Comments on: Grandpa Jetson is Way Cooler Than Grandpa Simpson http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/ A history of the future that never was Fri, 17 May 2013 21:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: nlpnt http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1456 nlpnt Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:19:11 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1456 I wonder if the Dreyfuss dress of the year 2000 has pockets or if that ridge serves as a storage area for her Nokia 3210, keys to her first-generation Ford Explorer and maybe a bottle of Orbitz Soda... Interesting that Chris Sobieniak mentions "Regular Show"; Hanna-Barbera of course became Cartoon Network Studios after Time Warner bought out the Ted Turner holdings, and I had been wondering if "Adventure Time"'s post-apocalyptic fantasy kitchen sink is as much a reflection on our era as The Jetsons' shiny jetpack future was on the early 1960s. I wonder if the Dreyfuss dress of the year 2000 has pockets or if that ridge serves as a storage area for her Nokia 3210, keys to her first-generation Ford Explorer and maybe a bottle of Orbitz Soda…

Interesting that Chris Sobieniak mentions “Regular Show”; Hanna-Barbera of course became Cartoon Network Studios after Time Warner bought out the Ted Turner holdings, and I had been wondering if “Adventure Time”‘s post-apocalyptic fantasy kitchen sink is as much a reflection on our era as The Jetsons’ shiny jetpack future was on the early 1960s.

]]> By: Sean http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1383 Sean Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:11:23 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1383 Now we know why the smart birds walk on the ground. Well, I've mentioned sports before, and yeah, you're probably right that making up a whole new sport wouldn't have worked. Either it would make no sense to the viewers, or they'd have had to take too much time to explain it. It was nice to see what the Jetsons do with their four-day weekend. Now we know why the smart birds walk on the ground.

Well, I’ve mentioned sports before, and yeah, you’re probably right that making up a whole new sport wouldn’t have worked. Either it would make no sense to the viewers, or they’d have had to take too much time to explain it. It was nice to see what the Jetsons do with their four-day weekend.

]]> By: Ingrid http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1362 Ingrid Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:22:14 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1362 "A future that apparently was nice to him on all accounts (I suppose luck runs well for him health-wise)." Maybe his ongoing joie de vivre was featured in this episode specifically to reassure young viewers concerned that they'd be dead/too old to have fun by the time the "future" got here. “A future that apparently was nice to him on all accounts (I suppose luck runs well for him health-wise).”

Maybe his ongoing joie de vivre was featured in this episode specifically to reassure young viewers concerned that they’d be dead/too old to have fun by the time the “future” got here.

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1347 Chris Sobieniak Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:56:44 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1347 "It’s interesting to note that, if the show is indeed taking place in 2062, Montague Jetson’s year of birth would be…1952. He’s a baby boomer! And in 1962 he was a 10 year old kid, watching cartoons on TV and dreaming about the world of the future." A future that apparently was nice to him on all accounts (I suppose luck runs well for him health-wise). “It’s interesting to note that, if the show is indeed taking place in 2062, Montague Jetson’s year of birth would be…1952. He’s a baby boomer! And in 1962 he was a 10 year old kid, watching cartoons on TV and dreaming about the world of the future.”

A future that apparently was nice to him on all accounts (I suppose luck runs well for him health-wise).

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1346 Chris Sobieniak Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:54:59 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1346 Interesting to note the episode Hulu has appears to be from the restored edition that was put out on DVD (though it lacks the usual canned laughter stuff still). Kinda nice not to have to listen to the opening theme re-scored. When seen in the 80's syndie package, this episode use to have an edit towards the end where after it fades out while Montague says "I'll be as good as gold", it simply goes into the ad break and then the end credits anyway. A way to tell this was happening is that they added in the new 80's music just to have it appear like the episode was closing at that point when it didn't. Glad Hulu got a better copy to show than what I was expected as usual! Interesting to note the episode Hulu has appears to be from the restored edition that was put out on DVD (though it lacks the usual canned laughter stuff still). Kinda nice not to have to listen to the opening theme re-scored. When seen in the 80′s syndie package, this episode use to have an edit towards the end where after it fades out while Montague says “I’ll be as good as gold”, it simply goes into the ad break and then the end credits anyway. A way to tell this was happening is that they added in the new 80′s music just to have it appear like the episode was closing at that point when it didn’t. Glad Hulu got a better copy to show than what I was expected as usual!

]]> By: Ingrid http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1345 Ingrid Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:53:20 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1345 It's interesting to note that, if the show is indeed taking place in 2062, Montague Jetson's year of birth would be...1952. He's a baby boomer! And in 1962 he was a 10 year old kid, watching cartoons on TV and dreaming about the world of the future. It’s interesting to note that, if the show is indeed taking place in 2062, Montague Jetson’s year of birth would be…1952. He’s a baby boomer! And in 1962 he was a 10 year old kid, watching cartoons on TV and dreaming about the world of the future.

]]> By: Chris Sobieniak http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/2012/12/grandpa-jetson-is-way-cooler-than-grandpa-simpson/#comment-1339 Chris Sobieniak Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:36:56 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/paleofuture/?p=6022#comment-1339 I remember always enjoying this episode for Montague Jetson alone. I'm sure the name sounded as antiquated then as it does now (though perhaps thanks to "Regular Show", names like Mordecai and Rigby are getting another go with modern audiences). The more we advance in our health and medical discoveries, the far longer we are living certainly (despite the setback of paying to support an aging population that often come up). Incidentally, this news just showed up recently of a women who lived to be 116 years old who passed away recently. http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-worlds-oldest-person-dies,0,114329.story This episode almost reminds me of a little short film produced in the mid 50's involving a family in the year 2000. Produced by John Sutherland Productions for the Automobile Manufacturers Association, "Your Safety First" gives us a quick history of the automobile and it's advancements through the 20th century as shown through the live of "grandpa", starting from 1900 and finishing with the old coot, now 117, stating he was going to go out and buy another model, as he drives his flying car out into the horizon of the 3D TV set a family was watching him on. http://youtu.be/eih_adbw-iw I remember always enjoying this episode for Montague Jetson alone. I’m sure the name sounded as antiquated then as it does now (though perhaps thanks to “Regular Show”, names like Mordecai and Rigby are getting another go with modern audiences). The more we advance in our health and medical discoveries, the far longer we are living certainly (despite the setback of paying to support an aging population that often come up). Incidentally, this news just showed up recently of a women who lived to be 116 years old who passed away recently.
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-worlds-oldest-person-dies,0,114329.story

This episode almost reminds me of a little short film produced in the mid 50′s involving a family in the year 2000. Produced by John Sutherland Productions for the Automobile Manufacturers Association, “Your Safety First” gives us a quick history of the automobile and it’s advancements through the 20th century as shown through the live of “grandpa”, starting from 1900 and finishing with the old coot, now 117, stating he was going to go out and buy another model, as he drives his flying car out into the horizon of the 3D TV set a family was watching him on.
http://youtu.be/eih_adbw-iw

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