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{{Short description|American cartoon character}}
{{Short description|American cartoon character}}
{{Infobox character
{{Infobox character
| name = George Jetson
| colour = #B50000
| series = [[The Jetsons]]
| name = George Jetson
| full_name = George J. Jetson
| series = [[The Jetsons]]
| species = [[Human]]
| full_name = George J. Jetson
| species = [[Human]]
| gender = Male
| occupation = Digital index operator at Spacely's Space Sprockets
| occupation = Digital index operator at Spacely's Space Sprockets
| image = George Jetson.png
| image = George Jetson.png
| first_major= [[The Jetsons]]
| first = "Rosey the Robot" (1962)
| first_minor= Rosey the Robot
| title =
| first_date = September 23, 1962
| family =
| title =
| spouse = [[Jane Jetson]] (wife)
| family =
| children = [[Elroy Jetson]] (son)<br/>[[Judy Jetson]] (daughter)
| relatives = Montague Jetson (grandfather)
| spouse = [[Jane Jetson]] (wife)
| children = [[Elroy Jetson]] (son)<br>[[Judy Jetson]] (daughter)
| voice = [[George O'Hanlon]] (1962–1989)<br>Herb Duncan (1962; ''The Jetsons: New Songs of the TV Family of the Future'')<ref name="Record">{{cite web|title="The Jetsons" Golden 'New York Cast' Album (1962)|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-golden-new-york-cast-album-1962/|website=cartoonresearch.com|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218190150/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-golden-new-york-cast-album-1962/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Don Messick]] (1965, 1978, 1980, 1982; ''The Jetsons in First Family On The Moon'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips|Geometric Jetson]]'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips|Down to Earth Nutrition]]'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips#Learning Tree Filmstrip Set|Learning About Work with The Jetsons]]'')<ref>[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-on-the-record/ "“The Jetsons” on the Record"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020171751/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-on-the-record/ |date=2020-10-20 }}. Retrieved 2021-02-23.</ref><br>[[Billy West]] (1984, 1999, 2004; [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]] commercial, [[RadioShack]] commercial, [[Reckitt Benckiser|Electrasol]] commercial)<ref name="WBCN">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qih8LKJoNk&t=5s|title=WBCN Jetsons commercial 1984 Radioactive T Shirt Store 24 Billy West|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110154737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qih8LKJoNk&t=5s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RadioShack">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Radioshack/George-Jetson/|title=Voice(s) of George Jetson in RadioShack|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222053253/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Radioshack/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Electrasol">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Electrasol/|title=Electrasol|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102071432/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Electrasol/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Jeff Bergman]] (1990–present)<br>[[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] (1992, 1997; [[Toyota]] commercial, ''[[Wonderland Sydney|Hanna Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite]]'')<ref name="Toyota">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAT0ssEnkw|title=[Commercial] Toyota Family Wagons [1992]|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801102831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAT0ssEnkw|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gala Celebrity Nite">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|title=Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124123457/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="demo">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott|url=https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails%26id%3D36|publisher=Blah Artists|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704084801/https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails%26id%3D36|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Seth MacFarlane]] (2000, 2007; ''[[Family Guy]]'')<ref name="Family Guy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Family-Guy/George-Jetson/|title=Voice of George Jetson in Family Guy|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222053251/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Family-Guy/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Scott Innes]] (Toshiba commercial)<ref name="Toshiba 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zJH-kRFeo&t=82s|title=Scott Innes as the voice of Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble|publisher=YouTube|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611012454/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zJH-kRFeo&t=82s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Toshiba 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|title=Qosmio|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=2022-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507072926/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Wally Wingert]] (2004, 2017; ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', [[LG Electronics]] commercial)<ref name="LG 1">{{Cite web|title=LG and 'The Jetsons' Boost Your Home IQ With Smart Appliances|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lg-and-the-jetsons-boost-your-home-iq-with-smart-appliances-300474807.html|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725053413/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lg-and-the-jetsons-boost-your-home-iq-with-smart-appliances-300474807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wally Wingert">{{Cite web|title=Wally voices George Jetson and Astro in new LG spot|url=http://www.wallyontheweb.com/news/wally-voices-george-jetson-astro-in-new-lg-spot/|publisher=Wally Wingert|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="LG 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/LG/|title=LG|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-18|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230839/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/LG/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Skeet Ulrich]] (2009; ''[[Robot Chicken]]'')<ref name="Robot Chicken">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/George-Jetson/|title=Voice(s) of George Jetson in Robot Chicken|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107095001/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Robert Kazinsky]] (2013; ''Robot Chicken'')<ref name="Robot Chicken"/>
| relatives = Montague Jetson (grandfather)<br>[[Harvey Birdman]] (ancestor)<ref>"[[Back to the Present]]". ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''. Season 2. Episode 7. 9 May 2004. [[Adult Swim]]. '''George:''' "Aw, that's okay great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandad!"</ref>
| creator = [[William Hanna]] <br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
| voice = [[George O'Hanlon]] (1962–1989)<br>Herb Duncan (1962; ''The Jetsons: New Songs of the TV Family of the Future'')<ref name="Record">{{cite web|title="The Jetsons" Golden 'New York Cast' Album (1962)|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-golden-new-york-cast-album-1962/|website=cartoonresearch.com|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218190150/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-golden-new-york-cast-album-1962/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Don Messick]] (1965, 1978, 1980, 1982; ''The Jetsons in First Family On The Moon'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips|Geometric Jetson]]'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips|Down to Earth Nutrition]]'', ''[[Hanna-Barbera Educational Filmstrips#Learning Tree Filmstrip Set|Learning About Work with The Jetsons]]'')<ref>[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-on-the-record/ "“The Jetsons” on the Record"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020171751/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-jetsons-on-the-record/ |date=2020-10-20 }}. Retrieved 2021-02-23.</ref><br>[[Jeff Bergman]] (1984, 1990–present)<ref name="New Show">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-New-Show/|title=The New Show|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2023}}</ref><br>[[Billy West]] (1984, 1999, 2004; [[WBCN (FM)|WBCN]] commercial, [[RadioShack]] commercial, [[Reckitt Benckiser|Electrasol]] commercial)<ref name="WBCN">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qih8LKJoNk&t=5s|title=WBCN Jetsons commercial 1984 Radioactive T Shirt Store 24 Billy West|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=November 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110154737/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qih8LKJoNk&t=5s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RadioShack">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Radioshack/George-Jetson/|title=Voice(s) of George Jetson in RadioShack|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222053253/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Radioshack/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Electrasol">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Electrasol/|title=Electrasol|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102071432/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Electrasol/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] (1992, 1997; [[Toyota]] commercial, ''[[Wonderland Sydney|Hanna Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite]]'')<ref name="Toyota">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAT0ssEnkw|title=[Commercial] Toyota Family Wagons [1992]|publisher=YouTube|access-date=October 30, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801102831/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WAT0ssEnkw|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gala Celebrity Nite">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|title=Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124123457/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/rides-attractions/Hanna-Barbera-Celebrity-Gala-Night/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="demo">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott|url=https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails%26id%3D36|publisher=Blah Artists|access-date=30 October 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704084801/https://www.blah.com.au/artistdetails%26id%3D36|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Seth MacFarlane]] (2000, 2007; ''[[Family Guy]]'')<ref name="Family Guy">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Family-Guy/George-Jetson/|title=Voice of George Jetson in Family Guy|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222053251/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Family-Guy/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Scott Innes]] (Toshiba commercial)<ref name="Toshiba 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zJH-kRFeo&t=82s|title=Scott Innes as the voice of Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble|publisher=YouTube|access-date=June 11, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611012454/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0zJH-kRFeo&t=82s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Toshiba 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|title=Qosmio|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2021-06-11|archive-date=2022-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507072926/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Qosmio/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Wally Wingert]] (2004, 2017; ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'', [[LG Electronics]] commercial)<ref name="LG 1">{{Cite press release|title=LG and 'The Jetsons' Boost Your Home IQ With Smart Appliances|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lg-and-the-jetsons-boost-your-home-iq-with-smart-appliances-300474807.html|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725053413/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lg-and-the-jetsons-boost-your-home-iq-with-smart-appliances-300474807.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wally Wingert">{{Cite web|title=Wally voices George Jetson and Astro in new LG spot|url=http://www.wallyontheweb.com/news/wally-voices-george-jetson-astro-in-new-lg-spot/|publisher=Wally Wingert|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="LG 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/LG/|title=LG|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2021-02-18|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224230839/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/LG/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Skeet Ulrich]] (2009; ''[[Robot Chicken]]'')<ref name="Robot Chicken">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/George-Jetson/|title=Voice(s) of George Jetson in Robot Chicken|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107095001/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/George-Jetson/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Robert Kazinsky]] (2013; ''Robot Chicken'')<ref name="Robot Chicken"/>
| lbl21 = Birthday
| creator = [[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]]
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| data21 = {{circa|2022}}<!-- DO NOT ADD A MONTH AND/OR DAY HERE unless you also add a reliable source which confirms that date. --><ref name="snopesDOB">{{cite news|first=David|last=Mikkelson|url=https://www.snopes.com/articles/352023/was-george-jetson-born-in-2022/|title=Was George Jetson Born in 2022?|work=[[Snopes.com]]|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=December 9, 2021|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209195452/https://www.snopes.com/articles/352023/was-george-jetson-born-in-2022/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| data22 = "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"
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| data22 = "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"
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'''George J. Jetson'''<ref>{{cite web | title= Jetsons, The (1962) - TV Series - Season 1, Episode 2 | url= http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284054#line11 | work= Database of Movie Dialogs | publisher= BelaZebra | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= What's your name, speedy? George J. Jetson. George Jetson, eh? Well, Georgie, let's see what we got here. | archive-date= 2011-07-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161424/http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284054#line11 | url-status= live }}</ref> is a fictional character from the [[animated television series]] ''[[The Jetsons]]''. He is the patriarch of the Jetson family. He is the husband of [[Jane Jetson]] and the father of teenage daughter [[Judy Jetson|Judy]] and son [[Elroy Jetson|Elroy]].
'''George J. Jetson'''<ref>{{cite web | title= Jetsons, The (1962) - TV Series - Season 1, Episode 2 | url= http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284054#line11 | work= Database of Movie Dialogs | publisher= BelaZebra | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= What's your name, speedy? George J. Jetson. George Jetson, eh? Well, Georgie, let's see what we got here. | archive-date= 2011-07-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161424/http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284054#line11 | url-status= live }}</ref> is a fictional character from the [[animated television series]] ''[[The Jetsons]]''. He is the patriarch of the Jetson family. He is the husband of [[Jane Jetson]] and the father of teenage daughter [[Judy Jetson|Judy]] and son [[Elroy Jetson|Elroy]].


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
George resides with his family and his dog Astro in the Skypad Apartments<ref>{{cite web | title= Jetsons, The (1962) | url= http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284069#line391 | work= Database of Movie Dialogs | publisher= BelaZebra | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= Car 88 calling in. What's up, sarge? Investigate complaint of trouble over at the Skypad Apartments. Right, Sarge. I'm on my way. | archive-date= 2011-07-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161436/http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284069#line391 | url-status= live }}</ref> in Orbit City, in a [[future]] with the trappings of [[science fantasy]] depictions of American life in the future, such as [[robot]] servants, [[flying saucer]]-like cars, and [[moving sidewalk]]s. All the apartment buildings are set on giant poles, resembling [[Seattle]]'s [[Space Needle]]; the ground is almost never seen. In ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'', it is revealed that they live in the sky due to excess of [[smog]].
George resides with his family and his dog Astro in the Skypad Apartments<ref>{{cite web | title= Jetsons, The (1962) | url= http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284069#line391 | work= Database of Movie Dialogs | publisher= BelaZebra | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= Car 88 calling in. What's up, sarge? Investigate complaint of trouble over at the Skypad Apartments. Right, Sarge. I'm on my way. | archive-date= 2011-07-16 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161436/http://movie.subtitlr.com/subtitle/show/284069#line391 | url-status= live }}</ref> in Orbit City, in a [[future]] with the trappings of [[science fantasy]] depictions of American life in the future, such as [[robot]] servants, [[flying saucer]]-like cars, and [[moving sidewalk]]s. All the apartment buildings are set on giant poles, resembling [[Seattle]]'s [[Space Needle]]; the ground is almost never seen. In ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'', it is revealed that they live in the sky due to excess of [[smog]].


When George was a child, he had to fly through ten miles of asteroid storms to go to Orbit High School, where he was the star pitcher of its Spaceball team. George is now an employee at Spacely's Space Sprockets, a manufacturer of "sprockets" and other high tech equipment. His job title is a "digital index operator."<ref>{{cite thesis | title= The Information Society in Science Fiction | degree= Master of Science in Library Science | url= http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/3548.pdf | page= 52 | date= July 2009 | first= Patrick D. | last= Holt | publisher= School of Information and Library Science, [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= Although George Jetson does commute to work as a “darn good digital index operator” (a job that apparently involves push the buttons that start and stop the procedure), the rest of the Dyson/Bel Geddes vision is complete – to no avail. Just about everything is automated, but no one seems aware that life is easier... | archive-date= 2010-06-17 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100617203912/http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/3548.pdf | url-status= live }}</ref> His boss is [[Cosmo G. Spacely]], noted for being short in both height and temper; Spacely usually treats his employees (particularly George) in a rather tyrannical fashion. George's job primarily requires him to repeatedly push a single button (or on occasion a series of buttons) on a computer (named ''RUDI'' {Short for: Referential Universal Digital Indexer} in the 1980s series of ''Jetsons'' episodes). George complains of his heavy work load: pushing a button on and off as many as five times<ref>{{cite episode| title=Rosey the Robot |series=[[The Jetsons]] |season=1 |number=1 |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=23 September 1962}}</ref> for three hours,<ref>{{cite episode| title=Elroy's Pal |series=The Jetsons |season=1 |number=14 |network=ABC |date=23 December 1962}}</ref> three days a week.<ref>{{cite episode| title=The Flying Suit |series=The Jetsons |season=1 |number=7 |network=ABC |date=4 November 1962}}</ref> Often, Mr. Spacely will fire George in a fit of anger, only to hire him back by the end of the same episode.
When George was a child, he had to fly through ten miles of asteroid storms to go to Orbit High School, where he was the star pitcher of its Spaceball team. George is now an employee at Spacely's Space Sprockets, a manufacturer of "sprockets" and other high tech equipment. His job title is a "digital index operator."<ref>{{cite thesis | title= The Information Society in Science Fiction | degree= Master of Science in Library Science | url= http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/3548.pdf | page= 52 | date= July 2009 | first= Patrick D. | last= Holt | publisher= School of Information and Library Science, [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] | access-date= 2010-11-14 | quote= Although George Jetson does commute to work as a “darn good digital index operator” (a job that apparently involves push the buttons that start and stop the procedure), the rest of the Dyson/Bel Geddes vision is complete – to no avail. Just about everything is automated, but no one seems aware that life is easier... | archive-date= 2010-06-17 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100617203912/http://ils.unc.edu/MSpapers/3548.pdf | url-status= live }}</ref> His boss is [[Cosmo G. Spacely]], noted for being short in both height and temper; Spacely usually treats his employees (particularly George) in a rather tyrannical fashion. George's job primarily requires him to repeatedly push a single button (or on occasion a series of buttons) on a computer (named ''RUDI'' {Short for: Referential Universal Digital Indexer} in the 1980s series of ''Jetsons'' episodes). George complains of his heavy work load: pushing a button on and off as many as five times<ref>{{cite episode| title=Rosey the Robot |series=[[The Jetsons]] |season=1 |number=1 |network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=23 September 1962}}</ref> for three hours,<ref>{{cite episode| title=Elroy's Pal |series=The Jetsons |season=1 |number=14 |network=ABC |date=23 December 1962}}</ref> three days a week.<ref>{{cite episode| title=The Flying Suit |series=The Jetsons |season=1 |number=7 |network=ABC |date=4 November 1962}}</ref> Often, Mr. Spacely will fire George in a fit of anger, only to hire him back by the end of the same episode.


Physically, George is a rather slim man of average height with short [[red hair]] and a cartoonishly large [[Human nose|nose]]. His personality is that of a well-meaning, caring father, but he is often befuddled and stressed out by the problems of both his work and family lives. As with most Hanna-Barbera productions of the 1950s and early 1960s, George Jetson was modeled after a contemporary celebrity; in George's case, it was character actor [[George O'Hanlon]], who also voiced (and granted his name to) the character. O'Hanlon was well known for his roles as a common [[everyman]] (his best-known role outside of ''The Jetsons'' was the [[Joe McDoakes]] film series) and once said of his character: "George Jetson is an average man. He has trouble with his boss, he has problems with his kids, and so on. The only difference is that he lives in the next century."<ref>{{cite news |title=George O'Hanlon; Father's voice on Jetsons |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-14/news/mn-1955_1_george-jetson |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 14, 1989 |access-date=2016-12-03 |archive-date=2012-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083402/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-14/news/mn-1955_1_george-jetson |url-status=live }}</ref>
Physically, George is a rather slim man of average height with short [[red hair]] and a cartoonishly large [[Human nose|nose]]. His personality is that of a well-meaning, caring father, but he is often befuddled and stressed out by the problems of both his work and family lives. As with most Hanna-Barbera productions of the 1950s and early 1960s, George Jetson was modeled after a contemporary celebrity; in George's case, it was character actor [[George O'Hanlon]], who also voiced (and granted his name to) the character. O'Hanlon was well known for his roles as a common [[everyman]] (his best-known role outside of ''The Jetsons'' was the [[Joe McDoakes]] film series) and once said of his character: "George Jetson is an average man. He has trouble with his boss, he has problems with his kids, and so on. The only difference is that he lives in the next century."<ref>{{cite news |title=George O'Hanlon; Father's voice on Jetsons |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-02-14-mn-1955-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 14, 1989 |access-date=2016-12-03 |archive-date=2012-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083402/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-02-14/news/mn-1955_1_george-jetson |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Date of Birth===
===Date of birth===
In the 2020s, fans, factcheckers and journalists debated the character's birthdate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Novak |first1=Matt |title=Was Jane Jetson a Child Bride? |url=https://gizmodo.com/was-jane-jetson-a-child-bride-1831667901 |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Gizmodo |date=11 January 2019 |language=en-us |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731123853/https://gizmodo.com/was-jane-jetson-a-child-bride-1831667901 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=12 far-out things you never knew about 'The Jetsons' |url=https://www.metv.com/lists/12-far-out-things-you-never-knew-about-the-jetsons |website=Me-TV Network |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731234104/https://www.metv.com/lists/12-far-out-things-you-never-knew-about-the-jetsons |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="snopesDOB" /> In July 2022, the character resurfaced on social media when fans claimed that George's birthday was July 31, 2022. Despite the claim, no official evidence has been found confirming this or any other specific date,<ref name="AVClubBDay">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Fine, let's think too damn hard about whether George Jetson will actually be born tomorrow |url=https://www.avclub.com/george-jetson-birthday-july-31-2022-1849352079 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801021331/https://www.avclub.com/george-jetson-birthday-july-31-2022-1849352079 |url-status=live }}</ref> although there is some evidence from the show that the year of his birth is 2022.<ref name="snopesDOB"/>
In the 2020s, fans, factcheckers and journalists debated the character's birthdate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Novak |first1=Matt |title=Was Jane Jetson a Child Bride? |url=https://gizmodo.com/was-jane-jetson-a-child-bride-1831667901 |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Gizmodo |date=11 January 2019 |language=en-us |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731123853/https://gizmodo.com/was-jane-jetson-a-child-bride-1831667901 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=12 far-out things you never knew about 'The Jetsons' |url=https://www.metv.com/lists/12-far-out-things-you-never-knew-about-the-jetsons |website=Me-TV Network |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=en |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731234104/https://www.metv.com/lists/12-far-out-things-you-never-knew-about-the-jetsons |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="snopesDOB" /> In July 2022, the character resurfaced on social media when fans claimed that George's birthday was July 31, 2022. Despite the claim, no official evidence has been found confirming this or any other specific date,<ref name="AVClubBDay">{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=July 30, 2022 |title=Fine, let's think too damn hard about whether George Jetson will actually be born tomorrow |url=https://www.avclub.com/george-jetson-birthday-july-31-2022-1849352079 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801021331/https://www.avclub.com/george-jetson-birthday-july-31-2022-1849352079 |url-status=live }}</ref> although there is some evidence from the show that the year of his birth is 2022.<ref name="snopesDOB"/>


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[[File:George OHanlon life of riley.JPG|100px|thumb|right|[[George O'Hanlon]] voiced and served as a model for the character.]]


[[Morey Amsterdam]] was originally hired to voice the character but was fired due to sponsor conflicts between his numerous other projects, including ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Yowp |url=http://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2010/01/meet-george-jetson-other-one.html |title=Yowp: Meet George Jetson — The Other One |publisher=Yowpyowp.blogspot.com |date=2010-01-27 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030830/http://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2010/01/meet-george-jetson-other-one.html |archive-date=2014-05-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> Amsterdam sued Hanna-Barbera for breach of contract but lost.<ref name="classicshowbiz">{{cite web |author=Kliph Nesteroff |url=http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-interview-with-pat-carroll-part-two.html |title=Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Pat Carroll – Part Two |publisher=Classicshowbiz.blogspot.com |date=2013-10-26 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821150424/http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-interview-with-pat-carroll-part-two.html |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Morey Amsterdam]] was originally hired to voice the character but was fired due to sponsor conflicts between his numerous other projects, including ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Yowp |url=http://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2010/01/meet-george-jetson-other-one.html |title=Yowp: Meet George Jetson — The Other One |publisher=Yowpyowp.blogspot.com |date=2010-01-27 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030830/http://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2010/01/meet-george-jetson-other-one.html |archive-date=2014-05-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> Amsterdam sued Hanna-Barbera for breach of contract but lost.<ref name="classicshowbiz">{{cite web |author=Kliph Nesteroff |url=http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-interview-with-pat-carroll-part-two.html |title=Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Pat Carroll – Part Two |publisher=Classicshowbiz.blogspot.com |date=2013-10-26 |access-date=2014-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821150424/http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2013/10/an-interview-with-pat-carroll-part-two.html |archive-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=live }}</ref>


[[George O'Hanlon]], hired after auditioning but failing to win the role of [[Fred Flintstone]] two years prior, became George Jetson's [[voice acting|voice actor]], a role he would retain for the rest of his life through both the sixties and eighties versions of the cartoon series. O'Hanlon last did the voice for George Jetson in ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'', which was released posthumously.
[[George O'Hanlon]], hired after auditioning but failing to win the role of [[Fred Flintstone]] two years prior, became George Jetson's [[voice acting|voice actor]], a role he would retain for the rest of his life through both the sixties and eighties versions of the cartoon series. O'Hanlon last did the voice for George Jetson in ''[[Jetsons: The Movie]]'', which was released posthumously.<ref name=AP>{{cite news |title= George O'Hanlon, 76, George Jetson's Voice |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 15, 1989 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/15/obituaries/george-o-hanlon-76-george-jetson-s-voice.html |agency=Associated Press |page=24 }}</ref>


The current voice of George Jetson is [[Jeff Bergman]], who voiced George (and also Mr. Spacely) in some parts of the movie after O'Hanlon's death, and also voiced George in ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' as well as for the cameo in the ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' episode "[[List of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes#Shaggy Busted|Shaggy Busted]]" and [[Spümcø]]'s two Jetsons cartoons: ''Father & Son Day'' and ''The Best Son''.
The current voice of George Jetson is [[Jeff Bergman]], who voiced George (and also Mr. Spacely) in some parts of the movie after O'Hanlon's death, and also voiced George in ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]'' as well as for the cameo in the ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' episode "[[Shaggy Busted]]" and [[Spümcø]]'s two Jetsons cartoons: ''Father & Son Day'' and ''The Best Son'', as well as in the 2017 film ''[[The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!]]''


In the ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' episode "[[List of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes#Back to the Present|Back to the Present]]", George was voiced by [[Wally Wingert]]. In the episode, the Jetsons return to the past to sue the planet for causing [[global warming]].
In the ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' episode "[[Back to the Present]]", George was voiced by [[Wally Wingert]]. In the episode, the Jetsons return to the past to sue the planet for causing [[global warming]], hiring [[Harvey Birdman]] (an ancestor of George's) as their [[Attorney at law|attorney]].


==Media==
==Media==
===Television series===
===Television series===
* ''[[The Jetsons]]''
* ''[[The Jetsons]]''
* ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''
* ''[[Jellystone!]]''


===Films and specials===
===Films and specials===
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==Other appearances==
==Other appearances==
*George Jetson also appears at the [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company]] and formerly [[Universal Studios Florida]] as a [[meetable character]] (until c.2002, when the [[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]] was closed) seen in 1996 video called "Kids for Character".
* George Jetson also appears at the [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company]] and formerly [[Universal Studios Florida]] as a [[meetable character]] (until c.2002, when the [[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]] was closed) seen in 1996 video called "Kids for Character".
*George Jetson also appeared in a brief, silent cameo in an episode of ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', alongside [[Space Ghost]] & [[The Great Gazoo]].
* George Jetson also appeared in a brief, silent cameo in an episode of ''[[Fantastic Max]]'', alongside [[Space Ghost]] and [[The Great Gazoo]].
*George Jetson, along with his family, Rosie and Mr. Spacely can be seen in a ''[[MetLife]]'' commercial in 2012.
* George Jetson, along with his family, Rosie, and Mr. Spacely can be seen in a [[MetLife]] commercial in 2012.
*George Jetson appeared in a vintage 1960s [[Mister Softee]] commercial as a father.
* George Jetson appeared in a vintage 1960s [[Mister Softee]] commercial as a father.
*George Jetson appeared in ''[[The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy]]'' video game in 1991.
* George Jetson appeared in ''[[The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy]]'' video game in 1991.
*George Jetson also made a few cameo appearances on episodes of ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', and ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]''.
* George Jetson also made a few cameo appearances on episodes of ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'', ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]'', and ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
*George Jetson makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' alongside his family, Astro, Rosie, and several other Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. characters.
* George Jetson makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' alongside his family, Astro, Rosie, and several other Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. characters.


==References==
==References==
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George Jetson
The Jetsons character
First appearance
Created byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Voiced byGeorge O'Hanlon (1962–1989)
Herb Duncan (1962; The Jetsons: New Songs of the TV Family of the Future)[1]
Don Messick (1965, 1978, 1980, 1982; The Jetsons in First Family On The Moon, Geometric Jetson, Down to Earth Nutrition, Learning About Work with The Jetsons)[2]
Jeff Bergman (1984, 1990–present)[3]
Billy West (1984, 1999, 2004; WBCN commercial, RadioShack commercial, Electrasol commercial)[4][5][6]
Keith Scott (1992, 1997; Toyota commercial, Hanna Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite)[7][8][9]
Seth MacFarlane (2000, 2007; Family Guy)[10]
Scott Innes (Toshiba commercial)[11][12]
Wally Wingert (2004, 2017; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, LG Electronics commercial)[13][14][15]
Skeet Ulrich (2009; Robot Chicken)[16]
Robert Kazinsky (2013; Robot Chicken)[16]
In-universe information
Full nameGeorge J. Jetson
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
OccupationDigital index operator at Spacely's Space Sprockets
SpouseJane Jetson (wife)
ChildrenElroy Jetson (son)
Judy Jetson (daughter)
RelativesMontague Jetson (grandfather)
Harvey Birdman (ancestor)[17]
Birthdayc. 2022[18]
Catchphrase"Jane! Stop this crazy thing!"

George J. Jetson[19] is a fictional character from the animated television series The Jetsons. He is the patriarch of the Jetson family. He is the husband of Jane Jetson and the father of teenage daughter Judy and son Elroy.

Fictional character biography

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George resides with his family and his dog Astro in the Skypad Apartments[20] in Orbit City, in a future with the trappings of science fantasy depictions of American life in the future, such as robot servants, flying saucer-like cars, and moving sidewalks. All the apartment buildings are set on giant poles, resembling Seattle's Space Needle; the ground is almost never seen. In Jetsons: The Movie, it is revealed that they live in the sky due to excess of smog.

When George was a child, he had to fly through ten miles of asteroid storms to go to Orbit High School, where he was the star pitcher of its Spaceball team. George is now an employee at Spacely's Space Sprockets, a manufacturer of "sprockets" and other high tech equipment. His job title is a "digital index operator."[21] His boss is Cosmo G. Spacely, noted for being short in both height and temper; Spacely usually treats his employees (particularly George) in a rather tyrannical fashion. George's job primarily requires him to repeatedly push a single button (or on occasion a series of buttons) on a computer (named RUDI {Short for: Referential Universal Digital Indexer} in the 1980s series of Jetsons episodes). George complains of his heavy work load: pushing a button on and off as many as five times[22] for three hours,[23] three days a week.[24] Often, Mr. Spacely will fire George in a fit of anger, only to hire him back by the end of the same episode.

Physically, George is a rather slim man of average height with short red hair and a cartoonishly large nose. His personality is that of a well-meaning, caring father, but he is often befuddled and stressed out by the problems of both his work and family lives. As with most Hanna-Barbera productions of the 1950s and early 1960s, George Jetson was modeled after a contemporary celebrity; in George's case, it was character actor George O'Hanlon, who also voiced (and granted his name to) the character. O'Hanlon was well known for his roles as a common everyman (his best-known role outside of The Jetsons was the Joe McDoakes film series) and once said of his character: "George Jetson is an average man. He has trouble with his boss, he has problems with his kids, and so on. The only difference is that he lives in the next century."[25]

Date of birth

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In the 2020s, fans, factcheckers and journalists debated the character's birthdate.[26][27][18] In July 2022, the character resurfaced on social media when fans claimed that George's birthday was July 31, 2022. Despite the claim, no official evidence has been found confirming this or any other specific date,[28] although there is some evidence from the show that the year of his birth is 2022.[18]

Catchphrase

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George's most famous catchphrase is "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" seen at the end credits of the 1960s Jetsons episodes, but is also known for frequently uttering the phrase "Hooba-dooba-dooba!" or "Hooba-Dooba" (in most episodes) to express wonder or astonishment (possibly inspired by Fred Flintstone's phrase "Yabba-dabba-doo!").

Portrayer

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George O'Hanlon voiced and served as a model for the character.

Morey Amsterdam was originally hired to voice the character but was fired due to sponsor conflicts between his numerous other projects, including The Dick Van Dyke Show.[29] Amsterdam sued Hanna-Barbera for breach of contract but lost.[30]

George O'Hanlon, hired after auditioning but failing to win the role of Fred Flintstone two years prior, became George Jetson's voice actor, a role he would retain for the rest of his life through both the sixties and eighties versions of the cartoon series. O'Hanlon last did the voice for George Jetson in Jetsons: The Movie, which was released posthumously.[31]

The current voice of George Jetson is Jeff Bergman, who voiced George (and also Mr. Spacely) in some parts of the movie after O'Hanlon's death, and also voiced George in The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera as well as for the cameo in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Shaggy Busted" and Spümcø's two Jetsons cartoons: Father & Son Day and The Best Son, as well as in the 2017 film The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!

In the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Back to the Present", George was voiced by Wally Wingert. In the episode, the Jetsons return to the past to sue the planet for causing global warming, hiring Harvey Birdman (an ancestor of George's) as their attorney.

Media

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Television series

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Films and specials

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Other appearances

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References

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  1. ^ ""The Jetsons" Golden 'New York Cast' Album (1962)". cartoonresearch.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ "“The Jetsons” on the Record" Archived 2020-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ "The New Show". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "WBCN Jetsons commercial 1984 Radioactive T Shirt Store 24 Billy West". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Voice(s) of George Jetson in RadioShack". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  6. ^ "Electrasol". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  7. ^ "[Commercial] Toyota Family Wagons [1992]". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Hanna-Barbera Gala Celebrity Nite". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  9. ^ "Keith Scott". Blah Artists. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Voice of George Jetson in Family Guy". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  11. ^ "Scott Innes as the voice of Fred Flintstone & Barney Rubble". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Qosmio". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  13. ^ "LG and 'The Jetsons' Boost Your Home IQ With Smart Appliances" (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Wally voices George Jetson and Astro in new LG spot". Wally Wingert. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "LG". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  16. ^ a b "Voice(s) of George Jetson in Robot Chicken". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
  17. ^ "Back to the Present". Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. Season 2. Episode 7. 9 May 2004. Adult Swim. George: "Aw, that's okay great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandad!"
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