Flintstones Vitamins
Flintstones Vitamins are supplemental candy-like multivitamins for children based on the animated TV series The Flintstones. They were introduced by Miles Laboratories in 1968 and continued by Bayer in 1979.
They are shaped in the forms of Fred, Wilma, Pebbles, Barney, Bamm-Bamm, Dino, the Great Gazoo. In 1995, Betty had been finally added to the line-up due to popular demand, replacing the Flintmobile. The reason Betty had not been included was because of her body shape making the vitamin easily breakable (and not because she happens to be the least developed character since her introduction).
Their tagline is "We are Flintstones kids, ten million strong and growing..." The music was composed by Martin O'Donnell, and lyrics were written by Jim Morris.
In popular culture
- In the first episode of Saturday Night Live, George Carlin mentions them in one of his stand-up routines.
- In the Golden Girls episode "High Anxiety," Blanche believes that Rose has gone back to taking her prescription medication she had become too dependent on, only to find out she was taking a Fred Flintstone vitamin.
- In the Goldbergs episode "Livin' on a Prayer," when Barry sees his season one love interest, Lexi Bloom, at his party, he says he can offer her anything, even a Flintstones vitamin.
