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| − | '''''The Flintstones''''' is a 1960-1966 animated sitcom created by {{w|William Hanna}} and {{w|Joseph Barbera}}. The show is set in an anachronistic Stone Age and centers around Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma and their baby daughter Pebbles, along with their neighbours Barney Rubble and his wife Betty. At the time it was the first | + | '''''The Flintstones''''' is a 1960-1966 animated sitcom created by {{w|William Hanna}} and {{w|Joseph Barbera}}. The show is set in an anachronistic Stone Age and centers around Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma and their baby daughter Pebbles, along with their neighbours Barney Rubble and his wife Betty. At the time it was the first successful prime time animated sitcom. It managed to gain adult fans as well as children and remained popular in reruns decades later. No other animated TV sitcom until ''The Simpsons'' managed to duplicate their success and during its early seasons ''The Simpsons'' was often compared with ''The Flintstones''. In 1996 ''The Simpsons'' broke the Flintstones' record as longest-running prime animated sitcom. |
[[Matt Groening]] watched ''The Flintstones'' too as a child, but in the documentary ''[[My Wasted Life]]'' (2000) he said that he disliked the "TV narrow boundaries, safe and formulaicness" of the show, something he wanted to avoid on ''The Simpsons''. | [[Matt Groening]] watched ''The Flintstones'' too as a child, but in the documentary ''[[My Wasted Life]]'' (2000) he said that he disliked the "TV narrow boundaries, safe and formulaicness" of the show, something he wanted to avoid on ''The Simpsons''. | ||
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{{TB|"[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB| [[Mr. Burns]] forgot The Simpsons' names and [[Smithers]] whispers them in his ear, though on purpose gives the names of Flintstones characters. When Mr. Burns greets Homer, Marge and Maggie he names them ''Fred'', ''Wilma'' and ''little Pebbles''. After giving Homer a special gift Homer shouts in joy: ''Yabbadabba-doo!'', which was Fred Flintstone's catchphrase. }} | + | {{TB| [[Mr. Burns]] forgot The Simpsons' names and [[Smithers]] whispers them in his ear, though on purpose gives the names of Flintstones characters. When Mr. Burns greets Homer, Marge and Maggie he names them ''Fred'', ''Wilma'' and ''little Pebbles''. After giving Homer a special gift Homer shouts in joy: ''Yabbadabba-doo!'', which was Fred Flintstone's catchphrase.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:Fintstone Phone.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:Fintstone Phone.png|250px]]}} | ||
{{TRs|[[Season 6|6]]|3}} | {{TRs|[[Season 6|6]]|3}} | ||
{{TB|108}} | {{TB|108}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB|[[Bart]] plays with the [[Flintstone Phone]] which plays Fred's voice. The actual actor who normally performed Fred's voice on the ''Flintstones'' during that era, [[Henry Corden]], was brought to the studio to record this line. }} | + | {{TB|[[Bart]] plays with the [[Flintstone Phone]] which plays Fred's voice. The actual actor who normally performed Fred's voice on the ''Flintstones'' during that era, [[Henry Corden]], was brought to the studio to record this line.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:Flintstone House.png|250px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:Flintstone House.png|250px]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[A Star Is Burns]]"}} | {{TB|"[[A Star Is Burns]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB| When Bart watches TV the voice-over announces ''The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons'', which Bart describes as "another cheap cross-over". Instantly afterwards he too meets [[Jay Sherman]] from ''[[The Critic]]''. }} | + | {{TB| When Bart watches TV the voice-over announces ''The Flintstones Meet the Jetsons'', which Bart describes as "another cheap cross-over". Instantly afterwards he too meets [[Jay Sherman]] from ''[[The Critic]]''.}} |
{{TBT|}} | {{TBT|}} | ||
{{TRs|[[Season 7|7]]|2}} | {{TRs|[[Season 7|7]]|2}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Whistler's Father]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Whistler's Father]]"}} | ||
{{TB|[[Helen Lovejoy]], while critizing [[Marge]], refers to her house as like visiting The Flintstones'. [[Santa's Little Helper]] passes by holding a bone in his mouth, in reference to Dino, Fred's pet.}} | {{TB|[[Helen Lovejoy]], while critizing [[Marge]], refers to her house as like visiting The Flintstones'. [[Santa's Little Helper]] passes by holding a bone in his mouth, in reference to Dino, Fred's pet.}} | ||
| − | {{TBT|[[File:Lisa Gets the Blues The Flintstones.png|250px]]<br | + | {{TBT|[[File:Lisa Gets the Blues The Flintstones.png|250px]]<br>[[File:Lisa Gets the Blues The Simpstones.png|250px]]}} |
{{TB|635}} | {{TB|635}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Lisa Gets the Blues]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Lisa Gets the Blues]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB|The title screen says " | + | {{TB|The title screen says "The Flintstones" instead of "The Simpsons", it goes back and "The Simpstones" is written, a mix of The Flintstones and The Simpsons, it goes back again and the correct text shows up.}} |
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{{TBT|[[HomerJSimpson]]}} | {{TBT|[[HomerJSimpson]]}} | ||
{{TB|July 26, [[2009]]}} | {{TB|July 26, [[2009]]}} | ||
| − | {{TB|To that dude who keeps honking at me: I | + | {{TB|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. #comic-con #sdcc}} |
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{{TH|Role in ''The Flintstones''}} | {{TH|Role in ''The Flintstones''}} | ||
{{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}} | {{TH|Role on ''The Simpsons''}} | ||
| − | {{TBT|[[File:Henry Corden.jpg|100px]] }} | + | {{TBT|[[File:Henry Corden.jpg|100px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Henry Corden]]}} | {{TB|[[Henry Corden]]}} | ||
{{TB| Played Fred in the 1980s and 1990s reboots of ''The Flintstones''.}} | {{TB| Played Fred in the 1980s and 1990s reboots of ''The Flintstones''.}} | ||
Revision as of 09:05, March 6, 2020
The Flintstones is a 1960-1966 animated sitcom created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The show is set in an anachronistic Stone Age and centers around Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma and their baby daughter Pebbles, along with their neighbours Barney Rubble and his wife Betty. At the time it was the first successful prime time animated sitcom. It managed to gain adult fans as well as children and remained popular in reruns decades later. No other animated TV sitcom until The Simpsons managed to duplicate their success and during its early seasons The Simpsons was often compared with The Flintstones. In 1996 The Simpsons broke the Flintstones' record as longest-running prime animated sitcom.
Matt Groening watched The Flintstones too as a child, but in the documentary My Wasted Life (2000) he said that he disliked the "TV narrow boundaries, safe and formulaicness" of the show, something he wanted to avoid on The Simpsons.
The Flintstones have been referenced on The Simpsons numerous times.
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