The first program ever to be broadcast in color on ABC-TV.
Originally ran for only 24 episodes during the 1962-63 TV season. In 1985 the program was revived, with new episodes designed to syndicate alongside the originals.
The style of architecture and furnishings in the world of The Jetsons is called Googie. It originated in the post-World War II period to capture the sense of progress in the Jet, Atomic, and Space Ages. Real world examples include the Space Needle in Seattle,Wa, Many "classic" installations in Las Vegas, NV, and the former Pan Am Worldport at JFK International airport. The Googie style fell out of style in the early-1970s, and many examples have since been demolished or fallen into disrepair.
The design of the Jetsons' flying car was inspired by a 1954 Ford concept car, the FX-Atmos, notable for its all-glass bubble canopy, dashboard radar screen and jet-plane-like tailfins.
An episode of another Hanna-Barbera show, The Flintstones (1960) (Time Machine (1965)), in which the Flinstones and the Rubbles use a time machine at the World's Fair to travel to the future, features a distinctly Jetson-esque 21st century.