"The Flintstones" (1960) TV series 1960-1966

Writers:

Joseph Barbera
Ralph Goodman (story)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 September 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The misadventures of a modern stone-age family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

The Flintstones | Surrealism | Laugh Track | Famous Opening Theme | Modern Stone Age Humor

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Jean Vander Pyl	...	Wilma Flintstone / ... (167 episodes, 1960-1966)
Alan Reed	...	Fred Flintstone (166 episodes, 1960-1966)
Mel Blanc	...	Barney Rubble / ... (164 episodes, 1960-1966)
Bea Benaderet	...	Betty Rubble / ... (113 episodes, 1960-1964)
John Stephenson	...	Mr. Slate / ... (74 episodes, 1960-1966)

Series Directed by
Joseph Barbera		(167 episodes, 1960-1966)
William Hanna		(167 episodes, 1960-1966)

Series Writing credits
Warren Foster		(44 episodes, 1960-1966)
Arthur Phillips		(17 episodes, 1960-1962)
Michael Maltese		(16 episodes, 1960-1963)
Joanna Lee		(13 episodes, 1962-1965)
Harvey Bullock		(10 episodes, 1962-1965)
Tony Benedict		(9 episodes, 1962-1965)
Herbert Finn		(9 episodes, 1962-1964)
Barry E. Blitzer		(9 episodes, 1963-1965)
Alan Dinehart		(6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Jack Raymond		(5 episodes, 1961-1962)
R.S. Allen		(4 episodes, 1963-1965)
Larry Markes		(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Sydney Zelinka		(2 episodes, 1961)
Walter Black		(2 episodes, 1963)
Sam Bobrick		(2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Joseph Barbera		(unknown episodes)
Ralph Goodman		(unknown episodes)
Rance Howard		(unknown episodes)
Rick Mittleman		(unknown episodes)
George O'Hanlon		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	producer (67 episodes, 1960-1965)
William Hanna	....	producer (67 episodes, 1960-1965)
Alan Dinehart	....	associate producer (25 episodes, 1960-1962)
Alex Lovy	....	associate producer (8 episodes, 1962-1965)

Series Original Music by
Hoyt Curtin		(1 episode, 1960-1965)
Ted Nichols		(unknown episodes, 1965-1966)
Will Schaefer		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Greg Watson		(26 episodes, 1960-1965)
Donald Douglas		(21 episodes, 1960-1965)
Warner E. Leighton		(19 episodes, 1960-1964)
Ken Spears		(19 episodes, 1960-1964)
Joe Ruby		(19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Hank Gotzenberg		(2 episodes, 1962-1963)

Series Production Management
Howard Hanson	....	production supervisor (28 episodes, 1960-1965)

Series Sound Department
Buddy Myers	....	sound director (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (3 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Frank Paiker	....	camera operator (28 episodes, 1960-1965)
Charles Flekal	....	camera operator (26 episodes, 1960-1965)
Norman Stainback	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 1960-1965)
Roy Wade	....	camera operator (25 episodes, 1960-1965)
Gene Borghi	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
John Pratt	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Hal Shiffman	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1964-1965)

Series Animation Department
Richard Bickenbach	....	layout artist (29 episodes, 1960-1965)
Fernando Montealegre	....	background artist (22 episodes, 1960-1965)
Dick Lundy	....	animator (21 episodes, 1960-1965)
Kenneth Muse	....	animator (21 episodes, 1960-1965)
Carlo Vinci	....	animator (21 episodes, 1960-1964)
Walt Clinton	....	layout artist (20 episodes, 1960-1965)
Richard H. Thomas	....	background artist (20 episodes, 1960-1962)
Art Lozzi	....	background artist (19 episodes, 1960-1962)
Ed Love	....	animator (18 episodes, 1960-1965)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (18 episodes, 1960-1962)
George Nicholas	....	animator (17 episodes, 1960-1962)
Don Patterson	....	animator (17 episodes, 1960-1962)
Bill Keil	....	animator (16 episodes, 1960-1962)
Charles A. Nichols	....	animation director (11 episodes, 1962-1965)
Arrahwanna Thomsen	....	ink and paint artist (9 episodes, 1966)
Rene Garcia	....	background artist (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Lance Nolley	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1962-1965)
Jack Huber	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
Phil Lewis	....	background artist (4 episodes, 1964-1965)
Edwin Aardal	....	animator (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
Allen Wilzbach	....	animator (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Bill Hutten	....	animator (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Watson	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Dan Noonan	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
George Goepper	....	animator (2 episodes, 1962)
Alex Ignatiev	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Richard Khim	....	background artist (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Hicks Lokey	....	animator (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Don Sheppard	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
Willie Ito	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1964)
Arthur Davis	....	animator (2 episodes, 1965)
Ed Benedict	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Preston Blair	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Harry Holt	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Don Jurwich	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Lin Larsen	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Amby Paliwoda	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Ray Patterson	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Virgil Ross	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Randall Robinson	....	apprentice film editor (5 episodes, 1966)
Warner E. Leighton	....	supervising film editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Music Department
Hoyt Curtin	....	musical director (26 episodes, 1960-1965)
Ted Nichols	....	musical director (3 episodes, 1964-1965)
Jack Stern	....	music arranger (2 episodes, 1960)
Joseph Barbera	....	composer: theme song "Meet the Flintstones" (unknown episodes)
William Hanna	....	composer: theme "Meet the Flintstones" (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Alex Lovy	....	story director (24 episodes, 1960-1965)
Arthur Davis	....	story director (18 episodes, 1960-1964)
Dan Gordon	....	story director (18 episodes, 1960-1964)
Lawrence Goble	....	titles (18 episodes, 1960-1962)
Arthur Pierson	....	story supervisor (8 episodes, 1962-1965)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (2 episodes, 1963-1965)

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Screen Gems Television (a television subsidiary of Columbia Pictures Corporation)

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1966) (USA) (TV)
• Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD) (1966) (West Germany) (TV)
• Columbia Pictures Television
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (Netherlands) (VHS) ("Baby in Bedrock") (2 episodes: S3E23 and S4E11)
• DFS Program Exchange
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Screen Gems
• Telepictures Distribution
• The Program Exchange
• Turner Program Services (TPS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 1-3)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (seasons 4-)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (complete first season)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (complete second season)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete fourth season)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD) (complete third season)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (complete fifth season)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (complete sixth season)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Worldvision Enterprises

Other Companies

• Bayer  original sponsor (Alka Seltzer/One-a Day vitamins)
• R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company  original sponsor (Winston cigarettes)
• Unilever Brands  original sponsor (Skippy peanut butter)
• Welch's  original sponsor

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min (166 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G | Brazil:Livre | Canada:G (Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec) (video rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (some episodes) | UK:U (video rating)

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

Dino would often change colors throughout the show, but mainly he was purple.

Goofs:

Continuity: Fred and Barney's boss's name keeps changing from George Slate to George Granite and back throughout the first season.

Quotes:

Wilma Flintstone:I work hard all day, too, and what do I get? A lot of yak from you. You at least get out everyday, see things, talk to people. I never get out of this cave.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "House M.D.: House Divided (#5.22)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Talkin' Loud Ain't Sayin' Nothin'

Best Show ever!

I don't care how much flack I'm going to get for this, but I'm 44 years old, and I STILL think this is the best TV show of all time! All through my school years it was broadcast every day on a local TV station at noon, and at noon every kid in town would run home, gobble down their lunches, and watch. I must have seen every episode at least 100 times, if not more. And long after I got out of school I continued the ritual. If anything, I appreciate it more now that I'm older. There was so much that resonated. The chemistry between Fred and Barney couldn't be beat. Best friends through thick and thin. Even tho they'd drive each other crazy at times, when the chips were down they'd walk thru fire for each other. I could give a million reasons why I love this show. This show is one of my happiest childhood memories, and I know I'll NEVER tire of it. Thank you Hanna and Barbera.