Evolution of THE FLINTSTONES - 60 Years Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

CARTOON EVOLUTION #13

On their 60th anniversary Meet The Flintstones! GRANDDAD!

I take a look at the history and evolution of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, Barney and Betty Rubble and their children Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, the modern stone age creations of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, the very first Prime Time cartoon series in history.

Inspired by classic sitcom, The Honeymooners, The Flintstones solidified Hanna-Barbera as a leader in the animation industry, and became the bedrock for all cartoon sitcoms that have followed – inspiring the likes of The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad and King of the Hill.

I take a look at how the show and characters have evolved over 9 television series, 1 theatrical animated film, 17 telemovies and specials and 2 live-action theatrical films and much, much more and how The Flintstones has become one of the most beloved cartoon franchises of all time – having remained on television screens continuously for 60 years!

I discuss the most important changes in their design and personality and in the stylistic and narrative structures of their productions prevalent across 6 decades of series and movies.

Here's my look at The Flintstones through the years!!

Flintstones Series and Movies discussed and featured:

The Flagstones Pilot
The Flintstones
The Man Called Flintstone
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
The Flintstone Comedy Hour / Show / Fred Flintstone and Friends
Energy: A National Issue
The New Fred and Barney Show / Fred and Barney Meet The Thing / Fred and Barney Meet The Shmoo
The Flintstone Comedy Show / Frolics: Family Adventures, Bedrock Cops, Pebbles Dino and Bamm-Bamm, Dino and Cavemouse, The Frankenstones
A Flintstone Christmas
Little Big League
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone
New Neighbors
Fred’s Final Fling
Wind-Up Wilma
Jogging Fever
The Flintstone Kids
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones
I Yabba-Dabba Do!
Holly-rock-a-Bye-Baby
A Flintstone Family Christmas
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
The Flintstones - Live Action Movie
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
What a Cartoon! - Dino: Stay Out, The Great Egg-Scape
Flintstones on the Rocks
Harvey Birdman: The Dabba Don
Johnny Bravo: A Page Right Out of History
Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age Smackdown
Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
Bedrock City Theme Park Footage
Bedrock Bowling
Bedrock Racing
DC Comics The Flintstones 2016

Other Hanna-Barbera Media Featured:

Ruff and Reddy Show
Huckleberry Hound
Qick Draw McGraw
Yogi Bear - Yogi's Big Break
Scooby-Doo Where Are You
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels
Tom and Jerry - Tom's Photo Finish
Top Cat
Magilla Gorilla
Peter Potamus
Atom Ant
Secret Squirrel
Wacky Races / Dastardly and Muttley
Jonny Quest
Space Ghost
The Jetsons
Marvel's The Thing
L'il Abner's The New Shmoo

Other Media featured:

The Simpsons
Family Guy
American Dad
Walt Disney's Disneyland
How Walt Disney Cartoons Are Made
Bugs Bunny - Stage Door Cartoon
The Bugs Bunny Show
Laurel and Hardy - Flying Elephants
Felix the Cat in the Stone Age / Trifles With Time
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur
Stone Age Cartoon - Way Back When a Razzberry Was a Fruit / Wedding Belts / The Fulla Bluff Man / Way Back When a Nag Was Only a Horse / Way Back When a Nightclub Was a Stick
Tex Avery's The First Bad Man
Married with Children
Home Improvement
The King of Queens
Bye Bye Birdy - Ann-Margret
What's My Line - Tony Curtis
Bewitched
James Bond - Dr. No
The Archies
The Munsters
Back to the Future
Father of the Bride (1991 - Steve Martin)
Father of the Bride Part 2 (1995)
Father of the Bride (1950 - Spencer Tracy)
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
George of the Jungle
Inspector Gadget
Rocky and Bullwinkle
Dudley Do-Right
Scooby-Doo
The Rugrats
Scoob! (2020)
Seth Macfarlane, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks Flintstones projects

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[NoTengoDinero]

It’s crazy to think about how influential The Flintstones is. A solid chunk of my favorite shows ever might not exist without it. The show genuinely holds up too. I’ve been rewatching it and it gets multiple laughs out of me per episode.

[lyndapies]

The original Flintstones will always be my favourite version. I grew up watching the Flintsones!!

[noshok]

The Flinstones were on at lunch time in Canada for like 30years. Growing up, and still to this day, I knew every episode pretty much by heart. When they stopped playing it a lunch hour, it was almost as if you had lost a close relative, or a limb or something. It was weird. Flintstones are a true classic. Pioneers.

[LILGHETTI]

The theme of this show is sooo iconic, I also enjoy John Goodman as fred! Great evolution video!

[ratboygirl]

i find it crazy that a lot of these extremely popular, famous, and influential cartoons are often turned down. wonder how many world-changing cartoons we'll never be able to see!

[bobbybucklew]

I loved the Flintstones growing up in the 80s and at over 40 years old I still love the original 6 seasons of the Flintstones

[juliansalinas]

I am so happy that you are covering The Flintstones (one of my favorite animated shows of all time)!

[LowellLucasJr.]

Flinstones is so incredibly iconic its a crime. Its humor and adult content is still relevant to this day and its character designs are timeless& amazing! I love the franchises and give credit to Iwao Takamoto for his iconic redesigns that make them forever memorable!

[martinjohnson]

Jackie Gleeson bears a striking resemblance to John Goodman, who played Fred in the first live action Flintstones movie. Interestingly they also share the same initials: JG.

[scottbilger]

The American release of A Man Called Flintstone was the first mega-hit. The reaction was completely unexpected. It was the first movie that had people lined up around the block, with theaters hastily adding showings to accommodate the crowds. I remember waiting in line for hours myself (at 8 years of age).

[DaveHunter]

Making The Flintstones more adult and crude (animation included), will never work. The basics of it, remains multi-generational. Making it change, just for change sake will always bomb.

[am]

The Flintstones definitely revolutionized modern cartoons.

[almightykuzon]

i actually enjoyed flintstones on the rocks as a kid. i still have the vhs recording of it, not knowing at the time that it would never be aired again. looking back, i can't believe my mom would let me watch it. 😂

[supermarioharvey]

Great video Dave The Flintstones have always been my favorite cartoon series from Hanna-Barbera

[KyogresHideout_Vegito]

Fred also made an appearance in an entire episode of Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy but he only spoke gibberish and no one actually referred to him by name.

[bilalwarsi]

DAVE! I’m lovin the cartoon evolutions! Judging by ur community posts, u spend really long making these and I really appreciate it!

[ForbinColossus]

Never knew it was a night time adult show! I only remember the original Flinstones as a Saturday morning cartoon rerun endlessly. Wasn't old enough to have seen when it first appeared. The 1970s & later versions were junk — had not idea they even existed. Great job on this vid! *The opening theme of The Flinstones still makes me happy*

[vincentfranklin]

I love the first three seasons of The Flintstones. The writing was very sharp, and adult oriented.

[MathieuLeblanc]

Alan Reed also did a cameo as Fred in Laff-A-Lympics before he died, the rest of the series was voiced by Henry Corden

[amparolopez]

I hope you do The Pink Panther, and his friends.