List of pop culture references to Flintstones

The Flintstones and its multimedia spin-off franchise has become a pop culture phenomenon since its debut in 1960, with the novelty of dinosaurs and stone-like devices aiding to the life of the "modern Stone Age family, Fred Flintstone shouting for his wife, Wilma, or his iconic catchphrase, "Yabba-dabba-doo," which has become part of the lexicon.

Books

Bart Simpson's Guide to Life

In the evolution diagram, Fred is among the transformations from monkey to man.

Doctor Who

Of the City of the Saved...: Catriona was dismissive of Baines's novels about Paynesdown District as they gave about as much an idea about the real place as The Flintstones did about everyday life in "Neolithic flint quarry."
The Last Dodo: The Tenth Doctor slid down a Megalosaurus's back like Fred in the title sequence.

Comics

Adventures of Superman

In #441, Mr. Mxyzptlk brings to life a billboard advertising Saturday morning cartoons before turning Superman into a cartoony version of himself to battle a pastiche of Fred called Frankie Fieldstone, star of the Saturday morning cartoon Cavestones, who he defeats by dumping him into the Le Vine Tar Pits. Before Superman does this, Frankie shouts, "Yabba-dabba don't!!"

Bart Simpson

#10 - "Bart's Beard:" In The Android's Dungeon, there is a comic called Flinstons on the wall which has a character resembling both Homer and Fred.

Garfield

In the April 2, 1989 comic strip of Garfield, the opening panel spoofs The Flintstones, with Garfield and Arlene in a Bedrock-like setting and dressed like Fred and Wilma, respectively, as Garfield complains to Arlene that her dogasaurus (Odie) ate his car.

Disney Adventures

John Goodman, in character as Fred, was on the cover of the June 1994 edition of Disney Adventures. He shared the cover with Baloo dressed in a loincloth, too, who Goodman would incidentally voice later in the 2003 film The Jungle Book 2.

Harley Quinn (2014)

Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special #1: Harley Quinn says, "Yabba dabba do me!" when seeing Bruce Wayne on TV.

Peanuts

In the August 9, 1999 comic strip of Peanuts, Charlie Brown has just got a call from Emily to go dancing because he dances like Fred Astaire, but his sister, Sally, asks if she meant Fred Flintstone.

Simpsons Comics

#31 - "Radioactive Homer:" Dr. Hibbert and his wife are dressed as Fred and Wilm, respectively, at a masquerade ball.
#52 - "A Springfield Christmas Carol:" Bart and Lisa write their own version of A Christmas Carol, in which Ozmodiar comes to Homer Cratchit who wants to rekindle the magic of Christmas for C. Montgomery Scrooge. Ozmodiar plans to take Scrooge on a trip to show Scrooge the error of his ways, but Scrooge is prepared for his arrival, and sends out his own companion in the form of Smilin' Joe Fission, which leads to a fight between the two, leading to the destruction of the world.
#55 - "Duff Daddy!:" As Homer is lying in a hammock drinking Duff Beer, the drunken Barney Gumble comes over dressed as Barney trying to trick Homer into giving him his beer, by saying Betty needs to borrow some of his beer, and calls him Fred. But Homer tells him to stop calling him Fred and to leave.
#112 - "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase: Quickly Cancelled Comic Book Cavalcade:" At the end of the comic, host Troy McClure ends things by saying that if they ever run the dry well of spin-off ideas, there's always Ozmodiar, which is followed by a fake advertisement for a special winter issue of an already monthly series called Always Ozmodiar.
#130 - "Marge Sells Out:" Homer still has a copy of the TV Guide from June 1964 with Fred on the cover because he hasn't finished the crossword puzzle yet.
#175 - "It Came from the '70s:" Homer calls himself Fred Flintstone as a cover when Kearney asks for it.

Films

The Amazing Spider-Man

Dr. Connors's lab rats are called Fred and Wilma.

Because of Winn-Dixie

Opal is at a supermarket selling Fruity Pebbles.

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Harley Quinn and Cassie Cain pass through a cereal aisle containing Cocoa Pebbles and Fruity Pebbles.

Casper

A kid dresses up as Fred for the Halloween party at Whipstaff Manor, where Casper, the Friendly Ghost resides. This movie came out in 1995, a year after the live-action Flintstones movie, both of which were produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures.

Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers

One of the bootlegs is A Goofy Movie's Bigfoot wearing Fred's loincloth.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

A box of Cocoa Pebbles is in Wanda Maximoff's kitchen on Earth-838.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Flora & Ulysses

George keeps a Dorbz Ridez Great Gazoo perched on the top of the hood of his car, which accidentally gets hit by a tranquilizer dart while the animal control officer tries to hit Ulysses, the squirrel.

Looney Tunes

Attack of the Drones: A Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones parody, featured Duck Dodgers addressing a council made of sci-fi characters from other franchises, including the Great Gazoo.

The Magic of Belle Isle (AKA Once More)

Monte buys a box of Fruity Pebbles at the grocery store.

Police Academy 2

Undercover officer Mahoney says the Scullions' hideout in the abandoned Griffith Park Zoo has a "cave-like atmosphere," and asks where Fred and Wilma are.

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Del sings "(Meet) The Flintstones" on the bus, even adding "Wilma!" at the end.

Son of the Mask

Baby Alvey switches the TV to "The Most Beautiful Baby in Bedrock," with a couple of scenes included. The first one is when Fred is knocked in the stomach with an extended plunger while he and Barney hold signs of their kids, and the second one is when Bamm-Bamm throws his playpen around, which gives Alvery the same idea about doing it to his father, saying, "Bam," when he looks at him.

St. Elmo's Fire

The theme song "(Meet) The Flintstones" is played on the sax.

Stone Cold

When Stone meets Ice at the strip club, Ice mocks him three times for looking like an adult Bamm-Bamm.

Throw Momma from the Train

When Larry and Owen lose control of the car down a hill, Owen likes it because it's like being in the Flintstones carwash.

Vacation

The Griswolds have a box in their kitchen.

Radio

Dead Ringers

In the 2004 "New Years Special," President George W. Bush says, "This result is an overwhelma Flintstone" in a speech addressing his second term win.

Songs

"Anarchy in Bedrock"

In 1989, Green Jellÿ released the song "Anarchy in Bedrock" in their album, Triple Live Möther Gööse at Budokan, which made a reference to Fruity Pebbles in its lyrics. The song was featured years later in the 1994 live-action film The Flintstones, and the accompanying album, The Flintstones: Songs from Bedrock.

"Cartoons" by Chris Rise

In his song "Cartoons," Chris Rice questions if Fred and Wilma are religious and would say "Yabba-dabba-do-lu-yah" in place of "Hallelujah."

"Intergalactic" by Beastie Boys

The Flintstone Flop dance from the episode "Shinrock A Go-Go" inspired the lyrics, "I like to do the wop (wop), also known as the Flintstone Flop (flop)."

TV series

According to Jim

"The Truck:" a drunk bar patron losing to arm wrestling all night pokes fun at Jim by calling him Fred Flintstone when Jim refuses his challenge. Jim cut him some slack because he was drunk and agreed he had a "vague resemblance to Fred Flintstone." Larry doesn't drop it and bets Jim £20 he will win and calls him Fred again, but Larry is a hustler who ends up winning Jim's truck. When they meet again for a second time at the bar, Larry says, "Yabba-dabba-doo." Lloyd also calls his wife and sister-in-law Wilma and Betty, when a pool game is proposed. Even Jim accidentally calls his wife Wilma.
"The Hunters:" Jim believes he is a natural born hunter, a caveman even, which is probably why Dana calls him and her brother Fred and Barney when they succeed after their hunting trip to prove themselves.

American Dad!

"Stan of Arabia: Part 1:" She appears in a fantasy dancing with Stan, along with other fictional TV wives of the Golden Age of television who knew their place, as Stan doesn't want a partner in Francine, just a wife.
"Of Ice and Men:" Roger wears a wig resembling Wilma's hairdo at the end of the episode.
"A Boy Named Michael:" Roger (disguised as Michael) sings what he believes to be the Dartmouth song set to the tune of "(Meet) The Flintstones."

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

"One Hundred:" Frylock becomes Fryboy in a Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! parody, but his face was transformed to resemble Barney's.

Boy Meets World

"Sixteen Candles and Four-Hundred-Pound Men:" When Cory has to be at Topanga's birthday party and help Francis at his wrestling match at the same, Shawn uses "Pebbles' Birthday Party," as an example of how it is doable, despite Cory's objections of Flintstones being a cartoon. When Topanga later finds out what he was doing, she also refers to this episode.

Baby Looney Tunes

"The Wheel Deal," Bugs and his friends take their bikes apart to make a new one for Tweety, with the first choice being one that resembled a tiny Flintmobile, accompanied by a "(Meet) The Flintstones" jingle, but Bugs commentated that it was "too old."

Big Bang Theory

"The Wildebeest Implementation:" After a rough start to double date, Howard says to Leonard how it's nice to see the gals getting along now, but Leonard questions his use of the word "gals," by asking, "Who are you, Fred Flintstone?"

Cheers

"Sam at Eleven:" Sam feels sorry for The Flintstones because viewers will be switching the TV to watch him instead, leaving Bedrock a lonely town.

Comic Book Men

"Stash Wars:" When the guys talk about which cartoon background they'd like to live in, Mike picks Flintstones.
"To the Bat Cave:" Mike says he would want to base his man cave on Bedrock.
"Batcycle on Broad:" Ming said Mike looked like the Great Gazoo while wearing his motorcycle helmet.
"Wookie Fever:" Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies, mentioned how his legs would stick out the bottom of the Millenium Falcon cockpit, which called for Brian to compare him to Fred driving the Flintmobile with his feet.

Corner Gas

"TV Free Dog River:" The town of Dog River goes TV free for a week when it competes against Wullerton, but resident Oscar finds a portable TV in his basement which he uses to secretly pay the other residents for its use, such as asking one if he wants to watch Flintstones.

The Cleveland Show

"Cleveland Live!:" The black card on-screen says "December 17, 1989, History is made. America says hello to the first non-prehistoric family in prime-time animation."
"A General Thanksgiving Episode," Holt introduces himself to an attractive woman as Fred Flintstone because "[he] can make [her] bed rock."

Clerks: The Animated Series

"The Clip Show:" Steven Spielberg directed Flintstone's List, a parody of Spielberg's film Schindler's List. The scene was cut when the episode was broadcast on ABC, but restored on the DVD.

Clerks

In the unaired pilot of Clerks, Fruity Pebbles is on the shelves of Rose Market.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

"The Mini Bar:" Jeff suddenly has a box of Fruity Pebbles while he's at the supermarket with Larry.
"No Lesson Learned:" Larry and Jerry discuss whether or not they would date a bearded lady if she started shaving, with Jerry questioning if she had the Fred Flintstone line around her face.

Dawson's Creek

"Full Moon Rising:" The first live-action Flintstones movie is being rented at Screen Play Video.

Drawn Together

Main article: Drawn Together

"Hot Tub:" When Foxxy attacks Clara, the Rubbles' car can be seen driving by the main house.
"Gay Bash:" A pterodactyl works a record player made out of rock, saying, "It's a living."
"The Other Cousin:" When Wooldor starts hallucinating, he sees a giant sized Bamm-Bamm climbing the ceiling in a combo reference to the movie Trainspotting.
"A Tale of Two Cows:" When the gang passes by a destroyed Bedrock, Clara says they deserved it for "having a gay old time". Also when the gang passes by the city, everyone's feet can be seen powering the Foxy 5 van.
"The One Wherein There Is A Big Twist Part II:" Wilma is interviewed as a potential roommate. She is kicked out after the gang finds out she uses a prehistoric worm as a tampon. The worm even says, "It's a living," which is what all the animal items would say in the original series. Wilma is voiced by Tara Strong.
"Lost in Parking Space Part Two," Fred is being brutally tortured at Hot Topic. He cries out for Barney to help. Fred is voiced by James Arnold Taylor, who was his current voice actor at the time.
The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!: A part of the movie takes place in Bedrock. Barney, Betty, Dino and Bamm-Bamm all make cameos too.

Esme & Roy

"Flying High:" Roy does Fred's twinkle toe move while practicing bowling.

The Fairly OddParents

Main article: The Fairly OddParents

Channel Chasers (part 2): Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda are sent into a parody of The Flintstones called The Meatflints. They live life like a "modern stone-age family" as Timmy puts it, and proceed to work the TV remote in typical Flintstones fashion with a tiny pterodactyl flying out to turn on the TV. Meanwhile, Cosmo disturbs a sleeping sabretooth tiger resembling Baby Puss with Dino's color scheme. They run around the house in a background loop mocking the limited budget that Hanna-Barbera had, with the pterodactyl commenting, "It's a cycle," instead of the usual "It's a living." They then hop into the Flintmobile, and while "driving away," Timmy points out that if the cars in this show are powered by feet, shouldn't they just keep running? During this time, Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda are dressed like Bamm-Bamm, Fred, and Betty respectively, while still retaining the colors of their own outfits. There is also an error as the Meatflints on the TV Guide is called The Turnstones.
"Fairly OddBaby" (part 2): When Poof eats a burrito it causes him to release a giant magical fart, the power of which creates several transformations, including Cosmo and Wanda looking like stereotypical cavepeople and dressed like Fred and Wilma, respectively, bashing a fire with their clubs.
"Land Before Timmy:" Bogged down with the failure of technology, Timmy wishes for a world without, which is now a Flintstones-like world. The Turners are now called the Turnstones who live in a house like the Flintstones. Timmy and Cosmo ride down a dinosaur's back, with the former shouting, "Oo-ba-da-ba-di!"
"The Past and the Furious:" Cosmo and Wanda take Timmy back to the prehistoric era to meet their first godkid, Erg, where people dress in loincloths as they do in The Flintstones. Timmy and the fairies watch the past versions of Cosmo and Wanda tell Erg they're going bowling with Fred and Wilma.

Family Guy

Main article: Family Guy

"A Picture is Worth a Thousand Bucks:" While walking in New York set to Flintstones-esque music, Peter tries to lift Meg's spirits by telling her she'll find her hidden talent, when they suddenly walk onto Bedrock.
"Dammit Janet!:" When Peter and Lois don't return to America after the plane they were on was hijacked in Cuba, it is reported on the news, with the artist's rending capturing a fat man inexplicably married to an attractive redhead, which is in the form of Fred and Wilma.
"Wasted Talent:" When the final scroll to entering the Pawtucket Brewery was found, Peter disappointedly asked aloud what he was going to do now, when the Great Gazoo popped up asking the "dum dum" what he could do for Peter, but all Peter wanted was to be left alone. Annoyed at Peter's treatment of him, Gazoo whined that it wasn't always about him, the "fatso."
"Ready, Willing, and Disabled:" A cavegirl carhop tips Joe's wheelchair over with a plate of ribs in the same manner as what happens to Fred's car in the "(Meet) The Flintstones" theme song.
"From Method to Madness:" Former child star Bamm-Bamm has grown up to become a taxi driver. When a bouncer tells Bamm-Bamm to take home another former child star Elroy Jetson, all Bamm-Bamm can still say is his own name. Bamm-Bamm is voiced by Seth MacFarlane.
"The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire:" Peter tells Cleveland that he walked in on the latter's wife having sex with another man, and when playing it out he uses the word "bam" several times as an onomatopoeia. Peter then asks Bamm-Bamm to continue for him by referencing his catchphrase, then Bamm-Bamm asks Emeril Lagasse to take over as he uses a similar catchphrase. Bamm-Bamm is voiced by MacFarlane.
"Peter's Got Woods:" When Brian is busy on another date with his new girlfriend, Peter tries to replace him with Barney. We then see Peter at the Rubbles', where he is waiting for Barney to finish in the toilet, so they can go play darts. Barney is using a pelican as a toilet, who makes a joke about his predicament. A sheep later made the same kind of joke after hearing Meg was on her period. MacFarlane voices Barney.
"Patriot Games:" Brian takes the same $50 bet on a celebrity boxing match between Mike Tyson and Carol Channing as Betting Freddie does, who stutters the word "bet" like the addicted gambler he was in "The Gambler." He then gets serious and claims there's nothing funny about addiction and tells the audience to vote "No" on Indian gaming bars. Fred is voiced by Jeff Bergman.
"Chick Cancer:" Olivia mentions that she starred with Victor in a Flintstones vitamin commercial.
"Road to Rupert:" In a reenactment of "(Meet) The Flintstones," Meg drives Peter to the Quahog Drive-In, where he sticks his head through the car roof like Dino and then has Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm placed on top of his head.
"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. Bergman voices both Fred and Barney.
"Peter's Daughter:" Fred takes Wilma to Mr. Stoneberg to get a legal separation for not letting him back in after Baby Puss removes him from their house and locks him outside. He had been knocking for 20 minutes and shouting "Wilma!" but she claims to not have heard because she was taking a shower, but he believes that she was simply ignoring him and goes on further about her spending all his money on expensive clothes and hairdos, and not being available for sex, the "passive-aggressive bitch" she is. Bergman and Alex Borstein are the voices Fred and Wilma, respectively.
"Stew-Roids:" Gina says that Chris smells like Fred's ass. The scene then cuts to Fred, who says that no one's telling her to smell it. Fred is voiced by Bergman.
"Road to the Multiverse:" Stewie and Brian travel to an alternate universe of Quahog, which resembles Bedrock and has a laugh track. Peter and Lois are now called Rock Peter and Rock Lois and are dressed and have the same hairstyles as Fred and Wilma. The word "rock" is placed before and in place of other words as well, so they had rock sex which included Rock Peter rocking Rock Lois up the rock last rock night (which also included a "rockphylactic" in the form of a frog, "Ribbeted for your pleasure.") As you can imagine, Stewie and Brian wanted to get the "rock out of there."
"Quagmire's Baby:" Quagmire is selling a tape of The Best of the World's Wildest Police Chases, which features the police in a high speed pursuit of Fred in the Flintmobile, also carrying Dino, Pebbles, and Bamm-Bamm. Dino pops his head through the roof, and Fred places the babies on top of Dino's head. Fred manages to avoid them until he enters a drive-in movie theater and smashes into a snack bar. Fred tries to escape over a fence, but is caught and clobbered by the police. The narrator finishes his commentary by saying "Yabba-Dabba-Don't."
"Burning Down the Bayit:" Stewie brags to Brian about how he attended a baby rave the night before, where he dropped a "purple Betty" Flintstones chewable vitamin, which he claims sent him "flying."
"Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream:" The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas is Peter's favorite period film.
"The Simpsons Guy:" Fred acts as a judge when Peter and Homer Simpson go to court over the Pawtucket Patriot Ale being a copyright infringement over Duff Beer. He claims that both brands are imitations of Budrock, but is in favor of Duff Beer. Fred is voiced by none other than Bergman.
"The 2000-Year-Old Virgin:" Meg takes a job as a tag remover using her teeth. After she does it, she responds with, "It's a living", with accompanying "wah-wah-wah" music.
"Peter, Chris, & Brian:" Peter puts "Wilma Flintstone pearl necklaces" on him and Chris as a key to success.
"Emmy-Winning Episode:" Peter hears Flintstones running in Dr. Hartman's office.
"Happy Holo-ween:" As the hologram Peter is defeated, he quickly turns into 1999 Peter, Larry from Larry & Steve, and Fred Flintstone. He even yells "WILLMA."
"Happy Holo-ween:" As the hologram Peter is defeated, he quickly reverts to Peter from 1999, Larry from Larry & Steve, Homer Simpson, and Fred Flintstone. He even yells "WILMA!" before he explodes into ash.
"Fertilized Megg:" Peter insists that he cannot bowl like Fred Flintstone, and has Bruce imitate classic sound effects with a xylophone. When he hits a strike, he yells "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!", but has it altered to make it a "legally acceptable sound-alike". Peter later uses the same yell in a cutaway gag in which he's electrocuted in prison.

Missing: Fat man and redhead.
You think you have a crap job.
Vote "No" to Indian gaming bars.

Family Matters

"Body Damage:" Carl mentions that Rachel broke his Flintstones mug.

Fresh Off the Boat

"Parental Advisory:" The parents instruct the babysitter that if the kids get warm after going to bed, they should take a thermometer and a Flintstone chewable; Eddie likes grape, while his younger brothers like orange.
"It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang:" There was a couple at Deidre's Halloween party dressed as Fred and Wilma.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

"Def Poet's Society:" Will sings and dances to Madonna's "Vogue," adding his own lyrics, "Michael Jordan, Al Capone, Woody Woodpecker, Fred Flintstone."
"Knowledge Is Power:" Will criticizes Geoffrey while he dances to "The Thieving Magpie," by saying that if he wore a Barney bobblehead it would be like watching The Flintstones on Ice.
"Did the Earth Move for You?:" While stuck in traffic after an earthquake, Ashley passes the time by singing "(Meet) The Flintstones," although we only hear her sing the last line, not forgetting to conclude with yelling "Wilma!"
"Will Gets a Job:" Hilary wants to cook her Sara Lee food, but Will is using the oven so he says to use the regular oven, causing her to flippantly respond, "I'm a Wilma Flintstone?"
"Hilary Gets a Life:" Hilary said she quit ballet when she was young because her feet were starting to look like Fred Flintstone's.
"Those Were the Days:" Commenting on Hilary's hair as a baby when her parents were hippies, Will says she has "sort of a yabba-dabba-doo."

Fuller House

"Our Very First Show, Again:" The same family members sing "(Meet) The Flintstones" to baby Tommy just like they did over 20 years ago to baby Michelle.

Full House

"Our Very First Show:" Joey, Jesse, Danny, D.J., and Stephanie, sing "(Meet) The Flintstones" to soothe baby Michele.

Futurama

Main article: Futurama

"Hell is Other Robots:" Fry dances to the Beastie Boys' song "Intergalactic" which features the "Flintstone flop" line, inspired by Fred's dance in "Shinrock A Go-Go."
"Fun on a Bun:" At the end of the episode, Zap Brannigan orders large ribs which are so heavy they bring down the corner of the table, just like when Fred orders some at the drive-in theater in closing to each episode of The Flintstones that used "(Meet) The Flintstones."

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

"Fall," Doose's Market is selling Fruity Pebbles. Notably, Rory and Dean have a reunion between boxes of Fruity Pebbles.

The Goldbergs

"The Ring:" Adam says that Dana, his crush, smells like Fruity Pebbles.
"Livin' on a Prayer:" When Barry sees his unrequited love interest, Lexi Bloom, at his party, he says he can offer her anything, even a Flintstones vitamin.

The Golden Girls

"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.
"Once, in St. Olaf," Brother Martin says Rose looks familiar to which she said she gets that because she thinks she looks like Wilma.
"Snap Out of It:" Sophia informs an old woman that it's Flintstone, not Flintstein.
"Melodrama:" Dorothy reminded Blanche about how she once described Mel as looking like Fred but with a better car.

Good Morning America

January 16, 2023: Anchor Robin Roberts made a light hearted jab towards colleague Sam Champion's new hairstyle, which she compared to Barney's.

The Great British Bake-Off

Series 12, episode 1: Matt Lucas sang the German version of "(Meet) The Flintstones."

Hank

"Drag Your Daughter to Work Day:" Maddie says to her dad that when he was her age, people pushed cars around with their feet, which led her boyfriend to make the comparison with The Flintstones.

Heartbreak High (1994)

Season 2, episode 8: Mr. Deloraine asks his nephew, Matt, how the stereo was at the warehouse he had recently moved into, with Matt responding that it looked like something Freddy Flintstone built.
Season 3, episode 4: A student wears a t-shirt of Fred in football gear.
Season 5, episode 11: Mr. Bailey discovered that one of the students had signed the fake name of Barney Rubble for the clean-up volunteer work.

Flintstones merch in Australia.

In Living Color

"Krishna Cop:" Kim Wayans sings a parody of Crystal Waters's "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" called "My Songs Are Mindless," in which Wayans changes the lyrics "La da dee la da da" to "Yabba-dabba-doo, yabba-dabba-dee," while pointing at Fred of The Flintstones on TV. She also mentions Scooby.

Jeopardy! (UK, 2024)

Main article: Jeopardy!

"Episode 6:" The question in the category of "Partners in Rhyme" for £200 was, "One was an American astronomer who gave his name to a major space telescope and the other is Fred Flintstone's best friend." The answer was "Edwin Hubble and Barney Rubble."

Little Britain USA

"Episode 4:" When the churchgoers start singing a hymn, Andy starts singing "(Meet) the Flintstones," although he can't quite make it to the end.

Looney Tunes

In celebration of Warner Bros.' 100th anniversary, they made a special short featuring Looney Tunes characters taking a group photo of their favorite Flintstones characters in Bedrock, but this is spoiled by Daffy who comes dressed as Fred and then Bamm-Bamm, even though Bugs and Sylvester were already covering them, respectively.

Lucifer

"Yabba Dabba Do Me:" and a young Jimmy Baines watches the series, mostly from the "(Meet) the Flintstones" theme song.

Mad

Main article: Mad

"2012 Dalmatians/Grey's in Anime:" In the skit "2012 Dalmatians," Fred and Barney make cameos as caveman bones in the Museum of Natural Mystery.
"Fast Hive/Minute to Flynn It:" In the skit "Minute to Flynn It," Sam Flynn discovers from Clu that the Flynn line goes right back to the Flynnstones, with Fred popping up in a Tron suit and says, "Yabba-dabba-doo! I'm talking to Clu!"
"Battleship vs Titanic/Jurassic Park and Recreation:" In the skit "Hey, whatever happened to that guy from that TV show I kinda remember from when I was a kid?", we get a glimpse of what happened to Fred after his TV show was canceled when the creators realized that cavemen didn't exist the same time as dinosaurs and that Dino died. Fred then became "oversaturated" in everything from a preschool show called ¡Yodabba Dabba! (a parody of Yo Gabba Gabba!) and being the spokesman for a hair gel called "Yabba-Dabba-Do!" He then left the business, but returned in 1997 to become a failed stand up comedian, because all the audience want to hear him say is, "Yabba-dabba-Do."

What's left of Fred and Barney in "2012 Dalmatians/Grey's in Anime."

Man v. Food

"Columbus, Ohio" (season 8): Host Casey Webb referred to the pork as "Fred Flintstone food," alluding to the giant-sized ribs Fred would eat.

Married... with Children

"Married... with Prom Queen: Part 1:" According to Al, Barney Rubble wasn't much but at least he was supportive, which is what Steve isn't being to Al.

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

"Don't Touch That Dial:" Mighty Mouse is being watched by a kid on TV, who gets bored, and flips the channel causing Mighty Mouse to jump to what the kid is watching, which includes a mashup between The Flintstones and The Jetsons called The Jetstones. There is a George lookalike who drives his saucer car, but it's made of stone and is foot powered, and there is a house made of stone his wife comes out from, but the front doors slide open. He also has a friend who looks similar to Barney.

Moesha

"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.
"Credit Card:" Hakeem enters the Mitchell household and calls the family the Flintstones, as part of a recurring gag of Hakeem referring to the family as other families in pop culture. The scene is also used as part of a clip show in "Girls' Night In."
"This Time You've Gone Too Far:" There are a couple of transition shots of two kids in a ride on car making the same running sound effects as Fred.
"Hello, What's This?," "Teacher," "I Know What You Did in the Third Grade," "The Crush," "Had to Be You," "Girls' Night In," and "The Prom:" There is a box of Cocoa Pebbles in the cabinet of the Mitchell kitchen.
"Let's Talk About Sex:" Dorian childishly asks who ate all the Fruity Pebbles after he said he was grown up enough to have sex.
"Definitely Not the Cosbys:" Moesha, who is desperate for Niecy to leave their dorm so she can be alone with Q, she suggests to Niecy that she should use her feet to drive her brother's broken down car.

NY Undercover

"Sins of the Father:" An ice cream truck advertises Flintstones Push Up.
"Missing:" A boy is abducted, with his Dino plush doll left behind as evidence.

The Office (USA)

"Beach Games:" The staff of Dunder Mifflin sings "(Meet) the Flintstones" while on a bus trip, while their boss Michael Scott improvised the background music and shouted "Wilma!" at the end.

Outnumbered

"The Tennis Match:" Ben says that cavemen would fight each other to prevent the other one from stealing their brontosaurus based on the rules of Charles Darwin, but his mother retorts that it's something more like out of The Flintstones.

The Parkers

"Scammed Straight" and "Grape Nuts:" The Parkers have a box of Cocoa Pebbles in their kitchen.
"The Boomerang Effect:" Seeing Nate naked makes Stevie cry in shock, "Yabba-dabba-doo!"

The Ren and Stimpy Show

"Ren's Retirement:" The worm who eats both Ren and Stimpy in the end is a parody of Fred in terms of his voice, mannerisms, and distinctive laugh.
"The Scotsman in Space," Haggis MacHaggis has a seizure after seeing that his eggs were overdone and does Barney's distinctive laugh before dying.

Robot Chicken

Main article: Robot Chicken

"Easter Basket:" In a parody of the Fruity Pebbles commercials, things take a dark turn when Barney steals Fred's cereal.
"Yancy the Yo-Yo-Boy:"
"Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2:"
"Casablankman II:"
"Up, Up and Buffet:"
"Triple Hot Dog Sandwich on Wheat:"
"Strummy Strummy Sad Sad:"

Robot Chicken.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)

"Dante's Inferno:" Dante magically splits his bowling ball into pieces before it hits any pins, leaving Harvey to say he had never seen anything like that, except maybe on The Flintstones.
"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.

Saturday Night Live

"George Carlin/Billy Preston & Janis Ian:" Host George Carlin mentions them in one of his stand-up routines.
"John Goodman/The Pretenders:" Although more in promotion for the 1994 live-action film, host John Goodman, wearing a Fred costume (not like the one he wore in the film), does a sketch where he gives the Stone Age names of some celebrities, before removing celebrities' names who already have "Stone" or "Rock" in them.
"Paul Rudd/Beyonce:" Snagglepuss (played by Bobby Moynihan) was a guest on "Weekend Update," where he gives his thoughts on California's ban on same sex marriage. After being "outed" by Seth Myers, he reveals he is in a relationship with the Great Gazoo (played by Will Forte).
"Dan Levy/Pheobe Bridgers:" There is a sketch of a Universal lot tour, where the guide mentions to the tourists they can see the Flintmobile (seen off-screen) from the first live-action Flintstones movie.
"Maya Rudolph/Jack Harlow" - Cindy Powell (Cecily Strong) is in the Weekend Update, telling Michael Che she looks like she's dressed like Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law.
"Kieran Culkin/Ed Sheehan:" In "The Heist" sketch, the thief sarcastically asks if he is Fred Flintstein when told he has two use both of his feet to drive a stick shift. When the hacker questions him about calling him "Flintstein," the thief responds, "Did I stutter? Frederick Flintstein."

I'm the cat's meow.
Goodman in Fred's clothes.

Seth McFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

"Fred and Barney Try to Get Into a Club:" Fred and Barney try to enter a club but are denied access
"Fred Flintstone Takes a Shit:" Exactly what it says on the tin.

Seinfeld

"The Fusilli Jerry," "The Diplomat's Club," and "The Face Painter:" Cocoa Pebbles appeared in Jerry's kitchen.
"The Invitations:" It was on an outside grocery stand of cereals Jerry and Jeannie checked out.
In seasons 7 and 8, Fruity Pebbles appear several times in Jerry's kitchen:
- "The Postponement"
- "The Hot Tub"
- "The Soup Nazi"
- "The Secret Code"
- "The Pool Guy"
- "The Caddy"
- "The Seven"
- "The Cadillac" (part 1)
- "The Shower Head"
- "The Doll"
- "The Friars Club:" Kramer opens the box.
- "The Calzone:" Both Jerry and Newman have a box.
- "The Bottle Deposit"
- "The Wait Out"
- "The Invitations"
- "The Fountain"
- "The Soul Mate"
- "The Bizarro Jerry"
- "The Little Kicks"
- "The Package"
- "The Fatigues"
- "The Checks"
- "The Chicken Roaster"
- "The Abstinence"
- "The Andrea Dora"
- "The Little Jerry"
- "The Comeback"
- "The Money"
- "The Van Buren Boys"
- "The Susie"
- "The Pothole"
- "The English Patient"
- "The Yada Yada"
- "The Millenium"
- "The Muffin Tops"

Kramer opens a box.
Fruity Pebbles in Newman's messy apartment.

The Simpsons

Main article: The Simpsons

Barney Gumble is partly based on and a near homonym of Barney Rubble. In the first season, he also had blond hair (which was later changed to brown), and was originally intended to be Homer's neighbor.
"Homer's Night Out:" When Apu asks whether Homer is on TV, Homer responds that Apu has mistaken him for Fred.
"Bart the Murderer:" Yabba-Dabba-Do, named after Fred's catchphrase, is one of the racehorses Fat Tony bets against.
"Kamp Krusty:" The couch gag has the family running up to the couch, only to find the Flintstones occupying it. In 1999, there was a recreated limited edition cel, which was signed by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, and Matt Groening.
"Marge vs. the Monorail:" The episode begins with a parody of Homer singing "(Meet) The Flintstones" with his own lyrics, ending when Homer crashes his car into a chestnut tree, having only paid partial attention to the road.
"Marge in Chains:" Bart asks for Flintstones Chewable Morphine.
"Lady Bouvier's Lover:" Skinner tries to sabotage Mr. Burns's chances with Marge's mother by telling him the names of Homer, Marge, and Maggie are Fred, Wilma, and Pebbles, respectively. Mr. Burns then hands over a box of chocolates, eliciting a "Yabba-dabba-do!" from Homer.
"Sideshow Bob Roberts:" When Sideshow Bob is elected the new mayor, he uses his power to send Bart to kindergarten, where he guesses correctly the shape of a triangle and is rewarded with first choice of a toy to play with, which is a talking Flintstones phone. Out of all the characters, he presses Fred's button, which says, "Yabba-dabba-do! I like talking to you!" Fred is voiced by Henry Corden.
"Treehouse of Horror V:" During the "Time and Punishment" segment, when Homer gets crazy from time travelling into the Stone Age, he crushes fauna and flora alike in anger, which shapeshifts his house in the present into various different forms including the Flintstones' house.
"A Star is Burns:" When The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones comes on TV, Bart complains about it being a cheap corporate crossover just before Jay Sherman from The Critic shows up for dinner.
"The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular:" In a semi-serious behind the scenes look at the series, Troy McClure monologue references The Flintstones and the titular family by referring to the Simpsons as "America's favorite non-prehistoric cartoon family."
"The Day the Violence Died:" When Chester takes Robert Meyers, Jr. to court over plagiarism of his creation of Itchy, Meyers claims that this is part of the business because without The Honeymooners there wouldn't be The Flintstones.
"Homerpalooza:" There is a guy in the crowd wearing a t-shirt with Great Gazoo, although his skin is yellow, his helmet is red, and his clothes are blue.
"The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase:" At the end of the episode, one of the new season 9 storylines that Troy McClure previews is about a character named Ozmodiar who only Homer can see, a parody of the Great Gazoo who only Fred and Barney can see.
"Beyond Blunderdome:" At the Hollywood Auto Museum, when Homer stammers to find a getaway car for him and Mel Gibson to escape the Hollywood executives, he sees the Flintmobile with mannequins of Fred, Wilma, and Dino with his head accurately poking through the roof.
"Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder:" Nancy O'Dell calls Homer a "warmed-over Fred Flintstone" in her yesterday's news segment.
"Missionary: Impossible:" Homer puts the tribe to work based on what he's seen in The Flintstones, using a pelican to mix cement. He then asks the pelican to make an "It's a living" joke, but it just falls to the ground, dead.
"HOMЯ:" When Lisa is confused from watching an anime, Bart says that cartoons don't have to make sense, with Ozmodiar popping up only for Bart to see him agree. He then pops up after Homer gets everybody fired while the plant is brought up to code and calls him a "dumb-dumb."
"Pokey Mom:" Bruce Vilanch, wearing Fred on his t-shirt, sits in the audience of Skinner's introduction of Jack Crowley.* "Mobile Homer:" While taking the RV by themselves, Bart and Lisa find a "Flintstones Fun Map" (which has the Flintstones, Rubbles, their pets, and Gazoo) instead of a real map. They find a note scribbled on the map by Homer wondering if Dino is short for dinosaur, with a reminder to "Ask Jeeves" (which incidentally closed down around the same year this episode ended).
"Rome-Old and Juli-Eh:" In cutting back, Homer is "Flintstone-ing his car" by using his feet to drive. As he starts his feet up, they make a cartoony running effect and as Homer proceeds to then struggle, he strains out a "Yabba-dabba-do."
"Little Orphan Millie:" Homer's song to Marge, "Beautiful Eyes," contains the line, "She's the Wilma to my Fred."
"In the Name of the Grandfather:" An Irish tourist attraction consisting of a large pile of stones is called Blarney Rubble.
"The Ten-Per-Cent Solution:" The Adventures of Fatso Flanagan plays at the Museum of TV and Television, which Marge calls a rip-off of The Honeymooners. Homer jokes that everything is a rip-off of The Honeymooners, and grabs Marge calling her the greatest, to which Marge affectionately calls Homer several other fat sitcom husbands before getting to his name, which includes Ralph from The Honeymooners, Fred from The Flintstones, Archie from All in the Family, and Doug from The King of Queens.
"Bart's New Friend:" During Don's retirement party, Homer begs him to stay and continue to look out for him, but Don is ready to leave, saying, "If I was Fred Flintstone, I'd be at the end of the dinosaur's tail," referencing what Fred does when he finishes work in the opening sequence of "(Meet) the Flintstones."
"Paths of Glory:" Nelson operates a foot-powered dune buggy called Yabba-Dabba Dune Buggy.
"Treehouse of Horror XXVI:" Falling underground with her camera still on, Lisa captures the skeletal remains of Fred sitting in the Flintmobile.
"Whistler's Father:" Helen describes the Simpsons' house as visiting the Flintstones, which is followed by Santa's Little Helper walking through the living room with a giant bone in his mouth.
"A Tale of Two Trumps:" President Donald Trump has a dream of being a better person and making amends with people he has had feuds with, including letting Rosie O'Donnell she was great in The Flintstones movie.
"Lisa Gets the Blues:" When the theme song begins, "The Flintstones" comes through the clouds, then "Simpstones," then finally, "The Simpsons."
"Left Behind:" A depressed Ned talks about having a Flintstone vitamin to fall to sleep, claiming that half of Bamm-Bamm should do it.
"Diary Queen:" The running sound effect comes into play when Rod and Todd run in place while inside a wendy house.
"The Wayz We Were:" In prehistoric Springfield, there is a man resembling Fred, carrying the corpse of Dino on a stick.
"The Many Saints of Springfield:" When can't believe that "fatso" Homer has such a hot wife, says it's a sitcom thing, using Doug from The King of Queens, and Fred Flintstone as examples.
"Pin Gal:" Homer imagines Marge bowling barefoot on her tiptoes like Fred with appropriate sound effects. A talking octopus picks up the bowling pins while commenting on his lot in life. After Homer finishes daydreaming, he asks Marge if they can have a brontoburger, but Marge says he isn't Fred Flintstone, which makes Homer say, "Yabba-dabba-Doh!"
"Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass:" In the special opening sequence of the 750th episode, when Homer gets knocked by Marge's car while in the garage, Great Gazoo is one of the background characters watching.

The Flintstones take over the couch.

Sister, Sister

"Kid-Napped:" Ray is attracted to Lisa in her tight dress, saying playfully "Yabba-dabba-doo" after Lisa says that it wants to make him go "cave-man."

The Sopranos

"The Fleshy Part of the Thigh:" Pastor Bob, a Young Earth creationist, preaches his belief to Tony about how humans and dinosaurs lived on the planet at the same time, which Tony quips, "What? Like The Flintstones?"

South Park

"Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants:" When Cartman is in Afghanistan, he gets a taxi which is engineless and pulled by a mule, which he asks frustratingly, "God, what is this, the frigging Flintstones?"

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

"Equilibrium:" "Townof Bedrock" appears as a student's name on a computer monitor when Sikso and Bashir are searching the enrollment records for all Trill music academies while searching for information on Joran Belar.

Takeshi's Castle Indonesia

"Crazy Fails 3" and "Amazing Heroes!:" One of the baddies (the one Caucasian man) in the Honeycomb is dressed like Fred Flintstone; the first time he wore a long black wig, not like Fred, and the second time, it must've fallen off, revealing his bald head, also not like Fred.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

"Beneath These Streets:" Michelangelo gets bored of shouting "Cowabunga" as his catchphrase, so he tries to use "Yabba-Dabba-Doo!" instead, except when he does it, he gets stopped mid-sentence by Donatello.

Teen Titans Go!

Main article: Teen Titans Go!

"Double Trouble:" Cyborg is dressed like Fred in a game called "Cavemen and Dinosaurs".
"Costume Contest:" A man dresses up like Fred in a Halloween costume contest.
"Intro:" The Teen Titans and their enemy Control Freak travel into the "(Meet) the Flintstones" title sequence of The Flintstones.

Cyborg's not feeling it.
A Halloween favorite.

That 80s Show

"Corey's Remix," Katie takes Fruity Pebbles out for breakfast, and then when Corey talks about his sad song, he perks up after seeing the box and proceeds to eat from it with his hand.

That '90s Show

"Boyfriend Day One:" Sherri mentions that she has a tattoo on her hip of Fred surfing, presumably a reference to the episode "Surfin' Fred."

Third Watch

"Firestarter:" Cocoa Pebbles appear on a breakfast aisle in front of where Bosco helps patrons escape a grocery store that has just been set on fire.

The Venture Bros.

Main article: The Venture Bros.

"Now Museum--Now You Don't:" Colonel Gentleman compares Brainulo to the Great Gazoo.

Tiny Toon Adventures

Main article: Tiny Toon Adventures

"The Acme Bowl:" The Acme Loo football team lost against the Santa Ana Barbarians (a play on Hanna-Barbera), who resemble cavemen dressed in Fred's orange loincloth.
Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery: In the Halloween-themed intro, Hamton is dressed like Barney during the lyrics, "At Acme Looniversity we earn our toon degree."

Wander Over Yonder

"The Cartoon:" Dominator watches The Mystery Kids Mysteries, which has a parody of Dipper Pines called Skipper, who wears a bulbous hat with one antenna similar to the Great Gazoo's bulbous hat with two antennas.

We Baby Bears

"Modern-ish Stone Age Family:" The bears have gone back to the Stone Age, leading Grizz to make references to The Flintstones and its theme song, although the show he is actually watching is called The Fossil Folks which is somewhat different.

Young Sheldon

"A Brisket, Voodoo, and Cannonball Run:" Georgie thinks that his parents will divorce due to the fighting between his father and his mother-in-law, but Sheldon counters that this is typical and doesn't lead to divorce, to which Missy chimes in is to how Fred and Wilma have stayed together.
"A Research Study and Czechoslovakian Wedding Pastries:" When George and Mary get into a disagreement while talking to the research doctors about the twins, Meemaw tells the doctors to never mind Fred and Wilma and move on to the kids.
"A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to Alf:" Missy is worried that Sheldon's offer to make her smarter involves brain swapping which she is against because it didn't go well on Gilligan's Island or Flintstones, with "Monster Fred" being the episode she was presumably referring to.
"An Ugly Car, An Affair, and Some Kickass Football:" As Georgie is showing Mandy the kids section of Video Village, he mentions they have Looney Tunes, Flintstones, and Fraggle Rock.
"A Frat Party, a Sleepover, and the Mother of All Blisters:" Hank says that Dinosaurs is like The Flintstones with dinosaurs, but Connie believes that The Flintstones is just The Honeymooners, which Hank hadn't realized.

Video games

Shovelware's Brain Game

One of the prizes you can win is Caveman Vitamins, which is a parody of Flintstones Vitamins. The game show announcer takes one to prove they're not filled with lead (which they are) and says "Don't mind if I Yabba Dabba Doo....I can say that right?"

The Simpsons: Road Rage

A tombstone at the pet cemetery in Springfield Mountains is inscribed with Dino.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole

The clothing store Sloppy 2nds has Fred's outfit on a rack.

Other

In Nick at Night's pop-up trivia edition of The Brady Bunch episode "Adios, Johnny Bravo," they said that the Flintstones shared a bed (although this didn't happen at first).
On October 9, 2005, TV Guide released nine tribute covers, which included one of Homer Simpson (from The Simpsons) chiseling out the TV Guide's logo, while wearing Fred's loincloth, just as Fred did on the June 13, 1964 edition.
Homer Simpson's 2009 Twitter post: To that dude who keeps honking at me: I can't go any faster. I'm pushing the car with my feet through a hole in the floor.
A rendition of the theme song used in the video game The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy achieved meme status after Swedish YouTuber and gaming streamer Vargskelethor Joel played a bootleg version of the game and yelled "GRAND DAD," in reference to the bootleg's name 7 Grand Dad.