The Flintstones
Title screen from Seasons 1 & 2
Format	Animated situation comedy
Created by	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)
Theme music composer	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	166 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	approx. 30 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 30, 1960 – April 1, 1966
Chronology
Followed by	The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-1972)
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. The first prime time cartoon geared for adults, the show originally aired from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. It was also ABC's first series to be televised in color. While the show was originally syndicated by Screen Gems (until 1981, then DFS Program Exchange from, and then Turner Program Services), Warner Bros. Television later acquired the rights (through parent Time Warner's purchase). Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... For other uses, see Cartoon (disambiguation). ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainments Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. ... The Program Exchange (known as DFS Program Exchange from 1979 to 1987) is a syndicator of television programs. ... Turner Broadcasting logo Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to Turner), based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward Ted Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. ... Warner Bros. ... Time Warner Inc. ...

Overview

The show is set in the town of Bedrock in the Stone Age era. The show is an allegory to American society of the mid-to-late 20th century; in the Flintstones' fantasy version of the prehistoric past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long extinct animals co-exist with barefoot cavemen, who use technology equivalent to that of the mid-to-late 20th century, largely through the use of various animals. The characters drive cars made out of stone or wood and animal skins and powered by foot. Bedrock, as it appeared during the first season of The Flintstones Bedrock is the fictional prehistoric city that is home to the characters of the television animated series The Flintstones. ... Stone Age fishing hook. ... Allegory of Music by Filippino Lippi. ... This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... 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 genus Mammuthus. ... Walking barefoot Going barefoot means not wearing shoes, socks, or other foot covering. ... For other uses, see Caveman (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Foot (disambiguation). ...

Model of Flintstones car at 2008 New York International Auto Show

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, breaking the fourth wall, look directly into the camera at the audience, shrug, and remark, "It's a living," or some similar phrase. Another commonly seen gadget in the series was a baby woolly mammoth being used as a vacuum cleaner. Travel to "Hollyrock," a parody of Hollywood, California, usually involved an "airplane" flight—the "plane" in this case often shown as a giant pterodactyl. (Other familiar place names are similarly contorted: San Antonio becomes Sand-and-Stony-o; the country to the south of Bedrock's land is called Mexirock; and so forth.) Lifts are raised and lowered by ropes around brontosaurs' necks; "automatic" windows are powered by monkeys that dwell on the outside windowsill; birds configured as "car horns" are activated by pulling on their tails. An electric razor is depicted as a clam shell housing a honey-bee vibrating it as the edges are rubbed against the character's face. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in late March or early April. ... For other uses, see Photograph (disambiguation). ... An instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ... The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ... Regular canister vacuum cleaner for home use. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Bexar County Government  - Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - City  412. ...

Being set in the Stone Age allowed for various gags and puns that involved rocks in one way or another, including the names of the various characters being "rock" puns. These included celebrities of the 1960s such as "Cary Granite" (Cary Grant), "Stony Curtis" (Tony Curtis), "Ed Sulleystone" (Ed Sullivan)", "Rock Hudstone" (Rock Hudson), and "Ann-Margrock" (Ann-Margret). Other celebrity/puns on The Flintstones were "Alvin Brickrock" (Alfred Hitchcock); "Perry Masonite" (Perry Mason); and a new neighbor lady "Sam" (Samantha of Bewitched).^[1] Stone Age fishing hook. ... For other uses, see Pun (disambiguation). ... This article is about the actor. ... For other persons named Tony Curtis, see Tony Curtis (disambiguation). ... For other persons named Edward Sullivan, see Edward Sullivan (disambiguation). ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 â€“ April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. ... This article is about an American television sitcom. ...

Closing credits

In the show's closing credits, Fred tries to put the "cat" (actually a saber-tooth tiger) out for the night. The cat jumps back into the house through the window, opens the back door, and deposits Fred on the doorstep. Fred 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"^[2] was used,^[clarify] Fred cut the yelling to: "Willllll-ma!" (This gag was mentioned in the lyrics of the "Flintstones" theme song used for the closing credits;they also wuite often used the phrase "bed-Rockin" due to the exaggerated use of the term during the shows running years. "Someday/Maybe Fred will win the fight/Then that/Cat will stay out for the night.") 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. ...

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 in the animated series The Flintstones. ... The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. ... The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series that was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... A woman on a treadmill. ...

On an extra note, the endings seen on currently in distribution are not the ones seen originally in the series' first airing. Videos exist of the original versions of the credits, where a short advertising sequence with the main characters is included as part of the ending. The ending in particular, a widely circulating video shows the ending commercial where the announcer states: "The Flintstones has been brought to you by Winston, America's best tasting, fast working cigarette", and Fred recites the brand's jingle. Then the sequence of everyone going to sleep occurs, with a sign with "Winston" flashes on and off outside of Bedrock. Then after Fred says "Wilma! Come on, Wilma, open this door! Willlllll-ma!", there is applause and then for its final title card it says "This has been an ABC Television Network presentation".

The ABC notice at the end was included in a 1995 laserdisc where the newly-rediscovered 1960 credits were first made available, but was later removed from TV distribution prints, as the show no longer airs on ABC. The final applause were erased in the process of cutting part of the music to remove the ABC notice. The color print of the ending has no advertising in it, as well as no credits (they were rewritten with all names found in the original black-and-white broadcast copies put together). Hanna-Barbera also produced short advertising scenes for their many sponsors, which appeared after the end of the episode and right before the credits, as well as commerical breaks.

The characters

The Flintstones

• Fred Flintstone - The main character of the show.
• Wilma Flintstone (née Pebble, later Slaghoople) - Fred's ever-patient wife.
• Pebbles Flintstone The Flintstones' infant daughter.
• Dino - The Flintstones' pet dinosaur, which barked like a dog.
• Baby Puss - The Flintstones' pet saber toothed cat.
• Pearl Slaghoople - Wilma's mother.
• Tex Hardrock - Fred's uncle on his mother's side.

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The Rubbles

• Barney Rubble - Fred's best friend and next door neighbor
• Betty Rubble (née Elizabeth Jean McBricker) - Barney's wife.
• Bamm-Bamm Rubble - the Rubbles' abnormally strong adopted son.
• Hoppy - The Rubbles' pet Hopparoo (a kangaroo/dinosaur combination creature)

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Other characters

• Mr. Slate - Fred Flintstone's hot tempered boss at the stone quarry.
• Joe Rockhead - a friend of Fred's.
• Arnold - the paper boy.
• Sam Slagheap - the Grand Poobah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes.
• The Great Gazoo - an alien exiled to Earth who helps Fred and Barney, often against their will.
• The Gruesomes - the Flintstone's strange next-door neighbors (inspired by the then-popular monster sitcoms The Addams Family and The Munsters)
• Zeke Flintstone-Fred's uncle that owned San Cemente, a pun on the California town, San Clemente, that was the site of Richard Nixon's "Western White House."
• Uncle Gigggles, Fred's eccentric uncle who lived on nightmare hill.

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Opening teasers

Each episode of The Flintstones opened with a short scene, lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes prior to the main titles. During the first three seasons, this was footage that took place later in the episode, usually from somewhere in the middle. Serving as a preview, the opening teaser did not clue viewers in on the actual plot.

Beginning with the fourth season, the majority of opening teasers were scenes specifically written to open the episode (examples include "Ann Margrock Presents," "Sleep On Sweet Fred"). This change was not consistent, as a handful of episodes still previewed footage that would be seen later in the episode ("Glue For Two" and "10 Little Flintstones"), while on five occasions, this "preview" footage was never seen during the remainder of the episode at all ("Daddy's Anonymous," "Peek A Boo Camera," "Once Upon A Coward," "Fred El Terrifico" and "'The Hatrocks," a.k.a. "Bedrock Hillbillies".

Voice cast

• Fred Flintstone - Alan ReedLeon Wharton
• Wilma Flintstone - Jean Vander Pyl
• Pebbles Flintstone - Jean Vander Pyl
• Barney Rubble/Dino - Mel Blanc
• Betty Rubble - Bea Benaderet (seasons 1-4) Gerry Johnson (seasons 5-6)
• Bamm-Bamm Rubble/Hoppy/Arnold - Don Messick
• Mrs. Slate - Jean Vander Pyl and Bea Benaderet
• The Great Gazoo - Harvey Korman
• Joe Rockhead - John Stephenson

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Guest Voice Cast

• Cary Granite - Cary Grant
• Ann-Margrock - Ann-Margaret
• Stony Curtis - Tony Curtis
• Ed Sulleystone - Ed Sullivan
• Samantha Stephens - Elizabeth Montgomery
• Darrin Stephens - Dick York
• Alvin Brickrock - Alfred Hitchcock
• Perry Masonary (Perry Mason) - Raymond Burr

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Broadcast history

USA

• American Broadcasting Company (1960-1966)
• Television syndication (1966-1997)
• NBC (1966-1970)
• Cartoon Network (1992-2001)
• Boomerang (TV channel) (2000-present)

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• CTV Television Network
• TQS (1986-2000)
• TVA (2004-present)
• Prise2 (2004-present)
• YTV
• Teletoon
• Teletoon Retro
• TFO

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• Boomerang (UK & Ireland)
• Jetix (UK & Ireland)

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It has been noted^[who?] that Fred Flintstone physically resembled voice actor Alan Reed, and also Jackie Gleason. The voice of Barney was provided by legendary voice actor Mel Blanc, though five episodes during the second season employed Hanna-Barbera regular Daws Butler while Blanc was incapacitated by a near-fatal car accident. Blanc was able to return to the series much sooner than expected, by virtue of a temporary recording studio for the entire cast set up at Blanc's bedside. Alan Reed (August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was the voice of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones and various spin_off series. ... Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Daws Butler in 1976. ...

Additional 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. The first time that Art Carney voice was used was for a few seconds in "The Prowler" (the 3rd episode produced!). In a 1980s Playboy interview, Jackie Gleason said that Alan Reed had done voice-overs for Gleason in his early movies, and that he (Gleason) considered suing Hanna-Barbera for copying The Honeymooners but decided to let it pass.^{[verification needed]}Henry Corden handled the voice responsibilities of Fred after Reed's death in 1977. Corden had previously provided Fred's singing voice in The Man Called Flintstone and later on Flintstones' children's records. After 1999, Jeff Bergman performed the voice of Fred. Since Mel Blanc's death in 1989, Barney has been voiced by both Frank Welker and Bergman. Various additional character voices were created by Hal Smith, Allan Melvin, Janet Waldo, Daws Butler, Howard Morris, among others. Herbert Walton Gleason, Jr. ... Cover of a book about the Honeymooners. ... Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ... Henry Corden (January 6, 1920 – May 19, 2005) was an American actor and voice artist best-known for taking over the role of Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones after Alan Reed died in 1977. ... The Man Called Flintstone is an American animated musical motion picture produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and released in 1966 by Columbia Pictures. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... Hal Smith can refer to different people: Hal Smith (actor), an actor and voice-over artist Hal Smith (MLB catcher), an MLB catcher from 1956-1965 Hal Smith (MLB pitcher), an MLB pitcher from 1932-1935 Hal Smith (MLB utility player), a MLB catcher/third baseman from 1955-1964 Hal... Allan Melvin (born February 18, 1922) is an American actor with a long history of sitcom and voice-over work. ... Janet Waldo (born February 4, 1918 in Grandview, Washington) is a former actress and voice artist. ... Daws Butler in 1976. ... Howard Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American comic actor and director. ...

Production history

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 comic strip Hi and Lois. After spending a brief period in development as The Gladstones, Hanna-Barbera settled upon The Flintstones. 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. This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... Best of Hi and Lois cover Hi and Lois is a comic strip about a suburban family. ... Sitcom redirects here. ...

Although most Flintstones episodes are standalone storylines, the series did have a few 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. The Flintstones also became the first primetime animated series to last more than two seasons;^[3] this record wasn't surpassed by any other primetime animated tv series until The Simpsons aired their third season in 1992.^[3] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pebbles Flintstone (left) and Bamm-Bamm Rubble, as infants. ... This article is about pregnancy in female humans. ...

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. The 100th episode made (but the 90th to air), Little Bamm-Bamm, established how Bamm-Bamm was adopted. About nine episodes were made before it but shown after which explains why Bamm-Bamm would not be seen again until episode 101 Daddy's Annonymous (Bamm-Bamm was in a teaser on episode 98 Kleptomaniac Pebbles). Another story arc, occurring in the final season, centered on Fred and Barney's dealings with The Great Gazoo (voiced by Harvey Korman). Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a man or a woman to contribute to conception. ... Actor Harvey Korman in the 1974 comedy Blazing Saddles. ...

Fred and Wilma advertising Winston Cigarettes at the closing credits.

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The Flintstones was the first American animated show to depict two people of the opposite sex (Fred and Wilma; Barney and Betty) sleeping together in one bed, although Fred and Wilma are sometimes depicted as sleeping in separate beds. For comparison, the first live-action depiction of this in American TV history was in television's first-ever sitcom: 1947's Mary Kay and Johnny.^[4] A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Mary Kay and Johnny was the first situation comedy broadcast on network television in the United States, and the first television program to show a couple sharing a bed. ...

The show also contained a laugh track, common to most other sitcoms of the period. In the mid-1990s, when Turner Networks remastered the episodes, the original laugh track was removed. Currently, the shows airing on Boomerang and the DVD releases have the original laugh track restored to most episodes (a number of shows from Seasons 1 and 2 still lack them). Some episodes, however, have a newer laugh track dubbed in, apparently replacing the old one. Because of this practice, the only episode to originally air without a laugh track ("Sheriff For a Day" in 1965) now has one. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For Boomerang in other countries, see Boomerang around the world. ...

Films and subsequent TV series

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 Canada in March 2005 but not in the United States. 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 may refer to: SPY (spiders), ticker symbol for Standard & Poors Depository Receipts SPY (magazine), a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps SPY (Ivory Coast), airport code for San Pédro, Côte dIvoire SPY (Ship Planning Yard), a U.S. Navy acronym SPY, short for MOWAG SPY, a... This article is about the spy series. ...

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 a hit live-action film in 1994, which was so popular that a prequel The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, followed in 2000. This article is about the comic book company. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... A shmoo (plural, shmoon) is a fictional cartoon creature, created and first drawn by the cartoonist Al Capp in his newspaper comic strip Lil Abner. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is a 2000 feature film based on Hanna-Barberas animated prime time television classic, The Flintstones, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures. ...

Music

Ann-Margret as "Ann Margrock" 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. In the first season Fred knew how to sing. One of the first song performances in the series was the old spiritual "When the Saints Go Marching In" performed by Fred, known as "The Golden Smog" in the first season episode "Hot Lips Hannigan" in a vocal style strongly reminiscent of jazz crooner Mel Tormé. 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 Tormé's that it was speculated the singer provided the voice, although it is actually Reed singing these two songs. Also in the first season while Alan mostly created Fred's speaking voice in an unnaturally loud tone, on occasion he used his natural tone to voice Fred (episode 5 "Split Personality" for example). 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. ... When the Saints Go Marching In, so well-known that it is often referred to as The Saints, is a United States gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, is best known as one of the great male jazz singers. ... For other uses, see Teen idol (disambiguation). ...

In the second season, Fred was stripped of his singing ability (in the season premiere for Season 2 "Hit Song Writers" Fred could not carry a tune when he attempted to sing "Stardust"). Fred was from then on depicted as being tone deaf, but a couple times sang a few tunes that had limited vocal range. Alan Reed himself sang several tunes in his loud tone in the coming years, including "Christmas is My Favourite Time of Year" and "Dino the Dinosaur" in the series' often-replayed Christmas episode. Mel Blanc also performed a few vocals, including a version of "Old Folks at Home", while Jean Vander Pyl and Bea Benaderet 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. The song bears a strong resemblance, both in the tune and in the subject matter, to the much-later "Be Our Guest" from Walt Disney's Beauty and the Beast. A person who is tone deaf lacks relative pitch, the ability to discriminate between notes. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Old Folks at Home as sung by Christys Minstrels in 1851. ...

An unusual musical moment came in the season 3 episode "Swedish Visitors" when the song "Wilma" composed and performed by Swedish pop singer Owe Thörnqvist appeared. Thörnqvist had released the song in 1963 in Sweden and had been inspired by the show, which appeared on Swedish television. Someone at the Hanna-Barbera studio had heard the song and the studio threatened legal action; Thörnqvist personally spoke to Hanna and Barbera and got a settlement which allowed for the use of the song on one episode. Thörnqvist did not receive a credit for the song on the program, however.

Many of the original songs in the series were composed by Hoyt Curtin, who also did most of the background music for the show (as well as Ted Nichols). 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. ... Ted Nichols (born October 2, 1928 in Missoula, Montana) is a former composer and music producer. ...

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 as "Ann-Margrock", performed her single "I Ain't Goin' to Be Your Fool No More" and the lullaby "The Littlest Lamb". James Darren, appearing as "Jimmy Darrock" performed "The Surfin' Craze", while The Beau Brummels (as "The Beau Brummelstones") performed "Laugh Laugh", 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, formed in San Francisco in 1963. ...

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 the first live-action Flintstones film by The B-52s (who renamed themselves the BC-52s for the occasion); presented as a parody of "The Twist" in the original TV series, the lyrics actually make reference to the then-current dance craze, and also include a reference to the rock and roll standard, "Rock Around the Clock". One song written for the series became a standard and not always identified as originating with the Flintstones — the seemingly endless sing-along "Happy Anniversary" (sung to the tune of the "William Tell Overature", a/k/a the "Lone Ranger" theme) from Season 1 Episode 19 "The Hot Piano", which is often performed at anniversary parties. The spiritual "Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In)", adopted as the series closing theme during the final season, as popularized by the series although it did not originate on the show. The aforementioned "Littlest Lamb" also became a popular lullaby. Daws Butler in 1976. ... 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. ... The Twist is a 1960 and 1962 hit song performed by American singer Chubby Checker. ... Rock Around the Clock is a rock n roll song from 1952, written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers (the latter under the pseudonym Jimmy De Knight). Although first recorded by Sonny Dae & the Knights, the more famous version by Bill Haley & His Comets is not, strictly speaking... The overture to the opera William Tell, especially its high-energy finale, is a very familiar work composed by Gioacchino Rossini. ... The Lone Ranger. ... Open up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine in) is a popular song. ...

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. Hanna Barbera's own record label, Hanna-Barbera Records also released several other Flintstones-related recordings, including the five-song EP, Wilma Flintstone in Songs from Bambi (CS 7041), an unusual crossover between Hanna-Barbera and Disney. Hanna-Barbera was an American animated cartoon production company that produced animated television programming and motion pictures for forty-five years between 1957 and 2002. ... This article is about the audio format. ... Bambi is a 1942 animated feature produced by Walt Disney and originally released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. ... Old logo from 1985-2006 Walt Disney Pictures refers to several different entities associated with The Walt Disney Company: Walt Disney Pictures, the film banner, was established as a designation in 1983, prior to which Disney films since the death of Walt Disney were released under the name of the...

In 1994, Rhino Records released The Flintstones: Modern Stone Age Melodies, an album containing a number of musical selections taken from the series.^[5] Missing from the collection are the two Ann-Margret songs, which have been released on the Bear Family Records label of Germany. 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 independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll. ...

Theme song

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. Randy Newman was the first choice to write the theme song in 1962, but because of his clever ways of writing double meanings the creators thought that viewers would take the song in the wrong way. Although the line "and have a gay old time" was still kept in the very popular theme. (The famous "Meet the Flintstones" theme, in a much longer form, first appeared on a Flintstones record released in the early 1960s). 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. 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. ...

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".^[6] DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

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 March 2003; Season 2 was released in December 2004; season three in March 2005; Season four in November 2005; season five in March 2006; and season six, the final season, in September 2006.

The Flintstones Show

The popularity of The Flintstones spawned a staged production which opened at Universal Studios Hollywood in 1994, developed by Universal and Hanna-Barbera Productions. It opened at the Panasonic Theatre replacing the Star Trek Show. The story consists with Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty heading for "Hollyrock". Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio in Universal City, California, and is the original Universal Studios theme park. ... Look up universal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Panasonic (パナソニック Panasonikku) is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... This article is about the entire Star Trek franchise. ...

According to FX Control Systems.com, the most extremely challenging stage effect for the show was the animated pterodactyl that transported Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty from “Bedrock” to “Hollyrock”. This technically demanding animated piece lifted four cast members off the stage and flew them out over the audience during a set change, after which they safely landed at their new destination.

The Universal Studios’ script called for Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty to board Pterodactyl World Airways and fly from “Bedrock” to “Hollyrock” over the heads of the audience. The project was technically challenging and presented many engineering hurdles. Further exacerbating the design was the need for full seismic analysis and a short schedule. Above all else was the absolute safety for the cast and audience during the Flintstones’ spectacular flight to "Hollyrock".

The show's Designer Mr. Valenze also designed and programmed the automated winch trolley that travels on a monorail mounted to the roof structure. On cue, the trolley positions itself over center stage and drops four cables and an electrical interface. Once attached to the animated pterodactyl, the trolley automatically pre-tensions and tests the cable attachments. The cast members board, wings start flapping, the on-board PLC performs a host of safety checks and the cast is off. The prop altitude and position are constantly monitored to assure proper clearance over the audience at all times. Then comes the hard part, landing four cast members at exact center stage, safely, softly and on cue.

The single-point failure proof design prevents the catastrophic failure of any single winch, lifting cable, connection or sensor from precipitating further failure or placing the cast or audience at risk of injury. The stage used in the Theatre also contained a Cat Walk with a stair case for the cast members to go into the audience to make them feel that they are apart of the show which makes it very entertaining.

Despite the attraction being somewhat successful among Tourists and Theme park fans, Universal closed the show on January 2, 1997 to make way for new shows such as Totally Nickelodeon (1997-2000) and The Rugrats Stage Show (2000-2002). Shrek 4D now performs in the Panasonic Theatre. After The Rugrats Show closed, the Cat Walk Stage used for the Flintstones show was removed completely as the Shrek Attraction was made up with new advanced Technology. Since the Flintstones show has closed, it hasn't been featured in any of the other Universal Themeparks. It is currently unknown if Universal will ever bring the show back to Universal Studios Hollywood or possibly open duplicate versions at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Japan in the near future. is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shrek 4-D (2003) is a short film/ride at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California, Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, Japan, Movie Park in Bottrop, Germany and Warner Bros. ... Panasonic (パナソニック Panasonikku) is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. ... Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio in Universal City, California, and is the original Universal Studios theme park. ... Universal Studios Florida is a theme park in Orlando, Florida, part of the Universal Orlando Resort. ... Universal Studios Japan USJ2 Universal Studios Japan ) (USJ CO., LTD. TYO: 2142 ) is one of three Universal Studios theme parks, this one in Osaka, Japan. ...

Flintstones series and spin-offs

Television series

• The Flintstones (1960-66)
• The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-72)
• The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972-73)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1973-74)
• Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977-78)
• The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
• Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
• Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979-80)
• The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980-82)
• The Flintstone Funnies (1982-84)
• The Flintstone Kids (1986-88)
• Dino: World Premiere Toons - featuring "Stay Out!" (1995) and "The Great Egg-Scape" (1997)
• Cave Kids: Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm (1996)

The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which ran for 16 episodes from September 11, 1971 to September 2, 1972 on CBS. The show followed neighbors Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble in... The Flintstone Comedy Hour was a 60-minute Saturday morning cartoon anthology series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 9, 1972 to September 1, 1973 on CBS. The shows first half-hour included new segments with Fred and Barney, a dance-of-the-week and songs performed by... The Flintstone Comedy Hour was a 60-minute Saturday morning cartoon anthology series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 9, 1972 to September 1, 1973 on CBS. The shows first half-hour included new segments with Fred and Barney, a dance-of-the-week and songs performed by... Fred Flintstone and Friends was a 30-minute weekday animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and syndicated by Columbia Pictures Television from September 12, 1977 to September 1, 1978. ... The New Fred and Barney Show was a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions as a 1970s series revival of The Flintstones from February 3, 1979 to October 20, 1979 on NBC. The series marked the first time Henry Corden performed the voice of Fred Flintstone... Fred and Barney Meet the Thing was a 60-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 8, 1979 to December 1, 1979 on NBC. It contained the following segments: The New Fred and Barney Show The Thing Despite the title, the two segments remained... Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo was a 90-minute Saturday morning animated package show produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from December 8, 1979 to November 15, 1980 on NBC. It contained the following segments: The New Fred and Barney Show The Thing The New Shmoo The show was a... The Flintstone Comedy Show (not to be confused with the shortened, retitled 1973 version of CBS The Flintstone Comedy Show) was a 90-minute Saturday morning animated series revival of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from November 22, 1980 to September 11, 1982 on NBC. It contained six... The Flintstone Funnies was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from September 18, 1982 to September 8, 1984 on NBC. Portions of The Flintstone Comedy Show segments were repackaged for two seasons of reruns as The Flintstone Funnies and shortened to a half-hour. ... The Flintstone Kids was a 60-minute animated television series spin-off of The Flintstones which followed the adventures of Fred, Barney, Wilma, and Betty as 10-year-olds with pet Dino. ... Cave Kids was a 30-minute short-lived animated series spin-off of The Flintstones featuring Pebbles Flintstone and Bamm-Bamm Rubble. ...

Theatrical animated feature

• The Man Called Flintstone (1966, released by Columbia Pictures)

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Television specials

• A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
• The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
• The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
• The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1980)
• The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1980)
• The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
• The Flintstones: Jogging Fever (1981)
• The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
• The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
• A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)

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Television movies

• The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
• I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
• Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
• A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
• The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)

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Live action films

• The Flintstones (1994)
• The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

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Other media

For a list of DVDs, video games, comic books, and VHS releases, see List of The Flintstones media.

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Popular culture

In the 1960s the series had strong ties to a sponsor, Winston cigarettes, with the characters shown smoking the product during commercial breaks. This approach was not unusual for television at that time, either with tobacco or any other product. In one memorable advertisement, Fred and Barney relaxed while their wives did housework, smoking Winstons and reciting Winston's jingle, "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should!"^[7] In 1963, Winston pulled their sponsorship from the show when Wilma became pregnant;^{[citation needed]} after that point, the main sponsor was Welch's Grape Juice. This is probably because of a shift from adult to family audiences. Winston - outdoor advertising. ... A Winston cigarette advertisement from 1971, noting the qualms about the grammar used in the former Winston tastes good like a cigarette should advertisements. ... Welch Foods Inc. ... Concord grapes being cooked down into grape juice for use in making jelly. ...

Welch's advertised their product with animated commercials featuring the cartoon cast and they were often pictured in print ads and on grape juice containers. In a few episodes, Pebbles is given grape juice as a treat.

The series spawned three breakfast cereals: Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles, and the discontinued Dino Pebbles (later revived as "Marshmallow Mania Pebbles"). This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Fruity Pebbles box as it appeared in the 1970s. ... Cocoa Pebbles is a breakfast cereal introduced by Post Cereals in 1971, featuring characters from the animated series 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 Miles Laboratories.^[8] Miles' corporate successor, Bayer Corporation, continues to market Flintstones vitamins. A multivitamin is any preparation containing more than a single vitamin. ... Flintstones Complete Children Vitamin is a supplemental multivitamin for children that still enjoys popularity today. ... Miles Laboratories was founded as the Dr. Miles Medical Company in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1884 by Dr. Franklin Miles, a specialist in the treatment of eye and ear disorders, with an interest in the connection of the nervous system to overall health. ... Bayer AG (TYO: 4863) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1863. ...

More recently, the Flintstones have been seen in commercials for GEICO automotive insurance and Midas auto repair shops. The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. ... Midas (NYSE: MDS) is a chain of automotive service centers. ...

See also

• List of The Flintstones episodes
• Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue - Hanna-Barbera characters honor Fred in an all-star celebrity roast for his birthday (1977)
• The Jetsons
• The Roman Holidays
• The Simpsons
• "Weird" Al Yankovic - "Bedrock Anthem"

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References

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External links

• Museum of Broadcast Communications: The Flintstones
• Webrock: The Flintstones and Hanna-Barbera Site
• Stone Trek
• The Flintstones at IMDB
• The Flintstones at TV.com
• The Flintstones page at Toonopedia
• Watch The Flintstones episodes
• Flintstone Costumes - Official site for Flintstone Halloween costumes.
• A Flintstones World - Fansite
• The Flintstones (1960-6) Page - Written by Kevin McCorry.
• Full Streaming Episodes of The Flintstones