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On Sept. 23, 1962, "The Jetsons" first debuted on ABC. The Jetsons are a family who live in a fictional place called Orbit City with their dog Astro.

George Jetson, the dad in the family, works for a company called Spacely Space Sprockets and commutes to work in a vehicle that looks like a flying saucer. The story is set in the year 2062, with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets -- like a robotic housekeeper Rosie. The show was a tremendous success and has defined the way people imagine the future for decades.
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00:00 On this day in space.
00:03 In 1962, the Jetsons first debuted on ABC.
00:07 The Jetsons are a family who live in a fictional place called Orbit City with their dog Astro.
00:11 George Jetson, the dad in the family, works for a company called Spacely Space Sprockets
00:16 and commutes to work in a vehicle that looks like a flying saucer.
00:19 The story is set in the year 2062 with plenty of futuristic and high-tech gadgets,
00:23 like a robotic housekeeper named Rosie.
00:26 The show was a tremendous success and has defined the way people imagine the future for decades.
00:30 And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:33 [ ♪ ]

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