Episode
The Jetsons: A Visit From Grandpa
Overview
George's father visits. On his way he fixes a lady's vehicle, they exchange addresses. Because of some miscommunication the Jetson family think they got involved while in reality grandpa just baby-sits for someone else.
Details
- Series
- The Jetsons
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1962-12-02
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
A Visit From Grandpa is Episode 11 in Season 1 of The Jetsons. It aired on 1962-12-02. The runtime is 26 min.
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