The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (film)

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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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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

Objects

Vehicles

  • Flying cars

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Sven Libaek.

Songs

Release

Dates are in order of release:

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.

Legacy

In popular culture

Main article: List of pop culture references to Jetsons
Main article: List of pop culture references to Flintstones
  • 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

References

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