The Jetsons (1962–1963): Season 2, Episode 21 - Elroy in Wonderland - full transcript

How's your homework
coming along, Elroy?

Almost finished mom.
Just a test on quantum algebra.

I hope my Homework Helper
got everything right.

'Teacher won't stand for
any more malfunction excuses.'

Ten minutes of televiewing
and it's off the bed with you.

Huh? It's not my bed time yet.

I know, but we're getting
an early start

on our Club Mellowstar
mini vacation

and I want you
to get plenty of rest.

(Elroy)
'Huh.'

Oh boy, my favorite program.



"Two On A Planet."

thunk thunk thunk

[toing]
Youch!

'What are you doing, dad?'

'I hit my thumb with a hammer.'

- Hammer?
- Yeah.

I found it
in this old tool chest

that used to belong
to your great-great-grandpa.

'He was a carpenter.'

Are you supposed
to hit your thumb with it?

Eh... no. Ha ha ha.

- Not exactly.
- I saw a picture of this once.

- I don't know what it's called.
- A wrench.

Your great-great-grandfather
used it when he built things.



- And this silly looking thing?
- 'A pair of pliers.

He needed that too. And that
silly looking thing is a broom.

He used it
to sweep up dirt and stuff.

(Elroy)
How awful.

Poor great-great-grandfather
had to do everything himself.

(Jane)
'That's right, Elroy.'

And he also put himself to bed.
Just like you're going to do.

She wish.

Oh, goodnight, mom.
Goodnight, dad.

Come on, Astro.
Mom's being a tyrant again.

Goodnight, son.

What a primitive time

great-great-grandfather
lived in.

It must've been tough on him.

Having to use
all those primitive tools.

Must've been fun though.

yawn

Goodnight, Astro.

Dear, Elroy. Always forgets
to turn the lights off.

snap

(George)
'Oh, boy, three whole days
at the Club Mellowstar.'

(Elroy)
'Astro and I want to explore
the great outdoors.'

We wanna rough it
like great-great-grandfather.

But Elroy,
Club Mellowstar's indoors.

Indoors, outdoors.
What's the difference?

The brochure says everybody
will have a wonderful time.

(Elroy)
'Look, look, there it is.'

(George)
'Club Mellowstar here we come.'

Ah-hah!

The Jetstones.

Son. Jetson.
Just plain Jetson.

Oh, the common
Earth pronunciation, I see.

So, you are, uh, Mr. Jetsone?

Yeah, yeah,
we're all looking forward to--

Have we got
a programme for you.

Club Mellowstar has everything
for the entire family.

(Robot) 'But wait, wait. This dog
is not on the programme.'

- Programme?
- No, no, no, Mr. Jetson.

Are you not aware
of the club's rules?

Eh, rules?

The rules are vividly precise
on this matter, Mr. Jetson.

No pets allowed.

[Orbitty mumbling]

But, Astro's my playmate.

Astro is just as much
a part of the family as I am.

You, you with your lonely
ordinary domestic components.

You dare to talk back
to your superiors.

'Just who do you think you are?'

Hmpf. The domestic robot
may consider

that dog a member of the family

but we at Club Mellowstar,
do not.

(Judy) 'Daddy, she is
talking about Astro.'

George.

Well, if the rules say no then..

- Precisely.
- But dad!

Inside, dog.

But Astro and I planned
on having fun together.

Too bad.

Here's your playmate.

'Your new playmate operates
on voice command.'

'Just speak clearly into this.'

That boy will be fine.
Follow me now.

We're already
behind schedule.

Wag!

Jump.

Stay.

Some fun you are.

Fetch.

bow wow

[whines]

Whoops! Ha ha ha.

I wonder how Elroy is doing
with that awful robot dog.

toing

boing

Elroy, don't worry about him.
He'll manage okay.

He's probably having
a wonderful time.

They don't care about Astro
and they don't care about me.

- They'll be sorry.
- 'Elroy.'

[Astro barking]

Poor, Astro.
Locked up like a criminal.

[Orbitty mumbling]

[beeps]

Way to go, Orbitty.

Elroy! Elroy!

Uh-oh.

toing

Astro, poor old dog.

They're never gonna
lock you up again.

Not if I can help it.
We'll run away.

- Elroy?
- That's right, Astro.

We'll show 'em.

Apprehended.

Hurry, Astro. Run!

swoosh

swoosh

clank

clank

screech

Elroy, Astro,
what are you doing?

- Grrr, running away.
- We're running away.

No, Elroy,
you should know better.

You should stop
and think this, oh--

Look in those rooms.
Down that corridor.

Get them.

So, you again!

- I haven't seen them.
- You haven't seen who?

I haven't seen Elroy and Astro.

(Elroy)
Darn!

screech

Hurry! Hurry!

- Elroy, look.
- Right, Astro.

That's our escape.

[screaming]

What have you done
with them?

They have done it to themselves.

You might
as well come along.

You do collect the trash,
don't you?

We got away, Astro.
I think.

clank

boing

toing toing toing

I don't think we're in
Club Mellowstar anymore, Astro.

Uh-uh.

(male #1)
'Freeze, intruders.'

'I said, freeze, trespassers.'

You said intruders.
And we freezing.

I'm cold.

Well, bless my batteries.
Non-mechanical creatures.

- Who are you?
- I'm the Saturn Cyclops.

The flashlight sentry.

Lucky, I spotted you. Just wait
until the Wrench sees you.

The Wicked Wrench of the West
doesn't allow any loose parts

in the junk zone.

She'll lock you up
and tighten you down.

That's what we're
running away from.

(Saturn)
'Loose parts!
Loose parts!'

After them, Rollers.

Don't stop till
you run them down.

[all growling]

We're cornered. Astro,
there's no way out.

- 'This way, up here.'
- 'Who are you?'

I'm Happy Jethammer.
Hurry, boy.

Huh? What? Who are you?

I'm Zoombroom. Don't be afraid.
Come up here.

Stop them, my lovelies.
Ha ha ha.

You, Nozzle,
wash them away.

We've got
to do something.

That's an interesting
turn of events.

splosh

[all growling]

thunk thunk thunk

crash

Ah, we're safe now.

Hey, you're old fashion robots.

Like tools from the old days.

You hit the nail
on the head, son.

But unfortunately
since the old days

we've been swept
under the carpet.

Nobody wants us anymore.

'They tossed us out
like so many surplus parts.'

A long time ago
when we were new

we replaced
the hand tools of the past.

- We were robot pioneers.
- But now, we're obsolete.

We've been replaced
by fancier robots.

They throw us away
to let us rust in peace.

Never to tighten
loose bolts any more.

Never to drive nails
or build again.

Never to sweep, nor make things
pretty and clean.

- Never, never.
- I feel like crying.

I feel sorry for you. All of you
are so nice to me too.

- Almost like people I know.
- So, that's our story.

We don't have a home anymore
because they thought

we were useless
and threw us out.

But we can't help wondering
why did you come here anyway?

We, uh, we ran away.

Ran away?
When you had a home?

When you had a family
to love and take care of you?

Ran away? When you're not even
useless or obsolete?

- Ran away? How could you?
- They didn't care about us.

So, that's the point.
They don't care about you.

- Are you sure?
- I'll show you.

If there's enough power
in my wrist visit phone.

It's tuned
to my sister's video purse.

See, they let Astro
to be locked up.

'And they don't even care
about me.'

Huh, wait!
What's this? Who's that?

They've gone,
Mrs. Jake. Run away!

- Elroy, Astro.
- We've got to find them.

My boy.

My dog.

Wait, everybody, I'm here.
They're gone.

I lost 'em. They do care
about me and Astro.

- I want to go home.
- Yeah, me too, Elroy.

Uh, you drove the point home,
son. Now you know how we feel.

There, there,
get a grip on yourself.

I hate to be grasping at straws.
But there is hope...up there.

- 'It's a splinter of a chance.'
- True.

But he might be the only one
who can help you.

Who is he?

He is the old hermit inventor
who lives on a junk pile.

He invented the robots.
The ones who are out of control.

He calls himself,
the Saturn Trash Stasher.

Saturn Trash Stasher?

'He's cranky as a rusty hinge.'

Sometimes he comes unglued.

He's got a heart
like cold steel.

And cobwebs
in his brain.

But can he help me
get back to my family?

If you're as tough as nails.

'If your head's screwed
on right.'

If you bristle up. Be brave.

growl

Alright then, let's go.

Let's go.

Come on, Astro.

(Trash Stasher)
'I am the Trash Stasher.'

'I want to be alone.'

I am Elroy Jetson.

I-I ran away.

But now I wanna go home.

And they told me
that you could help us?

'Go away! I don't have time
for little boys and their dog.'

'Don't you know, little boy?'

'Once you're here,
there's no going back.'

But-but-but..

'Now, leave me alone.'

'You should've known, you're
stuck here till you're grown.'

'You'll never go home.
Ha ha ha.'

We tried to warn you.

Trash Stasher
is as rotten as wormwood.

I was afraid that old man
would blow a gasket.

He's mean.

You're a pretty
brave boy, Elroy.

Brave, maybe but not very smart
to run away from my family.

Now, I don't know what to do.
I've got to try again.

Please, Mr. Stasher,
listen to me.

Hey, maybe you'll do a favor
for me if I do a favor for you.

'Nobody ever does a favor
for Trash Stasher.'

I'll do anything
to get us home.

- Well, anything.
- 'Anything?'

'If you'll do anything?
Do this.'

'Bring me
the Wicked Wrench of the West.'

- Wrench?
- The Wicked Wrench of the West?

'Here, take this for good luck.'

thunk

This...for luck?

It's a piece of junk.

'You have to go back
to the junk danger zone'

'and capture
the Wicked Wrench of the West.'

'Ha ha ha.'

'You'll need lots of luck.'

pff

Easy, Astro.
It's just an old rubber tube.

poof

- We must be getting close.
- 'Ha ha ha.'

Does your nose smell something,
my beauty?

[growling]

- I don't see a thing out there?
- Are you nervous, Nozzle?

Were those trespassers
too nosey for you?

Ha ha ha.

There, there, my pretty.

We know what to do with
intruders. We get revenge.

Ha ha ha.

I've spotted them.

Oh! Oh! Bring them
to me, my lovelies.

This will be a new twist.
Ha ha ha.

Look out!

[growling]

That's using your head.

splosh

- Oh, no!
- We'll rust!

- Grr, rust?
- Go Astro.

[creaking]

toing toing

Uh-oh. Looks like
I'll be out for a while.

Now, I remember.
In the science class.

Help me fellows.

I can handle you. I'll scatter
your straw to the wind.

Ha ha ha.

- Let go!
- What's that?

I made an electromagnet.

thunk

Oh! Apprehended!

Thanks to my lucky
electric horseshoe.

- We nailed 'em good.
- Yeah, a clean sweep.

Oh, no. They've come back.

They did it.
Now, what am I going to do?

I'm the Trash Stasher and I..

knock knock knock

- We were lucky, Mr. Stasher.
- Get away from that door.

I mean..

[echoing]
Get away from that door.

Mr. Stasher,
you've just been acting mean.

Oh, I'm afraid you
got me there, little man.

- We did what you said.
- We brought back your robots.

Now, it's your turn,
Mr. Stasher.

I'm afraid you're all
going to be disappointed.

I'm not who you think I am.

I started out okay.
I had everything.

My tools, my inventions.

They were like my friends
and my family.

You made life miserable
for all of us.

Yes, but don't you remember?

You were all declared useless,
old fashioned, obsolete.

Nobody cared. I couldn't
stand it anymore so I ran away.

- Hey, that's what we did.
- Yeah, we did.

My feelings were hurt.
I decided I'll show them.

So I ran away.
I let my inventions run wild.

I didn't care. Nobody cared.

I'd care, if you hadn't turned
in to such a grouch.

You're just feeling sorry
for yourself.

She's right, I realize that now
but...now it's too late.

Too late? Why?

I came here to hide myself away.

I was too proud to go back.

This junk zone was
my hideaway, my refuge.

But now, it's become my trap.

Trap?

And now, unlucky for you,
it'll be your trap too.

You mean we're never
gonna get back home?

Keep you head high, Elroy.
It'll be alright.

Don't let it tear you apart.
We'll be friends forever.

We can be like your family.

Family? Family?
I want my family.

Uh, maybe
if you wish hard enough.

slurp slurp

Wake up, Elroy.

Astro. Where are we?

Elroy! Astro!

At last, we found you.

Elroy, are you alright?

We were so worried.
You've been gone so long.

I'm so glad we found you, son.
And Astro too.

I must've been dreaming
but it seems so real.

Finally. And end
to all this bother.

Why that little boy
has caused us to waste

an hour of our programme.

You and your precious programme.

I must've fallen asleep
in all that junk.

sniff sniff

Junk? I'll say, Elroy.

Look here, a hammer,
pliers and this wrench.

Trash, all trash.

We're modern here.

We have no use
for that old Junk.

I have use for it.

Oh!

I think you need
a new programme.

I feel so much better now.

I'm so relieved
that young Elroy is alright.

All you needed
was that little tune up.

There's been
a change in the rules.

From now
on little boys and dogs..

...oh, and all kids
will be allowed

to play together
at Club Mellowstar.

Ah.

He he he.

I told you we were all gonna
have a wonderful vacation.

Ha ha ha.

slurp slurp slurp