Posted on 07/11/2019 1:15:06 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Prepare to meet The Flintstones all over again. Warner Bros. Animation is working with Elizabeth Banks’ Brownstone Productions on an adult-skewing primetime animated comedy based on the classic cartoon series, TVLine’s sister publication Variety reports.
Hanna-Barbera’s original Flintstones — which followed the exploits of married cave-people Fred and Wilma Flintstone, along with their friends, offspring and enormous pets — aired on ABC from 1960 to 1966 for a total of 166 episodes. It was even the first animated show to be nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmys in 1961.
More than 10 follow-up series and spinoffs aired in the following years, including The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972) and The Flintstone Comedy Show (1981–1982). We’ve also seen the iconic characters reimagined in several live-action movies, with John Goodman and Elizabeth Perkins initially stepping into the roles of Fred and Wilma in 1994.
And this isn’t the first time the classic cave-dwelling family has attempted to return to television in recent years. Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane was given permission to develop a Flintstones reboot back in 2011, but the project never came to fruition.
Would you watch this latest attempt at an “adult” Flintstones reboot? Hit PLAY on the original series’ intro (and outro) below to get those nostalgic juices flowing, then drop a comment with your thoughts.
Aww, shucks!
Oof! I thought I read “Adult version” of Flinstones in the works. You talk about “Bedrock”.
“They’ll have a gay old time...”
“Now she will play Fred. Or maybe Mr. Slate.”
She’s more like the brontosaurus Fred drives at work.
Or more likely Fred and Barney. Or Dino.
“No ideas left.”
Oh yeah, next will be the Jetsons. God know what they will do with Judy or Elroy.
I just hope they will bring back Bugs Bunny as they can come up with new ways to get Wiley Coyote and Yosemite Sam squashed. It’ll look like Toon Town at Disneyland on a good day, another family fight.
rwood
Bump
The Flintstones, when originally aired WAS an adult show. It was on at 8PM Friday nights in prime time. It was a direct rip off of the popular adult show, The Honeymooners, with Jackie Gleason. It was sponsored by Winston cigarettes, with commercials featuring the cartoon cast.
Hey, my parents must not have let me watch that episode!
Except that the Flintstones was funny and Honeymooners wasn’t.
Bea Benaderet played Cousin Pearl on the Beverly Hillbillies, Kate Bradley on Petticoat Junction, and Betty Rubble on the Flinstones...at the same time!
Elizabeth Banks is ruining Charlie’s Angels with a movie and now the Flintstones. What next?
Never took up smoking, but did enjoy seeing Andy Griffith and Rob and Laura take a break from the shows and light up with pleasure. I was too young to remember the brand, had to look it up.
Ha, my father watched the DVD Show religiously and smoked Kent.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Vg5w9TIMg
Bea Benaderet was fun on Burns and Allen, too.
“Except that the Flintstones was funny and Honeymooners wasn’t.”
Art Carney was great on that show.
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