This past October we
passed along word that Warner Home Video was preparing a DVD release with the 1985 "second season" episodes of
The Jetsons, the revival series which introduced the family's second pet, "Orbitty". This morning the studio finally made it official, with their announcement for the
June 2nd release of
The Jetsons - Season 2, Volume 1
Look for a 3-disc set running 462 minutes for 21 cartoons, plus a bonus Featurette that includes interviews with folks such as animation expert Mark Evanier. Video will be full screen, audio in English - Stereo, and subtitles are in French and Portuguese. Cost is $34.98 SRP. Package art isn't available yet, but here's a list of the included episodes:
- Elroy Meets Orbitty
- Rosie Come Home
- Solar Snoops
- Judy's Birthday Surprise
- SuperGeorge
- Family Fallout
- S.M.A.S.H.
- The Mirrormorph
- Mother's Day for Rosie
- Jetson's Millions
- Fugitive Fleas
- Rip-Off Rosie
- Far-Out Father
- Astro's Big Moment
- The Cosmic Courtship of George and Jane
- Fantasy Planet
- S'no Relative
- Instant Replay
- Haunted Halloween
- Future Tense
- The Wrong Stuff
And yeah, we don't cover theatrical films here at TVShowsOnDVD. But for those of you who haven't heard, I guess we can go ahead and mention that a while back, Universal announced that they're putting out the 1989 box office release
The Jetsons: The Movie on April 28th. Fans of the show may want to add this to their collection, as it is dedicated to the memories of George O'Hanlon ("George Jetson") and Mel Blanc ("Mr. Spacely"); this was the final film role that each of those great talents put their voices to. "Judy Jetson" was voiced in the movie by pop star Tiffany, reportedly replacing - per studio decision - the tracks that had been recorded by original series voice actress Janet Waldo (and also contributing three songs to the film).
