Posted on 09/30/2010 4:30:27 PM PDT by lowbridge
The tradition of Google Doodle resumed today, as the search engine giant is celebrating the 50th anniversary of all-time favorite animated series "The Flintstones" via a special logo.
The Hanna-Barbera production "The Flintstones" was created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera on 30th September 1960. Basically, it was a sitcom aimed at adults, having storylines that relate the realness of various relationships. "The Flintstones" was designed to attract a mature and semi-mature audience.
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It was the Honeymooners in cartoon form.
Actually, I saw the Flintstones first, so The Honeymooners was the Flinstones in live TV form.
“The Stones, I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Wilma, Pebbles...” - Steven Wright
I’m one year older than the Flintstones. Does that make me prehistoric?
I recall reading that Jackie Gleason was thinking about a lawsuit, but thought better of it b/c of the cartoon’s popularity.
***The Hanna-Barbera production “The Flintstones” was created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera***
Another product of the Hanna-barbera garbage factory. More talk, less animation.
They were far better when they did animation for MGM. Now those were great cartoons!
As a child, when I saw my first Hanna-barbera tv cartoon I knew it was trash.
I love good animation, from the old Van Bueren catoons, Terrytoons, Max Flischer cartoons, Disney cartoons, Warner Brothers cartoons, MGM cartoons...But H-B TV cartoons were trash.
Joe Rockhead? THAT loudmouth!!!"
Which reminds me. I saw a special featuring the cast of Second City TV reminiscing about the show. Rick Moranis and, I think, Joe Flaherty discussed their plans for a "Flintstones" segment and admitted the impetus behind it was solely to have 'Fred' and 'Barney' run while a repeating "loop" of scenery rolled behind them. I'm so sorry they never got around to realizing that sketch.
My favorite Flintstone episode
I remember watching the Flintstones on Friday nights. It seems like my dad watched the “Friday Night Fights” after the Flintstones and we left the TV. Does that make any sense?
Flintstone’s Winston Cigarette Commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZvHiiWFbBU
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