The Jetsons – “Dude Planet”

Original Air Date: February 17, 1963

Directed by: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Jane (voiced by Penny Singleton) has been pushing too many buttons and takes a break at a Dude Planet, leaving George (voiced by George O’Hanlon) to handle the housework.

Cartoon Cat: A running gag in the episode has the Jetson’s rarely seen orange cat being snatched up by the robot vacuum cleaner.

The Jetsons - Dude Planet - orange cat sleeping on pillow
The Jetsons - Dude Planet - orange cat looking at robot vacuum cleaner

When George releases the cat the first time it comes out as a ball of fluff.

The Jetsons - Dude Planet - ball of fluff with eyes and whiskers

The cat sneezes and then runs away.

The Jetsons - Dude Planet - orange cat sneezing
The Jetsons - Dude Planet - orange cat getting ready to run
The Jetsons - Dude Planet - ball of fluff with eyes and whiskers orange cat sneezes and runs away animated gif

The second time the building superintendent Henry (voiced by Daws Butler) releases the cat. This time the cat sneezes itself out of frame.

The Jetsons - Dude Planet - orange cat sneezing
The Jetsons - Dude Planet - ball of fluff with eyes and whiskers orange cat sneezes out of frame animated gif

Final Mewsings: Cats and automatic vacuum cleaners are on better terms these days.

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