The Jetsons
The Coming of Astro
TV Flash files “The Coming of Astro” as a desk essential hour — The Jetsons (1962–1963) on ABC, season 1, episode 4, aired 1962-10-14, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E04: listed hour 4 of 75 in the The Jetsons guide, hour 4 of 24 in season 1. It aired 1962-10-14 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Space Car” (S01E03). Next is “Jetson's Nite Out” (S01E05).
Essential hour: “The Coming of Astro”. The Coming of Astro adds the dog to the gadget household: sitcom furniture arriving in the sky the way Bedrock arrived in stone.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
George says no to having Astro, a stray dog, but thinks a robot dog will be better for the family, so gets 'Lectronimo. When a burglar breaks in, though, Astro proves to be the better dog.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Coming of Astro sit in the The Jetsons guide?
S01E04 is listed hour 4 of 75 — hour 4 of 24 in season 1, season 1 episode 4.
When did The Jetsons S01E04 air?
The Coming of Astro aired 1962-10-14 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
The original 24 ABC episodes are the whole 1960s assignment: Orbit City, Spacely, Rosie, flying car. Later 1980s episodes are a revival, not the first-run text.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Jetsons sold the space-age suburb in one ABC season: George at Spacely Space Sprockets, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Rosie the robot, and a flying car as family sedan. Hanna-Barbera's future sitcom is optimistic gadget comedy, not dystopia. A short original run became a permanent brand — push-button labor jokes that still define cartoon tomorrows.
One ABC season. **Twenty-four original episodes, 1962–1963.** That is the whole first window, and it was enough to mint brand immortality: George at Spacely Space Sprockets, Jane, Judy, Elroy, Rosie the robot, a flying car as family sedan. Hanna-Barbera's The Jetsons sold the space-age suburb as optimistic gadget comedy, not dystopia — George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, Mel Blanc's Mr. Spacely. Future gadgets satirize present suburbia; tomorrow as sitcom. Rex will call it a color-set…
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