The uncomfortable truth is that black people were systematically excluded from the postwar institutions that allowed many other white families (like our fictional Jetsons) to achieve that American ...

The immersive world of “The Jetsons” looks far more flat and unengaging in black and white. And unlike the other network shows it was up against on Sunday nights (which was in most markets ...

where all of the characters in The Jetsons were previously white, now-teenaged Elroy Jetson has an Asian-American love interest, Lake, and some of Jane’s unnamed colleagues appear black.

23, 1962, ABC debuted The Jetsons at 7:30 pm to television audiences ... just as they do in Flintstones. Viewing in black-and-white, the animation appeared clean and bright.

But like “The Jetsons,” they centered on White protagonists with nary a Black character in sight. (“Flash Gordon” villain Ming the Merciless — portrayed by a White actor — is now ...

The Jetsons were a familiar American suburban ... See the famous intro and a black & white network promo below.

This means that the rest of the show’s viewers had to watch the show in black and white. Although the plot was entertaining, it is safe to agree that The Jetsons is best viewed in color.

The Jetsons was created at a time almost technologically unimaginable today. Television was still partly black and white. The Jetsons was the first program to be broadcast by ABC in color.

This is the 17th in a 24-part series looking at every episode of “The Jetsons” TV show from the ... early ’60s white rock and roll. This version of relaxation — of regular vacations ...

StereotypesThe world of The Jetsons certainly looks fantastic and utopian for white people. We can only hope that other ethnicities and cultures are in their own floating cities in other areas ...

The immersive world of “The Jetsons” looks far more flat and unengaging in black and white. And unlike the other network shows it was up against on Sunday nights (which was in most markets ...