The Flintstone Kids

The Flintstone Kids

Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Art Davis Don Lusk Carl Urbano Rudy Zamora Ray Patterson (supervising director)
Voices of	Henry Corden Charlie Adler Mel Blanc Susan Blu Hamilton Camp Julie Dees Elizabeth Lyn Fraser Scott Menville Bumper Robinson Marilyn Schreffler B.J. Ward Lennie Weinrib Frank Welker
Narrated by	Kenneth Mars (Captain Caveman and Son segments)
Composer(s)	Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	34 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Kay Wright
Editor(s)	Gil Iverson
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera Productions
Distributor	Worldvision Enterprises (1986–1991) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1996–present)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) – September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Flintstone Funnies (1982–84)
Followed by	Cave Kids (1996)

The Flintstone Kids is an American animated television series which aired from 1986 to 1988 on ABC, and as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera, and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It is a spin-off prequel of The Flintstones. The show's theme song bears a strong resemblance to that of Brass Bonanza. The show disregards established continuity from the previous series, in which Fred and Barney met Wilma and Betty as adults.

Overview

The program follows the adventures of Fred, Barney, Wilma and Betty as children with their pet Dino.^[1]

Episodes

Main article: List of The Flintstone Kids episodes

It featured the following segments:

The Flintstone Kids: The "main" story of the show. Either it would be the length of a full episode or be split into two different stories.
Flintstone Funnies: Freddy, Barney, Wilma and Betty dreaming of exciting fantasy/adventures. These were dropped in the second season.
Captain Caveman and Son: The adventures of Captain Caveman with his son, Cavey Jr. This segment was actually a "show within a show" whereby Captain Caveman and Son is a TV show watched by the main characters, with the "fourth wall" was broken frequently.
Dino's Dilemmas: This segment featured the adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

Voice cast

Flintstone Kids cast.

Charlie Adler – Cavey Jr.
Bever-Leigh Banfield – Mayor of Bedrock
Jon Bauman –
Michael Bell – Mr. Billy Bad
Mel Blanc – Dino, Robert Rubble, Captain Caveman, Piggy McGrabit
Susan Blu – Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Victoria Lithonstone-Gemstone
Hamilton Camp – Barney Rubble, Flab Slab
Henry Corden – Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone
Peter Cullen –
Jim Cummings –
Julie Dees – Wilma Slaghoople (1986–1987), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tarpit Tommy
Rick Dees –
Dick Erdman –
Takayo Fischer –
June Foray – Grandma Cavemom
Pat Fraley –
Elizabeth Lyn Fraser – Wilma Slaghoople (1987–1988)
Arte Johnson –
Buster Jones – Officer Bob Quartz
Aron Kincaid –
René LeVant –
Allan Lurie –
Tress MacNeille –
Kenneth Mars – Narrator in "Captain Caveman and Son" segments
Janet May –
Scott Menville – Freddy Flintstone (1987–1988)
Howard Morris –
George O'Hanlon –
Rob Paulsen – Additional Voices
Bumper Robinson – Philo Quartz
Michael Rye – Ricky Slaghoople
Ronnie Schell – Yuckster
Avery Schreiber –
Marilyn Schreffler – Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble
John Stephenson – Ditto Master, Victor Gemstone
Jean Vander Pyl – Pearl Pebbles Slaghoople
B.J. Ward – Betty Bricker, Mrs. Rockbottom
Beau Weaver –
Lennie Weinrib – Freddy Flintstone (1986–1987), Police Commissioner
Frank Welker – Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, fill-ins for Dino and Robert Rubble
Patric Zimmerman –

Awards

In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".^[2]

Comic

Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics) also ran a comic book series.

DVD releases

On May 4, 2010, Warner Home Video released Saturday Morning Cartoons 1980s, Volume 1, a compilation release which features episodes from various 80's cartoons including an episode from The Flintstone Kids.^[3] On March 11, 2014, Warner Home Video released The Flintstone Kids: Rockin' in Bedrock, a 2-disc set featuring 10 episodes from the first season, on DVD in Region 1.^[4]

References

↑ "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
↑ Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1. p. 262.
↑ Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T , Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD
↑ We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock'

External links

The Flintstones

Characters

The Flintstones	Fred Flintstone Wilma Flintstone Pebbles Flintstone Dino Pearl Slaghoople

The Rubbles	Barney Rubble Betty Rubble Bamm-Bamm Rubble Hoppy

Other characters	Mr. Slate Captain Caveman The Frankenstones The Great Gazoo The Gruesomes Shmoo

Locations

Bedrock

Television
series

The Flintstones (1960-66)
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show (1971-72)
The Flintstone Comedy Hour / The Flintstone Comedy Show (1972-74)
Fred Flintstone and Friends (1977-78)
The New Fred and Barney Show (1979)
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing (1979)
Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979-80)
The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980-82)
The Flintstone Funnies (1982-84)
The Flintstone Kids (1986-88)
Cave Kids (1996)

Television
specials and films

A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue (1978)
The Flintstones: Little Big League (1978)
The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
The Flintstones' New Neighbors (1980)
Fred's Final Fling (1980)
Wind-Up Wilma (1981)
Jogging Fever (1981)
Yogi Bear's All Star Comedy Christmas Caper (1982)
The Flintstones' 25th Anniversary Celebration (1986)
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones (1987)
The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special (1988)
Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo Celebration (1989)
I Yabba-Dabba Do! (1993)
Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (1993)
A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993)
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks (2001)

Theatrical
films

The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
The Flintstones (1994)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)

Direct-to-video films

The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015)

Video games

The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy (1991)
The Flintstones (1993)
The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (1994)
The Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (1994)
The Flintstones: Bedrock Bowling (2000)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2002)

Other media

See also

The Jetsons

Category
Animation portal / Television portal

See also List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions

Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1980s

First-run animated series	The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979–80) The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (Mighty Man and Yukk Fangface Rickety Rocket) (1979–81) Spider-Woman (1979–80) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–80) Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1977–80) The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980–82) Richie Rich (1980–84) Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (shorts) (1980–83) Thundarr the Barbarian (1980–82) The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show (1980–82) Laverne & Shirley in the Army (1981–82) Goldie Gold and Action Jack (1981–82) Pac-Man (1982–84) The Little Rascals (1982–84) Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour (1982–83) The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour (1982–83) The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982–84) Monchhichis (1983–84) Rubik, the Amazing Cube (1983–85) The Littles (1983–86) Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984–85) Mighty Orbots (1984–85) Turbo Teen (1984–85) Dragon's Lair (1984–85) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show/The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1983–85) Star Wars: Ewoks (1985–87) Star Wars: Droids (1985–86) The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985–86) The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985) The Care Bears (1986–88) The Flintstone Kids (1986–89) The Real Ghostbusters (1986–91) Pound Puppies (1986–87) My Pet Monster (1987–88) The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988) The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–2002) A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988–93) Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1989–90) Beetlejuice (1989–92)

First-run live-action series	ABC Weekend Special (1977–97) American Bandstand (1957–87) Animals, Animals, Animals (1976–81) Kids Are People Too (1978–82) Menudo on ABC (1983–85) ABC Funfit (1985) ABC Fun Facts (1988)

Rebroadcasts	Best of Scooby-Doo The Bugs Bunny Show (1985–2000) Scooby's Mystery Funhouse (1985–86) Pink Panther and Sons (1986) The Wuzzles (1986–87)

Schedules	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

Related programming and topics	Animation in the United States in the television era Modern animation in the United States

The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera

Series	The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (1990-1992) Jonny Quest (1987-1988) Fantastic Max (1988-1990) The Flintstone Kids (1986-1988) The Further Adventures of SuperTed (1988-1990) Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985-1986) Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 (1987-1988) HBTV (1985-1986) The Jetsons (1985–1987) The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986-1988) Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990-1993) Paw Paws (1985-1986) Paddington Bear (1989-1991) The Pirates of Dark Water (1992–1993) Richie Rich (1988-1989) Skedaddle (1988-1989) Sky Commanders (1987-1988) Snorks (1987-1990) SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993-1994) 2 Stupid Dogs (1993-1994) Wake, Rattle, and Roll (1990-1992) Yogi's Treasure Hunt (1985-1987) The New Yogi Bear Show (1988-1989) Yo Yogi! (1991-1992) Young Robin Hood (1991-1993)

Distributors	Taft Broadcasting Turner Program Services (1991–1994) Worldvision Enterprises (1985–1991) Warner Bros. Television Distribution

Related topics	List of animated television series created for syndication Sunday morning cartoon The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera (ride) Fred Flintstone and Friends