The Flintstone Kids is a Saturday morning animated series and a spin-off of The Flintstones produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired from September 6, 1986 to May 21, 1988 on ABC and as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.
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Overview
The program follows the adventures of Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Wilma Slaghoople, Betty McBricker and Dino as children as they deal with their childhood with their friends Nate Slate, Philo Quartz, and Dreamchip Gemstone while also contending with their bully Rocky Ratrock and his group consisting of Tar Pit, Flab Slab, Janet Granite, and Rocky's dog Stalagbite.
The premise of The Flintstone Kids, which depicts Fred and Barney as childhood friends with Wilma and Betty, contradicts the continuity of the original Flintstones series, which established in the episode "Bachelor Daze" that the two men did not meet their wives until they were young adults. Despite this, the character of Philo Quartz, who was created for this show, would later appear as an adult in the TV special A Flintstones Christmas Carol.
Reruns aired on Cartoon Network in the United States from 1994 until 2003.
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Segments
This series 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.
- Dino's Dilemmas: This segment featured the adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.
- 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" being broken frequently.
Episodes
Voice cast
- Charlie Adler - Cavey Jr.
- Bever-Leigh Banfield - Mayor of Bedrock
- Jon Bauman - (Season 1)
- Michael Bell - Mr. Billy Bad
- Mel Blanc - Dino, Bob Rubble, Captain Caveman, Piggy McGrabit
- Susan Blu - Dreamchip Gemstone, Janet Granite, Mrs. Gemstone
- Valri Bromfield - (Season 2)
- Hamilton Camp - Barney Rubble, Flab Slab
- Henry Corden - Ed Flintstone, Edna Flintstone
- Peter Cullen - (Season 1)
- Jim Cummings - (Season 1)
- Julie Dees - Wilma Slaghoople (1986-1987), Mica Slaghoople, Mickey Slaghoople, Tommy
- Rick Dees - (Season 1)
- Dick Erdman - (Season 1)
- Takayo Fischer - (1986-1988)
- June Foray - Grandma Cavemom
- Pat Fraley - (Season 1)
- Elizabeth Lyn Fraser - Wilma Slaghoople (1987-1988)
- Arte Johnson - (Season 1)
- Buster Jones - Officer Quartz
- Aron Kincaid - (Season 1)
- René LeVant - (Season 1)
- Allan Lurie - (Season 1)
- Tress MacNeille - (Season 1)
- Kenneth Mars - Narrator ("Captain Caveman and Son" segments)
- Janet May - (Season 1)
- Scott Menville - Freddy Flintstone (1987-1988)
- Howard Morris - (Season 1)
- George O'Hanlon - (Season 1)
- Rob Paulsen - Additional Voices (Season 1)
- Bumper Robinson - Philo Quartz
- Michael Rye - Mr. Slaghoople
- Ronnie Schell - Yuckster
- Marilyn Schreffler - Rocky Ratrock, Flo Rubble
- Avery Schreiber - (Season 1)
- John Stephenson - Ditto Master, Mr. Gemstone
- Jean Vander Pyl - Pearl Pebbles Slaghoople
- B.J. Ward - Betty Bricker, Mrs. Rockbottom
- Beau Weaver - Beaver
- Lennie Weinrib - Freddy Flintstone (1986-1987), Police Commissioner
- Frank Welker - Nate Slate, Stalagbite, Fang, fill-ins for Dino and Bob Rubble
- Patric Zimmerman - (Season 1)
Awards
In 1988, Mary Jo Ludin and Lane Raichert were given the Humanitas Prize for the show's episode "Rocky's Rocky Road".
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. 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.
References
External links
- The Flintstone Kids @ The Big Cartoon DataBase
- The Flintstone Kids on IMDb
- The Flintstone Kids at TV.com
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