Rosie the Robot Maid

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Rosie the Robot Maid is a humanoid robot fictional character in The Jetsons animated television series of the 1960s. She is the title family's maid and housekeeper. Jean Vander Pyl provided the voice for Rosie. Rosie is depicted as wearing a frilly apron, and was often seen using a separate vacuum cleaner. Her torso is mounted atop a single leg and she rolls about on a set of caster wheels. She frequently calls George Jetson "Mr. J".

Rosie was an old demonstrator model hired by the Jetson family from U-RENT A MAID. In the episode "Mother's Day for Rosie", her model number is revealed as XB-500.

In episode twelve, Rosie compares her window spray to radioactive mist. It is the first time she makes reference to the future.

Rosie is modeled after Hazel from the TV show Hazel, a sitcom featuring Shirley Booth as a similar maid character. Just as Hazel called her boss, Mr. Baxter, "Mr. B", Rosie calls George Jetson "Mr. J".

In the episode "Rosie's Boyfriend," we learn that Rosie has a boyfriend, a helper for Henry Orbit, named Mac. When Rosie finds out Henry deactivated Mac, she goes crazy.

In 2006, Rosie appeared in an AT&T TV commercial, as she was a part of a brief history of robots that dated back in 1939.

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