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The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom that was broadcast from September 30, 1960 to April 1, 1966 on ABC, and was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It follows the activities of the titular family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles (who are their best friends), set in the Stone Age town of Bedrock.
In this fantasy version of the past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long-extinct animals co-exist with cavemen. Like their mid-20th century counterparts, these cavemen listen to records, live in split-level homes, and eat out at restaurants, yet their technology is made entirely from pre-industrial materials and largely powered through the use of animals. For example, the cars are made out of stone, wood, and animal skins, and powered by the passengers' feet. Often the "prehistoric" analog to a modern machine uses an animal. The show's continuing popularity rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting.
The Flintstones was the most financially successful network animated franchise for three decades, until The Simpsons debuted in late 1989. The show's popularity spawned various spin-offs, movies, commercials and video games.
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- The series' universe symbol was originally a silhouette of Fred Flintstone's head, but was much later changed into the Water Buffalo hat.
- The Flintstones is well-known for being the first animated series to air in a prime time slot.
- The Flintstones pilot episode, "The Flagstones", was made in 1959. But didn't air on TV until 1994.
- During the show's original run, the characters have appeared in various commercials advertising Winston cigarettes, as well as a special animated promotion advertising Busch beer.
- Since 1971, Flintstones characters have been the spokestoons of Post's Pebbles cereals.
- According to The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones, The Flintstones takes place in the same universe as The Jetsons, but in the past.