Barney Rubble

Bernard "Barney" Rubble is a caveman and the secondary character of the Flintstones animated franchise. His voice was originated by Mel Blanc (not counting Daws Butler in the pilot pitch).

Barney is the husband of Betty, and the best friend and nextdoor neighbor of Fred Flintstone. In the beginning, Barney's source of income was something of a mystery, although he was shown to be unable to hold a permanent job. In later incarnations, Barney was given the same job as Fred, working as a construction worker for Mr. Slate.

Unable to conceive children, Barney and Betty adopted an infant son, Bamm-Bamm.

Character description
Barney is a short caveman with beard stubble, blonde hair, and thick eyebrows. His eyes are depicted as either two dark circular outlines (as seen in seasons one to five of The Flintstones) or two black dots (as in the show's sixth season and some subsequent media). He usually wears a ragged, brown loincloth with an X-shaped shoelace on the top.

As a friend to Fred, Barney spends most of his days getting caught up in his constant get-rich schemes. He is generally good-natured (perhaps more so than Fred) and likes to crack up a little roast on his best pal. He is also childlike, respectful, understanding, and a person with a big heart.

Barney is a very devoted husband. In spite of the frequent troubles he faces, he takes good care of both his wife Betty and their son Bamm-Bamm.

TV series

 * The Flintstones
 * The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
 * The Flintstones Comedy Hour
 * Laff-A-Lympics
 * 1.1 "The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan"
 * 1.10 "India and Israel"
 * 1.14 "North Pole and Tahiti"
 * 1.16 "Quebec and Baghdad"
 * Yogi's Space Race
 * 1.4 "Nebuloc–The Prehistoric Planet"
 * The New Fred and Barney Show
 * The Flintstone Comedy Show
 * The Flintstone Kids
 * Dexter's Laboratory
 * 2.31A "Dad Is Disturbed" (no lines)
 * Johnny Bravo
 * 4.11B "A Page Right Out of History"
 * The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
 * 5.4A "Modern Primitives"
 * Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs
 * Jellystone!
 * 1.20 "Uh Oh! It's a Burglar!" (voice only)

Specials

 * The Flintstones: Little Big League
 * The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
 * The Flintstones Primetime Specials
 * 1.1 The Flinstones' New Neighbors
 * 1.2 The Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling
 * 1.3 The Flintstones: Wind-Up Wilma
 * 1.4 The Flintstones: Jogging Fever
 * The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
 * A Flintstone Family Christmas
 * The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (no lines)

Movies

 * The Man Called Flintstone
 * The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
 * I Yabba-Dabba Do!
 * Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby
 * The Flintstones
 * A Flintstones Christmas Carol
 * The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
 * The Flintstones: On the Rocks
 * The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!

Theme park rides

 * The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Shorts

 * D.A.R.E. Bear Yogi

Comics

 * The Flintstones (Dell Comics)
 * The Flintstones (Gold Key Comics)
 * The Flintstones (Charlton Comics)
 * Barney & Betty Rubble
 * The Flintstones (Marvel Comics)
 * The Flintstones (Harvey Comics)
 * Yogi Bear D.A.R.E.
 * The Flintstones (Archie Comics)
 * Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular
 * #1B "It's a Gift"
 * The Flintstones and the Jetsons
 * Scooby-Doo! Team-Up
 * #7 "Scooby-Doo, When Are You?"
 * #8 "Future Shocked" (no lines)
 * The Flintstones (DC Comics)

Barney Sells Out
Barney appears alongside Fred in pirate form in the Duck Dodgers episode "Shiver Me Dodgers".

In popular culture

 * In the The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode "Knowledge Is Power," Will criticizes Geoffrey's dancing to "The Thieving Magpie," by saying that if he wore a Barney bobblehead it would be like watching The Flintstones on Ice.
 * In the Sabrina the Teenage Witch episode "The Competition," Hilda taught Amanda an incantation by saying "Double, double, boil and trouble. Dress the cat like Barney Rubble." A generic cloth then proceeded to magically appear around Salem, who then remarked that he looked better than John Goodman, who actually played Fred, not Barney, as Barney was played by Rick Moranis.