
Astro's signature expression was "Ruh-roh!" (or "Ruh-roh, Reorge!"), supposedly the canine variant of " Uh-oh!" (expression of dismay).Astro also appeared as the main star in Astro and the Space Mutts, a segment of Space Stars.
Astro hated the name and always repeated it as "Tralfaz.Yuck!" (or as Astro would pronounce it, "Ralfaz.Ruck!") Gottrockets realizes that Astro is happier with the Jetsons and allows him to go back home with them. Gottrockets, and The Jetsons have to do the right thing and return Astro to his rightful owner.
In the 15th episode, "Millionaire Astro", Astro is discovered to be Tralfaz, the long-lost dog of zillionaire J.P. They gave Electronimo to the police and kept Astro as part of their family. This prompted George to decide that Electronimo was not the way to go. It was Astro who was trying to run from The Cat Burglar that inevitably caught the criminal by accidentally crashing into him. Electronimo then proceeded to chase after George. However, when trying to escape, The Cat Burglar put the mask on George. Elroy tried waking Astro to get him to stop the burglar as a way to prove himself, but Astro turned out to be more interested in hiding in fear. When The Cat Burglar tried to rob the Jetsons, Electronimo attacked him (which he did to anyone wearing a mask). In an effort to make his family happy, he got an electronic dog named Electronimo, who was supposed to be the new hairless, non-eating, protect-your-house way to go. When Jane, Judy and Elroy proposed keeping him to George, he was against it, claiming that an apartment is no place for a dog. For example, "I love you, George" would be "I ruv roo, Reorge." This is similar to Scooby-Doo in Scooby Doo Where Are You!Īstro's Appearance as a galactic Police dog from Astro and the Space Mutts (1981)Īstro was found by Elroy in the fourth episode of The Jetsons, "The Coming of Astro". Astro was more advanced than present-day dogs, in that he had a rudimentary grasp of the English language, albeit with r's in many places they shouldn't be, or replacing other consonants.
He was designed by Iwao Takamoto, and originally voiced by Don Messick.
Astro is a canine character in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons.