The Flintstone Kids

American animated television series

Art Davis
Don Lusk
Carl Urbano (Season 1)
Rudy Zamora (Season 1)
Connie Dufau (Season 2)
John Kimball (Season 2)
Paul Sommer (Season 2)
Ray Patterson (supervising director)

Voices of

Charlie Adler
Mel Blanc
Susan Blu
Hamilton Camp
Henry Corden
Julie Dees
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser
Scott Menville
Bumper Robinson
Marilyn Schreffler
B.J. Ward
Lennie Weinrib
Frank Welker

Narrated byKenneth Mars (Captain Caveman and Son segments)Theme music composerHoyt CurtinOpening theme"The Flintstone Kids"ComposerHoyt CurtinCountry of originUnited States
PolskaOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes36 (76 segments) (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producersWilliam Hanna
Joseph BarberaProducers

Kay Wright
Berny Wolf and Lynn Hoag (associate producers, season 1 only)

EditorGil IversonRunning time23–24 minutes (3–11 minutes per segment)Production companiesHanna-Barbera Productions
Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (animation)Original releaseNetworkABCReleaseSeptember 13, 1986 (1986-09-13) –
November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)Related

The Flintstone Funnies
Dino: Stay Out!
The Flintstones

The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is an alternative incarnation of the studio's original animated series The Flintstones. The series depicts juvenile versions of the main characters from the original show.^[1] It aired from September 13, 1986, to November 14, 1987, on ABC.^[2] Unlike the previous shows, this was the first Flintstone series not to have a laugh track.

Overview

The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Wilma Slaghoople, Betty McBricker and Dino as tweens. They share their preadolescence with their friends Nate Slate (Fred's future boss), Philo Quartz and rich girl Dreamchip Gemstone. They also deal with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his Badrotten Bunch consisting of Tarpit Tommy, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dog Stalagbite.^[3]

Segments

This series featured the following segments:

The Flintstone Kids

The "main" segment of the show. It would either be a single half-hour episode (only in the first season) or a segment.

Flintstone Funnies

Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dream of exciting fantasy adventures. This segment was dropped in the second season.

Dino's Dilemmas

The adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

Captain Caveman and Son

The adventures of Captain Caveman (returning from Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels) with his son Cavey Jr. as they fight bad guys like the evil genius Mr. Bad. This segment was actually a "show within a show" whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters at Fred's home, where the "fourth wall" is broken frequently.

Episodes

Season	Segments	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Segments	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	54	26	September 13, 1986 (1986-09-13)	December 13, 1986 (1986-12-13)
2	22	10	September 12, 1987 (1987-09-12)	November 14, 1987 (1987-11-14)

Voice cast

Charlie Adler as Cavey Jr.
Mel Blanc as Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman
Susan Blu as Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite
Hamilton Camp as Barney Rubble, Flab Slab, Cragmire
Henry Corden as Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone
Julie Dees as Wilma Slaghoople (1986–1987), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tarpit Tommy
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser as Wilma Slaghoople (1987–1988)
Kenneth Mars as Narrator
Scott Menville as Freddy Flintstone (1987–1988)
Bumper Robinson as Philo Quartz
Marilyn Schreffler as Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble
B.J. Ward as Betty McBricker, Mrs. Rockbottom, Dusty Rubble
Lennie Weinrib as Freddy Flintstone (1986–1987), Police Commissioner
Frank Welker as Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, Brick McBricker

Home media

On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.^[4] On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.^[5]

Reception

Critical response

Common Sense Media gave the series a three out of five stars, saying: "Bedrock, the early years: cute and more P.C."^[6]

Awards

In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".^[7]

Other appearances

Cavey Jr. appears in the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Evolutionary War", voiced by Maurice LaMarche.

Cavey Jr. appears in Jellystone! voiced by Dana Snyder.^[8]

References

^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 333–344. ISBN 978-1476665993.
^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 209–214. ISBN 978-1538103739.
^ "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
^ Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T, Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD Archived 2014-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock' Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Flintstone Kids - TV Review". 10 November 2006.
^ Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1. p. 262.
^ "Jellystone! I Official Trailer I HBO Max Family". YouTube. June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

External links

The Flintstone Kids @ The Big Cartoon DataBase
The Flintstone Kids at IMDb

The Flintstones

Characters

The Flintstones	Fred Flintstone Wilma Flintstone Pebbles Flintstone Dino
The Rubbles	Barney Rubble Betty Rubble Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Other characters	Captain Caveman The Frankenstones The Great Gazoo Shmoo

Television
series

The Flintstones (1960–1966)
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972)
The Flintstone Comedy Hour / The Flintstone Comedy Show (1972–1974)
Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978)
The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979)
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1981)
The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984)
The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988)
Dino (part of What a Cartoon!)
- Stay Out! (1995)
- The Great Egg-Scape (1997)
Cave Kids (1996)
The Rubbles (2002)
Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs (2021–2022)

Television specials
and DTV films

The Flintstones on Ice (1973)
Energy: A National Issue (1977)
A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
The Flintstone Primetime Specials
- The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
- Fred's Final Fling (1980)
- Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
- Jogging Fever (1981)
Yogi's First Christmas (1980)
Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)
The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)

Theatrical films

Animated	The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Live-action	The Flintstones (1994) The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Video games

Yabba Dabba Doo! (1986)
The Flintstones (1988)
The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (1991)
The Flintstones (1993)
The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (1994)
The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (1994)
The Flintstones (1994/1995)
Bedrock Bowling (2000)

Comics

List of comics book titles
The Flintstones (2016)

Other media

"Meet the Flintstones"
Pinball
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (1990)

See also

Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid like You Doing in a Place like This?
Bedrock
Bedrock City theme park
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- South Dakota
Flintstone House
Flintstones Chewable Vitamins
Pebbles (cereal)
Hanna-Barbera
The Jetsons
The Honeymooners

Category

v t e Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s
First-run animated series	The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–80) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) Super Friends (1980-82) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–82) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–84, 1985) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) Wolf Rock TV (1984) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–90) Ewoks (1985–87) Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) Pound Puppies (1986–88) The Care Bears Family (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The Little Clowns of Happytown (1987-88) Little Wizards (1987-88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–91) Beetlejuice (1989–92)
First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)
Rebroadcasts	The Best of Scooby-Doo (1983–84) The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scary Scooby Funnies (1984–85) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)
Related	Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

v t e The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Series	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990–1992) The Adventures of Jonny Quest (1987–1988) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990–1991) Challenge of the GoBots (1985–1986) Fantastic Max (1988–1990) The Flintstone Kids (1986–1988) The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1988–1990) Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1987) Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 (1987–1988) HBTV (1985–1986) The Jetsons (1985–1987) Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990–1993) The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987) Paw Paws (1985–1986) Paddington Bear (1989–1991) The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–1993) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) Richie Rich (1988–1989) Skedaddle (1988–1989) Sky Commanders (1987–1988) The Smurfs (1987–1990) Snorks (1987–1990) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994) 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1994) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990–1992) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) The New Yogi Bear Show (1988–1989) Yo Yogi! (1991–1992) Young Robin Hood (1991–1993)
Distributors	Taft Broadcasting Turner Program Services (1991–1994) Worldvision Enterprises (1985–1991) Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Related topics	List of animated television series created for syndication Sunday morning cartoon The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride) Fred Flintstone and Friends Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure USA Cartoon Express

Hanna-Barbera

Original
productions

1950s debuts	The Ruff and Reddy Show (1957–1960) The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958–1961) The Quick Draw McGraw Show (1959–1961)
1960s debuts	The Flintstones (1960–1966) The Yogi Bear Show (1961–1962) Top Cat (1961–1962) The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series (1962–1963) The Jetsons (1962–1987) The Magilla Gorilla Show (1963–1967) Jonny Quest (1964–1965) The Peter Potamus Show (1964–1966) The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show (1965–1968) Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles (1966–1968) Space Ghost and Dino Boy (1966–1968) The Space Kidettes (1966–1967) Birdman and the Galaxy Trio (1967–1969) The Herculoids (1967–1968) Shazzan (1967–1969) Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor (1967–1969) The Fantastic Four (1967–1968) Samson & Goliath (1967–1968) The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968–1970) The Adventures of Gulliver (1968–1969) The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1968–1969) Wacky Races (1968–1970) The Perils of Penelope Pitstop (1969–1971) Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969–1971) Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971) Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
1970s debuts	Where's Huddles? (1970) Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1971) The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971–1972) Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! (1971–1972) The Funky Phantom (1971–1972) The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan (1972) Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972–1974) The Flintstone Comedy Hour (1972–1973) The Roman Holidays (1972) Sealab 2020 (1972) The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1974) Speed Buggy (1973) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids (1973) Yogi's Gang (1973) Super Friends (1973–1974) Goober and the Ghost Chasers (1973–1975) Inch High, Private Eye (1973–1974) Jeannie (1973–1975) The Addams Family (1973) Hong Kong Phooey (1974) Devlin (1974) These Are the Days (1974–1975) Valley of the Dinosaurs (1974–1975) Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch (1974–1975) The New Tom & Jerry/Grape Ape/Mumbly Show (1975–1977) The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour (1976–1977) Clue Club (1976–1977) Jabberjaw (1976–1978) Taggart's Treasure (1976) Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977–1978) Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977–1979) CB Bears (1977–1978) The Skatebirds (1977–1978) The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977–1978) The All New Popeye Hour (1978–1983) Yogi's Space Race (1978–1979) Challenge of the Super Friends (1978) The New Fred and Barney Show (1979) Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979) Casper and the Angels (1979–1980) The New Shmoo (1979) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1980) The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979–1980) Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980)
1980s debuts	The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980–1982) The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show (1980–1982) Space Stars (1981–1982) The Kwicky Koala Show (1981–1982) Trollkins (1981–1982) The Smurfs (1981–1989) The Flintstone Funnies (1982–1984) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–1983) Jokebook (1982) The Gary Coleman Show (1982) Shirt Tales (1982) Pac-Man (1982) The New Scooby Doo Mysteries (1983–1985) The Biskitts (1983–1985) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–1985) Paw Paws (1985–1986) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985–1988) Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1986) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–1986) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (1985–1992) The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–1987) Pound Puppies (1986–1987) The Flintstone Kids (1986–1987) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–1991) The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988) The New Yogi Bear Show (1988) Fantastic Max (1988) The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1989) Paddington Bear (1989)
1990s debuts	Tom & Jerry Kids (1990–1994) Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996) The Pirates of Dark Water (1991–1993) Yo Yogi! (1991) Fish Police (1992) The Addams Family (1992) Droopy, Master Detective (1993–1994) The New Adventures of Captain Planet (1993–1996) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1994) 2 Stupid Dogs (1993–1995) Dumb and Dumber (1995–1996) Cave Kids (1996) The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997)