don’t make the plant stoves they’re your
modern Stone Age family welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
exploring the history ah The Flintstones
funny very funny the iconic and
groundbreaking series The Flintstones
began entertaining television audiences
on September 30th 1960 created by
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera it was
produced by their legendary
hanna-barbera production studio during
its sixth season run the show proved
that an animated series could conquer
primetime the show was originally titled
the flagstones however a copyright claim
from an existing strip caused the
creators to change its name to the
iconic title we know today the
Flintstones became the first animated
program to include one self-contained
story during the half hour runtime up to
that point animated shows were made of
multiple segments with this
revolutionary focus and the intensive
release schedule the studio was forced
to develop an assembly line form of
production based on simplified drawings
and reduced body movements this helps
form the show’s distinct style the
Flintstones took place in the city of
bedrock and was centered on modern
prehistoric working-class life Fred and
Barney were often seen at the bowling
alley held memberships at the water
Buffalo Lodge and we’re usually
participating in outrageous schemes that
always resulted in trouble from their
wives of all the dumb tricks you’ve ever
pulled Fred that trampoline business
takes the cake the town of bedrock
itself was a stylish and fantasy based
interpretation of the past it merged
long extinct animals with cavemen and
even contain prehistoric versions of
modern appliances and vehicles powered
by animals and physical strength even
their version of a newspaper cause
laughs it was a stone tablet and was
usually thrown at Fred’s head by the
paperboy keeping with the prehistoric
theme everything was made of stone wood
and animal skins wonder if it’s genuine
alligator
oh really and what do I look like a
giraffe even better all the names were
wordplay on different rocks and mineral
The Flintstones was originally intended
as a program for the entire family
however its ads were deemed not
appropriate for children for example its
end of show bumper promoted the series
primary sponsor Winston cigarettes when
the show was refocused more towards
children
these were pulled and the show was
rebroadcast by NBC in 1967 but what
really made the show so adored where its
memorable characters these included its
star Fred Flintstone who was a loudmouth
quarry worker in a leopard skin tunic I
can’t eat
I’m too busy figuring what this is gonna
cost me like the rest of the cast he was
inspired by the popular 1950s sitcom The
Honeymooners and took his cues from the
show star Jackie Gleason like Gleason
Fred was short temper grouchy loud and
prone to get rich quick schemes but
somehow he still remained soft hearted
and lovable is that you Fred
make yourself comfortable dear Fred was
joined by his lovely and level-headed
wife Wilma and his loyal friends Barney
and Betty Rubble what’s all the
commotion Fred you’ve been robbed this
up the extended cast included the
Flintstones pet dinosaur Dino Fred’s
boss mr. slate Wilma’s mother and an
alien called the Great Gazoo several
years into the show’s run each of the
main families was given a child pebbles
Flintstone and bamm-bamm rubble oh isn’t
that cute since its debut the
Flintstones launched a multi-million
dollar merchandising machine with
hundreds of toys and products released
each year including cereal endorsements
and children’s vitamins there were also
several specials and animated feature
films as well as to live-action
Hollywood flicks
in 2011 Family Guy creator Seth
MacFarlane began the dubious task of
producing a modern remake of the iconic
series for a new generation to discover
the Flintstones was the perfect mix of
satire and slapstick it continues to
entertain a wide audience in syndication
several decades after the world first
heard Fred’s iconic catchphrase we did
it
modern Stone Age family welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
exploring the history ah The Flintstones
funny very funny the iconic and
groundbreaking series The Flintstones
began entertaining television audiences
on September 30th 1960 created by
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera it was
produced by their legendary
hanna-barbera production studio during
its sixth season run the show proved
that an animated series could conquer
primetime the show was originally titled
the flagstones however a copyright claim
from an existing strip caused the
creators to change its name to the
iconic title we know today the
Flintstones became the first animated
program to include one self-contained
story during the half hour runtime up to
that point animated shows were made of
multiple segments with this
revolutionary focus and the intensive
release schedule the studio was forced
to develop an assembly line form of
production based on simplified drawings
and reduced body movements this helps
form the show’s distinct style the
Flintstones took place in the city of
bedrock and was centered on modern
prehistoric working-class life Fred and
Barney were often seen at the bowling
alley held memberships at the water
Buffalo Lodge and we’re usually
participating in outrageous schemes that
always resulted in trouble from their
wives of all the dumb tricks you’ve ever
pulled Fred that trampoline business
takes the cake the town of bedrock
itself was a stylish and fantasy based
interpretation of the past it merged
long extinct animals with cavemen and
even contain prehistoric versions of
modern appliances and vehicles powered
by animals and physical strength even
their version of a newspaper cause
laughs it was a stone tablet and was
usually thrown at Fred’s head by the
paperboy keeping with the prehistoric
theme everything was made of stone wood
and animal skins wonder if it’s genuine
alligator
oh really and what do I look like a
giraffe even better all the names were
wordplay on different rocks and mineral
The Flintstones was originally intended
as a program for the entire family
however its ads were deemed not
appropriate for children for example its
end of show bumper promoted the series
primary sponsor Winston cigarettes when
the show was refocused more towards
children
these were pulled and the show was
rebroadcast by NBC in 1967 but what
really made the show so adored where its
memorable characters these included its
star Fred Flintstone who was a loudmouth
quarry worker in a leopard skin tunic I
can’t eat
I’m too busy figuring what this is gonna
cost me like the rest of the cast he was
inspired by the popular 1950s sitcom The
Honeymooners and took his cues from the
show star Jackie Gleason like Gleason
Fred was short temper grouchy loud and
prone to get rich quick schemes but
somehow he still remained soft hearted
and lovable is that you Fred
make yourself comfortable dear Fred was
joined by his lovely and level-headed
wife Wilma and his loyal friends Barney
and Betty Rubble what’s all the
commotion Fred you’ve been robbed this
up the extended cast included the
Flintstones pet dinosaur Dino Fred’s
boss mr. slate Wilma’s mother and an
alien called the Great Gazoo several
years into the show’s run each of the
main families was given a child pebbles
Flintstone and bamm-bamm rubble oh isn’t
that cute since its debut the
Flintstones launched a multi-million
dollar merchandising machine with
hundreds of toys and products released
each year including cereal endorsements
and children’s vitamins there were also
several specials and animated feature
films as well as to live-action
Hollywood flicks
in 2011 Family Guy creator Seth
MacFarlane began the dubious task of
producing a modern remake of the iconic
series for a new generation to discover
the Flintstones was the perfect mix of
satire and slapstick it continues to
entertain a wide audience in syndication
several decades after the world first
heard Fred’s iconic catchphrase we did
it
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