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The Flintstones' New Neighbors
''The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' is a 1980 Animation, animated television special and the first of ''The Flintstone Primetime Specials, The Flintstone Special'' limited-run prime time revival of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Productions. The special premiered on NBC on September 26, 1980. ''The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' was animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation work for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s. This would explain why, artistically, the backgrounds in this special look very much like pencil and charcoal drawings, very different from the original series and its spin-offs. Like many animated series created by Hanna-Barbera in the 1970s, the show contained a Laugh track#Making their own, laugh track created by the studio, one of the last productions to do so. Summary The Flintstones and the Rubbles welcome a new strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Urbano
Carl Urbano (December 20, 1910 – October 16, 2003) was an American animator and director, best remembered for the promotional animated short ''A Is for Atom'' (1953) which promotes atomic energy. Life During the 1950s, Carl would be found directing for John Sutherland (producer), John Sutherland Productions, directing theatrical quality cartoons for industry. Later in his career, he was at H-B directing under supervisor Ray Patterson (animator), Ray Patterson at Hanna-Barbera Productions. Some of his directing credits at Hanna-Barbera include: *''Godzilla (1978 TV series), Godzilla'' (1978–1979) *''Scooby's All Stars'' (1978) Season 2 *''Challenge of the Super Friends'' (1978) *''Yogi's Space Race'' (1978) *''Buford and the Galloping Ghost'' (1979) *''The New Fred and Barney Show'' (1979) *''Fred and Barney Meet the Thing'' (1979) *''Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo'' (1979–1980) *''Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979 TV series), Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo'' (1979) *''The Flin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flintstone Primetime Specials
''The Flintstone Primetime Specials'' (onscreen title: ''The Flintstone Special'') is a four-episode limited-run prime time television revival of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which aired on NBC from September 26, 1980 to October 11, 1981. List of animated specials Voice cast * Henry Corden - Fred Flintstone * Mel Blanc - Barney Rubble, Dino * Jean Vander Pyl - Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles Flintstone * Gay Autterson - Betty Rubble * Don Messick - Bamm-Bamm Rubble * John Stephenson - Frank Frankenstone, Mr. Slate * Pat Parris - Oblivia Frankenstone * Jim MacGeorge - Stubby Frankenstone * Julie McWhirter - Hidea Frankenstone Production ''The Flintstones' New Neighbors'' and ''Jogging Fever'' were animated at Filman, an animation studio in Madrid, Spain (headed by Carlos Alfonso and Juan Pina) who did a lot of animation work for Hanna-Barbera between the early 1970s through the mid-1980s. Among their credits were such series as '' Yogi's Space ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Messick
Donald Earle Messick (September 7, 1926 – October 24, 1997) was an American voice actor. He was best known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered vocal creations include Scooby-Doo, Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hoppy in ''The Flintstones'', Astro in ''The Jetsons'', Muttley in ''Wacky Races'' and ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines'', Boo-Boo Bear and Ranger Smith in ''The Yogi Bear Show'', Sebastian the Cat in ''Josie and the Pussycats''; Gears, Ratchet, and Scavenger in '' The Transformers'', Papa Smurf and Azrael in ''The Smurfs'', Hamton J. Pig in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', and Dr. Benton Quest in ''Jonny Quest''. Early life Messick was born on September 7, 1926 in Buffalo, New York, the son of Binford Earl Messick, a house painter, and Lena Birch ( Hughes). He was raised by his maternal grandparents in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, where he received his early training as a performer at the Ramsay Street School of Acting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Rubble
Betty Rubble is a fictional character in the television animated series ''The Flintstones'' and its spin-offs and live-action motion pictures. She is the black-haired wife of caveman Barney Rubble and the adoptive mother of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. Her best friend is her next-door neighbor Wilma Flintstone. Betty lives in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock, a world where dinosaurs coexist with cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy primitive versions of modern conveniences such as telephones, automobiles and washing machines. She speaks with a Midwestern accent. Betty's personality was based on the stock character of the lead character's best friend's wife, commonly seen in 1950s television (other prominent examples including Trixie Norton of ''The Honeymooners'', which by conflicting accounts was a major inspiration for ''The Flintstones'', and Ethel Mertz of ''I Love Lucy''). Much like Trixie or Ethel, Betty spent a lot of her time socializing with Wilma, and the two would often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pebbles Flintstone
Pebbles Flintstone (also known as Pebbles Flintstone-Rubble as an adult) is a fictional character in the ''Flintstones'' franchise. The red-haired daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Pebbles is born near the end of the third season. She is most famous in her infant form on ''The Flintstones'', but has also appeared at various other ages, including as a teenager on the early 1970s spin-off ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'' and as an adult in three television films. She spent most of her time with Bamm-Bamm Rubble, her childhood best friend whom she eventually marries. Fictional character biography According to the February 22, 1963, edition of ''TV Guide'', Pebbles was born at the Bedrock Rockapedic Hospital on February 22, 10,000 BC. That particular year was never actually cited within the show itself; most versions of the show put the Flintstones' era as around 1,000,000 BC. As an infant, Pebbles quickly became lifelong best friends with her next-door neighbor, Bamm-Bamm Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma Flintstone
Wilma Flintstone is a fictional character in the television animated series ''The Flintstones''. Wilma is the red-headed woman married to caveman Fred Flintstone, daughter of Pearl Slaghoople, and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friend is her next door neighbor, Betty Rubble. Wilma's personality is based on that of Alice Kramden, married to Ralph Kramden on the 1950s television series ''The Honeymooners''. Much like Alice, Wilma plays the strong-willed, level-headed person in her marriage, often criticizing Fred for pursuing his various ill-fated schemes. Wilma is often the one to bail out Fred when one of his schemes lands him in trouble or brings up the problem. Fictional character biography Similar to Fred Flintstone's family, Wilma came from " Arkanstone". As a young adult, Wilma worked with Betty as a cigarette girl at a resort. There, they first met and fell in love with their future husbands, Fred and Barney, who were working there as bellhops."Bachelor Daze", ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barney Rubble
Barney Rubble is a fictional character who appears in the television animated series ''The Flintstones''. He is the diminutive, blond-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. His best friend is his next door neighbor, Fred. Barney's personality was based on that of Ed Norton on the 1950s television series ''The Honeymooners'', played by Art Carney. Like Ralph Kramden on ''The Honeymooners'', Fred was constantly on the lookout for get-rich-quick schemes, while Barney, like Norton, found life satisfactory as it was, but participated in said schemes because Fred was his friend. Usually, after Fred had hatched one of his plans, Barney showed his agreement by laughing and saying, "Uh hee hee hee... OK, Fred!" or "Hee hee hee... whatever you say, Fred!" In early episodes, Barney had a New Jersey accent. It was soon changed to a deeper, more chuckle-like voice. In "On the Rocks" and the late 2000s, his Jersey accent returns. Barney's interests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Flintstone
Fred Flintstone is the main character of the animated sitcom '' The Flintstones'', which aired during prime-time on ABC during the original series' run from 1960 to 1966. Fred is the husband of Wilma Flintstone and father of Pebbles Flintstone and together the family live in their homely cave in the town of Bedrock. His best friend is his next door neighbor, Barney, who has a wife named Betty and an adopted son, named Bamm-Bamm. Fred lives in the fictional prehistoric town of Bedrock, a world where dinosaurs coexist with modernized cavepeople and the cavepeople enjoy "primitive" versions of modern conveniences such as telephones, automobiles, and washing machines. Fred's trademark catchphrase yell is "yabba dabba doo!", a phrase that was originally his club's cheer, and later adopted as part of the theme song from the third season on and used in the 1994 live-action ''Flintstones'' film. Since the original series' run, Fred has appeared in various other cartoon spinoffs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flintstone Comedy Show
''The Flintstone Comedy Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from November 22, 1980 to October 24, 1981. Outside North America, the show was released under title of ''Flintstone Frolics''. The series contained six segments: ''The Flintstone Family Adventures'', ''Bedrock Cops'', ''Pebbles, Dino and Bamm-Bamm'', ''Captain Caveman'', ''Dino and the Cavemouse'' and ''The Frankenstones''. Overview The series also featured new characters (the Frankenstones, the Cavemouse) as well as older characters (Penny, Wiggy, Moonrock and Schleprock of 1971's ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'' and 1972's ''The Flintstone Comedy Hour'' on CBS, Al Capp's the Shmoo from his show ''The New Shmoo'' which aired on NBC in 1979, and Captain Caveman from his own series on ABC in 1977 which lasted three seasons). A series of gags, educational spots, games, how-to-draw and a dance-of-the-week were featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Fred And Barney Show
''The New Fred and Barney Show'' is an American animated television series revival and spin-off of ''The Flintstones'' produced by Hanna-Barbera that aired on NBC from February 3 to October 20, 1979. The series marked the first time Henry Corden performed the voice of Fred Flintstone for a regular series. Overview These new episodes were composed of the traditional ''Flintstones'' cast of characters such as Fred and Barney's children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm as toddlers, after having been depicted as teenagers on ''The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show'' on CBS in 1971; they returned to the form of teenagers on ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'' in 1980 on NBC. Some plots were familiar Flintstones stories while others consisted of new misadventures with witches and werewolves, as well as spoofs of late 1970s fads. A second season of seven new episodes combined with reruns of ''The New Fred and Barney Show'' were broadcast on the package program '' Fred and Barney Meet the Thing'' and later o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Frankenstones
The Frankenstones are a family of fictional characters who appeared on ''The Flintstones'' spin-offs and television specials through the early 1980s. The family has been described as a sort of fusion of ''The Flintstones'' and ''The Munsters''. The Frankenstones are also similar in scope to The Gruesomes, another monster-themed family who moved next door to the Flintstones during the fifth season of the original series. ''The New Fred and Barney Show'' The first version of the Frankenstones were introduced on September 15, 1979 in the episode "Fred & Barney Meet the Frankenstones" of the second season of ''The New Fred and Barney Show''. They were featured as the managers of a condorstonium development called Deadrock Arms that Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble considered moving their families into. This Frankenstone family consisted of: * Frank Frankenstone, a Frankenstein Monster-style father (voiced by John Stephenson) * Hidea Frankenstone, his wife (voiced by Gay Autte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh Track
A laugh track (or laughter track) is a separate soundtrack for a recorded comedy show containing the sound of audience laughter. In some productions, the laughter is a live audience response instead; in the United States, where it is most commonly used, the term usually implies artificial laughter (canned laughter or fake laughter) made to be inserted into the show. This was invented by American sound engineer Charles "Charley" Douglass. The Douglass laugh track became a standard in mainstream television in the U.S., dominating most prime-time sitcoms and sketch comedies from the late 1950s to the late 1970s. Usage of the Douglass laughter decreased by the 1980s when stereophonic laughter was provided by rival sound companies as well as the overall practice of single-camera sitcoms eliminating audiences altogether. History in the United States Radio Before radio and television, audiences experienced live comedy performances in the presence of other audience members. Radio and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
