The Flintstone Kids

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The Flintstone Kids
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Genre Comedy
Directed by
Voices of
Narrated by Kenneth Mars (Captain Caveman and Son segments)
Theme music composer Hoyt Curtin
Composer(s) Hoyt Curtin
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 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
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 6, 1986 (1986-09-06) –
September 3, 1988 (1988-09-03)
Chronology
Preceded by The Flintstone Funnies
Followed by Dino: Stay Out!
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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. It is a spin-off of The Flintstones. 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, Betty and Dino as children.[1]

Episodes

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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" being broken frequently.
  • Dino's Dilemmas: This segment featured the adventures and misadventures of Freddy's pet dinosaur Dino.

Voice cast

Flintstone Kids cast.

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

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  2. Sennett, Ted. The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity. New York: Viking Penguin, 1989. ISBN 0-670-82978-1. p. 262.
  3. Stone-Age Preteens, Mr. T , Dirk the Daring and More on WHV's Saturday AM '80s DVD
  4. We've Got a First Look at the Cover Art for 'Rockin' in Bedrock'

External links