50th anniversary of the Flintstones

By Agencies
London: Today is the 50th anniversary of the Flintstones, animated American television sitcom. On this occasion, a specially designed doodle has been featured at Google homepage.

The animated series ran from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966 on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age man’s life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend.

The show is set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock. In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long extinct animals co-exist with barefoot cavemen.

Critics and fans alike agree that the show was an animated imitation of The Honeymooners with rock puns thrown in.

my kids have just discovered it! and they LOVE it!

I love introducing older cartoons to my daughter. I've got her watching Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers lately.

FauxReal said:

I love introducing older cartoons to my daughter. I've got her watching Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers lately.

That show is so awesome. Show her Ducktales next!

I love the Flintstones I still need to get the DVD set which contains all the episodes

I love this cartoon!!

MoniGram said:

I love this cartoon!!

Me too !!! Yabba-dabba-doooooooooo!!!!

The cartoon version of "The Honeymooners".

SoulAlive said:

Why is Bam Bam on the roof? That's dangerous. Pebbles aint on the roof.

Didn't the Rubbles have a sabertooth cat as their pet?

Where's that green alien that used to kick it with them?

Did any realize they all lived in track homes?

DesireeNevermind said:

Why is Bam Bam on the roof? That's dangerous. Pebbles aint on the roof.

Didn't the Rubbles have a sabertooth cat as their pet?

Where's that green alien that used to kick it with them?

Did any realize they all lived in track homes?

The Great Gazoo.

I will never forget the episode where Gazoo made clones of Fred and Barney, and all they said was "Yes yes yes" and "no no no" so that they could go bowling instead of go to dinner with their wives.

GetAwayFromMe said:

I will never forget the episode where Gazoo made clones of Fred and Barney, and all they said was "Yes yes yes" and "no no no" so that they could go bowling instead of go to dinner with their wives.

OMG - that was a great episode!

And who didn't love Cary Granite and Stony Curtis?

Haven't seen it in decades, but it was a daytime staple when we were growing up.

I call a speed-demon friend of mine "Goggles A-Paisano".

Genesia said:

DesireeNevermind said:

Why is Bam Bam on the roof? That's dangerous. Pebbles aint on the roof.

Didn't the Rubbles have a sabertooth cat as their pet?

Where's that green alien that used to kick it with them?

Did any realize they all lived in track homes?

The Great Gazoo.

Artie, on Howard Stern, would occasionally invoke, "Hello, dumb-dumbs."

Genesia said:

GetAwayFromMe said:

I will never forget the episode where Gazoo made clones of Fred and Barney, and all they said was "Yes yes yes" and "no no no" so that they could go bowling instead of go to dinner with their wives.

OMG - that was a great episode!

Forgot about that one! Yeah, we thought that was a scream.

"Yes, yes, yes." "No, no, no."

Ace said:

Haven't seen it in decades, but it was a daytime staple when we were growing up.

I call a speed-demon friend of mine "Goggles A-Paisano".

Anytime someone I know is being a big spender, I call them "Miss Gotrocks."

Most people don't get it till I explain it to them, though.

I love The Flintstones. Cartoons in the '70s were so great.

Let's not forget The Way-Outs or Hi-Fi!

"Nice and slow...that's the way to do it. ...Nice and slow..."

Keep your hubby happy

He's a happy papi

With Glockenspiel!

Here we come, on the run

With a burger on a bun!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary

HA...py Anniversary!

Ace said:

Genesia said:

The Great Gazoo.

Artie, on Howard Stern, would occasionally invoke, "Hello, dumb-dumbs."

I totally forgot about that.

Efan said:

Ace said:

Haven't seen it in decades, but it was a daytime staple when we were growing up.

I call a speed-demon friend of mine "Goggles A-Paisano".

Anytime someone I know is being a big spender, I call them "Miss Gotrocks."

Most people don't get it till I explain it to them, though.

I love The Flintstones. Cartoons in the '70s were so great.

Again,

I like the one with the Ann Margaret character (Ann Margrock). Fred and Barney sang with her.

"I loves you but...I aint gonna be your fool!"

Terribly cute and funny. There was another band on there called the "Way Outs" and all they sang was...

"We're gonna go WAY OUT WAY OUT...that's where the fun is WAY OUT"

My aunt said that the Flintstones used to come on at night when she was young and it was intended as an adult cartoon much like Family Guy and King of the Hill are for today's generation. I'd argue that the Flintstones is tame compared to the Family Guy. There's nothing remotely shocking about the Flintstones except those episodes with the bank robbers and the one where Wilma filmed a commercial with a gay guy who couldn't put any manly feelings into his line.

Ace said:

Keep your hubby happy

He's a happy papi

With Glockenspiel!

Uh, make that Rockenschpeel (thanks, Google).

DesireeNevermind said:

I like the one with the Ann Margaret character (Ann Margrock). Fred and Barney sang with her.

"I loves you but...I aint gonna be your fool!"

Terribly cute and funny. There was another band on there called the "Way Outs" and all they sang was...

"We're gonna go WAY OUT WAY OUT...that's where the fun is WAY OUT"

My aunt said that the Flintstones used to come on at night when she was young and it was intended as an adult cartoon much like Family Guy and King of the Hill are for today's generation. I'd argue that the Flintstones is tame compared to the Family Guy. There's nothing remotely shocking about the Flintstones except those episodes with the bank robbers and the one where Wilma filmed a commercial with a gay guy who couldn't put any manly feelings into his line.

The Flintstones was the first prime time animated series.

The cartoon network Boomerang is hosting The Flintstones Stonetacular Anniversary with a few episodes tonight including the movie "A Man Called Flintstone." This Saturday is the 24-hour best of 50 episode marathon.

Flintstones... Meet the Flintstones,
They're a modern stoneage family.
From the town of Bedrock,
They're a page right out of history.

Let's ride with the family down the street.
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet.

When you're with the Flintstones,
have a yabba dabba doo time,
a dabba doo time,
we'll have a gay old time!

SoulAlive said:

I love the Flintstones I still need to get the DVD set which contains all the episodes

i would love to have that!

Hershe said:

SoulAlive said:

I love the Flintstones I still need to get the DVD set which contains all the episodes

How cute.

I'm hoping that I get this for Christmas

I must be the only one who's not a fan