Millionaire Astro is the sixteenth episode of Season One of The Jetsons.
Summary[]
The "fabulously wealthy" G.P. Gottrockets tries to reclaim Astro, whom he had named Tralfaz and ran away from him, from the Jetsons. After an abortive attempt by Gottrockets' lawyer, Withers, to seize Astro, disguised as "Uncle Charlie," the billionaire takes the Jetsons to court. The computer Jury-Vac awards Astro to Gottrockets. Astro doesn't enjoy the luxurious life at the Gottrockets mansion except when the Jetsons visit. The billionaire finally realizes Astro is happy with the Jetsons and gives ownership of the dog to them.
Characters[]
- Astro (main story and flashback)
- Gatekeeper (only appearance)
- George Jetson
- Miss Rivets (only appearance)
- Jane Jetson
- Elroy Jetson (main story and flashback)
- Judy Jetson
- Withers (only appearance)
- G.P. Gottrockets (only appearance)
- Perry Spacen (only appearance)
- Judge (only appearance)
- Dogcatcher (only appearance; flashback only)
Trivia[]
- Since mid-2004, the print featured on Cartoon Network and Boomerang reruns of this episode, "The Space Car", "G.I. Jetson," and "Miss Solar System" have a noticeably higher pitch, due to them being older prints in the PAL format, rather than NTSC.
- This episode was adapted into the book The Jetsons Millionaire Astro.
Gallery[]
Availability[]
2006 - DVD
Other Credits[]
- Story Direction: Lewis Marshall
- Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
- Story Supervision: Arthur Pierson
- Musical Direction: Hoyt Curtin
- Animation: George Goepper, William Keil, George Nicholas
- Animation Direction: Charles A. Nichols
- Layout: Dick Bickenbach, Bill Perez, Tony Sgroi
- Background: Art Lozzi, Bob Abrams, Lee Branscombe
- Production Supervision: Howard Hanson
- Camera: Frank Parrish, Cliff Shirpser, John Pratt, Roy Wade, Hal Shiffman
- Film Editing: Warner Leighton, Don Douglas, Greg Watson, Tony Milch