History WesternAnimation / JetsonsTheMovie

* ZeerustCanon: Being made in 1990, this movie is loaded with 1980's pop culture, from music to hairstyles, yet it's still set in the same 1960's RaygunGothic future, which sometimes gives a weird combination.

* VocalEvolution: In the original series, Creator/MelBlanc's voice for Mr. Spacely was much smoother and only sounded like WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam whenever he raises his voice (usually [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity whenever he fires George]]]). Here, his voice is unmistakable from Yosemite Sam's.

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: An early example too, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Here, it's used for exterior shots of the asteroid mining complex, other buildings, and the like. As a result, the CGI is mostly limited to {{Establishing Shot}}s and the 2-D characters never quite interact with it. The only aversion to this is the vehicle animation, which is also in 3D, but blends in a bit better with the 2D to the point of actually interacting with the characters.

* GreenAesop: A very popular message in early '90s animation, of course. ''Jetsons: The Movie'' came out of the same period as ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'', ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'', ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'', ''WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark'', and ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest''. The ''Jetsons'' version delivers its environmentalist message with all the subtlety of those other examples. It's a bit of a SpaceWhaleAesop as well.

* AnimationBump: Watch an earlier episode of the first season of the show, then look at this movie and see how much the animation quality improved.

'''Mr. Spacely:''' '''''WHAT?!'''''\\

* InkSuitActor: Radio DJ Rick Dees is caricatured as Rocket Rick Ragnarok. It's really jarring since he is drawn more realistically than the other characters.
* IronicEcho: Apparently, George must have really good ears to overhear what Mr. Spacely said about him.

* AdultFear: George and Jane when [[spoiler:Elroy is buried during a cave-in and nearly dies]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Apollo Blue and the Furbalow family. (But they are colored green on the poster.)

* GangOfCritters: [[spoiler:The Grungies -- a species of tiny, furry creatures that are responsible for sabotaging the plant in order to save their subterranean home.]]

* CantYouReadTheSign: When George gets into the inner workings of the plant to sabotage it and shut it off, when he gets to the end, there is a sign that says "WARNING! DO NOT STICK YOUR FINGER IN THIS HOLE!". No points for guessing what exactly George does next. (Bonus points to the producers, though, for including George doing a mischievous EyebrowWaggle [[FourthWallBreak to the audience]], as if to say, "Yeah, you know EXACTLY what I'm going to do!")

* CantYouReadTheSign: When George gets into the inner workings of the plant to sabotage it and shut it off, when he gets to the end, there is a sign that says "WARNING! DO NOT STICK YOUR FINGER IN THIS HOLE!". No points for guessing what exactly George does next. (Bonus points to the producers, though, for including George doing a mischievous EyebrowWaggle [[to the FourthWallBreak audience]], as if to say, "Yeah, you know EXACTLY what I'm going to do!")

* EyebrowWaggle: [[spoiler:George does this to the camera before turning off the plant.]]

'''George:''' ''[pushing his nose into Spacely's face]'' I said "No, sir, Mr. Spacely!''\\

* CallingTheOldManOut: George finally gets to tell his boss off for something - namely, [[spoiler:for his plant endangering the Grungie colony.]]
-->'''George:''' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis No...SIR...Mr....Spacely!]]... [[IAlwaysWantedToSayThat ...Man, that felt good!]]
* CantYouReadTheSign: There is a sign that says "WARNING! DO NOT STICK YOUR FINGER IN THIS HOLE!". No points for guessing what exactly George does next.
* ChainOfPeople: [[spoiler: The Grungies do this in order to pull Elroy from a landslide.]]

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: An early example too, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Here, it's used for exterior shots of the asteroid mining complex, other buildings, and the like. As a result, the CGI is mostly limited to {{Establishing Shot}}s and the 2-D characters never quite interact with it.

* FireForgedFriends: When Elroy and Teddy 2 first met in gym class, they started off as rivals, but when the plant opening ceremony is ruined by sabotage and Teddy 2 is endanger of getting hit by flying sprockets, Elroy protects him, resulting in the pair becoming best friends.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The first four Vice Presidents before George got scared off by the sabotages occurring at the plant. George, however, refuses to leave, not being scared so easily.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Mr. Spacely rips out Rudy 2's wires, disabling him. He's seen at the end of the film functioning just fine, and no mention is made of it.

** Mr. Spacely pops out of the giant video screen to berate George after the "glitch".

* HighTurnoverRate: The vice-president position.

-->'''Mr. Spacely''': I never should've put that dummy Jetson in charge of an operation this important. When I get home, I'll have to get me a ''new'' vice president.
-->'''George''': You already ''have'' a vice president!
-->'''Mr. Spacely''': Jetson?!
-->'''George''': That's right, Mr. Spacely, "that dummy, George Jetson"!

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: An early example too, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Here, it's used for exterior shots of the asteroid mining complex, other buildings, and the like. As a result, the CGI is mostly limited to {{Establishing Shot}}s and the 2-D characters never quite interact with it.

* TheAce: Apollo Blue and Teddy-2.

* GentleGiant: The Furbalows.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Furgie. [[spoiler:Also the Grungies.]]
* TheRival: Teddy-2 for Elroy, at first.

* StockAudioClip: Judy cheering "Yay Daddy!"[[note]]One of only a couple lines Janet Waldo recorded that actually remained in the movie. Another is before the "You and Me" sequence, after Judy falls through the hologram tree. She says she's alright, in Janet's voice.[[/note]]
** Also, the same clip of Jane saying "how nice" is heard twice.
* TagalongKid: Furgie Furbelow.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:The Grungies.]]

* ThreeDEffectsTwoDCartoon: An early example too, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Here, it's used for exterior shots of the asteroid mining complex, other buildings, and the like. As a result, the CGI is mostly limited to {{Establishing Shot}}s and the 2-D characters never quite interact with it.

* ConspicuousCG: An early example too, predating the famous ballroom scene from ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''. Here, it's used for exterior shots of the asteroid mining complex, other buildings, and the like. As a result, the CGI is mostly limited to {{Establishing Shot}}s and the 2-D characters never quite interact with it.