Rockin' with Judy Jetson is a 1988

1988 in television

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 musical

Musical film

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 made-for-TV movie

Television movie

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 produced by Hanna-Barbera

Hanna-Barbera

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 and aired in syndication

Television syndication

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 as a part of the Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10

Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10

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series. It is based on the animated television series The Jetsons

The Jetsons

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.

Plot

Judy Jetson and her friends idolize rock star Sky Rocker and attend his concert, despite her father

George Jetson

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's disapproval of rock concerts. Judy had just written a new song and wants to give it to Sky. Meanwhile, evil space queen Felonia Funk is out to destroy music and sends her cronies, Quark and Quasar, to give Commander Comsat a message containing a code that will help Felonia find a rare crystal that will assist in her evil doings.

Sky Rocker gets the wrong song and it becomes a huge sensation, leading to Felonia's kidnapping of Sky Rocker and a group of music-loving aliens, the Zoomies, to help Judy. Meanwhile, Elroy and Astro pursue Judy as she is chased by space villains and George goes out to find his daughter.

Cast

• Janet Waldo
  Janet Waldo
  Janet Waldo is an American actress and voice artist with a career encompassing radio, television, animation and live-action films. She is best known in animation for voicing Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop and Josie McCoy in Josie and the Pussycats...
  
   as Judy Jetson
• George O'Hanlon
  George O'Hanlon
  George O'Hanlon was an American screen actor, comedian, and voice actor.-Early life and career:George O'Hanlon was born in Brooklyn, New York City on November 23, 1912....
  
   as George Jetson
  George Jetson
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• Daws Butler
  Daws Butler
  Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
  
   as Elroy Jetson
• Penny Singleton
  Penny Singleton
  Penny Singleton was an American film actress. Born Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of an Irish-American newspaperman Benny McNulty — from whom she received the nickname "Penny" because she was "as bright as a penny".During her sixty...
  
   as Jane Jetson
• Don Messick
  Don Messick
  Donald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
  
   as Astro
• Jean Vander Pyl
  Jean Vander Pyl
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   as Rosie the Robot Maid
• Mel Blanc
  Mel Blanc
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   as Cosmo Spacely
• Rob Paulsen
  Rob Paulsen
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   as Billy Booster/Sky Rocker / Zany
• Ruth Buzzi
  Ruth Buzzi
  Ruth Ann Buzzi is an American comedienne and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life:...
  
   as Felonia Funk
• Cindy McGee as Iona
• Pat Musick
  Pat Musick
  Pat Musick is an American voice actress. She is the mother of Mae Whitman.-Television roles:* 2 Stupid Dogs - Additional Voices* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda - Additional Voices...
  
   as Starr / Fan Club President / Zowie
• Charlie Adler as Quark / Zappy
• Selette Cole as Rhoda Starlet
• Pat Fraley
  Pat Fraley
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   as Zilchy
• Beau Weaver
  Beau Weaver
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   as Ramm / DJ
• Eric Suter as Nicky
• Hamilton Camp
  Hamilton Camp
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   as Mr. Microchips / Manny
• Peter Cullen
  Peter Cullen
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   as Gruff / Commander Comsat / Bouncer

Musical numbers

1. "Rockin' 'Round the Galaxy" - Judy, Sky Rocker
2. "Gleep Glorp" - Sky Rocker
3. "Gleep Glorp" - Judy, Iona, Starr
4. "A House Is Not a Home" (not related to the Burt Bacharach
   Burt Bacharach
   Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
   
    song of the same name
   A House Is Not a Home (song)
   "A House Is Not a Home" is a 1964 song recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick. Written by the team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, the song was a modest hit in the U.S. for Warwick, peaking at #71 on the pop singles chart as the B-side of the top 40 single, "You'll Never Get to Heaven "...
   
   ) - Judy, Iona, Starr, Zoomies
5. "Rockin' 'Round the Galaxy" - Judy, Sky Rocker, Company
6. "Rockin' 'Round the Galaxy" - Judy, Sky Rocker

VHS

Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video

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 released Rockin' with Judy Jetson on VHS on May 18, 1989. It is now out of print but it can still be found online via Amazon.com & eBay.

DVD

On August 9, 2011, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...

 released Rockin' with Judy Jetson on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.

External links

• Rockin' with Judy Jetson at the Big Cartoon Database
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• "Gleep Glorp" on YouTube
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