Comments on: The Jetsons: 50 years later http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 16:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Robert Holmén http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1543754 Robert Holmén Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1543754  There's a difference between "killing" full animation and merely not doing it.  Full animation lived on in theatrical movies where it had been all along.  Television was new territory and not a fertile one for expensive arts like full animation.  There’s a difference between “killing” full animation and merely not doing it.  Full animation lived on in theatrical movies where it had been all along. 

Television was new territory and not a fertile one for expensive arts like full animation.

]]> By: sean http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1542065 sean Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1542065 As THE studio that killed full animation (the great Chuck Jones called their cartoons "illustrated radio"), was incapable of developing interesting characters on their own so they stole the voices/personas of Jimmy Durante, The Honeymooners (twice for Art Carney- Barney Rubble and Yogi Bear!), Phil Silvers, Andy Griffith, etc. ad nauseum, couldn't come up with memorable plots or stories so they repeated their banal stories from show to show, used the same crappy stereotype characters and voices (angry boss, clueless male, etc) in every series, reduced the pantheon of cartoon sound effects to 4 or 5 constantly over-used ones, brought cartoon soundtracks from the heights a Carl Stalling achieved to mindless pap, dumbed down the subversive brilliance that was in the Warner's cartoons and others to an insipid level suitable for instilling mindless complacency in their kiddie audience, gave us the repetitious laugh track so we knew when something was "funny", and (perhaps worst of all) came up with  "Scooby- Doo"- I have to admit that the retro-future of the Jetsons cartoons is pretty neat. As THE studio that killed full animation (the great Chuck Jones called their cartoons “illustrated radio”), was incapable of developing interesting characters on their own so they stole the voices/personas of Jimmy Durante, The Honeymooners (twice for Art Carney- Barney Rubble and Yogi Bear!), Phil Silvers, Andy Griffith, etc. ad nauseum, couldn’t come up with memorable plots or stories so they repeated their banal stories from show to show, used the same crappy stereotype characters and voices (angry boss, clueless male, etc) in every series, reduced the pantheon of cartoon sound effects to 4 or 5 constantly over-used ones, brought cartoon soundtracks from the heights a Carl Stalling achieved to mindless pap, dumbed down the subversive brilliance that was in the Warner’s cartoons and others to an insipid level suitable for instilling mindless complacency in their kiddie audience, gave us the repetitious laugh track so we knew when something was “funny”, and (perhaps worst of all) came up with  “Scooby- Doo”- I have to admit that the retro-future of the Jetsons cartoons is pretty neat.

]]> By: George Stirling http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1542001 George Stirling Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1542001 "Is there any other 24-episode TV series so remembered?" It's not alone. In the UK, Fawlty Towers is firmly embedded in the mass consciousness (though admittedly only for people aged 30+). It had a run of 12 episodes. “Is there any other 24-episode TV series so remembered?”

It’s not alone. In the UK, Fawlty Towers is firmly embedded in the mass consciousness (though admittedly only for people aged 30+). It had a run of 12 episodes.

]]> By: anansi133 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541802 anansi133 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541802 I still remember the episode where Jane gets "buttonitis" from her daily toil of pushing buttons to make things happen all day long. According to IMDB, it's episode 22, Dude Planet.  I think at the time i was watching it, I saw the same family as in the Flintstones, just with different costumes. I suppose it's a matter of time before they make a crappy live action film from it. I still remember the episode where Jane gets “buttonitis” from her daily toil of pushing buttons to make things happen all day long. According to IMDB, it’s episode 22, Dude Planet.

 I think at the time i was watching it, I saw the same family as in the Flintstones, just with different costumes. I suppose it’s a matter of time before they make a crappy live action film from it.

]]> By: Capital_7 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541750 Capital_7 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541750  Fax me up, Scotty!  Fax me up, Scotty!

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541683 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541683 Whining about it in a comment thread comes to mind as more nauseatingly entitled. Whining about it in a comment thread comes to mind as more nauseatingly entitled.

]]> By: Robert Holmén http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541662 Robert Holmén Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541662 Is there any other 24-episode TV series so remembered? I have to admire Hanna-Barbera.  They were determined to stay in the animation biz no matter how many corners they had to cut and somehow they made it work. I recall a story told by one of their deputies who said they went to a network meeting to present their new show ideas and got shot down on all of them, so Barbera started making stuff up. After the meeting she said "Joe, we just committed to making a show about a pirate ghost with a rock band!" ""Yeah..." he said, "but we made the deal!" Is there any other 24-episode TV series so remembered?

I have to admire Hanna-Barbera.  They were determined to stay in the animation biz no matter how many corners they had to cut and somehow they made it work.

I recall a story told by one of their deputies who said they went to a network meeting to present their new show ideas and got shot down on all of them, so Barbera started making stuff up.

After the meeting she said “Joe, we just committed to making a show about a pirate ghost with a rock band!”

“”Yeah…” he said, “but we made the deal!”

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541632 B E Pratt Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541632  Just wait until you're a little older and see what happens to you! AND GET OFF OF MY LAWN!  Just wait until you’re a little older and see what happens to you! AND GET OFF OF MY LAWN!

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541629 B E Pratt Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541629  Hum. I wanted Johnny Quest, so.....  Hum. I wanted Johnny Quest, so…..

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541628 B E Pratt Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541628  Hey, it IS happening today, albeit so far with information only.....  Hey, it IS happening today, albeit so far with information only…..

]]> By: B E Pratt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541625 B E Pratt Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541625  That's an awesome pic. This guy needs to do more Hanna-Barbera cartoon mash-ups.  That’s an awesome pic. This guy needs to do more Hanna-Barbera cartoon mash-ups.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541617 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541617 I always assumed that she was modeled on Hazel. She speaks almost exactly like Shirley Booth. She even calls George 'Mr. J' like Hazel calls her employer 'Mr. B'. I always assumed that she was modeled on Hazel. She speaks almost exactly like Shirley Booth. She even calls George ‘Mr. J’ like Hazel calls her employer ‘Mr. B’.

]]> By: JIMWICh http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541605 JIMWICh Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541605 Jane Jetson was right up there with Alvin Toffler and the top futurists of the 1960s.  And I still think her "buttonitis" is a much better term than, "Repetitive Stress Injury." Jane Jetson was right up there with Alvin Toffler and the top futurists of the 1960s.  And I still think her “buttonitis” is a much better term than, “Repetitive Stress Injury.”

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541601 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541601 The women in those cartoons were always beautiful, and the men were always lumps. At least until Bamm-Bamm grew up. The women in those cartoons were always beautiful, and the men were always lumps. At least until Bamm-Bamm grew up.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541592 Antinous / Moderator Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541592 And yet, at the end of the day, no Rosie to clean the kitchen. And yet, at the end of the day, no Rosie to clean the kitchen.

]]> By: Maus Van http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541467 Maus Van Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541467 It's hard to imagine anything more nauseatingly baby-boomer-esque than sitting around being nostalgic for "The Jetsons" unless it's arguing that the show was an important cultural artifact. It’s hard to imagine anything more nauseatingly baby-boomer-esque than sitting around being nostalgic for “The Jetsons” unless it’s arguing that the show was an important cultural artifact.

]]> By: Gyrofrog http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541378 Gyrofrog Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541378 Those 80s episodes were so disappointing, that I feel I crossed the threshold to adulthood upon experiencing such deep disillusionment. Those 80s episodes were so disappointing, that I feel I crossed the threshold to adulthood upon experiencing such deep disillusionment.

]]> By: Gyrofrog http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541376 Gyrofrog Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541376 A just machine to make big decisions Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision We'll be clean when their work is done We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young A just machine to make big decisions

Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision

We’ll be clean when their work is done

We’ll be eternally free yes and eternally young

]]> By: Sam Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541348 Sam Smith Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541348 Interesting take on the first episode...but am I the only one who reads Rosie the Robot as the future-equivalent of a wisecracking Black servant in a white middle-class household?  It's not really something we see today, but had ample precedent in 1960s TV. Interesting take on the first episode…but am I the only one who reads Rosie the Robot as the future-equivalent of a wisecracking Black servant in a white middle-class household?  It’s not really something we see today, but had ample precedent in 1960s TV.

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541307 franko Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541307 to hell with flying cars - i want star trek teleporters! MAKE IT HAPPEN, SCIENCE! to hell with flying cars – i want star trek teleporters! MAKE IT HAPPEN, SCIENCE!

]]> By: politeruin http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541294 politeruin Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541294 Why do you want a flying car though? Doesn't that mean you can commute to work faster? That's just dull! I don't understand this modern obsession with the predicted future of the 60s/70s which only promised the exact same as people had then but...more - faster commute, more productive, automated kitchen devices etc. Technology went into a far weirder, interesting and socially disruptive direction. Why do you want a flying car though? Doesn’t that mean you can commute to work faster? That’s just dull! I don’t understand this modern obsession with the predicted future of the 60s/70s which only promised the exact same as people had then but…more – faster commute, more productive, automated kitchen devices etc. Technology went into a far weirder, interesting and socially disruptive direction.

]]> By: mtdna http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541290 mtdna Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541290 Was it wrong of me to be in love with Mrs. Jetson? And Betty Rubble? Was it wrong of me to be in love with Mrs. Jetson? And Betty Rubble?

]]> By: north http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541257 north Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541257 When I was a kid I watched the Jetsons and marveled that George's job was just pushing buttons all day. How could they pay somebody to sit in one place and just push buttons all day? That can't possibly ever happen. Yeah, guess what I do for a living now. Livin' in the future people. I WANT MY FLYING CAR DAMMIT When I was a kid I watched the Jetsons and marveled that George’s job was just pushing buttons all day. How could they pay somebody to sit in one place and just push buttons all day? That can’t possibly ever happen.
Yeah, guess what I do for a living now.
Livin’ in the future people. I WANT MY FLYING CAR DAMMIT

]]> By: mmrtnt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541238 mmrtnt Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541238 Please forgive me.  I just have to post <a href="http://botaday.com/node/1101" rel="nofollow">this</a>. I had no idea this anniversary was coming up when I drew that about a month ago. Hope you enjoy it. Please forgive me.  I just have to post this.

I had no idea this anniversary was coming up when I drew that about a month ago.

Hope you enjoy it.

]]> By: capnmarrrrk http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541183 capnmarrrrk Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541183 My favorite episode is where George thinks he's going to die and signs up to test the indestructible suit. That epitomized the future for me. Indestructible clothing and swallowable diagnosis bots in pill form. A few years ago I swallowed a camera capsule to take photos of my Digestion System all the way through. Thanks to the Jetsons, the Future is Now. Violent Femmes: Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxV9tIlpN94 My favorite episode is where George thinks he’s going to die and signs up to test the indestructible suit. That epitomized the future for me. Indestructible clothing and swallowable diagnosis bots in pill form. A few years ago I swallowed a camera capsule to take photos of my Digestion System all the way through. Thanks to the Jetsons, the Future is Now.

Violent Femmes: Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxV9tIlpN94

]]> By: Thorzdad http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/the-jetsons-50-years-later.html#comment-1541175 Thorzdad Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=183533#comment-1541175 " It only lasted 24 episodes (not including the mid-1980s "revival")" Which is as those 80's episodes should be...not included. ” It only lasted 24 episodes (not including the mid-1980s “revival”)”

Which is as those 80′s episodes should be…not included.

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