History Characters / TheJetsons

* WeekendInventor: Likes to tinker in his spare time. DependingOnTheWriter, he's either a BunglingInventor or a GadgeteerGenius.

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* CatchPhrase: "Jetsoooooooooon!! Youuuuuuuuuuuu're Fiired!"

* DrunkOnDuty: He became this after George and Henry spiked his oil supply. He revealed his true {{Jerkass}} personality to Spaceley and the Space Sprockets executives, including his recordings insulting Spaceley. Spaceley immediately fired him and George tossed him in a junkyard.

** George got him fired from Spaceley Space Sprockets by spiking Uniblab's oil supply to make him DrunkOnDuty. Uniblab angered Spaceley and the Space Sprockets board when he played his recordings insulting Spaceley.
** When Uniblab was their DrillSergeantNasty, George and Henry replaced his AC battery with a DC one. Uniblab later malfunctioned and exploded in a commanding officer's face.

* BosssUnfavoriteEmployee: He remains BadBoss Cosmo Spacely's only employee to be visibly and audibly dismissed ("[[SayMyName Jet-SSSOOOOOOONNN!]] [[CatchPhrase You're fired!]]") [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity constantly, for any damn reason Mr. Spacely could think of]]. George has also been made the guinea pig for an indestructible outfit (the outfit survived the rigorous tests, George not so much), shipped to [[PlaceWorseThanDeath Places Worse Than Death]] (Outer ''Moon''golia, for example) and endured varying amounts of physical abuse from his BadBoss.

* Adaptional Jerkass: George Jetson in the 1960s-70s Charlton Comics is way more of a jerk for some reason. Almost every comic has him yelling and one comic called “Rise Slaves!” he was extremely horribly sexist (Which was way worse than his sexism in “Jane’s Driving Lesson”). Also bizarrely George really hates Rosie in most of these stories for no reason. Not only is he almost always yelling at her if she makes any mistake, but in “Rosey is Replaced” he even angrily hit her with a golf club! In said story he also purposely replaced her and claimed she was “just a machine”. This is literally the opposite of George treats Rosie in “Rosie Come Home”, where he would never replace her and considers her one of the family like the others too.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He is a more straight-up example than Spacely, who is more a MeanBoss than these.
* EvilerThanThou: Sure Spacely has {{Jerkass}} moments, but he does have redeeming qualities unlike Cogswell.

* ShadowArchetype: He doubles on any of Spacely's vices as a businessman.

* Adaptional Jerkass: George Jetson in the 1960s-70s Charlton Comics is way more of a jerk for some reason. Almost every comic has him yelling and one comic called “Rise Slaves!” he was extremely horribly sexist (Which was way worse than his sexism in “Jane’s Driving Lesson”) Also bizarrely George really hates Rosie in most of these stories for no reason. Not only is he almost always yelling at her if she makes any mistake, but in “Rosey is Replaced” he even angrily hit her with a golf club! In said story he also purposely replaced her and claimed she was “just a machine”. This is literally the opposite of George treats Rosie in “Rosie Come Home”, where he would never replace her and considers her one of the family like the others too.

* Adaptional Jerkass: George Jetson in the 1960s-70s Charlton Comics is way more of a jerk for some reason. Almost every comic has him yelling and one comic he was extremely horribly sexist (Which was way worse than his sexism in “Jane’s Driving Lesson”) Also bizarrely George really hates Rosie in most of these stories for no reason. Not only is he almost always yelling at her if she makes any mistake, but he even purposely replaced her in one story and claimed she was “just a machine”. This is literally the opposite of George treats Rosie in “Rosie Come Home”, where he would never replace her and considers her one of the family like the others too.

* Adaptional Jerkass: George Jetson in the 1960s-70s Charlton Comics is way more of a jerk for some reason. Almost every comic has him yelling and one comic he was extremely horribly sexist (Which was way worse than his sexism in “Jane’s Driving Lesson”) Also bizarrely George really hates Rosie in most of these stories for no reason. Not only is he almost always yelling at her if she makes any mistake, but he even purposely replaced her in one story and claimed she was “just a machine”. This is literally the opposite of George treats Rosie in “Rosie Come Home”, where he would never replace her and considers her one of the family like the others too. * BumblingDad: His personality is that of a well-meaning, caring father, but he is often befuddled and stressed out by the problems of both his work and family lives.

* BumblingDad: His personality is that of a well-meaning, caring father, but he is often befuddled and stressed out by the problems of both his work and family lives.

* ADayInTheLimelight: She becomes the main focus in the made for television "Rockin´ with Judy Jetson" film. In said film, Judy gets her usual BrattyTeenageDaughter traits toned down, becoming a PluckyGirl instead.

* ADayInTheLimelight: She gets her own movie in the made for television "Rockin´ with Judy Jetson", where she gets the main focus. In said film, Judy gets her usual BrattyTeenageDaughter traits toned down, becoming a PluckyGirl instead.

[[folder: The Jetsons]]

* StrongFamilyResemblance : She actually does look like her mother.

* CatchPhrase: ''"JANE STOP THIS CRAZY THING!"''

* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: The {{Trope Namer|s}}. When it came to Mr. Spacely, George had absolutely zero protection, and when he wasn't fired he lost whatever bonuses he obtained from being part of Spacely's latest scheme just as easily. Spacely threatened to fire George for any reason that he could threaten him for, from arriving late to work up to not voting in favor of Spacely's dog in a canine competition or winning a ''Family Feud''-style game show that had the Jetsons and the Spacelys facing off (thankfully for George and his family, [[SecondPlaceIsForWinners the second prize was exactly what they needed]]).

-->'''Voiced by''': George O'Hanlon (1963-1989), Creator/JeffBergman (1989-present)

-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DawsButler (1963-1988), Patric Zimmerman (1988-1990), Creator/TrevorDevall (2015-)

-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JanetWaldo (1963-1990), Music/{{Tiffany}} (1988), Creator/DanicaMcKellar (2015-)

Judith "Judy" Angela Jetson is the sixteen-year-old daughter of George and Jane Jetson who acts just like a normal teenage girl only with more futuristic tastes.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Penny Singleton (1963-1990), Creator/GreyDeLisle Griffin (2006-present)
The matriarch of the Jetson Family. She is the wife of George and the mother of Judy and Elroy Jetson.

-->'''Voiced by''': Howard Morris

George's 110-year old grandfather and the great-grandfather of Elroy and Judy.

--->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DonMessick (1963-1990), Creator/FrankWelker (2015-)
Astro is the family dog.

--->'''Voiced by''': Jean Vander Pyle (1963-1990), Creator/TressMacNeille (2008-present)

She may be "only nuts & bolts," but she's loved like a member of the family all the same.

* AdvertisedExtra: In the original run from the 60s she appeared in only two episodes. Not the case in the 80's revival where she regularly appeared.

A little alien first introduced in "Elroy Meets Orbitty" and a pet of the family.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MelBlanc (1963-1989), Creator/JeffBergman (1989 onward)

Owner of Spacely's Space Sprockets, where George works.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Daws Butler

-->'''Voiced by:''' Daws Butler

-->'''Voiced by:''' Don Messick

* OverprotectiveDad: He's overprotective of Judy because of how boy-crazed she is.

!! Spencer W.C. Cogswell

!! Cosmo Spacely

!! Spencer Cogswell

* VocalEvolution: He sounds almost unrecognisably soft spoken at the start of the original series. Mel Blanc gave him a more gravelly bellow as the series continued, especially in the 80s revival, by which point you'd wonder if WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam were one of his ancestors.