Aged Eloi meet the Evolved Morlocks!!!😂
The Jetsons movie took its plot from the The Star Trek episode 25 'Devil in the Dark'…where miners destroy the environment occupied by the Silucon-based creature, The Horta!
@stevejones6247
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
a reject pokemon prototype
@stevejones6247
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I only saw reruns
@stevejones6247
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
rut roh reroge
@thomassmith6232
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
George Jetson was described as 40 years old, so he would have been born in 2022.
@undramartin1914
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
I absolutely love this channel
@galtthedestroyer
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
This was a great video. I never knew most of these. Thanks.
@StephenCena
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Oh thank God your voice is back
@GregMoress
July 12, 2026 at 4:46 am
Have ya done Kazoo and his representation of the drug culture?
Blow on a Kazoo (Smoke on a pipe) and a magic floating alien that only you can see appears…