Today is not just George Jetson's birthday; it's the day he was born, July 31, 2022!
In honor of the occasion, the New York Post takes a look at where The Jetsons TV show, which debuted Sept. 23, 1962 on ABC, was on target with its predictions about the future and where it missed the mark.
Just think; we are a mere 40 years away from the flying car that turns into a briefcase at the push of a button!
"What ‘The Jetsons’ Predicted Right — and Wrong — About the Future"
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From NPR:
Welcome to the world George Jetson! Or so says the internet anyway.
Memes have been circulating claiming that today — July 31, 2022 — is the birthday of the dopey patriarch from the vintage cartoon, "The Jetsons."
Here's how the math works: The show first aired in 1962, but was set 100 years in the future. That would be 2062.
During the first season of the show, George reveals that he's 40 years old. So 2062 minus 40, and there you go.
The fact-checking website Snopes looked into the claim and concluded it is, in fact, a "reasonable estimation of his birth year."
As for the specific day itself? Well, let's just say there's a 1-in-365 chance the memes are right. But hey, we've already got talking watches, robot vacuums and flat-screen TVs. Maybe in few decades we'll get to pick our own birthdays, too.
As Jeff said, we're still 40 years away from the year of the Jetsons.
.....have their needs endlessly met by automated gadgets and ubiquitous treadmills, yet still squabble over typical work and family drama.
That's how we know we're human.
So we've only got 40 years to make flying cars the norm. Dang, that's not much time!