"The Flintstones" (1960) TV series 1960-1966

Writers:

Joseph Barbera (writer)
Herbert Finn (writer)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of a modern stone-age family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

The Flintstones | Theremin | Suspend Disbelief | Cartoon Dinosaur | Dinosaur As Dog

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jean Vander Pyl	...	Wilma Flintstone / ... (167 episodes, 1959-1966)
Alan Reed	...	Fred Flintstone (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
Mel Blanc	...	Barney Rubble / ... (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
Bea Benaderet	...	Betty Rubble / ... (161 episodes, 1960-1966)
John Stephenson	...	Mr. Nate Slate / ... (74 episodes, 1960-1966)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(167 episodes, 1959-1966)
William Hanna		(167 episodes, 1959-1966)

Series Writing credits
Warren Foster		(46 episodes, 1960-1966)
Arthur Phillips		(18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Michael Maltese		(15 episodes, 1960-1962)
Harvey Bullock		(10 episodes, 1962-1965)
Tony Benedict		(9 episodes, 1962-1965)
Barry E. Blitzer		(8 episodes, 1963-1965)
Alan Dinehart		(5 episodes, 1965)
Jack Raymond		(4 episodes, 1961)
R.S. Allen		(3 episodes, 1963-1965)
Sydney Zelinka		(2 episodes, 1961)
Walter Black		(2 episodes, 1963)
Sam Bobrick		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Larry Markes		(1 episode, 1961)
Joseph Barbera		(unknown episodes)
Herbert Finn		(unknown episodes)
Ralph Goodman		(unknown episodes)
Rance Howard		(unknown episodes)
Rick Mittleman		(unknown episodes)
George O'Hanlon		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (33 episodes, 1960-1965)
William Hanna	....	producer (33 episodes, 1960-1965)
Alan Dinehart	....	associate producer (25 episodes, 1960-1962)
Alex Lovy	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1962-1965)

Series Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin		(unknown episodes, 1960-1965)
Ted Nichols		(unknown episodes, 1965-1966)
Will Schaefer		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Dick Blundell		(unknown episodes)
Gene Borghi		(unknown episodes)
Charles Flekal		(unknown episodes)
Frank Paiker		(unknown episodes)
John Pratt		(unknown episodes)
Hal Shiffman		(unknown episodes)
Norman Stainback		(unknown episodes)
Roy Wade		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Greg Watson		(24 episodes, 1960-1965)
Donald Douglas		(20 episodes, 1960-1965)
Joe Ruby		(19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Warner E. Leighton		(18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Ken Spears		(18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Hank Gotzenberg		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)

Series Production Management
Howard Hanson	....	production supervision / production supervisor (25 episodes, 1960-1965)

Series Art Department
Arthur Davis	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1960)
Dan Gordon	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1960)
Alex Lovy	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 1960)

Series Sound Department
Buddy Myers	....	sound director / sound direction (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Paiker	....	camera / camera operator (25 episodes, 1960-1965)
Charles Flekal	....	camera / camera operator (24 episodes, 1960-1965)
Norman Stainback	....	camera / camera operator (23 episodes, 1960-1965)
Roy Wade	....	camera / camera operator (23 episodes, 1960-1965)
Gene Borghi	....	camera / camera operator (2 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Animation Department
Richard Bickenbach	....	layout artist (25 episodes, 1960-1965)
Kenneth Muse	....	animation / animator (22 episodes, 1959-1965)
Dick Lundy	....	animation / animator (22 episodes, 1960-1965)
Ed Love	....	animation / animator (21 episodes, 1960-1965)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background artist (20 episodes, 1960-1965)
Walt Clinton	....	layout artist (19 episodes, 1960-1965)
Art Lozzi	....	background artist (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
George Nicholas	....	animation / animator (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Don Patterson	....	animation / animator (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Richard H. Thomas	....	background artist (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Carlo Vinci	....	animation / animator (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Bill Keil	....	animation / animator (18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Arrahwanna Thomsen	....	ink and paint artist (9 episodes, 1966)
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (8 episodes, 1962-1965)
Lance Nolley	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1962-1965)
Rene Garcia	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Allen Wilzbach	....	animator (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
Phil Lewis	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Edwin Aardal	....	animator (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Dan Noonan	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Jack Huber	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Hutten	....	animation / animator (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Watson	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1965)
Ed Benedict	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Preston Blair	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Harry Holt	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Don Jurwich	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Lin Larsen	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Amby Paliwoda	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Ray Patterson	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Virgil Ross	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Randall Robinson	....	apprentice film editor (5 episodes, 1966)
Warner E. Leighton	....	supervising film editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director / musical direction (24 episodes, 1960-1965)
Jack Stern	....	music arranger (2 episodes, 1960)
Ted Nichols	....	musical director (2 episodes, 1965)
Joseph Barbera	....	composer: theme song "Meet the Flintstones" (unknown episodes)
William Hanna	....	composer: theme "Meet the Flintstones" (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Alex Lovy	....	story director (22 episodes, 1960-1965)
Lawrence Goble	....	titles (18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Arthur Davis	....	story director (17 episodes, 1960-1962)
Dan Gordon	....	story director (17 episodes, 1960-1962)
Arthur Pierson	....	story supervisor / story supervision (6 episodes, 1962-1965)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (2 episodes, 1963-1965)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Screen Gems Television (a television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Corporation)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1966) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• DFS Program Exchange
• Screen Gems
• Telepictures Distribution
• The Program Exchange
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1-3)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 4-)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• Bayer  original sponsor (Alka Seltzer/One-a Day vitamins)
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company  original sponsor (Winston cigarettes)
• Unilever Brands  original sponsor (Skippy peanut butter)
• Welch's  original sponsor

Also Known As:

The Flagstones (USA) (working title)
The Gladstones (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (166 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) (video rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (some episodes) | UK:U (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The Flintstones' house size, design and furniture change in almost every episode.

Goofs:

Continuity: Fred and Barney's boss's name keeps changing from George Slate to George Granite and back throughout the first season.

Quotes:

Barney Rubble: [Fred has just fallen down after taking a swing at Barney] Whale on the beach! Whale on the beach!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Women of the Prehistoric Planet (#2.13)" (1990)

Soundtrack:

Talkin' Loud Ain't Sayin' Nothin'

The Classic Hanna-Barbera Show

This is definitely the show that put Hanna-Barbera studios on the map. After years of producing primarily cartoons for children (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound et ala.), this really became the first cartoon show that was geared for adults, though there still is enough to keep children interested. Fred, Wilma, Barney and Betty are all people everyone can relate to even though the show is set in the stone age. And even though I feel that in most cases the introduction of cute kids ruins a show, the introduction of Pebbles and Bamm Bamm helped to show that beneath his gruff exterior Fred was a big teddy bear. However, I do agree that when Gazoo was introduced was when the show's quality began to go down hill. Thankfully, he was never included in any of the subsequent incarnations of the "modern stone age family".