The Flintstone Kids (TV series)
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| The Flintstone Kids | |
|---|---|
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| Network | ABC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises |
| Original release | September 6, 1986—May 21, 1988 |
| Starring | Lennie Weinrib Hamilton Camp Julie Dees B.J. Ward Mel Blanc Frank Welker Bumper Robinson Susan Blu Marilyn Schreffler Charlie Adler Scott Menville Elizabeth Lyn Fraser |
| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Kay Wright Berny Wolf Lynne Hoag |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Arthur Alsberg John K. Ludin Don Nelson Lane Raichert |
| Director(s) | Art Davis Don Lusk Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Paul Sommers John Kimball Art Davis Connie Dufau Gordon Hunt (voices) |
| Animation director(s) | Jay Sarbry Frank Andrina Oliver "Lefty" Callahan Joan Drake Bob Goe Grzegorz Handzlik Erna Kaluza Les Kaluza Rick Leon Don Patterson Joanna Romersa Paul Sommers Stanislaw Szszepanik Phil Vallentin Tim Walker |
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The Flintstone Kids is an American animated Stone Age comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for ABC. It ran from 1986 to 1988, airing 34 episodes that spanned two seasons. It is a spin-off of The Flintstones, and the sixth incarnation of the Flintstones franchise. A few months after the series finished, there was one special about anti-drugs called The Flintstone Kids "Just Say No" Special.
This series depicted the Flintstone and Rubble couples as junior high kids before their marriage, where they get in and out of the familiar surroundings of Bedrock. Supporting characters of the main cast include Rocky Ratrock, the neighborhood bully; Dreamchip Gemstone, the rich girl stuck in a love triangle with Fred and Wilma; and Philo Quartz, the intelligent nerd who invents various gadgets.
There were also three other segments usually every other episode: Flintstone Funnies, where the kids had some big daydream, which included being private eyes or Hollyrock movie stars in relation to tackling their real problems; Dino's Dilemmas, which starred Freddy's pet, Dino; and Captain Caveman and Son, which was a show within a show, with the Flintstone Kids watching superhero Captain Caveman and his never before seen young son, Cavey Jr., fight crime in their own hometown of Bedrock.
Production
Development
Casting
Segments
- The Flintstone Kids
- Flintstone Funnies (1986-87)
- Dino's Dilemmas
- Captain Caveman and Son
Music
The music was composed and conducted by Hoyt Curtin; in the first season, he was credited as musical director. Joanne Miller was music coordinator for the first season, then director of music supervision for the second.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | September 6, 1986 |
1x02
|
September 13, 1986 |
| 1x03 | September 20, 1986 |
1x04
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September 27, 1986 |
| 1x05 | October 4, 1986 |
1x06
|
October 11, 1986 |
| 1x07 | October 18, 1986 |
1x08
|
October 25, 1986 |
| 1x09 | November 8, 1986 |
1x10
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November 15, 1986 |
| 1x11 | November 22, 1986 |
1x12
|
December 2, 1986 |
| 1x13 | December 9, 1986 |
1x14
|
December 16, 1986 |
| 1x15 | January 17, 1987 |
1x16
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January 31, 1987 |
| 1x17 | February 8, 1987 |
1x18
|
February 15, 1987 |
| 1x19 | February 22, 1987 |
1x20
|
March 14, 1987 |
| 1x21 | March 21, 1987 |
1x22
|
April 22, 1987 |
| 1x23 | April 29, 1987 |
1x24
|
May 12, 1987 |
| 1x25 | May 19, 1987 |
1x26
|
May 27, 1987 |
2x01
|
September 5, 1987 |
2x02
|
October 19, 1987 |
| 2x03 | October 31, 1987 |
| 2x04 | December 5, 1987 |
2x05
|
January 5, 1988 |
2x06
|
February 17, 1988 |
2x07
|
April 10, 1988 |
2x08
|
May 21, 1988 |
Special
| Episode | Air date |
|---|---|
| 1 | September 15, 1988 |
Cast
- Lennie Weinrib (season 1) and Scott Menville (season 2) as Freddy Flintstone
- Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble
- Julie Dees (season 1) and Elizabeth Lyn Fraser (season 2) as Wilma Slaghoople
- B.J. Ward as Betty Bricker
- Mel Blanc as Dino and Captain Caveman
- Frank Welker as Nate Slate and Stalagbite
- Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
- Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone
- Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock
- Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr.
Legacy
There was also a PSA about kids wearing seatbelts, which is ironic since the first episode had Barney jumping around seatbeltless in his dad's car.
The kids appeared in an ant-drug short called D.A.R.E. Bear Yogi, which was also in comic book form called Yogi Bear D.A.R.E.
The series did have some minor influence in other media, such as new kid Philo Quartz appearing as an adult in the 1994 TV movie A Flintstones Christmas Carol, and Cavey Jr. appearing in episodes of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Jellystone! in the 2000s and 2020s, respectively.
Merchandise
Home media
In 1988, the British video publisher The Video Collection released a selection of season 1 and 2 episodes on a VHS called The Flintstone Kids.
On May 10, 2010, Warner Home Video released a single-disc DVD set called Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1980s, which included two episodes from season 1.
On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released several episodes from both seasons on 2-disc DVD set called The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock.
Reading material
From 1987 to 1989, Marvel Comics, via their Star Comics imprint, published an eleven-issue comic series of The Flintstone Kids.
Toys
Toys and playsets were made by Coleco.
