Fifty Years Later, Bits Of Our Own Reality Reflected In 'Jetsons' Future

Published January 10, 2013 at 3:00 PM EST

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:

Finally, this hour, we're going back to the future.

(SOUNDBITE FROM FILM "BACK TO THE FUTURE")

CORNISH: Oh, Marty McFly, so 1985. Actually, let's go even further back.

(SOUNDBITE FROM "THE JETSONS" THEME) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.