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Summary: Mr. Spacely is visited by the three ghosts of Christmas
Comment: On the one hand we have animated versions of "A Christmas Carol" where the lead character of a cartoons series such as Mr. Magoo or Fred Flintstone plays Scrooge, and ones like "The Jetsons Christmas Carol" where the lead gets to be Bob Crachit, the other prime example would be Mickey Mouse in "Mickey's Christmas Carol." That is because "The Jetsons" already had the perfect person to play the Scrooge part with Mr. Spacely. Indeed, the relationship between George Jetson and his boss can be traced back through time, through Fred Flintstone and Mr. Slate as well as Dagwood and Mr. Dithers, all the way back to Scrooge and his clerk. Indeed, the relationship is at the core of "The Jetsons Christmas Carol." Mr. Spacely makes George work on Christmas Eve, even though Astro is sick at home. It seems Elroy's new toy robot broke and Astro accidentally swallowed a Spacley sprocket. For forgetting the holiday spirit Mr. Spacely is visited by his old partner and the traditional three ghosts. Each time we see Mr. Spacely and George: in the past when they were kids and George worked at the Spacely lemonade stand and in the present where the Jetsons are hovering over the sickly Astro. But it is not until Mr. Spacely sees what the fates have in store for the Jetsons in the future that he suddenly sees the error of his way.
Of course the day after Christmas Mr. Spacely and George will be right back to square one, but that is the way things work in cartoons and situation comedies. However, the twist they came up for "The Jetsons Christmas Carol" works both in the context of the original Dickens story and "The Jetsons." You would have thought Elroy would get the Tiny Tim part instead of Astro, but that is why the ending works (besides, who would not want to hear Astro giving Tiny Tim's famous blessing). Enjoyable enough for fans of the series, but not of much interest to fans of Dickens otherwise.
