Rosey

In the first episode

Rosey (later spelled Rosie) is a character in The Jetsons. Voiced by Jean Vander Pyl, she first appeared in the premiere episode, "Rosey the Robot".

About Rosey

She is a robot and the maid and housekeeper of the Jetson family. She is a model XB-500, an older model, but the only one U-Rent A Maid had that Jane could afford.

Rosey is hard-working. She is good friends with Jane and takes the role as a surrogate aunt towards Elroy and Judy.

Description

She is a mostly blue robot made of mostly metal. She is anthropormorphic, more android - like. She rolls around on wheels not much different from a swivel office chair. When she moves around, there are usually metallic grinding and clicking sounds. Her arms are claw - like, and can extend to easily play sports. Her lips resembles small doors and her eyes resemble dials. Mostly pointed upwards, they can move slightly to resemble different emotions ... such as pointed towards each other to mean sad, or pointed outward and horizontally to show anger. Occasionally, her eyes can light up. Her head is mostly cylindrical. Also, she wears a maid's hat as well as apron and dress. She has antennae on the sides of her head.

She says she is wired for tape analysis which means she is compatible to read magnetic tape that the computers used in the 1960s.

Trivia

• Beginning with Season Two the spelling of "Rosey"'s name inexplicably changes to "Rosie." In the comics, the spelling did not change until 1995.
• An unconfirmed rumor exists that her middle name is Uniqua and she shares the surname Jetson.
• It is also possible for her maiden name to be Cog, as her fellow XB coworkers Agnes and Blanche from U Rent.
• She has a Brooklyn accent.
• She seldom calls George and Jane by their first names, preferring to call them "Mr. and Mrs. Jetson", or "Mr. and Mrs. J."
• Sometimes, her antennae will flash and she will make a beeping sound.
• When riding in a car with The Jetsons, there was an occasion where they were pulled over be cause Rosie's blinking lights were mistaken for a turn signal.
• Since The U Rent setting was not revisited, it seems that they eventually retired the older robots and stayed at their homes permanently. Later episodes depict Rosey as a Live In House Keeper.

Gallery

In Jetsons: The Movie