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|affiliation= [[Fred Flintstone]]<br />[[Wilma Flintstone]]<br />[[Hoppy (Flintstones)|Hoppy]]
|affiliation= [[Fred Flintstone]]<br />[[Wilma Flintstone]]<br />[[Hoppy (Flintstones)|Hoppy]]
|job= Homemaker<br />Caterer
|job= Homemaker<br />Caterer
|goals= Supporting her family<br />Keeping Barney and Fred away from their schemes
|father= [[Mr. Bricker]]
|father= [[Mr. Bricker]]
|mother= [[Mrs. Bricker]]
|mother= [[Mrs. Bricker]]
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|kids= One son, [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble|Bamm-Bamm]]
|kids= One son, [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble|Bamm-Bamm]]
|grandkids= [[Roxy and Chip Rubble]]
|grandkids= [[Roxy and Chip Rubble]]
|first= [[The Flintstones (TV series)|TF]]: "[[The Flintstone Flyer (episode)|The Flintstone Flyer]]" ([[1960]])
|first= [[The Flintstones (TV series)|TF]]: "[[The Flintstone Flyer]]" ([[1960]])
|actor= [[June Foray]] (1960, pilot pitch)<br />[[Bea Benederet]] (1960-[[1964|64]])<br />[[Gerry Johnson]] (1964-[[1966|66]])<br />[[Gay Autterson]] ([[1971]]-[[1982|82]])<br />[[B.J. Ward]] ([[1986]]-[[1998|98]])<br />[[Rosie O'Donnell]] (1994)<br />[[Jane Krakowski]] ([[2000]])<br />[[Grey DeLisle]] (since [[2001]])
|actor= [[June Foray]] (1960, pilot pitch)<br />[[Bea Benaderet]] (1960-[[1964|64]])<br />[[Gerry Johnson]] (1964-[[1966|66]])<br />[[Gay Autterson]] ([[1971]]-[[1982|82]])<br />[[B.J. Ward]] ([[1986]]-[[1998|98]])<br />[[Rosie O'Donnell]] (1994)<br />[[Jane Krakowski]] ([[2000]])<br />[[Grey DeLisle]] (since [[2001]])
|image2= [[File:TFK Betty.png|300px]]
|image2= [[File:TFK Betty.png|300px]]
|caption2= ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
|caption2= ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
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|caption4= ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]''
|caption4= ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]''
|image5= [[File:Krakowski Betty.png|300px]]
|image5= [[File:Krakowski Betty.png|300px]]
|caption5= ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
|caption5= ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (film)|The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
|image6= [[File:DC Betty.png|300px]]
|image6= [[File:DC Betty.png|300px]]
|caption6= ''[[The Flintstones (DC Comics)|The Flintstones]]''
|caption6= ''[[The Flintstones (DC Comics)|The Flintstones]]''
|image7= [[File:YDD Betty.png|300px]]
|image7= [[File:YDD Betty.png|300px]]
|caption7= ''[[Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs]]''
|caption7= ''[[Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs]]''
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'''Betty Rubble''' is a cavewoman and the fourth main character of the ''[[Flintstones (franchise)|Flintstones]]'' animated franchise. Her voice was originated by [[Bea Benederet]] in the first four seasons of the [[The Flintstones (TV series)|original series]] (not counting [[June Foray]] in the pilot pitch). From seasons 5-6, she was instead voiced by [[Gerry Johnson]].
'''Betty Rubble''' is a cavewoman and the fourth main character of the ''[[Flintstones (franchise)|Flintstones]]'' animated franchise. She is the wife of [[Barney Rubble|Barney]] and lives next to the [[Flintstones]] at the town of [[Bedrock]]. Her voice was originated by [[Bea Benaderet]] in the first four seasons of the [[The Flintstones (TV series)|original series]] (not counting [[June Foray]] in the pilot pitch). From seasons 5-6, she was instead voiced by [[Gerry Johnson]].


Betty is a wife to her husband, [[Barney Rubble|Barney]]. Her relationship is somewhat more easy-going with Barney than it is between her best friend [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] and her husband, [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], who are always at odds with their money and what she can do. Not much of Betty's personality has been known apart from her limited screen presence in the original series, as it was written as a classic domestic sitcom in mind. Unable to conceive children, both she and Barney later adopted a son called [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble|Bamm-Bamm]].
Her relationship is somewhat more easy-going with Barney than it is between her best friend [[Wilma Flintstone|Wilma]] and her husband, [[Fred Flintstone|Fred]], who are always at odds with their money and what she can do. Not much of Betty's personality has been known apart from her limited screen presence in the original series, as it was written as a classic domestic sitcom in mind. Unable to conceive children, both she and Barney later adopted a son called [[Bamm-Bamm Rubble|Bamm-Bamm]].


==Character description==
==Character description==
Betty is a beautiful, slim woman with fair skin and black hair combed into a bob. She wears a blue dress with black straps attached around her neck, and a decorative stone sewn onto the front. She also wears a blue hair ribbon on top of her head.
Betty is a beautiful, slim woman with fair skin and black hair combed into a bob. She wears a blue dress with black straps attached around her neck, and a decorative stone sewn onto the front. She also wears a blue hair ribbon on top of her head.


As mentioned above, Betty is the wife of Barney Rubble. She is a sweet lady who mostly spends most of the time socializing with Wilma, and the two often make amends to bail their husbands out of whatever scheme Fred gets in trouble with. Betty is, unfortunately, the least developed character in the [[The Flintstones (TV series)|original show]], as she is rarely seen not following the lead of either Barney or Wilma. In the case of the latter, she often shares with whatever feelings Wilma has in any situation.
As mentioned above, Betty is the wife of Barney Rubble. She is a sweet lady who spends most of the time socializing with Wilma, and the two often make amends to bail their husbands out of whatever scheme Fred gets in trouble with. Betty is (unfortunately) the least developed character in the [[The Flintstones (TV series)|original show]], as she is rarely seen not following the lead of either Barney or Wilma. In the latter's case, she often agrees with whatever feelings Wilma has in any situation.


In addition to her attractiveness and beauty, Betty can also be emotional at times. She gets mad when Barney acts negatively and she sometimes feels sad when something goes in the wrong hands. In later depictions, she is portrayed as being a bit more stubborn than Wilma, and considerably smarter than her husband.
In addition to her attractiveness and beauty, Betty can also be emotional at times. She gets mad when Barney acts up and she sometimes feels sad when something goes into the wrong hands. In later depictions, she is portrayed as being a bit more stubborn than Wilma, and considerably smarter than her husband.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Show]]''
* ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Show]]''
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
* ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]''
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory (TV series)|Dexter's Laboratory]]''
** 2.31A "[[Dad Is Disturbed]]" (no lines)
** 2.31A "[[Dad Is Disturbed]]" (no lines)
* ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
* ''[[I Am Weasel]]''
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** 5.4A "[[Modern Primitives]]"
** 5.4A "[[Modern Primitives]]"
* ''[[Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs]]''
* ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
** 8.24 "[[Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary]]" (no lines)
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===Movies===
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* ''[[The Man Called Flintstone (film)|The Man Called Flintstone]]''
* ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (film)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]''
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]''
* ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]''
* ''[[A Flintstones Christmas Carol]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (film)|The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (film)|The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!]]''
* ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' (no lines)
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===Specials===
===Specials===
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* ''[[The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo]]'' (no lines)
* ''[[The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo]]'' (no lines)
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===Movies===
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* ''[[The Man Called Flintstone]]''
* ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]''
* ''[[I Yabba-Dabba Do!]]''
* ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]''
* ''[[A Flintstones Christmas Carol]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones: On the Rocks]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!]]''
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===Theme park rides===
* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''


===Shorts===
===Shorts===
* ''[[D.A.R.E. Yogi Bear]]''
* ''[[D.A.R.E. Yogi Bear]]''
* Dove commercial
* [[Heinz]] commercial (no lines)


===Comics===
===Comics===
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* ''[[The Flintstones (Archie Comics)|The Flintstones]]'' ([[Archie Comics]])
* ''[[The Flintstones (Archie Comics)|The Flintstones]]'' ([[Archie Comics]])
* ''[[Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular/Issue 1|Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular]]''
* ''[[Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular/Issue 1|Cartoon Network Christmas Spectacular]]''
** #1B "It's a Gift"
** Issue #1B "It's a Gift"
* ''[[The Flintstones and the Jetsons]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones and the Jetsons]]''
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up]]''
* ''[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up]]''
** #7 "[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 7|Scooby-Doo, When Are You?]]"
** [[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 7|Issue #7]]: "Scooby-Doo, When Are You?"
** #8 "[[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 8|Future Shocked]]" (no lines)
** [[Scooby-Doo! Team-Up/Issue 8|Issue #8]]: "Future Shocked" (no lines)
* ''[[The Flintstones (DC Comics)|The Flintstones]]'' ([[DC Comics]])
* ''[[The Flintstones (DC Comics)|The Flintstones]]'' ([[DC Comics]])
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===Books===
===Books===
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*  
*  
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===Video games===
===Video games===
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*  
*  
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===Theme park rides===
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* ''[[The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride)|The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera]]''
</div>
</div>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===The Fourth Wheel===
===Summer job===
In the original series, Betty was born '''Betty Jean McBricker''', and worked as a waitress with Wilma at the [[Honeyrock Hotel]]. While there, they met the new bellboys Fred and Barney, but due to a misunderstanding when both the boys and girls were sitting in the rich guests' cars, each pair of friends thought the other was rich. The girls had fallen in love with the two men, but were afraid to tell them the truth, believing Fred and Barney would dump them otherwise. But soon after, their boss, [[Mr. Stonyface]], revealed the truth to both of them while they danced at the masquerade ball when they should've been working, and were all fired and seemingly the end of their summer flings. [[Mrs. Slaghoople|Wilma's mom]], who had visited to see Wilma's supposed rich boyfriend, took them home the next day, and while on the road, they spotted Fred and Barney. Wilma's mom did not care for Fred after she discovered the truth about him, but he seemed to make amends with her and for both couples by acting as the wheels to her car.<ref>''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'': "[[Bachelor Daze]]," season 4, episode 25 ([[1964]]).</ref>
 
===The Sidekick===
===Betty Comes to Life===
===I Am Cameo===
===I Am Cameo===
Having become old and retired, Betty lived a life at the [[Old Cartoon Sidekicks Retirement Home]].<ref>''[[I Am Weasel]]'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]," season 2, episode 7 ([[1998]]).</ref>
Having become old and retired, Betty lived a life at the [[Old Cartoon Sidekicks Retirement Home]].<ref>''[[I Am Weasel]]'': "[[I Am My Lifetime]]," season 2, episode 7 ([[1998]]).</ref>
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===Betty in the Funny Books===
===Betty in the Funny Books===
==Development==
==Development==
Betty's personality was based on that of the archetypal wife of a lead character's best friend, commonly seen in 1950s television. Most prominently, she was inspired by Trixie Norton, the wife of Ed Norton in the 1955 sitcom, ''The Honeymooners''. Like Betty, Trixie did not appear in every episode and had a less developed character, though she is shown to be bossy towards her husband at times.
Betty's personality was based on that of the archetypal wife of a lead character's best friend, commonly seen in 1950s television shows; specifically Trixie Norton from the sitcom ''[[wikipedia:The Honeymooners|The Honeymooners]]''. Like Betty, Trixie did not appear in every episode and had a less developed character, though she is shown at times to be bossy towards her husband, Ed Norton.
 
==Gallery==
{{Main|Betty Rubble/Gallery}}


==Toys and merchandise==
==Toys and merchandise==
{{Main|Betty Rubble/Toys}}
{{Main|Betty Rubble/Toys}}


==Gallery==
==Behind the scenes==
{{Main|Betty Rubble/Gallery}}
*
 
==In popular culture==
* In the ''Moesha'' episode "The Ditch Party," Moesha refers to Kim and Neicy as Betty and Wilma when she tells them to relax after they believe she's gone to the wild side in joining them in a ditch party, which is actually a story for the school newspaper.
* In the ''According to Jim'' episode "The Truck," a hustling bar patron repeatedly makes jokes about [[Jim Belushi|Jim]] looking like Fred, and when his wife and sister-in-law show up, he calls them Wilma and Betty, respectively.
* In ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' TV movie ''Channel Chasers'', Timmy zaps himself and his fairies into the world of ''The Meatflints'', where Wanda is dressed like Betty, but in Wanda's signature yellow.
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air," Fred and Barney attend the inaugural ball of the Quahog Men's Club, where Fred reveals to Barney that he accidentally caught sight of Betty undressing, who saw Fred, but continued anyway, giving way to Fred's e-''rock''-tion.
* In ''The [[Drawn Together]] Movie: The Movie!'', Barney cheated on Betty with Toot. She is voiced by [[Tara Strong]].


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:DC Comics]]
[[Category:Dell Comics]]
[[Category:Dell Comics]]
[[Category:Flintstones (franchise)]]
[[Category:Flintstones characters]]
[[Category:Flintstones characters]]
[[Category:Flintstones]]
[[Category:Gold Key Comics]]
[[Category:Gold Key Comics]]
[[Category:Harvey Comics]]
[[Category:Harvey Comics]]

Revision as of 06:01, 22 April 2024

Betty Rubble
Betty Rubble.png
Aw, how about some more screentime. Pretty please? Huh huh? Can I?
Species Human
Gender Female
Affiliation Fred Flintstone
Wilma Flintstone
Hoppy
Occupation Homemaker
Caterer
Goals Supporting her family
Keeping Barney and Fred away from their schemes
Father Mr. Bricker
Mother Mrs. Bricker
Sibling(s) One brother, Brad Bricker, in The Flintstone Kids
Other relative(s) Daughter-in-law, Pebbles Flintstone
Marital status Wife to Barney Rubble
Children One son, Bamm-Bamm
Grandchildren Roxy and Chip Rubble
First appearance TF: "The Flintstone Flyer" (1960)
Played by June Foray (1960, pilot pitch)
Bea Benaderet (1960-64)
Gerry Johnson (1964-66)
Gay Autterson (1971-82)
B.J. Ward (1986-98)
Rosie O'Donnell (1994)
Jane Krakowski (2000)
Grey DeLisle (since 2001)
TFK Betty.png
The Flintstone Kids
90s Betty.png
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
O'Donnell Betty.png
The Flintstones
Krakowski Betty.png
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
DC Betty.png
The Flintstones
YDD Betty.png
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs

Betty Rubble is a cavewoman and the fourth main character of the Flintstones animated franchise. She is the wife of Barney and lives next to the Flintstones at the town of Bedrock. Her voice was originated by Bea Benaderet in the first four seasons of the original series (not counting June Foray in the pilot pitch). From seasons 5-6, she was instead voiced by Gerry Johnson.

Her relationship is somewhat more easy-going with Barney than it is between her best friend Wilma and her husband, Fred, who are always at odds with their money and what she can do. Not much of Betty's personality has been known apart from her limited screen presence in the original series, as it was written as a classic domestic sitcom in mind. Unable to conceive children, both she and Barney later adopted a son called Bamm-Bamm.

Character description

Betty is a beautiful, slim woman with fair skin and black hair combed into a bob. She wears a blue dress with black straps attached around her neck, and a decorative stone sewn onto the front. She also wears a blue hair ribbon on top of her head.

As mentioned above, Betty is the wife of Barney Rubble. She is a sweet lady who spends most of the time socializing with Wilma, and the two often make amends to bail their husbands out of whatever scheme Fred gets in trouble with. Betty is (unfortunately) the least developed character in the original show, as she is rarely seen not following the lead of either Barney or Wilma. In the latter's case, she often agrees with whatever feelings Wilma has in any situation.

In addition to her attractiveness and beauty, Betty can also be emotional at times. She gets mad when Barney acts up and she sometimes feels sad when something goes into the wrong hands. In later depictions, she is portrayed as being a bit more stubborn than Wilma, and considerably smarter than her husband.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Specials

Shorts

Comics

Books

Video games

Theme park rides

Biography

Summer job

In the original series, Betty was born Betty Jean McBricker, and worked as a waitress with Wilma at the Honeyrock Hotel. While there, they met the new bellboys Fred and Barney, but due to a misunderstanding when both the boys and girls were sitting in the rich guests' cars, each pair of friends thought the other was rich. The girls had fallen in love with the two men, but were afraid to tell them the truth, believing Fred and Barney would dump them otherwise. But soon after, their boss, Mr. Stonyface, revealed the truth to both of them while they danced at the masquerade ball when they should've been working, and were all fired and seemingly the end of their summer flings. Wilma's mom, who had visited to see Wilma's supposed rich boyfriend, took them home the next day, and while on the road, they spotted Fred and Barney. Wilma's mom did not care for Fred after she discovered the truth about him, but he seemed to make amends with her and for both couples by acting as the wheels to her car.[1]

The Sidekick

Betty Comes to Life

I Am Cameo

Having become old and retired, Betty lived a life at the Old Cartoon Sidekicks Retirement Home.[2]

Betty Sells Out

Betty appeared in a 2005 Dove shampoo commercial, with Wilma and Velma Dinkley.

Betty in the Funny Books

Development

Betty's personality was based on that of the archetypal wife of a lead character's best friend, commonly seen in 1950s television shows; specifically Trixie Norton from the sitcom The Honeymooners. Like Betty, Trixie did not appear in every episode and had a less developed character, though she is shown at times to be bossy towards her husband, Ed Norton.

Gallery

Main article: Betty Rubble/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Main article: Betty Rubble/Toys

Behind the scenes

In popular culture

  • In the Moesha episode "The Ditch Party," Moesha refers to Kim and Neicy as Betty and Wilma when she tells them to relax after they believe she's gone to the wild side in joining them in a ditch party, which is actually a story for the school newspaper.
  • In the According to Jim episode "The Truck," a hustling bar patron repeatedly makes jokes about Jim looking like Fred, and when his wife and sister-in-law show up, he calls them Wilma and Betty, respectively.
  • In The Fairly OddParents TV movie Channel Chasers, Timmy zaps himself and his fairies into the world of The Meatflints, where Wanda is dressed like Betty, but in Wanda's signature yellow.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air," Fred and Barney attend the inaugural ball of the Quahog Men's Club, where Fred reveals to Barney that he accidentally caught sight of Betty undressing, who saw Fred, but continued anyway, giving way to Fred's e-rock-tion.
  • In The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!, Barney cheated on Betty with Toot. She is voiced by Tara Strong.

References

  1. ^ The Flintstones: "Bachelor Daze," season 4, episode 25 (1964).
  2. ^ I Am Weasel: "I Am My Lifetime," season 2, episode 7 (1998).
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