Solution: "The Jetsons" son - NYT Crossword

Hi, kids! This might be a long way around to the entry (TL;DR: The answer is ELROY), but it’s important for you to understand at least some of the ways in which your folks’ childhood was systematically crushed. Back when your folks or perhaps even your grandparents were little — we’re talking about the 1960s here — the demand for quality kids’ television programming grew exponentially as parents desperately looked for ways to keep their kids safely occupied so the adults could sleep in on a Saturday (there were no iPads back then). The answer, of course, was to park them in front of a television set.