Dino (The Flintstones)
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Dino (pronounced dee-no) is a fictional character featured in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series The Flintstones, and its spinoffs. He is a pet dinosaur of the series' main characters, Fred and Wilma Flintstone. In the show, he was a metaphorical pet dog, and exhibited the characteristics of a typical domesticated canine. According to canon, his species is Snorkasaurus. He frequently leapt upon Fred Flintstone, yapping happily, and energetically licked his face. Dino could also be moved to anger, at which point he would snarl and snap. He also loves to play with Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm
Dino debuted in the opening credits of the first episode of The Flintstones, but was not mentioned by name until the fourth episode, "No Help Wanted". His role was considerably altered in episode eighteen, "The Snorkasaurus Hunter", where he was portrayed (in an apparent flashback story) in a talkative, wisecracking manner reminiscent of comedian Phil Silvers. For that episode, he was voiced by Jerry Mann. In previous and subsequent appearances, Dino did not talk, but barked like a dog, with vocalisations by Mel Blanc. After Blanc died in 1989, the role was taken over by Frank Welker. However, Blanc's voice was used for the 1994 live action film version of the show, in which Dino was rendered with CGI.
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