"The Flintstones" (1960) TV series 1960-1966

Writers:

Joseph Barbera (writer)
Ralph Goodman (story)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of a modern stone-age family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

The Flintstones | Theremin | Suspend Disbelief | Cartoon Dinosaur | Dinosaur As Dog

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jean Vander Pyl	...	Wilma Flintstone / ... (167 episodes, 1959-1966)
Alan Reed	...	Fred Flintstone (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
Mel Blanc	...	Barney Rubble / ... (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
Bea Benaderet	...	Betty Rubble / ... (161 episodes, 1960-1966)
John Stephenson	...	Mr. Nate Slate / ... (74 episodes, 1960-1966)

Also Known As:

The Flagstones (USA) (working title)
The Gladstones (USA) (working title)
Los Picapiedra (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Familie Feuerstein (West Germany) [de]
Familien Flintstone (Norway) (dubbed version) [no]
Familjen Flinta (Sweden) [sv]
Flintstones (Greece) [el]
Frédi és Béni, avagy a két kökorszaki szaki (Hungary) [hu]
Gli antenati (Italy) [it]
Kiviset ja Soraset (Finland) [fi]
Les Pierrafeu (France) [fr]
Los Picapiedras (Argentina) [es]
Os Flintstones (Brazil) [pt]
Picapedra, Els (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Primitive Family Flintstone (Japan: English title) [en]

Runtime:

USA:30 min (166 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) (video rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (some episodes) | UK:U (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

Was at one time the longest-running primetime cartoon. That record was broken and currently held by "The Simpsons" (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: Fred and Barney's boss's name keeps changing from George Slate to George Granite and back throughout the first season.

Quotes:

Fred Flintstone: Where's your get up and go?
Barney Rubble: It just got up and went.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nanny: Sunday in the Park with Fran (#1.17)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

Welcome to the Gravel Pit

The Flintstones Rock to This Day!

Hanna Barbera made several animated series but the Fintstones was about a family in the stone age literally living in stone huts, driving stone cars, and being themselves. I loved Fred and his wife, Wilma Flintstones, and their daughter, Pebbles, and their dong, Dino. They were friends and neighbors with the childless Barney and Betty Rubble who would adopt Bam Bam, their strong baby. They would get into a series of adventures that included get rich schemes among hundreds of others. Barney and Fred's relationship reminded me of an animated version of Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton from the Honeymooners. Their wives, Wilma and Betty, remind me of Alice Kramden and Trixie Norton, also from the Honeymooners. It was a good show and when they make a movie about it again. Let them stick to animation and not live action.