The Flintstones
The cast of The Flintstones, from left to right: Betty, Barney, Fred, Wilma and Dino.
Format	Animated situation comedy
Run time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Creator(s)	William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Starring	Alan Reed (voice of Fred) Jean Vander Pyl (voice of Wilma) Mel Blanc (voice of Barney) Bea Benaderet (voice of Betty, seasons 1-4) Gerry Johnson (voice of Betty, seasons 5-6)
Country	USA
Network	ABC
Original run	September 30, 1960 – April 1, 1966
No. of episodes	166

The Flintstones, a Hanna-Barbera animated series, is one of the most successful animated television series of all time, originally running in American prime time for six seasons, from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. The Flintstone family. ... This is a Root page - a common introduction to several more specialised pages. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... William Jay Hanna (July 14, 1910 in Melrose, New Mexico – March 22, 2001) was an animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera (now known as Cartoon Network Studios). ... Jospeh Barbera By Naeem Qasai Joseph Roland Barbera (born March 24, 1905) is an animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer and co-founder, together with William Hanna of Hanna-Barbera (now known as Cartoon Network Studios). ... Alan Reed (August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was the voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones and various spin_off series. ... Jean Vander Pyl (sometimes credited as Jean Vanderpyl) (October 11, 1919–April 10, 1999) was an actress best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Flintstones. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (born May 30, 1908 in San Francisco, California; died July 10, 1989 in Los Angeles, California), was a famous American voice actor for both classic American radio programs and many animation studios, primarily the Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera studios. ... Bea Benaderet (pr: ben-ah-DARE-ett) was an American actress, who today is best remembered for starring in the hit 1960s television series Petticoat Junction. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 92 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... This is a Root page - a common introduction to several more specialised pages. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ...

Overview

The show is set in a town called Bedrock in the Stone Age era, but with a society identical to that of the United States in the mid-to-late 20th century. Bedrock was the fictional prehistoric city located in Cobblestone County that was home to the characters of the television animated series The Flintstones. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

The setting is in a fantasy world where dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, wooly mammoths and other extinct animals coexist with cavemen, who use technology equivalent to that of the 20th century, largely through the use of various animals. The characters drive automobiles made out of stone or wood and animal skins and powered by gasoline, although foot power is required to start the vehicles. Although the characters were set in the Stone Age, that never stopped the show's producers from making a Christmas episode during the original series' run (and several more Christmas specials in the decades that followed). Fantasy is a genre of art, literature, film, television, and music that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of either plot, theme, setting, or all three. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Orders & Suborders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-12-30, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Species Smilodon californicus Smilodon fatalis Smilodon gracilis Smilodon populator The large extinct cats known as smilodon lived approximately 3 million-10,000 years ago in North America and South America. ... This article is about the extinct mammal. ... Caveman in a Minute Maid Bibo ad A caveman is a popular stylized characterization of what early humans or hominids may have looked and behaved like. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December, or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches. ...

One source of the show's humor was the ways animals were used for technology. For example, when the characters took photographs with an instant camera, the inside of the camera box would be shown to contain a bird carving the picture on a stone tablet with its bill. In a running gag, the animals powering such technology would look at the audience, shrug, and remark, "It's a living," or some similar phrase. A camera. ... The Polaroid SX-70 An instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Being set in the Stone Age allowed for endless gags and puns that involved rocks in one way or another, including the names of the various characters being "rock" puns; some such names included celebrities such as "Gary Granite", "Stony Curtis", and "Ann-Margrock." A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. ... Cary Grant Archibald (Archie) Alexander Leach, known by his screen name Cary Grant, (January 18, 1904 - November 29, 1986), was a British-born actor who starred in American films. ... Tony Curtis in the 1950s Tony Curtis in the 1990s Tony Curtis is the stage name of Bernard Schwartz (born 3 June 1925 in the Bronx, New York). ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ...

The series directly drew from The Honeymooners for its main quartet of characters: the blustering Fred Flintstone and his ever-patient wife Wilma Flintstone (née Slaghoople, though Pebble was also given on occasion) modeled after the Kramdens, and their friendly neighbors Barney Rubble and wife Betty Rubble (née Betty Jean McBricker) modeled after the Nortons. Later additions to the cast included the Flintstones' infant daughter Pebbles Flintstone and the Rubbles' abnormally strong adopted son Bamm Bamm Rubble. The Flintstones had a pet dinosaur named Dino (pronounced DEE-no, and which barked like a dog), and the Rubbles had a kangaroo-like animal named Hoppy. Fred Flintstone worked at a stone quarry and worked for several different bosses, the best known of which was the bald Mr. Slate. Cover of a book about the Honeymooners. ... Fred Flintstone Frederick Flintstone (usually called Fred) is a fictional character who originated in the popular television animated series The Flintstones. ... Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. ... A maiden name is the family name carried by a woman before any of her marriages. ... Barney Rubble, a fictional character in the popular television animated series The Flintstones, is the diminutive blonde-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. ... Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone. ... Pebbles Flintstone, as an infant. ... Bamm-Bamm Rubble is a fictional character, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble. ... Pets and humans often contribute toward the happiness of the other in a pet relationship. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name {{{binomial}}} Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} Orders & Suborders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-12-30, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Dino is a fictional character featured in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones and its spin-offs. ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus A Kangaroo seen in Canberra A kangaroo is any of several large macropods (the marsupial family that also includes the wallabies, tree kangaroos, wallaroos, pademelons and the quokka: 45 species in all). ... A small cinder quarry A dimension stone quarry A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. ...

In later seasons, the Flintstones cast expanded to include The Gruesomes, their strange next-door neighbors (inspired by the then-popular monster sitcoms The Addams Family and The Munsters), and The Great Gazoo, an alien exiled to Earth who helps Fred and Barney, usually against their will. The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. ... The Munsters was an American television sitcom, depicting the home life of a family of horror movie monsters. ... The Great Gazoo The Great Gazoo is a character from The Flintstones animated series. ... In popular fiction and conspiracy theories, life forms, especially intelligent life forms, that are of extraterrestrial origin, i. ...

It has been noted that Fred Flintstone physically resembled voice actor Alan Reed. The voice of Barney was provided by legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, though five episodes in the second season used actor Daws Butler while Blanc was recovering from a near-fatal car accident. The similarities with The Honeymooners included the fact that Reed based Fred's voice upon Jackie Gleason's interpretation of Ralph Kramden, while Blanc, after a season of using a nasal, high-pitched voice for Barney, eventually adopted a style of voice similar to that used by Art Carney in his portrayal of Ed Norton. Alan Reed (August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was the voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones and various spin_off series. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (born May 30, 1908 in San Francisco, California; died July 10, 1989 in Los Angeles, California), was a famous American voice actor for both classic American radio programs and many animation studios, primarily the Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera studios. ... Charles Dawson Daws Butler (November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a voice actor, who created and played the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in a staged publicity shot for The Honeymooners. ... Cover of a book about the Honeymooners. ... Art Carney starring as Ed Norton from The Honeymooners Art Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... Ed Norton was a character in The Honeymooners Edward James Norton Jr. ...

In the show's closing credits, Fred tries to "put the cat out for the night" but winds up getting locked out and yelling for his wife to come open the door: "Wilma! Come on, Wilma, open this door! Willllll-ma!" By the time the theme song "Meet the Flintstones" was used, Fred cut the yelling to: "Willllll-ma!" Although the cat, Baby Puss, was seen in the closing credits of every episode, it was rarely actually seen in any of the storylines. This running gag of having the lead character of the series ending up being helpless during the end credits in every episode due to the hijinks of a family pet would later be repeated by Hanna-Barbera in the series The Jetsons in which George Jetson ends up being caught on a treadmill that ends up spinning out of control. He also (as does Fred in this series) cries out for his wife, by asking her to stop the mechanism with the line, "Jane! Stop this crazy thing!" Baby Puss is the name of Fred and Wilma Flintstones pet saber-toothed tiger. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Jetsons was an animated prime-time television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1962 to 1963. ... A woman on a treadmill. ...

History

A model of the Flintstones' car, in Obzor, Bulgaria.

Originally, the series was to have been titled The Flagstones, and a brief demonstration film was created to sell the idea of a "modern stone age family" to sponsors and the network. When the series itself was commissioned, the title was changed, possibly to avoid confusion with the Flagstons, characters in the popular comic strip, Hi and Lois. After spending a brief period in development as The Gladstones, Hanna-Barbera settled upon The Flintstones. Image File history File links Flintstones_car. ... Image File history File links Flintstones_car. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Hi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family. ...

Aside from the animation and fantasy setting, the show's scripts and format are typical of a 1950s American situation comedy, with the usual family issues resolved with a laugh at the end of each episode. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ...

Although most Flintstones episodes are standalone storylines, the series was significant in being the first American animated series to feature story arcs. The most notable example was a series of episodes surrounding the birth of Pebbles. Beginning with the episode "The Surprise", aired midway through the third season, in which Wilma reveals her pregnancy to Fred, the arc continued through the trials and tribulations leading up to Pebbles' birth, and then continued with several episodes showing Fred and Wilma adjusting to the world of parenthood. In episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books and comic strips a story arc is an extended or continuing storyline. ... Pregnancy Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. ...

A postscript to the arc occurred in the third episode of the fourth season, in which the Rubbles, depressed over being unable to have children of their own (making The Flintstones the first animated series in history to address the issue of infertility, though subtly), adopt Bamm-Bamm. Another story arc, occurring in the final season, centered on Fred and Barney's dealings with The Great Gazoo. Infertility is the inability to naturally conceive a child or the inability to carry a pregnancy to term. ...

The series was initially aimed at adult audiences as the first season was sponsored by the cigarette company Winston and the characters appeared in several commercials for Winstons. The famous theme song "Meet the Flintstones" was not actually introduced until the third season (1962–1963), although early versions of the melody can be heard as background music in many episodes. A cigarette will burn to ash on one end. ... Winston is a name deriving from the old saxon / norse words wynn meaning good or beautiful and stonn meaning town or place. ...

The theme used for the first and second seasons, an instrumental called "Rise and Shine", was removed from all first and second season episodes in syndication from the 1960s through the early 1990s and replaced with the "Meet the Flintstones" opening, while a closing credits sequence taken from a later episode was substituted at the end. As a result, the closing credits for all first season episodes in syndication were incorrect for many years. New syndicated versions of the episodes in the 1990s restored the original first season credits and theme, albeit with cigarette and other advertising matter omitted. According to information provided on the DVD release of the second season, this decision was made because at the time syndicated programs were often aired out of their original broadcast order, and it was felt having the show jump between the different opening credits sequences would confuse audiences. Nonetheless, a number of later Flintstones episodes in syndication used an alternate version of the closing credits in which Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are shown singing "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sunshine In". In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ...

The first season of the original series, with the original opening credits, as well as "Rise and Shine" restored but not the cigarette ads, was released on DVD in late 2003; season 2 was released in December 2004; season 3 in March 2005; and season 4 in November 2005. The remaining two seasons are expected to be released in 2006. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Following the show's cancellation in 1966, a theatrical film based upon the series was released. The Man Called Flintstone was a musical spy caper that parodied James Bond and other secret agents. The movie was released on DVD in North America in March 2005. The Man Called Flintstone is an American animated musical motion picture produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released in 1966 by Columbia Pictures. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... Spy and secret agent redirect here; for alternate use, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). ... Official sites James Bond Official Homepage Official Danjaq 007 website Ian Fleming Publications official website Miss Moneypennys Rolodex Mr. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...

The show was revived in the 1970s with Pebbles and Bamm Bamm having grown into teenagers, and several different series and made-for-TV movies—including a series depicting Fred and Barney as police officers, another depicting the characters as children, and yet others featuring Fred and Barney encountering Marvel Comics superhero The Thing and comic strip character The Shmoo have appeared over the years. The original show also was adapted into two feature non-animated films, in 1994 and 2000. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... The Thing (Benjamin Jacob Ben Grimm) is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe, a founding member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four under the guise of the superstrong Thing. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A shmoo is a fictional cartoon creature, created and first drawn by the cartoonist Al Capp in his newspaper comic strip Lil Abner. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Only the advent of The Simpsons decades later brought cartoons back to American prime time network television with the kind of success The Flintstones enjoyed. And it was The Simpsons in 1997 that ultimately broke The Flintstones' record as the longest-running prime time animated series. A number of episodes of The Simpsons made explicit or implicit references to The Flintstones---for example, in one episode of The Simpsons ("Marge vs. the Monorail") the starting sequence parodies the opening and theme song of The Flintstones, and in another episode ("Treehouse of Horror XII") Homer and Marge Simpson dress as Fred and Wilma Flintstone in the opening. In addition, the character Barney Gumble from The Simpsons is based on Barney Rubble. Another episode ("Lady Bouvier's Lover") has Mr. Burns greeting Homer, Marge and Maggie as Fred, Wilma and Pebbles. Homer subsequently says "Yabba Dabba Doo!" when Mr. Burns gives him a box of chocolates. Homer describes his family as upper lower middle class, and this appears to be about right. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marge vs. ... Treehouse of Horror XII is the first episode of The Simpsons thirteenth season, as well as the twelfth Halloween episode. ... Bernard Barney Gumble is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Homer describes his family as upper lower middle class, and this appears to be about right. ... -1... Mr. ...

Music

Ann-Margret was one of many famous names who lent their likenesses and voices to the series.

The Flintstones was one of the more musical animated TV series, with many episodes featuring original, slightly rewritten, or actual popular recordings of the day, performed either by Fred, Barney, or a special guest star. ImageMetadata File history File links AnnMargrock. ... ImageMetadata File history File links AnnMargrock. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ...

One of the first song performances in the series was the old spiritual "When the Saints Go Marching In" performed by Fred in the first season episode "Hot Lip Hannigan" in a vocal style strongly reminiscent of jazz crooner Mel Torme. A later episode, in which Fred takes on the persona of teen idol "Hye Fye" sees him performing "Listen to the Rockin' Bird" - a rewrite of the standard "Listen to the Mockingbird". Again, Fred's voice sounds so much like Torme's that is speculated the singer provided the voice (this has never been confirmed and the singer is not credited in any event). Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 - June 5, 1999) was a jazz singer with a light, velvety, high-tenor voice. ... A teen idol is a famous person who generates attention from large numbers of teenagers. ...

As the series progressed, Fred was alternately depicted as being talented singer and being tone deaf, depending on the demands of the episode. Alan Reed himself sang several tunes, including "Christmas is My Favorite Time of Year" and "Dino the Dinosaur" in the series' often-replayed Christmas episode. Mel Blanc performed a few vocals, including a version of "Old Folks at Home", while Jean Van Der Pyl and Bea Benadaret sang two versions of "The Car Hop Song," one performing as a pair of young girls auditioning for a job with Fred and Barney's new hamburger stand, and a second version in character as Wilma and Betty. A person who is tone deaf lacks relative pitch, the ability to discriminate between notes. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a traditional holiday observed in much of the world on 25 December, or on 7 January in most Eastern Orthodox Churches. ... Old Folks at Home, as sung by Christys Minstrels in 1851. ...

Many of the original songs in the series were composed by Hoyt Curtin. Hoyt Curtin (September 9, 1922 - December 3, 2000) was a composer and music producer, the main musicial director for the Hanna-Barbera animation studio from its beginnings with The Ruff & Reddy Show in 1957 until his retirement in 1986. ...

Many musical moments were provided by celebrity voice artists who lent both their vocal talents and their likenesses to characters. Hoagy Carmichael was the one of the first, introducing the original song "Yabba Dabba Doo!" in the second season premiere episode, "The Hit Songwriters" (in the same episode, Fred - on one of his tone deaf days - mangles Carmichael's "Stardust"). Ann-Margret, appearing in a fourth season episode, performed "I Ain't Goin' to Be Your Fool No More" and the ballad "The Littlest Lamb". James Darren, appearing as "Jimmy Darrock" performed "The Surfin' Craze", while The Beau Brummels performed "Laugh Laugh" which was a real-life hit for the group. In the final season, space-rockers, The Wayouts appeared. Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899–December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... A reissue of two early James Darren albums. ... The Beau Brummels was a successful 1960s American rock band. ...

One of the most fondly remembered songs of the series was "The Bedrock Twitch", performed by staff voice actor Daws Butler and later performed in one of the first live-action Flintstones film by The B-52s. Two other songs became standards on their own and are not always identified as originating with the Flintstones -- the seemingly endless singalong "Happy Anniversary" which is often performed at anniversary parties and the spiritual "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sunshine In", the latter song being adopted as the series closing theme during the final season. Charles Dawson Daws Butler (November 16, 1916 – May 18, 1988) was a voice actor, who created and played the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound. ... The B-52s are a rock band from Athens, Georgia, the first of many from the college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. ...

During 1961, the cast members recorded an album of songs, in character, aimed at children. One of these songs, "Meet the Flintstones", was later adopted as the series' theme song beginning with the third season. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1996, Rhino Records released The Flintstones: Modern Stone Age Melodies, an album containing a number of musical selections taken from the series was released.[1] Missing from the collection are the two Ann-Margret songs, which have been released on the Bear Family Records label of Germany. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ... Bear Family Records is a Germany-based record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll. ...

The Simpsons carries on the tradition of incorporating music into its storylines.

Cultural References

The series spawned three breakfast cereals: the popular Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles, and the discontinued Dino Pebbles. Commercials for these cereals featured a gimmick in the form of Barney (who seems much smarter in the commercials than in the show itself) tricking Fred out of his cereal, usually by way of disguising himself as something completely different. Eventually, Fred catches on and gives chase after Barney as the ad ends. Early ads used the closing tagline, "Yabba-dabba-delicious!", but the phrase was removed during the 1990s. The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... Fruity Pebbles is one of the Bedrock-themed breakfast cereals produced by Post Cereals, which feature characters from The Flintstones. ... Cocoa Pebbles is one of the Bedrock-themed breakfast cereals produced by Post Cereals, which feature characters from The Flintstones. ...

An enduring license has been a line of children's multivitamins called "Flintstones Complete" (more popularly known as Flintstones Vitamins); the first seasons of the series were, in part, sponsored by One-a-Day Vitamins. There has been a "Did You Know?" quiz circulating on the Internet for a number of years that asks which of the four main characters is not in Flintstone Vitamins. The answer, at one time, was Betty Rubble. However, since 1996, Betty has been in the bottle also. The Flintstones' car was removed to make room for Betty. Multivitamin refers to any preparation containing more than a single vitamin. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The England cricketer Andrew Flintoff is nicknamed "Freddie" after Fred Flintstone, on account of both his similar surname and his "larger-than-life" character. The English cricket team is a cricket team which represents both England and Wales. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... Andrew Freddie Flintoff (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer and one of the best all-round cricketers in the world. ...

Trivia

While The Flintstones is generally considered the first cartoon to air in prime time, it was preceded by The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show, a cartoon based on an Academy Award-winning animated short. This half-hour show ran for a few months on Friday nights on CBS in 1958. However, it was a repeat of cartoons that had aired on Sunday afternoons in 1956. The Flintstones remains the first cartoon to have original programming aired in prime time. The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show is an animated television series, based on the Dr. Seuss character, Gerald McBoing-Boing, who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... CBS (formerly an acronym for Columbia Broadcasting System) is a major television network and radio broadcaster in the United States. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Cast

• Fred Flintstone - Alan Reed (after Reed's death in 1977, the character was voiced by Henry Corden, who had provided Fred's singing voice at various times before then)
• Wilma Flintstone and (as of season 3) Pebbles Flintstone - Jean Vanderpyl
• Barney Rubble, Dino, and all the working animals - Mel Blanc, Daws Butler (five episodes of second season).
• Betty Rubble - originally Bea Benaderet, voiced by Gerry Johnson beginning in season 5
• Bamm Bamm Rubble (as of season 4) - Don Messick
• Mr. Slate - John Stephenson
• The Great Gazoo, and many other characters - Harvey Korman

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Flintstones series and spin-offs

Television series

• The Flintstones (1960–1966)
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972): features Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm as teens
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973): new episodes of Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm combined with new Fred and Barney segments, songs-of-the-week, and wraparounds. Rerun during the 1973–1974 second season as The Flintstones Show.
• The New Fred and Barney Show (1979): Saturday morning revival of the original Flintstones format. Reruns of its episodes are featured in the package programs Fred and Barney Meet the Thing and Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo.
• The Flintstones Comedy Show (1980–1982): 90-minute Saturday morning series featuring the following segments:
  • "Flintstone Family Adventures": a segment similar to the original series.
  • "Bedrock Cops": Fred, Barney, and the Shmoo as police officers.
  • "Pebbles, Dino, and Bamm-Bamm": The two young teenagers and Dino solving mysteries ala Scooby-Doo
  • "Captain Caveman": a Superman parody segment featuring Captain Caveman, from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, as the flying superhero and Wilma and Betty as the helpless reporters in distress (à la Lois Lane).
  • "Dino and Cavemouse": A chase-formula segment similar to Tom and Jerry.
  • "The Frankenstones": featuring the situation comedy of the Flintstones' Munsters-like neighbors (similar to The Gruesomes from the original series).
• The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988): one of numerous Saturday morning series to feature child versions of famous classic cartoon stars; this one features the cast of the original series as ten-year-olds, with "Captain Caveman...and Son!" as a backup segment.
• Cave Kids (1996): a preschool series featuring Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm as toddlers

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Theatrical animated feature

• The Man Called Flintstone (1966, released by Columbia Pictures): designed as a send-off for the original series; features Fred taking the place of a lookalike who happens to be a James Bond-type spy.

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Television specials and telefilms

• A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
• The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
• The Flintstones: Little Big League (1979): features Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm as pre-teens
• The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
• The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980): Introduces the Frankenstones
• Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
• Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981)
• The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1981)
• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993): Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm marry
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993): Pebbles gives birth to twins, making Fred and Wilma grandparents
• A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993): Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm with their children at Christmas
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994): a retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol that features Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm as toddlers.
• The Flintstones On The Rocks (2001): Fred and Wilma face separation, but a jewel thief spoils things.

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Home video releases

VHS

Most of these titles are out of print. Original broadcast or release dates and episode titles (where applicable) are listed in parentheses.

Original series

• The Flintstone Flyer (1960)

• The First Episodes (1960) (Flintstone Flyer, Hot Lips Hannigan, The Swimming Pool, No Help Wanted)

• The Best Of The Flintstones (Split Personality, Dress Rehearsal, Anne Margrock Presents, Stony Finger Caper)

• The Flintstones: How the Flintstones Saved Christmas (1964)

• The Flintstones: A Haunted House Is Not a Home (1964)

• The Flintstones: Stone-Age Adventures (Flintstone Flyer, Split Personality, The Twitch, Anne Margrock Presents, Ladies' Night At The Lodge)

• The Flintstones: Love Letters on the Rocks (1960)

• The Flintstones Meet Samantha (1965)

• The Flintstones: Pebbles, Babe in Bedrock (Dress Rehearsal, Most Beautiful Baby In Bedrock)

• The Flintstones: Bedrock 'n' Roll (The Girls' Night Out, The Twitch)

• The Flintstones: Hooray for Hollyrock (Hollyrock Here I Come, Anne Margrock Presents)

• Jealousy (1966)

• Dripper (1966)

• Rocky's Raiders (1966)

• The Flintstones: Page Right Out of History (Dress Rehearsal (1963), "Wacky Inventions" compilation)

• My Fair Freddie (1966)

• No Biz Like Show Biz (1965)

• The Flintstones: Fearless Fred Strikes Again (Buffalo Convention, Mother-In-Law's Visit)

• The Flintstones: Hop Happy (1964)

• The Flintstones: Ten Little Flintstones (1964)

• The Flintstones: Dino's Two Tales (Dino Disappears, Dino Goes Hollyrock)

• The Flintstones: Dino & Juliet (1964)

• The Flintstones: Wacky Inventions

• The Flintstones Meet The Great Gazoo (1965)

• The Flintstones: Gravelberry Pie King (1966)

• The Flintstones: Fred's Island (1966)

• The Flintstones: Surfin Fred (1965)

• Flintstones Adventures (The Girls' Night Out, Rock Vegas Story, Dino Disappears, Rip van Flintstone)

Spin-offs

• The New Fred and Barney Show (1970s)

• The Flintstones Comedy Show, Vol. 1 (1978)

• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)

• The Flintstones: I Yabba Dabba Do (1993)

• The Flintstones: Flintstone Files (1979)

• The Flintstones Meet Rockula & Frankenstone (1979)

• Flintstones' Little Big League (1979)

• The Flintstones Comedy Show, Vol. 2 (1979)

• The Flintstones: Fred & Barney Get In Shape/Fred, the Junk Collector

• The Flintstones Comedy Show, Vol. 3 (1980)

• The Flintstones Comedy Show, Vol. 4 (1980)

• Best of the Flintstone Kids

• Christmas In Bedrock (1996)

Animated films

• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)

• The Man Called Flintstone (1966)

Live action films

• The Flintstones (1994)

• Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

DVD

All titles and information listed below are based on Region 1 DVD releases. Original release or broadcast dates are listed in parentheses. The following is an excerpt of the article entitled DVD. For the sake of convenience, the terms Region 0, Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4, Region 5, Region 6, Region 7 and Region 8 redirect to this page. ...

• The Flintstones (1994 live-action movie): Released March 1999

• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

• The Flintstones: The Premiere: The Flintstone Flyer (1960): Released September 2003

• The Flintstones: The Complete First Season (1960): Released March 2004

• The Flintstones: The Complete Second Season (1961): Released December 2004

• The Flintstones: The Complete Third Season (1962): Released March 2005
  • Note: All episodes are in their original length except for "The Big Move," which is the syndicated version.

• The Flintstones: The Complete Fourth Season (1963): Released November 2005

• The Flintstones: The Complete Fifth Season (1964): Scheduled for release March 7, 2006

• The Man Called Flintstone (1966): Released in Canada April 2005 (US release canceled/postponed due to Columbia Pictures claiming ownership of the film)

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See also

• Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles
• The Flintstones live-action movies
• The Jetsons
• The Simpsons
• List of The Flintstones episodes
• Bedrock (The Flintstones)
• Flintstones chewable vitamins
• Flintstones (Basketball)

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The Flintstones in other languages

• Chinese: 聰明笨伯 (Literally: The intelligent fool) or 摩登原始人 (Literally: The modern prehistoric man)
• Japanese: 原始家族 Genshi Kazoku (Primitive family) or 恐妻天国 Kyousai Tengoku (Wife-fearing Heaven)
• Croatian: Obitelj Kremenko
• Finnish: Kiviset ja Soraset (the names of the Flintstones and the Rubbles)
• French: Les Pierreafeu (from pierre à feu, literally "stone for fire", i.e. flint)
• German: Familie Feuerstein
• Hebrew: משפחת קדמוני Mishpakhat Kadmoni (lit. Prehistoric Family, from adam kadmon, meaning "prehistoric human")
• Hungarian: Frédi és Béni, a két kőkorszaki szaki (lit. "Fred and Ben, the Two Stone-Age Chums")
• Latvian: Flinstoni
• Polish: Flintstonowie
• Portuguese: Os Flinstones
• Russian: Флинстоуны (Fl'instouny)
• Serbian: Породица Кременко
• Spanish: Los Picapiedra ("The Stone Chippers")
• Swedish: Familjen Flinta
• Turkish: Çakmaktaşlar

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External links

• Museum of Broadcast Communications' entry on the Flintstones
• Webrock: The Flintstones and Hanna-Barbera Page
• http://www.stonetrek.com
• The Flinstones page at Toonopedia]