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Sep 11, 2023 · Astro appeared in all versions of “The Jetsons” series. Whether it be the original 1962 series, the 1980s revival, or subsequent films and specials, Astro remained a beloved character throughout. Astro’s design was inspired by a Great Dane.
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Astro is a character in The Jetsons. He was voiced by Don Messick.
Astro is the pet of Elroy Jetson, and George's self-appointed best friend. Astro has a flair for dramatics and is not ashamed to cry for attention. His main form of exercise comes from walking the floating treadmill outside of the Jetsons' house and showering George with affection whenever possible.
Astro was once the dog of the millionaire J.P. Gottrockets, who had originally named him Tralfez. Astro openly despised his lavish lifestyle, and quickly abandoned it after discovering Elroy playing in a park. Even after he was retrived by Gottrockets, Astro longed for his simpler life with the Jetsons, and was eventually returned to them.
•Astro weights 115 pounds and is 5'9" tall.
•Don Messick originally voiced Astro with a deep voice similar to his Scooby Doo performance, replacing the first letter of every word with an R. When he appeared in the Space Stars segment series, Astro and the Space Mutts and the show was revived for the 80s, Messick used a more distinct, raspier voice for Astro, but maintained the R habit.
In the late 1990s, George, Jane, and Astro appeared in Christmas-season commercials for Radio Shack. [ citation needed ] In 2003, New Zealand ISP Xtra used The Jetsons as part of an advertising campaign, with George Jetson promoting the benefits of broadband Internet.
Astro was found by Elroy in the fourth episode of The Jetsons, "The Coming of Astro". When Jane, Judy and Elroy proposed keeping him to George, he was against it, claiming that an apartment is no place for a dog.
Jul 23, 2024 · Astro is the pet dog of the Jetsons and one of the main characters of the Jetsons franchise. His voice was originated by Don Messick. Adopted by the Jetsons family in the year 2062, Astro lives a life as a housepet of theirs.
TIL that nearly twenty years after The Jetsons aired, Astro the dog got his own spin-off cartoon, Astro and the Space Mutts, a part of the 1981 Saturday morning show Space Stars. Astro was still voiced by Don Messick, also the voice of Scooby-Doo, Boo-Boo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Quest.
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Astro is a canine character on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, The Jetsons. He was designed by Iwao Takamoto and originally voiced by Alan Reed and Frank Welker. In the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Back to the Present", Astro was voiced by Wally Wingert. Astro, despite being clumsy and dim-witted, was very loyal (to a fault) to the Jetsons.
