Kinda surprising isn't it? The Jetsons is one of the most famous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, so it's shocking to learn that the show itself aired for just one season in the 60s and then only two more in the 80s. It was a counterpart to The Flintstones who used machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, whereas the Jetsons lived in the future year of 2062; 100 years after its premiere. The Jetsons lived in a futuristic utopia with elaborate robots and technology. The show ran during primetime and it was the first program to ever be in color on ABC-TV. The Flintstones was actually aired in black and white its first two seasons by comparison.
The Jetsons lived in Orbit City. The city's architecture is shown in the Googie style, and all homes and businesses are raised high above the ground on adjustable columns. George Jetson lived with his family in the Skypad Apartments: his wife Jane was a homemaker, their teenage daughter Judy attended Orbit High School, and their early-childhood son Elroy attended Little Dipper School.
Housekeeping is done by a robot maid, Rosie, which handled chores not otherwise rendered trivial by the home's numerous push-button Space Age-envisioned conveniences. The family had a dog named Astro, which talked with an initial consonant mutation in which every word begins with an "R", as if speaking with a growl.