The WORST episodes of The Jetsons
Every episode of The Jetsons ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Jetsons!
The Jetsons is an animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period. The Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.
#1 - Judy's Birthday Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/1985
Judy seems to think that nobody remembered her birthday, until one of the more unpopular kids shows her that she is indeed loved; and is shocked to discover that nobody said anything about her birthday, but was surprised when everyone, including Mr. Spacely, throws her one of the best surprise parties ever.
#2 - Two Many Georges
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1987
George is convinced by Orwell, Spacely's nephew, to clone himself and improve his traits. But this new-and-improved George leads the original into believing that his family doesn't need him anymore.
#3 - Winner Takes All
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/9/1985
George competes in a sports contest to get an account for Spacely Sprockets.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Solar Snoops
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1985
An unknown package delivered to Spacely Sprockets contains a robot sentry dog named "Sentro", and Spacely decides to use it to guard his "Chocolate Microchip Cookie". However, the "Galactic Sneak"—a spy for Cogswell Cogs—has pulled a Trojan-Horse–type move by hiding inside Sentro's body to infiltrate Spacely's plant. When he and Sentro steal the prototype Microchip Cookie, it's up to George Jetson—who discovers a want-ad in the news for an executive secretary for Cogswell Cogs—to become "Georgina Jetstream", infiltrate Cogswell Cogs, and get Spacely's cookie back.
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#6 - 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 ...
#7 - 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.
#8 - SuperGeorge
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/1985
George is Superhero for a day with the help of a thought remote, but he might stay that way forever because the remote gets broken.
#9 - 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.
#10 - Clean as a Hound's Tooth
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/1987
George has a tooth ache and visits his dentist. The dentist uses an experimental artificial teeth for George. The tooth turns out to be a dog's tooth but cannot be replaced because the dentist left for a vacation. Still George starts chasing cats and mailmen and barks at his family member.
#11 - ASTROnomical I.Q.
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/1987
Elroy invents an evolution machine. By mistake his evolutes Astro by 10,000 years, increasing his I.Q. by 4000 points. George bets everything he owns by playing chess with a little help of Astro. At that moment Astro is caught by the dogcatcher. When that doesn't work he enters a brainy game show where the contestants can win millions.
#12 - The Century's Best
Season 2 - Episode 40 - Aired 11/29/1985
As the first mail he receives, Orbitty gets an application in which he can enter any one of the family for Person of the Year. This leads to a dispute between the Jetsons as each tries to convince him he or she would be the best choice for the entry. Who will Orbitty pick as his entry?
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Family Fallout
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/23/1985
Mr. Spacely & his family are invited to appear on "Family Fallout". So he schemes to find a family dumb enough to compete against them which would be The Jetsons. Who won the grand galactic prize? Who got zonked?
#16 - A Jetson Christmas Carol
Season 2 - Episode 41 - Aired 12/13/1985
In a take-off of Charles Dickens "The Christmas Carol," Mr. Spacely is being so greedy and selfish that he would even make Ebenezer Scrooge blush. On Christmas Eve, he's first haunted by his former (ghostly partner) Jacob Marsley (a blue humanoid alien who's now wrapped up in mummy bandages.) Jacob Marsley warns Mr. Spacely about the consequences of being greedy. Mr. Spacely is too full of himself to take Marsley seriously, so now he's going to be visited by (what a surprise, not!) three more spirits. First up is the Ghost of Christmas Past (A giant floating robotic head.) Second is the Ghost of Christmas Present, who literally looks like a Christmas present! Finally, the Ghost of Christmas Future (a tall, speechless mega-computer) appears and finally knocks some sense into Spacely. Spacely takes the true meaning of Christmas spirit to heart by showering gifts and presents on the Jetson's family, and everybody (predictably) lives happily ever after.
#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.
#18 - Space Bong
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/30/1985
Nearby Earth is the headquarters of 'SNEEK', and Skata-Hara, the female leader of this evil organization. 'SNEEK' mistakes George for Secret Agent Space Bong, and kidnaps him in hopes of getting the Secret Formula.
#19 - The Mirrormorph
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/11/1985
A Mercurian Mirrormorph that was supposed to be delivered to the local scientific institute winds up going to the Jetsons' residence instead and causes all sorts of trouble as it messes up Judy's date and gets George fired as it has the ability to impersonate anyone who touches it. But if the same person holds it for more than 10 seconds, it could end up multiplying out of control and overrunning Orbit City!
#20 - Jetsons' Millions
Season 2 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/4/1985
A winning lottery ticket makes the Jetsons millionaires.
#21 - Father/Daughter Dance
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1987
The annual father/daughter dance means embarrassment for Judy so she fakes the 48 hour flu. Still Jane promises that this year will not be the disgrace from last year because dad is taking dancing lessons. Using a super sniffer the kids try to find their father to peek at one of his lessons.
#22 - S.M.A.S.H.
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/26/1985
Jane can drive, and accidentally crashes Mr. Spacely's car that she borrowed, which causes him to gleefully take it out on George, making him a virtual slave and groveler, until it was discovered that the brakes are jammed. This absolves the Jetsons, and then the tables are turned and a furious and humiliated Spacely becomes the reluctant servant of George.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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'.
#25 - To Tell the Truth
Season 2 - Episode 37 - Aired 11/22/1985
After having Elroy confess to breaking Jane's favorite vase, George winds up in a situation where he escorts a beautiful actress hired to sponsor Spacely Sprockets onboard a space flight, which takes off with him still onboard the ship, and having to get home late via a travelling space circus. Will Jane buy George's wild story?