The Flintstones is an American animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The series takes place in a romanticized Stone Age setting and follows the activities of the title family, the Flintstones, and their next-door neighbors, the Rubbles. It was originally broadcast on ABC from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, and was the first animated series to hold a prime-time slot on television. The continuing popularity of The Flintstones rests heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting. The Flintstones was the most financially successful and longest-running network animated television series for three decades, until The Simpsons, which debuted in late 1989, outlasted it. In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Flintstones the second-greatest TV cartoon of all time.
| Genre | Animated sitcom |
| Created by | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Developed by | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Directed by | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Voices of | Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet (1960–64), Gerry Johnson (1964–66), Don Messick, John Stephenson, Verna Felton, Doug Young, June Foray |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Opening theme | "Rise and Shine" (instrumental) (first two seasons and the first two episodes of season 3), "Meet the Flintstones" (remainder of the show's run) |
| Ending theme | "Rise and Shine" (instrumental) (first two seasons and the first two episodes of season 3), "Meet the Flintstones" (remainder of the show's run), "Open Up Your Heart (and Let the Sunshine In)" (some episodes in season 6) |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin, Ted Nichols (season 6) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 166 |
| Producer(s) | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| Editor(s) | Kenneth Spears, Donald A. Douglas, Joseph Ruby, Warner Leighton, Greg Watson |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Screen Gems |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | NTSC |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Followed by | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show |
| Related shows | Cave Kids (spin-off) |
About The Flintstones
Original program created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera of the eponymous family and their friends and neighbors set in a romanticized Stone Age world which launched a franchise.
Achievement of The Flintstones
The series was most financially successful network animated franchise for three decades until the arrival of The Simpsons. Seth MacFarlane almost revived it in 2013 for Fox, but the project was abandoned.
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Latest information about The Flintstones updated on July 28 2021.
