''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' is an American
animated
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streaming television
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series and a
spin-off of the original series, ''
The Flintstones
''The Flintstones'' is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighb ...
''. Like ''
Cave Kids
''Cave Kids'' (also known as ''Cave Kids Adventures'' or ''Cave Kids: Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm'') is an American animated children's television series produced by Hanna-Barbera, and a spin-off of ''The Flintstones''. The show aired in syndication on ...
'', the series focuses on the lives of best friends
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 mos ...
and
Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (sometimes spelled Bam-Bam Rubble) is a fictional character in the ''Flintstones'' franchise, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble. He is most famous in his infant form on the animated series, but has also appeared at vari ...
, who are joined by
Dino for many adventures in the
Stone Age
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.
The series premiered on
HBO Max
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on September 30, 2021. The series was removed from HBO Max in August 2022.
This is the first full-length ''Flintstones'' TV series in 19 years since ''
The Rubbles
''Los Mármol'' (''The Rubbles'' in English, ''Os Rubbles'' in Portuguese) is a series of 6 animated shorts spin-off (media), spun-off from ''The Flintstones'' that aired during Television advertisement, commercial breaks on the Cartoon Network ( ...
'' and the first since the closure of the
Hanna-Barbera
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studio and also the first ''Flintstones'' TV series without the original creators
William Hanna
William Denby Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator and cartoonist who was the creator of ''Tom and Jerry'' as well as the voice actor for the two title characters. Alongside Joseph Barbera, he also founded the ani ...
and
Joseph Barbera
Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera.
Born to Italian im ...
who both died respectively in 2001 and 2006.
Cast
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Jessica DiCicco
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as
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 mos ...
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Ely Henry
Ely Henry (born October 18, 1991) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in ''Smallfoot'', '' Some Freaks'' and ''Mean Girls''.
Career
Henry's first role was in the critical and box-office success ''Mean Girls' ...
as
Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (sometimes spelled Bam-Bam Rubble) is a fictional character in the ''Flintstones'' franchise, the adopted son of Barney and Betty Rubble. He is most famous in his infant form on the animated series, but has also appeared at vari ...
*
Jeff Bergman
Jeffrey Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor and impressionist who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with ''Looney Tunes'' and Hanna-Barbera.
Bergman was the first to repla ...
as
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 Flintsto ...
,
Mr. Slate
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*
Tress MacNeille
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as
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 ...
*
Kevin Michael Richardson
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as
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 d ...
*
Grey Griffin
Grey DeLisle (; born Erin Grey Van Oosbree; August 24, 1973), sometimes credited as Grey Griffin, is an American voice actress, comedian and singer-songwriter. DeLisle is known for various roles in animated productions and video games. On Sept ...
as
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 ...
*
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian-American voice actor and comedian. His most-known roles include Stimpy on '' Ren and Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'', Foop on ''The Fairly OddParents'' and its reboot ''Fairly Odder'', Thunderbolt Ro ...
as
Dino,
The Great Gazoo
The Great Gazoo or simply Gazoo is a character (arts), fictional character from the animated series ''The Flintstones''. He first appeared on the show on October 29, 1965. The Great Gazoo was voiced by actor Harvey Korman.
Fictional biography
...
* Tom Megalis as
Captain Caveman
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Production
''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' first started production in 2016. The series was first announced in May 2018 with a planned release date for 2019, with plans to be released on the
Boomerang subscription service.
An animatic from the series was uploaded in August 2018. In September 2018, the episode ''The Grass Is Always Dinner'' was included as part of a survey from Boomerang's newsletter. The episode was later leaked and shared by various websites.
The series was intended to have two seasons, but in December 2018, character designer Will Terrell said that ''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' would not be renewed for a second season.
Release
On August 19, 2021, as part of HBO Max's reveal of content released for September 2021, it was announced that ''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' would be premiering on HBO Max as an original series on September 30.
On January 20, 2022, as part of HBO Max's reveal of content released for February 2022, it was announced that the remaining episodes, marketed as the second season, would be released on February 17.
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2021)
Season 2 (2022)
International broadcast
''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' first premiered on February 3, 2020, on
Boomerang UK
Boomerang is a 24-hour British pay television channel which primarily features classic and modern animated series from Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation. The channel launched on 27 May 2000 as a spin-off of Cartoon Network and localizat ...
. ''Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs'' premiered on
Boomerang CEE on February 29, 2020. The series started airing on
Teletoon
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in
Canada
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on September 5, 2020.
Notes
References
External links
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