The Jetsons ABC TV 1963 Promo

he Jetsons is a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The original incarnation of the series aired Sunday nights on ABC from September 23, 1962 to March 3, 1963.

It was Hanna-Barberas space age counterpart to The Flintstones. Like the former show, it is a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period[1]. While the Flintstones live in a world with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.

The original series, comprising 24 episodes, was produced between 1962 and 1963 and was re-run on Saturday morning for decades. Its continuing popularity led to further episodes being produced for syndication between 1985 and 1987. The series was extensively merchandised and followed by two made-for-TV movies and two theatrical feature films. The Japanese dub is associated with Toei Animation. (Description source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons)
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[videojaxx]

tbear4pa, Thanks for the info! :-)

[tbear4pa]

That promo for ABC-TV was for the 1962-'63 season, though that commercial itself came out in the late Summer of 1962, when ABC didn't have the ABC Circle logo yet, which came out during that season.

[ThePickledTheif]

To be fair this show takes place in 2062 so it isn't outdated yet.

[RayPointer]

The premier was Sunday September 21st. The big promo, voiced by Paul Frees, had the byline, "Blast into the 21st Century with the Jetsons, premiering Sunday, September 21st."

ABC reserved the Circle for the fall premier. It was a reworking of previous logos that began with a large lower case "a" with the letters abc inside. That was simplified to a circle with the same letters in outline. Then the more "modern" design with the letter in a black circle to appear to their switch to color.

[5y1e]

I like clips like these. They give you a glimpse of what television [and the world] was like back then.

[tbear4pa]

@vividwatch47 Yes, that's it.

[vividwatch47]

@tbear4pa, was that the one with the big A with the lowercase letters in the middle?

[vividwatch47]

A.B.C.'s first color series.

[tomservo56954]

"Toast...records...husband"

[SpartanForgeWorld300]

if jetsons took place in 2062 then wouldn't all this tech be a little drastic by now?

[TheStanbabe]

The show was filmed in color..but this ABC TV Network promo for "The Jetsons"is in B&W.

[JHollowayNetwork]

"Elroy's Mob" would be the last episode of The Jetsons until Series Revival for Syndication in 1985.

[1952kid]

So , people be carefull ,when buying dvd's. season one ended in 1963 , season two started in 1985 . Alot of people think there watching the 1960's episodes and there the 1980's . It confused me a few times.