The Flintstone Kids

The Flintstone Kids
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
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
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!

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 September 3, 1988 on ABC and as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. The show disregards established continuity from the original 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

It featured the following segments:

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

  1. "Saturday Morning: Good And Bad". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  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

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