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- This article is about the TV series. For other uses, see The Flintstones (disambiguation).
The Flintstones | |
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File:Flintstones title card (ver. 1).png Title card for the first two seasons. | |
Network | ABC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Screen Gems |
Original release | September 30, 1960-April 6, 1966 |
Starring | Alan Reed Mel Blanc Jean Vander Pyl Bea Benaderet Gerry Johnson Don Messick |
Producer(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Director(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
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The Flintstones is an animated TV sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera's (H-B) for ABC. It ran from 1960 to 1966, airing 166 episodes. It was the first prime-time animated series geared towards adults, although its accessibility for the whole family allowed it to be frequently repeated on Cartoon Network and Boomerang in their heydays.
A Stone Age contemporary of The Honeymooners, The Flintstones is about the life of a working class man, Fred Flintstone, and his wife, Wilma, along with their next door neighbours and best friends, Barney & Betty Rubble. Later additions included children for both families, Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, respectively, and an alien visitor named the Great Gazoo.
Screen Gems/Columbia Pictures Television, who also co-produced, syndicated repeats of the program until 1981, when The Program Exchange picked up syndication on Columbia's behalf. In the mid-1990s, syndication moved to Turner Program Services, shortly after Turner's acquisition of H-B, and its acquisition of The Flintstones from Columbia. In 1998, it transferred to Warner Bros. Television Distribution, when Time Warner bought out Turner and its HB library.
The popularity of The Flintstones even after it ended, spawned spin-off shows, television specials and movies. It also influenced H-B to make the Space-Age counterpart, The Jetsons, as well as the Roman period The Roman Holidays, and the then 1970s contemporary Where's Huddles, while Fox Television aired contemporary counterparts such as The Simpsons and Family Guy.
Production
Development
Music
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"The Flintstone Flyer" | 1x01 | September 30, 1960 |
"Hot Lips Hannigan" | 1x02 | October 7, 1960 |
"The Swimming Pool" | 1x03 | October 14, 1960 |
"No Help Wanted" | 1x04 | October 21, 1960 |
"The Split Personality" | 1x05 | October 28, 1960 |
The Monster from the Tar Pits" | 1x06 | November 4, 1960 |
"The Babysitters" | 1x07 | November 11, 1960 |
"At the Races" | 1x08 | November 18, 1960 |
"The Engagement Ring" | 1x09 | November 25, 1960 |
"Hollyrock, Here I Come" | 1x10 | December 2, 1960 |
"The Golf Champion" | 1x11 | December 9, 1960 |
"The Sweepstakes Ticket" | 1x12 | December 16, 1960 |
"The Drive-In" | 1x13 | December 23, 1960 |
"The Prowler" | 1x14 | December 30, 1960 |
"The Girls' Night Out" | 1x15 | January 6, 1961 |
"Arthur Quarry's Dance Class" | 1x16 | January 13, 1961 |
"The Big Bank Robbery" | 1x17 | January 20, 1961 |
"The Snorkasaurus Hunter" | 1x18 | January 27, 1961 |
"The Hot Piano" | 1x19 | February 3, 1961 |
"The Hypnotist" | 1x20 | February 10, 1961 |
"Love Letters on the Rocks" | 1x21 | February 17, 1961 |
"The Tycoon" | 1x22 | February 24, 1961 |
"The Astra' Nuts" | 1x23 | March 3, 1961 |
"The Long, Long Weekend" | 1x24 | March 10, 1961 |
"In the Dough" | 1x25 | March 17, 1961 |
"The Good Scout" | 1x26 | March 24, 1961 |
"Rooms for Rent" | 1x27 | March 31, 1961 |
"Fred Flintstone: Before and After" | 1x28 | April 7, 1961 |
"The Hit Songwriters" | 2x01 | September 15, 1961 |
"Droop-Along Flintstone" | 2x02 | September 22, 1961 |
"The Missing Bus" | 2x03 | September 29, 1961 |
"Alvin Brickrock Presents" | 2x04 | October 6, 1961 |
"Fred Flintstone Woos Again" | 2x05 | October 13, 1961 |
"The Rock Quarry Story" | 2x06 | October 20, 1961 |
"The Soft Touchables" | 2x07 | October 27, 1961 |
"Flinstone of Prinstone" | 2x08 | November 3, 1961 |
"The Little White Lie" | 2x09 | November 10, 1961 |
"The Social Climbers" | 2x10 | November 17, 1961 |
"The Beauty Contest" | 2x11 | December 1, 1961 |
"The Masquerade Ball" | 2x12 | December 8, 1961 |
"The Picnic" | 2x13 | December 15, 1961 |
"The House Guest" | 2x14 | December 22, 1961 |
"The X-Ray Story" | 2x15 | December 29, 1961 |
"The Gambler" | 2x16 | January 5, 1962 |
"A Star is Almost Born" | 2x17 | January 12, 1962 |
"The Entertainer" | 2x18 | January 19, 1962 |
"Wilma's Vanishing Money" | 2x19 | January 26, 1962 |
"Feudin' and Fussin'" | 2x20 | February 2, 1962 |
"Impractical Joker" | 2x21 | February 9, 1962 |
"Operation Barney" | 2x22 | February 16, 1962 |
"The Happy Household" | 2x23 | February 22, 1962 |
"Fred Strikes Out" | 2x24 | March 2, 1962 |
"This is Your Life Saver" | 2x25 | March 9, 1962 |
"Trouble-in-Law" | 2x26 | March 16, 1962 |
"The Mailman Cometh" | 2x27 | March 23, 1962 |
"The Rock Vegas" | 2x28 | March 30, 1962 |
"Divided We Sail" | 2x29 | April 6, 1962 |
"Kleptomaniac Caper" | 2x30 | April 13, 1962 |
"Latin Lover" | 2x31 | April 20, 1962 |
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | 2x32 | April 27, 1962 |
"Dino Goes Hollyrock" | 3x01 | September 14, 1962 |
"Fred's New Boss" | 3x02 | September 21, 1962 |
"Barney the Invisible" | 3x03 | September 28, 1962 |
"Bowling Ballet" | 3x04 | October 5, 1962 |
"The Twitch" | 3x05 | October 12, 1962 |
"Here's Snow in Your Eyes" | 3x06 | October 19, 1962 |
"The Buffalo Convention" | 3x07 | October 26, 1962 |
"The Little Stranger" | 3x08 | November 2, 1962 |
"Baby Barney" | 3x09 | November 9, 1962 |
"Hawaiian Escapade" | 3x10 | November 16, 1962 |
"Ladies' Day" | 3x11 | November 23, 1962 |
"Nuthin' But the Tooth" | 3x12 | November 30, 1962 |
"High School Fred" | 3x13 | December 7, 1962 |
"Dial 'S' for Suspicion" | 3x14 | December 14, 1962 |
"Flashgun Freddie" | 3x15 | December 21, 1962 |
"The Kissing Burglar" | 3x16 | January 4, 1963 |
"Wilma the Maid" | 3x17 | January 11, 1963 |
"The Hero" | 3x18 | January 18, 1963 |
"The Surprise" | 3x19 | January 25, 1963 |
"Mother-in-Law's Visit" | 3x20 | February 1, 1963 |
"Foxy Grandma" | 3x21 | February 8, 1962 |
"The Dress Rehearsal" | 3x22 | February 22, 1963 |
"Carry on, Nurse Fred" | 3x23 | March 1, 1963 |
"Ventriloquist Barney" | 3x24 | March 8, 1963 |
"The Big Move" | 3x25 | March 22, 1963 |
"Swedish Visitors" | 3x26 | March 29, 1963 |
"The Birthday Party" | 3x27 | April 5, 1963 |
"Ann-Margrock Presents" | 4x01 | September 19, 1963 |
"Groom Gloom" | 4x02 | September 26, 1963 |
"Little Bamm Bamm" | 4x03 | October 3, 1963 |
"Dino Disappears" | 4x04 | October 10, 1963 |
"Fred's Monkeyshines" | 4x05 | October 17, 1963 |
"The Flintstone Canaries" | 4x06 | October 24, 1963 |
"Glue for Two" | 4x07 | October 31, 1963 |
"Big League Freddie" | 4x08 | November 7, 1963 |
"Old Lady Betty" | 4x09 | November 14, 1963 |
"Sleep on Sweet Fred" | 4x10 | November 21, 1963 |
"Kleptomaniac Pebbles" | 4x11 | November 28, 1963 |
"Daddy's Little Beauty" | 4x12 | December 5, 1963 |
"Daddies Anonymous" | 4x13 | December 12, 1963 |
"Peek-a-Boo Camera" | 4x14 | December 19, 1963 |
"Once Upon a Coward" | 4x15 | December 26, 1963 |
"Ten Little Flintstones" | 4x16 | January 2, 1964 |
"Fred El Terrifico" | 4x17 | January 9, 1964 |
"The Bedrock Hillbillies" | 4x18 | January 16, 1964 |
"Flintstone and the Lion" | 4x19 | January 23, 1964 |
"Cave Scout Jamboree" | 4x20 | January 30, 1964 |
"Room for Two" | 4x21 | February 6, 1964 |
"Ladies' Night at the Lodge" | 4x22 | February 13, 1964 |
"Reel Trouble" | 4x23 | February 20, 1964 |
"Son of Rockzilla" | 4x24 | February 27, 1964 |
"Bachelor Daze" | 4x25 | March 5, 1964 |
"Operation Switchover" | 4x26 | March 12, 1964 |
"Hop Happy" | 5x01 | September 17, 1964 |
"Monster Fred" | 5x02 | September 24, 1964 |
"Itty Bitty Fred" | 5x03 | October 1, 1964 |
"Pebbles' Birthday Party" | 5x04 | October 8, 1964 |
"Bedrock Rodeo Round-Up" | 5x05 | October 15, 1964 |
"Cinderellastone" | 5x06 | October 22, 1964 |
"A Haunted House is Not a Home" | 5x07 | October 29, 1964 |
"Dr. Sinister" | 5x08 | November 5, 1964 |
"The Gruesomes" | 5x09 | November 12, 1964 |
"The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock" | 5x10 | November 19, 1964 |
"Dino and Juliet" | 5x11 | November 26, 1964 |
"King for a Night" | 5x12 | December 3, 1964 |
"Indianrockolis 500" | 5x13 | December 10, 1964 |
"Adobe Dick" | 5x14 | December 17, 1964 |
"Christmas Flintstone" | 5x15 | December 25, 1964 |
"Fred's Flying Lesson" | 5x16 | January 1, 1965 |
"Fred's Second Car" | 5x17 | January 8, 1965 |
"The Time Machine" | 5x18 | January 15, 1965 |
"The Hatrocks and the Gruesomes" | 5x19 | January 22, 1965 |
"Moonlight and Maintenance" | 5x20 | January 29, 1965 |
"Sheriff for a Day" | 5x21 | February 5, 1965 |
"Deep in the Heart of Texarock" | 5x22 | February 12, 1965 |
"The Rolls Rock Caper" | 5x23 | February 19, 1965 |
"Superstone" | 5x24 | February 26, 1965 |
"Fred Meets Hercurock" | 5x25 | March 5, 1965 |
"Surfin' Fred" | 5x26 | March 12, 1965 |
"No Biz Like Show Biz" | 6x01 | September 17, 1965 |
"The House That Fred Built" | 6x02 | September 24, 1965 |
"The Return of Stony Curtis" | 6x03 | October 1, 1965 |
"Disorder in the Court" | 6x04 | October 8, 1965 |
"Circus Business" | 6x05 | October 15, 1965 |
"Samantha" | 606 | October 22, 1965 |
"The Great Gazoo" | 6x07 | October 29, 1965 |
"Rip Van Flintstone" | 6x08 | November 5, 1965 |
"The Gravelberry Pie King" | 6x09 | November 12, 1965 |
"The Stonefinger Caper" | 6x10 | November 19, 1965 |
"The Masquerade Party" | 6x11 | November 26, 1965 |
"Shinrock A Go-Go" | 6x12 | December 3, 1965 |
"Royal Rubble" | 6x13 | December 10, 1965 |
"Seeing Doubles" | 6x14 | December 17, 1965 |
"How to Pick a Fight with Your Wife Without Really Trying" | 6x15 | January 7, 1966 |
"Fred Goes Ape" | 6x16 | January 14, 1966 |
"The Long, Long, Long Weekend" | 6x17 | January 21, 1966 |
"Two Men on a Dinosaur" | 6x18 | February 4, 1966 |
"The Treasure of Seirra Madrock" | 6x19 | February 11, 1966 |
"Curtain Call at Bedrock" | 6x20 | February 18, 1966 |
"Boss for a Day" | 6x21 | February 25, 1966 |
"Fred's Island" | 6x22 | March 4, 1966 |
"Jealousy" | 6x23 | March 11, 1966 |
"Dripper" | 6x24 | March 18, 1966 |
"My Fair Freddy" | 6x25 | March 25, 1966 |
"The Story of Rocky's Raiders" | 6x26 | April 1, 1966 |
Cast
- Alan Reed as Fred Flintstone
- Mel Blanc as Barney Rubble and Dino; Daws Butler filled in for Blanc during episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 of season 2
- Jean Vander Pyl as Wilma Flintstone and Pebbles Flintstone
- Bea Benaderet (seasons 1-4) and Gerry Johnson (seasons 5-6) as Betty Rubble
- Don Messick as Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy