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The Best Episodes of The Jetsons Season 1

Every episode of The Jetsons Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Jetsons Season 1!

Meet George Jetson and his quirky family: wife Jane, son Elroy and daughter Judy. Living in the automated, push-button world of the future hasn't made life any easier for the harried husband and father, who gets into one comical misadventure after another!

Genres:AnimationComedyFamily

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Jetsons" season 1 is "Rosey the Robot", rated 7.3/10 from 329 user votes. It was directed by William Hanna and written by Larry Markes. "Rosey the Robot" aired on 9/23/1962 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "A Date with Jet Screamer".

  • Rosey the Robot
    7.3/10 329 votes

    #1 - Rosey the Robot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1962

    When the automatic food preparer malfunctions, Jane Jetson tests a used robot maid on the night George brings his boss home to dinner.

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: Larry Markes

  • A Date with Jet Screamer
    7.2/10 285 votes

    #2 - A Date with Jet Screamer

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/1962

    Pop star 'Jet Screamer' organizes a quiz, first prize: a date with the celebrity himself. George tries to make sure Judy won't win, but Judy is the lucky girl. Without her knowing it George acts as a chaperone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • The Space Car
    7.3/10 217 votes

    #3 - The Space Car

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/1962

    George and Jane go shopping at Molecular Motors. The Supersonic Suburbanite turns out to be too much for them so the buy a car similar to their old model. They get mixed up with bad guy Knuckles Nuclear and his gun Moll.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • The Coming of Astro
    7.1/10 220 votes

    #4 - The Coming of Astro

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/1962

    Jane and the kids want a dog for personal protection, George doesn't believe in that but wants to keep everyone happy. To George the answer is an apartment approved electronic dog, one of those nuclear powered trouble free dogs: Electronimo! At the same moment the rest of the family found a biological dog. A contest should point out the superior dog. Astro proves to be the superior dog when he unwittingly tackles a burglar terrorizing the apartment building.

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • Jetson's Nite Out
    7.4/10 226 votes

    #5 - Jetson's Nite Out

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/1962

    George Jetson and his boss Cosmo Spacely attend a robot football game. George fools his wife into thinking he's working late so that he won't be able to attend a PTA meeting.

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: Harvey Bullock, R.S. Allen

  • The Good Little Scouts
    7.0/10 202 votes

    #6 - The Good Little Scouts

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/1962

    The only way George can get a vacation out of Mr. Spacely is to accompany Space Cub Troop #54 on their camping trip on the moon. George proceeds to get lost, but is rescued by Mr. Spacely's son, Arthur.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Larry Markes

  • The Flying Suit
    7.4/10 200 votes

    #7 - The Flying Suit

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1962

    Spacely's competitor Cogswell invents a flying suit. Meanwhile, Elroy thinks he's invented a flying pill. When George picks up the wrong suit at the cleaners, he is convinced Elroy's pills actually work.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • Rosey's Boyfriend
    6.8/10 176 votes

    #8 - Rosey's Boyfriend

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1962

    Judy and Rosey find boyfriends. The problem with love is that you're either up or down ... and the animated junk pile being Henry's assistant gets a little confused.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Walter Black

  • Elroy's TV Show
    6.7/10 175 votes

    #9 - Elroy's TV Show

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1962

    The future TV producers got bored with cowboy and doctor's programs, so the want Elroy as 'Space boy Zoom and his dog Astro'. Of course Spacely wants his son and dog on TV instead, badly ...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Warren Foster

  • Uniblab
    7.4/10 203 votes

    #10 - Uniblab

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/1962

    Spacely buys a new robot 'Uniblab'. This means George actually has to work the full three hour work day. Or so it seems, until George's janitor finds a solution.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • A Visit From Grandpa
    7.2/10 187 votes

    #11 - A Visit From Grandpa

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/1962

    George's father visits. On his way he fixes a lady's vehicle, they exchange addresses. Because of some miscommunication the Jetson family think they got involved while in reality grandpa just baby-sits for someone else.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Astro's Top Secret
    7.0/10 176 votes

    #12 - Astro's Top Secret

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/1962

    Another tale of Big Business competition: At the Moonside Country Club, Spacely and Cogswell each vow to put the other out of business. Spacely thinks his ticket is Astro the flying dog. He ultimately discovers that Astro has only swallowed a flying toy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • Las Venus
    7.3/10 196 votes

    #13 - Las Venus

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/1962

    George and Jane visit Las Venus for gambling and entertainment. The trip is paid by Spacely because George has to try to sell some sprockets to a female client. Now George has to please his wife and the client.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • Elroy's Pal
    6.9/10 176 votes

    #14 - Elroy's Pal

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/23/1962

    Elroy's wins a contest to meet his big hero 'Nimbus the Great' from the TV show. Unfortunately the player is very ill and cannot come. George stands up for Elroy and visits 'Nimbus' to prevent a disappointment for Elroy. The only solution is to have George wear a Nimbus suit and visit Elroy ...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Walter Black

  • Test Pilot
    7.2/10 180 votes

    #15 - Test Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/30/1962

    Spacely wants to test a new everything-proof jacket. By mistake George's doctor tells him he has only a couple of days left to live. Now who would be a better victim to test the jacket than George?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Harvey Bullock, R.S. Allen

  • Millionaire Astro
    7.0/10 181 votes

    #16 - Millionaire Astro

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1963

    Astro turns out to be the long-lost dog of a millionaire. The Jetsons have to let Astro go. Now Astro has everything a dog can wish for, except the love of the Jetson family ...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • The Little Man
    7.0/10 174 votes

    #17 - The Little Man

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1963

    Compression technique explained The Jetson way. Without the decompression mechanism working George is reduced to a mere 6 inches. The only way to fix the decompression system is by replacing parts manufactured by the big competitor: Cogswell Cogs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • Jane's Driving Lesson
    6.8/10 172 votes

    #18 - Jane's Driving Lesson

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1963

    Jane gets fed up with public transportation and decides to take driving lessons. After all, Elroy can get a learner's permit when he's 8 years old, so Jane should be able to get driving lessons, can't she? Her talents scare the teacher so much, he goes back hunting wild lions again. Accidentally Jane thinks she's got a new instructor while that persons turns out to be a crook on the run ...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • G.I. Jetson
    7.1/10 167 votes

    #19 - G.I. Jetson

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1963

    Private Jetson is drafted, as George is a family man he gets a full two minutes to report for duty. They're all given an aptitude test, and one not-so-bright recruit jams a square peg into a round hole, whereupon the automated grading program determines that his 'original thinking shows leadership potential' and makes him a general. Spacely turns out to be the commanding officer and the site is a full 10 minutes away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • Miss Solar System
    7.2/10 173 votes

    #20 - Miss Solar System

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1963

    Jane decides to enter the Miss Solar System contest without George knowing. However, Spacely Sprockets is sponsoring the contest. George & Mr. Spacely are judges, but Mrs. Spacely removes her husband from the judges' stand & George is the ""Mystery Judge"".

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • Private Property
    6.9/10 165 votes

    #21 - Private Property

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1963

    A new building is built next to Spacely's company. The owner of the new plant turns out to be Cogswell and George finds out the new building is 6 inches over Spacely's property. Spacely makes Cogswell walk on his hands and knees, Jetson is promoted. That is until it turns out Spacely's existing building is actually 6' over Cogswell's ground ...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Barry Blitzer

  • Dude Planet
    6.9/10 160 votes

    #22 - Dude Planet

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1963

    Jane badly needs some rest and goes to 'Dude Planet' with a friend. The rest of the family stays at home and tries to run the household.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Walter Black

  • TV or Not TV
    7.0/10 169 votes

    #23 - TV or Not TV

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1963

    George and Astro accidentally see and robbery. That is: they THINK they witness a robbery. It turns out they were in a movie-set. To prevent a law suit the producer does everything to buy them out, while George and Astro do everything possible to avoid being caught by the 'robbers'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Benedict

  • Elroy's Mob
    7.0/10 168 votes

    #24 - Elroy's Mob

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1963

    A bad sneaky student switches Elroy's report tape with his own, which consists of 4 D's, a "F", and a "H", but Elroy's family doesn't believe him so he runs away with Astro and gets mixed up with a mob who's robbing a bank.

    Director: William Hanna

    Writer: Barry Blitzer