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The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
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Production company	Hanna-Barbera
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises
Release date	November 15, 1987
Starring	George O'Hanlon; Penny Singleton; Daws Butler; Janet Waldo; Don Messick; Jean Vander Pyl; Henry Corden; Mel Blanc; Julie Dees
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Bob Hathcock; Berny Wolf
Music composed by	Sven Libaek
Screenplay by	Don Nelson; Arthur Alsberg
Director(s)	Don Lusk
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For other uses, see The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones.

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones is an American animated sci-fi comedy television film based on the 1962 The Jetsons and 1960 The Flintstones TV series. It is the first Jetsons entry and the third overall in the Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10 movie anthology series. It aired on November 15, 1987 in syndication. It was written by Don Nelson and Arthur Alsberg, and directed by Don Lusk.

The families of the Space Age and Stone Age collide after Elroy's new time machine sends his family back through time. When trying to return, they accidentally send the Flintstones and Rubbles into the future. Both of the families become instant celebrities in each other's eras, but the fame eventually leads to trouble.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
George Jetson	George O'Hanlon
Jane Jetson	Penny Singleton
Cosmo Spacely	Mel Blanc
Astro	Don Messick
Rosie	Jean Vander Pyl
Elroy Jetson	Daws Butler
Judy Jetson	Janet Waldo
Rex Saturn
R.U.D.I.	Don Messick
Mr. Cogswell	Daws Butler
S.A.R.A.	Janet Waldo
Sentro	Unavailable
Henry Orbit	Daws Butler
Fred Flintstone	Henry Corden
Wilma Flintstone	Jean Vander Pyl
Dino	Mel Blanc
Barney Rubble	Mel Blanc
Betty Rubble	Julie Dees
Mr. Slate	John Stephenson
Iggy	Jon Bauman
Turk Tarpit	Hamilton Camp
Mac	Don Messick
Dan Rathmoon	Frank Welker
Talk show host	Frank Welker
Jet Rivers	Julie Dees
Mr. Goldbrick	Frank Welker

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Orbit City
    - Spacely Space Sprockets building
    - Skypad Apartments
      - Jetson residence
  - Bedrock
    - Flintstone residence
    - Bedrock Picnic Grounds
- Slate's Rock and Gravel site
  - - Rock Vegas
      - Hotel Thunderstone

Objects

Visaphone
Fooder-Aca-Cycle
Di-Di (voiced by Brenda Vacarro)
Elroy Jetson's time machine
Time receiver
Bedrock Bulletin building

Vehicles

Flying cars

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Sven Libaek.

Songs

"Bedrock Rock" - Jon Bauman

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: November 15, 1987 in syndication
United Kingdom and Ireland: February 16, 1990 at 4:00 pm on Sky Movies

Behind the scenes

This aired three days after the series finale, "Spacely for a Day."
Mr. Slate is named "Nate" in this film, which was carried over from the Flintstones prequel series The Flintstone Kids.
Dan Rathmoon is a parody of Dan Rather.
The male talk show host who Fred talks to, is a parody of Johnny Carson.
Jet Rivers is a parody of Joan Rivers.

Errors

Despite the crossover, the world of the Flintstones had previously been fictionalized in "Elroy's Mob" and "A Jetson Christmas Carol."
Astro is heard saying goodbye to Dino at the end of the film, but the animators forgot to include the former.

Everlasting influence

The movie is alluded to when Fred is greeted by George when he travels to the future using the Great Gazoo's time machine in the 1991 video game The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy.
In The Simpsons episode "A Star is Burns," Bart hears the TV announcer mention (the incorrectly titled) The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons, to which Bart responds, "Uh-oh. I smell another cheap cartoon crossover." Then Bart is introduced to Jay Sherman, the title character of The Critic.

Critical reception

Home availability

In the United States:
- 1988: Worldvision Home Video releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on VHS.
- 1989: Kid Klassics releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on VHS.
- 1989: Image Entertainment releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on LaserDisc.
- July 3, 2001: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on VHS.
- June 14, 2011: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on DVD.
- August 4, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Flintstones: 2 Movies & 5 Specials on DVD.
- October 13, 2020: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
- June 21, 2022: Warner Home Video releases The Jetsons: The Complete Series on DVD.
- February 27, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10: The Complete Film Collection on Blu-ray Disc.
- February 27, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on Blu-ray Disc.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- April 10, 1989: The Video Collection releases The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones on VHS.

References

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-'''''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones''''' is a [[1987]] animated sci-fi comedy TV film based on the [[1962]] ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' and [[1960]] ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' TV series. It is also the third installment in the [[Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10]] anthology. It aired on [[November 15]], 1987 on [[ABC]]. It was written by [[Don Nelson]] and [[Arthur Alsberg]], and directed by [[Don Lusk]].
+'''''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones''''' is an American animated sci-fi comedy television film based on the [[1962]] ''[[The Jetsons (TV series)|The Jetsons]]'' and [[1960]] ''[[The Flintstones (TV series)|The Flintstones]]'' TV series. It is the first ''Jetsons'' entry and the third overall in the ''[[Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10]]'' movie anthology series. It aired on [[November 15]], [[1987]] in syndication. It was written by [[Don Nelson]] and [[Arthur Alsberg]], and directed by [[Don Lusk]].
 The families of the Space Age and Stone Age collide after Elroy's new time machine sends his family back through time. When trying to return, they accidentally send the [[Flintstones]] and [[Rubbles]] into the future. Both of the families become instant celebrities in each other's eras, but the fame eventually leads to trouble.
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 *** [[Orbit City]]
 **** Spacely Space Sprockets building
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+**** [[Skypad Apartments]]
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+***** [[Jetson residence]]
 *** [[Bedrock]]
 **** [[Flintstone residence]]
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 * [[United States]]: November 15, 1987 in syndication
+* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[February 16]], [[1990]] at 4:00 pm on [[Sky Movies]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Everlasting influence==
+* The movie is alluded to when Fred is greeted by George when he travels to the future using the [[Great Gazoo]]'s time machine in the [[1991]] video game ''[[The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy]]''.
 * In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "A Star is Burns," Bart hears the TV announcer mention (the incorrectly titled) ''The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons'', to which Bart responds, "Uh-oh. I smell another cheap cartoon crossover." Then Bart is introduced to Jay Sherman, the title character of ''The Critic''.
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 ** [[1988]]: [[Worldvision Home Video]] releases ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (VHS)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' on VHS.
 ** [[1989]]: [[Kid Klassics]] releases ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' on VHS.
+** 1989: [[Image Entertainment]] releases ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (LD)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' on LaserDisc.
 ** [[July 3]], [[2001]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' on VHS.
 ** [[June 14]], [[2011]]: [[Warner Archive Collection]] releases ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (DVD)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' on DVD.
+** [[August 4]], [[2020]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The Flintstones: 2 Movies & 5 Specials]]'' on DVD.
+** [[October 13]], 2020: Warner Home Video releases ''[[The Jetsons: The Complete Series]]'' (Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection edition) on DVD.
+** [[June 21]], [[2022]]: Warner Home Video releases ''The Jetsons: The Complete Series'' on DVD.
+** [[February 27]], [[2024]]: Warner Archive Collection releases ''[[Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10: The Complete Film Collection]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
+** February 27, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases ''[[The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (BD)|The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
+* In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
+** [[April 10]], 1989: [[The Video Collection]] releases ''The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones'' on VHS.
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+[[Category:Flintstones (franchise)]]
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+[[Category:Hanna-Barbera's Superstars 10]]
-[[Category:Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10]]
+[[Category:Jetsons (franchise)]]
 [[Category:Jetsons films]]
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