The Flintstones

The Flintstones: Summary

Airs Next:ABC at Friday 8:30 PM (30 min.)
Status:Ended
Premiered:September 30, 1960
Last Aired:November 3, 2001
Show Categories:Animation, Comedy

The Flintstones was a parody on modern suburban life, set in the Stone Age. The characters in the cartoon series all behaved and spoke in a contemporary manner, though they lived in the prehistoric city of Bedrock. Fred worked as operator of a dinosaur-powered crane at Rock Hard & Quarry Cave Construction Co. (slogan: "Own Your Own Cave and Be Secure"). Around their split-level cave the Flintstones enjoyed such conveniences as Wilma's Stoneway piano, a hi-fi on which Fred could play his "rock" music (it consisted of a turntable and a bird with a long beak to serve as a needle), a vacuum cleaner (a baby elephant with a long trunk), and an automatic garbage disposal unit (a famished buzzard stashed under the sink). Their car, which sported tail fins, also came equipped with steamroller wheels--to smooth out the rocky road.
Then one day in 1963 they were blessed with a baby daughter, whom they named Pebbles. Not to be outdone, their neighbors the Rubbles adopted an orphan boy named Bamm Bamm. (The two kids later had a Saturday morning cartoon series of their own, Pebbles and Bamm Bamm.)
The Flintstones was always as much adult satire as children's fun. In many respects it resembled Jackie Gleason's popular Honeymooners, especially in the relationships of the principals. A wide range of caricatures passed through the stories: Lollobrickida, a pretty cook; Ann-Margrock, whose voice was supplied by Ann-Margret; attorney Perry Masonry (he never lost a case); Ed Sullystone, a TV host; Eppy Brianstone, a teenage impresario; and Weirdly and Creepella Gruesome, the strange couple who with their son Goblin moved into a cave nearby (this was a parody on The Addams Family and The Munsters, then popular). The Gruesomes thought that they were normal, and everyone else in Bedrock was odd.
The Flintstones and its spin-offs had a highly successful run on Saturday mornings--on NBC from January 1967-September 1970, on CBS from September 1972-January 1974, back on NBC from February 1979-September 1984, and on ABC with The Flintstone Kids from September 1986-September 1989.
This series has also many movies and specials (about 10 specials). Some of them are:"A Flintstones Christmas Carol", a flintstones version of the famous Charles Dickens book, "A Flintstones Christmas" where Fred replaces Santa Claus (Pebbles and Bamm Bamm are speaking now), "I Yabba Dabba Do" where Pebbles and Bamm Bamm are grown up and get married, and "Holly-Rock-a-bye Baby" where Pebbles gives birth. The Flintstones was a parody on modern suburban life, set in the Stone Age. The characters in the cartoon series all behaved and spoke in a contemporary manner, though they lived in the prehistoric city of Bedrock. Fred worked as operator of a dinosaur-powered crane at Rock Hard & Quarry Cave Construction Co. (slogan: "Own Your Own Cave and Be Secure"). Around their split-level...

The Flintstones: On the Rocks

Aired: Saturday November 3, 2001

With their marriage on the rocks, Fred and Wilma take a holiday together to rekindle the fire in their relationship. Although Fred sees it as another trip away from home, he begins to realise the seriousness of it after he thinks he might lose Wilma.

Pop Culture (DVD Bonus Features)

Animation Historian Earl Kress talks about how pop culture made it's way onto The Flintstones.

Posted: 09/15/06
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Cartoon pioneer Joe Barbera dies
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Alan Reed(voice) Fred Flintstone
Mel Blanc(voice) Barney Rubble/Dino
Bea Benaderet(voice) Betty Rubble (1960-1964)
Don Messick(voice) Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Gerry Johnson(voice) Betty Rubble (1964-1966)

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One of my favorite childhood shows. ...Continue »
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The flintstones is one of my favorites cartoons thats why i rated it 8.7 ...Continue »
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One of the greatst of All Time! ...Continue »
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The Adventures of Fred Flintstone and his family ...Continue »
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